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| 1971 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Associated Press Poll | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 47.49 | 1 | 43.22 | 14 | 37.58 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13-0-0 | 1 | 13 | 13-0-0 | BIG 8 |
| 2 | 42.48 | 3 | 36.85 | 6 | 32.04 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 4 | 31.39 | 5 | 30.02 | 3 | 28.88 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 4 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 3 | 37.55 | 2 | 36.92 | 4 | 29.21 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 12 | 23.20 | 11 | 22.64 | 65 | 60.00 | Penn State | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 | EIC |
| 8 | 26.05 | 15 | 19.40 | 63 | 58.04 | Michigan | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 8 | 12 | 11-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 6 | 27.24 | 6 | 26.69 | 24 | 42.58 | Georgia | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 6 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 11 | 24.22 | 8 | 24.61 | 59 | 56.96 | Arizona State | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 11 | 12 | 11-1-0 | WAC |
| 9 | 25.42 | 7 | 25.82 | 28 | 44.58 | Tennessee | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 10 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SEC |
| 10 | 25.39 | 9 | 24.36 | 20 | 39.88 | Stanford | 10 | 16 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 | PAC-8 |
| 7 | 26.96 | 12 | 22.19 | 25 | 42.75 | LSU | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 7 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 5 | 28.66 | 4 | 30.87 | 19 | 39.82 | Auburn | 12 | 5 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 5 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 18 | 19.50 | 19 | 16.73 | 34 | 47.00 | Notre Dame | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 18 | 10 | 8-2-0 | EIC |
| 20 | 18.90 | 16 | 19.22 | 102 | 78.83 | Toledo | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12-0-0 | 20 | 12 | 12-0-0 | MAC |
| 16 | 21.07 | 10 | 24.30 | 39 | 48.38 | Mississippi | 15 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 16 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SEC | |
| 17 | 20.71 | 18 | 16.83 | 67 | 60.79 | Arkansas | 16 | 20 | 12 | 8-3-1 | 17 | 12 | 8-3-1 | SWAC |
| 13 | 21.91 | 17 | 18.95 | 29 | 45.25 | Houston | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 13 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWIC |
| 23 | 15.33 | 20 | 15.92 | 40 | 50.55 | Texas | 18 | 12 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 23 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SWAC |
| 19 | 19.03 | 21 | 14.04 | 31 | 45.59 | Washington | 19 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 19 | 11 | 8-3-0 | PAC-8 | |
| 15 | 21.39 | 14 | 19.44 | 5 | 31.14 | Southern California | 20 | 11 | 6-4-1 | 15 | 11 | 6-4-1 | PAC-8 | |
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Soren Sorensen - Updated Thu Sep 3 18:06:42 2026