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 |
| Stanford | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 21.8 | 11.3 | 15.09 | 6.09 | 19 | 10 | 10 | |
| USC | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 20.8 | 14.9 | 16.63 | 11.08 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 32.5 | 17.1 | 14.69 | 4.33 | 11 | 19 | ||
| California | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 16.9 | 23.8 | 4.18 | 8.45 | ||||
| Oregon State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 24.4 | 28.8 | 4.24 | 7.79 | ||||
| Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 21.4 | 26.0 | 5.81 | 9.72 | ||||
| Washington State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 22.4 | 26.0 | 3.25 | 5.98 | ||||
| UCLA | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 16.6 | 24.3 | 2.09 | 8.69 | 15 | 15 | ||
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