College Football 1976
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1976/9/4 and 1977/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -12.966 6 -5.500 1 2.88 Virginia 4 1-3-0 21 10 1-9-0 38 11 2-9-0
6 -9.005 7 -13.750 2 3.00 Clemson 5 0-4-1 13 11 3-6-2 12 11 3-6-2
3 1.176 4 -2.750 3 3.60 North Carolina State 5 2-3-0 8 11 3-7-1 8 11 3-7-1
5 -2.277 5 -3.143 4 3.83 Duke 6 2-3-1 19 11 5-5-1 17 11 5-5-1
4 1.065 3 -0.000 5 4.08 Wake Forest 6 3-3-0 42 11 5-6-0 39 11 5-6-0
1 16.306 1 16.971 6 5.00 Maryland 5 5-0-0 53 12 11-1-0 49 12 11-1-0
2 5.700 2 8.171 7 5.00 North Carolina 5 4-1-0 60 12 9-3-0 60 12 9-3-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -4.396 8 -4.400 1 5.25 Michigan State 8 3-5-0 37 11 4-6-1 36 11 4-6-1
4 -0.793 7 -4.400 2 5.25 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 38 10 4-6-0 35 11 5-6-0
10 -13.930 10 -16.500 3 5.44 Northwestern 8 1-7-0 26 11 1-10-0 21 11 1-10-0
2 16.978 1 16.500 4 5.44 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 7 12 9-2-1 7 12 9-2-1
9 -9.809 9 -6.600 5 5.56 Iowa 8 3-5-0 36 11 5-6-0 33 11 5-6-0
1 21.931 2 15.400 6 5.56 Michigan 8 7-1-0 32 12 10-2-0 29 12 10-2-0
5 -1.273 4 0.000 7 5.62 Illinois 8 4-4-0 10 11 5-6-0 10 11 5-6-0
8 -7.582 3 0.000 8 5.62 Indiana 8 4-4-0 33 11 5-6-0 28 11 5-6-0
3 1.129 5 -0.000 9 5.62 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 50 11 6-5-0 44 11 6-5-0
6 -2.254 6 -0.000 10 5.62 Purdue 8 4-4-0 28 11 5-6-0 27 11 5-6-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -19.422 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Kansas State 7 0-7-0 2 11 1-10-0 2 11 1-10-0
7 -8.303 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Kansas 7 2-5-0 12 11 6-5-0 11 11 6-5-0
6 -1.169 6 -2.750 3 4.29 Missouri 7 3-4-0 1 11 6-5-0 1 11 6-5-0
5 0.369 4 2.750 4 4.50 Iowa State 7 4-3-0 54 11 8-3-0 56 11 8-3-0
4 6.101 5 2.750 5 4.50 Nebraska 7 4-3-0 18 13 9-3-1 19 13 9-3-1
2 7.735 3 8.250 6 4.79 Colorado 7 5-2-0 6 12 8-4-0 6 12 8-4-0
3 6.949 2 8.250 7 4.79 Oklahoma State 7 5-2-0 22 12 9-3-0 26 12 9-3-0
1 7.740 1 8.250 8 5.00 Oklahoma 7 5-2-0 15 12 9-2-1 16 12 9-2-1
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
5 -15.159 5 -17.600 1 2.50 Pacific 4 0-4-0 121 9 1-8-0 132 11 2-9-0
4 -11.483 4 -8.800 2 2.75 Cal State Fullerton 4 1-3-0 128 6 1-5-0 147 11 3-7-1
3 -4.546 3 0.000 3 3.00 Cal State Long Beach 4 2-2-0 136 10 7-3-0 148 11 8-3-0
2 11.692 2 8.800 4 3.25 Fresno State 4 3-1-0 127 8 4-4-0 143 11 5-6-0
