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1976 College Football Rankings

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                                                                  STRENGTH OF
                                     AVERAGE   OVERALL     CONF     SCHEDULE     AP
RANK TEAM                       CONF   SCORE    W- L-T   W- L-T     AVG  RANK   RANK

   1 Southern California         PC8   97.59   11- 1-0   7- 0-0   67.28    26      2
   2 Michigan                    B10   96.89   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   65.84    31      3
   3 Pittsburgh                  IND   96.82   12- 0-0   0- 0-0   59.31    61      1
   4 Georgia                     SEC   96.01   10- 2-0   5- 1-0   71.01    14     10
   5 Ohio State                  B10   95.81    9- 2-1   7- 1-0   75.21     7      6
   6 Texas A&M                   SWC   95.54   10- 2-0   6- 2-0   65.74    32      7
   7 Oklahoma                    BG8   94.75    9- 2-1   5- 2-0   72.29    12      5
   8 Houston                     SWC   93.98   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   66.17    30      4
   9 Nebraska                    BG8   93.85    9- 3-1   4- 3-0   69.12    21      9
  10 Maryland                    ACC   93.63   11- 1-0   5- 0-0   60.33    57      8
  11 Alabama                     SEC   92.79    9- 3-0   5- 2-0   65.65    34     11
  12 Texas Tech                  SWC   92.71   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   65.45    37     13
  13 Notre Dame                  IND   92.38    9- 3-0   0- 0-0   67.21    27     12
  14 Oklahoma State              BG8   91.85    9- 3-0   5- 2-0   70.12    17     14
  15 Colorado                    BG8   91.73    8- 4-0   5- 2-0   75.94     4     16
  16 UCLA                        PC8   91.58    9- 2-1   6- 1-0   58.11    63     15
  17 Missouri                    BG8   90.69    6- 5-0   3- 4-0   84.43     1       
  18 Iowa State                  BG8   88.80    8- 3-0   4- 3-0   61.76    51     19
  19 Mississippi State           SEC   87.28    9- 2-0   4- 2-0   60.27    58     20
  20 Kentucky                    SEC   86.68    8- 4-0   4- 2-0   73.42     9     18
  21 Florida                     SEC   86.52    8- 4-0   4- 2-0   75.58     6       
  22 East Carolina               SOU   85.80    9- 2-0   5- 1-0   48.39    72       
  23 Baylor                      SWC   82.70    7- 3-1   4- 3-1   67.16    28       
  24 Kansas                      BG8   82.20    6- 5-0   2- 5-0   73.71     8       
  25 Penn State                  IND   80.54    7- 5-0   0- 0-0   65.35    38       
  26 Louisiana State             SEC   77.79    6- 4-1   2- 4-0   60.39    56       
  27 North Carolina              ACC   76.92    9- 3-0   4- 1-0   58.46    62       
  28 Rutgers                     IND   76.61   11- 0-0   0- 0-0   23.92   125     17
  29 Cincinnati                  IND   76.22    8- 3-0   0- 0-0   48.07    73       
  30 Texas                       SWC   75.08    5- 5-1   4- 4-0   69.59    18       
  31 Illinois                    B10   74.62    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   73.26    10       
  32 South Carolina              IND   74.43    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   65.57    35       
  33 Tennessee                   SEC   73.59    6- 5-0   2- 4-0   62.97    44       
  34 Duke                        ACC   71.94    5- 5-1   2- 3-1   67.04    29       
  35 Boston College              IND   71.07    8- 3-0   0- 0-0   43.60    83       
  36 Stanford                    PC8   70.62    6- 5-0   5- 2-0   63.12    43       
  37 Arkansas                    SWC   69.32    5- 5-1   3- 4-1   65.13    40       
  38 California                  PC8   68.82    5- 6-0   3- 4-0   63.85    42       
  39 Miami (Florida)             IND   67.61    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   77.79     3       
  40 Minnesota                   B10   67.46    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   60.98    54       
  41 Brigham Young               WAC   67.44    9- 3-0   6- 1-0   37.71    92       
  42 William & Mary              SOU   66.82    7- 4-0   3- 3-0   49.11    70       
  43 Purdue                      B10   66.71    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   67.51    24       
  44 Yale                        IVY   65.22    8- 1-0   6- 1-0   27.64   114       
  45 Memphis State               IND   64.90    7- 4-0   0- 0-0   50.15    69       
  46 Virginia Tech               IND   64.48    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   54.11    66       
  47 Mississippi                 SEC   64.21    5- 6-0   3- 4-0   65.05    41       
  48 Wisconsin                   B10   64.05    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   61.66    52       
  49 Washington                  PC8   63.84    5- 6-0   3- 4-0   61.29    53       
  50 West Virginia               IND   62.53    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   62.23    49       
  51 Wake Forest                 ACC   61.75    5- 6-0   3- 3-0   62.74    45       
  52 Michigan State              B10   61.34    4- 6-1   3- 5-0   67.29    25       
  53 Richmond                    SOU   60.55    5- 6-0   3- 2-0   59.50    60       
  54 Brown                       IVY   60.28    8- 1-0   6- 1-0   28.08   110       
  55 Iowa                        B10   59.95    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   65.56    36       
  56 Tulsa                       MVC   59.87    7- 4-1   2- 1-1   47.24    74       
  57 Appalachian State           SOU   59.55    6- 4-1   2- 2-1   42.19    86       
  58 Southwest Louisiana         SLC   58.58    9- 2-0   4- 1-0   30.33   103       
  59 San Diego State             IND   58.42   10- 1-0   0- 0-0   27.41   116       
  60 Furman                      SOU   58.37    6- 4-1   2- 3-1   46.56    77       
  61 Clemson                     ACC   57.82    3- 6-2   0- 4-1   69.58    19       
  62 Georgia Tech                IND   57.50    4- 6-1   0- 0-0   65.30    39       
  63 Indiana                     B10   56.91    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   68.04    23       
  64 Florida State               IND   56.87    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   62.55    47       
  65 North Texas                 IND   56.64    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   43.30    84       
  66 Dartmouth                   IVY   54.49    6- 3-0   4- 3-0   28.72   105       
  67 Auburn                      SEC   54.27    3- 8-0   2- 4-0   73.21    11       
