1971 Season

1971 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 4, 1972By 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	0.636	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	13–0	1.000	1	+83	Beat Alabama 38–6
2	-1	0.715	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	3	+73	Lost to Nebraska 6–38
3	1	0.871	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+62	Beat Auburn 40–22
4	-1	0.942	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	12–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat Richmond 28–3
5	0	1.003	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+54	BYE
6	2	1.059	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+48	Beat Texas 30–6
7	3	1.082	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	11	+56	Beat Houston 29–17
8	1	1.106	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	3	+55	Beat North Carolina 7–3
9	-2	1.301	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–1	0.917	3	+40	Lost to Stanford 12–13
10	-4	1.311	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+47	Lost to Oklahoma 22–40
11	1	1.320	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	10–2	0.833	11	+49	Beat Georgia Tech 41–18
12	2	1.412	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+30	BYE
13	0	1.428	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2	0.833	11	+45	BYE
14	-3	1.434	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	17	+41	Lost to Colorado 17–29
15	0	1.573	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	17	+35	BYE
16	0	1.601	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+31	BYE
17	0	1.612	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	9	+24	BYE
18	0	1.700	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+26	BYE
19	5	1.712	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	9–3	0.750	17	+32	Beat Michigan 13–12
20	1	1.782	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	30	+31	BYE
21	-2	1.836	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–3	0.750	17	+29	Lost to Georgia 3–7
22	-2	1.902	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	Lost to Penn State 6–30
23	-1	1.908	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+23	BYE
24	-1	1.957	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+21	BYE
25	0	2.012	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
26	0	2.027	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
27	0	2.070	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3–2	0.636	35	+18	BYE
28	0	2.163	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	BYE
29	0	2.252	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+17	BYE
30	0	2.353	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	30	+16	BYE
31	0	2.399	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+11	BYE
32	1	2.457	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+11	BYE
33	1	2.522	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	26	0	BYE
34	1	2.552	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+7	BYE
35	2	2.560	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+13	BYE
36	0	2.584	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+13	BYE
37	1	2.640	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+8	BYE
38	-6	2.641	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	59	+15	Lost to Ole Miss 18–41
39	0	2.691	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	30	+17	BYE
40	0	2.698	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	30	+3	BYE
41	0	2.811	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	50	+11	BYE
42	0	2.861	TCU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+9	BYE
43	1	2.921	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+6	BYE
44	-1	2.933	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	50	+5	BYE
45	0	2.938	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+7	BYE
46	0	2.961	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
47	0	3.036	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+4	BYE
48	0	3.046	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+3	BYE
49	2	3.086	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	0	BYE
50	-1	3.087	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	BYE
51	-1	3.098	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	46	+10	BYE
52	0	3.130	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
53	0	3.132	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	66	+1	BYE
54	0	3.159	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	66	+4	BYE
55	2	3.301	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	59	0	BYE
56	0	3.316	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-11	BYE
57	1	3.338	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+3	BYE
58	1	3.363	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	-1	BYE
59	1	3.366	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6–1	0.458	65	0	BYE
60	-5	3.432	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-1	Lost to Toledo 3–28
61	0	3.433	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+2	BYE
62	0	3.470	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	66	0	BYE
63	0	3.555	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	-7	BYE
64	0	3.569	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	66	-2	BYE
65	1	3.569	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	-3	BYE
66	-1	3.575	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	0	BYE
67	0	3.632	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	66	-2	BYE
68	2	3.665	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-3	BYE
69	0	3.693	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
70	-2	3.711	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
71	1	3.735	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-7	BYE
72	-1	3.775	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-10	BYE
73	0	3.857	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-4	BYE
74	0	3.890	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-15	BYE
75	0	3.945	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	-10	BYE
76	0	3.983	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	+1	BYE
77	0	3.996	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-7	BYE
78	0	4.027	UTEP	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-9	BYE
79	0	4.105	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-7	BYE
80	1	4.228	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	82	-5	BYE
81	-1	4.245	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-6	BYE
82	0	4.261	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	+6	BYE
83	0	4.291	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	85	-8	BYE
84	0	4.373	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	82	-9	BYE
85	0	4.435	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-14	BYE
86	0	4.547	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-15	BYE
87	0	4.571	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-13	BYE
88	0	4.607	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	82	-17	BYE
89	0	4.607	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-13	BYE
90	0	4.743	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-18	BYE
91	0	4.835	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	87	-16	BYE
92	0	4.839	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	87	-17	BYE
93	1	4.962	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
94	-1	5.007	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-24	BYE
95	1	5.014	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	99	-17	BYE
96	-1	5.035	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	98	-19	BYE
97	2	5.092	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-22	BYE
98	0	5.112	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	59	-13	BYE
99	-2	5.113	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-17	BYE
100	0	5.121	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	85	-4	BYE
101	0	5.173	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-20	BYE
102	1	5.202	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	99	-17	BYE
103	-1	5.227	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	97	-22	BYE
104	0	5.373	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	99	-22	BYE
105	0	5.454	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	112	-20	BYE
106	0	5.530	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-27	BYE
107	0	5.710	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–9	0.182	115	-23	BYE
108	0	5.795	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	+6	BYE
109	0	5.868	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-30	BYE
110	0	5.928	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-30	BYE
111	0	6.041	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-13	BYE
112	0	6.319	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	99	-35	BYE
113	0	6.510	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	123	-33	BYE
114	0	6.626	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	115	-40	BYE
115	0	6.801	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
116	0	7.031	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-23	BYE
117	0	7.146	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-39	BYE
118	0	7.548	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	115	-49	BYE
119	0	7.635	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	BYE
120	0	7.816	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	123	-45	BYE
121	0	8.187	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	BYE
122	0	8.242	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	120	-48	BYE
123	0	8.433	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	BYE
124	0	8.474	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	123	-57	BYE
125	0	8.482	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	BYE
126	0	9.287	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-41	BYE

1971 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 28, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.614	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+72	BYE
2	0	0.720	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+70	BYE
3	0	0.950	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
4	0	0.978	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	6	+52	BYE
5	0	1.025	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	5	+54	Beat Florida State 45–38
6	0	1.156	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	9	+48	BYE
7	0	1.165	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
8	0	1.182	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+40	BYE
9	0	1.201	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	6	+46	BYE
10	0	1.215	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	13	+47	BYE
11	0	1.310	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+44	BYE
12	0	1.395	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+44	BYE
13	0	1.411	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2	0.833	12	+46	BYE
14	0	1.424	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+30	BYE
15	0	1.618	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	20	+36	BYE
16	0	1.620	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+31	BYE
17	0	1.624	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+24	BYE
18	0	1.690	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+26	BYE
19	0	1.727	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+30	BYE
20	0	1.774	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	18	+26	BYE
21	0	1.807	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	30	+31	BYE
22	0	1.944	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+24	BYE
23	0	1.953	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+21	BYE
24	0	1.976	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
25	0	2.034	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
26	0	2.040	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
27	0	2.091	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3–2	0.636	35	+18	BYE
28	1	2.169	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	BYE
29	1	2.258	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+17	BYE
30	-2	2.323	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	30	+18	Lost to Arizona State 38–45
31	1	2.405	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+11	BYE
32	-1	2.423	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+18	BYE
33	0	2.461	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
34	0	2.555	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	26	0	BYE
35	0	2.559	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+7	BYE
36	1	2.590	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+14	BYE
37	-1	2.593	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+13	BYE
38	0	2.640	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
39	0	2.698	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	30	+17	BYE
40	0	2.712	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	30	+3	BYE
41	0	2.839	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	50	+11	BYE
42	0	2.861	TCU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+10	BYE
43	1	2.907	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	50	+7	BYE
44	1	2.924	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+6	BYE
45	-2	2.930	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+7	BYE
46	0	2.968	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
47	1	3.009	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+5	BYE
48	-1	3.015	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+5	BYE
49	0	3.079	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	BYE
50	0	3.083	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	46	+11	BYE
51	0	3.097	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	0	BYE
52	0	3.129	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
53	0	3.147	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	67	+2	BYE
54	0	3.187	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
55	0	3.312	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
56	0	3.316	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-11	BYE
57	0	3.317	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
58	0	3.349	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+3	BYE
59	0	3.372	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	-1	BYE
60	0	3.401	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6–1	0.458	66	0	BYE
61	0	3.477	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+2	BYE
62	0	3.535	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	0	BYE
63	0	3.547	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	-6	BYE
64	0	3.561	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	0	BYE
65	1	3.586	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	0	BYE
66	-1	3.593	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-3	BYE
67	0	3.644	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
68	0	3.666	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
69	0	3.696	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
70	0	3.709	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-3	BYE
71	0	3.766	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	67	-8	BYE
72	0	3.775	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
73	0	3.867	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-4	BYE
74	0	3.894	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-15	BYE
75	0	3.965	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-10	BYE
76	0	3.999	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	+1	BYE
77	0	4.036	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
78	0	4.067	UTEP	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-9	BYE
79	0	4.115	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-7	BYE
80	0	4.245	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-4	BYE
81	0	4.257	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	82	-5	BYE
82	0	4.264	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	+6	BYE
83	0	4.276	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	85	-7	BYE
84	1	4.392	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
85	-1	4.421	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-12	BYE
86	0	4.532	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-14	BYE
87	0	4.585	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-13	BYE
88	1	4.631	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	82	-17	BYE
89	-1	4.635	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-13	BYE
90	0	4.748	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-17	BYE
91	0	4.826	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	87	-15	BYE
92	0	4.873	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	87	-18	BYE
93	1	4.997	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-23	BYE
94	-1	5.003	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
95	1	5.040	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	98	-18	BYE
96	-1	5.044	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
97	0	5.082	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
98	0	5.106	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	60	-12	BYE
99	0	5.107	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-21	BYE
100	0	5.126	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	85	-4	BYE
101	0	5.159	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-19	BYE
102	0	5.205	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	97	-20	BYE
103	0	5.212	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	99	-17	BYE
104	0	5.383	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	99	-22	BYE
105	0	5.460	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	112	-18	BYE
106	0	5.560	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-27	BYE
107	0	5.721	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–9	0.182	115	-21	BYE
108	0	5.800	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	+6	BYE
109	0	5.842	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-28	BYE
110	0	5.928	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-29	BYE
111	0	6.057	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-13	BYE
112	0	6.319	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	99	-34	BYE
113	0	6.578	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	123	-33	BYE
114	0	6.631	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	115	-39	BYE
115	0	6.814	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
116	0	7.049	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-23	BYE
117	0	7.156	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-39	BYE
118	0	7.565	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	115	-49	BYE
119	0	7.669	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	BYE
120	0	7.834	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	123	-44	BYE
121	0	8.170	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-16	BYE
122	0	8.221	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	120	-47	BYE
123	0	8.445	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	BYE
124	0	8.455	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	123	-56	BYE
125	0	8.499	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	BYE
126	0	9.267	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-40	BYE

