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| 1976 - Ranking of Division I teams based on Associated Press Poll | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 36.72 | 1 | 35.63 | 63 | 56.21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | EIC |
| 5 | 27.61 | 3 | 29.59 | 43 | 48.96 | Southern California | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | PAC-8 |
| 2 | 30.04 | 7 | 24.98 | 32 | 45.12 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 2 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 4 | 27.69 | 2 | 32.21 | 31 | 44.62 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 5 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SWAC |
| 12 | 22.62 | 6 | 25.02 | 15 | 39.71 | Oklahoma | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 12 | 12 | 9-2-1 | BIG 8 |
| 10 | 23.08 | 15 | 21.39 | 7 | 35.17 | Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 10 | 12 | 9-2-1 | BIG 10 |
| 7 | 24.49 | 13 | 22.52 | 30 | 44.29 | Texas A&M | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 8 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SWAC |
| 8 | 24.34 | 9 | 24.51 | 53 | 52.71 | Maryland | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 7 | 12 | 11-1-0 | ACC |
| 11 | 22.86 | 8 | 24.55 | 18 | 40.88 | Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9-3-1 | 11 | 13 | 9-3-1 | BIG 8 |
| 3 | 28.89 | 4 | 27.77 | 16 | 39.96 | Georgia | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 3 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SEC |
| 9 | 23.95 | 17 | 19.23 | 46 | 50.00 | Alabama | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 13 | 22.08 | 10 | 24.28 | 25 | 42.62 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 13 | 12 | 9-3-0 | EIC |
| 6 | 25.23 | 5 | 26.72 | 39 | 47.62 | Texas Tech | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SWAC |
| 14 | 21.60 | 11 | 22.85 | 22 | 42.08 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 20 | 17.43 | 24 | 14.23 | 68 | 61.42 | UCLA | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 19 | 12 | 9-2-1 | PAC-8 |
| 15 | 21.05 | 14 | 21.79 | 6 | 34.17 | Colorado | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 15 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 30 | 10.74 | 31 | 11.03 | 129 | 105.14 | Rutgers | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7-0-0 | 30 | 11 | 11-0-0 | EIC |
| 16 | 18.89 | 19 | 18.75 | 9 | 37.83 | Kentucky | 18 | 20 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 16 | 12 | 8-4-0 | SEC |
| 21 | 16.65 | 16 | 21.32 | 54 | 52.73 | Iowa State | 19 | 18 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 21 | 11 | 8-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 18 | 18.63 | 22 | 15.49 | 49 | 52.00 | Mississippi State | 20 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 18 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC | |
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