1976 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Pittsburgh                 12   -  0     3.1908 
  2 Southern California        11   -  1     2.0513 
  3 Maryland                   11   -  1     1.9267 
  4 Rutgers                    10   -  0     1.7451 
  5 Houston                    10   -  2     1.7164 
  6 Georgia                    10   -  2     1.5966 
  7 Texas Tech                 10   -  2     1.4598 
  8 Texas A&M                  10   -  2     1.4452 
  9 Oklahoma                    9.5 -  2.5   1.3436 
 10 Michigan                   10   -  2     1.2677 

 11 Ohio State                  9.5 -  2.5   1.2540 
 12 Mississippi State           8   -  2     1.1797 
 13 San Diego State            10   -  1     1.1187 
 14 Yale                        8   -  1     1.1144 
 15 Oklahoma State              9   -  3     1.1079 
 16 Nebraska                    9.5 -  3.5   1.0748 
 17 East Carolina               8   -  2     1.0704 
 18 UCLA                        9.5 -  2.5   1.0560 
 19 Brown                       7   -  1     1.0547 
 20 Notre Dame                  9   -  3     1.0519 

 21 Alabama                     9   -  3     1.0309 
 22 Iowa State                  8   -  3     0.9721 
 23 McNeese State              10   -  2     0.9383 
 24 Colorado                    8   -  4     0.9336 
 25 Florida                     8   -  4     0.9333 
 26 North Carolina              9   -  3     0.8782 
 27 Kentucky                    8   -  4     0.8722 
 28 Louisiana-Lafayette         9   -  2     0.8450 
 29 Cincinnati                  8   -  3     0.8444 
 30 Baylor                      7.5 -  3.5   0.7851 

 31 Missouri                    6   -  5     0.7833 
 32 Brigham Young               9   -  3     0.6406 
 33 Boston College              8   -  3     0.6185 
 34 William & Mary              7   -  4     0.5951 
 35 Tulsa                       7.5 -  4.5   0.5662 
 36 Penn State                  7   -  5     0.5631 
 37 Kansas                      6   -  5     0.5473 
 38 Colgate                     6   -  2     0.5448 
 39 Kent                        8   -  4     0.5436 
 40 Central Michigan            7   -  3     0.5344 

 41 Ball State                  8   -  3     0.5311 
 42 Ohio                        7   -  4     0.5310 
 43 Harvard                     6   -  3     0.5118 
 44 Stanford                    6   -  5     0.4998 
 45 Dartmouth                   5   -  3     0.4993 
 46 Texas                       5.5 -  5.5   0.4886 
 47 Tennessee-Chattanooga       3   -  2     0.4773 
 48 Western Michigan            7   -  4     0.4729 
 49 Louisiana State             6.5 -  4.5   0.4725 
 50 Arkansas                    5.5 -  5.5   0.4551 

 51 Duke                        5.5 -  5.5   0.4492 
 52 Memphis                     7   -  4     0.4482 
 53 Virginia Tech               6   -  5     0.4434 
 54 Southern Illinois           7   -  4     0.4396 
 55 Long Beach State            7   -  3     0.4382 
 56 Wyoming                     7   -  4     0.4339 
 57 South Carolina              6   -  5     0.4324 
 58 Richmond                    5   -  6     0.4244 
 59 Akron                       4   -  2     0.4119 
 60 Bowling Green State         6   -  5     0.4077 

 61 Citadel                     5   -  5     0.4045 
 62 Villanova                   5.5 -  4.5   0.4034 
 63 Minnesota                   6   -  5     0.4016 
 64 Louisiana Tech              6   -  5     0.3977 
 65 West Virginia               5   -  6     0.3921 
 66 Tennessee                   6   -  5     0.3888 
 67 Illinois                    5   -  6     0.3871 
 68 San Jose State              6   -  4     0.3834 
 69 Delaware                    2.5 -  2.5   0.3768 
 70 Virginia Military Institute 5   -  5     0.3675 

