1976 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big 85
- SEC4
- FBS Independents3
- Other8
- 1–PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 2▲1USCPac-8—
- 3▼1MichiganBig Ten—
- 4▲2HoustonSouthwest—
- 5▲3OklahomaBig 8—
- 6▲5Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 7▲3Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 8▼4MarylandACC—
- 9▲4NebraskaBig 8—
- 10▼5GeorgiaSEC—
- 11▲5AlabamaSEC—
- 12▲3Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 13▼4Texas TechSouthwest—
- 14–Oklahoma StateBig 8—
- 15▼8UCLAPac-8—
- 16▼4ColoradoBig 8—
- 17–RutgersFBS Independents—
- 18NewKentuckySEC—
- 19NewIowa StateBig 8—
- 20–Mississippi StateSEC—