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