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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.154 1 18.33 7 5.417 North Carolina 6 6-0-0 24 12 9-3-0 24 12 9-3-0
3 3.712 2 8.25 6 4.786 Clemson 7 5-2-0 45 11 5-6-0 47 11 5-6-0
2 6.288 3 3.67 8 5.417 South Carolina 6 4-2-0 43 11 6-5-0 42 11 6-5-0
4 3.636 4 1.83 4 4.167 Duke 6 3-3-0 38 11 6-5-0 39 11 6-5-0
5 -0.966 5 -5.50 2 4.000 Wake Forest 6 2-4-0 78 11 6-5-0 80 11 6-5-0
8 -11.196 6 -5.50 1 4.000 Virginia 6 2-4-0 93 11 3-8-0 97 11 3-8-0
7 -10.873 7 -8.25 3 4.143 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 109 11 3-8-0 113 11 3-8-0
6 -7.754 8 -12.83 5 4.167 Maryland 6 1-5-0 107 11 2-9-0 111 11 2-9-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.927 1 20.35 8 5.750 Michigan 8 8-0-0 15 12 11-1-0 15 12 11-1-0
4 7.738 2 6.60 10 5.778 Northwestern 9 6-3-0 27 11 7-4-0 27 11 7-4-0
3 7.846 3 6.05 3 5.375 Michigan State 8 5-3-0 36 11 6-5-0 35 11 6-5-0
5 3.446 4 5.50 4 5.438 Illinois 8 5-3-0 46 11 5-6-0 50 11 5-6-0
2 9.084 5 5.50 6 5.688 Ohio State 8 5-3-0 33 10 6-4-0 32 10 6-4-0
6 -3.694 6 -5.50 7 5.688 Purdue 8 3-5-0 88 10 3-7-0 87 10 3-7-0
7 -6.574 7 -5.50 5 5.438 Minnesota 8 3-5-0 76 11 4-7-0 78 11 4-7-0
8 -7.485 8 -7.15 9 5.750 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 75 11 4-6-1 75 11 4-6-1
9 -11.407 9 -10.45 2 5.375 Indiana 8 2-6-0 94 11 3-8-0 98 11 3-8-0
10 -18.882 10 -15.40 1 5.000 Iowa 9 1-8-0 110 11 1-10-0 112 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.825 1 19.25 8 5.000 Nebraska 7 7-0-0 1 13 13-0-0 1 13 13-0-0
2 20.436 2 13.75 7 4.857 Oklahoma 7 6-1-0 3 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0
3 7.084 3 8.25 6 4.714 Colorado 7 5-2-0 5 12 10-2-0 5 12 10-2-0
4 4.093 4 2.75 5 4.571 Iowa State 7 4-3-0 13 12 8-4-0 14 12 8-4-0
6 -11.097 5 -8.25 4 4.357 Kansas State 7 2-5-0 29 11 5-6-0 28 11 5-6-0
5 -10.450 6 -8.25 3 4.357 Kansas 7 2-5-0 42 11 4-7-0 43 11 4-7-0
7 -12.510 7 -8.25 2 4.143 Oklahoma State 7 2-5-0 34 11 4-6-1 33 11 4-6-1
8 -20.381 8 -19.25 1 4.000 Missouri 7 0-7-0 71 11 1-10-0 72 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.681 1 13.97 5 4.000 San Jose State 5 4-1-0 49 12 5-6-1 49 12 5-6-1
2 12.128 2 12.57 7 4.333 Cal State Long Beach 6 5-1-0 60 10 6-4-0 51 12 8-4-0
3 5.423 3 4.40 4 4.000 Fresno State 5 3-2-0 48 6 4-2-0 38 11 6-5-0
4 -1.249 4 -0.70 3 3.400 San Diego State 5 2-3-0 74 11 6-5-0 68 11 6-5-0
5 -3.608 5 -4.40 6 4.000 Santa Barbara 5 2-3-0 103 8 2-6-0 114 11 3-8-0
6 -4.108 6 -8.03 1 3.000 Pacific 5 1-4-0 111 10 2-8-0 115 11 3-8-0
7 -24.267 7 -17.81 2 3.333 Cal State Los Angeles 3 0-3-0 121 4 0-4-0 133 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 38.358 1 33.31 3 5.800 Penn State 5 5-0-0 11 12 11-1-0 11 12 11-1-0
2 32.484 2 28.67 7 7.000 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 19 10 8-2-0 19 10 8-2-0
5 8.820 3 23.22 6 6.500 Army 4 3-1-0 32 10 6-4-0 31 10 6-4-0
4 16.137 4 17.49 8 8.875 Boston College 8 7-1-0 31 10 8-2-0 36 11 9-2-0
