1976 NCAA Division I football rankings
1976 NCAA Division I football rankings | |
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Season | 1976 |
Bowl season | 1976–77 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | Pittsburgh |
Two human polls comprised the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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AP Poll
Preseason Aug [1] | Week 1 Sep 14[2] | Week 2 Sep 21[3] | Week 3 Sep 28[4] | Week 4 Oct 5[5] | Week 5 Oct 12[6] | Week 6 Oct 19[7] | Week 7 Oct 26[8] | Week 8 Nov 2[9] | Week 9 Nov 9[10] | Week 10 Nov 16[11] | Week 11 Nov 23[12] | Week 12 Nov 30[13] | Week 13 (Final) Jan[14] | ||
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1. | Nebraska (25) | Michigan (1–0) (28) | Michigan (2–0) (47) | Michigan (3–0) (56) | Michigan (4–0) (52) | Michigan (5–0) (57) | Michigan (6–0) (58) | Michigan (7–0) (53) | Michigan (8–0) (57) | Pittsburgh (9–0) (49) | Pittsburgh (10–0) (44) | Pittsburgh (10–0) (39) | Pittsburgh (11–0) (45) | Pittsburgh (12–0) (59) | 1. |
2. | Michigan (10) | Ohio State (1–0) (18) | Ohio State (2–0) (3) | Pittsburgh (3–0) (2) | Pittsburgh (4–0) (3) | Pittsburgh (5–0) (3) | Pittsburgh (6–0) (4) | Pittsburgh (7–0) (6) | Pittsburgh (8–0) (5) | UCLA (8–0–1) (7) | UCLA (9–0–1) (13) | Michigan (10–1) (13) | Michigan (10–1) (8) | USC (11–1) (3) | 2. |
3. | Arizona State (7) | Pittsburgh (1–0) (9) | Pittsburgh (2–0) (7) | Oklahoma (3–0) (2) | Oklahoma (4–0) (3) | Nebraska (4–0–1) | Nebraska (5–0–1) | UCLA (6–0–1) | UCLA (7–0–1) | USC (7–1) (2) | USC (8–1) (1) | USC (9–1) (7) | USC (10–1) (3) | Michigan (10–2) | 3. |
4. | Ohio State (3) | Oklahoma (1–0) (4) | Oklahoma (2–0) (3) | UCLA (3–0) | Georgia (4–0) (2) | UCLA (4–0–1) | UCLA (5–0–1) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Michigan (8–1) (2) | Michigan (9–1) (2) | Georgia (9–1) (1) | Maryland (11–0) (2) | Houston (10–2) | 4. |
5. | Oklahoma (6) | UCLA (1–0) (2) | UCLA (2–0) | Nebraska (2–0–1) | UCLA (3–0–1) | Maryland (5–0) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) | Maryland (7–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Texas Tech (7–0) (1) | Texas Tech (8–0) (1) | Maryland (11–0) (2) | Georgia (10–1) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 5. |
6. | Alabama (3) | Missouri (1–0) | Nebraska (1–0–1) | Georgia (3–0) | Nebraska (3–0–1) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) | Maryland (6–0) | Texas Tech (5–0) (1) | Maryland (8–0) | Maryland (9–0) (2) | Georgia (9–1) т | UCLA (9–1–1) | Houston (8–2) | Ohio State (9–2–1) | 6. |
7. | Texas (3) | Penn State (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (4–0) | Missouri (4–1) | USC (4–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Georgia (8–1) | Maryland (10–0) т | Houston (7–2) | UCLA (9–1–1) | Texas A&M (10–2) | 7. |
8. | USC (2) | Nebraska (0–0–1) | Maryland (2–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Kansas (4–0) | USC (4–1) | Texas Tech (4–0) | Ohio State (5–1–1) | Ohio State (6–1–1) | Ohio State (7–1–1) | Ohio State (8–1–1) | Oklahoma (7–2–1) | Oklahoma (8–2–1) | Maryland (11–1) | 8. |
9. | Pittsburgh (1) | Georgia (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Kansas (3–0) | Missouri (3–1) | Ohio State (3–1–1) | Ohio State (4–1–1) | Nebraska (5–1–1) | Nebraska (6–1–1) | Nebraska (7–1–1) | Houston (6–2) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Texas Tech (9–1) | Nebraska (9–3–1) | 9. |
10. | Penn State | Maryland (1–0) | Kansas (3–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Ohio State (2–1–1) | Texas Tech (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Missouri (5–2) | Florida (6–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Oklahoma (7–2–1) | Nebraska (7–2–1) | Texas A&M (9–2) | Georgia (10–2) | 10. |
11. | Notre Dame | Texas A&M (1–0) | Penn State (1–1) | LSU (2–0–1) | USC (3–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Florida (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Missouri (6–3) | Texas A&M (7–2) (1) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Alabama (9–3) | 11. |
12. | Maryland | Arkansas (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Missouri (2–1) | Florida (3–1) | Florida (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Florida (5–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Houston (6–2) | Nebraska (7–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Colorado (8–3) | Notre Dame (9–3) | 12. |
