College Football 1976
Ranking of ALL Teams

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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1976 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
17 20.01 13 23.92 1 22.18 Missouri 11 6-5-0 1 11 6-5-0 Div I 3 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
78 -1.29 78 -0.65 2 24.64 Kansas State 11 1-10-0 2 11 1-10-0 Div I 1 7 0-7-0 BIG 8
113 -11.10 110 -10.15 3 30.64 Texas Christian 11 0-11-0 3 11 0-11-0 Div I 1 8 0-8-0 SWAC
36 9.33 41 9.43 4 30.95 Miami FL 11 3-8-0 4 11 3-8-0 Div I 4 1 1-0-0 SWIC
20 18.51 18 20.22 5 32.00 Florida 12 8-4-0 5 12 8-4-0 Div I 2 6 4-2-0 SEC
15 22.28 15 23.18 6 34.75 Colorado 12 8-4-0 6 12 8-4-0 Div I 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
10 24.52 14 23.23 7 34.92 Ohio State 12 9-2-1 7 12 9-2-1 Div I 4 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
56 5.25 65 2.83 8 37.09 North Carolina State 11 3-7-1 8 11 3-7-1 Div I 3 5 2-3-0 ACC
16 20.09 19 19.84 9 37.50 Kentucky 12 8-4-0 9 12 8-4-0 Div I 6 6 4-2-0 SEC
38 8.76 34 11.37 10 37.73 Illinois 11 5-6-0 10 11 5-6-0 Div I 7 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
23 16.01 23 16.20 11 38.27 Kansas 11 6-5-0 12 11 6-5-0 Div I 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
57 4.64 50 6.85 12 38.36 Clemson 11 3-6-2 13 11 3-6-2 Div I 2 5 0-4-1 ACC
66 3.08 73 1.54 13 39.32 Southern Methodist 11 3-8-0 11 11 3-8-0 Div I 3 8 2-6-0 SWAC
53 5.96 71 2.07 14 39.41 Auburn 11 3-8-0 14 11 3-8-0 Div I 1 6 2-4-0 SEC
3 30.06 4 29.13 15 39.88 Georgia 12 10-2-0 16 12 10-2-0 Div I 8 6 5-1-0 SEC
12 24.04 7 26.37 16 40.25 Oklahoma 12 9-2-1 15 12 9-2-1 Div I 8 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
33 11.36 31 11.81 17 40.73 Duke 11 5-5-1 19 11 5-5-1 Div I 4 6 2-3-1 ACC
92 -3.63 86 -3.00 18 41.05 Vanderbilt 11 2-9-0 17 11 2-9-0 Div I 3 6 0-6-0 SEC
11 24.14 9 25.45 19 41.77 Nebraska 13 9-3-1 18 13 9-3-1 Div I 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
87 -2.56 57 4.29 20 42.32 Rice 11 3-8-0 20 11 3-8-0 Div I 2 8 2-6-0 SWAC
102 -7.32 105 -9.54 21 42.68 Northwestern 11 1-10-0 26 11 1-10-0 Div I 3 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
13 23.61 10 25.40 22 42.75 Notre Dame 12 9-3-0 25 12 9-3-0 Div I 2 3 2-1-0 EIC
22 16.56 21 18.87 23 42.77 Baylor 11 7-3-1 24 11 7-3-1 Div I 6 8 4-3-1 SWAC
31 11.58 30 12.40 24 42.95 Texas 11 5-5-1 23 11 5-5-1 Div I 5 8 4-4-0 SWAC
54 5.85 58 4.12 25 43.50 Georgia Tech 11 4-6-1 27 11 4-6-1 Div I 12 2 1-1-0 SWIC
14 22.65 11 24.45 26 43.71 Oklahoma State 12 9-3-0 22 12 9-3-0 Div I 7 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
58 4.35 51 6.61 27 44.50 Purdue 11 5-6-0 28 11 5-6-0 Div I 10 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
67 3.03 40 9.77 28 44.73 Indiana 11 5-6-0 33 11 5-6-0 Div I 8 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
2 31.47 6 26.43 29 44.92 Michigan 12 10-2-0 32 12 10-2-0 Div I 6 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
