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1976 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 9 Nebraska (25) Big 8 0-0 961 DNP
2 < 8 Michigan (10) Big Ten 0-0 918 DNP
3 < 2 Arizona State (7) WAC 0-0 780 DNP
4 < 4 Ohio State (3) Big Ten 0-0 749 DNP
5 < 1 Oklahoma (6) Big 8 0-0 683 DNP
6 < 3 Alabama (3) SEC 0-0 624 DNP
7 < 6 Texas (3) Southwest 0-0 610 DNP
8 < 17 USC (2) Pac-8 0-0 517 DNP
9 < 15 Pittsburgh (1) Ind 0-0 416 DNP
10 < 10 Penn State Ind 0-0 348 DNP
11 < NR Notre Dame Ind 0-0 319 DNP
12 < 13 Maryland ACC 0-0 211 DNP
13 < 7 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 193 DNP
14 < 11 Texas A&M Southwest 0-0 136 DNP
15 < 14 California Pac-8 0-0 121 DNP
16 < 19 Georgia SEC 0-0 108 DNP
17 < 5 UCLA Pac-8 0-0 102 DNP
18 < NR Florida SEC 0-0 101 DNP
19 < NR Kansas Big 8 0-0 37 DNP
20 < 12 Miami (OH) MAC 0-0 32 DNP
NR < 16 Colorado Big 8 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Arizona WAC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 West Virginia Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Air Force, Arizona, Baylor, Boston College, Colorado, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, NC State, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Tulsa

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 3 8.3 1681
Ind 3 10.0 1083
Southwest 3 11.3 939
Pac-8 3 13.3 740
SEC 3 13.3 833
Big Ten 2 3.0 1667
WAC 1 3.0 780
ACC 1 12.0 211
MAC 1 20.0 32

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.