1971 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 12, 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	0.535	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Iowa State 24–14
2	0	0.873	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Miami 17–0
3	6	0.875	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Texas 48–27
4	0	0.987	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Missouri 36–0
5	13	1.002	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pennsylvania 19–3
6	7	1.050	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Army 42–0
7	8	1.052	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Bowling Green 24–7
8	-3	1.055	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Vanderbilt 42–0
9	7	1.098	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Ole Miss 38–7
10	-3	1.143	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Colorado State 42–0
11	3	1.188	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Michigan State 24–13
12	23	1.194	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+9	Beat William & Mary 28–23
13	-1	1.236	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Southern Miss 27–14
14	10	1.282	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+8	Beat Washington 17–6
15	-4	1.308	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Mississippi State 27–9
16	3	1.335	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Beat Baylor 35–7
17	-14	1.394	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Princeton 19–8
18	-8	1.430	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	29	+7	Lost to Toledo 7–24
19	13	1.475	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+4	Beat Colgate 28–14
20	-14	1.486	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	29	+6	Lost to Colorado 14–24
21	16	1.577	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+5	Beat Villanova 23–7
22	1	1.631	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
23	4	1.699	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Beat BYU 29–7
24	7	1.703	LSU	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Florida 48–7
25	-5	1.719	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Lost to West Virginia 23–28
26	-18	1.751	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Lost to Clemson 0–3
27	6	1.760	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+5	BYE
28	-6	1.797	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	29	+5	Lost to Oklahoma 27–48
29	5	1.825	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+5	Beat SMU 30–0
30	-9	1.917	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+2	Lost to Stanford 6–17
31	-1	1.951	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Virginia 34–14
32	-3	1.982	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	29	+3	Beat Illinois 24–10
33	-16	2.137	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+4	Lost to Notre Dame 0–17
34	6	2.177	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Beat Iowa 28–3
35	15	2.268	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 10–6
36	19	2.280	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	49	+5	Beat Oregon State 30–27
37	-1	2.289	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1–1	0.625	45	+3	Tied New Mexico State 35–35
38	7	2.296	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	16	+2	Beat Kent State 31–0
39	0	2.317	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 46–39
40	-15	2.360	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	0	Lost to Tulane 29–37
41	5	2.397	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	16	0	Beat Northern Iowa 28–0
42	12	2.431	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	2–1–1	0.625	45	+1	Beat Memphis 26–20
43	-17	2.481	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Lost to Georgia 7–38
44	0	2.619	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	49	+2	Beat Kansas State 39–13
45	13	2.694	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Minnesota 27–13
46	5	2.780	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	+2	Lost to Auburn 14–27
47	-19	2.829	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	71	+2	Lost to Kansas 13–39
48	4	2.855	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1–1	0.625	45	0	Tied TCU 14–14
49	17	2.975	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	49	+1	Beat Arizona 14–3
50	-12	2.978	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	0	Lost to Dartmouth 3–19
51	5	3.003	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Kentucky 35–6
52	17	3.006	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	-1	Beat UConn 38–0
53	-11	3.023	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Holy Cross 14–28
54	26	3.038	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Columbia 21–19
55	10	3.059	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	45	0	Beat Maryland 21–13
56	35	3.067	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	+2	Beat North Carolina 37–29
57	-16	3.077	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Penn State 0–42
58	21	3.213	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–2–1	0.500	59	0	Beat Indiana 35–29
59	15	3.235	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Navy 36–35
60	17	3.278	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+1	Beat Dayton 47–14
61	17	3.282	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	38	-1	Beat Pacific 14–7
62	13	3.349	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	-2	Beat LOS Angeles State 26–0
63	20	3.395	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	+1	Beat USC 28–23
64	-2	3.414	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	59	0	Tied New Mexico 35–35
65	8	3.500	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	-2	Beat Brown 17–10
66	-23	3.535	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Wyoming 3–14