8 25.57 12 24.08 30 44.96 Texas A&M 12 10-2-0 30 12 10-2-0 Div I 7 8 6-2-0 SWAC
41 8.13 45 7.92 31 45.64 Arkansas 11 5-5-1 29 11 5-5-1 Div I 4 8 3-4-1 SWAC
5 28.55 2 32.98 32 45.75 Houston 12 10-2-0 31 12 10-2-0 Div I 9 8 7-1-0 SWAC
68 2.52 52 6.23 33 46.86 Iowa 11 5-6-0 36 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
62 3.76 79 -0.94 34 46.91 Mississippi 11 5-6-0 34 11 5-6-0 Div I 7 7 3-4-0 SEC
43 7.75 54 5.59 35 47.10 Wisconsin 11 5-6-0 38 10 4-6-0 Div I 2 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
45 7.40 44 9.23 36 47.45 Michigan State 11 4-6-1 37 11 4-6-1 Div I 1 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
26 14.11 28 12.68 37 47.55 South Carolina 11 6-5-0 35 11 6-5-0 Div I 7 1 1-0-0 SWIC
108 -9.06 97 -6.11 38 47.82 Virginia 11 2-9-0 21 10 1-9-0 Div I 1 4 1-3-0 ACC
49 6.87 36 10.66 39 48.14 Wake Forest 11 5-6-0 42 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
6 26.31 5 27.90 40 48.42 Texas Tech 12 10-2-0 39 12 10-2-0 Div I 8 8 7-1-0 SWAC
4 29.07 3 30.95 41 48.46 Southern California 12 11-1-0 43 12 11-1-0 Div I 8 7 7-0-0 PAC-8
24 14.94 26 13.76 42 48.62 Penn State 12 7-5-0 45 12 7-5-0 Div I 7 6 4-2-0 EIC
9 25.45 17 21.38 43 50.96 Alabama 12 9-3-0 46 12 9-3-0 Div I 10 7 5-2-0 SEC
48 7.04 35 10.82 44 51.36 Minnesota 11 6-5-0 50 11 6-5-0 Div I 9 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
27 14.08 39 10.17 45 51.45 Tennessee 11 6-5-0 47 11 6-5-0 Div I 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
95 -4.87 109 -9.73 46 51.77 Southern Mississippi 11 2-9-0 44 11 2-9-0 Div I 6 3 1-2-0 SWIC
60 4.06 56 4.87 47 51.77 West Virginia 11 5-6-0 55 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 6 3-3-0 EIC
111 -10.29 116 -12.46 48 51.88 Oregon State 12 2-10-0 51 12 2-10-0 Div I 2 7 1-6-0 PAC-8
7 25.84 8 25.75 49 52.08 Maryland 12 11-1-0 53 12 11-1-0 Div I 6 5 5-0-0 ACC
52 6.17 59 3.99 50 52.50 Richmond 11 5-6-0 56 11 5-6-0 Div I 7 5 3-2-0 SoCon
65 3.19 66 2.65 51 52.77 Florida State 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0 Div I 10 5 3-2-0 SWIC
110 -10.28 126 -17.30 52 53.33 Western Carolina 3 0-3-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
82 -1.99 84 -1.68 53 53.55 Washington State 11 3-8-0 41 10 2-8-0 Div I 3 7 2-5-0 PAC-8
34 9.99 48 7.26 54 54.36 California 11 5-6-0 57 11 5-6-0 Div I 4 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
42 7.90 64 3.07 55 54.50 Washington 11 5-6-0 59 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
21 18.12 16 22.45 56 54.82 Iowa State 11 8-3-0 54 11 8-3-0 Div I 4 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
61 3.78 82 -1.19 57 55.31 Furman 11 6-4-1 58 8 3-4-1 Div I 3 6 2-3-1 SoCon
1 37.72 1 36.02 58 55.62 Pittsburgh 12 12-0-0 63 12 12-0-0 Div I 9 7 7-0-0 EIC
35 9.91 42 9.37 59 55.77 Stanford 11 6-5-0 62 11 6-5-0 Div I 6 7 5-2-0 PAC-8
32 11.39 20 19.26 60 56.00 North Carolina 12 9-3-0 60 12 9-3-0 Div I 7 5 4-1-0 ACC
59 4.29 62 3.20 61 56.50 Navy 11 4-7-0 40 10 3-7-0 Div I 3 6 2-4-0 EIC
28 13.58 37 10.48 62 57.77 Louisiana State 11 6-4-1 64 11 6-4-1 Div I 4 6 2-4-0 SEC
