College Football 1971
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1971/9/10 and 1972/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -11.196 6 -5.500 1 4.00 Virginia 6 2-4-0 61 11 3-8-0 61 11 3-8-0
5 -0.966 5 -5.500 2 4.00 Wake Forest 6 2-4-0 97 11 6-5-0 90 11 6-5-0
7 -10.873 7 -8.250 3 4.14 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 71 11 3-8-0 69 11 3-8-0
4 3.636 4 1.833 4 4.17 Duke 6 3-3-0 50 11 6-5-0 50 11 6-5-0
6 -7.754 8 -12.833 5 4.17 Maryland 6 1-5-0 68 11 2-9-0 70 11 2-9-0
3 3.712 2 8.250 6 4.79 Clemson 7 5-2-0 45 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
1 17.154 1 18.333 7 5.42 North Carolina 6 6-0-0 76 12 9-3-0 77 12 9-3-0
2 6.288 3 3.667 8 5.42 South Carolina 6 4-2-0 41 11 6-5-0 43 11 6-5-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -18.882 10 -15.400 1 5.00 Iowa 9 1-8-0 26 11 1-10-0 27 11 1-10-0
9 -11.407 9 -10.450 2 5.38 Indiana 8 2-6-0 64 11 3-8-0 64 11 3-8-0
3 7.846 3 6.050 3 5.38 Michigan State 8 5-3-0 30 11 6-5-0 29 11 6-5-0
5 3.446 4 5.500 4 5.44 Illinois 8 5-3-0 27 11 5-6-0 26 11 5-6-0
7 -6.574 7 -5.500 5 5.44 Minnesota 8 3-5-0 38 11 4-7-0 39 11 4-7-0
2 9.084 5 5.500 6 5.69 Ohio State 8 5-3-0 33 10 6-4-0 35 10 6-4-0
6 -3.694 6 -5.500 7 5.69 Purdue 8 3-5-0 36 10 3-7-0 37 10 3-7-0
1 19.927 1 20.350 8 5.75 Michigan 8 8-0-0 63 12 11-1-0 60 12 11-1-0
8 -7.485 8 -7.150 9 5.75 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 54 11 4-6-1 54 11 4-6-1
4 7.738 2 6.600 10 5.78 Northwestern 9 6-3-0 51 11 7-4-0 49 11 7-4-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -20.381 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Missouri 7 0-7-0 2 11 1-10-0 1 11 1-10-0
7 -12.510 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Oklahoma State 7 2-5-0 9 11 4-6-1 9 11 4-6-1
5 -10.450 6 -8.250 3 4.36 Kansas 7 2-5-0 16 11 4-7-0 16 11 4-7-0
6 -11.097 5 -8.250 4 4.36 Kansas State 7 2-5-0 13 11 5-6-0 13 11 5-6-0
4 4.093 4 2.750 5 4.57 Iowa State 7 4-3-0 17 12 8-4-0 18 12 8-4-0
3 7.084 3 8.250 6 4.71 Colorado 7 5-2-0 3 12 10-2-0 3 12 10-2-0
2 20.436 2 13.750 7 4.86 Oklahoma 7 6-1-0 6 12 11-1-0 6 12 11-1-0
1 22.825 1 19.250 8 5.00 Nebraska 7 7-0-0 14 13 13-0-0 14 13 13-0-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -4.108 6 -8.032 1 3.00 Pacific 5 1-4-0 86 10 2-8-0 88 11 3-8-0
7 -24.267 7 -17.810 2 3.33 Cal State Los Angeles 3 0-3-0 104 4 0-4-0 103 10 2-8-0
4 -1.249 4 -0.698 3 3.40 San Diego State 5 2-3-0 82 11 6-5-0 73 11 6-5-0
