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