13. | Arkansas | Kansas (2–0) | Alabama (1–1) | USC (2–1) | Boston College (3–0) | Texas (2–1–1) | Texas (2–1–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Arkansas (5–1–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Nebraska (7–3–1) | Texas Tech (10–2) | 13. |
14. | Texas A&M | Alabama (0–1) | Illinois (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Houston (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Colorado (6–2) | Oklahoma (6–2–1) | Iowa State (8–2) | Colorado (8–3) т | Oklahoma State (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | 14. |
15. | California | Boston College (1–0) | LSU (1–0–1) | Boston College (2–0) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Texas (3–1–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Florida (6–2) | Colorado (7–3) | Oklahoma State (7–3) т | Notre Dame (8–3) | UCLA (9–2–1) | 15. |
16. | Georgia | LSU (0–0–1) | North Carolina (3–0) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Texas (2–1) | LSU (3–1–1) т | Iowa State (5–1) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | Missouri (5–3) | Texas A&M (6–2) | Oklahoma State (6–3) | Penn State (7–3) | Alabama (8–3) | Colorado (8–4) | 16. |
17. | UCLA | North Carolina (2–0) | Ole Miss (2–1) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Ole Miss (4–2) т | Missouri (4–2) | Alabama (5–2) | Oklahoma (5–2–1) | Oklahoma State (5–3) | Penn State (7–3) | Rutgers (10–0) | Rutgers (11–0) | Rutgers (11–0) | 17. |
18. | Florida | Arizona State (0–1) | Boston College (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Alabama (4–2) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Texas A&M (6–2) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Alabama (7–3) | Alabama (7–3) | Baylor (7–2–1) | Kentucky (8–4) | 18. |
19. | Kansas | Texas (0–1) | USC (1–1) | Florida (2–1) | North Carolina (4–1) | Houston (3–1) | South Carolina (5–2) | Colorado (5–2) | Houston (5–2) | Colorado (6–3) | Missouri (6–4) т | Mississippi State (9–2) т | North Carolina (9–2) | Iowa State (8–3) | 19. |
20. | Miami (OH) | Ole Miss (1–1) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Penn State (1–2) | LSU (2–1–1) | Alabama (3–2) |
| Cincinnati (5–1) | Texas (3–2–1) | South Carolina (6–3) | Rutgers (10–0) т | North Carolina (9–2) т |
| Mississippi State (9–2) | 20. |
Preseason Aug [1] | Week 1 Sep 14[2] | Week 2 Sep 21[3] | Week 3 Sep 28[4] | Week 4 Oct 5[5] | Week 5 Oct 12[6] | Week 6 Oct 19[7] | Week 7 Oct 26[8] | Week 8 Nov 2[9] | Week 9 Nov 9[10] | Week 10 Nov 16[11] | Week 11 Nov 23[12] | Week 12 Nov 30[13] | Week 13 (Final) Jan[14] | ||
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Coaches Poll
Week 1 Sep 13 | Week 2 Sep 20 | Week 3 Sep 27[15] | Week 4 Oct 4[16] | Week 5 Oct 11[17] | Week 6 Oct 18[18] | Week 7 Oct 25[19] | Week 8 Nov 1[20][N 1] | Week 9 Nov 8[21] | Week 10 Nov 15[22] | Week 11 Nov 22[23] | Week 12 Nov 29[24] | Week 13 Jan 4 (Final) | ||
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1. | Ohio State (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Pittsburgh (10–0) | Pittsburgh (10–0) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | Pittsburgh (12–0) (39) | 1. |
2. | Michigan (1–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Pittsburgh (8–0) | UCLA (8–0–1) | UCLA (9–0–1) | USC (9–1) | Michigan (10–1) | USC (11–1) (3) | 2. |
3. | UCLA (1–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Nebraska (4–0–1) | Nebraska (5–0–1) | UCLA (6–0–1) | UCLA (7–0–1) | USC (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Michigan (10–1) | USC (10–1) | Michigan (10–2) | 3. |
4. | Pittsburgh (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Georgia (4–0) | UCLA (4–0–1) | UCLA (5–0–1) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Georgia (9–1) | Georgia (10–1) | Houston (10–2) | 4. |
5. | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Nebraska (2–0–1) | Nebraska (3–0–1) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) | Maryland (7–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Texas Tech (7–0) | Texas Tech (8–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Ohio State (9–2–1) | 5. |
6. | Missouri (1–0) | Nebraska (1–0–1) | Georgia (3–0) | UCLA (3–0–1) | Maryland (5–0) | USC (4–1) | Texas Tech (5–0) | Maryland (8–0) | Georgia (8–1) | Georgia (9–1) | UCLA (9–1–1) | UCLA (9–1–1) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 6. |