  68 North Carolina State        ACC   53.77    3- 7-1   2- 3-0   70.86    15       
  69 Wyoming                     WAC   50.88    8- 4-0   6- 1-0   37.02    94       
  70 McNeese State               SLC   50.01   10- 2-0   4- 1-0   24.63   123       
  71 San Jose State              PCA   49.34    7- 4-0   4- 0-0   30.69   101       
  72 Citadel                     SOU   49.02    6- 5-0   2- 4-0   46.52    78       
  73 Navy                        IND   48.48    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   60.79    55       
  74 Southern Methodist          SWC   48.46    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   71.28    13       
  75 Colgate                     IND   48.34    8- 2-0   0- 0-0   22.49   130       
  76 Harvard                     IVY   44.06    6- 3-0   4- 3-0   29.99   104       
  77 Villanova                   IND   43.66    6- 4-1   0- 0-0   34.62    96       
  78 Arizona                     WAC   42.97    5- 6-0   3- 4-0   45.83    79       
  79 Louisiana Tech              SLC   41.40    6- 5-0   2- 3-0   30.97   100       
  80 Kansas State                BG8   40.58    1-10-0   0- 7-0   83.22     2       
  81 Rice                        SWC   40.42    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   69.23    20       
  82 Washington State            PC8   39.88    3- 8-0   2- 5-0   62.29    48       
  83 Army                        IND   39.86    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   52.11    68       
  84 Kent State                  MID   39.33    8- 4-0   6- 2-0   28.04   111       
  85 Virginia Military Institute SOU   38.84    5- 5-0   2- 4-0   48.69    71       
  86 Ball State                  MID   38.50    8- 3-0   4- 1-0   18.45   136       
  87 Ohio                        MID   38.44    7- 4-0   6- 2-0   28.27   108       
  88 Oregon                      PC8   37.96    4- 7-0   1- 6-0   56.49    65       
  89 Louisville                  IND   36.69    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   54.05    67       
  90 Vanderbilt                  SEC   36.08    2- 9-0   0- 6-0   70.82    16       
  91 Long Beach State            PCA   35.15    8- 3-0   2- 2-0   18.61   134       
  92 Colorado State              WAC   33.26    6- 5-0   2- 4-0   30.56   102       
  93 Arizona State               WAC   32.75    4- 7-0   4- 3-0   46.72    76       
  94 Western Michigan            MID   32.72    7- 4-0   6- 3-0   24.97   121       
  95 Bowling Green               MID   31.71    6- 5-0   4- 3-0   27.98   113       
  96 Tennessee-Chattanooga       IND   31.49    6- 4-1   0- 0-0   24.79   122       
  97 Syracuse                    IND   31.38    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   57.13    64       
  98 New Mexico                  WAC   31.37    4- 7-0   3- 4-0   42.09    87       
  99 Southern Mississippi        IND   29.46    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   65.71    33       
 100 Tulane                      IND   28.96    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   59.83    59       
 101 Oregon State                PC8   28.00    2-10-0   1- 6-0   62.61    46       
 102 Temple                      IND   26.75    4- 6-0   0- 0-0   37.11    93       
 103 Air Force                   IND   26.27    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   46.92    75       
 104 Southern Illinois           IND   25.94    7- 4-0   0- 0-0   23.05   128       
 105 Fresno State                PCA   25.51    5- 6-0   3- 1-0   25.33   120       
 106 Northwestern                B10   24.79    1-10-0   1- 7-0   69.11    22       
 107 Arkansas State              SLC   23.87    5- 6-0   2- 3-0   26.87   118       
 108 Virginia                    ACC   23.62    2- 9-0   1- 3-0   62.11    50       
 109 West Texas A&M              MVC   22.12    4- 5-2   1- 1-2   31.83    99       
 110 Texas-Arlington             SLC   21.40    5- 6-0   3- 2-0   28.12   109       
 111 Central Michigan            MID   20.36    7- 4-0   4- 3-0   17.55   138       
 112 Texas Christian             SWC   19.95    0-11-0   0- 8-0   75.75     5       
 113 Utah                        WAC   19.48    3- 8-0   3- 3-0   44.71    80       
 114 Northwestern State          IND   19.20    5- 5-0   0- 0-0   23.77   126       
 115 Miami (Ohio)                MID   18.26    3- 8-0   2- 4-0   38.63    90       
 116 Columbia                    IVY   17.33    3- 6-0   2- 5-0   40.02    89       
 117 Cornell                     IVY   15.98    2- 7-0   2- 5-0   44.09    82       
 118 Utah State                  IND   15.91    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   40.04    88       
 119 Pennsylvania                IVY   15.46    3- 6-0   2- 5-0   33.17    98       
 120 Princeton                   IVY   14.98    2- 7-0   2- 5-0   44.20    81       
 121 Minor Teams                       13.08   28-63-3   0- 0-0   33.26    97       
 122 Holy Cross                  IND   12.09    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   34.83    95       
 123 Wichita State               MVC   11.97    4- 7-0   2- 2-0   27.54   115       
 124 Illinois State              IND   11.57    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   18.59   135       
 125 New Mexico State            MVC   10.18    4- 6-1   2- 1-1   23.75   127       
 126 Cal-Fullerton               PCA    9.56    3- 7-1   1- 3-0   22.08   132       
 127 Drake                       MVC    8.62    1-10-0   1- 3-0   42.35    85       
 128 Dayton                      IND    8.35    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   17.67   137       
 129 Marshall                    IND    8.14    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   22.26   131       
 130 Toledo                      MID    7.85    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   22.72   129       
 131 Northeast Louisiana         IND    6.42    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   27.25   117       
 132 Pacific                     PCA    6.13    2- 9-0   0- 4-0   27.99   112       
 133 Texas-El Paso               WAC    5.58    1-11-0   0- 7-0   38.58    91       
 134 Indiana State               IND    5.57    3- 7-0   0- 0-0   19.35   133       
 135 Lamar                       SLC    5.09    2- 9-0   0- 5-0   28.57   106       
 136 Eastern Michigan            MID    3.58    2- 9-0   1- 5-0   28.42   107       
 137 Hawaii                      IND    2.98    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   25.83   119       
 138 Northern Illinois           MID    1.04    1-10-0   0- 6-0   24.31   124       

