1971 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Nebraska                   13   -  0     5.1157 
  2 Alabama                    11   -  1     3.3832 
  3 Oklahoma                   11   -  1     2.7661 
  4 Toledo                     12   -  0     2.2986 
  5 Colorado                   10   -  2     2.0790 
  6 Georgia                    11   -  1     1.9147 
  7 Auburn                      9   -  2     1.6763 
  8 Penn State                 11   -  1     1.6678 
  9 Arizona State              11   -  1     1.5731 
 10 Mississippi                10   -  2     1.4718 

 11 Tennessee                  10   -  2     1.3873 
 12 Michigan                   11   -  1     1.2575 
 13 Houston                     9   -  3     1.0966 
 14 Louisiana State             9   -  3     1.0237 
 15 Cornell                     8   -  1     1.0029 
 16 Dartmouth                   7   -  1     0.9209 
 17 Iowa State                  8   -  4     0.9112 
 18 Notre Dame                  8   -  2     0.8778 
 19 Stanford                    9   -  3     0.8657 
 20 Boston College              8   -  2     0.8118 

 21 Texas                       8   -  3     0.7595 
 22 North Carolina              9   -  3     0.7160 
 23 Washington                  8   -  3     0.6596 
 24 Utah State                  7   -  3     0.6548 
 25 Southern California         6.5 -  4.5   0.6432 
 26 Arkansas                    8.5 -  3.5   0.6003 
 27 Miami (Ohio)                7   -  3     0.5713 
 28 Florida State               8   -  4     0.5682 
 29 Villanova                   6.5 -  3.5   0.5402 
 30 Air Force                   6   -  4     0.5213 

 31 West Virginia               7   -  4     0.5051 
 32 Columbia                    6   -  3     0.4967 
 33 New Mexico                  7   -  4     0.4892 
 34 Fresno State                5   -  2     0.4645 
 35 California                  6   -  5     0.4575 
 36 Lafayette                   3   -  1     0.4536 
 37 Northwestern                7   -  4     0.4475 
 38 Ohio State                  6   -  4     0.4433 
 39 Georgia Tech                6   -  6     0.4426 
 40 Western Michigan            5   -  3     0.4421 

 41 Citadel                     7   -  2     0.4375 
 42 Long Beach State            7   -  4     0.4355 
 43 Cincinnati                  7   -  4     0.4330 
 44 Texas Christian             6.5 -  4.5   0.4305 
 45 Idaho                       4   -  2     0.4281 
 46 Army                        6   -  4     0.4262 
 47 Kansas State                5   -  6     0.4042 
 48 Oregon                      5   -  6     0.3957 
 49 Louisville                  6.5 -  3.5   0.3902 
 50 Michigan State              6   -  5     0.3858 

 51 Bowling Green State         6   -  4     0.3801 
 52 South Carolina              6   -  5     0.3775 
 53 Duke                        6   -  5     0.3761 
 54 Southern Mississippi        5   -  5     0.3693 
 55 San Jose State              5.5 -  6.5   0.3623 
 56 Oregon State                5   -  6     0.3622 
 57 San Diego State             6   -  5     0.3468 
 58 Temple                      3.5 -  2.5   0.3408 
 59 Oklahoma State              4.5 -  6.5   0.3298 
 60 Ohio                        5   -  5     0.3144 

 61 Tampa                       4   -  4     0.3104 
 62 Colgate                     5   -  4     0.3077 
 63 Memphis                     5   -  6     0.2993 
 64 Syracuse                    5.5 -  5.5   0.2991 
 65 Northern Illinois           5   -  5     0.2910 
 66 Texas A&M                   5   -  6     0.2906 
 67 Clemson                     5   -  6     0.2852 
 68 Illinois                    5   -  6     0.2852 
 69 Northridge State            2   -  2     0.2844 
 70 Harvard                     4   -  4     0.2815 

 71 Holy Cross                  3   -  4     0.2765 
 72 Wyoming                     4   -  6     0.2753 
 73 Wake Forest                 6   -  5     0.2753 
 74 Florida                     4   -  7     0.2746 
 75 Vanderbilt                  4.5 -  6.5   0.2722 
 76 Brigham Young               5   -  6     0.2694 
 77 Richmond                    5   -  6     0.2646 
 78 Arizona                     5   -  6     0.2603 
 79 Kansas                      4   -  7     0.2460 
 80 Southern Illinois           2   -  2     0.2458 

 81 Dayton                      4   -  6     0.2433 
 82 Washington State            4   -  7     0.2390 
 83 Hawaii                      3   -  4     0.2368 
 84 Rutgers                     3   -  5     0.2364 
 85 Princeton                   4   -  5     0.2286 
 86 William & Mary              5   -  6     0.2284 
 87 New Mexico State            5.5 -  5.5   0.2211 
 88 Texas-El Paso               5   -  6     0.2205 
 89 East Carolina               4   -  6     0.2082 
 90 Pittsburgh                  3   -  8     0.2050 

 91 Wisconsin                   4.5 -  6.5   0.2024 
 92 Miami (Florida)             4   -  7     0.2017 
 93 Texas Tech                  4   -  7     0.2006 
 94 Kentucky                    3   -  8     0.2002 
 95 Southern Methodist          4   -  7     0.1988 
 96 Yale                        3   -  5     0.1983 
 97 Navy                        3   -  8     0.1967 
 98 Tulsa                       4   -  7     0.1963 
 99 Minnesota                   4   -  7     0.1887 
100 North Texas                 3   -  6     0.1832 

101 UCLA                        2.5 -  7.5   0.1824 
102 Rice                        3.5 -  7.5   0.1809 
103 Virginia Tech               4   -  7     0.1745 
104 Furman                      2   -  3     0.1702 
105 Utah                        3   -  8     0.1689 
106 Tulane                      3   -  8     0.1665 
107 Purdue                      3   -  7     0.1619 
108 Drake                       2   -  4     0.1610 
109 Kent                        3   -  8     0.1530 
110 Mississippi State           1   -  9     0.1430 

111 Tennessee-Chattanooga       1   -  5     0.1403 
112 Bucknell                    1   -  3     0.1391 
113 Virginia                    3   -  8     0.1366 
114 Colorado State              3   -  8     0.1323 
115 North Carolina State        3   -  8     0.1315 
116 Marshall                    2   -  7     0.1274 
117 Pacific                     2   -  8     0.1220 
118 Santa Barbara               2   -  7     0.1205 
119 Texas-Arlington             1   -  5     0.1149 
120 Indiana                     3   -  8     0.1130 

121 Missouri                    1   - 10     0.1087 
122 Boston University           0   -  5     0.1005 
123 Wichita State               2   -  7     0.0942 
124 Pennsylvania                1   -  7     0.0913 
125 Maryland                    2   -  9     0.0890 
126 Xavier                      1   -  8     0.0850 
127 Los Angeles State           0   -  5     0.0768 
128 Davidson                    1   -  7     0.0739 
129 Iowa                        1   - 10     0.0715 
130 Baylor                      1   -  9     0.0707 

131 West Texas A&M              1   -  9     0.0565 
132 Virginia Military Institute 1   - 10     0.0549 
133 Brown                       0   -  8     0.0546 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.2411