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1971 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.613Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+70BYE
200.708Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70BYE
300.952Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+52BYE
400.956Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
501.081Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9095+46BYE
601.156Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+47BYE
701.166Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
801.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+40BYE
901.192Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81812+46BYE
1001.192Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
1101.302Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81812+43BYE
1201.422Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81812+42BYE
1301.424Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1401.517Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81812+38BYE
1501.597Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72721+34BYE
1601.622Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
1701.623Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
1801.680Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+26BYE
1901.724North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81812+30BYE
2001.765Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+27BYE
2101.772LSUSEC8–30.72721+28BYE
2201.817Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77320+23BYE
2301.948USCPAC6–4–10.59146+24BYE
2401.965Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+22BYE
2502.042Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.086Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+22BYE
2702.100New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+19BYE
2802.165Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19BYE
2902.202Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3002.255West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3102.396Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54550+18BYE
3202.435Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+11BYE
3302.457Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.566Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722290BYE
3512.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
36-12.593Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3702.638Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+6BYE
3812.703Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
3912.716Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66732+17BYE
40-22.720Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66732+4BYE
4102.811California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+12BYE
4202.845TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+11BYE
4302.901Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+7BYE
4402.910Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+7BYE
4502.951South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+7BYE
4602.982Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4713.009Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+5BYE
48-13.021San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50060+6BYE
4913.037Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+6BYE
50-13.056San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+2BYE
5113.079Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11BYE
52-13.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
5303.125Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5403.185Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
5513.303Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
56-13.329Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5703.333Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.349Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5903.367Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
6003.509Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6113.551Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-6BYE
62-13.555Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45567-1BYE
6303.569Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
6403.581Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3BYE
6503.594Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
6603.613Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-3BYE
6703.653Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6813.674Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
6913.702Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
7013.742Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
7113.779William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
7213.815BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7313.856Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44479-4BYE
7413.883Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7513.969New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
7614.032Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7714.076Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7814.104Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44479-7BYE
7914.111UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
8014.176Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40981-3BYE
8114.216Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
82-144.251Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–17
8304.263East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40084-7BYE
8404.365Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40981-8BYE
8504.379Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-11BYE
8604.527Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-13BYE
8714.550Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-12BYE
88-14.552Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-11BYE
8904.628Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40981-17BYE
9004.729SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-16BYE
9104.821Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.887Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9304.947Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9404.956Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-22BYE
9515.040Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
96-15.044Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
9705.071Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9805.102Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9905.104Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40084-4BYE
10005.137Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10105.160Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
10215.216Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
103-15.218Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-16BYE
10405.362Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10505.473UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.575Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.664Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-20BYE
10805.801Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.837Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.917NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.128North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-12BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.516Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-32BYE
11406.626Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.814Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.080Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.172Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.650West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.696Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.835Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.159Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
12208.201Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-46BYE
12308.450Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.462Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.499Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.267Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

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