1971 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- Big 83
- FBS Independents3
- Other9
- 1–NebraskaBig 8—
- 2–OklahomaBig 8—
- 3–MichiganBig Ten—
- 4–AlabamaSEC—
- 5–AuburnSEC—
- 6–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 7–GeorgiaSEC—
- 8▲4Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 9▲1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 10▲3Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 11▲5TennesseeSEC—
- 12▲5StanfordPac-8—
- 13▼4ColoradoBig 8—
- 14▲1ToledoMid-American—
- 15▼1TexasSouthwest—
- 16▼8ArkansasSouthwest—
- 17▲3USCPac-8—
- 18▼7LSUSEC—
- 19NewHoustonFBS Independents—
- 20NewWashingtonPac-8—