1971 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 21, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.614	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+72	BYE
2	0	0.720	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+70	BYE
3	1	0.953	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
4	-1	0.971	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+52	BYE
5	0	1.082	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
6	0	1.154	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	9	+48	BYE
7	0	1.165	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
8	0	1.173	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+40	BYE
9	1	1.192	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
10	-1	1.215	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	13	+47	BYE
11	0	1.293	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+44	BYE
12	0	1.394	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+44	BYE
13	1	1.409	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2	0.833	12	+46	Beat Arkansas 14–13
14	-1	1.427	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+30	BYE
15	6	1.620	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	20	+36	Beat Iowa State 33–15
16	1	1.620	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+31	BYE
17	-1	1.626	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+24	BYE
18	0	1.690	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	13	+26	BYE
19	0	1.727	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	13	+30	BYE
20	0	1.771	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	18	+26	BYE
21	-6	1.819	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	31	+31	Lost to LSU 15–33
22	1	1.941	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+24	BYE
23	-1	1.953	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3–1	0.708	28	+21	Lost to Tennessee 13–14
24	0	1.976	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
25	0	2.034	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
26	0	2.040	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
27	0	2.107	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3–2	0.636	35	+18	BYE
28	0	2.168	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+19	BYE
29	0	2.184	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+19	BYE
30	0	2.255	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+17	BYE
31	0	2.392	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+18	BYE
32	0	2.420	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+11	BYE
33	0	2.461	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
34	0	2.555	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	27	0	BYE
35	2	2.571	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+7	BYE
36	0	2.589	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+13	BYE
37	-2	2.590	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+14	BYE
38	0	2.646	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
39	0	2.711	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+17	BYE
40	0	2.724	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	31	+3	BYE
41	0	2.839	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	50	+11	BYE
42	0	2.857	TCU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+10	BYE
43	2	2.897	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+8	BYE
44	0	2.907	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	50	+7	BYE
45	-2	2.926	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+6	BYE
46	0	2.974	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
47	2	2.986	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+6	BYE
48	-1	3.009	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+5	BYE
49	3	3.079	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	BYE
50	1	3.083	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	46	+11	BYE
51	-1	3.104	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	0	BYE
52	1	3.125	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
53	13	3.152	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	67	+2	Beat San José State 28–9
54	0	3.187	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
55	0	3.312	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
56	0	3.322	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-11	BYE
57	0	3.325	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
58	0	3.352	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+3	BYE
59	0	3.376	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	-1	BYE
60	-12	3.405	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6–1	0.458	66	0	Lost to Memphis 9–28
61	-1	3.477	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+2	BYE
62	0	3.530	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
63	-2	3.547	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	-6	BYE
64	-1	3.561	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	0	BYE
65	-1	3.589	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-3	BYE
66	-1	3.594	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	0	BYE
67	0	3.644	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
68	0	3.662	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
69	0	3.699	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
70	0	3.713	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-3	BYE
71	0	3.766	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	67	-8	BYE
72	0	3.779	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
73	0	3.872	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-4	BYE
74	0	3.894	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-15	BYE
75	0	3.965	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-10	BYE
76	0	4.007	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	+1	BYE
77	0	4.040	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
78	1	4.075	UTEP	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-9	BYE
79	-1	4.120	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-7	BYE
80	1	4.206	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-4	BYE
81	-1	4.257	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	82	-5	BYE
82	0	4.268	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	+6	BYE
83	0	4.276	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	85	-7	BYE
84	1	4.384	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-11	BYE
85	-1	4.388	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
86	0	4.537	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-14	BYE
87	0	4.553	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-12	BYE
88	0	4.598	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-12	BYE
89	0	4.631	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	82	-17	BYE
90	0	4.743	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-17	BYE
91	0	4.826	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	87	-15	BYE
92	0	4.873	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	87	-18	BYE
93	0	4.952	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
94	0	4.961	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-22	BYE
95	1	5.039	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
96	-1	5.040	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	98	-18	BYE
97	0	5.077	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
98	0	5.106	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	60	-12	BYE
99	1	5.112	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-21	BYE
100	-1	5.126	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	85	-4	BYE
101	0	5.154	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-19	BYE
102	0	5.205	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	97	-20	BYE
103	0	5.228	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	99	-17	BYE
104	0	5.398	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	99	-22	BYE
105	0	5.460	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	112	-18	BYE
106	0	5.560	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-27	BYE
107	0	5.670	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–9	0.182	115	-20	BYE
108	0	5.805	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	+6	BYE
109	0	5.842	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-28	BYE
110	0	5.923	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-29	BYE
111	0	6.061	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-13	BYE
112	0	6.319	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	99	-34	BYE
113	0	6.578	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	123	-33	BYE
114	0	6.626	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	115	-39	BYE
115	0	6.821	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
116	0	7.062	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-23	BYE
117	0	7.161	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-39	BYE
118	0	7.565	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	115	-49	BYE
119	0	7.676	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	BYE
120	0	7.828	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	123	-44	BYE
121	0	8.170	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-16	BYE
122	0	8.221	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	120	-47	BYE
123	0	8.445	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	BYE
124	0	8.455	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	123	-56	BYE
125	0	8.507	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	BYE
126	0	9.267	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-40	BYE

1971 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.613	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+70	BYE
2	0	0.708	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+70	BYE
3	0	0.952	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+52	BYE
4	0	0.956	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
5	0	1.081	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
6	0	1.156	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	9	+47	BYE
7	0	1.166	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
8	0	1.173	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+40	BYE
9	0	1.192	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+46	BYE
10	0	1.192	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
11	0	1.302	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+43	BYE
12	0	1.422	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+42	BYE
13	0	1.424	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+30	BYE
14	0	1.517	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
15	0	1.597	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
16	0	1.622	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+24	BYE
17	0	1.623	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+31	BYE
18	0	1.680	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+26	BYE
19	0	1.724	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+30	BYE
20	0	1.765	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	18	+27	BYE
21	0	1.772	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	BYE
22	0	1.817	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+23	BYE
23	0	1.948	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+24	BYE
24	0	1.965	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
25	0	2.042	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
26	0	2.086	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
27	0	2.100	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3–2	0.636	35	+19	BYE
28	0	2.165	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+19	BYE
29	0	2.202	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+19	BYE
30	0	2.255	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+17	BYE
31	0	2.396	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+18	BYE
32	0	2.435	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+11	BYE
33	0	2.457	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
34	0	2.566	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	29	0	BYE
35	1	2.590	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+14	BYE
36	-1	2.593	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+13	BYE
37	0	2.638	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+6	BYE
38	1	2.703	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
39	1	2.716	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	32	+17	BYE
40	-2	2.720	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	32	+4	BYE
41	0	2.811	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	50	+12	BYE
42	0	2.845	TCU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+11	BYE
43	0	2.901	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+7	BYE
44	0	2.910	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	50	+7	BYE
45	0	2.951	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+7	BYE
46	0	2.982	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
47	1	3.009	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	+5	BYE
48	-1	3.021	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	60	+6	BYE
49	1	3.037	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+6	BYE
50	-1	3.056	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	+2	BYE
51	1	3.079	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	46	+11	BYE
52	-1	3.079	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	BYE
53	0	3.125	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
54	0	3.185	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
55	1	3.303	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
56	-1	3.329	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-11	BYE
57	0	3.333	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
58	0	3.349	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	+3	BYE
59	0	3.367	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	-1	BYE
60	0	3.509	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+2	BYE
61	1	3.551	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	50	-6	BYE
62	-1	3.555	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
63	0	3.569	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	0	BYE
64	0	3.581	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-3	BYE
65	0	3.594	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	0	BYE
66	0	3.613	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-3	BYE
67	0	3.653	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
68	1	3.674	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
69	1	3.702	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
70	1	3.742	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-3	BYE
71	1	3.779	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	67	-8	BYE
72	1	3.815	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
73	1	3.856	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	79	-4	BYE
74	1	3.883	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-15	BYE
75	1	3.969	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-10	BYE
76	1	4.032	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	+1	BYE
77	1	4.076	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
78	1	4.104	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	79	-7	BYE
79	1	4.111	UTEP	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-9	BYE
80	1	4.176	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	81	-3	BYE
81	1	4.216	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-4	BYE
82	-14	4.251	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	50	+6	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–17
83	0	4.263	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	84	-7	BYE
84	0	4.365	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	81	-8	BYE
85	0	4.379	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-11	BYE
86	0	4.527	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-13	BYE
87	1	4.550	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-12	BYE
88	-1	4.552	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-11	BYE
89	0	4.628	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	81	-17	BYE
90	0	4.729	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-16	BYE
91	0	4.821	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	87	-15	BYE
92	0	4.887	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	87	-18	BYE
93	0	4.947	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
94	0	4.956	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-22	BYE
95	1	5.040	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	98	-18	BYE
96	-1	5.044	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
97	0	5.071	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
98	0	5.102	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	60	-12	BYE
99	0	5.104	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-4	BYE
100	0	5.137	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-21	BYE
101	0	5.160	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-19	BYE
102	1	5.216	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	97	-20	BYE
103	-1	5.218	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
104	0	5.362	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	99	-21	BYE
105	0	5.473	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	112	-18	BYE
106	0	5.575	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-27	BYE
107	0	5.664	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–9	0.182	115	-20	BYE
108	0	5.801	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	+6	BYE
109	0	5.837	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-28	BYE
110	0	5.917	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-29	BYE
111	0	6.128	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-12	BYE
112	0	6.319	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	99	-34	BYE
113	0	6.516	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	123	-32	BYE
114	0	6.626	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	115	-39	BYE
115	0	6.814	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
116	0	7.080	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-23	BYE
117	0	7.172	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-39	BYE
118	0	7.650	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	115	-49	BYE
119	0	7.696	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	BYE
120	0	7.835	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	123	-44	BYE
121	0	8.159	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-16	BYE
122	0	8.201	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	120	-46	BYE
123	0	8.450	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	BYE
124	0	8.462	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	123	-56	BYE
125	0	8.499	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	BYE
126	0	9.267	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-40	BYE

