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1971 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.636Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B813–01.0001+83Beat Alabama 38–6
2-10.715Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–10.9173+73Lost to Nebraska 6–38
310.871Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–10.9173+62Beat Auburn 40–22
4-10.942Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC12–01.0001+57Beat Richmond 28–3
501.003Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–10.9173+54BYE
621.059Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–10.9173+48Beat Texas 30–6
731.082Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–20.83311+56Beat Houston 29–17
811.106Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–10.9173+55Beat North Carolina 7–3
9-21.301Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+40Lost to Stanford 12–13
10-41.311Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.81814+47Lost to Oklahoma 22–40
1111.320Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC10–20.83311+49Beat Georgia Tech 41–18
1221.412Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.8899+30BYE
1301.428Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–20.83311+45BYE
14-31.434Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–30.75017+41Lost to Colorado 17–29
1501.573LSUSEC9–30.75017+35BYE
1601.601Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80016+31BYE
1701.612Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.8899+24BYE
1801.700Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81814+26BYE
1951.712Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–30.75017+32Beat Michigan 13–12
2011.782Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66730+31BYE
21-21.836North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–30.75017+29Lost to Georgia 3–7
22-21.902Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72721+25Lost to Penn State 6–30
23-11.908USCPAC6–4–10.59146+23BYE
24-11.957Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–3–10.70827+21BYE
2502.012Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.027Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
2702.070New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+18BYE
2802.163Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+19BYE
2902.252West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3002.353Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–40.66730+16BYE
3102.399Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+11BYE
3212.457Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+11BYE
3312.522Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722260BYE
3412.552Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+7BYE
3522.560Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3602.584Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+13BYE
3712.640Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+8BYE
38-62.641Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–60.50059+15Lost to Ole Miss 18–41
3902.691Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66730+17BYE
4002.698Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66730+3BYE
4102.811California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+11BYE
4202.861TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+9BYE
4312.921Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+6BYE
44-12.933Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+5BYE
4502.938South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+7BYE
4602.961Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4703.036Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+4BYE
4803.046Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
4923.086San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.545500BYE
50-13.087Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
51-13.098Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+10BYE
5203.130Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5303.132Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–60.45566+1BYE
5403.159Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45566+4BYE
5523.301Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500590BYE
5603.316Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5713.338Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5813.363Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
5913.366San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–6–10.458650BYE
60-53.432Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–60.45566-1Lost to Toledo 3–28
6103.433Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45566+2BYE
6203.470Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.455660BYE
6303.555Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-7BYE
6403.569Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45566-2BYE
6513.569Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-3BYE
66-13.575Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500590BYE
6703.632Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45566-2BYE
6823.665Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45566-3BYE
6903.693Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
70-23.711Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45566-5BYE
7113.735BYUIND WAC5–60.45566-7BYE
72-13.775William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45566-10BYE
7303.857Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44480-4BYE
7403.890Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7503.945New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-10BYE
7603.983Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45566+1BYE
7703.996Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45566-7BYE
7804.027UTEPIND WAC5–60.45566-9BYE
7904.105Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
8014.228Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40982-5BYE
81-14.245Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-6BYE
8204.261Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6BYE
8304.291East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40085-8BYE
8404.373Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-9BYE
8504.435Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-14BYE
8604.547Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-15BYE
8704.571Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-13BYE
8804.607Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
8904.607Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-13BYE
9004.743SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-18BYE
9104.835Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-16BYE
9204.839Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-17BYE
9314.962Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-16BYE
94-15.007Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-24BYE
9515.014Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-17BYE
96-15.035Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-19BYE
9725.092Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-22BYE
9805.112Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50059-13BYE
99-25.113Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-17BYE
10005.121Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40085-4BYE
10105.173Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-20BYE
10215.202Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-17BYE
103-15.227Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-22BYE
10405.373Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-22BYE
10505.454UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-20BYE
10605.530Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.710Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-23BYE
10805.795Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.868Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-30BYE
11005.928NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-30BYE
11106.041North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-13BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-35BYE
11306.510Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-33BYE
11406.626Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-40BYE
11506.801Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.031Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.146Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.548West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.635Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.816Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-45BYE
12108.187Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12208.242Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-48BYE
12308.433Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.474Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-57BYE
12508.482Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.287Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-41BYE

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