3 18.411 5 15.93 4 5.800 West Virginia 5 3-2-0 47 11 7-4-0 48 11 7-4-0
7 5.140 6 8.75 2 4.214 Pittsburgh 7 2-5-0 61 11 3-8-0 59 11 3-8-0
8 3.155 7 4.58 1 4.083 Navy 6 1-5-0 77 11 3-8-0 76 11 3-8-0
6 6.872 8 4.05 5 6.250 Syracuse 6 2-4-0 67 11 5-5-1 70 11 5-5-1
13 -10.895 9 2.24 12 12.000 Rutgers 3 2-1-0 106 6 3-3-0 128 11 4-7-0
10 -2.957 10 -2.10 11 11.125 Villanova 4 2-1-1 52 9 5-3-1 81 11 6-4-1
11 -5.107 11 -5.60 14 12.500 Northern Illinois 3 2-1-0 86 10 5-5-0 90 11 5-5-1
9 0.246 12 -5.95 9 8.875 Temple 4 1-2-1 79 5 2-2-1 63 9 6-2-1
12 -5.193 13 -8.84 17 14.500 Dayton 4 3-1-0 81 9 4-5-0 99 11 5-6-0
15 -13.492 14 -11.74 10 9.875 Holy Cross 4 1-3-0 114 6 2-4-0 131 10 4-6-0
14 -11.618 15 -20.98 18 15.000 Cincinnati 2 1-1-0 51 11 7-4-0 52 11 7-4-0
16 -24.340 16 -23.18 16 13.667 Marshall 3 1-2-0 108 9 2-7-0 116 10 2-8-0
18 -31.276 17 -26.75 15 12.750 Colgate 2 0-2-0 123 6 2-4-0 132 10 6-4-0
17 -24.748 18 -33.11 13 12.417 Saint Xavier 6 0-6-0 116 9 1-8-0 125 10 1-9-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 10.020 1 13.75 8 4.929 Dartmouth 7 6-1-0 84 8 7-1-0 83 9 8-1-0
1 11.452 2 13.75 7 4.929 Cornell 7 6-1-0 89 9 8-1-0 100 9 8-1-0
3 5.844 3 8.25 6 4.714 Columbia 7 5-2-0 96 8 6-2-0 117 9 6-3-0
5 1.157 4 2.75 4 4.500 Harvard 7 4-3-0 118 8 4-4-0 127 9 5-4-0
4 1.898 5 -2.75 5 4.500 Princeton 7 3-4-0 117 9 4-5-0 130 9 4-5-0
6 -2.696 6 -2.75 3 4.286 Yale 7 3-4-0 124 8 3-5-0 129 9 4-5-0
8 -14.495 7 -13.75 2 4.071 Pennsylvania 7 1-6-0 126 7 1-6-0 136 9 2-7-0
7 -13.181 8 -19.25 1 4.071 Brown 7 0-7-0 128 8 0-8-0 141 9 0-9-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.802 1 18.33 6 4.000 Toledo 5 5-0-0 16 12 12-0-0 17 12 12-0-0
2 8.438 2 11.00 5 3.800 Bowling Green 5 4-1-0 54 10 6-4-0 56 10 6-4-0
5 -5.461 3 -3.67 3 3.400 Miami OH 5 2-3-0 39 10 7-3-0 45 10 7-3-0
3 0.879 4 -3.67 4 3.500 Western Michigan 5 2-3-0 58 8 5-3-0 60 10 7-3-0
4 -0.234 5 -3.67 2 3.300 Ohio University 5 2-3-0 66 10 5-5-0 71 10 5-5-0
6 -21.425 6 -18.33 1 3.000 Kent State 5 0-5-0 95 11 3-8-0 103 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 5.759 1 11.64 3 3.750 North Texas 4 3-1-0 101 9 3-6-0 105 11 3-8-0
4 2.397 2 9.03 2 3.667 Drake 3 2-1-0 112 5 2-3-0 118 11 7-4-0
1 18.255 3 9.03 1 3.667 Memphis 3 2-1-0 44 11 5-6-0 46 11 5-6-0
2 8.238 4 5.71 4 3.800 Louisville 5 3-2-0 56 9 5-3-1 55 10 6-3-1
5 -4.448 5 -1.92 7 5.333 Tulsa 3 2-1-0 92 11 4-7-0 91 11 4-7-0
6 -7.471 6 -12.27 6 4.250 West Texas A&M 4 1-3-0 120 10 1-9-0 122 11 2-9-0
7 -22.729 7 -21.21 5 4.000 Wichita State 4 0-4-0 122 8 1-7-0 119 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.675 1 13.75 8 5.000 Stanford 7 6-1-0 9 12 9-3-0 10 12 9-3-0
3 2.773 2 3.21 7 4.833 Southern California 6 3-2-1 14 11 6-4-1 13 11 6-4-1
2 7.044 3 2.75 5 4.786 Washington 7 4-3-0 21 11 8-3-0 21 11 8-3-0
5 -4.934 4 2.75 4 4.500 California 7 4-3-0 28 11 6-5-0 29 11 6-5-0
4 -1.363 5 -0.46 6 4.833 Oregon State 6 3-3-0 41 11 5-6-0 44 11 5-6-0
