1976 NCAA Division II football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 The 1976 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the Associated Press and Jet. This is for the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol Associated Press poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sept 22NCAA Division II Poll The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, New York September 22, 1976 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329735/poll_1976_0922_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Sept 29AP Division II poll The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky September 30, 1976 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329730/poll_1976_0930_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Oct 6NCAA Division II Poll The Lawton Constitution Lawton, Oklahoma October 6, 1976 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329743/poll_1976_1006_ii/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Oct 13AP NCAA Division II Poll The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois October 14, 1976 B-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329749/poll_1976_1014_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Oct 20NCAA Division II Poll News-Press Fort Myers, Florida October 20, 1976 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329754/poll_1976_1020_ii/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Oct 27NCAA Division II Poll The Jackson Sun Jackson, Tennessee October 28, 1976 4-B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329760/poll_1976_1028_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Nov 3Division II Poll The Jackson Sun Jackson, Tennessee November 3, 1976 6-B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329762/poll_1976_1103_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Nov 10NCAA Division II The Daily Times Salisbury, Maryland November 11, 1976 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329766/poll_1976_1111_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 Nov 17NCAA Division II poll The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky November 17, 1976 D3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329768/poll_1976_1117_ii/ Newspapers.com May 29, 2017 1976 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan (3–0) Alcorn State (2–0) Montana State (2–0) New Hampshire (2–0) Tennessee State (2–0) 1976 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina (3–0) 1976 Delta State Statesmen Delta State (2–0) UMass (2–0)In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts UNLV (2–0)In the actual printed polls, UNLV was listed as Nevada Las Vegas North Carolina A&T (2–0) т t 1976 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois (2–0) т Northern Michigan (4–0) Alcorn State (3–0) Tennessee State (4–0) u UNLV (3–0) u Western Illinois (3–0) u Lehigh (3–0) npr Jacksonville State (3–0) npr Western Kentucky (2–0–1) npr Troy State (3–0–1) npr Cal State Northridge (3–0) т In the actual printed polls, Cal State Northridge was listed as Northridge State tnpr Eastern Illinois (3–0) т npr Northern Michigan (5–0) UNLV (4–0) u Western Illinois (4–0) u Delaware (3–1) npr Troy State (4–0–1) u Southern (4–0) npr Alcorn State (3–1) т td Eastern Illinois (4–0) т u Lehigh (3–1) d 1976 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara (4–0) npr   Northern Michigan (6–0) Delaware (4–1) u Southern (5–0) u Alcorn State (4–1) u Akron (4–1) т tnpr UNLV (4–1) т d Tennessee State (5–1) npr Montana State (4–1) npr 1976 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky (5–1) т tnpr Western Illinois (4–1) т d   Northern Michigan (7–0) Southern (6–0) u Alcorn State (4–1) u Delaware (4–1–1) d Akron (5–1) т t UNLV (5–1) т Montana State (5–1) u Eastern Kentucky (5–1) u 1976 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech (5–1) npr Tennessee State (5–1) т td Western Illinois (5–1) т d Northern Michigan (8–0) Alcorn State (5–1) u Akron (6–1) u Montana State (6–1) т tu Southern (6–1) т d Tennessee Tech (6–1) u Tennessee State (6–1) u Delaware (4–2–1) d Western Illinois (6–1) u Northern Arizona (5–1) npr   Northern Michigan (9–0) Alcorn State (6–1) Montana State (7–1) u Tennessee State (7–1) u Delaware (5–2–1) u Northern Arizona (6–1) u Western Illinois (7–1) u Akron (6–2) т td South Carolina State (7–1) т npr Troy State (6–1–1) npr   Northern Michigan (10–0) Alcorn State (7–1) Montana State (8–1) Delaware (6–2–1) u Akron (7–2) u South Carolina State (8–1) u Eastern Kentucky (7–2) npr Troy State (7–1–1) u UNLV (7–2) npr Western Illinois (7–2) d   Montana State (9–1) u Northern Michigan (10–1) d Akron (8–2) u Delaware (7–2–1) Eastern Kentucky (7–2) u Troy State (8–1–1) u UNLV (8–2) u Alcorn State (7–2) т td South Carolina State (9–1) т d New Hampshire (8–2) т tnpr North Dakota State (8–2) т npr 3 Montana State 4 New Hampshire 6 Western Carolina 7 Delta State 8 UMass 10 North Carolina A&T 3 Tennessee State 7 Jacksonville State 8 Western Kentucky 10 Cal State Northridge 5 Troy State 8 Eastern Illinois 9 Lehigh 10 Santa Clara 6 UNLV 8 Eastern Kentucky 5 Southern 6 Tennessee Tech 4 Tennessee State 6 Northern Arizona 10 Western Illinois HBCU rankings Jet magazine ranked the top 1976 teams from historically black colleges and universities based on a poll of coaches and conference commissioners. The poll was published on December 16.Frank Bannister December 16, 1976 Top 20 Black Colleges https://books.google.com/books?id=BEMDAAAAMBAJ Jet (p. 50) 1. South Carolina State (10–1) 2. Grambling State (8–4) 3. Alcorn State (8–2) 4. Alabama State (8–3) 5. Bethune-Cookman (9–2) 6. Norfolk State (8–3) 7. Southern (8–3) 8. Fort Valley State (8–2) 9. Tennessee State (7–2–1) 10. Knoxville (8–2) 11. Fayetteville State (7–3) 12. Virginia Union (7–4) 13. Hampton (7–4) 14. Tuskegee (7–2–1) 15. Morris Brown (5–4–1) 16. Central State (6–5) 17. Morgan State (6–4) 18. North Carolina A&T (6–4–1) 19. Jackson State (5–4) 20. Prairie View A&M (6–5) and Florida A&M (6–3–2) Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA Division II football rankings