1971 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 7, 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	0.614	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+70	BYE
2	0	0.708	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+70	Beat Hawai'i 45–3
3	1	0.952	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+52	Beat Oklahoma State 58–14
4	-1	0.956	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
5	1	1.081	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
6	1	1.160	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	9	+47	BYE
7	1	1.168	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
8	-3	1.173	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+40	Lost to Tennessee 11–31
9	0	1.192	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+46	BYE
10	0	1.196	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+46	BYE
11	0	1.302	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+43	BYE
12	1	1.426	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+42	BYE
13	-1	1.427	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+30	BYE
14	7	1.521	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	Beat Penn State 31–11
15	1	1.600	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
16	-1	1.624	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+24	BYE
17	-3	1.626	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+31	BYE
18	0	1.680	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+26	BYE
19	-2	1.728	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+30	BYE
20	-1	1.765	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	18	+27	BYE
21	-1	1.772	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	BYE
22	0	1.819	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+23	BYE
23	0	1.951	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	47	+24	BYE
24	0	1.970	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
25	0	2.044	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
26	1	2.089	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
27	-1	2.100	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3–2	0.636	35	+19	BYE
28	0	2.173	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+19	BYE
29	0	2.202	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+19	BYE
30	0	2.262	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+17	BYE
31	1	2.421	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+18	BYE
32	-1	2.435	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+11	BYE
33	0	2.464	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
34	0	2.566	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	29	0	BYE
35	0	2.593	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+13	BYE
36	1	2.593	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+14	BYE
37	-1	2.642	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+6	BYE
38	0	2.699	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	32	+4	BYE
39	0	2.703	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
40	0	2.720	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	32	+17	BYE
41	0	2.826	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	51	+12	BYE
42	0	2.845	TCU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	47	+11	BYE
43	0	2.901	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+7	BYE
44	0	2.928	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	51	+7	BYE
45	1	2.975	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	+7	BYE
46	-1	2.982	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
47	0	2.990	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	60	+7	BYE
48	0	3.035	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	+5	BYE
49	6	3.042	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	51	+3	Beat North Texas 44–28
50	1	3.055	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+6	BYE
51	-2	3.079	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	BYE
52	-2	3.082	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	47	+11	BYE
53	-1	3.128	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
54	0	3.189	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
55	-2	3.300	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-10	Lost to Nebraska 3–45
56	0	3.308	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
57	0	3.333	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
58	0	3.363	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+3	BYE
59	0	3.382	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	-1	BYE
60	0	3.509	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+2	BYE
61	0	3.563	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
62	0	3.572	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	-6	BYE
63	0	3.573	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	0	BYE
64	17	3.581	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-3	Beat Miami 14–0
65	-1	3.598	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	0	BYE
66	-1	3.622	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-3	BYE
67	-1	3.653	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	BYE
68	0	3.676	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	41	+6	BYE
69	-2	3.690	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
70	-1	3.705	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
71	-1	3.742	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-3	BYE
72	-1	3.783	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	67	-8	BYE
73	-1	3.815	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
74	-1	3.861	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	79	-4	BYE
75	-1	3.883	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-15	BYE
76	-1	3.969	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-10	BYE
77	-1	4.036	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	+1	BYE
78	2	4.080	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	BYE
79	0	4.109	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	79	-7	BYE
80	2	4.111	UTEP	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-9	BYE
81	-4	4.176	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	81	-3	Lost to Oklahoma 14–58
82	1	4.220	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-4	BYE
83	1	4.268	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	84	-7	BYE
84	1	4.370	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	81	-8	BYE
85	-7	4.384	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-11	Lost to Syracuse 0–14
86	0	4.527	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-13	BYE
87	0	4.552	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-11	BYE
88	0	4.554	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-12	BYE
89	0	4.633	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	81	-17	BYE
90	0	4.729	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	87	-16	BYE
91	0	4.826	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	87	-15	BYE
92	0	4.891	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	87	-18	BYE
93	2	4.947	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
94	-1	4.965	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-22	BYE
95	2	5.044	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
96	-2	5.046	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	98	-18	BYE
97	1	5.081	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-15	BYE
98	-2	5.102	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	60	-12	BYE
99	3	5.108	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-4	BYE
100	-1	5.137	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-21	BYE
101	-1	5.165	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	99	-19	BYE
102	-1	5.180	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	99	-16	BYE
103	0	5.216	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	97	-20	BYE
104	0	5.362	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	99	-21	BYE
105	0	5.479	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	112	-18	BYE
106	0	5.575	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	99	-27	BYE
107	0	5.664	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–9	0.182	115	-20	BYE
108	0	5.801	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	+6	BYE
109	0	5.848	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-28	BYE
110	0	5.932	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	99	-29	BYE
111	0	6.133	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-12	Lost to San Diego State 28–44
112	0	6.319	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	99	-34	BYE
113	0	6.516	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	123	-32	BYE
114	0	6.637	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	115	-39	BYE
115	0	6.821	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
116	0	7.080	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-23	BYE
117	0	7.172	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	99	-39	BYE
118	0	7.656	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	115	-49	BYE
119	0	7.696	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	BYE
120	0	7.841	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	123	-44	BYE
121	0	8.164	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-16	BYE
122	0	8.201	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	120	-46	BYE
123	0	8.450	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	BYE
124	0	8.468	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	123	-56	BYE
125	0	8.507	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	BYE
126	0	9.274	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-40	BYE

1971 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 30, 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	0.616	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+69	Beat Auburn 31–7
2	0	0.747	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–0	1.000	1	+62	Beat Oklahoma 35–31
3	1	0.954	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
4	-1	0.967	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	8	+48	Lost to Nebraska 31–35
5	1	1.047	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+41	BYE
6	2	1.084	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	6	+46	Beat Arizona 31–0
7	-2	1.166	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+46	Lost to Alabama 7–31
8	-1	1.174	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
9	0	1.190	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+46	BYE
10	0	1.207	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	6	+46	Beat Georgia Tech 28–24
11	0	1.300	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+43	Beat Utah 42–16
12	0	1.427	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+30	BYE
13	0	1.437	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+42	Beat Mississippi State 48–0
14	0	1.613	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+31	BYE
15	0	1.624	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+24	BYE
16	1	1.626	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+33	Beat San Diego State 48–31
17	2	1.724	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+30	BYE
18	-2	1.727	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+25	Beat Holy Cross 21–7
19	3	1.760	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	17	+27	Beat Texas A&M 34–14
20	3	1.777	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+28	Beat Tulane 36–7
21	-1	1.785	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–2	0.800	17	+28	Beat Vanderbilt 19–7
22	-4	1.799	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+23	BYE
23	1	1.955	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	47	+24	BYE
24	1	1.965	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
25	1	2.039	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
26	-5	2.087	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–3–2	0.636	36	+20	Lost to Hawai'i 21–28
27	0	2.108	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
28	1	2.173	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+19	Beat Pittsburgh 31–13
29	-1	2.205	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+19	BYE
30	1	2.319	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+18	BYE
31	3	2.435	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+11	BYE
32	-2	2.442	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+18	Lost to Georgia 24–28
33	2	2.474	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
34	2	2.566	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	29	0	BYE
35	4	2.585	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+14	BYE
36	-4	2.661	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+7	Lost to Cincinnati 16–19
37	1	2.661	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	36	+13	BYE
38	-5	2.711	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	33	+3	Lost to UTEP 32–38
39	5	2.713	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+9	Beat Louisville 19–16
40	0	2.729	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+17	BYE
41	0	2.819	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	51	+12	BYE
42	6	2.827	TCU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	47	+12	Beat SMU 18–16
43	0	2.904	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+7	BYE
44	-2	2.928	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	51	+7	BYE
45	0	2.981	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
46	-9	3.004	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	+7	Lost to Clemson 7–17
47	4	3.014	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	59	+6	Beat Santa Barbara 55–10
48	2	3.048	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	+5	BYE
49	-2	3.074	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	BYE
50	-1	3.079	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	47	+11	BYE
51	1	3.081	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+5	Beat West Texas A&M 35–0
52	2	3.109	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+7	Beat Navy 24–23
53	10	3.130	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	-10	Beat New Mexico 28–21
54	-1	3.168	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	66	+5	BYE
55	-9	3.243	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	59	0	Lost to Iowa State 31–48
56	0	3.293	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	59	0	BYE
57	0	3.338	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	59	0	BYE
58	1	3.374	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	+3	Beat Florida A&M 56–14
59	-4	3.382	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	-1	BYE
60	1	3.502	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+2	BYE
61	5	3.550	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	66	-1	BYE
62	7	3.557	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	-5	BYE
63	4	3.568	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	66	0	BYE
64	0	3.629	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	0	BYE
65	0	3.635	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-3	BYE
66	-6	3.645	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	66	-1	Lost to Texas 14–34
67	15	3.685	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	66	-2	Beat South Carolina 17–7
68	2	3.687	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
69	-1	3.712	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	36	-9	BYE
70	1	3.729	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-3	BYE
71	1	3.778	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-8	BYE
72	3	3.796	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-7	BYE
73	0	3.849	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-4	BYE
74	0	3.883	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-15	BYE
75	-17	3.958	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	-10	Lost to Colorado State 21–38
76	3	4.028	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	+1	BYE
77	3	4.052	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	78	-2	BYE
78	-16	4.056	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-6	Lost to Florida 16–45
79	-1	4.093	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	80	-7	BYE
80	-4	4.101	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-7	Lost to Arizona State 0–31
81	-4	4.102	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	78	-6	BYE
82	9	4.103	UTEP	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	66	-9	Beat Long Beach State 38–32
83	5	4.244	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	88	-4	Beat Miami 45–16
84	-1	4.281	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	84	-7	BYE
85	-4	4.430	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	Lost to Tennessee 7–19
86	-2	4.542	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	88	-13	BYE
87	-1	4.574	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	88	-10	BYE
88	7	4.595	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	88	-12	Beat Wichita State 31–13
89	-2	4.655	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	82	-17	BYE
90	-5	4.747	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	88	-16	Lost to TCU 16–18
91	2	4.866	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	88	-15	BYE
92	0	4.909	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	88	-18	BYE
93	10	4.974	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	-21	Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–0
94	2	5.056	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	98	-18	BYE
95	-6	5.056	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	100	-15	Lost to Florida State 13–31
96	1	5.087	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	59	-12	BYE
97	3	5.100	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	100	-16	BYE
98	-8	5.145	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	100	-14	Lost to Army 23–24
99	-1	5.153	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	100	-21	Lost to Houston 16–42
100	-6	5.190	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	100	-19	Lost to LSU 7–36
101	0	5.209	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	100	-16	BYE
102	-3	5.217	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-4	Lost to Boston College 7–21
103	3	5.221	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	97	-20	Beat Baylor 23–0
104	0	5.382	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	100	-21	BYE
105	-3	5.473	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	112	-18	BYE
106	5	5.591	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	100	-27	Beat New Mexico State 38–21
107	-2	5.687	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–9	0.182	115	-19	Lost to Ole Miss 0–48
108	2	5.824	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	+6	Beat Morgan State 27–8
109	-1	5.883	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	100	-28	BYE
110	-1	5.919	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	100	-28	BYE
111	-4	5.984	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	98	-7	BYE
112	0	6.446	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	100	-34	BYE
113	0	6.522	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	123	-31	BYE
114	2	6.727	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	115	-38	BYE
115	0	6.814	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
116	1	7.068	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-23	BYE
117	-3	7.192	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	100	-38	Lost to Tulsa 13–31
118	0	7.673	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	115	-49	Lost to Southern Miss 0–35
119	0	7.696	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	BYE
120	1	7.828	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	123	-43	BYE
121	1	8.164	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-16	BYE
122	-2	8.173	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	120	-45	Lost to Rice 0–23
123	3	8.439	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	115	-17	Beat Abilene Christian 21–17
124	-1	8.462	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	123	-56	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–34
125	-1	8.499	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	BYE
126	-1	9.260	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-40	BYE

