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October 12, 1976 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (57) Big Ten 5-0 1194 W 42-10 H Michigan State
2 < 2 Pittsburgh (3) Ind 5-0 1057  
3 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 4-0-1 848  
4 < 5 UCLA Pac-8 4-0-1 834  
5 < 7 Maryland ACC 5-0 660  
6 < 3 Oklahoma Big 8 4-0-1 611 T 6-6 N #16 Texas
7 < 9 Missouri Big 8 4-1 485  
8 < 11 USC Pac-8 4-1 418  
9 < 10 Ohio State Big Ten 3-1-1 406  
10 < 15 Texas Tech Southwest 3-0 309  
11 < 4 Georgia SEC 4-1 302  
12 < 12 Florida SEC 3-1 230  
13 < 16 Texas Southwest 2-1-1 174  
14 < 14 Notre Dame Ind 3-1 158  
15 < 8 Kansas Big 8 4-1 130 L 21-14 A Oklahoma State
16 < 20 LSU SEC 3-1-1 42  
16 < NR Mississippi SEC 4-2 42  
18 < 18 Arkansas Southwest 3-1 37  
19 < NR Houston Southwest 3-1 28  
20 < NR Alabama SEC 3-2 18  
NR < 13 Boston College Ind 3-1 0 L 28-9 H Florida State
NR < 17 Texas A&M Southwest 0  
NR < 19 North Carolina ACC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 15.0 634
Big 8 4 7.8 2074
Southwest 4 15.0 548
Big Ten 2 5.0 1600
Pac-8 2 6.0 1252
Ind 2 8.0 1215
ACC 1 5.0 660

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.