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.

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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