1971 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 23, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.702	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+54	BYE
2	0	0.820	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
3	0	0.823	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+46	BYE
4	0	0.967	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	Beat Kent State 41–6
5	0	1.036	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+41	BYE
6	0	1.059	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Pittsburgh 55–18
7	2	1.176	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+43	Beat Ohio State 10–7
8	-1	1.185	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	8	+37	Beat San José State 49–6
9	1	1.206	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+45	Beat Air Force 53–17
10	1	1.249	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+38	BYE
11	1	1.367	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+35	Beat Miami 27–6
12	1	1.422	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+29	Beat Pennsylvania 41–13
13	1	1.455	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–2	0.800	14	+37	BYE
14	-6	1.531	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+31	Lost to LSU 8–28
15	0	1.594	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	10	+24	Beat Princeton 33–7
16	0	1.738	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+21	Beat Massachusetts 35–0
17	4	1.747	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	29	+29	Beat Oklahoma State 54–0
18	-1	1.770	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+22	Beat Texas Tech 15–0
19	3	1.781	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	12	+30	Beat Duke 38–0
20	-2	1.789	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+23	Beat Kentucky 21–7
21	2	1.826	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–2–2	0.700	29	+22	Beat Wyoming 49–14
22	-3	1.883	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	18	+21	BYE
23	2	1.896	LSU	SEC	7–3	0.700	29	+23	Beat Notre Dame 28–8
24	0	1.988	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+24	Tied UCLA 7–7
25	1	2.085	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+21	Beat California 14–0
26	1	2.093	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+17	Beat Washington State 28–20
27	5	2.114	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+22	Beat Idaho 42–13
28	9	2.234	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+18	Beat Cincinnati 43–7
29	5	2.280	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+14	Beat Tulsa 45–10
30	-2	2.285	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+19	BYE
31	-11	2.318	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+17	Lost to Syracuse 24–28
32	-3	2.331	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–2–1	0.722	27	+9	BYE
33	8	2.419	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	21	+8	Beat Hawai'i 46–21
34	-1	2.452	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+11	BYE
35	-5	2.516	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	40	+12	Lost to Michigan 7–10
36	-1	2.577	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	27	0	Tied Villanova 13–13
37	11	2.658	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	40	+13	Beat Wake Forest 24–7
38	9	2.663	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–4	0.636	37	+13	Beat Michigan State 28–7
39	-8	2.664	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+11	Lost to Colorado 17–53
40	4	2.744	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+16	Beat Brown 24–6
41	-5	2.930	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	+11	Lost to Stanford 0–14
42	-3	2.936	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	55	+8	Lost to Northwestern 7–28
43	-3	2.970	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+6	Lost to Utah State 13–42
44	-1	2.995	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+3	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–43
45	-7	3.002	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	40	+4	Lost to Dayton 16–26
46	23	3.047	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	50	+4	Beat Arizona 39–10
47	12	3.100	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	+2	Beat Davidson 47–7
48	7	3.104	TCU	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	Beat Rice 20–19
49	2	3.107	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+10	Tied Temple 13–13
50	-4	3.130	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+6	Lost to North Carolina 0–38
51	-6	3.255	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5–1	0.450	75	+6	Lost to Arizona State 6–49
52	20	3.258	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	+3	Beat Virginia Tech 17–8
53	-11	3.259	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	+4	Lost to Oregon State 29–30
54	4	3.281	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	+4	BYE
55	16	3.326	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	0	Beat Yale 35–16
56	20	3.340	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	59	0	Beat William & Mary 21–19
57	11	3.368	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	59	0	Beat Marshall 30–0
58	5	3.423	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	53	-2	BYE
59	-2	3.516	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	+5	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–10
60	7	3.534	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	59	0	BYE
61	16	3.553	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+2	Beat Memphis 28–21
62	-10	3.554	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	0	Lost to Houston 6–27
63	-9	3.555	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	-15	Lost to Long Beach State 21–46
64	10	3.572	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	+1	Beat Xavier 14–9
65	-9	3.598	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-3	Lost to Kansas State 21–28
66	12	3.607	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	-1	Beat Oregon 30–29
67	8	3.609	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	0	Beat Iowa 31–0
68	11	3.655	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	37	-8	Beat West Texas A&M 32–28
69	-19	3.683	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	-5	Lost to South Carolina 7–24
70	-21	3.695	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	40	+4	Lost to Pacific 13–14
71	-6	3.778	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-3	Lost to New Mexico 14–49
72	-12	3.805	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	67	-8	Lost to Richmond 19–21
73	-9	3.806	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	79	-4	Lost to Dartmouth 7–33
74	-21	3.841	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	-14	Lost to Rutgers 16–28
75	-14	3.846	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-7	Lost to Utah 15–17
76	-10	3.913	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	59	-5	Lost to San Diego State 10–39
77	13	3.987	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	75	-4	Beat West Virginia 28–24
78	-16	4.025	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	79	-7	Lost to Harvard 16–35
79	8	4.027	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	+1	Beat Bowling Green 26–16
80	-7	4.056	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	75	-3	Lost to Iowa State 0–54
81	15	4.337	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	75	-7	Beat Tampa 10–7
82	-12	4.347	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–6	0.400	84	-6	Lost to NC State 23–31
83	-1	4.363	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	84	-7	BYE
84	-1	4.491	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	89	-11	Lost to Arkansas 0–15
85	3	4.494	SMU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	84	-11	Beat Baylor 20–6
86	8	4.633	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	89	-9	Beat Missouri 7–2
87	-6	4.738	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	83	-17	Lost to Minnesota 21–23
88	1	4.742	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–7	0.300	93	-7	BYE
89	2	4.787	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	93	-10	Lost to Penn State 18–55
90	3	4.800	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	93	-7	BYE
91	-11	4.843	UTEP	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	84	-15	Lost to Colorado State 7–24
92	0	4.906	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	89	-17	Lost to Washington 20–28
93	7	4.914	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	89	-15	Beat Wisconsin 23–21
94	1	4.934	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	93	-14	BYE
95	-9	4.949	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	93	-15	Lost to Florida State 10–45
96	-11	5.036	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	93	-18	Lost to Indiana 31–38
97	8	5.088	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	59	-12	Beat Carson Newman 23–10
98	6	5.105	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	93	-19	Beat BYU 17–15
99	-15	5.124	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-2	Lost to UConn 17–24
100	-1	5.334	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	104	-17	Lost to Tennessee 7–21
101	5	5.396	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	104	-15	Beat Fresno State 14–13
102	-4	5.419	UCLA	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	110	-17	Tied USC 7–7
103	-6	5.485	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	93	-22	Lost to Southern Miss 8–17
104	-3	5.529	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	104	-21	Lost to Toledo 6–41
105	-2	5.651	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	113	-16	BYE
106	-4	5.766	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–7–1	0.250	110	-19	Lost to TCU 19–20
107	3	5.772	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	93	-6	Beat Wichita State 31–10
108	4	6.047	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	104	-26	Beat Maryland 29–27
109	2	6.087	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	104	-28	Beat Clemson 31–23
110	7	6.263	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	93	+6	Beat Colgate 28–16
111	4	6.522	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	113	-31	Beat UTEP 24–7
112	4	6.523	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	104	-33	Beat Purdue 38–31
113	-5	6.581	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	124	-30	Lost to Kansas 2–7
114	-7	6.690	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	93	-28	Lost to North Texas 10–31
115	-2	6.744	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	112	-19	Lost to Cornell 13–41
116	-7	6.863	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	117	-37	Lost to Virginia 27–29
117	-3	7.070	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	113	-23	Lost to Ohio 0–30
118	1	7.612	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	113	-43	Lost to Drake 28–32
119	1	7.731	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-34	Lost to Northern Illinois 9–14
120	-2	7.763	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	119	-35	Lost to SMU 6–20
121	0	7.897	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–10	0.091	124	-43	Lost to Illinois 0–31
122	3	8.183	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	117	-14	Beat Virginia Military Institute 31–8
123	-1	8.210	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-49	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 8–31
124	-1	8.440	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	126	-30	Lost to Columbia 6–24
125	1	9.294	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-39	Lost to Citadel 7–47
126	-2	9.323	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	120	-16	Lost to Lamar 14–23

