1971 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 9, 1971By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1971 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	3	0.778	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat LSU 14–7
2	0	0.780	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat Iowa State 37–0
3	-2	0.802	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat Missouri 20–3
4	1	0.837	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Northern Illinois 23–8
5	-2	0.974	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Maryland 63–27
6	0	1.145	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+31	Beat Florida 49–7
7	0	1.183	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Brown 21–7
8	2	1.219	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	10	+25	Beat Pittsburgh 56–7
9	0	1.236	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Mississippi State 30–21
10	-2	1.281	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	13	+29	Beat Kansas 35–14
11	0	1.314	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Iowa 63–7
12	1	1.335	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	10	+20	Beat BYU 38–13
13	3	1.357	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	19	+23	Beat Memphis 35–7
14	1	1.451	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–2	0.778	13	+27	Beat Tampa 28–27
15	4	1.727	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+19	Beat UCLA 20–9
16	-4	1.751	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	30	+19	Lost to Duke 15–31
17	1	1.762	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–2–1	0.722	26	+12	Tied Rice 24–24
18	-1	1.778	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	36	+19	Lost to Nebraska 0–37
19	9	1.814	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	19	+17	Beat South Carolina 35–6
20	6	1.815	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+14	Beat California 30–7
21	1	1.848	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	19	+17	Beat Texas Arlington 34–17
22	-8	1.941	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	12	+9	Lost to Columbia 29–31
23	0	1.965	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	19	+12	Beat Syracuse 10–3
24	5	1.973	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	13	+16	Beat Clemson 26–13
25	-4	1.993	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	19	+14	Beat Baylor 24–0
26	-1	2.059	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	19	+11	BYE
27	-7	2.081	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	19	+11	Lost to Michigan State 10–17
28	3	2.169	LSU	SEC	5–3	0.625	36	+11	Lost to Alabama 7–14
29	4	2.203	USC	PAC	5–4	0.556	51	+15	Beat Washington State 30–20
30	4	2.271	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–2–2	0.625	36	+10	Beat Utah 57–39
31	-4	2.384	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	30	+8	Lost to Miami (OH) 6–7
32	6	2.411	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–2–1	0.688	29	+7	Beat Tulsa 17–0
33	10	2.417	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	51	+13	Beat Air Force 23–14
34	-10	2.464	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	30	+9	Lost to Wyoming 29–31
35	-5	2.506	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	+8	Lost to Oregon 14–23
36	13	2.552	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	30	+8	Beat West Virginia 31–15
37	18	2.600	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–3	0.625	36	+8	Beat Western Michigan 7–6
38	6	2.732	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	+9	Beat Navy 34–21
39	14	2.786	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	51	+7	Beat Ohio State 17–10
40	7	2.822	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	13	+5	Beat Weber State 24–20
41	-6	2.854	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–4	0.556	51	+8	Lost to Washington 7–30
42	-3	2.885	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–4	0.556	51	+7	Lost to Tennessee 6–35
43	7	2.891	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	-5	Beat Rhode Island 40–13
44	8	2.899	TCU	IND SWC	4–3–1	0.563	49	+5	Beat Texas Tech 17–6
45	-13	2.949	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	44	+2	Lost to NC State 7–13
46	-4	2.975	BYU	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	51	+3	Lost to Arizona State 13–38
47	28	3.009	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	44	+10	Beat Dartmouth 31–29
48	18	3.038	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	30	-3	Beat Fresno State 30–13
49	11	3.051	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	44	0	Beat Harvard 21–10
50	17	3.076	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	0	Beat North Texas 40–7
51	8	3.108	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	64	+4	Beat Tulane 30–7
52	-7	3.126	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	51	+1	Lost to Wake Forest 29–36
53	-16	3.177	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–3–1	0.563	49	+2	Lost to Kansas State 23–35
54	9	3.267	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	-3	Beat Bucknell 47–24
55	10	3.291	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	51	-1	Beat Utah State 31–29
56	-8	3.318	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	36	+9	Lost to Long Beach State 13–30
57	-17	3.380	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	44	0	Lost to San José State 7–45
58	-7	3.390	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	64	+3	Lost to Toledo 8–23
59	-23	3.395	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	-10	Lost to Pacific 17–40
60	4	3.448	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–4	0.556	51	0	Beat Minnesota 41–20
61	15	3.478	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–4	0.556	51	-3	Beat William & Mary 36–29
62	30	3.523	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4–1	0.438	78	-1	Beat San Diego State 45–7
63	6	3.536	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	+3	Beat Boston University 48–0
64	-2	3.574	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	64	+1	Beat Rutgers 30–17
65	20	3.602	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	30	-4	Beat Richmond 21–11
