College Football 1976
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1976/9/4 and 1977/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.31 1 16.971 6 5.000 Maryland 5 5-0-0 8 12 11-1-0 7 12 11-1-0
2 5.70 2 8.171 7 5.000 North Carolina 5 4-1-0 32 12 9-3-0 32 12 9-3-0
3 1.18 4 -2.750 3 3.600 North Carolina State 5 2-3-0 54 11 3-7-1 56 11 3-7-1
4 1.07 3 -0.000 5 4.083 Wake Forest 6 3-3-0 48 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
5 -2.28 5 -3.143 4 3.833 Duke 6 2-3-1 33 11 5-5-1 33 11 5-5-1
6 -9.00 7 -13.750 2 3.000 Clemson 5 0-4-1 56 11 3-6-2 57 11 3-6-2
7 -12.97 6 -5.500 1 2.875 Virginia 4 1-3-0 105 10 1-9-0 108 11 2-9-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 21.93 2 15.400 6 5.562 Michigan 8 7-1-0 2 12 10-2-0 2 12 10-2-0
2 16.98 1 16.500 4 5.438 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 10 12 9-2-1 10 12 9-2-1
3 1.13 5 -0.000 9 5.625 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 49 11 6-5-0 48 11 6-5-0
4 -0.79 7 -4.400 2 5.250 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 47 10 4-6-0 43 11 5-6-0
5 -1.27 4 0.000 7 5.625 Illinois 8 4-4-0 39 11 5-6-0 38 11 5-6-0
6 -2.25 6 -0.000 10 5.625 Purdue 8 4-4-0 58 11 5-6-0 58 11 5-6-0
7 -4.40 8 -4.400 1 5.250 Michigan State 8 3-5-0 44 11 4-6-1 45 11 4-6-1
8 -7.58 3 0.000 8 5.625 Indiana 8 4-4-0 67 11 5-6-0 67 11 5-6-0
9 -9.81 9 -6.600 5 5.562 Iowa 8 3-5-0 68 11 5-6-0 68 11 5-6-0
10 -13.93 10 -16.500 3 5.438 Northwestern 8 1-7-0 100 11 1-10-0 102 11 1-10-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 7.74 1 8.250 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 5-2-0 12 12 9-2-1 12 12 9-2-1
2 7.73 3 8.250 6 4.786 Colorado 7 5-2-0 15 12 8-4-0 15 12 8-4-0
3 6.95 2 8.250 7 4.786 Oklahoma State 7 5-2-0 14 12 9-3-0 14 12 9-3-0
4 6.10 5 2.750 5 4.500 Nebraska 7 4-3-0 11 13 9-3-1 11 13 9-3-1
5 0.37 4 2.750 4 4.500 Iowa State 7 4-3-0 21 11 8-3-0 21 11 8-3-0
6 -1.17 6 -2.750 3 4.286 Missouri 7 3-4-0 17 11 6-5-0 17 11 6-5-0
7 -8.30 7 -8.250 2 4.143 Kansas 7 2-5-0 24 11 6-5-0 23 11 6-5-0
8 -19.42 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Kansas State 7 0-7-0 76 11 1-10-0 78 11 1-10-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.50 1 17.600 5 3.500 San Jose State 4 4-0-0 81 10 6-4-0 89 11 7-4-0
2 11.69 2 8.800 4 3.250 Fresno State 4 3-1-0 93 8 4-4-0 105 11 5-6-0
3 -4.55 3 0.000 3 3.000 Cal State Long Beach 4 2-2-0 108 10 7-3-0 117 11 8-3-0
4 -11.48 4 -8.800 2 2.750 Cal State Fullerton 4 1-3-0 134 6 1-5-0 138 11 3-7-1
5 -15.16 5 -17.600 1 2.500 Pacific 4 0-4-0 136 9 1-8-0 143 11 2-9-0
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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 Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.41 2 13.750 8 4.929 Yale 7 6-1-0 74 7 6-1-0 55 9 8-1-0
2 10.69 1 13.750 7 4.929 Brown 7 6-1-0 69 8 7-1-0 40 9 8-1-0
3 8.27 3 2.750 6 4.714 Dartmouth 7 4-3-0 102 8 5-3-0 83 9 6-3-0
