1971 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 16, 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	0	0.738	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat Miami 31–3
2	0	0.831	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+46	Beat Kansas State 44–17
3	0	0.881	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Kansas 56–10
4	0	0.955	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	10–0	1.000	1	+44	Beat Marshall 43–0
5	4	1.050	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+38	Beat Georgia 35–20
6	-1	1.051	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+33	Beat NC State 35–3
7	5	1.226	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	9	+29	Beat Wyoming 52–19
8	0	1.262	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	9	+32	Beat Tulane 21–7
9	2	1.270	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Purdue 20–17
10	0	1.294	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	13	+35	Beat Oklahoma State 40–6
11	-5	1.299	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+35	Lost to Auburn 20–35
12	1	1.299	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+30	Beat Virginia Tech 56–29
13	-6	1.342	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	11	+24	Lost to Dartmouth 14–24
14	0	1.474	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–2	0.800	13	+32	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 49–10
15	7	1.603	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	11	+18	Beat Cornell 24–14
16	7	1.768	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+20	Beat Northern Illinois 20–10
17	0	1.794	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–2–1	0.750	20	+16	Beat SMU 18–13
18	1	1.823	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	20	+19	BYE
19	6	1.826	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	17	+19	Beat TCU 31–0
20	-4	1.833	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	25	+22	Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–3
21	-3	1.893	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	32	+22	Beat Missouri 45–17
22	2	1.933	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2	0.800	13	+21	Beat Virginia 32–20
23	7	1.945	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–2–2	0.667	32	+16	Beat UTEP 49–13
24	5	1.965	USC	PAC	6–4	0.600	44	+23	Beat Washington 13–12
25	3	2.108	LSU	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+15	Beat Mississippi State 28–3
26	-11	2.155	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–3	0.700	25	+16	Lost to San José State 12–13
27	-7	2.188	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–3	0.700	25	+11	Lost to USC 12–13
28	10	2.324	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	44	+18	Beat Florida State 12–6
29	3	2.371	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–2–1	0.722	24	+8	Beat Southern Illinois 24–14
30	-3	2.397	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	32	+10	Lost to Northwestern 10–14
31	4	2.414	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+12	Beat Tulsa 17–7
32	2	2.430	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	25	+12	Beat Utah 21–17
33	-2	2.442	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	25	+9	Beat Pacific 25–21
34	-8	2.476	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+8	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–12
35	8	2.510	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+1	Beat William & Mary 17–13
36	5	2.539	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–4	0.600	44	+14	Beat Oregon 17–10
37	0	2.549	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–3	0.667	32	+11	Beat Kent State 30–0
38	-17	2.584	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	32	+10	Lost to Xavier 27–42
39	0	2.635	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	44	+11	Beat Minnesota 40–25
40	0	2.692	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	13	+7	Beat Montana State 40–2
41	7	2.712	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	25	+1	Beat San Diego State 12–7
42	-9	2.748	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	58	+10	Lost to California 10–17
43	7	2.764	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+5	Beat Ohio 23–15
44	3	2.774	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	43	+14	Beat Pennsylvania 17–3
45	17	2.812	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4–1	0.500	58	+6	Beat Stanford 13–12
46	-10	2.873	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	44	+6	Lost to Wake Forest 7–23
47	13	3.029	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–4	0.600	44	+6	Beat Ohio State 14–10
48	-6	3.056	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–4	0.556	53	+6	BYE
49	7	3.128	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	32	+11	Beat Northridge State 23–7
50	11	3.166	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4	0.600	44	+1	Beat Duke 23–7
51	12	3.176	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	44	+9	Beat Dayton 14–7
52	-7	3.178	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	58	+3	Lost to Alabama 3–31
53	1	3.185	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	-5	Beat Lafayette 51–14
54	5	3.185	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	-11	Beat Montana 25–11
55	-11	3.211	TCU	IND SWC	4–4–1	0.500	58	+4	Lost to Texas 0–31
56	11	3.221	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	75	+1	Beat North Texas 47–8
57	14	3.226	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	53	+7	Beat East Carolina 43–7
58	6	3.304	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	53	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 17–14
59	6	3.312	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	25	-1	Beat Furman 35–33
60	-8	3.344	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Temple 13–17
61	-15	3.388	BYU	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Arizona 14–27
62	17	3.392	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	58	-2	Beat Princeton 10–6
63	11	3.433	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	-2	Beat Wichita State 31–7
64	-15	3.450	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	58	-3	Lost to Yale 6–10