67	-14	3.630	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Michigan 13–24
68	-21	3.631	USC	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Lost to Oregon 23–28
69	1	3.665	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	-3	Beat Xavier 30–7
70	-13	3.669	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Tennessee 6–10
71	1	3.707	TCU	IND SWC	1–2–1	0.375	86	-1	Tied Oklahoma State 14–14
72	10	3.857	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	49	-4	Beat Virginia Military Institute 25–24
73	-24	3.885	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Purdue 13–27
74	24	3.895	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Beat Marshall 37–18
75	-27	3.993	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–2	0.600	49	-4	Lost to NC State 14–21
76	10	4.061	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Beat Texas A&M 28–7
77	-14	4.207	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–2–1	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Alabama 0–42
78	15	4.227	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	49	+3	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 13–10
79	10	4.295	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	49	-1	Beat Idaho State 40–3
80	17	4.307	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	88	-2	Beat East Carolina 14–7
81	-10	4.324	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	+1	Lost to Boston College 7–23
82	-18	4.439	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	-4	Lost to California 27–30
83	-16	4.443	BYU	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	71	-5	Lost to Utah State 7–29
84	-25	4.486	UTEP	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	71	-4	Lost to Utah 10–32
85	-17	4.569	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Lost to Louisville 20–26
86	-25	4.802	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	71	-5	Lost to UCLA 21–34
87	26	4.842	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Beat Duke 3–0
88	7	4.877	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	BYE
89	1	4.911	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	102	-3	Lost to Nebraska 0–36
90	22	4.927	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Beat Long Beach State 30–28
91	-31	5.009	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	102	-2	Lost to Richmond 7–14
92	-11	5.029	SMU	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Lost to Air Force 0–30
93	-17	5.038	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	102	-4	Lost to Texas Tech 7–28
94	21	5.055	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	88	-4	Beat UTEP 32–10
95	-7	5.205	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	102	-2	Lost to Pittsburgh 35–36
96	-11	5.218	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–4	0.200	102	-4	Lost to South Carolina 14–34
97	-3	5.343	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–4	0.200	102	-3	Lost to Florida State 9–27
98	-14	5.404	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	71	-8	Lost to San José State 28–30
99	12	5.419	UCLA	PAC	1–4	0.200	102	-4	Beat Washington State 34–21
100	-8	5.466	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	88	-4	Lost to Arkansas 7–35
101	-14	5.677	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–4	0.200	102	-6	Lost to Syracuse 13–21
102	-2	5.692	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	102	+1	Lost to Tampa 14–47
103	-2	5.712	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	102	-5	Lost to Western Michigan 0–31
104	-5	5.800	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	88	-6	Lost to Citadel 24–25
105	13	5.842	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2–1	0.500	59	+1	Beat Western Carolina 21–14
106	-10	5.861	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	116	-4	Lost to Tulsa 39–46
107	9	5.882	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	-4	Beat West Texas A&M 13–0
108	-3	5.965	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	-4	BYE
109	11	6.081	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–4	0.200	102	-7	Beat Wake Forest 21–14
110	-8	6.388	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–4	0.200	102	-7	Lost to Ohio 6–35
111	-7	6.393	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to Harvard 19–21
112	-3	6.470	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–5	0.000	116	-7	Lost to LSU 7–48
113	-6	6.755	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–4	0.200	102	-8	Lost to Wisconsin 29–35
114	-8	6.773	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	88	-7	Lost to Texas Arlington 0–13
115	-5	6.978	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 18–37
116	-8	7.226	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–5	0.000	116	-9	Lost to Ohio State 10–24
117	-14	7.261	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	88	0	Lost to Lehigh 14–35
118	-4	7.430	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–5	0.000	116	-8	Lost to Northwestern 3–28
119	-2	7.458	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	116	-7	Lost to Arizona State 0–42
120	4	7.633	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	102	-6	Beat Bucknell 20–8
121	1	8.035	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	116	-5	Lost to Cornell 8–19
122	-1	8.284	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–5	0.000	116	-7	Lost to San Diego State 7–14
123	0	8.652	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	116	-2	Lost to Yale 10–17
124	1	8.781	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	116	-5	Lost to Cincinnati 7–30
125	-6	9.116	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	116	-3	Lost to UL Monroe 21–27
126	0	11.209	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	116	-5	Lost to Akron 6–20