Division I-A Football Conference Standings as of 01/01/1976 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system Atlantic Coast 499 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Maryland 5 0 0 182 73 9 2 1 312 150 616 Duke 3 0 2 131 84 4 5 2 197 212 515 N. Carolina St. 2 2 1 131 115 7 4 1 260 210 566 Wake Forest 3 3 0 145 137 3 8 0 221 264 464 Clemson 2 3 0 102 141 2 9 0 177 381 465 North Carolina 1 4 1 119 159 3 7 1 207 272 464 Virginia 0 4 0 84 185 1 10 0 175 428 400 Big Eight 648 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Oklahoma 6 1 0 178 97 11 1 0 344 154 741 Nebraska 6 1 0 211 83 10 2 0 367 137 724 Colorado 5 2 0 174 166 9 3 0 331 251 681 Kansas 4 3 0 154 112 7 5 0 262 180 619 Oklahoma St. 3 4 0 153 142 7 4 0 285 178 655 Missouri 3 4 0 198 162 6 5 0 282 241 647 Iowa St. 1 6 0 82 205 4 7 0 161 263 575 Kansas St. 0 7 0 23 206 3 8 0 89 248 540 Big Ten 576 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Ohio St. 8 0 0 284 43 11 1 0 384 102 689 Michigan 7 1 0 254 76 8 2 2 324 130 651 Michigan St. 4 4 0 161 136 7 4 0 222 167 610 Illinois 4 4 0 169 166 5 6 0 229 260 580 Purdue 4 4 0 119 170 4 7 0 128 220 562 Wisconsin 3 4 1 98 194 4 6 1 174 269 553 Minnesota 3 5 0 167 185 6 5 0 236 192 566 Iowa 3 5 0 149 212 3 8 0 182 279 533 Northwestern 2 6 0 126 243 3 8 0 149 318 514 Indiana 1 6 1 73 175 2 8 1 104 254 505 Eastern Independent 513 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Penn St. 5 0 0 122 38 9 3 0 240 123 646 Rutgers 2 0 0 77 24 9 2 0 347 91 545 E. Michigan 2 0 0 81 21 4 6 0 198 171 463 Akron 3 1 0 67 73 7 4 0 189 166 552 Notre Dame 2 1 0 68 47 8 3 0 244 144 605 Boston College 5 3 0 175 108 7 4 0 227 146 561 West Virginia 3 2 0 121 98 9 3 0 283 189 621 Navy 3 2 0 70 60 7 4 0 227 125 572 Indiana St. 3 2 0 139 92 5 5 0 216 239 470 Pittsburgh 4 3 0 199 87 8 4 0 322 161 637 Colgate 1 1 0 34 70 6 4 0 205 218 456 Dayton 2 2 0 84 96 5 6 0 202 222 508 Villanova 3 3 0 76 132 4 7 0 123 242 489 Syracuse 3 4 0 89 138 6 5 0 174 182 574 Temple 3 5 0 155 212 6 5 0 289 225 558 Marshall 1 3 0 66 73 2 9 0 148 296 419 Army 1 5 0 70 161 2 9 0 165 337 461 Cincinnati 0 1 0 17 21 6 5 0 209 182 542 S. Illinois 0 1 1 38 40 1 9 1 179 364 346 Illinois St. 0 3 1 47 146 2 7 1 140 298 383 Holy Cross 0 4 0 43 101 1 10 0 119 271 375 Ivy League 442 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Harvard 6 1 0 189 113 7 2 0 216 133 504 Brown 5 1 1 197 127 6 2 1 258 168 469 Yale 5 2 0 137 99 7 2 0 196 123 491 Dartmouth 4 2 1 129 107 5 3 1 160 121 462 Princeton 3 4 0 132 128 4 5 0 163 157 444 Penn 2 5 0 115 150 3 6 0 151 184 414 Columbia 2 5 0 144 210 2 7 0 151 261 390 Cornell 0 7 0 108 217 1 8 0 151 247 363 Mid-American 507 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Miami, Ohio 6 0 0 178 104 11 1 0 306 141 636 Cent. Michigan 4 1 1 173 64 8 2 1 309 102 534 Ball St. 4 2 0 112 106 9 2 0 244 171 579 Bowling Green 4 2 0 153 90 8 3 0 278 166 560 Ohio U. 3 3 1 99 87 5 5 1 164 143 506 Toledo 4 4 0 189 208 5 6 0 244 277 485 N. Illinois 2 3 0 87 111 3 8 0 193 230 415 Kent 1 6 0 111 190 4 7 0 202 289 461 W. Michigan 0 7 0 55 197 1 10 0 119 297 389 MVC 429 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Tulsa 4 0 0 169 38 7 4 0 368 181 502 New Mexico St. 2 2 0 57 107 5 6 0 179 300 442 West Texas State 2 2 0 83 52 5 6 0 259 218 431 Drake 1 3 0 50 131 3 8 0 188 312 394 Wichita State 1 3 0 70 101 3 8 0 140 286 378 Pac 8 597 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- UCLA 