4 3.89 4 2.750 5 4.571 Harvard 7 4-3-0 103 7 4-3-0 75 9 6-3-0
5 -7.78 7 -8.250 3 4.286 Cornell 7 2-5-0 128 9 2-7-0 125 9 2-7-0
6 -7.96 5 -8.250 4 4.357 Princeton 7 2-5-0 125 9 2-7-0 122 9 2-7-0
7 -9.65 6 -8.250 2 4.214 Columbia 7 2-5-0 126 8 2-6-0 121 9 3-6-0
8 -10.87 8 -8.250 1 4.000 Pennsylvania 7 2-5-0 135 7 2-5-0 134 9 3-6-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 12.06 2 9.007 9 6.375 Kent State 8 6-2-0 70 12 8-4-0 72 12 8-4-0
2 9.33 3 6.939 10 7.500 Ball State 5 4-1-0 53 10 8-2-0 71 11 8-3-0
3 9.28 1 9.007 8 6.312 Ohio University 8 6-2-0 77 10 6-4-0 81 11 7-4-0
4 8.23 4 6.600 7 5.667 Western Michigan 9 6-3-0 71 11 7-4-0 73 11 7-4-0
5 3.94 5 4.113 5 5.357 Bowling Green 7 4-3-0 85 11 6-5-0 91 11 6-5-0
6 -0.60 7 -2.864 2 3.917 Miami OH 6 2-4-0 104 11 3-8-0 112 11 3-8-0
7 -0.86 6 2.241 6 5.643 Central Michigan 7 4-3-0 94 10 7-3-0 99 11 7-4-0
8 -5.16 9 -8.850 4 4.750 Toledo 8 2-6-0 106 10 3-7-0 116 11 3-8-0
9 -14.13 8 -8.349 1 3.583 Eastern Michigan 6 1-5-0 127 9 2-7-0 139 11 2-9-0
10 -22.09 10 -17.843 3 4.167 Northern Illinois 6 0-6-0 137 11 1-10-0 147 11 1-10-0
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 Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 6.29 2 4.400 5 3.375 Tulsa 4 2-1-1 40 12 7-4-1 47 12 7-4-1
2 1.59 4 -0.000 3 3.000 Wichita State 4 2-2-0 121 11 4-7-0 133 11 4-7-0
3 0.35 1 4.400 4 3.250 New Mexico State 4 2-1-1 115 10 4-5-1 135 11 4-6-1
4 -3.76 3 -0.000 2 2.875 West Texas A&M 4 1-1-2 110 11 4-5-2 119 11 4-5-2
5 -4.48 5 -8.800 1 2.500 Drake 4 1-3-0 130 11 1-10-0 141 11 1-10-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.41 1 19.250 8 5.000 Southern California 7 7-0-0 5 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0
2 16.85 2 13.750 7 4.857 UCLA 7 6-1-0 20 12 9-2-1 19 12 9-2-1
3 2.77 3 8.250 6 4.714 Stanford 7 5-2-0 37 11 6-5-0 35 11 6-5-0
4 -0.95 4 -2.750 5 4.571 Washington 7 3-4-0 45 11 5-6-0 42 11 5-6-0
5 -1.63 5 -2.750 4 4.429 California 7 3-4-0 34 11 5-6-0 34 11 5-6-0
6 -8.91 6 -8.250 3 4.286 Washington State 7 2-5-0 88 10 2-8-0 82 11 3-8-0
7 -13.01 8 -13.750 1 4.071 Oregon 7 1-6-0 80 11 4-7-0 79 11 4-7-0
8 -15.53 7 -13.750 2 4.071 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 109 12 2-10-0 111 12 2-10-0
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 Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.89 1 13.496 8 5.917 Georgia 6 5-1-0 3 12 10-2-0 3 12 10-2-0
2 8.59 5 6.304 10 6.357 Alabama 7 5-2-0 9 12 9-3-0 9 12 9-3-0
3 6.24 4 6.527 6 5.500 Kentucky 6 4-2-0 16 12 8-4-0 16 12 8-4-0
4 5.51 3 8.558 5 5.417 Mississippi State 6 4-2-0 18 10 8-2-0 18 11 9-2-0
5 1.15 2 9.042 2 5.000 Florida 6 4-2-0 19 12 8-4-0 20 12 8-4-0
6 -2.72 8 -6.527 4 5.333 Louisiana State 6 2-4-0 28 11 6-4-1 28 11 6-4-1
7 -4.75 9 -8.504 9 5.917 Tennessee 6 2-4-0 26 11 6-5-0 27 11 6-5-0
8 -4.89 6 -3.300 1 4.583 Auburn 6 2-4-0 50 11 3-8-0 53 11 3-8-0
