Sports headlines for Wednesday November 17, 1971:
- Athletes' Challenge Of NCAA Overdue, Attorney Contends
- 'Underpaid' Blue Most Valuable In American League
- Ali Scores Easy Victory Over Mathis
- Saban Quits As Bronco Coach; Aide Takes Over
- Irish Will Skip Postseason Play
- Frazier Defense Reportedly Set
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Nov. 17): 1 Nebraska (40) 10-0 1066 2 Oklahoma (8) 9-0 986 3 Michigan (4) 10-0 788 4 Alabama (1) 10-0 775 5 Auburn (1) 9-0 686 6 Penn State (1) 9-0 635 7 Notre Dame 8-1 446 8 Georgia 9-1 373 9 Arizona State 8-1 353 10 Colorado 8-2 313 11 Tennessee 6-2 250 12 Texas 7-2 234 13 Toledo 10-0 143 14 Louisiana State 6-3 95 15 Southern California 6-4 79 16 Houston 7-2 78 17 Arkansas 7-2-1 51 18 Stanford 7-3 29 19 Michigan State 6-4 22 20 Mississippi 8-2 7 |