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1971 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.614Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+29Beat Iowa State 43–12
200.778Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+30Beat Colorado 31–7
310.802Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+23Beat West Virginia 35–7
4-10.837Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+29Beat Mississippi State 41–10
500.895Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC8–01.0001+29Beat Miami (OH) 45–6
621.011Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–01.0001+27Beat South Carolina 24–0
761.114Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–01.0001+16Beat Columbia 24–21
8-21.175Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–20.75015+24Lost to Nebraska 7–31
951.206Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–01.0001+19Beat Florida 40–7
1011.217Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85711+19Beat Navy 21–0
11-11.276Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+20Beat Indiana 61–7
12-51.327West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–20.75015+20Lost to Penn State 7–35
1341.412Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–10.85711+14Beat Air Force 44–28
1421.425Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–01.0001+11Beat Yale 17–15
15121.500Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–20.75015+20Beat LSU 24–22
16121.510Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–20.71426+17Beat Florida State 14–7
17-21.657Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–20.71426+15Lost to Oklahoma 12–43
18-61.680Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–20.75015+11Lost to Texas A&M 9–17
1931.684Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–20.75015+14Beat Oregon State 31–24
20-11.689Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.85711+13Beat Minnesota 14–12
2141.918Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–20.71426+12Beat SMU 22–18
22-131.919Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–20.71426+13Lost to Marshall 10–12
2311.952Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–20.71426+9BYE
2421.994Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75015+12Beat Colorado State 18–17
25-72.020Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75015+10Lost to Houston 7–14
2632.022Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75015+7Beat UCLA 23–12
2732.031Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–20.75015+9Beat Ohio 28–14
2862.037Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–20.71426+11Beat Tulsa 38–3
2942.045North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–20.75015+11Beat William & Mary 36–35
30-102.065Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–20.71426+10Lost to Arizona State 28–44
31-102.066LSUSEC5–20.71426+8Lost to Ole Miss 22–24
3202.197Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–20.66735+7Beat Army 24–13
33142.320USCPAC4–40.50055+9Beat California 28–0
3442.378New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–2–20.57149+8Beat Arizona 34–28
35-122.434California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–30.62541+10Lost to USC 0–28
3652.544Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI5–10.83314-2Beat Santa Barbara 23–14
3732.571Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–2–10.64339+6Beat Kansas 17–10
38162.589Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–2–10.64339+4Beat Tampa 21–10
39-32.604South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62541+7Lost to Georgia 0–24
40-92.624San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66735+4Lost to Fresno State 10–17
4142.639Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–20.66735+4Beat Northeastern 17–7
42162.694BYUIND WAC5–30.62541+4Beat UTEP 16–0
43-42.756Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–40.50055+6Lost to Washington State 21–31
44182.774Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–40.50055+6Beat Duke 21–0
45-102.777William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–30.62541+4Lost to North Carolina 35–36
46132.885Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–30.50055+3Beat Pennsylvania 28–27
4782.895Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI6–20.75015+4Beat New Mexico State 19–14
48212.935Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71426+11Beat San Diego State 17–10
49-122.995Duke (DUKE)ACC5–30.62541+2Lost to Georgia Tech 0–21
5033.042Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–20.66735-4Beat Delaware 32–27
51103.091Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354+3Beat Kent State 26–7
52203.246TCUIND SWC3–3–10.50055+1Beat Baylor 34–27
53233.267Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–40.500550Beat Purdue 43–10
54313.270Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC3–40.42974-1Beat Cincinnati 45–21
55-93.312Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–30.571490Lost to Toledo 6–45
56-143.376Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50055-1Lost to Pittsburgh 21–31
57-53.527Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–30.57149+3Lost to Louisville 10–21
58-153.582Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–30.62541-8Lost to North Texas 12–21
59-93.601Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–40.42974-1Lost to Western Michigan 14–28
60183.605Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–30.50055-3Beat Brown 49–21
61303.606Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–40.42974+1Beat Wake Forest 10–9
62-53.634Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–40.42974+1Lost to Miami 13–24
63193.640Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–30.57149-3Beat Lehigh 30–21
64-203.641Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50055-3Lost to Illinois 7–24
