College Football 1971
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1971/9/10 and 1972/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.15 1 18.333 7 5.417 North Carolina 6 6-0-0 24 12 9-3-0 24 12 9-3-0
2 6.29 3 3.667 8 5.417 South Carolina 6 4-2-0 40 11 6-5-0 40 11 6-5-0
3 3.71 2 8.250 6 4.786 Clemson 7 5-2-0 54 11 5-6-0 53 11 5-6-0
4 3.64 4 1.833 4 4.167 Duke 6 3-3-0 32 11 6-5-0 32 11 6-5-0
5 -0.97 5 -5.500 2 4.000 Wake Forest 6 2-4-0 65 11 6-5-0 68 11 6-5-0
6 -7.75 8 -12.833 5 4.167 Maryland 6 1-5-0 90 11 2-9-0 93 11 2-9-0
7 -10.87 7 -8.250 3 4.143 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 106 11 3-8-0 112 11 3-8-0
8 -11.20 6 -5.500 1 4.000 Virginia 6 2-4-0 93 11 3-8-0 97 11 3-8-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.93 1 20.350 8 5.750 Michigan 8 8-0-0 8 12 11-1-0 8 12 11-1-0
2 9.08 5 5.500 6 5.688 Ohio State 8 5-3-0 21 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0
3 7.85 3 6.050 3 5.375 Michigan State 8 5-3-0 27 11 6-5-0 27 11 6-5-0
4 7.74 2 6.600 10 5.778 Northwestern 9 6-3-0 26 11 7-4-0 26 11 7-4-0
5 3.45 4 5.500 4 5.438 Illinois 8 5-3-0 36 11 5-6-0 37 11 5-6-0
6 -3.69 6 -5.500 7 5.688 Purdue 8 3-5-0 55 10 3-7-0 55 10 3-7-0
7 -6.57 7 -5.500 5 5.438 Minnesota 8 3-5-0 58 11 4-7-0 61 11 4-7-0
8 -7.48 8 -7.150 9 5.750 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 56 11 4-6-1 58 11 4-6-1
9 -11.41 9 -10.450 2 5.375 Indiana 8 2-6-0 80 11 3-8-0 83 11 3-8-0
10 -18.88 10 -15.400 1 5.000 Iowa 9 1-8-0 101 11 1-10-0 105 11 1-10-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.83 1 19.250 8 5.000 Nebraska 7 7-0-0 1 13 13-0-0 1 13 13-0-0
2 20.44 2 13.750 7 4.857 Oklahoma 7 6-1-0 2 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0
3 7.08 3 8.250 6 4.714 Colorado 7 5-2-0 4 12 10-2-0 4 12 10-2-0
4 4.09 4 2.750 5 4.571 Iowa State 7 4-3-0 14 12 8-4-0 14 12 8-4-0
5 -10.45 6 -8.250 3 4.357 Kansas 7 2-5-0 34 11 4-7-0 34 11 4-7-0
6 -11.10 5 -8.250 4 4.357 Kansas State 7 2-5-0 29 11 5-6-0 29 11 5-6-0
7 -12.51 7 -8.250 2 4.143 Oklahoma State 7 2-5-0 35 11 4-6-1 35 11 4-6-1
8 -20.38 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Missouri 7 0-7-0 78 11 1-10-0 80 11 1-10-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.68 1 13.968 5 4.000 San Jose State 5 4-1-0 61 12 5-6-1 60 12 5-6-1
2 12.13 2 12.571 7 4.333 Cal State Long Beach 6 5-1-0 62 10 6-4-0 52 12 8-4-0
3 5.42 3 4.400 4 4.000 Fresno State 5 3-2-0 69 6 4-2-0 65 11 6-5-0
4 -1.25 4 -0.698 3 3.400 San Diego State 5 2-3-0 68 11 6-5-0 70 11 6-5-0
5 -3.61 5 -4.400 6 4.000 Santa Barbara 5 2-3-0 104 8 2-6-0 113 11 3-8-0
6 -4.11 6 -8.032 1 3.000 Pacific 5 1-4-0 97 10 2-8-0 101 11 3-8-0
7 -24.27 7 -17.810 2 3.333 Cal State Los Angeles 3 0-3-0 125 4 0-4-0 140 10 2-8-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 38.36 1 33.307 3 5.800 Penn State 5 5-0-0 12 12 11-1-0 12 12 11-1-0
2 32.48 2 28.666 7 7.000 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 18 10 8-2-0 18 10 8-2-0
3 18.41 5 15.931 4 5.800 West Virginia 5 3-2-0 43 11 7-4-0 43 11 7-4-0