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

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

1971 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 2, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.614	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Iowa State 43–12
2	0	0.778	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Colorado 31–7
3	1	0.802	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat West Virginia 35–7
4	-1	0.837	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Mississippi State 41–10
5	0	0.895	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Miami (OH) 45–6
6	2	1.011	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat South Carolina 24–0
7	6	1.114	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Columbia 24–21
8	-2	1.175	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	15	+24	Lost to Nebraska 7–31
9	5	1.206	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Florida 40–7
10	1	1.217	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+19	Beat Navy 21–0
11	-1	1.276	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Indiana 61–7
12	-5	1.327	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	15	+20	Lost to Penn State 7–35
13	4	1.412	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	11	+14	Beat Air Force 44–28
14	2	1.425	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Yale 17–15
15	12	1.500	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2	0.750	15	+20	Beat LSU 24–22
16	12	1.510	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	26	+17	Beat Florida State 14–7
17	-2	1.657	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	26	+15	Lost to Oklahoma 12–43
18	-6	1.680	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	15	+11	Lost to Texas A&M 9–17
19	3	1.684	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–2	0.750	15	+14	Beat Oregon State 31–24
20	-1	1.689	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	11	+13	Beat Minnesota 14–12
21	4	1.918	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	26	+12	Beat SMU 22–18
22	-13	1.919	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	26	+13	Lost to Marshall 10–12
23	1	1.952	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	26	+9	BYE
24	2	1.994	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	15	+12	Beat Colorado State 18–17
25	-7	2.020	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	15	+10	Lost to Houston 7–14
26	3	2.022	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	15	+7	Beat UCLA 23–12
27	3	2.031	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2	0.750	15	+9	Beat Ohio 28–14
28	6	2.037	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	26	+11	Beat Tulsa 38–3
29	4	2.045	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–2	0.750	15	+11	Beat William & Mary 36–35
30	-10	2.065	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	26	+10	Lost to Arizona State 28–44
31	-10	2.066	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	26	+8	Lost to Ole Miss 22–24
32	0	2.197	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+7	Beat Army 24–13
33	14	2.320	USC	PAC	4–4	0.500	55	+9	Beat California 28–0
34	4	2.378	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–2–2	0.571	49	+8	Beat Arizona 34–28
35	-12	2.434	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–3	0.625	41	+10	Lost to USC 0–28
36	5	2.544	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	14	-2	Beat Santa Barbara 23–14
37	3	2.571	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–2–1	0.643	39	+6	Beat Kansas 17–10
38	16	2.589	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	4–2–1	0.643	39	+4	Beat Tampa 21–10
39	-3	2.604	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–3	0.625	41	+7	Lost to Georgia 0–24
40	-9	2.624	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Lost to Fresno State 10–17
41	4	2.639	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat Northeastern 17–7
42	16	2.694	BYU	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	41	+4	Beat UTEP 16–0
43	-4	2.756	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	55	+6	Lost to Washington State 21–31
44	18	2.774	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	55	+6	Beat Duke 21–0
45	-10	2.777	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	41	+4	Lost to North Carolina 35–36
46	13	2.885	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	55	+3	Beat Pennsylvania 28–27
47	8	2.895	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	15	+4	Beat New Mexico State 19–14
48	21	2.935	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–2	0.714	26	+11	Beat San Diego State 17–10
49	-12	2.995	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–3	0.625	41	+2	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–21
50	3	3.042	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	-4	Beat Delaware 32–27
51	10	3.091	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	54	+3	Beat Kent State 26–7
52	20	3.246	TCU	IND SWC	3–3–1	0.500	55	+1	Beat Baylor 34–27
53	23	3.267	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4	0.500	55	0	Beat Purdue 43–10
54	31	3.270	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	74	-1	Beat Cincinnati 45–21
55	-9	3.312	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–3	0.571	49	0	Lost to Toledo 6–45
56	-14	3.376	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 21–31
57	-5	3.527	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	+3	Lost to Louisville 10–21
58	-15	3.582	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	41	-8	Lost to North Texas 12–21
59	-9	3.601	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	74	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 14–28
60	18	3.605	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	55	-3	Beat Brown 49–21
61	30	3.606	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–4	0.429	74	+1	Beat Wake Forest 10–9
62	-5	3.634	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	+1	Lost to Miami 13–24
63	19	3.640	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	-3	Beat Lehigh 30–21
64	-20	3.641	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–4	0.500	55	-3	Lost to Illinois 7–24
65	15	3.659	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	55	-6	Beat Utah 29–16
66	18	3.669	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	41	-8	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 20–7
67	-16	3.679	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	-4	Lost to Memphis 21–45
68	11	3.689	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–4	0.500	55	-3	Beat Oregon 31–21
69	14	3.732	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	55	+3	Beat Xavier 33–27
70	-14	3.754	UTEP	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	55	-4	Lost to BYU 0–16
71	-5	3.773	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Lost to Stanford 24–31
72	15	3.797	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	96	-1	Beat Richmond 31–24
73	-13	3.810	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	70	-4	Lost to Idaho 14–19
74	15	3.833	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	-2	Beat Syracuse 31–21
75	0	3.847	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	55	+3	Lost to Cornell 21–24
76	-12	3.893	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–4	0.500	55	-7	Lost to Clemson 9–10
77	0	3.913	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Beat Missouri 28–12
78	-30	3.928	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	74	-4	Lost to Southern Miss 24–31
79	-30	3.979	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	70	-5	Lost to Iowa 16–20
80	-17	3.995	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–4	0.429	74	-5	Lost to Michigan State 10–43
81	5	4.033	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Beat Furman 26–13
82	12	4.038	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–4–1	0.438	70	-2	Beat Tulane 13–9
83	-18	4.055	SMU	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	74	-3	Lost to Texas 18–22
84	-14	4.073	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	74	-4	Lost to Tennessee 3–38
85	3	4.076	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	41	-6	Beat Illinois State 28–0
86	-19	4.081	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	84	-3	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–17
87	-19	4.106	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-4	Lost to Vanderbilt 9–13
88	-7	4.302	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–5	0.375	84	-4	Lost to Ohio State 12–14
89	11	4.356	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	84	-4	Beat Arkansas 17–9
90	-16	4.399	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	74	-7	Lost to New Mexico 28–34
91	13	4.526	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–6	0.250	104	-6	Beat Northwestern 24–7
92	6	4.556	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4–1	0.357	93	-5	Beat Pacific 28–18
93	-22	4.588	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	84	-7	Lost to Rice 7–9
94	-2	4.714	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	94	-6	Lost to Dartmouth 15–17
95	-2	4.806	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	104	-2	Lost to Notre Dame 0–21
96	-6	4.843	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–6	0.250	104	-5	Lost to Auburn 7–40
97	-2	4.963	UCLA	PAC	2–6	0.250	104	-9	Lost to Washington 12–23
98	4	4.969	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	84	-2	Beat Youngstown State 35–24
99	-26	5.051	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	96	-10	Lost to Kentucky 27–33
100	6	5.112	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	96	-8	Beat Texas Tech 9–7
101	0	5.174	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–6	0.250	104	-8	Lost to Alabama 10–41
102	-6	5.286	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	96	-13	Lost to Wyoming 16–29
103	4	5.388	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–6	0.250	104	-10	Beat Virginia Tech 33–27
104	-7	5.824	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–6	0.250	104	-15	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–26
105	11	5.881	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	96	0	Beat Drake 21–12
106	-7	5.936	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	118	-14	Lost to Kansas State 12–28
107	-2	6.004	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–4	0.333	94	-6	Lost to Harvard 27–28
108	4	6.135	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–6	0.250	104	-20	Beat Virginia Military Institute 38–0
109	-6	6.153	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	70	-7	Lost to East Carolina 13–26
110	10	6.183	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	96	-8	Beat Bowling Green 12–10
111	0	6.228	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–6	0.250	104	-16	Beat NC State 14–10
112	6	6.280	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	96	-17	Beat Wichita State 31–14
113	6	7.025	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	124	-19	Lost to Utah State 17–18
114	-4	7.045	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	113	-16	Lost to TCU 27–34
115	6	7.076	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–7	0.125	118	-20	Beat Wisconsin 20–16
116	-7	7.178	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	96	-15	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–31
117	-2	7.402	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–7	0.125	118	-20	Lost to Michigan 7–61
118	-5	7.472	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–7	0.125	118	-18	Lost to San José State 18–28
119	-11	7.518	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	114	-23	Lost to Maryland 0–38
120	-6	7.839	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–7	0.125	118	-27	Lost to Virginia 10–14
121	-4	8.203	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	114	-9	Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 7–28
122	1	8.754	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	118	-10	Lost to Tennessee Tech 7–14
123	-1	8.762	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	114	0	Lost to Bucknell 13–14
124	1	9.168	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–6	0.000	124	-14	Lost to Princeton 21–49
125	-1	9.329	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	114	-17	BYE
126	0	9.665	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	124	-23	Lost to Villanova 27–33

