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 (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 49.28 1 45.78 14 38.08 Nebraska 13 13-0-0 1 13 13-0-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Big 8
2 44.11 2 39.10 6 32.25 Oklahoma 12 11-1-0 3 12 11-1-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 Big 8
3 39.02 3 39.06 2 28.67 Alabama 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 SEC
5 30.21 4 33.43 19 39.86 Auburn 11 9-2-0 4 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 6 5-1-0 SEC
4 32.97 5 31.95 3 29.00 Colorado 12 10-2-0 5 12 10-2-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 Big 8
6 28.56 6 28.74 24 43.33 Georgia 12 11-1-0 6 12 11-1-0 Uni 3 6 5-1-0 SEC
10 26.96 7 28.02 28 45.96 Tennessee 12 10-2-0 7 12 10-2-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
16 22.49 8 26.73 38 48.79 Mississippi 12 10-2-0 10 12 10-2-0 Uni 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
11 25.87 9 26.65 57 57.75 Arizona State 12 11-1-0 8 12 11-1-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Western AC
9 27.04 10 26.63 20 40.12 Stanford 12 9-3-0 9 12 9-3-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 PAC 8
12 24.49 11 24.52 66 61.12 Penn State 12 11-1-0 11 12 11-1-0 Uni 1 5 5-0-0 Eastern Indep
7 28.39 12 24.12 25 43.54 Louisiana State 12 9-3-0 12 12 9-3-0 Uni 6 5 3-2-0 SEC
15 22.90 13 21.47 5 31.59 Southern California 11 6-4-1 14 11 6-4-1 Uni 2 6 3-2-1 PAC 8
14 23.19 14 21.40 18 39.50 Iowa State 12 8-4-0 13 12 8-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Big 8
8 27.50 15 21.15 60 59.08 Michigan 12 11-1-0 15 12 11-1-0 Uni 1 8 8-0-0 Big 10
13 23.38 16 20.69 34 47.75 Houston 12 9-3-0 17 12 9-3-0 Uni 3 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
20 18.88 17 19.40 106 86.46 Toledo 12 12-0-0 16 12 12-0-0 Uni 1 5 5-0-0 Mid-American
17 22.38 18 18.89 67 61.92 Arkansas 12 8-3-1 18 12 8-3-1 Uni 2 7 5-1-1 Southwest AC
18 20.82 19 18.30 32 46.95 Notre Dame 10 8-2-0 19 10 8-2-0 Uni 2 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
23 16.63 20 17.74 42 51.41 Texas 11 8-3-0 20 11 8-3-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 Southwest AC
19 20.49 21 15.79 30 46.64 Washington 11 8-3-0 21 11 8-3-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 PAC 8
31 9.74 22 15.46 68 63.75 Utah State 11 8-3-0 22 10 7-3-0 Uni 2 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
25 15.11 23 14.90 11 35.25 Georgia Tech 12 6-6-0 23 12 6-6-0 Uni 1 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
24 15.88 24 14.15 77 67.62 North Carolina 12 9-3-0 24 12 9-3-0 Uni 1 6 6-0-0 ACC
22 17.35 25 12.92 40 50.04 Florida State 12 8-4-0 26 12 8-4-0 Uni 6 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
42 8.00 26 12.87 44 52.70 Air Force 10 6-4-0 25 10 6-4-0 Uni 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
26 14.99 27 12.53 49 54.14 Northwestern 11 7-4-0 27 11 7-4-0 Uni 2 9 6-3-0 Big 10
28 11.87 28 12.32 8 34.55 California 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 PAC 8
29 10.51 29 12.31 13 36.59 Kansas State 11 5-6-0 29 11 5-6-0 Uni 5 7 2-5-0 Big 8
30 9.92 30 11.92 7 34.05 Oregon 11 5-6-0 30 11 5-6-0 Uni 6 6 2-4-0 PAC 8
67 1.74 31 10.94 62 59.50 Army 10 6-4-0 32 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
21 18.17 32 10.76 35 47.95 Ohio State 10 6-4-0 33 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 8 5-3-0 Big 10
35 9.06 33 10.67 9 35.18 Oklahoma State 11 4-6-1 34 11 4-6-1 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Big 8
38 8.62 34 10.44 78 67.68 New Mexico 11 6-3-2 35 11 6-3-2 Uni 2 6 5-1-0 Western AC
27 12.79 35 10.41 29 46.05 Michigan State 11 6-5-0 36 11 6-5-0 Uni 3 8 5-3-0 Big 10
33 9.50 36 10.09 101 81.55 Boston College 11 9-2-0 31 10 8-2-0 Uni 4 8 7-1-0 Eastern Indep
