1976 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC4
- Big 83
- Big Ten3
- Other10
- 1–MichiganBig Ten—
- 2–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 3–PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 4–OklahomaBig 8—
- 5–UCLAPac-8—
- 6▲2NebraskaBig 8—
- 7▲2GeorgiaSEC—
- 8▲2MarylandACC—
- 9▲2Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 10▲3KansasBig 8—
- 11▼4Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 12–ArkansasSouthwest—
- 13▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 14NewIllinoisBig Ten—
- 15▲1LSUSEC—
- 16▲1North CarolinaACC—
- 17▲3Ole MissSEC—
- 18▼3Boston CollegeFBS Independents—
- 19NewUSCPac-8—
- 20NewTexas TechSouthwest—