College Football 1971
Ranking of ALL Teams

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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1971 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
80 -2.27 72 1.01 1 26.77 Missouri 11 1-10-0 2 11 1-10-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 BIG 8
3 39.09 3 39.05 2 28.71 Alabama 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0 Uni 7 7 7-0-0 SEC
4 33.00 5 31.94 3 28.92 Colorado 12 10-2-0 3 12 10-2-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
88 -3.21 66 1.61 4 29.45 Mississippi State 11 2-9-0 1 10 1-9-0 Uni 1 8 1-7-0 SEC
15 22.90 13 21.46 5 31.59 Southern California 11 6-4-1 5 11 6-4-1 Uni 7 6 3-2-1 PAC-8
2 44.14 2 39.10 6 32.17 Oklahoma 12 11-1-0 6 12 11-1-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
30 9.91 30 11.88 7 34.09 Oregon 11 5-6-0 7 11 5-6-0 Uni 1 6 2-4-0 PAC-8
28 11.75 29 12.28 8 34.55 California 11 6-5-0 8 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
35 9.12 33 10.67 9 35.05 Oklahoma State 11 4-6-1 9 11 4-6-1 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
25 15.15 23 14.91 10 35.17 Georgia Tech 12 6-6-0 10 12 6-6-0 Uni 8 2 2-0-0 SWIC
47 5.34 62 2.63 11 35.30 UCLA 10 2-7-1 11 10 2-7-1 Uni 2 6 1-4-1 PAC-8
39 8.44 41 7.90 12 36.32 Florida 11 4-7-0 12 11 4-7-0 Uni 3 7 1-6-0 SEC
29 10.51 28 12.33 13 36.50 Kansas State 11 5-6-0 13 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
1 49.31 1 45.77 14 38.08 Nebraska 13 13-0-0 14 13 13-0-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
77 -1.16 57 3.79 15 38.73 Kentucky 11 3-8-0 15 11 3-8-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 SEC
34 9.21 43 7.40 16 38.91 Kansas 11 4-7-0 16 11 4-7-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
41 8.13 44 7.31 17 39.41 Oregon State 11 5-6-0 18 11 5-6-0 Uni 6 6 3-3-0 PAC-8
14 23.20 14 21.40 18 39.46 Iowa State 12 8-4-0 17 12 8-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
5 30.29 4 33.43 19 39.77 Auburn 11 9-2-0 19 11 9-2-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 SEC
9 27.04 10 26.59 20 40.12 Stanford 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 PAC-8
81 -2.43 59 3.39 21 41.77 Pittsburgh 11 3-8-0 21 11 3-8-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 EIC
57 3.87 74 0.27 22 41.91 Washington State 11 4-7-0 22 11 4-7-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 PAC-8
87 -3.18 76 -0.05 23 43.09 Navy 11 3-8-0 23 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 EIC
6 28.65 6 28.72 24 43.33 Georgia 12 11-1-0 24 12 11-1-0 Uni 10 6 5-1-0 SEC
7 28.45 12 24.12 25 43.58 Louisiana State 12 9-3-0 25 12 9-3-0 Uni 9 5 3-2-0 SEC
37 8.64 50 5.70 26 44.55 Illinois 11 5-6-0 27 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
105 -10.93 112 -13.36 27 44.59 Iowa 11 1-10-0 26 11 1-10-0 Uni 1 9 1-8-0 BIG 10
10 27.03 7 28.02 28 46.00 Tennessee 12 10-2-0 28 12 10-2-0 Uni 8 6 4-2-0 SEC
27 12.79 35 10.35 29 46.23 Michigan State 11 6-5-0 30 11 6-5-0 Uni 3 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
19 20.48 21 15.75 30 46.68 Washington 11 8-3-0 31 11 8-3-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
60 3.51 49 5.81 31 46.92 San Jose State 12 5-6-1 35 12 5-6-1 Uni 5 5 4-1-0 BWC
18 20.84 19 18.37 32 47.00 Notre Dame 10 8-2-0 34 10 8-2-0 Uni 7 2 2-0-0 EIC
75 0.27 84 -2.55 33 47.00 Tulane 11 3-8-0 32 11 3-8-0 Uni 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
13 23.40 16 20.57 34 47.71 Houston 12 9-3-0 29 12 9-3-0 Uni 14 3 3-0-0 SWIC
21 18.16 32 10.70 35 48.05 Ohio State 10 6-4-0 33 10 6-4-0 Uni 6 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
72 1.00 73 0.81 36 48.45 Rice 11 3-7-1 37 11 3-7-1 Uni 3 7 2-4-1 SWAC
55 4.11 87 -3.94 37 48.60 Purdue 10 3-7-0 36 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
