1971 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 14, 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	Game Status
1	0	0.338	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat East Carolina 45–0
2	-1	0.433	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Washington State 34–0
3	-2	0.433	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wichita State 41–7
4	-3	0.459	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat California 51–20
5	-4	0.459	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon State 56–25
6	-5	0.459	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Iowa 52–21
7	-6	0.459	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Boston College 45–14
8	-7	0.459	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Illinois 31–0
9	-8	0.468	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat West Texas A&M 30–0
10	-9	0.476	UTEP	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 38–9
11	-10	0.485	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat North Texas 41–13
12	-11	0.485	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Indiana 28–0
13	-12	0.485	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 28–0
14	-13	0.494	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon 34–7
15	-14	0.554	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Davidson 27–7
16	-15	0.563	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Mississippi State 26–7
17	-16	0.563	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Missouri 19–0
18	-17	0.580	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia Tech 24–7
19	-18	0.589	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 29–13
20	-19	0.598	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Miss 24–9
21	-20	0.598	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northwestern 21–6
22	-21	0.598	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Maryland 28–13
23	-22	0.615	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Cincinnati 16–3
24	-23	0.641	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat LSU 31–21
25	-24	0.641	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Illinois 10–0
26	-25	0.667	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat USC 17–10
27	-26	0.667	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pacific 17–10
28	-27	0.667	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Citadel 35–28
29	-28	0.676	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Florida 12–6
30	-29	0.676	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Tech 15–9
31	-30	0.693	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Virginia 10–6
32	-31	0.693	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 7–3
33	-32	0.693	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UCLA 29–25
34	-33	0.702	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Clemson 13–10
35	-34	0.702	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Kansas State 10–7
36	-35	0.710	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Rice 23–21
37	-36	0.710	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat NC State 23–21
38	-37	0.719	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 20–19
39	-38	1.288	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Vanderbilt 19–20
40	-39	1.291	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
41	-40	1.291	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
42	-41	1.291	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
43	-42	1.291	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
44	-43	1.291	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
45	-44	1.291	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
46	-45	1.291	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
47	-46	1.291	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
48	-47	1.291	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
49	-48	1.291	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
50	-49	1.291	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
51	-50	1.291	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
52	-51	1.291	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
53	-52	1.291	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0–1	0.500	42	Tied App State 0–0
54	-53	1.291	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
55	-54	1.291	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
56	-55	1.291	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
57	-56	1.291	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
58	-57	1.291	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
59	-58	1.291	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
60	-59	1.291	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
61	-60	1.291	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
62	-61	1.291	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
63	-62	1.291	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
64	-63	1.291	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
65	-64	1.291	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
66	-65	1.291	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
67	-66	1.291	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
68	-67	1.291	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
69	-68	1.291	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
70	-69	1.291	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
71	-70	1.291	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
72	-71	1.291	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
73	-72	1.291	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
74	-73	1.291	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
75	-74	1.291	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
76	-75	1.291	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
77	-76	1.291	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
78	-77	1.291	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
79	-78	1.291	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
80	-79	1.291	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
81	-80	1.291	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
82	-81	1.291	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
83	-82	1.291	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	84	BYE
84	-83	1.326	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Kent State 21–23
85	-84	1.326	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Houston 21–23
86	-85	1.364	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Kentucky 10–13
87	-86	1.364	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Utah State 7–10
88	-87	1.402	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to New Mexico State 3–7
89	-88	1.402	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Pittsburgh 25–29
90	-89	1.402	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Navy 6–10
91	-90	1.477	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Duke 6–12
92	-91	1.477	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Tulane 9–15
93	-92	1.515	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to William & Mary 28–35
94	-93	1.515	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–17
95	-94	1.515	USC	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Alabama 10–17
96	-95	1.628	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Michigan State 0–10
97	-96	1.628	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Colorado 21–31
98	-97	1.698	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Santa Barbara 65–7
99	-98	1.742	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Dayton 3–16
100	-99	1.817	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Villanova 13–28
101	-100	1.817	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Michigan 6–21
102	-101	1.817	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Florida State 9–24
103	-102	1.855	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Ole Miss 13–29
104	-103	1.893	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to South Carolina 7–24
105	-104	1.957	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Illinois State 35–7
106	-105	1.968	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–26
107	-106	1.968	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Stanford 0–19
108	-107	2.006	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Wake Forest 7–27
109	-108	2.079	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat South Dakota 42–28
110	-109	2.271	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Nebraska 7–34
111	-110	2.309	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Minnesota 0–28
112	-111	2.309	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to BYU 13–41
113	-112	2.309	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to North Carolina 0–28
114	-113	2.346	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to UTEP 9–38
115	-114	2.384	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Memphis 0–30
116	-115	2.422	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to West Virginia 14–45
117	-116	2.422	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Arkansas 20–51
118	-117	2.422	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Ohio State 21–52
119	-118	2.422	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Wisconsin 0–31
120	-119	2.422	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Georgia 25–56
121	-120	2.535	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Kansas 0–34
122	-121	2.535	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Texas A&M 7–41
123	-122	2.951	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Toledo 0–45
124	-123	10.926	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Hayward State 14–18
125	-124	11.077	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–28
126	-125	11.833	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	43	Lost to Boise State 14–42