46 5.63 37 9.93 58 58.00 Texas Christian 11 6-4-1 37 11 6-4-1 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 Southwest AC
66 2.04 38 9.21 114 89.25 Fresno State 11 6-5-0 48 6 4-2-0 Uni 3 5 3-2-0 Big West
32 9.63 39 9.01 50 54.50 Duke 11 6-5-0 38 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
44 5.93 40 8.15 64 59.82 Southern Mississippi 11 6-5-0 53 10 5-5-0 Uni 9 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
39 8.35 41 7.89 12 36.27 Florida 11 4-7-0 40 11 4-7-0 Uni 7 7 1-6-0 SEC
40 8.27 42 7.53 43 52.27 South Carolina 11 6-5-0 43 11 6-5-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 ACC
41 8.15 43 7.52 17 39.45 Oregon State 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 PAC 8
34 9.19 44 7.40 15 38.86 Kansas 11 4-7-0 42 11 4-7-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 Big 8
50 4.66 45 7.12 100 80.50 Miami OH 10 7-3-0 39 10 7-3-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 Mid-American
36 8.80 46 7.11 41 50.73 Memphis 11 5-6-0 44 11 5-6-0 Uni 3 3 2-1-0 MVC
43 6.39 47 6.58 76 66.91 West Virginia 11 7-4-0 47 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 5 3-2-0 Eastern Indep
54 4.25 48 6.57 48 53.41 Clemson 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 ACC
61 3.39 49 5.82 31 46.88 San Jose State 12 5-6-1 49 12 5-6-1 Uni 1 5 4-1-0 Big West
37 8.63 50 5.75 27 44.55 Illinois 11 5-6-0 46 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 8 5-3-0 Big 10
52 4.45 51 5.47 104 85.21 Cal State Long Beach 12 8-4-0 60 10 6-4-0 Uni 2 6 5-1-0 Big West
65 2.05 52 5.27 92 76.55 Cincinnati 11 7-4-0 51 11 7-4-0 Uni 15 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
64 2.36 53 4.69 51 55.60 Vanderbilt 11 4-6-1 50 11 4-6-1 Uni 8 6 1-5-0 SEC
45 5.91 54 4.38 116 91.72 Louisville 10 6-3-1 56 9 5-3-1 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 MVC
83 -2.79 55 4.25 108 87.50 Idaho 11 8-3-0 55 6 4-2-0 Uni 5 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
59 3.80 56 3.96 105 86.10 Bowling Green 10 6-4-0 54 10 6-4-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 Mid-American
77 -1.23 57 3.80 16 38.91 Kentucky 11 3-8-0 59 11 3-8-0 Uni 10 7 1-6-0 SEC
79 -2.07 58 3.55 52 55.86 Texas A&M 11 5-6-0 57 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Southwest AC
81 -2.45 59 3.39 21 41.77 Pittsburgh 11 3-8-0 61 11 3-8-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 Eastern Indep
47 5.40 60 3.03 89 76.19 Western Michigan 10 7-3-0 58 8 5-3-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 Mid-American
76 -0.18 61 2.94 45 53.05 Wyoming 11 5-6-0 62 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Western AC
48 5.36 62 2.64 10 35.25 UCLA 10 2-7-1 63 10 2-7-1 Uni 8 6 1-4-1 PAC 8
69 1.63 63 2.12 110 87.81 Temple 9 6-2-1 79 5 2-2-1 Uni 12 4 1-2-1 Eastern Indep
62 3.21 64 1.76 46 53.23 Miami FL 11 4-7-0 68 11 4-7-0 Uni 11 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
88 -3.65 65 1.62 4 29.45 Mississippi State 11 2-9-0 64 10 1-9-0 Uni 9 8 1-7-0 SEC
74 0.65 66 1.58 72 65.55 Brigham Young 11 5-6-0 65 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Western AC
70 1.43 67 1.48 73 66.45 San Diego State 11 6-5-0 74 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 Big West
73 0.97 68 1.45 65 60.82 Arizona 11 5-6-0 69 11 5-6-0 Uni 3 6 3-3-0 Western AC
90 -4.33 69 1.28 53 56.73 Southern Methodist 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Southwest AC
49 4.66 70 1.04 71 65.27 Syracuse 11 5-5-1 67 11 5-5-1 Uni 8 6 2-4-0 Eastern Indep
51 4.51 71 1.04 80 69.40 Ohio University 10 5-5-0 66 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 Mid-American
80 -2.29 72 1.01 1 26.86 Missouri 11 1-10-0 71 11 1-10-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 Big 8