16 22.57 8 26.72 38 48.79 Mississippi 12 10-2-0 39 12 10-2-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
61 3.47 78 -0.12 39 48.82 Minnesota 11 4-7-0 38 11 4-7-0 Uni 5 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
22 17.40 25 13.02 40 50.00 Florida State 12 8-4-0 42 12 8-4-0 Uni 11 5 3-2-0 SWIC
36 8.74 46 7.08 41 50.86 Memphis 11 5-6-0 43 11 5-6-0 Uni 1 3 2-1-0 MVC
23 16.63 20 17.72 42 51.32 Texas 11 8-3-0 40 11 8-3-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 SWAC
40 8.29 42 7.57 43 52.18 South Carolina 11 6-5-0 41 11 6-5-0 Uni 8 6 4-2-0 ACC
42 8.00 26 12.88 44 52.70 Air Force 10 6-4-0 44 10 6-4-0 Uni 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
76 -0.19 61 2.99 45 52.95 Wyoming 11 5-6-0 47 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 WAC
62 3.24 64 1.78 46 53.23 Miami FL 11 4-7-0 46 11 4-7-0 Uni 5 2 0-2-0 SWIC
86 -2.92 82 -1.33 47 53.23 Utah 11 3-8-0 48 11 3-8-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 WAC
53 4.29 47 6.60 48 53.41 Clemson 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 ACC
26 14.99 27 12.42 49 54.23 Northwestern 11 7-4-0 51 11 7-4-0 Uni 10 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
32 9.66 39 9.04 50 54.45 Duke 11 6-5-0 50 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
64 2.67 53 4.57 51 55.23 Vanderbilt 11 4-6-1 49 11 4-6-1 Uni 4 6 1-5-0 SEC
79 -2.08 58 3.53 52 55.86 Texas A&M 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 SWAC
90 -4.32 69 1.26 53 56.68 Southern Methodist 11 4-7-0 53 11 4-7-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
58 3.82 75 0.18 54 57.00 Wisconsin 11 4-6-1 54 11 4-6-1 Uni 9 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
110 -12.76 109 -11.46 55 57.05 Baylor 10 1-9-0 56 10 1-9-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 SWAC
71 1.36 85 -3.19 56 57.27 Texas Tech 11 4-7-0 57 11 4-7-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 SWAC
11 25.88 9 26.64 57 57.67 Arizona State 12 11-1-0 59 12 11-1-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 WAC
45 5.64 37 9.91 58 58.00 Texas Christian 11 6-4-1 55 11 6-4-1 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 SWAC
98 -8.00 91 -4.38 59 58.27 Tulsa 11 4-7-0 60 11 4-7-0 Uni 7 3 2-1-0 MVC
8 27.51 15 21.11 60 59.12 Michigan 12 11-1-0 63 12 11-1-0 Uni 8 8 8-0-0 BIG 10
97 -7.61 97 -6.58 61 59.18 Virginia 11 3-8-0 61 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 6 2-4-0 ACC
67 1.77 31 10.95 62 59.50 Army 10 6-4-0 58 10 6-4-0 Uni 6 4 3-1-0 EIC
44 5.93 40 8.18 63 59.82 Southern Mississippi 11 6-5-0 62 10 5-5-0 Uni 13 2 1-1-0 SWIC
83 -2.80 98 -7.28 64 59.95 Indiana 11 3-8-0 64 11 3-8-0 Uni 2 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
73 0.97 67 1.59 65 60.82 Arizona 11 5-6-0 66 11 5-6-0 Uni 2 6 3-3-0 WAC
12 24.51 11 24.52 66 61.12 Penn State 12 11-1-0 65 12 11-1-0 Uni 3 5 5-0-0 EIC
17 22.38 18 18.87 67 61.92 Arkansas 12 8-3-1 67 12 8-3-1 Uni 7 7 5-1-1 SWAC
31 9.72 22 15.48 68 63.70 Utah State 11 8-3-0 70 10 7-3-0 Uni 10 2 2-0-0 SWIC
112 -12.85 113 -13.37 69 64.59 North Carolina State 11 3-8-0 71 11 3-8-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 ACC
93 -5.82 111 -13.18 70 64.86 Maryland 11 2-9-0 68 11 2-9-0 Uni 5 6 1-5-0 ACC
49 4.67 70 1.03 71 65.27 Syracuse 11 5-5-1 72 11 5-5-1 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 EIC
74 0.64 65 1.64 72 65.45 Brigham Young 11 5-6-0 74 11 5-6-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 WAC
70 1.43 68 1.50 73 66.32 San Diego State 11 6-5-0 82 11 6-5-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 BWC
116 -16.34 120 -18.90 74 66.64 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2-9-0 69 6 1-5-0 Uni 4 1 0-1-0 SWIC
85 -2.83 86 -3.90 75 66.77 Virginia Tech 11 4-7-0 77 11 4-7-0 Uni 7 3 0-3-0 SWIC
43 6.37 48 6.59 76 66.95 West Virginia 11 7-4-0 78 11 7-4-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 EIC