86 -2.52 98 -7.09 63 57.82 Tulane 11 2-9-0 65 11 2-9-0 Div I 8 2 0-2-0 SWIC
98 -5.74 88 -3.64 64 59.27 Syracuse 11 3-8-0 67 11 3-8-0 Div I 4 6 1-5-0 EIC
46 7.28 53 6.11 65 60.09 Virginia Tech 11 6-5-0 66 11 6-5-0 Div I 11 2 1-1-0 SWIC
18 18.94 22 17.58 66 60.73 Mississippi State 11 9-2-0 49 10 8-2-0 Div I 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
19 18.77 24 16.06 67 61.08 UCLA 12 9-2-1 68 12 9-2-1 Div I 7 7 6-1-0 PAC-8
64 3.46 74 1.42 68 62.44 Appalachian State 11 6-4-1 52 7 2-4-1 Div I 5 5 2-2-1 SoCon
77 -1.27 60 3.65 69 65.05 Citadel 11 6-5-0 69 9 4-5-0 Div I 1 6 2-4-0 SoCon
79 -1.45 93 -4.38 70 65.23 Oregon 11 4-7-0 71 11 4-7-0 Div I 1 7 1-6-0 PAC-8
97 -5.57 96 -6.08 71 67.09 Louisville 11 4-7-0 61 10 3-7-0 Div I 14 2 1-1-0 SWIC
39 8.57 46 7.75 72 67.18 William & Mary 11 7-4-0 72 10 7-3-0 Div I 4 6 3-3-0 SoCon
29 13.02 29 12.59 73 69.32 Cincinnati 11 8-3-0 73 11 8-3-0 Div I 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
76 -0.99 67 2.60 74 70.20 Virginia Military 10 5-5-0 75 9 4-5-0 Div I 2 6 2-4-0 SoCon
94 -4.55 83 -1.40 75 70.86 Army 11 5-6-0 70 10 4-6-0 Div I 8 6 2-4-0 EIC
37 9.20 47 7.68 76 71.45 Memphis 11 7-4-0 76 11 7-4-0 Div I 13 4 3-1-0 SWIC
25 14.90 25 13.92 77 71.82 East Carolina 11 9-2-0 74 10 8-2-0 Div I 6 6 5-1-0 SoCon
88 -2.60 87 -3.47 78 72.90 Delaware 5 2-2-1 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -10.42 113 -10.85 79 75.59 Miami OH 11 3-8-0 77 11 3-8-0 Div I 2 6 2-4-0 MAC
50 6.60 43 9.33 80 75.86 Boston College 11 8-3-0 80 10 7-3-0 Div I 14 6 5-1-0 EIC
47 7.06 33 11.54 81 75.96 Tulsa 12 7-4-1 78 12 7-4-1 Div I 5 4 2-1-1 MVC
115 -11.57 102 -8.31 82 76.86 Air Force 11 4-7-0 83 11 4-7-0 Div I 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
106 -8.10 103 -8.81 83 77.78 Temple 10 4-6-0 79 7 2-5-0 Div I 6 6 1-5-0 EIC
132 -19.77 146 -31.70 84 78.50 Connecticut 5 0-5-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
130 -19.56 136 -22.42 85 79.50 California Poly Ponoma 3 0-2-1 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
100 -7.00 101 -7.93 86 81.10 Massachusetts 5 2-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -2.45 94 -4.81 87 81.18 Arizona 11 5-6-0 84 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 7 3-4-0 WAC
123 -14.72 115 -12.02 88 81.64 Utah 11 3-8-0 85 11 3-8-0 Div I 3 6 3-3-0 WAC
84 -2.38 99 -7.60 89 81.68 Arizona State 11 4-7-0 86 11 4-7-0 Div I 6 7 4-3-0 WAC
139 -23.28 117 -12.71 90 83.20 Eastern Michigan 11 2-9-0 82 9 2-7-0 Div I 1 6 1-5-0 MAC
114 -11.57 123 -14.92 91 83.25 Lehigh 4 1-3-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
74 -0.73 81 -1.08 92 83.75 Villanova 11 6-4-1 89 9 5-4-0 Div I 15 7 5-2-0 EIC
70 1.48 90 -4.28 93 84.68 North Texas 11 6-5-0 81 10 5-5-0 Div I 5 1 0-1-0 SWIC
141 -24.94 142 -28.21 94 87.91 Drake 11 1-10-0 90 11 1-10-0 Div I 1 4 1-3-0 MVC
125 -16.06 135 -22.33 95 88.72 Cornell 9 2-7-0 118 9 2-7-0 Div I 3 7 2-5-0 Ivy
122 -14.45 128 -18.02 96 89.28 Princeton 9 2-7-0 120 9 2-7-0 Div I 4 7 2-5-0 Ivy