 71 Mississippi                 5   -  6     0.3635 
 72 Furman                      3.5 -  4.5   0.3615 
 73 California                  5   -  6     0.3613 
 74 Purdue                      5   -  6     0.3605 
 75 North Texas                 5   -  5     0.3459 
 76 Indiana                     5   -  6     0.3333 
 77 Iowa                        5   -  6     0.3307 
 78 Wake Forest                 5   -  6     0.3244 
 79 Florida State               5   -  6     0.3203 
 80 Appalachian State           2.5 -  4.5   0.3192 

 81 Fresno State                4   -  4     0.3004 
 82 Massachusetts               2   -  3     0.2993 
 83 Clemson                     4   -  7     0.2969 
 84 Washington                  5   -  6     0.2929 
 85 Michigan State              4.5 -  6.5   0.2921 
 86 Army                        5   -  6     0.2873 
 87 Colorado State              6   -  5     0.2821 
 88 Navy                        4   -  7     0.2816 
 89 Georgia Tech                4.5 -  6.5   0.2815 
 90 Arkansas State              5   -  6     0.2763 

 91 Wisconsin                   4   -  6     0.2728 
 92 West Texas A&M              5   -  6     0.2534 
 93 Illinois State              4   -  5     0.2496 
 94 North Carolina State        3.5 -  7.5   0.2493 
 95 Miami (Florida)             3   -  8     0.2475 
 96 Arizona                     5   -  6     0.2414 
 97 Lehigh                      1   -  3     0.2399 
 98 Louisville                  4   -  7     0.2395 
 99 Marshall                    4   -  6     0.2370 
100 Southern Methodist          3   -  8     0.2303 

101 Auburn                      3   -  8     0.2270 
102 Texas-Arlington             5   -  6     0.2209 
103 Idaho                       2   -  3     0.2181 
104 Columbia                    3   -  6     0.2178 
105 Oregon                      4   -  7     0.2178 
106 Northwestern State          2   -  4     0.2170 
107 Temple                      3   -  6     0.2062 
108 New Mexico                  4   -  7     0.2047 
109 Air Force                   4   -  7     0.2018 
110 Pennsylvania                3   -  6     0.1973 

111 Rice                        3   -  8     0.1971 
112 Arizona State               4   -  7     0.1869 
113 Miami (Ohio)                3   -  8     0.1840 
114 Washington State            3   -  8     0.1819 
115 New Mexico State            4.5 -  6.5   0.1694 
116 Cornell                     2   -  7     0.1690 
117 Princeton                   2   -  7     0.1684 
118 Syracuse                    3   -  8     0.1678 
119 Wichita State               4   -  7     0.1667 
120 Eastern Michigan            2   -  8     0.1657 

121 Dayton                      3   -  6     0.1615 
122 Southern Mississippi        2   -  9     0.1609 
123 Indiana State               3   -  7     0.1551 
124 Toledo                      3   -  8     0.1513 
125 Holy Cross                  2   -  7     0.1459 
126 Virginia                    2   -  9     0.1427 
127 Vanderbilt                  2   -  9     0.1394 
128 Kansas State                1   - 10     0.1305 
129 Utah                        3   -  8     0.1289 
130 Tulane                      2   -  9     0.1281 

131 Utah State                  2   -  8     0.1171 
132 Oregon State                2   - 10     0.1141 
133 Hawaii                      2   -  5     0.1128 
134 Louisiana-Monroe            2   -  8     0.1127 
135 Lamar                       2   -  9     0.1119 
136 Connecticut                 0   -  5     0.1090 
137 Fullerton State             1   -  5     0.1089 
138 Boston University           0   -  4     0.1029 
139 Lafayette                   0   -  4     0.0959 
140 Northwestern                1   - 10     0.0904 

141 Northern Illinois           1   - 10     0.0821 
142 Drake                       1   - 10     0.0771 
143 Pacific                     1   -  9     0.0702 
144 Texas Christian             0   - 11     0.0651 
145 Texas-El Paso               1   - 11     0.0615 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.3254