3 5.423 3 4.400 4 4.00 Fresno State 5 3-2-0 109 6 4-2-0 114 11 6-5-0
1 15.681 1 13.968 5 4.00 San Jose State 5 4-1-0 35 12 5-6-1 31 12 5-6-1
5 -3.608 5 -4.400 6 4.00 Santa Barbara 5 2-3-0 84 8 2-6-0 86 11 3-8-0
2 12.128 2 12.571 7 4.33 Cal State Long Beach 6 5-1-0 105 10 6-4-0 104 12 8-4-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 3.155 7 4.581 1 4.08 Navy 6 1-5-0 23 11 3-8-0 23 11 3-8-0
7 5.140 6 8.750 2 4.21 Pittsburgh 7 2-5-0 21 11 3-8-0 21 11 3-8-0
1 38.358 1 33.307 3 5.80 Penn State 5 5-0-0 65 12 11-1-0 66 12 11-1-0
3 18.411 5 15.931 4 5.80 West Virginia 5 3-2-0 78 11 7-4-0 76 11 7-4-0
6 6.872 8 4.054 5 6.25 Syracuse 6 2-4-0 72 11 5-5-1 71 11 5-5-1
5 8.820 3 23.221 6 6.50 Army 4 3-1-0 58 10 6-4-0 62 10 6-4-0
2 32.484 2 28.666 7 7.00 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 34 10 8-2-0 32 10 8-2-0
4 16.137 4 17.491 8 8.88 Boston College 8 7-1-0 100 10 8-2-0 101 11 9-2-0
9 0.246 12 -5.947 9 8.88 Temple 4 1-2-1 80 5 2-2-1 110 9 6-2-1
15 -13.492 14 -11.740 10 9.88 Holy Cross 4 1-3-0 112 6 2-4-0 123 10 4-6-0
10 -2.957 10 -2.102 11 11.12 Villanova 4 2-1-1 88 9 5-3-1 98 11 6-4-1
13 -10.895 9 2.245 12 12.00 Rutgers 3 2-1-0 117 6 3-3-0 127 11 4-7-0
17 -24.748 18 -33.108 13 12.42 Saint Xavier 6 0-6-0 94 9 1-8-0 96 10 1-9-0
11 -5.107 11 -5.600 14 12.50 Northern Illinois 3 2-1-0 96 10 5-5-0 91 11 5-5-1
18 -31.276 17 -26.748 15 12.75 Colgate 2 0-2-0 126 6 2-4-0 140 10 6-4-0
16 -24.340 16 -23.184 16 13.67 Marshall 3 1-2-0 83 9 2-7-0 83 10 2-8-0
12 -5.193 13 -8.842 17 14.50 Dayton 4 3-1-0 73 9 4-5-0 84 11 5-6-0
14 -11.618 15 -20.975 18 15.00 Cincinnati 2 1-1-0 93 11 7-4-0 92 11 7-4-0
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -13.181 8 -19.250 1 4.07 Brown 7 0-7-0 121 8 0-8-0 129 9 0-9-0
8 -14.495 7 -13.750 2 4.07 Pennsylvania 7 1-6-0 120 7 1-6-0 130 9 2-7-0
6 -2.696 6 -2.750 3 4.29 Yale 7 3-4-0 123 8 3-5-0 133 9 4-5-0
5 1.157 4 2.750 4 4.50 Harvard 7 4-3-0 122 8 4-4-0 131 9 5-4-0
4 1.898 5 -2.750 5 4.50 Princeton 7 3-4-0 124 9 4-5-0 134 9 4-5-0
3 5.844 3 8.250 6 4.71 Columbia 7 5-2-0 125 8 6-2-0 132 9 6-3-0
1 11.452 2 13.750 7 4.93 Cornell 7 6-1-0 127 9 8-1-0 137 9 8-1-0
2 10.020 1 13.750 8 4.93 Dartmouth 7 6-1-0 128 8 7-1-0 136 9 8-1-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -21.425 6 -18.333 1 3.00 Kent State 5 0-5-0 75 11 3-8-0 79 11 3-8-0
4 -0.234 5 -3.667 2 3.30 Ohio University 5 2-3-0 81 10 5-5-0 80 10 5-5-0
