1976 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.9084 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | SouthernCalifornia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.8666 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maryland | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.2545 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | TexasTech | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.0481 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.0407 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | TexasA&M | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.7803 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Georgia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.6167 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.4458 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.2944 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | MississippiState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.1938 | 20 | NR |
| 11 | OhioState | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.0885 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.0837 | 17 | 17 |
| 13 | OklahomaState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.6569 | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | IowaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.5971 | 19 | 18 |
| 15 | Brown | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.5139 | NR | NR |
| 16 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3.5050 | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | Alabama | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.3308 | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | NotreDame | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.3241 | 12 | 12 |
| 19 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.2776 | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.1675 | ||
| 21 | NorthCarolina | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.0903 | ||
| 22 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.9413 | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Florida | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.8451 | ||
| 24 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.8298 | 19T | |
| 25 | EastCarolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.7331 | ||
| 26 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.7018 | ||
| 27 | Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.6020 | 18 | 19T |
| 28 | SanDiegoState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.5924 | ||
| 29 | Kansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.3870 | ||
| 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.2792 | ||
| 31 | Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.0171 | ||
| 32 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2.0136 | ||
| 33 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.8295 | ||
| 34 | Texas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.8138 | ||
| 35 | McNeeseState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.8109 | ||
| 36 | BostonCollege | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.7168 | ||
| 37 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6463 | ||
| 38 | PennState | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.6371 | ||
| 39 | LouisianaState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.6321 | ||
| 40 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.5996 | ||
| 41 | BrighamYoung | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.5084 | ||
| 42 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.3662 | ||
| 43 | SouthCarolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2339 | ||
| 44 | Tennessee | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2084 | ||
| 45 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1520 | ||
| 46 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1500 | ||
| 47 | GeorgiaTech | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.1024 | ||
| 48 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0758 | ||
| 49 | Colgate | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.0261 | ||
| 50 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0217 | ||
| 51 | MichiganState | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.9798 | ||
| 52 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9683 | ||
| 53 | Harvard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.8876 | ||
| 54 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8225 | ||
| 55 | Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.8087 | ||
| 56 | California | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.7609 | ||
| 57 | NorthCarolinaState | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.7266 | ||
| 58 | Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6820 | ||
| 59 | WestVirginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6659 | ||
| 60 | WakeForest | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6503 | ||
| 61 | FloridaState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6033 | ||
| 62 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5919 | ||
| 63 | Furman | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5819 | ||
| 64 | Miami(Florida) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.5352 | ||
| 65 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.5296 | ||
| 66 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4651 | ||
| 67 | Army | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4043 | ||
| 68 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3591 | ||
| 69 | Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.3500 | ||
| 70 | William&Mary | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.1857 | ||
| 71 | AppalachianState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.1807 | ||
| 72 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.1340 | ||
| 73 | Villanova | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.1158 | ||
| 74 | SouthernMethodist | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.1124 | ||
| 75 | VMI | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.1023 | ||
| 76 | Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0827 | ||
| 77 | Auburn | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0247 | ||
| 78 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0095 | ||
| 79 | NorthTexas | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0206 | ||
| 80 | BallState | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.1171 | ||
| 81 | Kent | 8 | 4 | 0 | -0.2653 | ||
| 82 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2840 | ||
| 83 | Ohio | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.3106 | ||
| 84 | AirForce | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3195 | ||
| 85 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.3270 | ||
| 86 | SanJoseState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.4125 | ||
| 87 | LongBeachState | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.4287 | ||
| 88 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5240 | ||
| 89 | ColoradoState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.5662 | ||
| 90 | ArizonaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6037 | ||
| 91 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.6708 | ||
| 92 | WashingtonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.7682 | ||
| 93 | NewMexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.9178 | ||
| 94 | WestTexasA&M | 4 | 5 | 2 | -0.9625 | ||
| 95 | SouthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.9729 | ||
| 96 | LouisianaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.9845 | ||
| 97 | BowlingGreenState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.0180 | ||
| 98 | CentralMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.2793 | ||
| 99 | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3039 | ||
| 100 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.3375 | ||
| 101 | WichitaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.3435 | ||
| 102 | KansasState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -1.3696 | ||
| 103 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.3800 | ||
| 104 | NorthwesternState | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.4029 | ||
| 105 | Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.4136 | ||
| 106 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.4582 | ||
| 107 | Idaho | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.5222 | ||
| 108 | ArkansasState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.5730 | ||
| 109 | FresnoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.5952 | ||
| 110 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.5956 | ||
| 111 | SouthernMississippi | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7440 | ||
| 112 | Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7658 | ||
| 113 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7921 | ||
| 114 | IllinoisState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.8077 | ||
| 115 | NewMexicoState | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.8409 | ||
| 116 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.8427 | ||
| 117 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.9881 | ||
| 118 | UtahState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0069 | ||
| 119 | OregonState | 2 | 10 | 0 | -2.0585 | ||
| 120 | Cornell | 2 | 7 | 0 | -2.0962 | ||
| 121 | Princeton | 2 | 7 | 0 | -2.0984 | ||
| 122 | HolyCross | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3377 | ||
| 123 | Miami(Ohio) | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3549 | ||
| 124 | Dayton | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3697 | ||
| 125 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.4116 | ||
| 126 | TexasChristian | 0 | 11 | 0 | -2.5681 | ||
| 127 | FullertonState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.7056 | ||
| 128 | NON_DIV1A | 32 | 64 | 3 | -2.8791 | ||
| 129 | Toledo | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.9252 | ||
| 130 | IndianaState | 3 | 7 | 0 | -3.0502 | ||
| 131 | Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.2891 | ||
| 132 | Davidson | 2 | 6 | 1 | -3.3651 | ||
| 133 | EasternMichigan | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.5719 | ||
| 134 | Pacific | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.7756 | ||
| 135 | Lamar | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.8356 | ||
| 136 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.9916 | ||
| 137 | Drake | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.2818 | ||
| 138 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 11 | 0 | -4.5808 | ||
| 139 | NorthernIllinois | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.8489 |
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