1971 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
(UPI poll not conducted after bowl games.)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP |
| 1 | Nebraska | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.5249 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.0217 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.8566 | 4 |
| 4 | Georgia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.7868 | 7 |
| 5 | Auburn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.7057 | 12 |
| 6 | Colorado | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.5113 | 3 |
| 7 | PennState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.4734 | 5 |
| 8 | ArizonaState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.3883 | 8 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.1132 | 9 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3.9611 | 15 |
| 11 | Toledo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.9177 | 14 |
| 12 | Michigan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3.8884 | 6 |
| 13 | LouisianaState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.1518 | 11 |
| 14 | NotreDame | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.1266 | 13 |
| 15 | Dartmouth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.5653 | NR |
| 16 | Houston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.5116 | 17 |
| 17 | Texas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.2274 | 18 |
| 18 | Cornell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.2225 | NR |
| 19 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.0933 | 10 |
| 20 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.0272 | 20 |
| 21 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.0232 | 19 |
| 22 | IowaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.9632 | |
| 23 | BostonCollege | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.8413 | |
| 24 | UtahState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.6028 | |
| 25 | NorthCarolina | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.6019 | |
| 26 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.4784 | 16 |
| 27 | AirForce | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.1629 | |
| 28 | GeorgiaTech | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.0913 | |
| 29 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0128 | |
| 30 | OhioState | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.9916 | |
| 31 | OregonState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9646 | |
| 32 | California | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9040 | |
| 33 | KansasState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8794 | |
| 34 | OklahomaState | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.8412 | |
| 35 | FloridaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.8245 | |
| 36 | Miami(Ohio) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7995 | |
| 37 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.7547 | |
| 38 | Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.7373 | |
| 39 | TexasChristian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.6597 | |
| 40 | NewMexico | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.6542 | |
| 41 | SouthCarolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6197 | |
| 42 | Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6132 | |
| 43 | MichiganState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6056 | |
| 44 | Temple | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5988 | |
| 45 | WestVirginia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5885 | |
| 46 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5194 | |
| 47 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.4960 | |
| 48 | WashingtonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4837 | |
| 49 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4540 | |
| 50 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4497 | |
| 51 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.2897 | |
| 52 | Columbia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.2795 | |
| 53 | TexasA&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2222 | |
| 54 | SanJoseState | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.2196 | |
| 55 | Idaho | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.1839 | |
| 56 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0901 | |
| 57 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0496 | |
| 58 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0355 | |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 1 | -0.0030 | |
| 60 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 1 | -0.0496 | |
| 61 | TexasTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0556 | |
| 62 | Miami(Florida) | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1110 | |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.1748 | |
| 64 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2156 | |
| 65 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.2698 | |
| 66 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2932 | |
| 67 | SouthernMethodist | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3121 | |
| 68 | BrighamYoung | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.3258 | |
| 69 | Villanova | 6 | 4 | 1 | -0.3639 | |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 1 | -0.3684 | |
| 71 | Louisville | 6 | 3 | 1 | -0.3812 | |
| 72 | WakeForest | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.3992 | |
| 73 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 0 | -0.4670 | |
| 74 | SanDiegoState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.4868 | |
| 75 | Citadel | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.5529 | |
| 76 | Rice | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.5642 | |
| 77 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.7570 | |
| 78 | VirginiaTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8172 | |
| 79 | BowlingGreenState | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.8398 | |
| 80 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.8501 | |
| 81 | Texas-ElPaso | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.8929 | |
| 82 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.8931 | |
| 83 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.9145 | |
| 84 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | 1 | -0.9301 | |
| 85 | William&Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.9510 | |
| 86 | Harvard | 5 | 4 | 0 | -0.9535 | |
| 87 | Dayton | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.0125 | |
| 88 | NorthernIllinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.0458 | |
| 89 | MississippiState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.1303 | |
| 90 | Purdue | 3 | 7 | 0 | -1.1364 | |
| 91 | NewMexicoState | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.1410 | |
| 92 | Tulane | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.1914 | |
| 93 | Princeton | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1.3237 | |
| 94 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3258 | |
| 95 | EastCarolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.3516 | |
| 96 | Yale | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1.3820 | |
| 97 | HolyCross | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.4815 | |
| 98 | Virginia | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.5371 | |
| 99 | Colgate | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1.5379 | |
| 100 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.7364 | |
| 101 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.8432 | |
| 102 | NorthCarolinaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0388 | |
| 103 | ColoradoState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.1452 | |
| 104 | Kent | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.1666 | |
| 105 | Missouri | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.2539 | |
| 106 | NorthTexas | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3164 | |
| 107 | Pacific | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.4893 | |
| 108 | WichitaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.9274 | |
| 109 | Maryland | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.9304 | |
| 110 | NON_DIV1A | 34 | 66 | 1 | -2.9915 | |
| 111 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 0 | -3.3478 | |
| 112 | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.3812 | |
| 113 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 0 | -3.4489 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 7 | 0 | -3.5364 | |
| 115 | WestTexasA&M | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.7454 | |
| 116 | Xavier | 1 | 9 | 0 | -4.4520 | |
| 117 | VMI | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.7697 | |
| 118 | Davidson | 1 | 9 | 0 | -5.0269 | |
| 119 | Brown | 0 | 9 | 0 | -5.3160 |
(This page last modified April 19, 2007 .)