5 -5.461 3 -3.667 3 3.40 Miami OH 5 2-3-0 98 10 7-3-0 100 10 7-3-0
3 0.879 4 -3.667 4 3.50 Western Michigan 5 2-3-0 91 8 5-3-0 89 10 7-3-0
2 8.438 2 11.000 5 3.80 Bowling Green 5 4-1-0 103 10 6-4-0 105 10 6-4-0
1 17.802 1 18.333 6 4.00 Toledo 5 5-0-0 102 12 12-0-0 106 12 12-0-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.255 3 9.027 1 3.67 Memphis 3 2-1-0 43 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0
4 2.397 2 9.027 2 3.67 Drake 3 2-1-0 115 5 2-3-0 120 11 7-4-0
3 5.759 1 11.639 3 3.75 North Texas 4 3-1-0 89 9 3-6-0 82 11 3-8-0
2 8.238 4 5.712 4 3.80 Louisville 5 3-2-0 107 9 5-3-1 112 10 6-3-1
7 -22.729 7 -21.211 5 4.00 Wichita State 4 0-4-0 110 8 1-7-0 115 11 3-8-0
6 -7.471 6 -12.270 6 4.25 West Texas A&M 4 1-3-0 114 10 1-9-0 119 11 2-9-0
5 -4.448 5 -1.923 7 5.33 Tulsa 3 2-1-0 60 11 4-7-0 59 11 4-7-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -5.124 6 -5.042 1 3.67 Oregon 6 2-4-0 7 11 5-6-0 7 11 5-6-0
8 -6.439 8 -8.708 2 3.67 UCLA 6 1-4-1 11 10 2-7-1 11 10 2-7-1
7 -5.633 7 -8.250 3 4.14 Washington State 7 2-5-0 22 11 4-7-0 22 11 4-7-0
5 -4.934 4 2.750 4 4.50 California 7 4-3-0 8 11 6-5-0 8 11 6-5-0
2 7.044 3 2.750 5 4.79 Washington 7 4-3-0 31 11 8-3-0 30 11 8-3-0
4 -1.363 5 -0.458 6 4.83 Oregon State 6 3-3-0 18 11 5-6-0 17 11 5-6-0
3 2.773 2 3.208 7 4.83 Southern California 6 3-2-1 5 11 6-4-1 5 11 6-4-1
1 13.675 1 13.750 8 5.00 Stanford 7 6-1-0 20 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -16.008 9 -13.043 1 4.50 Mississippi State 8 1-7-0 1 10 1-9-0 4 11 2-9-0
9 -14.872 10 -14.614 2 5.00 Kentucky 7 1-6-0 15 11 3-8-0 15 11 3-8-0
8 -14.351 7 -12.848 3 5.07 Florida 7 1-6-0 12 11 4-7-0 12 11 4-7-0
7 -12.564 8 -12.853 4 5.42 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 49 11 4-6-1 51 11 4-6-1
5 3.683 4 5.635 5 5.83 Mississippi 6 4-2-0 39 12 10-2-0 38 12 10-2-0
3 10.682 2 13.400 6 5.92 Auburn 6 5-1-0 19 11 9-2-0 19 11 9-2-0
1 22.896 1 19.959 7 6.00 Alabama 7 7-0-0 4 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0
6 1.242 5 4.000 8 6.25 Tennessee 6 4-2-0 28 12 10-2-0 28 12 10-2-0
4 5.878 6 1.418 9 6.40 Louisiana State 5 3-2-0 25 12 9-3-0 25 12 9-3-0
2 13.413 3 8.946 10 6.83 Georgia 6 5-1-0 24 12 11-1-0 24 12 11-1-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -18.763 7 -18.857 1 3.50 Davidson 6 0-6-0 116 7 0-7-0 126 10 1-9-0
4 0.552 4 5.657 2 3.60 East Carolina 5 3-2-0 106 10 4-6-0 109 10 4-6-0
