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1971 NCAA football ratings

Champion: Nebraska
Rank Team Record against NCAA opponents BRR
1. Nebraska 13-0 2.33
2. Alabama 11-1 2.05
3. Oklahoma 11-1 1.93
4. Toledo 12-0 1.82
5. Georgia 11-1 1.67
6. Colorado 10-2 1.64
7. Penn State 11-1 1.55
8. Arizona State 11-1 1.50
9. Auburn 9-2 1.49
10. Tennessee 10-2 1.44
11. Mississippi 10-2 1.41
12. Michigan 11-1 1.36
13. Cornell 8-1 1.18
14. Houston 9-3 1.15
15. Louisiana State 9-3 1.15
16. Dartmouth 7-1 1.08
17. Notre Dame 8-2 1.03
18. Iowa State 8-4 0.94
19. Stanford 9-3 0.93
20. Texas 8-3 0.86
21. Boston College 8-2 0.83
22. North Carolina 9-3 0.77
23. Washington 8-3 0.76
24. Columbia 6-2 0.71
25. Utah State 7-3 0.65
26. Southern California 6-4-1 0.65
27. Arkansas 8-3-1 0.62
28. Miami (OH) 7-3 0.57
29. Florida State 8-4 0.56
30. Air Force 6-4 0.47
31. New Mexico 6-3-2 0.43
32. West Virginia 7-4 0.42
33. Northwestern 7-4 0.37
34. Ohio State 6-4 0.37
35. Georgia Tech 6-6 0.36
36. Western Michigan 5-3 0.36
37. California 6-5 0.35
38. Villanova 5-3-1 0.34
39. Army 6-4 0.32
40. Cincinnati 7-4 0.31
41. Texas Christian 6-4-1 0.30
42. Idaho 4-2 0.27
43. Fresno State 4-2 0.24
44. South Carolina 6-5 0.21
45. Long Beach State 6-4 0.19
46. Oregon 5-6 0.18
47. Michigan State 6-5 0.18
48. Bowling Green State 6-4 0.16
49. Duke 6-5 0.16
50. Kansas State 5-6 0.15
51. San Diego State 6-5 0.13
52. Louisville 5-3-1 0.11
53. Citadel 5-2 0.10
54. Southern Mississippi 5-5 0.09
55. Rutgers 3-3 0.09
56. San Jose State 5-6-1 0.08
57. Oregon State 5-6 0.07
58. Temple 2-2-1 0.00
59. Memphis 5-6 -0.02
60. Ohio 5-5 -0.02
61. Oklahoma State 4-6-1 -0.03
62. Tampa 4-4 -0.03
63. Harvard 4-4 -0.04
64. Illinois 5-6 -0.08
65. Dayton 4-5 -0.09
66. Texas A&M 5-6 -0.09
67. Syracuse 5-5-1 -0.09
68. Clemson 5-6 -0.10
69. Northern Illinois 5-5 -0.12
70. Wake Forest 6-5 -0.15
71. Florida 4-7 -0.15
72. Wyoming 4-6 -0.18
73. Vanderbilt 4-6-1 -0.19
74. Arizona 5-6 -0.20
75. Brigham Young 5-6 -0.21
76. Richmond 5-6 -0.22
77. Princeton 4-5 -0.23
78. Hawaii 3-4 -0.23
79. Kansas 4-7 -0.26
80. Texas-El Paso 5-6 -0.32
81. Holy Cross 2-4 -0.33
82. New Mexico State 5-5-1 -0.36
83. Miami (FL) 4-7 -0.37
84. Washington State 4-7 -0.37
85. William & Mary 5-6 -0.41
86. Wisconsin 4-6-1 -0.41
87. Yale 3-5 -0.43
88. Texas Tech 4-7 -0.44
89. East Carolina 4-6 -0.44
90. Southern Methodist 4-7 -0.47
91. Minnesota 4-7 -0.47
92. Tulsa 4-7 -0.48
93. Drake 2-3 -0.49
94. Pittsburgh 3-8 -0.50
95. Rice 3-7-1 -0.50
96. Kentucky 3-8 -0.50
97. Navy 3-8 -0.54
98. UCLA 2-7-1 -0.55
99. Colgate 2-4 -0.57
100. Tulane 3-8 -0.58
101. Virginia Tech 4-7 -0.60
102. North Texas 3-6 -0.61
103. Purdue 3-7 -0.64
104. Furman 2-3 -0.66
105. Utah 3-8 -0.67
106. Kent State 3-8 -0.74
107. California-Santa Barbara 2-6 -0.77
108. Virginia 3-8 -0.82
109. North Carolina State 3-8 -0.83
110. Marshall 2-7 -0.85
111. Mississippi State 1-9 -0.85
112. Chattanooga 1-5 -0.88
113. Colorado State 3-8 -0.90
114. Pacific 2-8 -0.92
115. Indiana 3-8 -0.97
116. Texas-Arlington 1-5 -0.97
117. Pennsylvania 1-6 -1.04
118. Missouri 1-10 -1.08
119. Cal State Los Angeles 0-4 -1.18
120. Maryland 2-9 -1.19
121. Xavier 1-8 -1.24
122. Iowa 1-10 -1.39
123. Wichita State 1-7 -1.43
124. Baylor 1-9 -1.44
125. Brown 0-8 -1.61
126. West Texas A&M 1-9 -1.64
127. Virginia Military Institute 1-10 -1.75
128. Davidson 0-7 -1.78