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October 4, 1971 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (43) Big 8 4-0 1058 W 42-6 H Utah State
2 < 2 Michigan (5) Big Ten 4-0 886  
3 < 3 Texas (3) Southwest 3-0 818  
4 < 5 Auburn (2) SEC 3-0 654  
5 < 6 Colorado (2) Big 8 4-0 616  
6 < 7 Alabama SEC 4-0 607  
7 < 4 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 606  
8 < 8 Oklahoma Big 8 3-0 592 W 33-20 H #17 USC
9 < 9 Penn State Ind 3-0 289  
10 < 11 Georgia SEC 4-0 280  
11 < 15 Washington Pac-8 4-0 241  
12 < 13 Arizona State WAC 3-0 148  
13 < 12 Tennessee SEC 2-1 140  
14 < 19 Duke ACC 4-0 139  
15 < 14 Ohio State Big Ten 2-1 125  
16 < 16 LSU SEC 3-1 92  
17 < 18 Arkansas Southwest 3-1 53  
18 < 20 North Carolina ACC 4-0 38  
19 < 10 Stanford Pac-8 3-1 30  
20 < NR Toledo MAC 4-0 25 W 31-28 H Ohio
NR < 17 USC Pac-8 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.8 1773
Big 8 3 4.7 2266
Ind 2 8.0 895
Big Ten 2 8.5 1011
Southwest 2 10.0 871
Pac-8 2 15.0 271
ACC 2 16.0 177
WAC 1 12.0 148
MAC 1 20.0 25

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.