1971 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 26, 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	2	0.795	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Kansas State 75–28
2	2	0.865	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Oklahoma State 41–13
3	4	0.893	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Houston 34–20
4	4	0.898	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat TCU 66–14
5	1	0.980	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Dayton 35–7
6	-4	1.033	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	11	+21	Beat Missouri 27–7
7	8	1.118	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+18	Beat Temple 43–33
8	-3	1.124	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Kentucky 34–0
9	8	1.223	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	15	+16	Beat Miami (OH) 33–7
10	3	1.226	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Minnesota 35–7
11	-10	1.273	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+14	Lost to USC 14–28
12	-3	1.293	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	11	+13	Beat North Texas 60–21
13	-3	1.297	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Yale 31–10
14	-2	1.319	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Clemson 35–13
15	1	1.383	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	15	+13	Beat Kansas 40–24
16	-5	1.474	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Harvard 16–13
17	3	1.635	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	Beat New Mexico 60–28
18	7	1.637	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+11	Beat South Carolina 49–18
19	9	1.653	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	15	+9	Beat Wisconsin 31–6
20	-1	1.706	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+10	Beat Colorado State 17–12
21	2	1.782	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	BYE
22	-8	1.798	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Lost to Washington State 23–24
23	3	1.865	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–2	0.714	24	+13	Beat UCLA 31–24
24	7	1.934	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+8	Beat Pittsburgh 40–22
25	2	2.023	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	37	+9	Beat Rice 39–10
26	-4	2.029	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Lost to San Diego State 20–36
27	7	2.045	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Beat Vanderbilt 28–7
28	-7	2.052	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	+8	Lost to Alabama 20–34
29	8	2.189	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	24	+4	Beat Oregon State 38–14
30	10	2.258	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat Marshall 37–0
31	22	2.306	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	22	+4	Beat Utah State 36–20
32	0	2.330	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	+5	BYE
33	9	2.334	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat Wake Forest 7–3
34	10	2.346	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	37	+7	Beat Mississippi State 10–7
35	6	2.380	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	24	+6	Beat Virginia Military Institute 12–7
36	-6	2.383	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Lost to Florida State 18–49
37	-19	2.419	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Lost to Navy 14–15
38	-14	2.601	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2–2	0.500	58	+5	Lost to Arizona State 28–60
39	6	2.607	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	51	+7	Beat San José State 34–14
40	-5	2.687	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2–1	0.583	48	+4	Lost to Nebraska 13–41
41	9	2.732	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	22	-2	Beat NEW Mexico Highlands 28–9
42	23	2.745	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	48	+2	Beat Holy Cross 63–21
43	12	2.800	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	24	-2	Beat South Dakota 49–7
44	-1	2.834	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–3	0.571	51	+3	Beat Indiana 24–10
45	-16	2.843	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	+3	Lost to Syracuse 21–63
46	-7	2.936	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–2	0.667	37	0	Lost to Bowling Green 7–33
47	23	3.051	USC	PAC	3–4	0.429	71	+2	Beat Notre Dame 28–14
48	26	3.060	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	58	+1	Beat Furman 20–0
49	-3	3.065	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–3–1	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Ohio State 6–31
50	-17	3.080	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Virginia Tech 29–37
51	0	3.092	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	-1	BYE
52	-14	3.133	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	+4	Lost to Villanova 3–24
53	-5	3.151	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	-3	Lost to West Virginia 33–43
54	15	3.211	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–2–1	0.583	48	-1	Beat Wichita State 21–5
55	13	3.267	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 26–0
56	15	3.317	UTEP	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	0	Beat Wyoming 12–7
57	10	3.332	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Beat Virginia 14–9
58	3	3.356	BYU	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	-2	Beat Tulsa 25–7
59	-10	3.389	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	+1	Lost to Dartmouth 13–16
60	13	3.406	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	58	-1	Beat Texas Arlington 20–6
61	-1	3.423	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Ball State 10–10
62	14	3.432	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	71	+1	Beat Tulane 24–16
63	-27	3.459	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Illinois 7–21
64	-10	3.492	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to North Carolina 3–7
65	18	3.536	SMU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	58	0	Beat Texas Tech 18–17
66	-8	3.536	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Lost to Washington 14–38
67	-11	3.596	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	71	0	Lost to Iowa State 24–40
68	-21	3.621	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 16–24
69	6	3.694	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	37	+5	Beat LOS Angeles State 47–7
70	-18	3.749	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to BYU 7–25
71	-14	3.779	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Lost to SMU 17–18
72	-13	3.799	TCU	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	82	0	Lost to Penn State 14–66
73	4	3.827	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	88	-1	Beat Ohio 37–29
74	13	3.918	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	58	-4	Beat Utah 14–3
75	3	3.963	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	44	+2	Beat Rutgers 17–16
76	3	3.967	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4	0.429	71	-4	Beat Iowa 34–3
77	-15	3.983	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	94	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 28–75
78	23	4.006	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	-2	Beat Pennsylvania 31–0
79	17	4.033	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	71	-4	Beat Stanford 24–23
80	-14	4.041	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	71	-5	Lost to UTEP 7–12
81	-17	4.045	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4	0.429	71	-3	Lost to Michigan 7–35
82	-1	4.056	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	-3	Beat Brown 42–32
83	14	4.059	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	71	+2	Beat Tampa 24–3
84	2	4.097	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-8	Beat Santa Barbara 31–10
85	6	4.325	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	88	-6	Beat Southern Miss 27–12
86	14	4.326	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	94	-2	Beat NC State 31–15
87	-24	4.398	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-3	Lost to Memphis 12–27
88	10	4.404	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	51	-5	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 52–35
89	-17	4.410	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	88	-3	Lost to Boston College 22–40
90	3	4.490	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–5	0.286	94	-3	Beat Maryland 27–23
91	-9	4.557	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	88	-4	Lost to Auburn 13–35
92	-4	4.638	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	-5	Lost to Cornell 10–31
93	14	4.727	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	94	-2	Beat Duke 15–14
94	-14	4.786	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–4–1	0.357	87	-5	Lost to Ole Miss 7–28
95	-5	4.788	UCLA	PAC	2–5	0.286	94	-6	Lost to California 24–31
96	-12	4.808	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	88	-7	Lost to Arizona 3–14
97	8	5.065	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	94	-8	Beat Xavier 24–13
98	-13	5.070	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4–1	0.250	103	-5	Lost to Oregon 14–34
99	0	5.084	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	113	-6	Lost to Colorado 7–27
100	2	5.214	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	94	-7	Beat Baylor 10–9
101	-7	5.228	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	94	-7	Lost to Tennessee 7–10
102	-7	5.243	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	94	-1	Lost to Toledo 7–35
103	-11	5.390	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–3–1	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Richmond 0–20
104	13	5.723	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–6	0.143	113	-10	Beat Purdue 21–7
105	-16	5.837	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	-3	Lost to Princeton 0–31
106	-2	5.918	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	105	-9	Lost to Texas 10–39
107	-1	6.004	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–6	0.143	113	-10	Lost to Georgia 0–34
108	4	6.419	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	105	-14	Lost to William & Mary 7–12
109	2	6.576	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	88	-9	Lost to Louisville 5–21
110	-7	6.664	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	104	-11	Lost to Texas A&M 9–10
111	-3	6.702	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–6	0.143	113	-14	Lost to Army 9–14
112	-3	6.780	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–6	0.143	113	-17	Lost to Florida 23–27
113	5	6.834	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–6	0.143	113	-11	Beat Montana 30–14
114	-4	7.090	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–6	0.143	113	-18	Lost to East Carolina 15–31
115	-2	7.158	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–6	0.143	113	-16	Lost to Northwestern 10–24
116	5	7.387	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	105	-4	Lost to Arkansas 21–60
117	-3	7.417	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-8	Lost to New Mexico State 6–20
118	-2	7.538	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	105	-17	Lost to Idaho 0–26
119	4	7.628	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	123	-15	Lost to Air Force 12–17
120	-1	8.015	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-12	Lost to Western Michigan 0–37
121	-6	8.028	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–7	0.000	123	-19	Lost to Michigan State 3–34
122	3	8.100	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	0	Lost to Columbia 16–17
123	-3	8.202	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	113	-9	Lost to Citadel 35–52
124	-2	8.914	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	113	-13	Lost to Wofford 22–23
125	-1	9.019	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–5	0.000	123	-9	Lost to Colgate 32–42
126	0	9.707	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	123	-16	Lost to Kent State 13–24