24 15.91 24 14.17 77 67.54 North Carolina 12 9-3-0 76 12 9-3-0 Uni 7 6 6-0-0 ACC
38 8.63 34 10.47 78 67.55 New Mexico 11 6-3-2 79 11 6-3-2 Uni 5 6 5-1-0 WAC
108 -12.24 103 -7.99 79 68.82 Kent State 11 3-8-0 75 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 5 0-5-0 MAC
51 4.49 71 1.02 80 69.35 Ohio University 10 5-5-0 81 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 5 2-3-0 MAC
95 -6.57 88 -4.01 81 72.17 California Poly 3 1-2-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -12.75 105 -8.52 82 72.67 North Texas 11 3-8-0 89 9 3-6-0 Uni 3 4 3-1-0 MVC
125 -21.75 116 -14.56 83 72.89 Marshall 10 2-8-0 83 9 2-7-0 Uni 16 3 1-2-0 EIC
100 -8.73 99 -7.46 84 73.05 Dayton 11 5-6-0 73 9 4-5-0 Uni 17 4 3-1-0 EIC
103 -9.45 104 -8.36 85 73.14 Colorado State 11 3-8-0 90 11 3-8-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 WAC
113 -13.58 114 -13.54 86 74.25 Santa Barbara 11 3-8-0 84 8 2-6-0 Uni 6 5 2-3-0 BWC
94 -6.49 89 -4.08 87 75.41 Texas El Paso 11 5-6-0 95 11 5-6-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 WAC
101 -8.86 115 -13.74 88 75.95 Pacific 11 3-8-0 86 10 2-8-0 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 BWC
46 5.37 60 3.02 89 76.19 Western Michigan 10 7-3-0 91 8 5-3-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 MAC
68 1.71 80 -0.34 90 76.41 Wake Forest 11 6-5-0 97 11 6-5-0 Uni 2 6 2-4-0 ACC
92 -5.60 90 -4.29 91 76.45 Northern Illinois 11 5-5-1 96 10 5-5-0 Uni 14 3 2-1-0 EIC
66 1.93 52 5.22 92 76.73 Cincinnati 11 7-4-0 93 11 7-4-0 Uni 18 2 1-1-0 EIC
82 -2.64 94 -5.27 93 78.22 Tampa 11 6-5-0 92 8 4-4-0 Uni 15 1 1-0-0 SWIC
99 -8.37 95 -6.13 94 78.27 Richmond 11 5-6-0 99 11 5-6-0 Uni 7 6 5-1-0 SoCon
107 -11.62 93 -5.11 95 79.06 Hawaii 11 7-4-0 85 7 3-4-0 Uni 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
120 -18.42 125 -21.55 96 79.83 Saint Xavier 10 1-9-0 94 9 1-8-0 Uni 13 6 0-6-0 EIC
127 -22.09 124 -21.15 97 79.86 Texas Arlington 11 2-9-0 87 6 1-5-0 Uni 12 1 0-1-0 SWIC
63 3.00 81 -0.56 98 80.14 Villanova 11 6-4-1 88 9 5-3-1 Uni 11 4 2-1-1 EIC
111 -12.78 110 -12.29 99 80.50 Massachusetts 3 1-2-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
50 4.60 45 7.11 100 80.50 Miami OH 10 7-3-0 98 10 7-3-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 MAC
33 9.49 36 10.10 101 81.59 Boston College 11 9-2-0 100 10 8-2-0 Uni 8 8 7-1-0 EIC
56 3.90 79 -0.29 102 82.67 Louisiana Tech 3 2-1-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
140 -36.58 133 -26.32 103 83.90 Cal State Los Angeles 10 2-8-0 104 4 0-4-0 Uni 2 3 0-3-0 BWC
52 4.48 51 5.47 104 85.17 Cal State Long Beach 12 8-4-0 105 10 6-4-0 Uni 7 6 5-1-0 BWC
59 3.74 56 3.95 105 86.05 Bowling Green 10 6-4-0 103 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 5 4-1-0 MAC
20 18.83 17 19.40 106 86.42 Toledo 12 12-0-0 102 12 12-0-0 Uni 6 5 5-0-0 MAC
89 -3.87 101 -7.58 107 86.55 William & Mary 11 5-6-0 108 11 5-6-0 Uni 6 5 4-1-0 SoCon
84 -2.80 54 4.27 108 87.50 Idaho 11 8-3-0 101 6 4-2-0 Uni 6 2 1-1-0 SWIC
106 -11.47 108 -10.69 109 87.65 East Carolina 10 4-6-0 106 10 4-6-0 Uni 2 5 3-2-0 SoCon
69 1.61 63 2.13 110 87.88 Temple 9 6-2-1 80 5 2-2-1 Uni 9 4 1-2-1 EIC
114 -14.05 92 -5.05 111 88.25 Cal State Northridge 4 2-2-0 13 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
48 5.32 55 4.21 112 88.45 Louisville 10 6-3-1 107 9 5-3-1 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 MVC
54 4.28 77 -0.11 113 88.83 Delaware 3 2-1-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
65 2.08 38 9.21 114 89.25 Fresno State 11 6-5-0 109 6 4-2-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 BWC
132 -25.34 119 -17.19 115 89.28 Wichita State 11 3-8-0 110 8 1-7-0 Uni 5 4 0-4-0 MVC
104 -10.21 102 -7.79 116 91.36 New Mexico State 11 5-5-1 113 11 5-5-1 Uni 9 3 1-2-0 SWIC