4 16.14 4 17.491 8 8.875 Boston College 8 7-1-0 31 10 8-2-0 33 11 9-2-0
5 8.82 3 23.221 6 6.500 Army 4 3-1-0 64 10 6-4-0 67 10 6-4-0
6 6.87 8 4.054 5 6.250 Syracuse 6 2-4-0 53 11 5-5-1 49 11 5-5-1
7 5.14 6 8.750 2 4.214 Pittsburgh 7 2-5-0 79 11 3-8-0 81 11 3-8-0
8 3.16 7 4.581 1 4.083 Navy 6 1-5-0 85 11 3-8-0 87 11 3-8-0
9 0.25 12 -5.947 9 8.875 Temple 4 1-2-1 73 5 2-2-1 69 9 6-2-1
10 -2.96 10 -2.102 11 11.125 Villanova 4 2-1-1 45 9 5-3-1 63 11 6-4-1
11 -5.11 11 -5.600 14 12.500 Northern Illinois 3 2-1-0 89 10 5-5-0 92 11 5-5-1
12 -5.19 13 -8.842 17 14.500 Dayton 4 3-1-0 83 9 4-5-0 100 11 5-6-0
13 -10.89 9 2.245 12 12.000 Rutgers 3 2-1-0 110 6 3-3-0 129 11 4-7-0
14 -11.62 15 -20.975 18 15.000 Cincinnati 2 1-1-0 63 11 7-4-0 66 11 7-4-0
15 -13.49 14 -11.740 10 9.875 Holy Cross 4 1-3-0 116 6 2-4-0 122 10 4-6-0
16 -24.34 16 -23.184 16 13.667 Marshall 3 1-2-0 117 9 2-7-0 125 10 2-8-0
17 -24.75 18 -33.108 13 12.417 Saint Xavier 6 0-6-0 112 9 1-8-0 120 10 1-9-0
18 -31.28 17 -26.748 15 12.750 Colgate 2 0-2-0 124 6 2-4-0 128 10 6-4-0
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.45 2 13.750 7 4.929 Cornell 7 6-1-0 99 9 8-1-0 96 9 8-1-0
2 10.02 1 13.750 8 4.929 Dartmouth 7 6-1-0 95 8 7-1-0 78 9 8-1-0
3 5.84 3 8.250 6 4.714 Columbia 7 5-2-0 111 8 6-2-0 115 9 6-3-0
4 1.90 5 -2.750 5 4.500 Princeton 7 3-4-0 118 9 4-5-0 117 9 4-5-0
5 1.16 4 2.750 4 4.500 Harvard 7 4-3-0 119 8 4-4-0 119 9 5-4-0
6 -2.70 6 -2.750 3 4.286 Yale 7 3-4-0 122 8 3-5-0 123 9 4-5-0
7 -13.18 8 -19.250 1 4.071 Brown 7 0-7-0 128 8 0-8-0 139 9 0-9-0
8 -14.50 7 -13.750 2 4.071 Pennsylvania 7 1-6-0 127 7 1-6-0 135 9 2-7-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.80 1 18.333 6 4.000 Toledo 5 5-0-0 20 12 12-0-0 20 12 12-0-0
2 8.44 2 11.000 5 3.800 Bowling Green 5 4-1-0 51 10 6-4-0 59 10 6-4-0
3 0.88 4 -3.667 4 3.500 Western Michigan 5 2-3-0 44 8 5-3-0 46 10 7-3-0
4 -0.23 5 -3.667 2 3.300 Ohio University 5 2-3-0 50 10 5-5-0 51 10 5-5-0
5 -5.46 3 -3.667 3 3.400 Miami OH 5 2-3-0 47 10 7-3-0 50 10 7-3-0
6 -21.42 6 -18.333 1 3.000 Kent State 5 0-5-0 103 11 3-8-0 108 11 3-8-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.25 3 9.027 1 3.667 Memphis 3 2-1-0 37 11 5-6-0 36 11 5-6-0
2 8.24 4 5.712 4 3.800 Louisville 5 3-2-0 48 9 5-3-1 48 10 6-3-1
3 5.76 1 11.639 3 3.750 North Texas 4 3-1-0 109 9 3-6-0 109 11 3-8-0
4 2.40 2 9.027 2 3.667 Drake 3 2-1-0 115 5 2-3-0 118 11 7-4-0
5 -4.45 5 -1.923 7 5.333 Tulsa 3 2-1-0 96 11 4-7-0 98 11 4-7-0
6 -7.47 6 -12.270 6 4.250 West Texas A&M 4 1-3-0 120 10 1-9-0 124 11 2-9-0
7 -22.73 7 -21.211 5 4.000 Wichita State 4 0-4-0 123 8 1-7-0 132 11 3-8-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.68 1 13.750 8 5.000 Stanford 7 6-1-0 10 12 9-3-0 9 12 9-3-0
2 7.04 3 2.750 5 4.786 Washington 7 4-3-0 19 11 8-3-0 19 11 8-3-0
3 2.77 2 3.208 7 4.833 Southern California 6 3-2-1 15 11 6-4-1 15 11 6-4-1
4 -1.36 5 -0.458 6 4.833 Oregon State 6 3-3-0 41 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0
