College Football 1976
Ranking of ALL Teams

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