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November 8, 1971 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (41) Big 8 9-0 1060 W 37-0 H Iowa State
2 < 2 Oklahoma (6) Big 8 8-0 968 W 20-3 A Missouri
3 < 3 Michigan (6) Big Ten 9-0 876  
4 < 4 Alabama SEC 9-0 738  
5 < 6 Penn State (1) Ind 8-0 618  
6 < 5 Auburn (1) SEC 8-0 601  
7 < 7 Georgia SEC 9-0 551  
8 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 7-1 446  
9 < 10 Arizona State WAC 7-1 283  
10 < 12 Stanford Pac-8 7-2 255  
11 < 11 Tennessee SEC 6-2 226  
12 < 13 Colorado Big 8 7-2 215  
13 < 15 Texas Southwest 6-2 138  
14 < 14 Toledo MAC 9-0 121 W 23-8 A Northern Illinois
15 < 17 USC Pac-8 5-4 59  
16 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 6-2 56  
17 < 16 Arkansas Southwest 6-2-1 50  
18 < 19 Houston Ind 6-2 47  
19 < 20 Washington Pac-8 7-2 36  
20 < 18 LSU SEC 5-3 29  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.6 2145
Big 8 3 5.0 2243
Ind 3 10.3 1111
Pac-8 3 14.7 350
Big Ten 2 9.5 932
Southwest 2 15.0 188
WAC 1 9.0 283
MAC 1 14.0 121

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.