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October 11, 1971 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (40) Big 8 5-0 1056 W 36-0 A Missouri
2 < 8 Oklahoma (8) Big 8 4-0 888 W 48-27 N #3 Texas
3 < 2 Michigan (4) Big Ten 5-0 880  
4 < 6 Alabama SEC 5-0 668  
5 < 4 Auburn (2) SEC 4-0 620  
6 < 5 Colorado (1) Big 8 5-0 619  
7 < 7 Notre Dame Ind 4-0 575  
8 < 10 Georgia SEC 5-0 404  
9 < 9 Penn State Ind 4-0 387  
10 < 3 Texas Southwest 3-1 314  
11 < 12 Arizona State WAC 4-0 208  
12 < 16 LSU SEC 4-1 163  
13 < 15 Ohio State Big Ten 3-1 159  
14 < 13 Tennessee SEC 3-1 151  
15 < 19 Stanford Pac-8 4-1 141  
16 < 17 Arkansas Southwest 4-1 86  
17 < 20 Toledo MAC 5-0 29 W 24-7 A Bowling Green
18 < 11 Washington Pac-8 4-1 28  
19 < NR Florida State Ind 5-0 26  
20 < NR Purdue Big Ten 2-2 17  
NR < 14 Duke ACC 0  
NR < 18 North Carolina ACC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 8.6 2006
Big 8 3 3.0 2563
Ind 3 11.7 988
Big Ten 3 12.0 1056
Southwest 2 13.0 400
Pac-8 2 16.5 169
WAC 1 11.0 208
MAC 1 17.0 29

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.