66	11	3.614	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	73	-1	Beat Oklahoma State 35–23
67	-13	3.617	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	83	-3	Lost to Houston 7–35
68	-22	3.675	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	80	-1	Lost to Princeton 10–21
69	3	3.703	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	83	-1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 38–0
70	-9	3.706	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–5	0.375	83	+1	Lost to North Carolina 13–26
71	-14	3.722	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	64	+2	Lost to Ole Miss 27–28
72	7	3.753	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	64	-4	Beat Purdue 14–10
73	-32	3.754	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	44	+3	Lost to Massachusetts 27–38
74	-1	3.791	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	64	-4	Beat West Texas A&M 50–24
75	14	3.803	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	73	-2	Beat SMU 27–10
76	5	3.816	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	73	-1	Beat Davidson 27–26
77	-7	3.853	UTEP	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	64	-3	BYE
78	-22	3.981	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	78	-4	Lost to Boston College 3–10
79	15	4.058	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	80	-5	Beat Pennsylvania 24–14
80	10	4.080	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	64	-6	Beat Oregon State 34–22
81	-3	4.130	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	83	-6	Lost to Citadel 11–21
82	9	4.306	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6	0.333	93	-5	Beat Indiana 22–21
83	-25	4.311	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	51	-9	Lost to Southern Illinois 32–34
84	0	4.313	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	83	-6	Lost to Louisville 0–17
85	-14	4.318	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	93	-6	Lost to Arizona 22–34
86	-18	4.334	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–5	0.444	73	-8	Lost to USC 20–30
87	-13	4.446	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	83	-5	Lost to Notre Dame 7–56
88	-8	4.450	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–5	0.375	83	-8	Lost to Wisconsin 10–14
89	9	4.508	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	73	-2	Beat Xavier 20–10
90	-4	4.542	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	93	-7	Lost to Colorado 14–35
91	8	4.607	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	83	-9	Beat Virginia 6–0
92	-9	4.759	SMU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	83	-9	Lost to Texas A&M 10–27
93	10	4.781	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–6	0.333	93	-8	Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
94	-1	4.799	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	93	-9	Lost to TCU 6–17
95	-13	4.839	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	82	-9	Lost to Kentucky 7–14
96	-9	4.864	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	93	-9	Lost to Ohio 7–30
97	-1	4.925	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–7	0.222	107	-7	Lost to Georgia 7–49
98	-10	5.021	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–6	0.333	93	-11	Lost to Northwestern 20–41
99	-4	5.148	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	107	-7	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–34
100	4	5.212	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	93	-15	Beat Marshall 21–0
101	-4	5.214	UCLA	PAC	2–7	0.222	107	-13	Lost to Stanford 9–20
102	-1	5.241	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–7	0.222	107	-10	Lost to Auburn 21–30
103	-3	5.383	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5–1	0.313	101	-10	Tied Arkansas 24–24
104	5	5.523	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	64	-8	Beat Guilford 42–14
105	-3	5.586	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	103	-16	Lost to New Mexico 39–57
106	0	5.880	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–8	0.111	120	-16	Lost to Oklahoma 3–20
107	11	5.931	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	107	-14	Beat Hawai'i 40–17
108	8	6.095	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	83	-16	Beat Colorado State 34–14
109	-1	6.192	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–7	0.222	107	-22	Lost to Penn State 27–63
110	-5	6.224	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	103	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 7–40
111	9	6.381	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–7	0.222	107	-25	Beat Miami 13–7
112	-1	6.656	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–7	0.222	107	-23	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–6
113	-6	6.716	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	102	-12	Lost to Yale 14–24
114	-4	6.779	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	103	-15	Lost to Kent State 0–21
115	-3	6.868	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	103	-24	Lost to New Mexico State 24–50
116	-2	6.941	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	115	-20	Lost to Texas 0–24
117	-2	7.163	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–8	0.111	120	-23	Lost to Michigan 7–63
118	-5	7.794	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	124	-28	Lost to Wichita State 14–34
119	-2	7.921	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–8	0.111	120	-29	Lost to Illinois 21–22
120	1	7.933	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	116	-11	Lost to Bowling Green 17–34
121	-2	7.994	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–7	0.125	116	-31	Lost to Southern Miss 0–38
122	2	8.229	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–7	0.000	124	-16	Lost to Cornell 7–21
123	0	8.626	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	116	-3	Lost to Army 17–30
124	2	9.235	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	124	-29	Lost to Dayton 10–20
125	0	9.348	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–7	0.125	116	-24	Lost to East Carolina 26–27
126	-4	9.396	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	120	-12	Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–35