1971 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 26, 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	2	0.795	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Kansas State 75–28
2	2	0.865	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Oklahoma State 41–13
3	4	0.893	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Houston 34–20
4	4	0.898	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat TCU 66–14
5	1	0.980	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Dayton 35–7
6	-4	1.033	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	11	+21	Beat Missouri 27–7
7	8	1.118	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+18	Beat Temple 43–33
8	-3	1.124	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Kentucky 34–0
9	8	1.223	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	15	+16	Beat Miami (OH) 33–7
10	3	1.226	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Minnesota 35–7
11	-10	1.273	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+14	Lost to USC 14–28
12	-3	1.293	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	11	+13	Beat North Texas 60–21
13	-3	1.297	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Yale 31–10
14	-2	1.319	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Clemson 35–13
15	1	1.383	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	15	+13	Beat Kansas 40–24
16	-5	1.474	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Harvard 16–13
17	3	1.635	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	Beat New Mexico 60–28
18	7	1.637	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+11	Beat South Carolina 49–18
19	9	1.653	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	15	+9	Beat Wisconsin 31–6
20	-1	1.706	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+10	Beat Colorado State 17–12
21	2	1.782	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	BYE
22	-8	1.798	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Lost to Washington State 23–24
23	3	1.865	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–2	0.714	24	+13	Beat UCLA 31–24
24	7	1.934	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+8	Beat Pittsburgh 40–22
25	2	2.023	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	37	+9	Beat Rice 39–10
26	-4	2.029	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Lost to San Diego State 20–36
27	7	2.045	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Beat Vanderbilt 28–7
28	-7	2.052	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	+8	Lost to Alabama 20–34
29	8	2.189	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	24	+4	Beat Oregon State 38–14
30	10	2.258	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat Marshall 37–0
31	22	2.306	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	22	+4	Beat Utah State 36–20
32	0	2.330	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	+5	BYE
33	9	2.334	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat Wake Forest 7–3
34	10	2.346	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	37	+7	Beat Mississippi State 10–7
35	6	2.380	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	24	+6	Beat Virginia Military Institute 12–7
36	-6	2.383	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Lost to Florida State 18–49
37	-19	2.419	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Lost to Navy 14–15
38	-14	2.601	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2–2	0.500	58	+5	Lost to Arizona State 28–60
39	6	2.607	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	51	+7	Beat San José State 34–14
40	-5	2.687	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2–1	0.583	48	+4	Lost to Nebraska 13–41
41	9	2.732	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	22	-2	Beat NEW Mexico Highlands 28–9
42	23	2.745	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	48	+2	Beat Holy Cross 63–21
43	12	2.800	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	24	-2	Beat South Dakota 49–7
44	-1	2.834	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–3	0.571	51	+3	Beat Indiana 24–10
45	-16	2.843	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	+3	Lost to Syracuse 21–63
46	-7	2.936	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–2	0.667	37	0	Lost to Bowling Green 7–33
47	23	3.051	USC	PAC	3–4	0.429	71	+2	Beat Notre Dame 28–14
48	26	3.060	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	58	+1	Beat Furman 20–0
49	-3	3.065	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–3–1	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Ohio State 6–31
50	-17	3.080	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Virginia Tech 29–37
51	0	3.092	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	-1	BYE
52	-14	3.133	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	37	+4	Lost to Villanova 3–24
53	-5	3.151	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	44	-3	Lost to West Virginia 33–43
54	15	3.211	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–2–1	0.583	48	-1	Beat Wichita State 21–5
55	13	3.267	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 26–0
56	15	3.317	UTEP	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	0	Beat Wyoming 12–7
57	10	3.332	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Beat Virginia 14–9
58	3	3.356	BYU	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	-2	Beat Tulsa 25–7
59	-10	3.389	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	+1	Lost to Dartmouth 13–16
60	13	3.406	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	58	-1	Beat Texas Arlington 20–6
61	-1	3.423	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Ball State 10–10
62	14	3.432	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	71	+1	Beat Tulane 24–16
63	-27	3.459	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Illinois 7–21
64	-10	3.492	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Lost to North Carolina 3–7
65	18	3.536	SMU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	58	0	Beat Texas Tech 18–17