5 -4.93 4 2.750 4 4.500 California 7 4-3-0 28 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0
6 -5.12 6 -5.042 1 3.667 Oregon 6 2-4-0 30 11 5-6-0 30 11 5-6-0
7 -5.63 7 -8.250 3 4.143 Washington State 7 2-5-0 57 11 4-7-0 57 11 4-7-0
8 -6.44 8 -8.708 2 3.667 UCLA 6 1-4-1 49 10 2-7-1 47 10 2-7-1
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.90 1 19.959 7 6.000 Alabama 7 7-0-0 3 12 11-1-0 3 12 11-1-0
2 13.41 3 8.946 10 6.833 Georgia 6 5-1-0 6 12 11-1-0 6 12 11-1-0
3 10.68 2 13.400 6 5.917 Auburn 6 5-1-0 5 11 9-2-0 5 11 9-2-0
4 5.88 6 1.418 9 6.400 Louisiana State 5 3-2-0 7 12 9-3-0 7 12 9-3-0
5 3.68 4 5.635 5 5.833 Mississippi 6 4-2-0 16 12 10-2-0 16 12 10-2-0
6 1.24 5 4.000 8 6.250 Tennessee 6 4-2-0 9 12 10-2-0 10 12 10-2-0
7 -12.56 8 -12.853 4 5.417 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 59 11 4-6-1 64 11 4-6-1
8 -14.35 7 -12.848 3 5.071 Florida 7 1-6-0 38 11 4-7-0 39 11 4-7-0
9 -14.87 10 -14.614 2 5.000 Kentucky 7 1-6-0 76 11 3-8-0 77 11 3-8-0
10 -16.01 9 -13.043 1 4.500 Mississippi State 8 1-7-0 86 10 1-9-0 88 11 2-9-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.53 2 11.943 6 4.300 William & Mary 5 4-1-0 87 11 5-6-0 89 11 5-6-0
2 8.74 1 12.571 7 4.417 Richmond 6 5-1-0 94 11 5-6-0 99 11 5-6-0
3 4.71 3 6.286 4 4.167 Citadel 6 4-2-0 91 7 5-2-0 102 11 8-3-0
4 0.55 4 5.657 2 3.600 East Carolina 5 3-2-0 102 10 4-6-0 106 10 4-6-0
5 -1.79 5 -5.657 5 4.300 Furman 5 2-3-0 113 5 2-3-0 121 11 5-5-1
6 -4.97 6 -11.943 3 3.600 Virginia Military 5 1-4-0 121 11 1-10-0 130 11 1-10-0
7 -18.76 7 -18.857 1 3.500 Davidson 6 0-6-0 126 7 0-7-0 138 10 1-9-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.92 1 13.750 8 5.000 Texas 7 6-1-0 23 11 8-3-0 23 11 8-3-0
2 12.75 2 11.000 7 4.857 Arkansas 7 5-1-1 17 12 8-3-1 17 12 8-3-1
3 -0.20 3 8.250 6 4.714 Texas Christian 7 5-2-0 46 11 6-4-1 45 11 6-4-1
4 -1.34 5 -2.750 4 4.500 Southern Methodist 7 3-4-0 88 11 4-7-0 90 11 4-7-0
5 -2.10 4 2.750 5 4.500 Texas A&M 7 4-3-0 77 11 5-6-0 79 11 5-6-0
6 -2.67 6 -5.500 3 4.286 Rice 7 2-4-1 67 11 3-7-1 72 11 3-7-1
7 -3.00 7 -8.250 2 4.143 Texas Tech 7 2-5-0 66 11 4-7-0 71 11 4-7-0
8 -18.36 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Baylor 7 0-7-0 107 10 1-9-0 110 10 1-9-0
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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 Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.02 1 19.250 8 5.000 Arizona State 7 7-0-0 11 12 11-1-0 11 12 11-1-0
2 14.53 2 14.536 5 4.417 New Mexico 6 5-1-0 39 11 6-3-2 38 11 6-3-2
3 1.34 3 1.964 2 4.250 Arizona 6 3-3-0 71 11 5-6-0 73 11 5-6-0
4 0.41 4 -2.750 6 4.571 Brigham Young 7 3-4-0 74 11 5-6-0 74 11 5-6-0
5 -3.16 6 -2.750 3 4.357 Utah 7 3-4-0 84 11 3-8-0 86 11 3-8-0
6 -4.74 5 -2.750 4 4.357 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 75 10 4-6-0 76 11 5-6-0
7 -15.91 8 -13.750 1 4.071 Texas El Paso 7 1-6-0 92 11 5-6-0 94 11 5-6-0
8 -16.49 7 -13.750 7 4.700 Colorado State 5 1-4-0 98 11 3-8-0 103 11 3-8-0
WAC results for other seasons
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