1 19.496 1 17.600 5 3.50 San Jose State 4 4-0-0 115 10 6-4-0 128 11 7-4-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Pittsburgh 7 7-0-0 12 12-0-0 1 12 12-0-0
Notre Dame 3 2-1-0 12 9-3-0 13 12 9-3-0
Penn State 6 4-2-0 12 7-5-0 24 12 7-5-0
Cincinnati 11 8-3-0 29 11 8-3-0
Rutgers 2 2-0-0 7 7-0-0 30 11 11-0-0
Boston College 6 5-1-0 10 7-3-0 50 11 8-3-0
Navy 6 2-4-0 10 3-7-0 59 11 4-7-0
West Virginia 6 3-3-0 11 5-6-0 60 11 5-6-0
Villanova 7 5-2-0 9 5-4-0 74 11 6-4-1
Army 6 2-4-0 10 4-6-0 94 11 5-6-0
Syracuse 6 1-5-0 11 3-8-0 98 11 3-8-0
Temple 6 1-5-0 7 2-5-0 106 10 4-6-0
Colgate 3 1-2-0 5 3-2-0 109 10 8-2-0
Southern Illinois 3 3-0-0 11 7-4-0 118 11 7-4-0
Marshall 4 2-2-0 9 3-6-0 126 11 4-7-0
Holy Cross 4 0-4-0 6 0-6-0 127 11 3-8-0
Dayton 4 1-3-0 8 3-5-0 129 11 4-7-0
Illinois State 4 2-2-0 9 4-5-0 131 11 5-6-0
Indiana State 3 0-3-0 9 3-6-0 137 10 3-7-0
EIC results for other seasons
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -10.867 8 -8.250 1 4.00 Pennsylvania 7 2-5-0 130 7 2-5-0 115 9 3-6-0
7 -9.648 6 -8.250 2 4.21 Columbia 7 2-5-0 112 8 2-6-0 106 9 3-6-0
5 -7.781 7 -8.250 3 4.29 Cornell 7 2-5-0 118 9 2-7-0 95 9 2-7-0
6 -7.961 5 -8.250 4 4.36 Princeton 7 2-5-0 120 9 2-7-0 96 9 2-7-0
4 3.888 4 2.750 5 4.57 Harvard 7 4-3-0 133 7 4-3-0 129 9 6-3-0
3 8.268 3 2.750 6 4.71 Dartmouth 7 4-3-0 134 8 5-3-0 119 9 6-3-0
2 10.687 1 13.750 7 4.93 Brown 7 6-1-0 137 8 7-1-0 139 9 8-1-0
1 13.414 2 13.750 8 4.93 Yale 7 6-1-0 135 7 6-1-0 138 9 8-1-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -14.133 8 -8.349 1 3.58 Eastern Michigan 6 1-5-0 82 9 2-7-0 90 11 2-9-0
6 -0.597 7 -2.864 2 3.92 Miami OH 6 2-4-0 77 11 3-8-0 79 11 3-8-0
10 -22.086 10 -17.843 3 4.17 Northern Illinois 6 0-6-0 105 11 1-10-0 114 11 1-10-0
8 -5.158 9 -8.850 4 4.75 Toledo 8 2-6-0 95 10 3-7-0 109 11 3-8-0
5 3.937 5 4.113 5 5.36 Bowling Green 7 4-3-0 92 11 6-5-0 99 11 6-5-0
7 -0.858 6 2.241 6 5.64 Central Michigan 7 4-3-0 114 10 7-3-0 123 11 7-4-0
4 8.226 4 6.600 7 5.67 Western Michigan 9 6-3-0 94 11 7-4-0 108 11 7-4-0
3 9.283 1 9.007 8 6.31 Ohio University 8 6-2-0 88 10 6-4-0 101 11 7-4-0
1 12.055 2 9.007 9 6.38 Kent State 8 6-2-0 97 12 8-4-0 105 12 8-4-0
2 9.331 3 6.939 10 7.50 Ball State 5 4-1-0 123 10 8-2-0 135 11 8-3-0
MAC results for other seasons
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
5 -4.477 5 -8.800 1 2.50 Drake 4 1-3-0 90 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0
4 -3.763 3 -0.000 2 2.88 West Texas A&M 4 1-1-2 103 11 4-5-2 113 11 4-5-2
2 1.594 4 -0.000 3 3.00 Wichita State 4 2-2-0 125 11 4-7-0 134 11 4-7-0