65153.659Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.50055-6Beat Utah 29–16
66183.669Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–30.62541-8Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 20–7
67-163.679Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–30.57149-4Lost to Memphis 21–45
68113.689Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–40.50055-3Beat Oregon 31–21
69143.732Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50055+3Beat Xavier 33–27
70-143.754UTEPIND WAC4–40.50055-4Lost to BYU 0–16
71-53.773Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–50.37584-2Lost to Stanford 24–31
72153.797Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–50.28696-1Beat Richmond 31–24
73-133.810New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43870-4Lost to Idaho 14–19
74153.833Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–40.42974-2Beat Syracuse 31–21
7503.847Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–30.50055+3Lost to Cornell 21–24
76-123.893Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–40.50055-7Lost to Clemson 9–10
7703.913Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–50.37584-2Beat Missouri 28–12
78-303.928Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42974-4Lost to Southern Miss 24–31
79-303.979Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–4–10.43870-5Lost to Iowa 16–20
80-173.995Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.42974-5Lost to Michigan State 10–43
8154.033East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–50.37584-2Beat Furman 26–13
82124.038Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–4–10.43870-2Beat Tulane 13–9
83-184.055SMUIND SWC3–40.42974-3Lost to Texas 18–22
84-144.073Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–40.42974-4Lost to Tennessee 3–38
8534.076Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–30.62541-6Beat Illinois State 28–0
86-194.081Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–50.37584-3Lost to Oklahoma State 10–17
87-194.106Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–50.37584-4Lost to Vanderbilt 9–13
88-74.302Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–50.37584-4Lost to Ohio State 12–14
89114.356Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–50.37584-4Beat Arkansas 17–9
90-164.399Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–40.42974-7Lost to New Mexico 28–34
91134.526Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–60.250104-6Beat Northwestern 24–7
9264.556San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–4–10.35793-5Beat Pacific 28–18
93-224.588Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.37584-7Lost to Rice 7–9
94-24.714Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–40.33394-6Lost to Dartmouth 15–17
95-24.806Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–60.250104-2Lost to Notre Dame 0–21
96-64.843Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–60.250104-5Lost to Auburn 7–40
97-24.963UCLAPAC2–60.250104-9Lost to Washington 12–23
9844.969Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–50.37584-2Beat Youngstown State 35–24
99-265.051Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–50.28696-10Lost to Kentucky 27–33
10065.112Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–50.28696-8Beat Texas Tech 9–7
10105.174Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–60.250104-8Lost to Alabama 10–41
102-65.286Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–50.28696-13Lost to Wyoming 16–29
10345.388Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–60.250104-10Beat Virginia Tech 33–27
104-75.824Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–60.250104-15Lost to Northern Illinois 7–26
105115.881North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–50.286960Beat Drake 21–12
106-75.936Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–70.125118-14Lost to Kansas State 12–28
107-26.004Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–40.33394-6Lost to Harvard 27–28
10846.135Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–60.250104-20Beat Virginia Military Institute 38–0
109-66.153Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–4–10.43870-7Lost to East Carolina 13–26
110106.183Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–50.28696-8Beat Bowling Green 12–10
11106.228Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–60.250104-16Beat NC State 14–10
11266.280West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–50.28696-17Beat Wichita State 31–14
11367.025Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–70.000124-19Lost to Utah State 17–18
114-47.045Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–50.167113-16Lost to TCU 27–34
11567.076Iowa (IOWA)B101–70.125118-20Beat Wisconsin 20–16
116-77.178Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–50.28696-15Lost to West Texas A&M 14–31
117-27.402Indiana (INDIANA)B101–70.125118-20Lost to Michigan 7–61
118-57.472Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–70.125118-18Lost to San José State 18–28
119-117.518Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–60.143114-23Lost to Maryland 0–38
120-67.839NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–70.125118-27Lost to Virginia 10–14
121-48.203Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–60.143114-9Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 7–28
12218.754Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–70.125118-10Lost to Tennessee Tech 7–14
123-18.762Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–60.1431140Lost to Bucknell 13–14
12419.168Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–60.000124-14Lost to Princeton 21–49
125-19.329Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–60.143114-17BYE
12609.665Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI0–70.000124-23Lost to Villanova 27–33

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