1971 conference rankings

Conference        Score     W     L   Win%    PFPG    PAPG
Independents     -4.015   159   157   51.2    20.0    19.8
SEC               0.805    72    41   63.9    22.8    17.5
Big 8             0.811    56    36   60.8    26.1    21.0
Big 10           -0.336    50    58   46.3    20.0    20.1
PAC 10            0.166    45    41   52.3    22.1    21.4
WAC              -0.290    42    44   49.4    22.8    22.9
Missouri Valley  -2.109    21    41   40.1    17.5    21.9
ACC              -0.529    40    49   44.9    17.2    19.2
Southwest        -0.359    39    46   46.0    17.0    18.7
MAC               0.496    38    23   63.5    23.7    16.2
Ivy League       -0.122    33    32   51.4    19.4    18.1
Big West         13.077    25    35   42.9    19.0    21.6
Southern         -4.452    17    34   37.5    19.2    24.2