1971 season · week 8
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- FBS Independents4
- Big 83
- Other8
- 1–NebraskaBig 8—
- 2–OklahomaBig 8—
- 3–MichiganBig Ten—
- 4–AlabamaSEC—
- 5–AuburnSEC—
- 6▲1Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 7▲1GeorgiaSEC—
- 8▲1ArkansasSouthwest—
- 9▲2ColoradoBig 8—
- 10▲2Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 11▲2LSUSEC—
- 12▼6Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 13▲1Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 14▲2TexasSouthwest—
- 15▼1ToledoMid-American—
- 16▲2TennesseeSEC—
- 17▼7StanfordPac-8—
- 18▲2Air ForceFBS Independents—
- 19NewFlorida StateFBS Independents—
- 20NewUSCPac-8—