1976 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.1176 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.0756 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | TexasTech | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.0111 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.5816 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | SouthernCalifornia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.4712 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.2514 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Houston | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.0133 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | TexasA&M | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.4432 | 10 | 10T |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.2397 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | NorthCarolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.2273 | 19 | NR |
| 11 | MississippiState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.1627 | 20T | NR |
| 12 | Rutgers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.1139 | 17 | 15 |
| 13 | UCLA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4.0927 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Colorado | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.9104 | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Florida | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.8172 | NR | 20 |
| 16 | OhioState | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.7431 | 11 | 10T |
| 17 | OklahomaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.6493 | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Brown | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.5513 | ||
| 19 | IowaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.5485 | ||
| 20 | Nebraska | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.2689 | 13 | 19 |
| 21 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.2028 | ||
| 22 | Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1401 | 16 | 15 |
| 23 | NotreDame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1225 | 15 | 13 |
| 24 | EastCarolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.8607 | ||
| 25 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.8254 | 18 | 17 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.6963 | ||
| 27 | SanDiegoState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.6559 | ||
| 28 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.6360 | ||
| 29 | Kansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.3543 | ||
| 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.2850 | ||
| 31 | BrighamYoung | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.2735 | NR | 17 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.2257 | ||
| 33 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.9652 | ||
| 34 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.8334 | ||
| 35 | Texas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.7794 | ||
| 36 | PennState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.7442 | 20T | NR |
| 37 | BostonCollege | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.7424 | ||
| 38 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6979 | ||
| 39 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6867 | ||
| 40 | LouisianaState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.6080 | ||
| 41 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.4976 | ||
| 42 | Tulsa | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.4378 | ||
| 43 | McNeeseState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.3950 | ||
| 44 | SouthCarolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2893 | ||
| 45 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2868 | ||
| 46 | Tennessee | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2177 | ||
| 47 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1796 | ||
| 48 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.1336 | ||
| 49 | GeorgiaTech | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.0999 | ||
| 50 | Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.0913 | ||
| 51 | Colgate | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.0571 | ||
| 52 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0103 | ||
| 53 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9792 | ||
| 54 | MichiganState | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.9662 | ||
| 55 | Harvard | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.9209 | ||
| 56 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9023 | ||
| 57 | NorthCarolinaState | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.8804 | ||
| 58 | California | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8364 | ||
| 59 | WakeForest | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.7775 | ||
| 60 | Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.7560 | ||
| 61 | WestVirginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.7321 | ||
| 62 | FloridaState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6578 | ||
| 63 | Furman | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.6574 | ||
| 64 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.6567 | ||
| 65 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6231 | ||
| 66 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5948 | ||
| 67 | Miami(Florida) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.5496 | ||
| 68 | Army | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4721 | ||
| 69 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4113 | ||
| 70 | William&Mary | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.2546 | ||
| 71 | AppalachianState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2471 | ||
| 72 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2331 | ||
| 73 | Villanova | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2026 | ||
| 74 | VMI | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.1777 | ||
| 75 | Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.1649 | ||
| 76 | SouthernMethodist | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0909 | ||
| 77 | Auburn | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0409 | ||
| 78 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.0369 | ||
| 79 | NorthTexas | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0362 | ||
| 80 | BallState | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.0991 | ||
| 81 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2215 | ||
| 82 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.2271 | ||
| 83 | Kent | 8 | 4 | 0 | -0.2298 | ||
| 84 | AirForce | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2537 | ||
| 85 | Ohio | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.2659 | ||
| 86 | SanJoseState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.3545 | ||
| 87 | LongBeachState | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.3854 | ||
| 88 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4363 | ||
| 89 | ColoradoState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.4753 | ||
| 90 | ArizonaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5088 | ||
| 91 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.6427 | ||
| 92 | WashingtonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.7228 | ||
| 93 | NewMexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8330 | ||
| 94 | BowlingGreenState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.9919 | ||
| 95 | SouthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.0143 | ||
| 96 | WestTexasA&M | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1.0166 | ||
| 97 | LouisianaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.0378 | ||
| 98 | WichitaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.2406 | ||
| 99 | CentralMichigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.2634 | ||
| 100 | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.2798 | ||
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.3131 | ||
| 102 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.3489 | ||
| 103 | KansasState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -1.3691 | ||
| 104 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.4246 | ||
| 105 | NorthwesternState | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.4279 | ||
| 106 | Idaho | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.4907 | ||
| 107 | Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.5155 | ||
| 108 | FresnoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.5629 | ||
| 109 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.5660 | ||
| 110 | ArkansasState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.6460 | ||
| 111 | SouthernMississippi | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.6818 | ||
| 112 | Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.6872 | ||
| 113 | Tulane | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7459 | ||
| 114 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.7654 | ||
| 115 | IllinoisState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.7860 | ||
| 116 | NewMexicoState | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.8185 | ||
| 117 | UtahState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.9524 | ||
| 118 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.9720 | ||
| 119 | OregonState | 2 | 10 | 0 | -2.0189 | ||
| 120 | Cornell | 2 | 7 | 0 | -2.0629 | ||
| 121 | Princeton | 2 | 7 | 0 | -2.0651 | ||
| 122 | HolyCross | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3060 | ||
| 123 | Miami(Ohio) | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3404 | ||
| 124 | Dayton | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3584 | ||
| 125 | Northwestern | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.3852 | ||
| 126 | TexasChristian | 0 | 11 | 0 | -2.6059 | ||
| 127 | FullertonState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.6901 | ||
| 128 | NON_DIV1A | 32 | 64 | 3 | -2.8473 | ||
| 129 | Toledo | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.9091 | ||
| 130 | IndianaState | 3 | 7 | 0 | -3.0550 | ||
| 131 | Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.2711 | ||
| 132 | Davidson | 2 | 6 | 1 | -3.3397 | ||
| 133 | EasternMichigan | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.5616 | ||
| 134 | Pacific | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.7439 | ||
| 135 | Lamar | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.8775 | ||
| 136 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.0253 | ||
| 137 | Drake | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.2660 | ||
| 138 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 11 | 0 | -4.5152 | ||
| 139 | NorthernIllinois | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.8360 |
(This page last modified September 15, 2006 .)