65	-10	3.457	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Arizona State 19–52
66	14	3.487	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	53	-1	Beat BYU 27–14
67	8	3.494	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	58	0	Beat Rice 18–13
68	-17	3.520	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–5	0.444	75	0	Lost to Cincinnati 15–23
69	-12	3.565	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Long Beach State 7–12
70	0	3.572	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–5	0.444	75	+2	Beat Maryland 20–14
71	-3	3.576	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	58	-3	Beat Brown 24–19
72	-3	3.630	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-1	Beat Louisiana Tech 24–20
73	-20	3.639	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–4–1	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Colorado 6–40
74	-16	3.705	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	72	0	Lost to Boston College 10–20
75	7	3.849	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–6	0.400	81	-1	Beat Wisconsin 35–27
76	5	3.863	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	75	-5	Beat Davidson 14–7
77	-11	3.895	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	81	-2	Lost to Nebraska 17–44
78	7	3.912	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	81	-4	Beat Washington State 21–14
79	4	3.937	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	44	-9	Beat Indiana State 27–15
80	-3	4.142	UTEP	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	75	-6	Lost to New Mexico 13–49
81	-9	4.296	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	72	-10	Lost to Illinois 27–35
82	-6	4.321	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	81	-6	Lost to Tampa 7–43
83	11	4.361	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	81	-9	Beat Baylor 27–0
84	-11	4.408	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	58	-3	Lost to Rutgers 13–14
85	3	4.502	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–6	0.333	90	-9	Lost to Michigan 17–20
86	-2	4.646	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	90	-10	Lost to Air Force 7–17
87	2	4.651	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	81	-4	Lost to Villanova 7–14
88	4	4.671	SMU	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	90	-10	Lost to Arkansas 13–18
89	8	4.703	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–7	0.300	96	-7	Beat Kentucky 35–24
90	-12	4.733	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	88	-11	Lost to Navy 14–17
91	-4	4.761	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	90	-9	Lost to Army 14–17
92	-6	4.796	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	81	-15	Lost to Oregon State 14–21
93	6	4.806	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	96	-6	Beat Syracuse 17–14
94	-4	4.866	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	96	-10	Lost to Oklahoma 10–56
95	1	4.992	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	96	-12	Lost to Notre Dame 7–21
96	-1	5.092	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	88	-12	BYE
97	-6	5.099	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	90	-15	Lost to Houston 29–56
98	3	5.239	UCLA	PAC	2–7	0.222	105	-15	BYE
99	-6	5.307	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–7	0.300	96	-16	Lost to Florida 24–35
100	-2	5.338	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–7	0.300	96	-17	Lost to Michigan State 25–40
101	-1	5.486	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–7	0.300	96	-20	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–30
102	1	5.547	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6–1	0.278	103	-15	Lost to Texas A&M 13–18
103	-1	5.648	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	111	-15	Lost to LSU 3–28
104	1	5.651	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	105	-21	Lost to Utah State 17–21
105	-1	5.672	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	72	-12	Lost to Citadel 33–35
106	1	5.905	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	111	-18	Lost to Western Michigan 21–25
107	1	6.237	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	90	-20	Lost to New Mexico State 7–31
108	-2	6.242	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	123	-22	Lost to Iowa State 17–45
109	0	6.458	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–8	0.200	111	-28	Lost to Clemson 14–20
110	0	6.467	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	105	-7	Lost to Memphis 8–47
111	0	6.577	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–8	0.200	111	-29	Lost to Penn State 3–35
112	0	6.597	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–8	0.200	111	-27	Lost to North Carolina 20–32
113	0	6.614	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	104	-16	Lost to Columbia 3–17
114	0	6.785	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	105	-17	Lost to Toledo 0–43
115	3	7.082	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	118	-30	Beat West Texas A&M 36–14
116	3	7.310	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–8	0.200	111	-33	Beat Iowa 14–7
117	6	7.329	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	105	0	Beat Holy Cross 14–13
118	-2	7.411	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	117	-28	Lost to Texas Tech 0–27
119	-4	7.481	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	105	-35	Lost to Colorado State 14–36
120	4	7.581	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	118	-26	Beat Bowling Green 42–27
121	-4	7.727	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–9	0.100	123	-34	Lost to Indiana 7–14
122	-1	7.797	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	118	-37	Lost to West Virginia 3–28
123	-1	8.276	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–8	0.000	126	-23	Lost to Harvard 19–24
124	-4	8.761	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	118	-14	Lost to Arkansas State 7–28
125	1	9.098	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	123	-14	Lost to Ole Miss 10–49
126	-1	9.507	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	118	-33	Lost to Richmond 7–14