| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | Nebraska | 13 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 104 | 0.976 | 93.18 |
| 2 | 1971 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 534 | 217 | 0.960 | 92.26 |
| 3 | 1971 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 122 | 0.956 | 91.98 |
| 4 | 1971 | Michigan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 421 | 83 | 0.928 | 90.32 |
| 5 | 1971 | Colorado | 10 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 220 | 0.918 | 89.76 |
| 6 | 1971 | Georgia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 115 | 0.908 | 89.15 |
| 7 | 1971 | Auburn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 335 | 182 | 0.897 | 88.51 |
| 8 | 1971 | Penn St. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 484 | 137 | 0.896 | 88.44 |
| 9 | 1971 | Arizona St. | 11 | 1 | 0 | 462 | 201 | 0.883 | 87.67 |
| 10 | 1971 | LSU | 9 | 3 | 0 | 353 | 153 | 0.880 | 87.47 |
| 11 | 1971 | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 121 | 0.859 | 86.27 |
| 12 | 1971 | Mississippi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 363 | 222 | 0.856 | 86.09 |
| 13 | 1971 | Notre Dame | 8 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 86 | 0.853 | 85.89 |
| 14 | 1971 | Toledo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 96 | 0.849 | 85.66 |
| 15 | 1971 | Houston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 199 | 0.848 | 85.61 |
| 16 | 1971 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 135 | 0.824 | 84.16 |
| 17 | 1971 | Southern Cal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 229 | 164 | 0.820 | 83.93 |
| 18 | 1971 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 357 | 188 | 0.812 | 83.48 |
| 19 | 1971 | Texas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 168 | 0.806 | 83.12 |
| 20 | 1971 | Iowa St. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 337 | 250 | 0.799 | 82.71 |
| 21 | 1971 | Ohio St. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 120 | 0.788 | 82.04 |
| 22 | 1971 | North Carolina | 9 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 152 | 0.752 | 79.91 |
| 23 | 1971 | Florida St. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 174 | 0.750 | 79.79 |
| 24 | 1971 | Michigan St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 225 | 169 | 0.739 | 79.17 |
| 25 | 1971 | Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 183 | 0.739 | 79.14 |
| 26 | 1971 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 | 1 | 356 | 169 | 0.731 | 78.67 |
| 27 | 1971 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 6 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 0.682 | 75.79 |
| 28 | 1971 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 117 | 0.673 | 75.23 |
| 29 | 1971 | California | 6 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 262 | 0.662 | 74.57 |
| 30 | 1971 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 286 | 0.658 | 74.34 |
| 31 | 1971 | Utah St. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 176 | 0.657 | 74.27 |
| 32 | 1971 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 0.648 | 73.74 |
| 33 | 1971 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 163 | 238 | 0.638 | 73.15 |
| 34 | 1971 | Oregon St. | 5 | 6 | 0 | 268 | 317 | 0.631 | 72.74 |
| 35 | 1971 | New Mexico | 6 | 3 | 2 | 341 | 292 | 0.624 | 72.32 |
| 36 | 1971 | South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 196 | 0.618 | 71.99 |
| 37 | 1971 | Kansas St. | 5 | 6 | 0 | 219 | 296 | 0.618 | 71.96 |
| 38 | 1971 | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 220 | 0.609 | 71.44 |
| 39 | 1971 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 117 | 0.593 | 70.48 |
| 40 | 1971 | TCU | 6 | 4 | 1 | 214 | 275 | 0.590 | 70.33 |
| 41 | 1971 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 172 | 0.589 | 70.24 |
| 42 | 1971 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 149 | 0.585 | 70.01 |
| 43 | 1971 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 278 | 0.584 | 69.95 |
| 44 | 1971 | Villanova | 5 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 141 | 0.574 | 69.34 |
| 45 | 1971 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 1 | 240 | 258 | 0.571 | 69.19 |
| 46 | 1971 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 187 | 286 | 0.569 | 69.06 |
| 47 | 1971 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | 174 | 298 | 0.569 | 69.05 |
| 48 | 1971 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 117 | 0.568 | 68.99 |
| 49 | 1971 | Oklahoma St. | 4 | 6 | 1 | 184 | 322 | 0.566 | 68.91 |
| 50 | 1971 | Purdue | 3 | 7 | 0 | 210 | 228 | 0.562 | 68.63 |
| 51 | 1971 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 0 | 255 | 202 | 0.556 | 68.31 |
| 52 | 1971 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 1 | 197 | 179 | 0.550 | 67.93 |
| 53 | 1971 | Washington St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 246 | 286 | 0.549 | 67.87 |
| 54 | 1971 | San Jose St. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 258 | 289 | 0.547 | 67.76 |
| 55 | 1971 | Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 206 | 0.545 | 67.62 |
| 56 | 1971 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 155 | 202 | 0.541 | 67.41 |
| 57 | 1971 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0 | 225 | 188 | 0.537 | 67.15 |
| 58 | 1971 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 208 | 0.531 | 66.83 |
| 59 | 1971 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 0 | 240 | 173 | 0.530 | 66.75 |
| 60 | 1971 | Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | 144 | 212 | 0.529 | 66.68 |
| 61 | 1971 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 86 | 0.525 | 66.47 |
| 62 | 1971 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | 1 | 166 | 243 | 0.521 | 66.24 |
| 63 | 1971 | Tampa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 120 | 0.509 | 65.52 |
| 64 | 1971 | Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 178 | 0.507 | 65.41 |
