1976 NCAA Division I football rankings

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AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Nebraska (25) |Week1-2 = Michigan (10) |Week1-3 = Arizona State (7) |Week1-4 = Ohio State (3) |Week1-5 = Oklahoma (6) |Week1-6 = Alabama (3) |Week1-7 = Texas (3) |Week1-8 = USC (2) |Week1-9 = Pittsburgh (1) |Week1-10 = Penn State |Week1-11 = Notre Dame |Week1-12 = Maryland |Week1-13 = Arkansas |Week1-14 = Texas A&M |Week1-15 = California |Week1-16 = Georgia |Week1-17 = UCLA |Week1-18 = Florida |Week1-19 = Kansas |Week1-20 = Miami (OH) |Week2-1 = Michigan (1–0) (28) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Ohio State (1–0) (18) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Pittsburgh (1–0) (9) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Oklahoma (1–0) (4) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = UCLA (1–0) (2) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Missouri (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = npr |Week2-7 = Penn State (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Nebraska (0–0–1) |Week2-8-Color = d |Week2-9 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Maryland (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Arkansas (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Kansas (2–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Alabama (0–1) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Boston College (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = LSU (0–0–1) |Week2-16-Color = npr |Week2-17 = North Carolina (2–0) |Week2-17-Color = npr |Week2-18 = Arizona State (0–1) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Texas (0–1) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Ole Miss (1–1) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Michigan (2–0) (47) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Ohio State (2–0) (3) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Pittsburgh (2–0) (7) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Oklahoma (2–0) (3) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = UCLA (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Nebraska (1–0–1) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Georgia (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Maryland (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Texas A&M (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Kansas (3–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Penn State (1–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Alabama (1–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Illinois (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = LSU (1–0–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Ole Miss (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Boston College (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = USC (1–1) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Michigan (3–0) (56) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Pittsburgh (3–0) (2) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Oklahoma (3–0) (2) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = UCLA (3–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Nebraska (2–0–1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Georgia (3–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Maryland (3–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Ohio State (2–1) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Kansas (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Alabama (2–1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = LSU (2–0–1) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Missouri (2–1) |Week4-12-Color = npr |Week4-13 = USC (2–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = North Carolina (4–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Boston College (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Ole Miss (3–1) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Florida (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Penn State (1–2) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week5-1 = Michigan (4–0) (52) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Pittsburgh (4–0) (3) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Oklahoma (4–0) (3) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Georgia (4–0) (2) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = UCLA (3–0–1) |Week5-5-Color = d |Week5-6 = Nebraska (3–0–1) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Maryland (4–0) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = Kansas (4–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Missouri (3–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Ohio State (2–1–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = USC (3–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Florida (3–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Boston College (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Texas (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = npr |Week5-17 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = Arkansas (3–1) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = North Carolina (4–1) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = LSU (2–1–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Michigan (5–0) (57) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Pittsburgh (5–0) (3) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Nebraska (4–0–1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = UCLA (4–0–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Maryland (5–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Oklahoma (4–0–1) |Week6-6-Color = d |Week6-7 = Missouri (4–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = USC (4–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Ohio State (3–1–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Texas Tech (3–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Georgia (4–1) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = Florida (3–1) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Texas (2–1–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = Kansas (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = d |Week6-16 = LSU (3–1–1) т |Week6-16-Color = tu |Week6-17 = Ole Miss (4–2) т |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Arkansas (3–1) |Week6-18-Color = |Week6-19 = Houston (3–1) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Alabama (3–2) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Michigan (6–0) (58) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Pittsburgh (6–0) (4) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Nebraska (5–0–1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = UCLA (5–0–1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Oklahoma (5–0–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Maryland (6–0) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = USC (4–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Texas Tech (4–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Ohio State (4–1–1) |Week7-9-Color = |Week7-10 = Georgia (5–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Florida (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Texas (2–1–1) |Week7-13-Color = |Week7-14 = Houston (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Arkansas (3–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Iowa State (5–1) |Week7-16-Color = npr |Week7-17 = Missouri (4–2) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Alabama (4–2) |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = South Carolina (5–2) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Michigan (7–0) (53) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Pittsburgh (7–0) (6) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = UCLA (6–0–1) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = USC (5–1) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Maryland (7–0) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Texas Tech (5–0) (1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Georgia (6–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Ohio State (5–1–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Nebraska (5–1–1) |Week8-9-Color = d |Week8-10 = Missouri (5–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Florida (5–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Oklahoma (5–1–1) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = Arkansas (4–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Texas (3–1–1) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Oklahoma State (4–2) |Week8-16-Color = npr |Week8-17 = Alabama (5–2) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Mississippi State (6–1) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Colorado (5–2) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Cincinnati (5–1) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Michigan (8–0) (57) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Pittsburgh (8–0) (5) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = UCLA (7–0–1) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = USC (6–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Texas Tech (6–0) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Maryland (8–0) |Week9-6-Color = d |Week9-7 = Georgia (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Ohio State (6–1–1) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 = Nebraska (6–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Florida (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = Arkansas (5–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Oklahoma State (5–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Colorado (6–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Alabama (6–2) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Missouri (5–3) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Oklahoma (5–2–1) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Texas A&M (6–2) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Houston (5–2) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Texas (3–2–1) |Week9-20-Color = d |Week10-1 = Pittsburgh (9–0) (49) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = UCLA (8–0–1) (7) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = USC (7–1) (2) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Michigan (8–1) (2) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Texas Tech (7–0) (1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Maryland (9–0) (2) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Georgia (8–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Ohio State (7–1–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Nebraska (7–1–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Alabama (7–2) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = Missouri (6–3) |Week10-11-Color= u |Week10-12 = Houston (6–2) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Arkansas (5–1–1) |Week10-13-Color= d |Week10-14 = Oklahoma (6–2–1) |Week10-14-Color= u |Week10-15 = Florida (6–2) |Week10-15-Color= d |Week10-16 = Texas A&M (6–2) |Week10-16-Color= u |Week10-17 = Oklahoma State (5–3) |Week10-17-Color= d |Week10-18 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week10-18-Color= d |Week10-19 = Colorado (6–3) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = South Carolina (6–3) |Week10-20-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Pittsburgh (10–0) (44) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = UCLA (9–0–1) (13) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = USC (8–1) (1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Michigan (9–1) (2) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Texas Tech (8–0) (1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Georgia (9–1) т |Week11-6-Color = tu |Week11-7 = Maryland (10–0) т |Week11-7-Color = |Week11-8 = Ohio State (8–1–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Houston (6–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Oklahoma (7–2–1) |Week11-10-Color= u |Week11-11 = Texas A&M (7–2) (1) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Nebraska (7–2–1) |Week11-12-Color= d |Week11-13 = Notre Dame (7–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Iowa State (8–2) |Week11-14-Color= npr |Week11-15 = Colorado (7–3) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = Oklahoma State (6–3) |Week11-16-Color= u |Week11-17 = Penn State (7–3) |Week11-17-Color= npr |Week11-18 = Alabama (7–3) |Week11-18-Color= d |Week11-19 = Missouri (6–4) т |Week11-19-Color= td |Week11-20 = Rutgers (10–0) т |Week11-20-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Pittsburgh (10–0) (39) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Michigan (10–1) (13) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = USC (9–1) (7) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Georgia (9–1) (1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Maryland (11–0) (2) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = UCLA (9–1–1) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Houston (7–2) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Oklahoma (7–2–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Texas Tech (8–1) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Nebraska (7–2–1) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Texas A&M (8–2) |Week12-11-Color= |Week12-12 = Ohio State (8–2–1) |Week12-12-Color= d |Week12-13 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week12-13-Color= |Week12-14 = Colorado (8–3) т |Week12-14-Color= tu |Week12-15 = Oklahoma State (7–3) т |Week12-15-Color= u |Week12-16 = Penn State (7–3) |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = Rutgers (10–0) |Week12-17-Color= u |Week12-18 = Alabama (7–3) |Week12-18-Color= |Week12-19 = Mississippi State (9–2) т |Week12-19-Color= tnpr |Week12-20 = North Carolina (9–2) т |Week12-20-Color= npr |Week13-1 = Pittsburgh (11–0) (45) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Michigan (10–1) (8) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = USC (10–1) (3) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Maryland (11–0) (2) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Georgia (10–1) |Week13-5-Color = d |Week13-6 = Houston (8–2) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = UCLA (9–1–1) |Week13-7-Color = d |Week13-8 = Oklahoma (8–2–1) |Week13-8-Color = |Week13-9 = Texas Tech (9–1) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = Texas A&M (9–2) |Week13-10-Color= u |Week13-11 = Ohio State (8–2–1) |Week13-11-Color= u |Week13-12 = Colorado (8–3) |Week13-12-Color= u |Week13-13 = Nebraska (7–3–1) |Week13-13-Color= d |Week13-14 = Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week13-14-Color= |Week13-15 = Notre Dame (8–3) |Week13-15-Color= d |Week13-16 = Alabama (8–3) |Week13-16-Color= u |Week13-17 = Rutgers (11–0) |Week13-17-Color= |Week13-18 = Baylor (7–2–1) |Week13-18-Color= npr |Week13-19 = North Carolina (9–2) |Week13-19-Color= |Week13-20 = |Week13-20-Color= d |Week14-1 = Pittsburgh (12–0) (59) |Week14-1-Color = nc |Week14-2 = USC (11–1) (3) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Michigan (10–2) |Week14-3-Color = d |Week14-4 = Houston (10–2) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Oklahoma (9–2–1) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Ohio State (9–2–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Texas A&M (10–2) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Maryland (11–1) |Week14-8-Color = d |Week14-9 = Nebraska (9–3–1) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Georgia (10–2) |Week14-10-Color= d |Week14-11 = Alabama (9–3) |Week14-11-Color= u |Week14-12 = Notre Dame (9–3) |Week14-12-Color= u |Week14-13 = Texas Tech (10–2) |Week14-13-Color= d |Week14-14 = Oklahoma State (9–3) |Week14-14-Color= |Week14-15 = UCLA (9–2–1) |Week14-15-Color= d |Week14-16 = Colorado (8–4) |Week14-16-Color= d |Week14-17 = Rutgers (11–0) |Week14-17-Color= |Week14-18 = Kentucky (8–4) |Week14-18-Color= npr |Week14-19 = Iowa State (8–3) |Week14-19-Color= npr |Week14-20 = Mississippi State (9–2) |Week14-20-Color=

Coaches Poll

|Week1-1 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week1-2 = Michigan (1–0) |Week1-3 = UCLA (1–0) |Week1-4 = Pittsburgh (1–0) |Week1-5 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week1-6 = Missouri (1–0) |Week1-7 = Penn State (1–0) |Week1-8 = Nebraska (0–0–1) |Week1-9 = Georgia (1-0) |Week1-10 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week1-11 = Maryland (1–0) |Week1-12 = Arkansas (1–0) |Week1-13 = Alabama (0–1) |Week1-14 = LSU (0–0–1) |Week1-15 = Boston College (1–0) |Week1-16 = Kansas (2–0) т |Week1-16-Color = t |Week1-17 = North Carolina (2-0) т |Week1-17-Color = t |Week1-18 = Texas Tech (1–0) т |Week1-19 = USC (0–1) |Week1-20 = Oklahoma State (1–0) |Week2-1 = Michigan (2–0) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week2-2-Color = d |Week2-3 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = UCLA (2–0) |Week2-4-Color = d |Week2-5 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Nebraska (1–0–1) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Georgia (2–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Maryland (2–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Texas A&M (2–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Penn State (1–1) |Week2-10-Color = d |Week2-11 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Kansas (3–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Alabama (1–1) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = Illinois (2–0) |Week2-14-Color = npr |Week2-15 = LSU (1–0–1) т |Week2-15-Color = td |Week2-16 = USC (1–1) т |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Boston College (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Florida (1–1) т |Week2-19-Color = tnpr |Week2-20 = Texas Tech (1–0) т |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = Michigan (3–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = UCLA (3–0) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Nebraska (2–0–1) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Georgia (3–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Maryland (3–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Ohio State (2–1) |Week3-8-Color = d |Week3-9 = Alabama (2–1) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Missouri (2–1) |Week3-10-Color = npr |Week3-11 = Kansas (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = USC (2–1) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = LSU (2–0–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = North Carolina (4–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week3-15-Color = npr |Week3-16 = Boston College (2–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Florida (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Houston (2–1) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Tulsa (3–1) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Texas (1–1) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Michigan (4–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Pittsburgh (4–0) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Oklahoma (4–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Georgia (4–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Nebraska (3–0–1) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 = UCLA (3–0–1) |Week4-6-Color = d |Week4-7 = Maryland (4–0) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 = Kansas (4–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Missouri (3–1) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = USC (3–1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Ohio State (2–1–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Florida (3–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Texas (2–1) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Arkansas (3–1) |Week4-15-Color = npr |Week4-16 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week4-16-Color = npr |Week4-17 = Boston College (3–0) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Houston (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = Tulsa (4–1) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week5-1 = Michigan (5–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Pittsburgh (5–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Nebraska (4–0–1) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = UCLA (4–0–1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Oklahoma (4–0–1) |Week5-5-Color = d |Week5-6 = Maryland (5–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Missouri (4–1) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = USC (4–1) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Ohio State (3–1–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Texas Tech (3–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Georgia (4–1) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = Florida (3–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Texas (2–1–1) |Week5-14-Color = |Week5-15 = Houston (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Arkansas (3–1) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = Tulsa (4–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Kansas (4–1) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Oklahoma State (3–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Ole Miss (4–2) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Michigan (6–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Pittsburgh (6–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Nebraska (5–0–1) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = UCLA (5–0–1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Oklahoma (5–0–1) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = USC (4–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Maryland (6–0) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Ohio State (4–1–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Texas Tech (4–0) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Georgia (5–1) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Florida (4–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Texas (2–1–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Houston (4–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Arkansas (3–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Missouri (4–2) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Cincinnati (6–0) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Iowa State (5–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Colorado (4–2) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Alabama (4–2) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Michigan (7–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Pittsburgh (7–0) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = UCLA (6–0–1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = USC (5–1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Maryland (7–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Texas Tech (5–0) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Georgia (6–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Ohio State (5–1–1) |Week7-8-Color = |Week7-9 = Nebraska (5–1–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Missouri (5–2) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Florida (5–1) |Week7-12-Color = d |Week7-13 = Oklahoma (5–1–1) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Arkansas (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Oklahoma State (4–2) |Week7-15-Color = npr |Week7-16 = Colorado (5–2) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Texas (3–1–1) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Alabama (5–2) т |Week7-18-Color = tu |Week7-19 = Boston College (5–1) т |Week7-19-Color = tnpr |Week7-20 = Cincinnati (6–0) т |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = Michigan (8–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Pittsburgh (8–0) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = UCLA (7–0–1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = USC (6–1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Texas Tech (6–0) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Maryland (8–0) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Ohio State (6–1–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Georgia (7–1) |Week8-8-Color = d |Week8-9 = Nebraska (6–1–1) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 = Florida (6–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Notre Dame (6–1–1) |Week8-11-Color = |Week8-12 = Oklahoma State (5–2) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Colorado (6–2) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Arkansas (5–1) |Week8-14-Color = |Week8-15 = Alabama (6–2) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Tulsa (5–2) |Week8-16-Color = npr |Week8-17 = Houston (5–2) |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = |Week8-18-Color = |Week8-19 = |Week8-19-Color = |Week8-20 = |Week8-20-Color = |Week9-1 = Pittsburgh (9–0) |Week9-1-Color = u |Week9-2 = UCLA (8–0–1) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = USC (7–1) |Week9-3-Color = u |Week9-4 = Michigan (8–1) |Week9-4-Color = d |Week9-5 = Texas Tech (7–0) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Georgia (8–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Maryland (9–0) |Week9-7-Color = d |Week9-8 = Ohio State (7–1–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = Nebraska (7–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Missouri (6–3) |Week9-10-Color = npr |Week9-11 = Houston (6–2) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Alabama (7–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Tulsa (6–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Oklahoma (6–2–1) |Week9-14-Color = npr |Week9-15 = Florida (6–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Iowa State (7–2) т |Week9-16-Color = tnpr |Week9-17 = Arkansas (6–1–1) т |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Baylor (4–2–1) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Notre Dame (6–2) т |Week9-19-Color = td |Week9-20 = |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Pittsburgh (10–0) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = UCLA (9–0–1) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = USC (8–1) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan (9–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Texas Tech (8–0) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Georgia (9–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Maryland (10–0) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Ohio State (8–1–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Oklahoma (7–2–1) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Iowa State (8–2) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = Nebraska (7–2–1) |Week10-11-Color= d |Week10-12 = Texas A&M (7–2) |Week10-12-Color= npr |Week10-13 = Houston (6–2) |Week10-13-Color= d |Week10-14 = Notre Dame (7–2) |Week10-14-Color= u |Week10-15 = Tulsa (7–2) |Week10-15-Color= d |Week10-16 = Colorado (7–3) |Week10-16-Color= npr |Week10-17 = Oklahoma State (6–3) |Week10-17-Color= npr |Week10-18 = Rutgers (10–0) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = BYU (8–2) т |Week10-19-Color= t |Week10-20 = Wyoming (8–2) т |Week10-20-Color= |Week11-1 = Pittsburgh (10–0) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = USC (9–1) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Michigan (10–1) |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Georgia (9–1) |Week11-4-Color = u |Week11-5 = Maryland (11–0) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = UCLA (9–1–1) |Week11-6-Color = d |Week11-7 = Houston (7–2) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Nebraska (7–2–1) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Ohio State (8–2–1) |Week11-9-Color = d |Week11-10 = Texas Tech (8–1) |Week11-10-Color= d |Week11-11 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Texas A&M (8–2) |Week11-12-Color= |Week11-13 = Oklahoma (7–2–1) |Week11-13-Color= d |Week11-14 = Oklahoma State (7–3) |Week11-14-Color= u |Week11-15 = Colorado (8–3) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = Rutgers (10–0) т |Week11-16-Color= tu |Week11-17 = BYU (9–2) т |Week11-17-Color= u |Week11-18 = Baylor (6–2–1) |Week11-18-Color= npr |Week11-19 = Florida (7–3) |Week11-19-Color= npr |Week11-20 = Penn State (7–3) |Week11-20-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Pittsburgh (11–0) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Michigan (10–1) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = USC (10–1) |Week12-3-Color = d |Week12-4 = Georgia (10–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Maryland (11–0) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = UCLA (9–1–1) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Houston (8–2) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Texas Tech (9–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Oklahoma (8–2–1) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Ohio State (8–2–1) т |Week12-10-Color= td |Week12-11 = Texas A&M (9–2) т |Week12-11-Color= u |Week12-12 = Colorado (8–3) |Week12-12-Color= u |Week12-13 = Notre Dame (8–3) |Week12-13-Color= d |Week12-14 = Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week12-14-Color= |Week12-15 = Rutgers (11–0) т |Week12-15-Color= tu |Week12-16 = Alabama (8–3) т |Week12-16-Color= npr |Week12-17 = BYU (9–2) т |Week12-17-Color= td |Week12-18 = Baylor (7–2–1) т |Week12-18-Color= u |Week12-19 = Nebraska (7–3–1) |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = Florida (8–3) |Week12-20-Color= d |Week13-1 = Pittsburgh (12–0) (39) |Week13-1-Color = nc |Week13-2 = USC (11–1) (3) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Michigan (10–2) |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Houston (10–2) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Ohio State (9–2–1) |Week13-5-Color = u |Week13-6 = Oklahoma (9–2–1) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Nebraska (8–3–1) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Texas A&M (10–2) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Alabama (9–3) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Georgia (10–2) |Week13-10-Color= d |Week13-11 = Maryland (11–1) |Week13-11-Color= d |Week13-12 = Notre Dame (9–3) |Week13-12-Color= u |Week13-13 = Texas Tech (10–2) |Week13-13-Color= d |Week13-14 = Oklahoma State (9–3) |Week13-14-Color= |Week13-15 = UCLA (9–2–1) |Week13-15-Color= d |Week13-16 = Colorado (8–4) |Week13-16-Color= d |Week13-17 = Rutgers (11–0) |Week13-17-Color= d |Week13-18 = Iowa State (8–3) |Week13-18-Color= npr |Week13-19 = Baylor (7–3–1) т |Week13-19-Color= td |Week13-20 = Kentucky (8–4) т |Week13-20-Color= npr Note:

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