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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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