3 0.354 1 4.400 4 3.25 New Mexico State 4 2-1-1 132 10 4-5-1 144 11 4-6-1
1 6.292 2 4.400 5 3.38 Tulsa 4 2-1-1 78 12 7-4-1 81 12 7-4-1
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -13.011 8 -13.750 1 4.07 Oregon 7 1-6-0 71 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0
8 -15.532 7 -13.750 2 4.07 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 51 12 2-10-0 48 12 2-10-0
6 -8.915 6 -8.250 3 4.29 Washington State 7 2-5-0 41 10 2-8-0 53 11 3-8-0
5 -1.631 5 -2.750 4 4.43 California 7 3-4-0 57 11 5-6-0 54 11 5-6-0
4 -0.946 4 -2.750 5 4.57 Washington 7 3-4-0 59 11 5-6-0 55 11 5-6-0
3 2.773 3 8.250 6 4.71 Stanford 7 5-2-0 62 11 6-5-0 59 11 6-5-0
2 16.848 2 13.750 7 4.86 UCLA 7 6-1-0 68 12 9-2-1 67 12 9-2-1
1 20.414 1 19.250 8 5.00 Southern California 7 7-0-0 43 12 11-1-0 41 12 11-1-0
PAC-8 results for other seasons
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -4.892 6 -3.300 1 4.58 Auburn 6 2-4-0 14 11 3-8-0 14 11 3-8-0
5 1.146 2 9.042 2 5.00 Florida 6 4-2-0 5 12 8-4-0 5 12 8-4-0
10 -18.662 10 -20.900 3 5.17 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 17 11 2-9-0 18 11 2-9-0
6 -2.715 8 -6.527 4 5.33 Louisiana State 6 2-4-0 64 11 6-4-1 62 11 6-4-1
4 5.505 3 8.558 5 5.42 Mississippi State 6 4-2-0 49 10 8-2-0 66 11 9-2-0
3 6.236 4 6.527 6 5.50 Kentucky 6 4-2-0 9 12 8-4-0 9 12 8-4-0
9 -8.346 7 -4.696 7 5.71 Mississippi 7 3-4-0 34 11 5-6-0 34 11 5-6-0
1 17.888 1 13.496 8 5.92 Georgia 6 5-1-0 16 12 10-2-0 15 12 10-2-0
7 -4.751 9 -8.504 9 5.92 Tennessee 6 2-4-0 47 11 6-5-0 45 11 6-5-0
2 8.591 5 6.304 10 6.36 Alabama 7 5-2-0 46 12 9-3-0 43 12 9-3-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -10.263 7 -6.286 1 3.50 Citadel 6 2-4-0 69 9 4-5-0 69 11 6-5-0
6 -7.574 6 -6.286 2 3.67 Virginia Military 6 2-4-0 75 9 4-5-0 74 10 5-5-0
5 0.175 5 -3.143 3 3.83 Furman 6 2-3-1 58 8 3-4-1 57 11 6-4-1
4 0.981 3 0.000 4 4.08 William & Mary 6 3-3-0 72 10 7-3-0 72 11 7-4-0
3 1.931 4 -0.629 5 4.50 Appalachian State 5 2-2-1 52 7 2-4-1 68 11 6-4-1
1 11.536 1 12.571 6 4.50 East Carolina 6 5-1-0 74 10 8-2-0 77 11 9-2-0
2 3.214 2 3.771 7 4.50 Richmond 5 3-2-0 56 11 5-6-0 50 11 5-6-0
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Southland Conference [SLC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SLC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -22.961 6 -18.333 1 3.00 Lamar 5 0-5-0 111 11 2-9-0 127 11 2-9-0
5 -1.419 4 -3.667 2 3.30 Arkansas State 5 2-3-0 109 11 5-6-0 124 11 5-6-0
