1971 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 5, 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	0.526	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Kansas State 31–21
2	21	0.843	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Michigan State 14–2
3	-1	0.849	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Rutgers 31–17
4	6	0.853	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Utah State 42–6
5	2	0.868	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Ole Miss 40–6
6	-1	0.889	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Kent State 17–14
7	4	0.930	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat UTEP 24–7
8	9	0.953	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Stanford 9–3
9	3	0.979	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat USC 33–20
10	8	0.993	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Western Michigan 23–6
11	-8	1.050	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Virginia Tech 17–3
12	1	1.114	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kentucky 38–6
13	1	1.117	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Air Force 16–14
14	7	1.137	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 46–0
15	0	1.252	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Ohio 31–28
16	3	1.262	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Mississippi State 35–7
17	9	1.279	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+4	Beat Baylor 41–15
18	24	1.330	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Holy Cross 28–9
19	10	1.331	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat TCU 49–15
20	-4	1.338	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tulane 14–3
21	6	1.440	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Illinois 52–14
22	8	1.472	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oregon 35–7
23	5	1.475	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Marshall 66–6
24	-18	1.520	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Duke 3–9
25	-1	1.594	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat NC State 27–7
26	-18	1.668	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Alabama 6–40
27	-18	1.712	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Nebraska 6–42
28	-8	1.757	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	+3	Lost to Colorado 21–31
29	22	1.757	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat California 35–3
30	14	1.774	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Memphis 7–3
31	0	1.796	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Rice 38–3
32	2	1.835	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Dartmouth 9–28
33	3	1.861	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat San José State 34–20
34	-12	1.869	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Penn State 14–16
35	6	1.882	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+2	Beat Pittsburgh 20–9
36	24	1.930	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat BYU 14–0
37	13	1.952	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+1	Beat Richmond 24–0
38	8	1.970	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 17–16
39	10	2.044	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat West Texas A&M 17–13
40	31	2.190	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Beat Wisconsin 24–11
41	14	2.239	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Missouri 22–6
42	32	2.276	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Yale 28–21
43	-39	2.370	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 10–13
44	-12	2.419	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Minnesota 20–38
45	-10	2.508	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	24	+1	Lost to Bowling Green 6–23
46	19	2.516	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	24	-1	Beat Northern Arizona 38–13
47	-7	2.548	USC	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 20–33
48	13	2.558	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–1	0.750	24	0	Beat Maryland 18–14
49	31	2.593	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Kansas 38–20
50	9	2.612	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Florida 20–13
51	19	2.636	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	+1	BYE
52	1	2.735	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	36	0	BYE
53	4	2.752	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to Notre Dame 2–14
54	47	2.787	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Dayton 41–13
55	-8	2.818	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Ohio State 3–35
56	-11	2.883	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to Toledo 28–31
57	18	2.892	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Clemson 24–14
58	0	3.011	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	80	0	Beat Iowa 45–13
59	-11	3.127	UTEP	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Arizona State 7–24
60	23	3.204	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	92	+2	Beat Citadel 31–25
61	12	3.217	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Utah 34–12
62	-23	3.224	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to SMU 25–28
63	-38	3.381	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	47	-2	Lost to Virginia 23–27
64	15	3.455	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat UCLA 34–17
65	56	3.534	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Indiana 7–0
66	12	3.536	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Colorado State 17–6
67	-13	3.551	BYU	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Lost to New Mexico 0–14
68	-31	3.596	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to South Carolina 3–7
69	39	3.625	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Boston University 34–10
70	16	3.678	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat Texas A&M 17–0
71	-38	3.679	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Delaware 15–23
72	-20	3.753	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Arkansas 15–49
73	-30	3.816	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Colgate 21–28
74	-12	3.927	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to West Virginia 9–20
75	-37	3.967	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Fresno State 8–19
76	-4	3.973	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Lost to Cincinnati 0–17
77	22	3.975	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Youngstown State 49–0
78	45	4.088	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 30–10
79	-23	4.154	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	78	-2	Lost to Northwestern 11–24
80	-17	4.176	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Northeastern 17–7
81	31	4.206	SMU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Beat New Mexico State 28–25
82	-16	4.209	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Lost to East Carolina 25–31
83	-14	4.231	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Lost to Texas 7–35
84	3	4.250	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	48	-4	Beat Northridge State 34–7
85	20	4.367	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	92	-1	Beat Vanderbilt 27–23
86	27	4.511	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Beat Arizona 13–10
87	-11	4.512	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–3	0.250	92	-3	Lost to Wake Forest 14–18
88	-3	4.517	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	0	Lost to Michigan 0–46
89	13	4.522	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Montana 21–12
90	-26	4.524	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to Army 6–22
91	-7	4.634	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to William & Mary 3–14
92	-25	4.751	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Miami 15–41
93	25	4.927	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Hawai'i 19–8
94	-12	4.945	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to Georgia 7–35
95	-14	4.950	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	92	-3	Lost to LSU 3–38
96	8	4.998	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Florida State 3–17
97	-7	5.099	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Boston College 0–24
98	-21	5.101	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	-2	Lost to San Diego State 10–30
99	-31	5.420	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	80	-4	Lost to Furman 0–14
100	-7	5.443	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	92	+1	Lost to Louisville 13–41
101	-1	5.473	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Iowa State 14–17
102	-14	5.488	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Auburn 6–38
103	-5	5.492	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Cornell 17–31
104	20	5.542	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Princeton 22–20
105	10	5.690	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Beat Southern Illinois 26–24
106	-17	5.731	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Tulsa 13–17
107	-16	5.863	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–3	0.250	92	-4	Lost to Syracuse 0–7
108	-11	5.871	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Washington 14–52
109	-13	6.013	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Tennessee 13–20
110	-7	6.148	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 6–66
111	-19	6.192	UCLA	PAC	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Oregon State 17–34
112	4	6.636	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Houston 20–34
113	-3	7.115	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–3	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24
114	0	7.137	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–4	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Purdue 13–45
115	-6	7.216	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	108	-5	Lost to Washington State 12–34
116	-5	7.430	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	108	-4	BYE
117	2	7.443	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	108	-6	Lost to Wyoming 6–17
118	8	7.469	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–2–1	0.375	78	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–0
119	-24	7.591	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–23
120	0	7.638	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–4	0.000	108	-7	Lost to North Carolina 7–27
121	-15	7.657	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	108	-4	Lost to Santa Barbara 7–21
122	-5	8.129	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	108	-3	Lost to Columbia 20–22
123	2	8.148	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	108	0	Lost to Pennsylvania 16–17
124	-17	8.290	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	108	-3	Lost to App State 10–35
125	-31	8.614	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	108	-2	Lost to Quantico Marines 6–24
126	-4	9.395	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	108	-4	BYE