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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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