7. | Penn State (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (4–0) | Missouri (4–1) | Maryland (6–0) | Georgia (6–1) | Ohio State (6–1–1) | Maryland (9–0) | Maryland (10–0) | Houston (7–2) | Houston (8–2) | Nebraska (8–3–1) | 7. |
8. | Nebraska (0–0–1) | Maryland (2–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Kansas (4–0) | USC (4–1) | Ohio State (4–1–1) | Ohio State (5–1–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Ohio State (7–1–1) | Ohio State (8–1–1) | Nebraska (7–2–1) | Texas Tech (9–1) | Texas A&M (10–2) | 8. |
9. | Georgia (1-0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Missouri (3–1) | Ohio State (3–1–1) | Texas Tech (4–0) | Nebraska (5–1–1) | Nebraska (6–1–1) | Nebraska (7–1–1) | Oklahoma (7–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Oklahoma (8–2–1) | Alabama (9–3) | 9. |
10. | Texas A&M (1–0) | Penn State (1–1) | Missouri (2–1) | USC (3–1) | Texas Tech (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Missouri (5–2) | Florida (6–1) | Missouri (6–3) | Iowa State (8–2) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) т | Georgia (10–2) | 10. |
11. | Maryland (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Kansas (3–0) | Ohio State (2–1–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Florida (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1–1) | Houston (6–2) | Nebraska (7–2–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Texas A&M (9–2) т | Maryland (11–1) | 11. |
12. | Arkansas (1–0) | Kansas (3–0) | USC (2–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Florida (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Florida (5–1) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Alabama (7–2) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Colorado (8–3) | Notre Dame (9–3) | 12. |
13. | Alabama (0–1) | Alabama (1–1) | LSU (2–0–1) | Florida (3–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Texas (2–1–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | Colorado (6–2) | Tulsa (6–2) | Houston (6–2) | Oklahoma (7–2–1) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Texas Tech (10–2) | 13. |
14. | LSU (0–0–1) | Illinois (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Texas (2–1) | Texas (2–1–1) | Houston (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Oklahoma (6–2–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Oklahoma State (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | 14. |
15. | Boston College (1–0) | LSU (1–0–1) т | Notre Dame (2–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Houston (3–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | Alabama (6–2) | Florida (6–2) | Tulsa (7–2) | Colorado (8–3) | Rutgers (11–0) т | UCLA (9–2–1) | 15. |
16. | Kansas (2–0) т | USC (1–1) т | Boston College (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Missouri (4–2) | Colorado (5–2) | Tulsa (5–2) | Iowa State (7–2) т | Colorado (7–3) | Rutgers (10–0) т | Alabama (8–3) т | Colorado (8–4) | 16. |
17. | North Carolina (2-0) т | Boston College (1–0) | Florida (2–1) | Boston College (3–0) | Tulsa (4–1) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Texas (3–1–1) | Houston (5–2) | Arkansas (6–1–1) т | Oklahoma State (6–3) | BYU (9–2) т | BYU (9–2) т | Rutgers (11–0) | 17. |
18. | Texas Tech (1–0) т | North Carolina (3–0) | Houston (2–1) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Iowa State (5–1) | Alabama (5–2) т | Baylor (4–2–1) | Rutgers (10–0) | Baylor (6–2–1) | Baylor (7–2–1) т | Iowa State (8–3) | 18. | |
19. | USC (0–1) | Florida (1–1) т | Tulsa (3–1) | Houston (2–1) | Oklahoma State (3–1) | Colorado (4–2) | Boston College (5–1) т | Notre Dame (6–2) т | BYU (8–2) т | Florida (7–3) | Nebraska (7–3–1) | Baylor (8–2–1) т | 19. | |
20. | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Texas Tech (1–0) т | Texas (1–1) | Tulsa (4–1) | Ole Miss (4–2) | Alabama (4–2) | Cincinnati (6–0) т | Wyoming (8–2) т | Penn State (7–3) | Florida (8–3) | Kentucky (8–4) т | 20. | ||
Week 1 Sep 13 | Week 2 Sep 20 | Week 3 Sep 27[15] | Week 4 Oct 4[16] | Week 5 Oct 11[17] | Week 6 Oct 18[18] | Week 7 Oct 25[19] | Week 8 Nov 1[20][N 1] | Week 9 Nov 8[21] | Week 10 Nov 15[22] | Week 11 Nov 22[23] | Week 12 Nov 29[24] | Week 13 Jan 4 (Final) | ||
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- ^ Less than 20 teams received votes in this poll.
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