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November 29, 1971 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (48) Big 8 11-0 1086 W 35-31 A #2 Oklahoma
2 < 3 Alabama (4) SEC 11-0 938  
3 < 2 Oklahoma Big 8 9-1 851 L 35-31 H #1 Nebraska
4 < 4 Michigan (2) Big Ten 11-0 764  
5 < 6 Penn State (1) Ind 10-0 740  
6 < 5 Auburn SEC 9-1 478  
7 < 7 Georgia SEC 10-1 458  
8 < 8 Colorado Big 8 9-2 397  
9 < 9 Arizona State WAC 10-1 380  
10 < 10 LSU SEC 8-3 319  
11 < 12 Texas Southwest 8-2 245  
12 < 11 Tennessee SEC 8-2 220  
13 < 14 Toledo MAC 11-0 128 DNP
14 < 13 Notre Dame Ind 8-2 122  
15 < 15 Houston Ind 9-2 104  
16 < 16 Stanford Pac-8 8-3 46  
16 < 17 Arkansas Southwest 8-2-1 46  
18 < 18 Mississippi SEC 9-2 24  
18 < 19 North Carolina ACC 9-2 24  
20 < 20 Washington Pac-8 8-3 19  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 9.2 2437
Big 8 3 4.0 2334
Ind 3 11.3 966
Southwest 2 13.5 291
Pac-8 2 18.0 65
Big Ten 1 4.0 764
WAC 1 9.0 380
MAC 1 13.0 128
ACC 1 18.0 24

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.