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

1971 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 12, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.535	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Iowa State 24–14
2	0	0.873	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Miami 17–0
3	6	0.875	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Texas 48–27
4	0	0.987	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Missouri 36–0
5	13	1.002	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pennsylvania 19–3
6	7	1.050	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Army 42–0
7	8	1.052	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Bowling Green 24–7
8	-3	1.055	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Vanderbilt 42–0
9	7	1.098	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Ole Miss 38–7
10	-3	1.143	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Colorado State 42–0
11	3	1.188	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Michigan State 24–13
12	23	1.194	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+9	Beat William & Mary 28–23
13	-1	1.236	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Southern Miss 27–14
14	10	1.282	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+8	Beat Washington 17–6
15	-4	1.308	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Mississippi State 27–9
16	3	1.335	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Beat Baylor 35–7
17	-14	1.394	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Princeton 19–8
18	-8	1.430	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	29	+7	Lost to Toledo 7–24
19	13	1.475	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+4	Beat Colgate 28–14
20	-14	1.486	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	29	+6	Lost to Colorado 14–24
21	16	1.577	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+5	Beat Villanova 23–7
22	1	1.631	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
23	4	1.699	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Beat BYU 29–7
24	7	1.703	LSU	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Florida 48–7
25	-5	1.719	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Lost to West Virginia 23–28
26	-18	1.751	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Lost to Clemson 0–3
27	6	1.760	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+5	BYE
28	-6	1.797	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	29	+5	Lost to Oklahoma 27–48
29	5	1.825	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+5	Beat SMU 30–0
30	-9	1.917	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+2	Lost to Stanford 6–17
31	-1	1.951	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Virginia 34–14
32	-3	1.982	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	29	+3	Beat Illinois 24–10
33	-16	2.137	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+4	Lost to Notre Dame 0–17
34	6	2.177	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Beat Iowa 28–3
35	15	2.268	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 10–6
36	19	2.280	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	49	+5	Beat Oregon State 30–27
37	-1	2.289	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1–1	0.625	45	+3	Tied New Mexico State 35–35
38	7	2.296	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	16	+2	Beat Kent State 31–0
39	0	2.317	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 46–39
40	-15	2.360	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	0	Lost to Tulane 29–37
41	5	2.397	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	16	0	Beat Northern Iowa 28–0
42	12	2.431	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	2–1–1	0.625	45	+1	Beat Memphis 26–20
43	-17	2.481	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Lost to Georgia 7–38
44	0	2.619	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	49	+2	Beat Kansas State 39–13
45	13	2.694	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Minnesota 27–13
46	5	2.780	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	+2	Lost to Auburn 14–27
47	-19	2.829	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	71	+2	Lost to Kansas 13–39
48	4	2.855	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1–1	0.625	45	0	Tied TCU 14–14
49	17	2.975	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	49	+1	Beat Arizona 14–3
50	-12	2.978	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	0	Lost to Dartmouth 3–19
51	5	3.003	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Kentucky 35–6
52	17	3.006	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	-1	Beat UConn 38–0
53	-11	3.023	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Holy Cross 14–28
54	26	3.038	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Columbia 21–19
55	10	3.059	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	45	0	Beat Maryland 21–13
56	35	3.067	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	+2	Beat North Carolina 37–29
57	-16	3.077	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Penn State 0–42
58	21	3.213	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–2–1	0.500	59	0	Beat Indiana 35–29
59	15	3.235	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Navy 36–35
60	17	3.278	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+1	Beat Dayton 47–14
61	17	3.282	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	38	-1	Beat Pacific 14–7
62	13	3.349	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	-2	Beat LOS Angeles State 26–0
63	20	3.395	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	+1	Beat USC 28–23
64	-2	3.414	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	59	0	Tied New Mexico 35–35
65	8	3.500	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	-2	Beat Brown 17–10
66	-23	3.535	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Wyoming 3–14
67	-14	3.630	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Michigan 13–24
68	-21	3.631	USC	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Lost to Oregon 23–28
69	1	3.665	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	-3	Beat Xavier 30–7
70	-13	3.669	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Tennessee 6–10
71	1	3.707	TCU	IND SWC	1–2–1	0.375	86	-1	Tied Oklahoma State 14–14
72	10	3.857	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	49	-4	Beat Virginia Military Institute 25–24
73	-24	3.885	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Purdue 13–27
74	24	3.895	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Beat Marshall 37–18
75	-27	3.993	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–2	0.600	49	-4	Lost to NC State 14–21
76	10	4.061	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Beat Texas A&M 28–7
77	-14	4.207	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–2–1	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Alabama 0–42
78	15	4.227	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 13–10
79	10	4.295	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	-1	Beat Idaho State 40–3
80	17	4.307	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	88	-2	Beat East Carolina 14–7
81	-10	4.324	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	+1	Lost to Boston College 7–23
82	-18	4.439	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	-4	Lost to California 27–30
83	-16	4.443	BYU	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	71	-5	Lost to Utah State 7–29
84	-25	4.486	UTEP	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	71	-4	Lost to Utah 10–32
85	-17	4.569	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Lost to Louisville 20–26
86	-25	4.802	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	-5	Lost to UCLA 21–34
87	26	4.842	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Beat Duke 3–0
88	7	4.877	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	BYE
89	1	4.911	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	102	-3	Lost to Nebraska 0–36
90	22	4.927	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Beat Long Beach State 30–28
91	-31	5.009	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	102	-2	Lost to Richmond 7–14
92	-11	5.029	SMU	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Lost to Air Force 0–30
93	-17	5.038	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	102	-4	Lost to Texas Tech 7–28
94	21	5.055	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	88	-4	Beat UTEP 32–10
95	-7	5.205	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	102	-2	Lost to Pittsburgh 35–36
96	-11	5.218	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–4	0.200	102	-4	Lost to South Carolina 14–34
97	-3	5.343	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–4	0.200	102	-3	Lost to Florida State 9–27
98	-14	5.404	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	71	-8	Lost to San José State 28–30
99	12	5.419	UCLA	PAC	1–4	0.200	102	-4	Beat Washington State 34–21
100	-8	5.466	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	88	-4	Lost to Arkansas 7–35
101	-14	5.677	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–4	0.200	102	-6	Lost to Syracuse 13–21
102	-2	5.692	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	102	+1	Lost to Tampa 14–47
103	-2	5.712	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	102	-5	Lost to Western Michigan 0–31
104	-5	5.800	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	88	-6	Lost to Citadel 24–25
105	13	5.842	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2–1	0.500	59	+1	Beat Western Carolina 21–14
106	-10	5.861	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	116	-4	Lost to Tulsa 39–46
107	9	5.882	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	-4	Beat West Texas A&M 13–0
108	-3	5.965	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	-4	BYE
109	11	6.081	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–4	0.200	102	-7	Beat Wake Forest 21–14
110	-8	6.388	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–4	0.200	102	-7	Lost to Ohio 6–35
111	-7	6.393	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to Harvard 19–21
112	-3	6.470	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–5	0.000	116	-7	Lost to LSU 7–48
113	-6	6.755	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–4	0.200	102	-8	Lost to Wisconsin 29–35
114	-8	6.773	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	88	-7	Lost to Texas Arlington 0–13
115	-5	6.978	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 18–37
116	-8	7.226	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–5	0.000	116	-9	Lost to Ohio State 10–24
117	-14	7.261	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	0	Lost to Lehigh 14–35
118	-4	7.430	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–5	0.000	116	-8	Lost to Northwestern 3–28
119	-2	7.458	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	116	-7	Lost to Arizona State 0–42
120	4	7.633	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	102	-6	Beat Bucknell 20–8
121	1	8.035	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	116	-5	Lost to Cornell 8–19
122	-1	8.284	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–5	0.000	116	-7	Lost to San Diego State 7–14
123	0	8.652	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Yale 10–17
124	1	8.781	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	116	-5	Lost to Cincinnati 7–30
125	-6	9.116	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	116	-3	Lost to UL Monroe 21–27
126	0	11.209	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	116	-5	Lost to Akron 6–20

