1971 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC6
- Big 83
- FBS Independents3
- Other8
- 1–NebraskaBig 8—
- 2▲1OklahomaBig 8—
- 3▲4ColoradoBig 8—
- 4▼2AlabamaSEC—
- 5▲5Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6▼2MichiganBig Ten—
- 7▼1GeorgiaSEC—
- 8–Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 9–TennesseeSEC—
- 10▲6StanfordPac-8—
- 11–LSUSEC—
- 12▼7AuburnSEC—
- 13–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 14–ToledoMid-American—
- 15▲2Ole MissSEC—
- 16▲2ArkansasSouthwest—
- 17▼2HoustonFBS Independents—
- 18▼6TexasSouthwest—
- 19▲1WashingtonPac-8—
- 20NewUSCPac-8—