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October 19, 1976 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (58) Big Ten 6-0 1234 W 38-7 A Northwestern
2 < 2 Pittsburgh (4) Ind 6-0 1088  
3 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 5-0-1 930  
4 < 4 UCLA Pac-8 5-0-1 896  
5 < 6 Oklahoma Big 8 5-0-1 718 W 28-10 A #15 Kansas
6 < 5 Maryland ACC 6-0 554  
7 < 8 USC Pac-8 4-1 513  
8 < 10 Texas Tech Southwest 4-0 486  
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1-1 463  
10 < 11 Georgia SEC 5-1 403  
11 < 12 Florida SEC 4-1 266  
12 < 14 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 263  
13 < 13 Texas Southwest 2-1-1 166  
14 < 19 Houston Southwest 4-1 100  
15 < 18 Arkansas Southwest 3-1 71  
16 < NR Iowa State Big 8 5-1 54 W 21-17 A Missouri
17 < 7 Missouri Big 8 4-2 40  
18 < 20 Alabama SEC 4-2 25  
19 < NR South Carolina Ind 5-2 16 W 10-7 H Mississippi
20 < NR East Carolina Southern 6-0 13 W 17-3 A VMI
20 < NR Mississippi State SEC 5-1 13  
NR < 15 Kansas Big 8 0  
NR < 16 LSU SEC 0  
NR < 16 Mississippi SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 4 10.3 1742
Southwest 4 12.5 823
SEC 4 14.8 707
Ind 3 11.0 1367
Big Ten 2 5.0 1697
Pac-8 2 5.5 1409
ACC 1 6.0 554
Southern 1 20.0 13

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.