1971 season · week 1
Polls
Poll
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- FBS Independents4
- Big Ten3
- Other8
- 1Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2NebraskaBig 8—
- 3TexasSouthwest—
- 4MichiganBig Ten—
- 5USCPac-8—
- 6AuburnSEC—
- 7ArkansasSouthwest—
- 8TennesseeSEC—
- 9LSUSEC—
- 10OklahomaBig 8—
- 11Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 12Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 13SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 14Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 15UCLAPac-8—
- 16AlabamaSEC—
- 17Georgia TechFBS Independents—
- 18GeorgiaSEC—
- 19StanfordPac-8—
- 20NorthwesternBig Ten—