Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Ball State | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 23.4 | 11.3 | -4.63 | -13.54 | ||||
| Kent State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 23.3 | 17.2 | -3.93 | -9.51 | ||||
| Ohio | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 23.0 | 15.9 | -4.83 | -9.74 | ||||
| Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 24.5 | 18.4 | -5.59 | -11.04 | ||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 20.3 | 19.9 | -12.28 | -14.28 | ||||
| Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 26.5 | 22.6 | -6.13 | -8.68 | ||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 14.5 | 18.9 | -9.96 | -4.96 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Toledo | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 16.8 | 21.1 | -16.53 | -11.26 | ||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 12.0 | 32.3 | -22.53 | -8.08 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 5.1 | 33.3 | -29.78 | -10.42 | ||||
1976 Conference Leaders