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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.306 1 16.97 6 5.000 Maryland 5 5-0-0 9 12 11-1-0 8 12 11-1-0
2 5.700 2 8.17 7 5.000 North Carolina 5 4-1-0 20 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0
4 1.065 3 -0.00 5 4.083 Wake Forest 6 3-3-0 35 11 5-6-0 36 11 5-6-0
3 1.176 4 -2.75 3 3.600 North Carolina State 5 2-3-0 67 11 3-7-1 65 11 3-7-1
5 -2.277 5 -3.14 4 3.833 Duke 6 2-3-1 33 11 5-5-1 31 11 5-5-1
7 -12.966 6 -5.50 1 2.875 Virginia 4 1-3-0 102 10 1-9-0 97 11 2-9-0
6 -9.005 7 -13.75 2 3.000 Clemson 5 0-4-1 50 11 3-6-2 50 11 3-6-2
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 16.978 1 16.50 4 5.438 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 15 12 9-2-1 14 12 9-2-1
1 21.931 2 15.40 6 5.562 Michigan 8 7-1-0 7 12 10-2-0 6 12 10-2-0
8 -7.582 3 0.00 8 5.625 Indiana 8 4-4-0 41 11 5-6-0 40 11 5-6-0
5 -1.273 4 0.00 7 5.625 Illinois 8 4-4-0 34 11 5-6-0 34 11 5-6-0
3 1.129 5 -0.00 9 5.625 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 36 11 6-5-0 35 11 6-5-0
6 -2.254 6 -0.00 10 5.625 Purdue 8 4-4-0 49 11 5-6-0 51 11 5-6-0
4 -0.793 7 -4.40 2 5.250 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 56 10 4-6-0 54 11 5-6-0
7 -4.396 8 -4.40 1 5.250 Michigan State 8 3-5-0 42 11 4-6-1 44 11 4-6-1
9 -9.809 9 -6.60 5 5.562 Iowa 8 3-5-0 51 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
10 -13.930 10 -16.50 3 5.438 Northwestern 8 1-7-0 107 11 1-10-0 105 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 7.740 1 8.25 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 5-2-0 6 12 9-2-1 7 12 9-2-1
3 6.949 2 8.25 7 4.786 Oklahoma State 7 5-2-0 11 12 9-3-0 11 12 9-3-0
2 7.735 3 8.25 6 4.786 Colorado 7 5-2-0 14 12 8-4-0 15 12 8-4-0
5 0.369 4 2.75 4 4.500 Iowa State 7 4-3-0 16 11 8-3-0 16 11 8-3-0
4 6.101 5 2.75 5 4.500 Nebraska 7 4-3-0 8 13 9-3-1 9 13 9-3-1
6 -1.169 6 -2.75 3 4.286 Missouri 7 3-4-0 12 11 6-5-0 13 11 6-5-0
7 -8.303 7 -8.25 2 4.143 Kansas 7 2-5-0 23 11 6-5-0 23 11 6-5-0
8 -19.422 8 -19.25 1 4.000 Kansas State 7 0-7-0 78 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.496 1 17.60 5 3.500 San Jose State 4 4-0-0 94 10 6-4-0 100 11 7-4-0
2 11.692 2 8.80 4 3.250 Fresno State 4 3-1-0 115 8 4-4-0 129 11 5-6-0
3 -4.546 3 0.00 3 3.000 Cal State Long Beach 4 2-2-0 119 10 7-3-0 121 11 8-3-0
4 -11.483 4 -8.80 2 2.750 Cal State Fullerton 4 1-3-0 132 6 1-5-0 139 11 3-7-1
5 -15.159 5 -17.60 1 2.500 Pacific 4 0-4-0 137 9 1-8-0 145 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 10.687 1 13.75 7 4.929 Brown 7 6-1-0 54 8 7-1-0 38 9 8-1-0
1 13.414 2 13.75 8 4.929 Yale 7 6-1-0 88 7 6-1-0 72 9 8-1-0
3 8.268 3 2.75 6 4.714 Dartmouth 7 4-3-0 120 8 5-3-0 104 9 6-3-0
4 3.888 4 2.75 5 4.571 Harvard 7 4-3-0 101 7 4-3-0 85 9 6-3-0
6 -7.961 5 -8.25 4 4.357 Princeton 7 2-5-0 128 9 2-7-0 128 9 2-7-0
7 -9.648 6 -8.25 2 4.214 Columbia 7 2-5-0 125 8 2-6-0 125 9 3-6-0
5 -7.781 7 -8.25 3 4.286 Cornell 7 2-5-0 131 9 2-7-0 135 9 2-7-0
8 -10.867 8 -8.25 1 4.000 Pennsylvania 7 2-5-0 135 7 2-5-0 138 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 9.283 1 9.01 8 6.312 Ohio University 8 6-2-0 72 10 6-4-0 75 11 7-4-0
1 12.055 2 9.01 9 6.375 Kent State 8 6-2-0 65 12 8-4-0 70 12 8-4-0
2 9.331 3 6.94 10 7.500 Ball State 5 4-1-0 53 10 8-2-0 80 11 8-3-0
4 8.226 4 6.60 7 5.667 Western Michigan 9 6-3-0 60 11 7-4-0 61 11 7-4-0
5 3.937 5 4.11 5 5.357 Bowling Green 7 4-3-0 75 11 6-5-0 76 11 6-5-0
7 -0.858 6 2.24 6 5.643 Central Michigan 7 4-3-0 66 10 7-3-0 69 11 7-4-0
6 -0.597 7 -2.86 2 3.917 Miami OH 6 2-4-0 103 11 3-8-0 113 11 3-8-0
9 -14.133 8 -8.35 1 3.583 Eastern Michigan 6 1-5-0 106 9 2-7-0 117 11 2-9-0
8 -5.158 9 -8.85 4 4.750 Toledo 8 2-6-0 100 10 3-7-0 120 11 3-8-0
10 -22.086 10 -17.84 3 4.167 Northern Illinois 6 0-6-0 130 11 1-10-0 141 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 0.354 1 4.40 4 3.250 New Mexico State 4 2-1-1 121 10 4-5-1 131 11 4-6-1
1 6.292 2 4.40 5 3.375 Tulsa 4 2-1-1 32 12 7-4-1 33 12 7-4-1
4 -3.763 3 -0.00 2 2.875 West Texas A&M 4 1-1-2 116 11 4-5-2 122 11 4-5-2
2 1.594 4 -0.00 3 3.000 Wichita State 4 2-2-0 126 11 4-7-0 137 11 4-7-0
5 -4.477 5 -8.80 1 2.500 Drake 4 1-3-0 134 11 1-10-0 142 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.414 1 19.25 8 5.000 Southern California 7 7-0-0 3 12 11-1-0 3 12 11-1-0
2 16.848 2 13.75 7 4.857 UCLA 7 6-1-0 24 12 9-2-1 24 12 9-2-1
3 2.773 3 8.25 6 4.714 Stanford 7 5-2-0 43 11 6-5-0 42 11 6-5-0
4 -0.946 4 -2.75 5 4.571 Washington 7 3-4-0 70 11 5-6-0 64 11 5-6-0
5 -1.631 5 -2.75 4 4.429 California 7 3-4-0 48 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
6 -8.915 6 -8.25 3 4.286 Washington State 7 2-5-0 83 10 2-8-0 84 11 3-8-0
8 -15.532 7 -13.75 2 4.071 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 117 12 2-10-0 116 12 2-10-0
7 -13.011 8 -13.75 1 4.071 Oregon 7 1-6-0 90 11 4-7-0 93 11 4-7-0
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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.888 1 13.50 8 5.917 Georgia 6 5-1-0 4 12 10-2-0 4 12 10-2-0
5 1.146 2 9.04 2 5.000 Florida 6 4-2-0 18 12 8-4-0 18 12 8-4-0
4 5.505 3 8.56 5 5.417 Mississippi State 6 4-2-0 22 10 8-2-0 22 11 9-2-0
3 6.236 4 6.53 6 5.500 Kentucky 6 4-2-0 19 12 8-4-0 19 12 8-4-0
2 8.591 5 6.30 10 6.357 Alabama 7 5-2-0 17 12 9-3-0 17 12 9-3-0
8 -4.892 6 -3.30 1 4.583 Auburn 6 2-4-0 74 11 3-8-0 71 11 3-8-0
9 -8.346 7 -4.70 7 5.714 Mississippi 7 3-4-0 82 11 5-6-0 79 11 5-6-0
6 -2.715 8 -6.53 4 5.333 Louisiana State 6 2-4-0 37 11 6-4-1 37 11 6-4-1
7 -4.751 9 -8.50 9 5.917 Tennessee 6 2-4-0 39 11 6-5-0 39 11 6-5-0