9 -8.35 7 -4.696 7 5.714 Mississippi 7 3-4-0 62 11 5-6-0 62 11 5-6-0
10 -18.66 10 -20.900 3 5.167 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 91 11 2-9-0 92 11 2-9-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.54 1 12.571 6 4.500 East Carolina 6 5-1-0 23 10 8-2-0 25 11 9-2-0
2 3.21 2 3.771 7 4.500 Richmond 5 3-2-0 51 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
3 1.93 4 -0.629 5 4.500 Appalachian State 5 2-2-1 63 7 2-4-1 64 11 6-4-1
4 0.98 3 0.000 4 4.083 William & Mary 6 3-3-0 35 10 7-3-0 39 11 7-4-0
5 0.18 5 -3.143 3 3.833 Furman 6 2-3-1 61 8 3-4-1 61 11 6-4-1
6 -7.57 6 -6.286 2 3.667 Virginia Military 6 2-4-0 79 9 4-5-0 76 10 5-5-0
7 -10.26 7 -6.286 1 3.500 Citadel 6 2-4-0 82 9 4-5-0 77 11 6-5-0
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Southland Conference [SLC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SLC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 9.97 1 11.000 6 4.000 Louisiana Lafayette 5 4-1-0 41 11 9-2-0 51 11 9-2-0
2 9.23 3 3.667 5 3.700 Texas Arlington 5 3-2-0 98 11 5-6-0 107 11 5-6-0
3 3.74 2 11.000 4 3.700 McNeese State 5 4-1-0 72 12 10-2-0 80 12 10-2-0
4 1.45 5 -3.667 3 3.300 Louisiana Tech 5 2-3-0 73 11 6-5-0 90 11 6-5-0
5 -1.42 4 -3.667 2 3.300 Arkansas State 5 2-3-0 97 11 5-6-0 101 11 5-6-0
6 -22.96 6 -18.333 1 3.000 Lamar 5 0-5-0 132 11 2-9-0 145 11 2-9-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.71 2 14.667 9 5.438 Houston 8 7-1-0 4 12 10-2-0 5 12 10-2-0
2 14.64 3 9.778 7 5.312 Texas A&M 8 6-2-0 7 12 10-2-0 8 12 10-2-0
3 11.86 1 14.667 8 5.375 Texas Tech 8 7-1-0 6 12 10-2-0 6 12 10-2-0
4 1.10 4 2.444 6 5.125 Baylor 8 4-3-1 22 11 7-3-1 22 11 7-3-1
5 0.37 5 -0.000 5 5.000 Texas 8 4-4-0 31 11 5-5-1 31 11 5-5-1
6 -1.52 6 -2.444 4 4.875 Arkansas 8 3-4-1 42 11 5-5-1 41 11 5-5-1
7 -8.93 7 -9.778 3 4.750 Southern Methodist 8 2-6-0 64 11 3-8-0 66 11 3-8-0
8 -15.83 8 -9.778 2 4.625 Rice 8 2-6-0 83 11 3-8-0 87 11 3-8-0
9 -18.41 9 -19.556 1 4.500 Texas Christian 8 0-8-0 107 11 0-11-0 113 11 0-11-0
SWAC results for other seasons
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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 Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.82 2 13.750 7 4.929 Brigham Young 7 6-1-0 43 12 9-3-0 44 12 9-3-0
2 6.76 1 13.750 8 4.929 Wyoming 7 6-1-0 90 11 7-4-0 93 12 8-4-0
3 4.14 3 2.750 6 4.714 Arizona State 7 4-3-0 84 11 4-7-0 84 11 4-7-0
4 1.12 6 -2.750 5 4.429 Arizona 7 3-4-0 87 11 5-6-0 85 11 5-6-0
5 0.18 5 -2.750 4 4.429 New Mexico 7 3-4-0 95 11 4-7-0 96 11 4-7-0
6 -1.77 4 0.917 3 4.000 Utah 6 3-3-0 116 11 3-8-0 123 11 3-8-0
7 -5.68 7 -6.417 1 4.000 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 101 10 5-5-0 104 11 6-5-0
8 -19.57 8 -19.250 2 4.000 Texas El Paso 7 0-7-0 133 12 1-11-0 142 12 1-11-0
WAC results for other seasons
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