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October 5, 1976 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (52) Big Ten 4-0 1182 W 31-0 H Wake Forest
2 < 2 Pittsburgh (3) Ind 4-0 992  
3 < 3 Oklahoma (3) Big 8 4-0 914 W 24-10 A Iowa State
4 < 6 Georgia (2) SEC 4-0 870 W 21-0 H #10 Alabama
5 < 4 UCLA Pac-8 3-0-1 658  
6 < 5 Nebraska Big 8 3-0-1 648  
7 < 7 Maryland ACC 4-0 515  
8 < 9 Kansas Big 8 4-0 500 W 34-24 H Wisconsin
9 < 12 Missouri Big 8 3-1 389  
10 < 8 Ohio State Big Ten 2-1-1 324  
11 < 13 USC Pac-8 3-1 314  
12 < 19 Florida SEC 3-1 207  
13 < 15 Boston College Ind 3-0 165  
14 < 18 Notre Dame Ind 3-1 142  
15 < 17 Texas Tech Southwest 2-0 106  
16 < NR Texas Southwest 2-1 43  
17 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 3-1 27  
18 < NR Arkansas Southwest 3-1 22  
19 < 14 North Carolina ACC 4-1 20  
20 < 11 LSU SEC 2-1-1 17  
NR < 10 Alabama SEC 0 L 21-0 A #6 Georgia
NR < 16 Mississippi SEC 0  
NR < 20 Penn State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 4 6.5 2451
Southwest 4 16.5 198
Ind 3 9.7 1299
SEC 3 12.0 1094
Big Ten 2 5.5 1506
Pac-8 2 8.0 972
ACC 2 13.0 535

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.