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1971 Regular Season Final 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+70BYE
200.708Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70Beat Hawai'i 45–3
310.952Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+52Beat Oklahoma State 58–14
4-10.956Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
511.081Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9095+46BYE
611.160Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+47BYE
711.168Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
8-31.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+40Lost to Tennessee 11–31
901.192Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81812+46BYE
1001.196Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
1101.302Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81812+43BYE
1211.426Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81812+42BYE
13-11.427Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1471.521Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81812+38Beat Penn State 31–11
1511.600Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72721+34BYE
16-11.624Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
17-31.626Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
1801.680Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+26BYE
19-21.728North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81812+30BYE
20-11.765Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+27BYE
21-11.772LSUSEC8–30.72721+28BYE
2201.819Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77320+23BYE
2301.951USCPAC6–4–10.59147+24BYE
2401.970Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+22BYE
2502.044Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2612.089Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+22BYE
27-12.100New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+19BYE
2802.173Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19BYE
2902.202Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3002.262West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3112.421Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54551+18BYE
32-12.435Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+11BYE
3302.464Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.566Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722290BYE
3502.593Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3612.593Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
37-12.642Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+6BYE
3802.699Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66732+4BYE
3902.703Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
4002.720Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66732+17BYE
4102.826California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54551+12BYE
4202.845TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59147+11BYE
4302.901Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+7BYE
4402.928Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54551+7BYE
4512.975South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54551+7BYE
46-12.982Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4702.990San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50060+7BYE
4803.035Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54551+5BYE
4963.042San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54551+3Beat North Texas 44–28
5013.055Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54551+6BYE
51-23.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
52-23.082Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59147+11BYE
53-13.128Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5403.189Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
55-23.300Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-10Lost to Nebraska 3–45
5603.308Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
5703.333Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.363Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54551+3BYE
5903.382Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650-1BYE
6003.509Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6103.563Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45567-1BYE
6203.572Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54551-6BYE
6303.573Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
64173.581Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3Beat Miami 14–0
65-13.598Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
66-13.622Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-3BYE
67-13.653Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6803.676Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–40.60041+6BYE
69-23.690Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
70-13.705Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
71-13.742Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
72-13.783William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
73-13.815BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
74-13.861Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44479-4BYE
75-13.883Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
76-13.969New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
77-14.036Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7824.080Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7904.109Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44479-7BYE
8024.111UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
81-44.176Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40981-3Lost to Oklahoma 14–58
8214.220Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
8314.268East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40084-7BYE
8414.370Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40981-8BYE
85-74.384Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-11Lost to Syracuse 0–14
8604.527Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-13BYE
8704.552Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-11BYE
8804.554Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-12BYE
8904.633Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40981-17BYE
9004.729SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-16BYE
9104.826Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.891Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9324.947Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
94-14.965Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-22BYE
9525.044Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
96-25.046Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
9715.081Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
98-25.102Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9935.108Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40084-4BYE
100-15.137Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
101-15.165Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
102-15.180Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-16BYE
10305.216Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
10405.362Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10505.479UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
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
10905.848Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.932NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.133North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-12Lost to San Diego State 28–44
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.516Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-32BYE
11406.637Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.821Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.080Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.172Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.656West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.696Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.841Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.164Tennessee 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
12408.468Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.507Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.274Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

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