Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Michigan | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35.1 | 6.9 | 19.54 | 2.79 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 9.30 | 5.30 | 20 | 19 | ||
| Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 22.4 | 12.0 | 14.20 | 5.70 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Michigan State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 20.5 | 15.4 | 9.88 | 6.60 | 18 | |||
| Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 14.8 | 21.6 | 3.28 | 7.83 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 1.79 | 3.98 | ||||
| Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 19.3 | 25.3 | 2.12 | 7.57 | ||||
| Purdue | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 3.49 | 6.29 | 17 | |||
| Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 13.8 | 23.6 | -4.62 | 2.75 | ||||
| Iowa | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 11.0 | 34.5 | -9.67 | 7.52 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Stanford (16) | 13 | Michigan (4) | 12 | Pasadena, CA |
1971 Conference Leaders