6 -4.973 6 -11.943 3 3.60 Virginia Military 5 1-4-0 111 11 1-10-0 118 11 1-10-0
3 4.713 3 6.286 4 4.17 Citadel 6 4-2-0 119 7 5-2-0 135 11 8-3-0
5 -1.795 5 -5.657 5 4.30 Furman 5 2-3-0 118 5 2-3-0 128 11 5-5-1
1 11.530 2 11.943 6 4.30 William & Mary 5 4-1-0 108 11 5-6-0 107 11 5-6-0
2 8.736 1 12.571 7 4.42 Richmond 6 5-1-0 99 11 5-6-0 94 11 5-6-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -18.362 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Baylor 7 0-7-0 56 10 1-9-0 55 10 1-9-0
7 -3.003 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Texas Tech 7 2-5-0 57 11 4-7-0 56 11 4-7-0
6 -2.666 6 -5.500 3 4.29 Rice 7 2-4-1 37 11 3-7-1 36 11 3-7-1
4 -1.344 5 -2.750 4 4.50 Southern Methodist 7 3-4-0 53 11 4-7-0 53 11 4-7-0
5 -2.098 4 2.750 5 4.50 Texas A&M 7 4-3-0 52 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
3 -0.195 3 8.250 6 4.71 Texas Christian 7 5-2-0 55 11 6-4-1 58 11 6-4-1
2 12.747 2 11.000 7 4.86 Arkansas 7 5-1-1 67 12 8-3-1 67 12 8-3-1
1 14.921 1 13.750 8 5.00 Texas 7 6-1-0 40 11 8-3-0 42 11 8-3-0
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Houston 3 3-0-0 12 9-3-0 13 12 9-3-0
Florida State 5 3-2-0 12 8-4-0 22 12 8-4-0
Georgia Tech 2 2-0-0 12 6-6-0 25 12 6-6-0
Utah State 2 2-0-0 10 7-3-0 31 11 8-3-0
Air Force 10 6-4-0 42 10 6-4-0
Southern Mississippi 2 1-1-0 10 5-5-0 44 11 6-5-0
Miami FL 2 0-2-0 11 4-7-0 62 11 4-7-0
Tulane 1 0-1-0 11 3-8-0 75 11 3-8-0
Tampa 1 1-0-0 8 4-4-0 82 11 6-5-0
Idaho 2 1-1-0 6 4-2-0 84 11 8-3-0
Virginia Tech 3 0-3-0 11 4-7-0 85 11 4-7-0
New Mexico State 3 1-2-0 11 5-5-1 104 11 5-5-1
Hawaii 7 3-4-0 107 11 7-4-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0-1-0 6 1-5-0 116 11 2-9-0
Texas Arlington 1 0-1-0 6 1-5-0 127 11 2-9-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -15.909 8 -13.750 1 4.07 Texas El Paso 7 1-6-0 95 11 5-6-0 87 11 5-6-0
3 1.335 3 1.964 2 4.25 Arizona 6 3-3-0 66 11 5-6-0 65 11 5-6-0
5 -3.159 6 -2.750 3 4.36 Utah 7 3-4-0 48 11 3-8-0 47 11 3-8-0
6 -4.739 5 -2.750 4 4.36 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 47 10 4-6-0 45 11 5-6-0
2 14.530 2 14.536 5 4.42 New Mexico 6 5-1-0 79 11 6-3-2 78 11 6-3-2
4 0.413 4 -2.750 6 4.57 Brigham Young 7 3-4-0 74 11 5-6-0 72 11 5-6-0
8 -16.489 7 -13.750 7 4.70 Colorado State 5 1-4-0 90 11 3-8-0 85 11 3-8-0
1 24.017 1 19.250 8 5.00 Arizona State 7 7-0-0 59 12 11-1-0 57 12 11-1-0
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