4 1.449 5 -3.667 3 3.30 Louisiana Tech 5 2-3-0 99 11 6-5-0 111 11 6-5-0
3 3.737 2 11.000 4 3.70 McNeese State 5 4-1-0 116 12 10-2-0 130 12 10-2-0
2 9.226 3 3.667 5 3.70 Texas Arlington 5 3-2-0 110 11 5-6-0 125 11 5-6-0
1 9.967 1 11.000 6 4.00 Louisiana Lafayette 5 4-1-0 108 11 9-2-0 122 11 9-2-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -18.405 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Texas Christian 8 0-8-0 3 11 0-11-0 3 11 0-11-0
8 -15.827 8 -9.778 2 4.62 Rice 8 2-6-0 20 11 3-8-0 20 11 3-8-0
7 -8.928 7 -9.778 3 4.75 Southern Methodist 8 2-6-0 11 11 3-8-0 13 11 3-8-0
6 -1.524 6 -2.444 4 4.88 Arkansas 8 3-4-1 29 11 5-5-1 31 11 5-5-1
5 0.367 5 -0.000 5 5.00 Texas 8 4-4-0 23 11 5-5-1 24 11 5-5-1
4 1.104 4 2.444 6 5.12 Baylor 8 4-3-1 24 11 7-3-1 23 11 7-3-1
2 14.640 3 9.778 7 5.31 Texas A&M 8 6-2-0 30 12 10-2-0 30 12 10-2-0
3 11.863 1 14.667 8 5.38 Texas Tech 8 7-1-0 39 12 10-2-0 40 12 10-2-0
1 16.710 2 14.667 9 5.44 Houston 8 7-1-0 31 12 10-2-0 32 12 10-2-0
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
South Carolina 1 1-0-0 11 6-5-0 26 11 6-5-0
Miami FL 1 1-0-0 11 3-8-0 36 11 3-8-0
Memphis 4 3-1-0 11 7-4-0 37 11 7-4-0
Virginia Tech 2 1-1-0 11 6-5-0 46 11 6-5-0
Georgia Tech 2 1-1-0 11 4-6-1 54 11 4-6-1
San Diego State 1 1-0-0 11 10-1-0 63 11 10-1-0
Florida State 5 3-2-0 11 5-6-0 65 11 5-6-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 5 3-2-0 69 11 6-4-1
North Texas 1 0-1-0 10 5-5-0 70 11 6-5-0
Tulane 2 0-2-0 11 2-9-0 86 11 2-9-0
Southern Mississippi 3 1-2-0 11 2-9-0 95 11 2-9-0
Louisville 2 1-1-0 10 3-7-0 97 11 4-7-0
Air Force 11 4-7-0 115 11 4-7-0
Utah State 1 0-1-0 10 2-8-0 124 11 3-8-0
Hawaii 7 2-5-0 128 11 3-8-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 1-0-0 6 2-4-0 136 10 5-5-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 0-2-0 10 2-8-0 144 11 2-9-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -5.679 7 -6.417 1 4.00 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 119 10 5-5-0 120 11 6-5-0
8 -19.569 8 -19.250 2 4.00 Texas El Paso 7 0-7-0 100 12 1-11-0 103 12 1-11-0
6 -1.769 4 0.917 3 4.00 Utah 6 3-3-0 85 11 3-8-0 88 11 3-8-0
5 0.177 5 -2.750 4 4.43 New Mexico 7 3-4-0 93 11 4-7-0 97 11 4-7-0
4 1.120 6 -2.750 5 4.43 Arizona 7 3-4-0 84 11 5-6-0 87 11 5-6-0
3 4.141 3 2.750 6 4.71 Arizona State 7 4-3-0 86 11 4-7-0 89 11 4-7-0
1 14.819 2 13.750 7 4.93 Brigham Young 7 6-1-0 104 12 9-3-0 107 12 9-3-0
2 6.760 1 13.750 8 4.93 Wyoming 7 6-1-0 98 11 7-4-0 100 12 8-4-0
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