6 -5.124 6 -5.04 1 3.667 Oregon 6 2-4-0 30 11 5-6-0 30 11 5-6-0
7 -5.633 7 -8.25 3 4.143 Washington State 7 2-5-0 73 11 4-7-0 74 11 4-7-0
8 -6.439 8 -8.71 2 3.667 UCLA 6 1-4-1 63 10 2-7-1 62 10 2-7-1
PAC-8 results for other seasons
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.896 1 19.96 7 6.000 Alabama 7 7-0-0 2 12 11-1-0 3 12 11-1-0
3 10.682 2 13.40 6 5.917 Auburn 6 5-1-0 4 11 9-2-0 4 11 9-2-0
2 13.413 3 8.95 10 6.833 Georgia 6 5-1-0 6 12 11-1-0 6 12 11-1-0
5 3.683 4 5.64 5 5.833 Mississippi 6 4-2-0 10 12 10-2-0 8 12 10-2-0
6 1.242 5 4.00 8 6.250 Tennessee 6 4-2-0 7 12 10-2-0 7 12 10-2-0
4 5.878 6 1.42 9 6.400 Louisiana State 5 3-2-0 12 12 9-3-0 12 12 9-3-0
8 -14.351 7 -12.85 3 5.071 Florida 7 1-6-0 40 11 4-7-0 41 11 4-7-0
7 -12.564 8 -12.85 4 5.417 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 50 11 4-6-1 53 11 4-6-1
10 -16.008 9 -13.04 1 4.500 Mississippi State 8 1-7-0 64 10 1-9-0 66 11 2-9-0
9 -14.872 10 -14.61 2 5.000 Kentucky 7 1-6-0 59 11 3-8-0 57 11 3-8-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - University Division - College Football 1971
1971 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 8.736 1 12.57 7 4.417 Richmond 6 5-1-0 97 11 5-6-0 95 11 5-6-0
1 11.530 2 11.94 6 4.300 William & Mary 5 4-1-0 100 11 5-6-0 101 11 5-6-0
3 4.713 3 6.29 4 4.167 Citadel 6 4-2-0 102 7 5-2-0 106 11 8-3-0
4 0.552 4 5.66 2 3.600 East Carolina 5 3-2-0 104 10 4-6-0 108 10 4-6-0
5 -1.795 5 -5.66 5 4.300 Furman 5 2-3-0 119 5 2-3-0 121 11 5-5-1
6 -4.973 6 -11.94 3 3.600 Virginia Military 5 1-4-0 125 11 1-10-0 134 11 1-10-0
7 -18.763 7 -18.86 1 3.500 Davidson 6 0-6-0 127 7 0-7-0 137 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.921 1 13.75 8 5.000 Texas 7 6-1-0 20 11 8-3-0 20 11 8-3-0
2 12.747 2 11.00 7 4.857 Arkansas 7 5-1-1 18 12 8-3-1 18 12 8-3-1
3 -0.195 3 8.25 6 4.714 Texas Christian 7 5-2-0 37 11 6-4-1 37 11 6-4-1
5 -2.098 4 2.75 5 4.500 Texas A&M 7 4-3-0 57 11 5-6-0 58 11 5-6-0
4 -1.344 5 -2.75 4 4.500 Southern Methodist 7 3-4-0 70 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0
6 -2.666 6 -5.50 3 4.286 Rice 7 2-4-1 72 11 3-7-1 73 11 3-7-1
7 -3.003 7 -8.25 2 4.143 Texas Tech 7 2-5-0 85 11 4-7-0 85 11 4-7-0
8 -18.362 8 -19.25 1 4.000 Baylor 7 0-7-0 105 10 1-9-0 109 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.017 1 19.25 8 5.000 Arizona State 7 7-0-0 8 12 11-1-0 9 12 11-1-0
2 14.530 2 14.54 5 4.417 New Mexico 6 5-1-0 35 11 6-3-2 34 11 6-3-2
3 1.335 3 1.96 2 4.250 Arizona 6 3-3-0 69 11 5-6-0 67 11 5-6-0
4 0.413 4 -2.75 6 4.571 Brigham Young 7 3-4-0 65 11 5-6-0 65 11 5-6-0
6 -4.739 5 -2.75 4 4.357 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 62 10 4-6-0 61 11 5-6-0
5 -3.159 6 -2.75 3 4.357 Utah 7 3-4-0 80 11 3-8-0 82 11 3-8-0
8 -16.489 7 -13.75 7 4.700 Colorado State 5 1-4-0 99 11 3-8-0 104 11 3-8-0
7 -15.909 8 -13.75 1 4.071 Texas El Paso 7 1-6-0 87 11 5-6-0 89 11 5-6-0
WAC results for other seasons
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