96 -5.45 114 -11.58 97 89.41 New Mexico 11 4-7-0 93 11 4-7-0 Div I 4 7 3-4-0 WAC
69 1.59 63 3.11 98 89.50 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 6-4-1 87 5 3-2-0 Div I 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
91 -3.40 76 0.59 99 89.82 Bowling Green 11 6-5-0 92 11 6-5-0 Div I 5 7 4-3-0 MAC
93 -3.74 77 0.56 100 90.27 Wyoming 12 8-4-0 98 11 7-4-0 Div I 8 7 6-1-0 WAC
81 -1.98 75 0.75 101 90.77 Ohio University 11 7-4-0 88 10 6-4-0 Div I 8 8 6-2-0 MAC
124 -16.06 127 -17.61 102 91.30 Utah State 11 3-8-0 101 10 2-8-0 Div I 9 1 0-1-0 SWIC
142 -25.27 144 -28.35 103 91.75 Texas El Paso 12 1-11-0 100 12 1-11-0 Div I 2 7 0-7-0 WAC
127 -16.94 133 -20.22 104 93.17 Holy Cross 11 3-8-0 91 6 0-6-0 Div I 13 4 0-4-0 EIC
72 -0.13 70 2.21 105 93.46 Kent State 12 8-4-0 97 12 8-4-0 Div I 9 8 6-2-0 MAC
121 -14.37 125 -17.08 106 93.56 Columbia 9 3-6-0 112 8 2-6-0 Div I 2 7 2-5-0 Ivy
44 7.58 55 5.41 107 93.67 Brigham Young 12 9-3-0 104 12 9-3-0 Div I 7 7 6-1-0 WAC
73 -0.20 61 3.40 108 94.95 Western Michigan 11 7-4-0 94 11 7-4-0 Div I 7 9 6-3-0 MAC
116 -12.32 120 -13.98 109 95.00 Toledo 11 3-8-0 95 10 3-7-0 Div I 4 8 2-6-0 MAC
126 -16.62 91 -4.28 110 95.30 Marshall 11 4-7-0 102 9 3-6-0 Div I 10 4 2-2-0 EIC
90 -3.38 95 -5.38 111 96.27 Louisiana Tech 11 6-5-0 99 11 6-5-0 Div I 3 5 2-3-0 SLC
136 -21.45 130 -19.71 112 97.00 Northwestern State (LA) 10 5-5-0 96 6 2-4-0 Div I 17 1 1-0-0 SWIC
119 -13.45 122 -14.42 113 98.73 West Texas A&M 11 4-5-2 103 11 4-5-2 Div I 2 4 1-1-2 MVC
147 -34.50 141 -27.64 114 100.18 Northern Illinois 11 1-10-0 105 11 1-10-0 Div I 3 6 0-6-0 MAC
134 -20.17 138 -24.09 115 101.83 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 130 7 2-5-0 Div I 1 7 2-5-0 Ivy
128 -17.81 132 -19.85 116 102.07 Hawaii 11 3-8-0 113 7 2-5-0 Div I 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
131 -19.72 107 -9.63 117 102.11 Illinois State 11 5-6-0 107 9 4-5-0 Div I 11 4 2-2-0 EIC
144 -26.10 134 -20.73 118 102.65 Louisiana Monroe 11 2-9-0 106 10 2-8-0 Div I 16 2 0-2-0 SWIC
83 -2.00 104 -9.36 119 103.31 Dartmouth 9 6-3-0 134 8 5-3-0 Div I 6 7 4-3-0 Ivy
104 -7.55 111 -10.48 120 103.41 Colorado State 11 6-5-0 119 10 5-5-0 Div I 1 6 2-4-0 WAC
146 -30.53 147 -33.90 121 103.50 Boston University 4 0-4-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
51 6.50 49 7.04 122 103.59 Louisiana Lafayette 11 9-2-0 108 11 9-2-0 Div I 6 5 4-1-0 SLC
99 -6.45 69 2.39 123 104.75 Central Michigan 11 7-4-0 114 10 7-3-0 Div I 6 7 4-3-0 MAC
101 -7.31 108 -9.73 124 104.77 Arkansas State 11 5-6-0 109 11 5-6-0 Div I 2 5 2-3-0 SLC
107 -9.02 119 -13.35 125 105.50 Texas Arlington 11 5-6-0 110 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 5 3-2-0 SLC
137 -22.28 124 -16.03 126 105.50 Indiana State 10 3-7-0 117 9 3-6-0 Div I 12 3 0-3-0 EIC
145 -27.35 140 -24.42 127 105.73 Lamar 11 2-9-0 111 11 2-9-0 Div I 1 5 0-5-0 SLC
89 -2.90 100 -7.69 128 106.32 San Jose State 11 7-4-0 115 10 6-4-0 Div I 5 4 4-0-0 BWC