72 0.98 73 0.84 36 48.50 Rice 11 3-7-1 72 11 3-7-1 Uni 6 7 2-4-1 Southwest AC
57 3.89 74 0.29 22 41.86 Washington State 11 4-7-0 73 11 4-7-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 PAC 8
58 3.81 75 0.22 54 56.91 Wisconsin 11 4-6-1 75 11 4-6-1 Uni 8 8 3-5-0 Big 10
87 -3.21 76 -0.08 23 43.09 Navy 11 3-8-0 77 11 3-8-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 Eastern Indep
60 3.46 77 -0.08 39 48.86 Minnesota 11 4-7-0 76 11 4-7-0 Uni 7 8 3-5-0 Big 10
53 4.31 78 -0.11 112 88.83 Delaware 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
56 3.92 79 -0.34 102 82.83 Louisiana Tech 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
68 1.70 80 -0.38 91 76.55 Wake Forest 11 6-5-0 78 11 6-5-0 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 ACC
63 3.04 81 -0.57 98 80.14 Villanova 11 6-4-1 52 9 5-3-1 Uni 10 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
86 -2.91 82 -1.36 47 53.32 Utah 11 3-8-0 80 11 3-8-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 Western AC
78 -1.98 83 -2.42 136 122.06 Dartmouth 9 8-1-0 84 8 7-1-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 Ivy League
75 0.21 84 -2.44 33 47.00 Tulane 11 3-8-0 83 11 3-8-0 Uni 7 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
71 1.35 85 -3.18 56 57.36 Texas Tech 11 4-7-0 85 11 4-7-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
55 4.10 86 -3.89 37 48.55 Purdue 10 3-7-0 88 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 8 3-5-0 Big 10
85 -2.85 87 -3.95 75 66.77 Virginia Tech 11 4-7-0 90 11 4-7-0 Uni 12 3 0-3-0 Southwest Indep
95 -6.61 88 -4.02 81 72.33 California Poly 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -6.49 89 -4.12 87 75.50 Texas El Paso 11 5-6-0 87 11 5-6-0 Uni 8 7 1-6-0 Western AC
92 -5.57 90 -4.28 90 76.45 Northern Illinois 11 5-5-1 86 10 5-5-0 Uni 11 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
98 -7.93 91 -4.51 59 58.23 Tulsa 11 4-7-0 92 11 4-7-0 Uni 5 3 2-1-0 MVC
114 -14.08 92 -5.05 111 88.38 Cal State Northridge 4 2-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
107 -11.64 93 -5.12 95 79.12 Hawaii 11 7-4-0 91 7 3-4-0 Uni 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
82 -2.56 94 -5.35 93 78.06 Tampa 11 6-5-0 82 8 4-4-0 Uni 4 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
99 -8.37 95 -6.14 94 78.23 Richmond 11 5-6-0 97 11 5-6-0 Uni 1 6 5-1-0 Southern C
91 -4.74 96 -6.28 121 98.12 Southern Illinois 4 2-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
97 -7.72 97 -6.76 61 59.32 Virginia 11 3-8-0 93 11 3-8-0 Uni 6 6 2-4-0 ACC
84 -2.81 98 -7.24 63 59.82 Indiana 11 3-8-0 94 11 3-8-0 Uni 9 8 2-6-0 Big 10
100 -8.59 99 -7.44 83 72.80 Dayton 11 5-6-0 81 9 4-5-0 Uni 13 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
96 -6.67 100 -7.52 137 122.50 Cornell 9 8-1-0 89 9 8-1-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 Ivy League
89 -3.88 101 -7.59 107 86.55 William & Mary 11 5-6-0 100 11 5-6-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 Southern C
104 -10.18 102 -7.80 115 91.36 New Mexico State 11 5-5-1 98 11 5-5-1 Uni 8 3 1-2-0 Southwest Indep
108 -12.19 103 -7.99 79 68.82 Kent State 11 3-8-0 95 11 3-8-0 Uni 6 5 0-5-0 Mid-American
103 -9.42 104 -8.38 85 73.18 Colorado State 11 3-8-0 99 11 3-8-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 Western AC
109 -12.66 105 -8.51 82 72.39 North Texas 11 3-8-0 101 9 3-6-0 Uni 1 4 3-1-0 MVC
102 -9.02 106 -9.42 135 120.72 Citadel 11 8-3-0 102 7 5-2-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 Southern C
131 -25.18 107 -9.90 139 127.50 Lafayette 4 3-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
106 -11.46 108 -10.72 109 87.60 East Carolina 10 4-6-0 104 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 Southern C
