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September 21, 1976 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (47) Big Ten 2-0 1156 W 51-0 H Stanford
2 < 2 Ohio State (3) Big Ten 2-0 998  
3 < 3 Pittsburgh (7) Ind 2-0 947  
4 < 4 Oklahoma (3) Big 8 2-0 820 W 28-17 H California
5 < 5 UCLA Pac-8 2-0 761  
6 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 1-0-1 511  
7 < 9 Georgia SEC 2-0 510  
8 < 10 Maryland ACC 2-0 412  
9 < 11 Texas A&M Southwest 2-0 373  
10 < 13 Kansas Big 8 3-0 288 W 37-16 H Kentucky
11 < 7 Penn State Ind 1-1 285  
12 < 12 Arkansas Southwest 2-0 262  
13 < 14 Alabama SEC 1-1 186  
14 < NR Illinois Big Ten 2-0 122 W 31-6 A #6 Missouri
15 < 16 LSU SEC 1-0-1 94  
16 < 17 North Carolina ACC 3-0 85  
17 < 20 Mississippi SEC 2-1 61  
18 < 15 Boston College Ind 1-0 60  
19 < NR USC Pac-8 1-1 49  
20 < NR Texas Tech Southwest 2-0 32  
NR < 6 Missouri Big 8 0 L 31-6 H Illinois
NR < 18 Arizona State WAC 0  
NR < 19 Texas Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 13.0 851
Big Ten 3 5.7 2276
Big 8 3 6.7 1619
Ind 3 10.7 1292
Southwest 3 13.7 667
ACC 2 12.0 497
Pac-8 2 12.0 810

Notes

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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.