6 1 0 215 123 9 2 1 349 243 678 California 6 1 0 235 133 8 3 0 330 233 653 Stanford 5 2 0 188 176 6 4 1 322 279 619 Washington 5 2 0 160 122 6 5 0 196 250 637 Southern Cal 3 4 0 122 94 8 4 0 247 140 631 Oregon 2 5 0 114 182 3 8 0 148 266 540 Oregon St. 1 6 0 83 183 1 10 0 103 264 492 Washington St. 0 7 0 109 213 3 8 0 262 295 523 PCAA 462 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- San Jose St. 5 0 0 164 41 9 2 0 291 154 609 Long Beach State 4 1 0 135 82 9 2 0 274 169 548 San Diego St. 3 2 0 143 79 8 3 0 320 145 551 Pacific 2 3 0 114 148 5 6 1 231 276 466 Fresno St. 1 4 0 101 149 3 8 0 219 274 294 CSU-Fullerton 0 5 0 54 212 2 9 0 138 385 300 Southeastern 585 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Alabama 6 0 0 174 40 11 1 0 374 72 693 Georgia 5 1 0 147 70 9 3 0 299 197 617 Florida 5 1 0 182 47 9 3 0 302 117 593 Mississippi 5 1 0 104 78 6 5 0 170 162 593 Tennessee 3 3 0 89 110 7 5 0 253 193 589 Vanderbilt 2 4 0 47 156 7 4 0 119 200 574 Mississippi St. 1 4 1 70 116 6 4 1 165 166 579 Auburn 1 4 1 80 138 3 6 2 174 243 536 Louisiana St. 1 5 0 62 128 4 7 0 159 202 553 Kentucky 0 6 0 59 131 2 8 1 132 183 524 South/West Independent 499 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Virginia Tech 2 0 0 47 38 8 3 0 238 151 526 Southern Miss. 1 0 0 21 7 7 4 0 279 129 563 South Carolina 1 0 0 23 17 7 5 0 328 274 553 Louisiana-Monroe 1 0 0 14 10 4 6 1 252 273 412 Air Force 1 0 0 13 12 2 8 1 156 265 504 Memphis 4 1 0 100 68 7 4 0 180 168 548 Georgia Tech 3 1 0 108 46 7 4 0 270 200 556 Miami 2 1 0 71 80 2 8 0 157 239 501 North Texas 1 1 0 47 21 7 4 0 200 210 531 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 180 201 531 Louisville 1 2 0 23 58 1 10 0 148 316 355 Florida St. 2 4 0 96 114 3 8 0 187 213 483 Utah St. 0 1 0 8 17 6 5 0 193 240 505 Tn.-Chattanooga 0 1 0 3 6 5 5 1 176 191 454 Tulane 0 2 0 12 36 4 7 0 123 192 517 Houston 0 5 0 77 133 2 8 0 185 245 438 Southern 440 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Richmond 5 1 0 120 102 5 6 0 186 226 483 East Carolina 4 2 0 111 80 8 3 0 296 154 483 Appalachian St. 2 2 0 103 96 8 3 0 337 233 485 Citadel 3 3 0 57 50 6 5 0 144 97 426 William & Mary 2 3 0 56 90 2 9 0 95 261 403 Furman 2 4 0 101 103 5 5 1 210 155 417 VMI 1 4 0 54 81 3 8 0 162 187 385 Southland 502 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Arkansas St. 5 0 0 164 44 11 0 0 355 81 647 Louisiana Tech 4 1 0 119 76 8 2 0 297 185 557 McNeese St. 3 2 0 102 100 7 4 0 238 201 493 Louisiana-Lafay. 2 3 0 108 140 6 5 0 259 233 488 Texas-Arlington 1 4 0 108 178 4 7 0 213 286 469 Lamar Tech 0 5 0 56 119 1 10 0 121 253 355 SWC 577 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Texas 6 1 0 211 119 10 2 0 401 181 708 Arkansas 6 1 0 195 78 10 2 0 336 123 670 Texas A&M 6 1 0 166 83 10 2 0 265 124 644 Texas Tech 4 3 0 173 165 6 5 0 272 251 582 Southern Meth. 2 5 0 131 210 4 7 0 208 301 523 Baylor 2 5 0 124 177 3 6 2 181 235 547 Rice 1 6 0 119 192 2 9 0 176 252 482 Texas Christian 1 6 0 72 167 1 10 0 103 325 458 Western Athletic 533 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate - - - --- --- - - - --- --- ---- Arizona St. 7 0 0 178 74 12 0 0 347 127 812 Arizona 5 2 0 210 111 9 2 0 330 169 610 Colorado St. 4 2 0 84 114 6 5 0 172 234 552 Brigham Young 4 3 0 157 142 6 5 0 244 228 534 New Mexico 4 3 0 173 151 6 5 0 291 232 527 Utah 1 4 0 87 169 1 10 0 132 332 440 Wyoming 1 6 0 116 139 2 9 0 174 219 444 Texas-El Paso 0 6 0 50 155 1 10 0 109 281 349