110 -12.77 109 -11.44 55 57.20 Baylor 10 1-9-0 105 10 1-9-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 Southwest AC
111 -12.77 110 -12.30 99 80.50 Massachusetts 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
93 -5.77 111 -13.23 70 64.95 Maryland 11 2-9-0 107 11 2-9-0 Uni 8 6 1-5-0 ACC
105 -10.94 112 -13.30 26 44.45 Iowa 11 1-10-0 110 11 1-10-0 Uni 10 9 1-8-0 Big 10
112 -12.87 113 -13.42 69 64.68 North Carolina State 11 3-8-0 109 11 3-8-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 ACC
113 -13.62 114 -13.55 86 74.25 Santa Barbara 11 3-8-0 103 8 2-6-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 Big West
101 -8.87 115 -13.75 88 76.05 Pacific 11 3-8-0 111 10 2-8-0 Uni 6 5 1-4-0 Big West
125 -21.68 116 -14.55 84 72.94 Marshall 10 2-8-0 108 9 2-7-0 Uni 16 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
115 -15.09 117 -15.23 132 119.28 Columbia 9 6-3-0 96 8 6-2-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 Ivy League
118 -16.75 118 -16.89 119 94.00 Drake 11 7-4-0 112 5 2-3-0 Uni 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
132 -25.24 119 -17.18 113 89.00 Wichita State 11 3-8-0 122 8 1-7-0 Uni 7 4 0-4-0 MVC
117 -16.38 120 -18.92 74 66.64 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2-9-0 115 6 1-5-0 Uni 10 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
121 -18.45 121 -19.86 128 115.50 Furman 11 5-5-1 119 5 2-3-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 Southern C
124 -21.66 122 -20.53 120 94.32 West Texas A&M 11 2-9-0 120 10 1-9-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 MVC
126 -22.05 123 -20.79 125 108.33 Lamar 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
127 -22.08 124 -21.16 97 79.93 Texas Arlington 11 2-9-0 113 6 1-5-0 Uni 13 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
120 -18.34 125 -21.54 96 79.78 Saint Xavier 10 1-9-0 116 9 1-8-0 Uni 18 6 0-6-0 Eastern Indep
133 -26.24 126 -22.12 124 106.17 Connecticut 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -17.49 127 -22.33 131 118.19 Harvard 9 5-4-0 118 8 4-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
129 -23.73 128 -22.55 127 110.40 Rutgers 11 4-7-0 106 6 3-3-0 Uni 9 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
123 -21.21 129 -22.94 133 119.50 Yale 9 4-5-0 124 8 3-5-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 Ivy League
116 -16.38 130 -23.72 134 119.72 Princeton 9 4-5-0 117 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Ivy League
122 -19.69 131 -23.75 123 103.83 Holy Cross 10 4-6-0 114 6 2-4-0 Uni 14 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
128 -22.30 132 -24.34 140 127.65 Colgate 10 6-4-0 123 6 2-4-0 Uni 17 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
140 -36.61 133 -26.32 103 84.00 Cal State Los Angeles 10 2-8-0 121 4 0-4-0 Uni 7 3 0-3-0 Big West
130 -24.91 134 -27.65 118 92.73 Virginia Military 11 1-10-0 125 11 1-10-0 Uni 6 5 1-4-0 Southern C
134 -27.15 135 -28.73 117 92.33 Montana 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
135 -27.81 136 -31.48 130 118.06 Pennsylvania 9 2-7-0 126 7 1-6-0 Uni 7 7 1-6-0 Ivy League
138 -31.60 137 -31.79 126 108.75 Davidson 10 1-9-0 127 7 0-7-0 Uni 7 6 0-6-0 Southern C
136 -29.01 138 -35.66 141 131.33 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
141 -38.13 139 -36.26 138 125.00 Bucknell 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
137 -31.20 140 -36.79 122 99.70 Boston University 5 0-5-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
139 -32.79 141 -43.91 129 116.50 Brown 9 0-9-0 128 8 0-8-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 Ivy League
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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