1971 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 19, 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	1	0.771	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat North Carolina 16–0
2	-1	0.785	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	12	+18	Lost to Oklahoma 17–45
3	0	0.814	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Colorado 45–17
4	0	0.833	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Kansas 55–0
5	4	0.878	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Vanderbilt 24–0
6	1	0.987	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Western Michigan 35–24
7	1	1.039	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Tennessee 32–15
8	-2	1.043	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Syracuse 31–0
9	7	1.056	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	12	+11	Beat Texas 31–7
10	7	1.295	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Harvard 21–16
11	-6	1.304	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Brown 10–7
12	1	1.344	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Georgia Tech 31–14
13	-2	1.347	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Illinois 35–6
14	0	1.382	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–1	0.833	12	+11	Beat USC 33–18
15	-3	1.395	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+11	Beat East Carolina 44–21
16	4	1.438	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Beat Kansas State 24–0
17	1	1.594	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	21	+9	Beat Kent State 46–33
18	8	1.640	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	12	+10	Beat NC State 41–13
19	10	1.661	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	21	+8	Beat Army 20–7
20	-10	1.681	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	21	+6	Lost to Oregon State 18–24
21	6	1.742	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	21	+7	Beat Villanova 42–9
22	1	1.767	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Beat Memphis 7–6
23	1	1.772	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	12	+6	Beat Kentucky 17–13
24	13	1.821	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1–2	0.600	45	+5	Tied San José State 21–21
25	-10	1.939	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+5	Lost to Florida 15–17
26	10	1.946	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+9	Beat Washington State 24–23
27	1	1.952	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	45	+7	Lost to Arkansas 7–31
28	4	1.963	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	21	+4	Beat Indiana 27–7
29	-10	2.016	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+4	Beat Boston University 28–14
30	1	2.019	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	12	+5	Beat Maryland 35–6
31	-10	2.175	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	34	+4	Lost to Texas Tech 6–14
32	1	2.186	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+5	Beat Navy 31–16
33	18	2.234	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	45	+5	Beat Miami (OH) 3–0
34	9	2.261	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Beat Southern Miss 20–6
35	13	2.291	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–1–1	0.700	33	+3	Beat Missouri 37–16
36	9	2.293	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Beat Northwestern 21–20
37	-7	2.313	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+1	Lost to Oregon 21–23
38	22	2.360	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	21	+7	Beat Drake 36–2
39	-17	2.365	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	21	+1	Lost to Ohio 0–3
40	-2	2.552	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2	0.667	34	+3	Lost to Toledo 24–35
41	-16	2.585	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	34	+3	Lost to Virginia Tech 30–41
42	-2	2.659	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–16
43	-9	2.681	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–3	0.500	55	+3	Lost to Purdue 20–21
44	-9	2.691	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Lost to Alabama 15–32
45	18	2.741	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	55	+5	Beat Washington 23–21
46	12	2.746	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2–1	0.583	53	+2	Beat Michigan State 31–28
47	9	2.799	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	+3	Beat Pittsburgh 33–8
48	4	2.813	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	-2	Beat Xavier 38–0
49	5	2.920	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Cornell 16–21
50	12	2.992	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	-2	Beat Santa Clara 32–14
51	18	2.993	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	34	-1	Beat Wichita State 20–7
52	-13	3.015	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	45	+1	Lost to Wake Forest 21–51
53	8	3.017	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	29	-1	Beat Santa Barbara 27–23
54	21	3.026	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	-1	Beat Tulsa 51–21
55	-14	3.104	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	34	-2	Lost to Tampa 2–36
56	-12	3.123	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Nebraska 0–55
57	19	3.226	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	55	+1	Beat Boston College 14–6
58	24	3.232	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	55	0	Beat Arizona State 24–18
59	12	3.347	TCU	IND SWC	2–2–1	0.500	55	-1	Beat Texas A&M 14–3
60	14	3.348	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	0	Beat West Texas A&M 22–19
61	22	3.453	BYU	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	55	-2	Beat Wyoming 35–17
62	-15	3.477	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	86	0	Lost to Iowa State 0–24
63	-17	3.510	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	0	Lost to Ole Miss 6–20
64	9	3.642	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	55	-2	Beat Iowa 19–14
65	-10	3.656	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Penn State 0–31
