1971 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- Big 83
- ACC2
- Other10
- 1–NebraskaBig 8—
- 2–MichiganBig Ten—
- 3–TexasSouthwest—
- 4▲1AuburnSEC—
- 5▲1ColoradoBig 8—
- 6▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 7▼3Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 8–OklahomaBig 8—
- 9–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 10▲1GeorgiaSEC—
- 11▲4WashingtonPac-8—
- 12▲1Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 13▼1TennesseeSEC—
- 14▲5DukeACC—
- 15▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 16–LSUSEC—
- 17▲1ArkansasSouthwest—
- 18▲2North CarolinaACC—
- 19▼9StanfordPac-8—
- 20NewToledoMid-American—