| 65 | 1971 | Rice | 3 | 7 | 1 | 146 | 220 | 0.504 | 65.24 |
| 66 | 1971 | Louisville | 5 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 97 | 0.503 | 65.17 |
| 67 | 1971 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 232 | 0.500 | 65.00 |
| 68 | 1971 | San Diego St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 230 | 0.499 | 64.94 |
| 69 | 1971 | Tulane | 3 | 8 | 0 | 152 | 215 | 0.496 | 64.76 |
| 70 | 1971 | Fresno St. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 76 | 0.496 | 64.75 |
| 71 | 1971 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 174 | 221 | 0.494 | 64.61 |
| 72 | 1971 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 138 | 0.490 | 64.41 |
| 73 | 1971 | Long Beach St. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 281 | 217 | 0.489 | 64.33 |
| 74 | 1971 | Idaho | 4 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 92 | 0.484 | 64.01 |
| 75 | 1971 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 0 | 227 | 199 | 0.474 | 63.43 |
| 76 | 1971 | Bowling Green St. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 207 | 0.472 | 63.32 |
| 77 | 1971 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 144 | 284 | 0.466 | 62.96 |
| 78 | 1971 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 0 | 151 | 227 | 0.459 | 62.55 |
| 79 | 1971 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 281 | 0.442 | 61.57 |
| 80 | 1971 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 0 | 216 | 388 | 0.427 | 60.66 |
| 81 | 1971 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | 249 | 272 | 0.416 | 60.02 |
| 82 | 1971 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | 152 | 260 | 0.409 | 59.60 |
| 83 | 1971 | William & Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | 278 | 241 | 0.403 | 59.24 |
| 84 | 1971 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 0 | 244 | 315 | 0.398 | 58.92 |
| 85 | 1971 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 222 | 0.393 | 58.63 |
| 86 | 1971 | UTEP | 5 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 217 | 0.391 | 58.54 |
| 87 | 1971 | Citadel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 176 | 0.390 | 58.45 |
| 88 | 1971 | Dayton | 4 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 180 | 0.385 | 58.18 |
| 89 | 1971 | Mississippi St. | 1 | 9 | 0 | 96 | 304 | 0.384 | 58.13 |
| 90 | 1971 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 331 | 0.379 | 57.84 |
| 91 | 1971 | Cornell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 136 | 0.374 | 57.53 |
| 92 | 1971 | Dartmouth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 99 | 0.361 | 56.77 |
| 93 | 1971 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 173 | 297 | 0.359 | 56.63 |
| 94 | 1971 | Missouri | 1 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 260 | 0.355 | 56.37 |
| 95 | 1971 | Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 187 | 0.348 | 55.97 |
| 96 | 1971 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 185 | 0.333 | 55.08 |
| 97 | 1971 | Virginia | 3 | 8 | 0 | 134 | 272 | 0.323 | 54.51 |
| 98 | 1971 | New Mexico St. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 220 | 208 | 0.321 | 54.37 |
| 99 | 1971 | Maryland | 2 | 9 | 0 | 224 | 283 | 0.313 | 53.92 |
| 100 | 1971 | North Carolina St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 147 | 274 | 0.310 | 53.73 |
| 101 | 1971 | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 379 | 0.280 | 51.97 |
| 102 | 1971 | Pacific | 2 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 184 | 0.280 | 51.94 |
| 103 | 1971 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 300 | 0.272 | 51.48 |
| 104 | 1971 | Kent St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 169 | 304 | 0.264 | 51.00 |
| 105 | 1971 | Colorado St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 177 | 276 | 0.262 | 50.86 |
| 106 | 1971 | North Texas | 3 | 6 | 0 | 149 | 281 | 0.254 | 50.40 |
| 107 | 1971 | Columbia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 133 | 0.251 | 50.21 |
| 108 | 1971 | Drake | 2 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 99 | 0.243 | 49.74 |
| 109 | 1971 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 220 | 0.241 | 49.62 |
| 110 | 1971 | Baylor | 1 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 236 | 0.233 | 49.14 |
| 111 | 1971 | Santa Barbara | 2 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 256 | 0.212 | 47.89 |
| 112 | 1971 | Furman | 2 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 87 | 0.208 | 47.69 |
| 113 | 1971 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 0.200 | 47.23 |
| 114 | 1971 | Xavier | 1 | 8 | 0 | 128 | 218 | 0.177 | 45.84 |
| 115 | 1971 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 270 | 0.174 | 45.65 |
| 116 | 1971 | Holy Cross | 2 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 156 | 0.159 | 44.76 |
| 117 | 1971 | Princeton | 4 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 160 | 0.154 | 44.50 |
| 118 | 1971 | UT-Arlington | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 157 | 0.150 | 44.25 |
| 119 | 1971 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 160 | 0.146 | 44.00 |
| 120 | 1971 | Wichita St. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 220 | 0.123 | 42.66 |
| 121 | 1971 | VMI | 1 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 257 | 0.113 | 42.04 |
| 122 | 1971 | West Texas A&M | 1 | 9 | 0 | 129 | 275 | 0.100 | 41.28 |
| 123 | 1971 | Yale | 3 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 156 | 0.097 | 41.08 |
| 124 | 1971 | Colgate | 2 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 182 | 0.082 | 40.22 |
| 125 | 1971 | Davidson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 223 | 0.059 | 38.84 |
| 126 | 1971 | Los Angeles St. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 135 | 0.049 | 38.26 |
| 127 | 1971 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 176 | 0.043 | 37.92 |
| 128 | 1971 | Brown | 0 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 204 | 0.034 | 37.39 |