Team Rankings | Conference Rankings


                        # OF AVERAGE AVERAGE      OVERALL     NON-CONF                                   
CONFERENCE      ABBREV TEAMS   SCORE    RANK     W-  L- T     W-  L- T  BEST TEAM            RANK   SCORE

Big 8              BG8     8   84.31   23.00    56- 35- 2    28-  7- 2  Oklahoma                7   94.75
Southeastern       SEC    10   75.52   33.80    66- 47- 1    35- 16- 1  Georgia                 4   96.01
Southwest          SWC     9   68.68   42.56    53- 46- 3    18- 11- 1  Texas A&M               6   95.54
Big 10             B10    10   66.85   44.50    55- 55- 2    15- 15- 2  Michigan                2   96.89
Atlantic Coast     ACC     7   62.78   51.29    38- 37- 4    21- 20- 2  Maryland               10   93.63
Pac 8              PC8     8   62.29   51.38    45- 45- 1    17- 17- 1  Southern California     1   97.59
Southern           SOU     7   59.85   55.86    44- 30- 2    25- 11- 0  East Carolina          22   85.80
Independent        IND    36   43.46   78.61   194-198- 3   194-198- 3  Pittsburgh              3   96.82
Ivy League         IVY     8   35.98   89.00    38- 34- 0    10-  6- 0  Yale                   44   65.22
Western Athletic   WAC     8   35.46   89.63    40- 51- 0    13- 24- 0  Brigham Young          41   67.44
Southland          SLC     6   33.39   93.17    37- 30- 0    22- 15- 0  Southwest Louisiana    58   58.58
Pacific Coast Athl PCA     5   25.14  105.00    25- 29- 1    15- 19- 1  San Jose State         71   49.34
Mid American       MID    10   23.18  107.60    52- 59- 0    17- 24- 0  Kent State             84   39.33
Missouri Valley    MVC     5   22.55  108.00    20- 32- 4    12- 24- 0  Tulsa                  56   59.87

The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.

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