10 -18.662 10 -20.90 3 5.167 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 84 11 2-9-0 86 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.536 1 12.57 6 4.500 East Carolina 6 5-1-0 26 10 8-2-0 25 11 9-2-0
2 3.214 2 3.77 7 4.500 Richmond 5 3-2-0 64 11 5-6-0 59 11 5-6-0
4 0.981 3 0.00 4 4.083 William & Mary 6 3-3-0 40 10 7-3-0 46 11 7-4-0
3 1.931 4 -0.63 5 4.500 Appalachian State 5 2-2-1 61 7 2-4-1 74 11 6-4-1
5 0.175 5 -3.14 3 3.833 Furman 6 2-3-1 79 8 3-4-1 82 11 6-4-1
6 -7.574 6 -6.29 2 3.667 Virginia Military 6 2-4-0 76 9 4-5-0 67 10 5-5-0
7 -10.263 7 -6.29 1 3.500 Citadel 6 2-4-0 71 9 4-5-0 60 11 6-5-0
SoCon results for other seasons
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Southland Conference [SLC] - Division I - College Football 1976
1976 - Ranking of teams in SLC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 9.967 1 11.00 6 4.000 Louisiana Lafayette 5 4-1-0 44 11 9-2-0 49 11 9-2-0
3 3.737 2 11.00 4 3.700 McNeese State 5 4-1-0 25 12 10-2-0 27 12 10-2-0
2 9.226 3 3.67 5 3.700 Texas Arlington 5 3-2-0 110 11 5-6-0 119 11 5-6-0
5 -1.419 4 -3.67 2 3.300 Arkansas State 5 2-3-0 99 11 5-6-0 108 11 5-6-0
4 1.449 5 -3.67 3 3.300 Louisiana Tech 5 2-3-0 86 11 6-5-0 95 11 6-5-0
6 -22.961 6 -18.33 1 3.000 Lamar 5 0-5-0 129 11 2-9-0 140 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 11.863 1 14.67 8 5.375 Texas Tech 8 7-1-0 5 12 10-2-0 5 12 10-2-0
1 16.710 2 14.67 9 5.438 Houston 8 7-1-0 2 12 10-2-0 2 12 10-2-0
2 14.640 3 9.78 7 5.312 Texas A&M 8 6-2-0 13 12 10-2-0 12 12 10-2-0
4 1.104 4 2.44 6 5.125 Baylor 8 4-3-1 21 11 7-3-1 21 11 7-3-1
5 0.367 5 -0.00 5 5.000 Texas 8 4-4-0 30 11 5-5-1 30 11 5-5-1
6 -1.524 6 -2.44 4 4.875 Arkansas 8 3-4-1 46 11 5-5-1 45 11 5-5-1
7 -8.928 7 -9.78 3 4.750 Southern Methodist 8 2-6-0 73 11 3-8-0 73 11 3-8-0
8 -15.827 8 -9.78 2 4.625 Rice 8 2-6-0 57 11 3-8-0 57 11 3-8-0
9 -18.405 9 -19.56 1 4.500 Texas Christian 8 0-8-0 108 11 0-11-0 110 11 0-11-0
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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
SWIC results for other seasons
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 6.760 1 13.75 8 4.929 Wyoming 7 6-1-0 77 11 7-4-0 77 12 8-4-0
1 14.819 2 13.75 7 4.929 Brigham Young 7 6-1-0 55 12 9-3-0 55 12 9-3-0
3 4.141 3 2.75 6 4.714 Arizona State 7 4-3-0 97 11 4-7-0 99 11 4-7-0
6 -1.769 4 0.92 3 4.000 Utah 6 3-3-0 113 11 3-8-0 115 11 3-8-0
5 0.177 5 -2.75 4 4.429 New Mexico 7 3-4-0 111 11 4-7-0 114 11 4-7-0
4 1.120 6 -2.75 5 4.429 Arizona 7 3-4-0 92 11 5-6-0 94 11 5-6-0
7 -5.679 7 -6.42 1 4.000 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 114 10 5-5-0 111 11 6-5-0
8 -19.569 8 -19.25 2 4.000 Texas El Paso 7 0-7-0 136 12 1-11-0 144 12 1-11-0
WAC results for other seasons
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