1971 season · week 2
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- SEC4
- Big 83
- Other8
- 1▲1NebraskaBig 8—
- 2▼1Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 3–TexasSouthwest—
- 4–MichiganBig Ten—
- 5▲6Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6▲1ArkansasSouthwest—
- 7▼1AuburnSEC—
- 8–TennesseeSEC—
- 9▲7AlabamaSEC—
- 10–OklahomaBig 8—
- 11▲7GeorgiaSEC—
- 12NewColoradoBig 8—
- 13▲6StanfordPac-8—
- 14▼2Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 15▼2SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 16▼2Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 17▼12USCPac-8—
- 18NewMichigan StateBig Ten—
- 19NewSouth CarolinaFBS Independents—
- 20NewHoustonFBS Independents—