Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1971 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
15Polls32Teams Ranked
Georgia Tech
Season Best: No. 17 · Ranked in 1 of 15 Polls · Final: NR
NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.
1971 Season · Week 5
Week 5 AP Top 20
Source label: October 11 · Publication date unverified · 20 Ranked Teams
No. 1Nebraska
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — Previously No. 1 | — | 40 | |
| 2 | ↑ 6 Previously No. 8 | — | 8 | |
| 3 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 2 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 6 | — | — | |
| 5 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 4 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 5 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | — Previously No. 7 | — | — | |
| 8 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 10 | — | — | |
| 9 | — Previously No. 9 | — | — | |
| 10 | ↓ 7 Previously No. 3 | — | — | |
| 11 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 12 | — | — | |
| 12 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 16 | — | — | |
| 13 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 15 | — | — | |
| 14 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 13 | — | — | |
| 15 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 19 | — | — | |
| 16 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 17 | — | — | |
| 17 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 20 | — | — | |
| 18 | ↓ 7 Previously No. 11 | — | — | |
| 19 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| 20 | New New to the Rankings | — | — |