NCAA football standings at the end of December 20, 1975
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 
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| #17 Maryland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 299 | 150 | Won 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 73 | Jerry Claiborne | 
| Duke | 4 | 5 | 2 | 197 | 212 | Tied 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 84 | Mike McGee | 
| Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 0 | 221 | 264 | Lost 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 137 | Chuck Mills | 
| North Carolina State | 7 | 3 | 1 | 250 | 197 | Tied 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 131 | 115 | Lou Holtz | 
| Clemson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 177 | 381 | Lost 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 141 | Jimmy "Red" Parker | 
| North Carolina | 3 | 7 | 1 | 207 | 272 | Tied 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 159 | Bill Dooley | 
| Virginia | 1 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 428 | Lost 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 185 | Sonny Randle | 
| Big Ten Conference | 
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| #1 Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 79 | Won 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 43 | Woody Hayes | 
| #5 Michigan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 318 | 116 | Lost 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 76 | Bo Schembechler | 
| Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 222 | 167 | Won 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 136 | Denny Stolz | 
| Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 229 | 260 | Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 166 | Bob Blackman | 
| Purdue | 4 | 7 | 0 | 128 | 220 | Won 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 170 | Alex Agase | 
| Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 269 | Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 194 | John Jardine | 
| Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 236 | 192 | Won 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 167 | 185 | Cal Stoll | 
| Iowa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 182 | 279 | Lost 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 212 | Bob Commings | 
| Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | 149 | 318 | Lost 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 243 | John Pont | 
| Indiana | 2 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 254 | Lost 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 73 | 175 | Lee Corso | 
| Big Eight Conference | 
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| #6 Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 0 | 353 | 120 | Lost 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 83 | Tom Osborne | 
| #3 Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 148 | Won 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 97 | Barry Switzer | 
| #10 Colorado | 9 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 213 | Won 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 166 | Bill Mallory | 
| #19 Kansas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 243 | 147 | Won 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 112 | Bud Moore | 
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 285 | 178 | Won 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 142 | Jim Stanley | 
| Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 282 | 241 | Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 162 | Al Onofrio | 
| Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 161 | 263 | Lost 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 205 | Earle Bruce | 
| Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 248 | Lost 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 206 | Ellis Rainsberger | 
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. | 
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| San Jose State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 291 | 154 | Lost 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 41 | Darryl Rogers | 
| Long Beach State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 169 | Won 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 82 | Wayne Howard | 
| San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 145 | Lost 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 79 | Claude Gilbert | 
| Pacific | 5 | 6 | 1 | 231 | 276 | Lost 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 148 | Chester Caddas | 
| Fresno State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 219 | 274 | Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 149 | J.R. Boone | 
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | 9 | 0 | 138 | 385 | Won 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 212 | Jim Colletto | 
| Ivy League | 
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| Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 133 | Won 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 113 | Joseph Restic | 
| Brown | 6 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 168 | Won 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 127 | John Anderson | 
| Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 123 | Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 99 | Carmen Cozza | 
| Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 121 | Won 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 107 | Jake Crouthamel | 
| Princeton | 4 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 157 | Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 128 | Bob Casciola | 
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 184 | Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 150 | Harry Gamble | 
| Columbia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 151 | 261 | Lost 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 210 | William Campbell | 
| Cornell | 1 | 8 | 0 | 151 | 247 | Lost 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 217 | George Seifert | 
| Missouri Valley Conference | 
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| Tulsa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 368 | 181 | Lost 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 38 | F.A. Dry | 
| West Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | 259 | 218 | Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 52 | Gene Mayfield | 
| New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 179 | 300 | Lost 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 107 | Jim Bradley | 
| Drake | 3 | 8 | 0 | 188 | 312 | Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 131 | Jack Wallace | 
| Wichita State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 286 | Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 101 | Jim Wright | 
| Mid-America Conference | 
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| #16 Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 141 | Won 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 104 | Dick Crum | 
| Central Michigan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 309 | 102 | Won 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 64 | Roy Kramer | 
| Ball State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 244 | 171 | Won 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 106 | Dave McClain | 
| Bowling Green State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 166 | Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 90 | Don Nehlen | 
| Toledo | 5 | 6 | 0 | 244 | 277 | Won 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 208 | John Murphy | 
| Ohio University | 5 | 5 | 1 | 164 | 143 | Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 87 | Bill Hess | 
| Northern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 193 | 230 | Lost 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 111 | Jerry Ippoliti | 
| Kent State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 202 | 289 | Lost 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 190 | Dennis Fitzgerald | 
| Western Michigan | 1 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 297 | Won 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 197 | Elliot Uzelac | 
| Pac Eight Conference | 
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| #11 UCLA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 326 | 233 | Won 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 123 | Dick Vermeil | 
| #14 California | 8 | 3 | 0 | 330 | 233 | Won 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 133 | Mike White | 
| Stanford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 322 | 279 | Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 176 | Jack Christiansen | 
| Washington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 196 | 250 | Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 122 | Don James | 
| Southern California | 7 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 140 | Lost 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 94 | John McKay | 
| Oregon | 3 | 8 | 0 | 148 | 266 | Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 182 | Don Read | 
| Oregon State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 264 | Lost 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 183 | Dee Andros | 
| Washington State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 262 | 295 | Lost 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 213 | Jim Sweeney | 
| Southeastern Conference | 
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| #4 Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 361 | 66 | Won 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 40 | Paul "Bear" Bryant | 
| #13 Florida | 9 | 2 | 0 | 302 | 104 | Won 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 47 | Doug Dickey | 
| #12 Georgia | 9 | 2 | 0 | 289 | 166 | Won 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 70 | Vince Dooley | 
| Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 162 | Won 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 78 | Ken Cooper | 
| Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 253 | 193 | Won 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 110 | Bill Battle | 
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 200 | Won 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 156 | Fred Pancoast | 
| Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 165 | 166 | Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 116 | Bob Tyler | 
| Auburn | 3 | 6 | 2 | 174 | 243 | Lost 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 138 | Ralph "Shug" Jordan | 
| Louisiana State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 159 | 202 | Won 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 128 | Charles McClendon | 
| Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 1 | 132 | 183 | Lost 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 131 | Fran Curci | 
| Southern Conference | 
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| Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 226 | Lost 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 102 | Jim Tait | 
| East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 154 | Won 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 80 | Pat Dye | 
| Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 97 | Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 50 | Bobby Ross | 
| Appalachian State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 337 | 233 | Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 96 | Jim Brakefield | 
| William & Mary | 2 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 261 | Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 90 | Jim Root | 
| Furman | 5 | 5 | 1 | 210 | 155 | Tied 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 103 | Art Baker | 
| Virginia Military | 3 | 8 | 0 | 162 | 187 | Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 81 | Bob Thalman | 
| Southwestern Conference | 
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| #2 Texas A&M | 10 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 104 | Lost 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 83 | Emory Bellard | 
| #9 Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 363 | 160 | Lost 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 119 | Darrell Royal | 
| #18 Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 113 | Won 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 78 | Frank Broyles | 
| Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 272 | 251 | Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 165 | Steve Sloan | 
| Southern Methodist | 4 | 7 | 0 | 208 | 301 | Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 210 | Dave Smith | 
| Baylor | 3 | 6 | 2 | 181 | 235 | Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 177 | Grant Teaff | 
| Rice | 2 | 9 | 0 | 176 | 252 | Lost 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 192 | Al Conover | 
| Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 325 | Won 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 167 | Jim Shofner | 
| Western Athletic Conference | 
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| #7 Arizona State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 113 | Won 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 74 | Frank Kush | 
| #15 Arizona | 9 | 2 | 0 | 330 | 169 | Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 111 | Jim Young | 
| Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 172 | 234 | Lost 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 114 | Sark Arslanian | 
| New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 291 | 232 | Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 151 | Bill Mondt | 
| Brigham Young | 6 | 5 | 0 | 244 | 228 | Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 142 | Lavell Edwards | 
| Utah | 1 | 10 | 0 | 132 | 332 | Lost 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 169 | Tom Lovat | 
| Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 0 | 174 | 219 | Won 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 139 | Fred Akers | 
| Texas-El Paso | 1 | 10 | 0 | 109 | 281 | Lost 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 155 | Gil Bartosh | 
| Southland Conference | 
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| Arkansas State | 11 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 81 | Won 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 44 | Bill Davidson | 
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 185 | Lost 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 76 | Maxie Lambright | 
| McNeese State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 201 | Won 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 100 | Jack Doland | 
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 0 | 259 | 233 | Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 140 | Augie Tammariello | 
| Texas-Arlington | 4 | 7 | 0 | 213 | 286 | Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 178 | Harold Elliott | 
| Lamar | 1 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 253 | Lost 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 119 | Vernon Glass | 
| Major Independents | 
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| Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 347 | 91 | Won 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns | 
| #8 Penn State | 9 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 110 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno | 
| Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 144 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Devine | 
| West Virginia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 179 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden | 
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 151 | Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmy Sharpe | 
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 129 | Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins | 
| #20 Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 289 | 142 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Majors | 
| Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 125 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh | 
| Boston College | 7 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 146 | Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Yukica | 
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 270 | 200 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pepper Rodgers | 
| Akron | 7 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 166 | Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Dennison | 
| Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 168 | Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Williamson | 
| North Texas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 210 | Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hayden Fry | 
| Colgate | 6 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 218 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright | 
| South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 328 | 274 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen | 
| Temple | 6 | 5 | 0 | 289 | 225 | Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin | 
| Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | 209 | 182 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Mason | 
| Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 182 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Maloney | 
| Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 201 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Price | 
| Utah State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 193 | 240 | Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Phil Krueger | 
| Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 5 | 1 | 176 | 191 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Morrison | 
| Indiana State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 216 | 239 | Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Harp | 
| Dayton | 5 | 6 | 0 | 202 | 222 | Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Marciniak | 
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 198 | 171 | Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Mans | 
| Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 1 | 252 | 273 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ollie Keller | 
| Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 192 | Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bennie Ellender | 
| Villanova | 4 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 242 | Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Bedsem | 
| Florida State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 187 | 213 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Darrell Mudra | 
| Illinois State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 140 | 298 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Hart | 
| Houston | 2 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 245 | Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Yeoman | 
| Miami (Florida) | 2 | 8 | 0 | 157 | 239 | Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carl Selmer | 
| Air Force | 2 | 8 | 1 | 156 | 265 | Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Martin | 
| Marshall | 2 | 9 | 0 | 148 | 296 | Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Ellwood | 
| Army | 2 | 9 | 0 | 165 | 337 | Lost 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homer Smith | 
| Southern Illinois | 1 | 9 | 1 | 179 | 364 | Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Weaver | 
| Holy Cross | 1 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 271 | Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Doherty | 
| Louisville | 1 | 10 | 0 | 148 | 316 | Lost 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |