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November 9, 1976 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Pittsburgh (49) Ind 9-0 1226 W 37-7 H Army
2 < 3 UCLA (7) Pac-8 8-0-1 1093  
3 < 4 USC (2) Pac-8 7-1 860  
4 < 1 Michigan (2) Big Ten 8-1 816 L 16-14 A Purdue
5 < 5 Texas Tech (1) Southwest 7-0 772  
6 < 6 Maryland (2) ACC 9-0 666  
7 < 7 Georgia SEC 8-1 620  
8 < 8 Ohio State Big Ten 7-1-1 541  
9 < 9 Nebraska Big 8 7-1-1 503  
10 < 15 Alabama SEC 7-2 270  
11 < 16 Missouri Big 8 6-3 218  
12 < 19 Houston Southwest 6-2 209  
13 < 12 Arkansas Southwest 5-1-1 174  
14 < 17 Oklahoma Big 8 6-2-1 137 W 49-20 H Kansas State
15 < 10 Florida SEC 6-2 114  
16 < 18 Texas A&M Southwest 6-2 75  
17 < 13 Oklahoma State Big 8 5-3 67 L 14-10 A Nebraska
18 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 6-2 31  
19 < 14 Colorado Big 8 6-3 22  
20 < NR South Carolina Ind 6-3 17 DNP
NR < 20 Texas Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 5 14.0 947
Southwest 4 11.5 1230
SEC 3 10.7 1004
Ind 3 13.0 1274
Pac-8 2 2.5 1953
Big Ten 2 6.0 1357
ACC 1 6.0 666

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.