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November 23, 1976 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Pittsburgh (39) Ind 10-0 1172 DNP
2 < 4 Michigan (13) Big Ten 10-1 1050  
3 < 3 USC (7) Pac-8 9-1 1046  
4 < 6 Georgia (1) SEC 9-1 807  
5 < 6 Maryland (2) ACC 11-0 790  
6 < 2 UCLA Pac-8 9-1-1 576  
7 < 9 Houston Southwest 7-2 550  
8 < 10 Oklahoma Big 8 7-2-1 346 DNP
9 < 5 Texas Tech Southwest 8-1 333  
10 < 12 Nebraska Big 8 7-2-1 323  
11 < 11 Texas A&M Southwest 8-2 319  
12 < 8 Ohio State Big Ten 8-2-1 281  
13 < 13 Notre Dame Ind 8-2 246  
14 < 15 Colorado Big 8 8-3 153  
14 < 16 Oklahoma State Big 8 7-3 153 W 42-21 H Iowa State
16 < 17 Penn State Ind 7-3 74  
17 < 19 Rutgers Ind 10-0 40  
18 < 18 Alabama SEC 7-3 29  
19 < NR Mississippi State SEC 9-2 15  
19 < NR North Carolina ACC 9-2 15  
NR < 14 Iowa State Big 8 0  
NR < 19 Missouri Big 8 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 4 11.5 975
Ind 4 11.8 1532
Southwest 3 9.0 1202
SEC 3 13.7 851
Pac-8 2 4.5 1622
Big Ten 2 7.0 1331
ACC 2 12.0 805

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.