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1971 Week 7 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
100.535Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–01.0001+15Beat Iowa State 24–14
200.873Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Miami 17–0
360.875Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Texas 48–27
400.987Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+10Beat Missouri 36–0
5131.002Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+4Beat Pennsylvania 19–3
671.050Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Army 42–0
781.052Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–01.0001+9Beat Bowling Green 24–7
8-31.055Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Vanderbilt 42–0
971.098Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Ole Miss 38–7
10-31.143Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC4–01.0001+6Beat Colorado State 42–0
1131.188Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+8Beat Michigan State 24–13
12231.194West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–10.80016+9Beat William & Mary 28–23
13-11.236Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat Southern Miss 27–14
14101.282Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80016+8Beat Washington 17–6
15-41.308Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Mississippi State 27–9
1631.335Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80016+6Beat Baylor 35–7
17-141.394Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Princeton 19–8
18-81.430Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–10.75029+7Lost to Toledo 7–24
19131.475Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–10.66738+4Beat Colgate 28–14
20-141.486Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75029+6Lost to Colorado 14–24
21161.577Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–10.80016+5Beat Villanova 23–7
2211.631Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–01.0001+2BYE
2341.699Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80016+6Beat BYU 29–7
2471.703LSUSEC4–10.80016+4Beat Florida 48–7
25-51.719William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–10.80016+6Lost to West Virginia 23–28
26-181.751Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80016+6Lost to Clemson 0–3
2761.760Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–10.75029+5BYE
28-61.797Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75029+5Lost to Oklahoma 27–48
2951.825Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–10.75029+5Beat SMU 30–0
30-91.917Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80016+2Lost to Stanford 6–17
31-11.951South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80016+4Beat Virginia 34–14
32-31.982Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75029+3Beat Illinois 24–10
33-162.137Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–20.50059+4Lost to Notre Dame 0–17
3462.177Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.60049+4Beat Iowa 28–3
35152.268Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75029+2Beat Georgia Tech 10–6
36192.280California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60049+5Beat Oregon State 30–27
37-12.289New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–1–10.62545+3Tied New Mexico State 35–35
3872.296Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80016+2Beat Kent State 31–0
3902.317Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–10.75029+2Beat Virginia Tech 46–39
40-152.360North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.800160Lost to Tulane 29–37
4152.397Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–10.800160Beat Northern Iowa 28–0
42122.431Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–1–10.62545+1Beat Memphis 26–20
43-172.481Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60049+4Lost to Georgia 7–38
4402.619Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–20.60049+2Beat Kansas State 39–13
45132.694Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.50059+1Beat Minnesota 27–13
4652.780Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–30.25088+2Lost to Auburn 14–27
47-192.829Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.40071+2Lost to Kansas 13–39
4842.855Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–1–10.625450Tied TCU 14–14
49172.975Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60049+1Beat Arizona 14–3
50-122.978Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–10.667380Lost to Dartmouth 3–19
5153.003Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.50059+1Beat Kentucky 35–6
52173.006Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–10.66738-1Beat UConn 38–0
53-113.023Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.50059+1Lost to Holy Cross 14–28
54263.038Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–10.667380Beat Columbia 21–19
55103.059Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–1–10.625450Beat Maryland 21–13
56353.067Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–30.40071+2Beat North Carolina 37–29
57-163.077Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50059+2Lost to Penn State 0–42
58213.213Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–2–10.500590Beat Indiana 35–29
59153.235Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–20.50059+1Beat Navy 36–35
60173.278Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–10.75029+1Beat Dayton 47–14
61173.282San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA2–10.66738-1Beat Pacific 14–7
62133.349Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI2–10.66738-2Beat LOS Angeles State 26–0
63203.395Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40071+1Beat USC 28–23
64-23.414New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.500590Tied New Mexico 35–35
