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