75 -0.96 85 -1.99 129 106.33 Harvard 9 6-3-0 133 7 4-3-0 Div I 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy
80 -1.54 27 13.40 130 106.38 McNeese State 12 10-2-0 116 12 10-2-0 Div I 4 5 4-1-0 SLC
118 -13.13 92 -4.33 131 106.64 Southern Illinois 11 7-4-0 122 11 7-4-0 Div I 19 3 3-0-0 EIC
143 -25.62 145 -30.42 132 106.75 Pacific 11 2-9-0 121 9 1-8-0 Div I 1 4 0-4-0 BWC
129 -18.12 112 -10.55 133 106.89 Dayton 11 4-7-0 124 8 3-5-0 Div I 18 4 1-3-0 EIC
133 -20.13 137 -22.49 134 108.32 Wichita State 11 4-7-0 125 11 4-7-0 Div I 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
71 -0.01 80 -0.94 135 108.82 Ball State 11 8-3-0 123 10 8-2-0 Div I 10 5 4-1-0 MAC
120 -14.00 118 -12.91 136 109.10 Idaho 5 2-3-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
30 12.50 32 11.70 137 109.25 Rutgers 11 11-0-0 129 7 7-0-0 Div I 17 2 2-0-0 EIC
55 5.58 72 1.62 138 109.33 Yale 9 8-1-0 135 7 6-1-0 Div I 8 7 6-1-0 Ivy
40 8.21 38 10.38 139 110.12 Brown 9 8-1-0 137 8 7-1-0 Div I 7 7 6-1-0 Ivy
103 -7.34 89 -3.97 140 111.25 Akron 6 4-2-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
63 3.58 68 2.49 141 111.27 San Diego State 11 10-1-0 131 11 10-1-0 Div I 15 1 1-0-0 SWIC
140 -24.79 148 -37.52 142 113.75 Lafayette 4 0-4-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
105 -7.59 129 -18.42 143 113.89 Fresno State 11 5-6-0 127 8 4-4-0 Div I 4 4 3-1-0 BWC
135 -20.88 131 -19.84 144 114.23 New Mexico State 11 4-6-1 132 10 4-5-1 Div I 4 4 2-1-1 MVC
148 -37.09 143 -28.26 145 116.67 Santa Clara 3 1-2-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -10.01 106 -9.56 146 116.75 Colgate 10 8-2-0 126 5 3-2-0 Div I 16 3 1-2-0 EIC
138 -23.25 139 -24.18 147 118.56 Cal State Fullerton 11 3-7-1 128 6 1-5-0 Div I 2 4 1-3-0 BWC
117 -12.49 121 -14.12 148 124.80 Cal State Long Beach 11 8-3-0 136 10 7-3-0 Div I 3 4 2-2-0 BWC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Middle Tennessee 1 1-0-0
Nevada Las Vegas 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 1-0-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
California Poly 1 1-0-0
Davidson 2 0-2-0
East Tennessee State 2 0-2-0
Eastern Illinois 1 0-1-0
Eastern Kentucky 1 1-0-0
Grambling 2 1-1-0
Jacksonville State 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 1-1-0
Morehead State 1 1-0-0
New Hampshire 2 1-1-0
Nicholls State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 1-0-0
Portland State 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 2 0-2-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
SE Louisiana 2 2-0-0
Stephen F Austin 1 0-1-0
Tennessee State 1 0-0-1
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Weber State 2 0-2-0
Western Illinois 1 1-0-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0
Youngstown State 2 0-2-0
Delta State 1 0-1-0
Northern Michigan 2 2-0-0
Texas A&M Kingsville 1 1-0-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0-1-0
Cal State Northridge 1 1-0-0
San Francisco 1 0-1-0
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