6583.500Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–10.66738-2Beat Brown 17–10
66-233.535Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–20.50059-1Lost to Wyoming 3–14
67-143.630Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40071-1Lost to Michigan 13–24
68-213.631USCPAC2–30.40071-2Lost to Oregon 23–28
6913.665Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–20.60049-3Beat Xavier 30–7
70-133.669Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI2–30.40071-1Lost to Tennessee 6–10
7113.707TCUIND SWC1–2–10.37586-1Tied Oklahoma State 14–14
72103.857Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–20.60049-4Beat Virginia Military Institute 25–24
73-243.885Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–30.40071-1Lost to Purdue 13–27
74243.895Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–30.40071-1Beat Marshall 37–18
75-273.993Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60049-4Lost to NC State 14–21
76104.061Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–30.40071-2Beat Texas A&M 28–7
77-144.207Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–2–10.50059-3Lost to Alabama 0–42
78154.227Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60049+3Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 13–10
79104.295Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI3–20.60049-1Beat Idaho State 40–3
80174.307Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25088-2Beat East Carolina 14–7
81-104.324Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–30.40071+1Lost to Boston College 7–23
82-184.439Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–30.40071-4Lost to California 27–30
83-164.443BYUIND WAC2–30.40071-5Lost to Utah State 7–29
84-254.486UTEPIND WAC2–30.40071-4Lost to Utah 10–32
85-174.569Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC1–30.25088-3Lost to Louisville 20–26
86-254.802Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–30.40071-5Lost to UCLA 21–34
87264.842Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–30.25088-3Beat Duke 3–0
8874.877Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25088-3BYE
8914.911Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–40.200102-3Lost to Nebraska 0–36
90224.927San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25088-3Beat Long Beach State 30–28
91-315.009East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–40.200102-2Lost to Richmond 7–14
92-115.029SMUIND SWC1–30.25088-3Lost to Air Force 0–30
93-175.038Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–40.200102-4Lost to Texas Tech 7–28
94215.055Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–30.25088-4Beat UTEP 32–10
95-75.205Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.200102-2Lost to Pittsburgh 35–36
96-115.218Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–40.200102-4Lost to South Carolina 14–34
97-35.343Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–40.200102-3Lost to Florida State 9–27
98-145.404Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40071-8Lost to San José State 28–30
99125.419UCLAPAC1–40.200102-4Beat Washington State 34–21
100-85.466Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–30.25088-4Lost to Arkansas 7–35
101-145.677Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–40.200102-6Lost to Syracuse 13–21
102-25.692Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–40.200102+1Lost to Tampa 14–47
103-25.712Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–40.200102-5Lost to Western Michigan 0–31
104-55.800Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–30.25088-6Lost to Citadel 24–25
105135.842Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–2–10.50059+1Beat Western Carolina 21–14
106-105.861Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–40.000116-4Lost to Tulsa 39–46
10795.882Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–30.25088-4Beat West Texas A&M 13–0
108-35.965Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–20.50059-4BYE
109116.081NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.200102-7Beat Wake Forest 21–14
110-86.388Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–40.200102-7Lost to Ohio 6–35
111-76.393Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–20.33387-1Lost to Harvard 19–21
112-36.470Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–50.000116-7Lost to LSU 7–48
113-66.755Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.200102-8Lost to Wisconsin 29–35
114-86.773West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC1–30.25088-7Lost to Texas Arlington 0–13
115-56.978Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–30.25088-3Lost to Northern Illinois 18–37
116-87.226Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–50.000116-9Lost to Ohio State 10–24
117-147.261Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.250880Lost to Lehigh 14–35
118-47.430Iowa (IOWA)B100–50.000116-8Lost to Northwestern 3–28
119-27.458Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–40.000116-7Lost to Arizona State 0–42
12047.633Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–40.200102-6Beat Bucknell 20–8
12118.035Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–30.000116-5Lost to Cornell 8–19
122-18.284Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–50.000116-7Lost to San Diego State 7–14
12308.652Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–30.000116-2Lost to Yale 10–17
12418.781Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI0–40.000116-5Lost to Cincinnati 7–30
125-69.116Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI0–50.000116-3Lost to UL Monroe 21–27
126011.209North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–40.000116-5Lost to Akron 6–20

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