College Football 1971
Ranking of ALL Teams

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