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October 18, 1971 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (35) Big 8 6-0 1046 W 55-0 H Kansas
2 < 2 Oklahoma (18) Big 8 5-0 1008 W 45-17 H #6 Colorado
3 < 3 Michigan (1) Big Ten 6-0 837  
4 < 4 Alabama SEC 6-0 765  
5 < 5 Auburn (1) SEC 5-0 585  
6 < 7 Notre Dame Ind 5-0 578  
7 < 9 Penn State Ind 5-0 479  
8 < 8 Georgia SEC 6-0 460  
9 < 16 Arkansas Southwest 5-1 331  
10 < 15 Stanford Pac-8 5-1 280  
11 < 6 Colorado Big 8 5-1 267  
12 < 13 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1 230  
13 < 12 LSU SEC 5-1 209  
14 < 11 Arizona State WAC 4-1 62  
14 < 17 Toledo MAC 6-0 62 W 35-24 H Western Michigan
16 < 10 Texas Southwest 3-2 60  
17 < 20 Purdue Big Ten 3-2 40  
18 < 14 Tennessee SEC 3-2 37  
19 < NR Duke ACC 5-1 34  
20 < NR Air Force Ind 4-1 23  
NR < 18 Washington Pac-8 0  
NR < 19 Florida State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.6 2056
Big 8 3 4.7 2321
Big Ten 3 10.7 1107
Ind 3 11.0 1080
Southwest 2 12.5 391
Pac-8 1 10.0 280
WAC 1 14.0 62
MAC 1 14.0 62
ACC 1 19.0 34

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.