Two human polls comprised the 1971 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies.

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Final 1971 college football polls First-place votes in parentheses. Note: The UPI coaches' poll was taken before the bowl games. Associated Press Top 20 Points 1. Nebraska (55) 13-0 1,100 2. Oklahoma 11-1 990 3. Colorado 10-2 746 4. Alabama 11-1 674 5. Penn State 11-1 666 6.

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Texas, Michigan and USC rounded out the Top Five. On Friday night in Los Angeles, No. 16 Alabama beat No. 5 USC, 17–10, marking a successful debut for Bear Bryant 's new Wishbone offense. The next day, No. 2 Nebraska won its opener at home, 34–7 over Oregon. No. 4 Michigan won 21–6 at No. 20 Northwestern. No. 11 Ohio State defeated Iowa 52−21.

See top players, teams, and more. Champions: Nebraska (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI) Heisman Memorial Trophy: Pat Sullivan (Auburn) FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Bob Devaney …

Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team. Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams. The most complete online source for historical weekly …

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In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. Here are the final rankings from 1971: 1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-0) - 1.0 2. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 2.0 3. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 3.1 4. Toledo Rockets (12-0 ...

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