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1971 AP Football Polls

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Purdue

Season Best: No. 17 · Ranked in 2 of 15 Polls · Final: NR

NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.

1971 Season · Week 12

Week 12 AP Top 20

Source label: November 29 · Publication date unverified · 20 Ranked Teams

No. 1Nebraska

Source Notes

Arkansas: reviewed primary selection is No. 16. The AP table explicitly numbers Arkansas and Stanford 16 and Mississippi and North Carolina 18. A separate Stanford points inconsistency remains outside this rank decision.

Stanford: reviewed primary selection is No. 16. The AP table explicitly numbers Arkansas and Stanford 16 and Mississippi and North Carolina 18. A separate Stanford points inconsistency remains outside this rank decision.

North Carolina: reviewed primary selection is No. 18. The AP table explicitly numbers Arkansas and Stanford 16 and Mississippi and North Carolina 18. A separate Stanford points inconsistency remains outside this rank decision.

Ole Miss: reviewed primary selection is No. 18. The AP table explicitly numbers Arkansas and Stanford 16 and Mississippi and North Carolina 18. A separate Stanford points inconsistency remains outside this rank decision.

1971 Week 12 AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— Previously No. 1	—	48
2	↑ 1 Previously No. 3	—	4
3	↓ 1 Previously No. 2	—	—
4	— Previously No. 4	—	2
5	↑ 1 Previously No. 6	—	1
6	↓ 1 Previously No. 5	—	—
7	— Previously No. 7	—	—
8	— Previously No. 8	—	—
9	— Previously No. 9	—	—
10	— Previously No. 10	—	—
11	↑ 1 Previously No. 12	—	—
12	↓ 1 Previously No. 11	—	—
13	↑ 1 Previously No. 14	—	—
14	↓ 1 Previously No. 13	—	—
15	— Previously No. 15	—	—
T16	↑ 1 Previously No. 17	—	—
T16	— Previously No. 16	—	—
T18	↑ 1 Previously No. 19	—	—
T18	— Previously No. 18	—	—
20	— Previously No. 20	—	—

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Rankings-only source edition. Compared entries agree with a retained comparison table; Source reported entries have unresolved rank or identity evidence. Previously reviewed final-poll decisions are preserved. Missing dates and uncorroborated counts are blank, not zero. Hosting sites may share upstream AP data. Individual voter ballots are not included. Primary rank and membership decisions are recorded with the affected polls. Agent visual review does not establish independent human or full-season acceptance.

Sources and Coverage

All 15 ranked lists were compared across retained source tables. This edition contains 300 ranked positions. Points and first-place counts appear where verified; a dash means unavailable, not zero. Known source differences, reviewed selections and unresolved arithmetic exceptions are documented with the affected polls and downloads.

This edition includes the published ranked teams. Other teams receiving votes and individual voter ballots are not included. Sources can share upstream data, so agreement is not proof that every original ballot was correct. Current logos identify programs; they do not represent historical artwork or conference membership.

Week labels follow the retained source sequence. A preseason poll appears only when the sources include one. The final poll belongs to the 1971 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.