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1971 Post-Season Week 2 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
100.614Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+72BYE
200.720Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70BYE
310.953Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
4-10.971Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+52BYE
501.082Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9095+46BYE
601.154Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+48BYE
701.165Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
801.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+40BYE
911.192Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
10-11.215Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81813+47BYE
1101.293Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81813+44BYE
1201.394Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81813+44BYE
1311.409Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–20.83312+46Beat Arkansas 14–13
14-11.427Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1561.620LSUSEC9–30.75020+36Beat Iowa State 33–15
1611.620Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
17-11.626Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
1801.690Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81813+26BYE
1901.727North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81813+30BYE
2001.771Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+26BYE
21-61.819Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66731+31Lost to LSU 15–33
2211.941USCPAC6–4–10.59146+24BYE
23-11.953Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–3–10.70828+21Lost to Tennessee 13–14
2401.976Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+21BYE
2502.034Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.040Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
2702.107New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+18BYE
2802.168Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19BYE
2902.184Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70029+19BYE
3002.255West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3102.392Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54550+18BYE
3202.420Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70029+11BYE
3302.461Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.555Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722270BYE
3522.571Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+7BYE
3602.589Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
37-22.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
3802.646Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
3902.711Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
4002.724Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66731+3BYE
4102.839California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+11BYE
4202.857TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+10BYE
4322.897South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+8BYE
4402.907Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+7BYE
45-22.926Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+6BYE
4602.974Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4722.986Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+6BYE
48-13.009Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+5BYE
4933.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
5013.083Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11BYE
51-13.104San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.545500BYE
5213.125Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
53133.152Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–60.45567+2Beat San José State 28–9
5403.187Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
5503.312Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
5603.322Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5703.325Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.352Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5903.376Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
60-123.405San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–6–10.458660Lost to Memphis 9–28
61-13.477Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6203.530Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45567-1BYE
63-23.547Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-6BYE
64-13.561Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
65-13.589Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3BYE
66-13.594Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
6703.644Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6803.662Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
6903.699Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
7003.713Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
7103.766William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
7203.779BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7303.872Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44480-4BYE
7403.894Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7503.965New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
7604.007Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7704.040Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7814.075UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
79-14.120Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
8014.206Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
81-14.257Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40982-5BYE
8204.268Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6BYE
8304.276East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40085-7BYE
8414.384Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-11BYE
85-14.388Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-8BYE
8604.537Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-14BYE
8704.553Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-12BYE
8804.598Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-12BYE
8904.631Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
9004.743SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-17BYE
9104.826Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.873Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9304.952Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9404.961Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-22BYE
9515.039Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
96-15.040Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
9705.077Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9805.106Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9915.112Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
100-15.126Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40085-4BYE
10105.154Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
10205.205Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
10305.228Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-17BYE
10405.398Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-22BYE
10505.460UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.560Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.670Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-20BYE
10805.805Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.842Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.923NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.061North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-13BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.578Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-33BYE
11406.626Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.821Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.062Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.161Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.565West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.676Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.828Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.170Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
12208.221Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-47BYE
12308.445Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.455Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.507Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.267Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

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