66	-8	3.536	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Lost to Washington 14–38
67	-11	3.596	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	71	0	Lost to Iowa State 24–40
68	-21	3.621	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 16–24
69	6	3.694	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	37	+5	Beat LOS Angeles State 47–7
70	-18	3.749	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to BYU 7–25
71	-14	3.779	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Lost to SMU 17–18
72	-13	3.799	TCU	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	82	0	Lost to Penn State 14–66
73	4	3.827	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	88	-1	Beat Ohio 37–29
74	13	3.918	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	58	-4	Beat Utah 14–3
75	3	3.963	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	44	+2	Beat Rutgers 17–16
76	3	3.967	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4	0.429	71	-4	Beat Iowa 34–3
77	-15	3.983	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	94	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 28–75
78	23	4.006	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	-2	Beat Pennsylvania 31–0
79	17	4.033	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	71	-4	Beat Stanford 24–23
80	-14	4.041	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	71	-5	Lost to UTEP 7–12
81	-17	4.045	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4	0.429	71	-3	Lost to Michigan 7–35
82	-1	4.056	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	-3	Beat Brown 42–32
83	14	4.059	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	71	+2	Beat Tampa 24–3
84	2	4.097	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	51	-8	Beat Santa Barbara 31–10
85	6	4.325	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	88	-6	Beat Southern Miss 27–12
86	14	4.326	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	94	-2	Beat NC State 31–15
87	-24	4.398	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-3	Lost to Memphis 12–27
88	10	4.404	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	51	-5	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 52–35
89	-17	4.410	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	88	-3	Lost to Boston College 22–40
90	3	4.490	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–5	0.286	94	-3	Beat Maryland 27–23
91	-9	4.557	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	88	-4	Lost to Auburn 13–35
92	-4	4.638	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	-5	Lost to Cornell 10–31
93	14	4.727	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	94	-2	Beat Duke 15–14
94	-14	4.786	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–4–1	0.357	87	-5	Lost to Ole Miss 7–28
95	-5	4.788	UCLA	PAC	2–5	0.286	94	-6	Lost to California 24–31
96	-12	4.808	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	88	-7	Lost to Arizona 3–14
97	8	5.065	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	94	-8	Beat Xavier 24–13
98	-13	5.070	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4–1	0.250	103	-5	Lost to Oregon 14–34
99	0	5.084	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	113	-6	Lost to Colorado 7–27
100	2	5.214	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	94	-7	Beat Baylor 10–9
101	-7	5.228	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	94	-7	Lost to Tennessee 7–10
102	-7	5.243	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	94	-1	Lost to Toledo 7–35
103	-11	5.390	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–3–1	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Richmond 0–20
104	13	5.723	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–6	0.143	113	-10	Beat Purdue 21–7
105	-16	5.837	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	83	-3	Lost to Princeton 0–31
106	-2	5.918	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	105	-9	Lost to Texas 10–39
107	-1	6.004	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–6	0.143	113	-10	Lost to Georgia 0–34
108	4	6.419	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	105	-14	Lost to William & Mary 7–12
109	2	6.576	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	88	-9	Lost to Louisville 5–21
110	-7	6.664	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	104	-11	Lost to Texas A&M 9–10
111	-3	6.702	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–6	0.143	113	-14	Lost to Army 9–14
112	-3	6.780	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–6	0.143	113	-17	Lost to Florida 23–27
113	5	6.834	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–6	0.143	113	-11	Beat Montana 30–14
114	-4	7.090	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–6	0.143	113	-18	Lost to East Carolina 15–31
115	-2	7.158	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–6	0.143	113	-16	Lost to Northwestern 10–24
116	5	7.387	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	105	-4	Lost to Arkansas 21–60
117	-3	7.417	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-8	Lost to New Mexico State 6–20
118	-2	7.538	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	105	-17	Lost to Idaho 0–26
119	4	7.628	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	123	-15	Lost to Air Force 12–17
120	-1	8.015	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-12	Lost to Western Michigan 0–37
121	-6	8.028	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–7	0.000	123	-19	Lost to Michigan State 3–34
122	3	8.100	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	0	Lost to Columbia 16–17
123	-3	8.202	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	113	-9	Lost to Citadel 35–52
124	-2	8.914	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	113	-13	Lost to Wofford 22–23
125	-1	9.019	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–5	0.000	123	-9	Lost to Colgate 32–42
126	0	9.707	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	123	-16	Lost to Kent State 13–24