1971 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 5, 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	0.526	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Kansas State 31–21
2	21	0.843	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Michigan State 14–2
3	-1	0.849	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Rutgers 31–17
4	6	0.853	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Utah State 42–6
5	2	0.868	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Ole Miss 40–6
6	-1	0.889	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Kent State 17–14
7	4	0.930	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat UTEP 24–7
8	9	0.953	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Stanford 9–3
9	3	0.979	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat USC 33–20
10	8	0.993	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Western Michigan 23–6
11	-8	1.050	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Virginia Tech 17–3
12	1	1.114	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kentucky 38–6
13	1	1.117	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Air Force 16–14
14	7	1.137	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 46–0
15	0	1.252	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Ohio 31–28
16	3	1.262	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Mississippi State 35–7
17	9	1.279	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+4	Beat Baylor 41–15
18	24	1.330	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Holy Cross 28–9
19	10	1.331	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat TCU 49–15
20	-4	1.338	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tulane 14–3
21	6	1.440	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Illinois 52–14
22	8	1.472	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oregon 35–7
23	5	1.475	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Marshall 66–6
24	-18	1.520	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Duke 3–9
25	-1	1.594	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat NC State 27–7
26	-18	1.668	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Alabama 6–40
27	-18	1.712	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Nebraska 6–42
28	-8	1.757	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	+3	Lost to Colorado 21–31
29	22	1.757	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat California 35–3
30	14	1.774	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Memphis 7–3
31	0	1.796	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Rice 38–3
32	2	1.835	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Dartmouth 9–28
33	3	1.861	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat San José State 34–20
34	-12	1.869	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Penn State 14–16
35	6	1.882	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+2	Beat Pittsburgh 20–9
36	24	1.930	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat BYU 14–0
37	13	1.952	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+1	Beat Richmond 24–0
38	8	1.970	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 17–16
39	10	2.044	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat West Texas A&M 17–13
40	31	2.190	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Beat Wisconsin 24–11
41	14	2.239	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Missouri 22–6
42	32	2.276	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Yale 28–21
43	-39	2.370	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 10–13
44	-12	2.419	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Minnesota 20–38
45	-10	2.508	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	24	+1	Lost to Bowling Green 6–23
46	19	2.516	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	24	-1	Beat Northern Arizona 38–13
47	-7	2.548	USC	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 20–33
48	13	2.558	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–1	0.750	24	0	Beat Maryland 18–14
49	31	2.593	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Kansas 38–20
50	9	2.612	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Florida 20–13
51	19	2.636	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	+1	BYE
52	1	2.735	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	36	0	BYE
53	4	2.752	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to Notre Dame 2–14
54	47	2.787	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Dayton 41–13
55	-8	2.818	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Ohio State 3–35
56	-11	2.883	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to Toledo 28–31
57	18	2.892	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Clemson 24–14
58	0	3.011	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	80	0	Beat Iowa 45–13
59	-11	3.127	UTEP	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Arizona State 7–24
60	23	3.204	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	92	+2	Beat Citadel 31–25
61	12	3.217	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Utah 34–12
62	-23	3.224	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to SMU 25–28
63	-38	3.381	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	47	-2	Lost to Virginia 23–27
64	15	3.455	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat UCLA 34–17
65	56	3.534	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Indiana 7–0
66	12	3.536	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Colorado State 17–6
67	-13	3.551	BYU	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Lost to New Mexico 0–14
68	-31	3.596	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to South Carolina 3–7
69	39	3.625	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Boston University 34–10
70	16	3.678	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat Texas A&M 17–0
71	-38	3.679	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Delaware 15–23
72	-20	3.753	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Arkansas 15–49
73	-30	3.816	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Colgate 21–28
74	-12	3.927	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to West Virginia 9–20
75	-37	3.967	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Fresno State 8–19
76	-4	3.973	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Lost to Cincinnati 0–17
77	22	3.975	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Youngstown State 49–0
78	45	4.088	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 30–10
79	-23	4.154	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	78	-2	Lost to Northwestern 11–24
80	-17	4.176	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Northeastern 17–7
81	31	4.206	SMU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Beat New Mexico State 28–25
82	-16	4.209	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Lost to East Carolina 25–31
83	-14	4.231	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Lost to Texas 7–35
84	3	4.250	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	48	-4	Beat Northridge State 34–7
85	20	4.367	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Beat Vanderbilt 27–23
86	27	4.511	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Beat Arizona 13–10
87	-11	4.512	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–3	0.250	92	-3	Lost to Wake Forest 14–18
88	-3	4.517	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	0	Lost to Michigan 0–46
89	13	4.522	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Montana 21–12
90	-26	4.524	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to Army 6–22
91	-7	4.634	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to William & Mary 3–14
92	-25	4.751	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Miami 15–41
93	25	4.927	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Hawai'i 19–8
94	-12	4.945	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to Georgia 7–35
95	-14	4.950	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	92	-3	Lost to LSU 3–38
96	8	4.998	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Florida State 3–17
97	-7	5.099	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Boston College 0–24
98	-21	5.101	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to San Diego State 10–30
99	-31	5.420	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	80	-4	Lost to Furman 0–14
100	-7	5.443	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	+1	Lost to Louisville 13–41
101	-1	5.473	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Iowa State 14–17
102	-14	5.488	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Auburn 6–38
103	-5	5.492	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Cornell 17–31
104	20	5.542	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Princeton 22–20
105	10	5.690	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Beat Southern Illinois 26–24
106	-17	5.731	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Tulsa 13–17
107	-16	5.863	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Syracuse 0–7
108	-11	5.871	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Washington 14–52
109	-13	6.013	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Tennessee 13–20
110	-7	6.148	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 6–66
111	-19	6.192	UCLA	PAC	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Oregon State 17–34
112	4	6.636	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Houston 20–34
113	-3	7.115	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–3	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24
114	0	7.137	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–4	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Purdue 13–45
115	-6	7.216	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Washington State 12–34
116	-5	7.430	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	108	-4	BYE
117	2	7.443	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	108	-6	Lost to Wyoming 6–17
118	8	7.469	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–2–1	0.375	78	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–0
119	-24	7.591	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–23
120	0	7.638	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–4	0.000	108	-7	Lost to North Carolina 7–27
121	-15	7.657	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Santa Barbara 7–21
122	-5	8.129	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	108	-3	Lost to Columbia 20–22
123	2	8.148	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	108	0	Lost to Pennsylvania 16–17
124	-17	8.290	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	108	-3	Lost to App State 10–35
125	-31	8.614	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Quantico Marines 6–24
126	-4	9.395	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	108	-4	BYE

1971 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 28, 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	0.742	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Ohio State 20–14
2	46	0.762	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 38–20
3	28	0.794	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kansas 30–7
4	26	0.827	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat UTEP 14–6
5	22	0.896	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico 44–20
6	17	0.909	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon 38–17
7	4	0.927	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Florida 38–0
8	2	0.959	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kentucky 34–20
9	-2	0.961	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UNLV 27–7
10	-7	0.993	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Texas A&M 34–7
11	-3	1.035	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah 41–21
12	8	1.048	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 55–29
13	-1	1.057	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 10–9
14	-13	1.087	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa 44–14
15	-6	1.100	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 23–0
16	-3	1.158	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Davidson 40–14
17	-3	1.161	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia 28–0
18	18	1.174	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Carolina 47–21
19	-13	1.175	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Clemson 28–0
20	41	1.203	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	34	+3	Beat BYU 23–7
21	-4	1.204	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UCLA 38–0
22	13	1.208	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wyoming 23–19
23	-8	1.256	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 8–7
24	-2	1.299	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Maryland 35–14
25	12	1.312	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	33	+1	Beat Mississippi State 49–19
26	43	1.333	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	+2	Beat Wake Forest 29–10
27	16	1.366	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat TCU 44–26
28	4	1.429	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Dayton 14–0
29	-24	1.440	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	34	+3	Lost to Tulsa 20–21
30	-4	1.464	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas Tech 28–0
31	-2	1.509	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Beat Wisconsin 38–28
32	-11	1.535	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Lost to Florida State 7–30
33	5	1.583	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–3
34	18	1.620	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Harvard 21–16
35	27	1.741	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 27–17
36	27	1.828	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Beat Cincinnati 12–3
37	3	1.861	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	BYE
38	13	1.871	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Linfield 44–6
39	6	1.874	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Beat North Texas 10–0
40	20	1.908	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Illinois 28–0
41	23	1.955	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Richmond 16–3
42	7	1.992	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Massachusetts 31–7
43	15	2.001	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 23–0
44	-5	2.045	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat NC State 24–6
45	22	2.062	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Kent State 37–21
46	8	2.079	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lehigh 28–14
47	-3	2.124	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat San José State 34–10
48	-23	2.196	UTEP	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	34	0	Lost to Arizona 6–14
49	67	2.273	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Arkansas 21–20
50	41	2.386	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Navy 49–6
51	-32	2.456	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Colorado 14–20
52	-36	2.476	TCU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Washington 26–44
53	-11	2.484	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Virginia Tech 24–16
54	-36	2.502	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	34	-1	Lost to Kansas State 7–23
55	45	2.550	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 16–13
56	-54	2.713	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to LSU 28–38
57	26	2.837	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	34	-1	Beat Oregon State 31–14
58	12	2.857	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–2	0.000	99	0	Lost to Notre Dame 7–8
59	0	2.900	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Auburn 9–10
60	-26	2.920	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Iowa State 20–44
61	-33	2.922	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	34	-1	Lost to Miami 10–29
62	-29	2.932	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Oklahoma 29–55
63	-13	2.970	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	99	0	Lost to Holy Cross 16–21
64	12	2.986	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat SMU 24–12
65	40	3.000	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	34	-1	Beat Louisville 10–7
66	27	3.016	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Boston University 44–37
67	17	3.045	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Indiana 10–0
68	-44	3.268	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Villanova 3–13
69	3	3.271	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Stanford 17–38
70	20	3.274	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat San Diego State 10–0
71	25	3.367	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Syracuse 12–6
72	14	3.371	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Nebraska 7–34
73	14	3.389	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Minnesota 31–20
74	-8	3.431	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Cornell 20–38
75	-1	3.495	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Army 13–16
76	6	3.575	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to North Carolina 14–35
77	-4	3.695	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Western Michigan 17–27
78	21	3.704	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Air Force 19–23
79	-8	3.793	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Michigan State 14–31
80	-39	3.848	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Washington State 20–31
81	36	3.865	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Beat Tulane 14–11
82	7	3.890	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Vanderbilt 19–49
83	15	3.902	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	99	0	Lost to Bowling Green 21–47
84	-19	4.198	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Rice 11–14
85	-5	4.293	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Boston College 6–49
86	-18	4.325	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Houston 3–12
87	19	4.352	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Pacific 15–14
88	0	4.388	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 20–34
89	19	4.645	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	BYE
90	5	4.803	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	99	-1	Lost to West Virginia 3–16
91	-16	4.829	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Baylor 0–10
92	-14	4.847	UCLA	PAC	0–3	0.000	99	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–38
93	14	4.878	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–14
94	-17	4.973	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	99	-1	Lost to Marshall 13–15
95	-1	4.986	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	99	-1	Lost to Tampa 14–31
96	7	5.137	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–3	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Alabama 0–38
97	12	5.263	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–3	0.000	99	-2	Lost to USC 0–28
98	25	5.290	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Princeton 33–18
99	25	5.292	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 31–14
100	-8	5.359	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to Ohio 21–37
101	-48	5.389	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	0–1–1	0.250	96	-1	Lost to Drake 7–10
102	18	5.426	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Colorado State 10–0
103	23	5.598	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Xavier 15–13
104	-25	5.635	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 16–24
105	7	5.654	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Duke 0–28
106	-25	5.704	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	99	-3	Lost to Long Beach State 14–15
107	-22	5.805	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	99	-2	Lost to William & Mary 14–40
108	10	5.805	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	99	-1	BYE
109	6	5.937	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Arizona State 21–41
110	3	6.013	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–2	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Georgia 0–28
111	-10	6.107	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Toledo 0–23
112	-15	6.220	SMU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Missouri 12–24
113	-9	6.321	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	99	-3	Lost to Texas 0–28
114	-4	6.800	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–3	0.000	99	-3	Lost to Penn State 14–44
115	7	7.117	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 12–8
116	-2	7.260	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	99	-3	Lost to California 10–34
117	-62	7.279	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	99	-1	Lost to Rutgers 18–33
118	-7	7.375	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Montana State 28–37
119	-17	7.619	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	99	-3	Lost to Idaho 0–10
120	-1	7.745	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	99	-5	Lost to South Carolina 6–24
121	-64	8.299	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	96	-2	Lost to Northwestern 6–12
122	-1	8.350	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	99	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 0–10
123	-67	8.450	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	99	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 0–10
124	-77	12.419	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	99	0	Lost to Lafayette 0–3
125	-79	12.797	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	99	0	Lost to Rhode Island 21–34
126	-1	13.213	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–2–1	0.167	98	0	Lost to Wofford 0–27