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1971 Post-Season Week 3 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
300.950Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
400.978Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9096+52BYE
501.025Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–10.9175+54Beat Florida State 45–38
601.156Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+48BYE
701.165Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
801.182Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9096+40BYE
901.201Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9096+46BYE
1001.215Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81813+47BYE
1101.310Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81813+44BYE
1201.395Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81813+44BYE
1301.411Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–20.83312+46BYE
1401.424Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1501.618LSUSEC9–30.75020+36BYE
1601.620Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
1701.624Dartmouth (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
2001.774Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+26BYE
2101.807Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66730+31BYE
2201.944USCPAC6–4–10.59146+24BYE
2301.953Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–3–10.70827+21BYE
2401.976Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+21BYE
2502.034Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.040Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
2702.091New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+18BYE
2812.169Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+19BYE
2912.258West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
30-22.323Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–40.66730+18Lost to Arizona State 38–45
3112.405Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+11BYE
32-12.423Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54550+18BYE
3302.461Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.555Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722260BYE
3502.559Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+7BYE
3612.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
37-12.593Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3802.640Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
3902.698Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66730+17BYE
4002.712Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66730+3BYE
4102.839California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+11BYE
4202.861TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+10BYE
4312.907Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+7BYE
4412.924Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+6BYE
45-22.930South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+7BYE
4602.968Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4713.009Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+5BYE
48-13.015Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+5BYE
4903.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
5003.083Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11BYE
5103.097San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.545500BYE
5203.129Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5303.147Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–60.45567+2BYE
5403.187Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
5503.312Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
5603.316Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5703.317Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.349Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5903.372Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
6003.401San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–6–10.458660BYE
6103.477Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6203.535Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.455670BYE
6303.547Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-6BYE
6403.561Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
6513.586Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
66-13.593Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3BYE
6703.644Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6803.666Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
6903.696Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
7003.709Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
7103.766William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
7203.775BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7303.867Princeton (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
7603.999Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7704.036Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7804.067UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
7904.115Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
8004.245Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
8104.257Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40982-5BYE
8204.264Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6BYE
8304.276East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40085-7BYE
8414.392Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-8BYE
85-14.421Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-12BYE
8604.532Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-14BYE
8704.585Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-13BYE
8814.631Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
89-14.635Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-13BYE
9004.748SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-17BYE
9104.826Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.873Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9314.997Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-23BYE
94-15.003Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-16BYE
9515.040Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
96-15.044Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
9705.082Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9805.106Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9905.107Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10005.126Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40085-4BYE
10105.159Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
10205.205Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
10305.212Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-17BYE
10405.383Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-22BYE
10505.460UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.560Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.721Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-21BYE
10805.800Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.842Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.928NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.057North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-13BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.578Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-33BYE
11406.631Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.814Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.049Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.156Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.565West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.669Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.834Iowa (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
12508.499Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.267Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

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