134 -27.14 135 -28.72 117 92.33 Montana 3 0-3-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
130 -24.91 134 -27.63 118 92.68 Virginia Military 11 1-10-0 111 11 1-10-0 Uni 3 5 1-4-0 SoCon
124 -21.70 122 -20.52 119 94.32 West Texas A&M 11 2-9-0 114 10 1-9-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 MVC
118 -16.89 118 -16.91 120 94.33 Drake 11 7-4-0 115 5 2-3-0 Uni 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
91 -4.96 96 -6.32 121 98.62 Southern Illinois 4 2-2-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
137 -31.21 140 -36.78 122 99.70 Boston University 5 0-5-0 12 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
122 -19.70 131 -23.74 123 103.83 Holy Cross 10 4-6-0 112 6 2-4-0 Uni 10 4 1-3-0 EIC
133 -26.25 126 -22.11 124 106.17 Connecticut 3 1-2-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
126 -22.02 123 -20.78 125 108.50 Lamar 3 1-2-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
138 -31.59 137 -31.77 126 108.75 Davidson 10 1-9-0 116 7 0-7-0 Uni 1 6 0-6-0 SoCon
129 -23.73 128 -22.54 127 110.45 Rutgers 11 4-7-0 117 6 3-3-0 Uni 12 3 2-1-0 EIC
121 -18.45 121 -19.84 128 115.50 Furman 11 5-5-1 118 5 2-3-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 SoCon
139 -32.79 141 -43.90 129 116.56 Brown 9 0-9-0 121 8 0-8-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 Ivy
135 -27.82 136 -31.47 130 118.11 Pennsylvania 9 2-7-0 120 7 1-6-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 Ivy
119 -17.49 127 -22.32 131 118.25 Harvard 9 5-4-0 122 8 4-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy
115 -15.10 117 -15.22 132 119.33 Columbia 9 6-3-0 125 8 6-2-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 Ivy
123 -21.22 129 -22.93 133 119.56 Yale 9 4-5-0 123 8 3-5-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 Ivy
117 -16.39 130 -23.71 134 119.72 Princeton 9 4-5-0 124 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Ivy
102 -9.01 106 -9.41 135 120.67 Citadel 11 8-3-0 119 7 5-2-0 Uni 4 6 4-2-0 SoCon
78 -1.99 83 -2.41 136 122.11 Dartmouth 9 8-1-0 128 8 7-1-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 Ivy
96 -6.68 100 -7.51 137 122.56 Cornell 9 8-1-0 127 9 8-1-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 Ivy
141 -38.13 139 -36.25 138 125.00 Bucknell 4 1-3-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
131 -25.18 107 -9.89 139 127.50 Lafayette 4 3-1-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
128 -22.30 132 -24.33 140 127.70 Colgate 10 6-4-0 126 6 2-4-0 Uni 15 2 0-2-0 EIC
136 -29.01 138 -35.65 141 131.33 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 1 1-0-0
Appalachian State 2 1-0-1
Arkansas State 2 2-0-0
Ball State 2 0-1-1
Boise State 1 1-0-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 1-0-0
Louisiana Monroe 1 1-0-0
Middle Tennessee 1 1-0-0
Nevada Las Vegas 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 0-2-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Florida A&M 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 2 1-1-0
Illinois State 2 0-2-0
Indiana State 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 1-1-0
Morehead State 1 1-0-0
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 2-0-0
Rhode Island 2 1-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
Tennessee Tech 1 1-0-0
Weber State 2 1-1-0
Western Carolina 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 2-0-0
Youngstown State 2 0-2-0
New Mexico Highlands 1 0-1-0
California Lutheran 1 1-0-0
Carson Newman 1 0-1-0
Guilford College 1 0-1-0
Linfield College 1 0-1-0
Trinity University (TX) 2 1-1-0
Cal State Fullerton 2 1-1-0
California Poly Ponoma 1 0-1-0
Hayward State 1 1-0-0
Northeastern 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0
Santa Clara 2 0-2-0
US International 1 1-0-0
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