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November 1, 1971 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (34) Big 8 8-0 1050 W 31-7 H #9 Colorado
2 < 2 Oklahoma (17) Big 8 7-0 1010 W 43-12 H Iowa State
3 < 3 Michigan (2) Big Ten 8-0 840  
4 < 4 Alabama SEC 8-0 782  
5 < 5 Auburn (1) SEC 7-0 617  
6 < 6 Penn State (1) Ind 7-0 595  
7 < 7 Georgia SEC 8-0 517  
8 < 12 Notre Dame Ind 6-1 374  
9 < 10 Ohio State Big Ten 6-1 354  
10 < 13 Arizona State WAC 6-1 251  
11 < 16 Tennessee SEC 5-2 164  
12 < 17 Stanford Pac-8 6-2 158  
13 < 9 Colorado Big 8 6-2 130  
14 < 15 Toledo MAC 8-0 129 W 45-6 A Miami (OH)
15 < 14 Texas Southwest 5-2 126  
16 < 8 Arkansas Southwest 6-2 115  
17 < 20 USC Pac-8 4-4 54  
18 < 11 LSU SEC 5-2 49  
19 < NR Houston Ind 5-2 36  
20 < NR Washington Pac-8 6-2 17  
NR < 18 Air Force Ind 0  
NR < 19 Florida State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.0 2129
Big 8 3 5.3 2190
Ind 3 11.0 1005
Pac-8 3 16.3 229
Big Ten 2 6.0 1194
Southwest 2 15.5 241
WAC 1 10.0 251
MAC 1 14.0 129

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.