66	-17	3.668	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	55	-3	Lost to BYU 17–35
67	-10	3.696	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	77	+1	Lost to Air Force 7–20
68	11	3.764	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	34	-1	Beat Pacific 13–12
69	-27	3.895	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	2–2–1	0.500	55	-3	Lost to North Texas 17–20
70	-2	3.944	USC	PAC	2–4	0.333	86	-3	Lost to Stanford 18–33
71	13	3.945	UTEP	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	55	-4	Beat New Mexico State 14–7
72	-13	3.951	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	77	-1	Lost to Tulane 8–33
73	-9	3.991	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	75	-2	Lost to UTEP 7–14
74	6	4.113	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	77	-3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 21–6
75	3	4.173	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	45	+4	BYE
76	-6	4.180	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	86	-2	Lost to Auburn 14–31
77	29	4.221	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	-2	Beat William & Mary 41–30
78	33	4.241	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat Yale 15–14
79	-12	4.250	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	86	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 28–31
80	-3	4.281	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–3–1	0.417	75	-2	Lost to Georgia 0–24
81	-28	4.327	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	77	-2	Lost to Princeton 12–35
82	5	4.356	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–3	0.400	77	-3	Beat Virginia 32–15
83	9	4.396	SMU	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	77	-3	Beat Rice 16–10
84	10	4.448	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	77	-5	Beat Colorado State 42–16
85	5	4.486	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3–1	0.300	95	-2	Tied New Mexico 21–21
86	12	4.487	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	55	-8	Beat LOS Angeles State 36–7
87	-21	4.503	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	77	-5	Lost to UCLA 12–28
88	-23	4.527	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	55	-5	Lost to Columbia 14–15
89	-39	4.632	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	55	0	Lost to Lafayette 15–17
90	9	4.677	UCLA	PAC	2–4	0.333	86	-4	Beat Arizona 28–12
91	-6	4.729	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	98	-5	Lost to Utah State 6–7
92	13	4.740	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2–1	0.583	53	+2	Beat Davidson 41–6
93	19	4.769	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–5	0.167	108	-3	Beat Florida State 17–15
94	3	4.861	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	86	-4	Beat Lamar 24–7
95	7	4.934	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	86	+1	Beat Marshall 13–0
96	-10	4.973	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	86	-7	Lost to California 23–24
97	-16	5.032	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	86	-1	Lost to Houston 9–42
98	-26	5.039	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	55	-6	Lost to Presbyterian 23–24
99	-10	5.120	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	108	-4	Lost to Oklahoma State 16–37
100	-9	5.146	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	108	-4	Lost to West Virginia 21–44
101	20	5.255	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	96	-4	Beat Colgate 35–12
102	-9	5.320	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	108	-6	Lost to TCU 3–14
103	-3	5.533	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	96	-5	BYE
104	-16	5.561	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	98	-6	Lost to SMU 10–16
105	-2	5.637	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	108	-7	Lost to Bowling Green 33–46
106	4	5.852	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–5	0.167	108	-8	Lost to LSU 13–17
107	-12	6.024	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	108	-6	Lost to Miami 16–31
108	-12	6.069	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–5	0.167	108	-8	Lost to Clemson 15–32
109	-8	6.157	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–5	0.167	108	-10	Lost to South Carolina 6–35
110	-1	6.202	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–5	0.167	108	-10	Lost to Duke 13–41
111	-3	6.361	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	77	-7	Lost to Cincinnati 7–20
112	-8	6.706	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	98	-11	Lost to Richmond 6–21
113	0	6.713	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–5	0.167	108	-10	Lost to Ohio State 7–27
114	-7	6.790	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	-4	Lost to Louisiana 0–16
115	3	7.213	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–6	0.000	121	-12	Lost to Minnesota 14–19
116	-2	7.499	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	98	-13	Lost to Northern Illinois 19–22
117	-1	7.635	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–6	0.000	121	-13	Lost to Michigan 6–35
118	4	7.761	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–6	0.000	121	-10	Lost to Idaho 12–13
119	-4	7.765	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	-8	Lost to Dayton 0–13
120	5	7.838	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	108	-4	Beat East Tennessee State 28–14
121	5	7.919	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	98	-4	Beat Louisville 20–17
122	-2	7.948	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	108	-10	Lost to Furman 6–41
123	-4	8.018	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	121	-12	Lost to Utah 16–42
124	-1	8.139	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–4	0.000	121	-4	Lost to Dartmouth 7–10
125	-8	8.337	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	+1	Lost to Delaware 7–48
126	-2	8.774	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	121	-8	Lost to Temple 0–38