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1981 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1981 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.948Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81811+53BYE
200.985Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI10–10.9092+53BYE
301.078Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC11–01.0001+53BYE
401.133Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81811+44BYE
501.160Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–20.81811+49BYE
601.248Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9092+45BYE
701.250Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–1–10.8647+43BYE
801.269SMUIND SWC10–10.9092+41BYE
901.344Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–20.81811+39BYE
1001.426Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–1–10.8647+38BYE
1101.470USCPAC9–20.81811+37BYE
1201.499Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–1–10.8647+31BYE
1301.556Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–10.9006+28BYE
1401.574BYUIND WAC10–20.83310+33BYE
1501.585North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81811+32BYE
1601.698Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72723+27BYE
1711.710Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77320+31BYE
18-11.721Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72723+30BYE
1901.763Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–20.81811+26BYE
2001.774Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81811+29BYE
2101.800Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC10–10.9092+25BYE
2211.844Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–2–10.77320+22BYE
23-11.860UCLAPAC7–3–10.68233+26BYE
2401.882Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–2–10.77320+24BYE
2511.929Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–30.72723+26BYE
26-11.944Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72723+23BYE
2711.990Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–30.72723+25BYE
28-12.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+23BYE
2902.025San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–20.81811+20BYE
3002.039Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–3–10.68233+21BYE
3102.091Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–4–10.59150+20BYE
3202.140Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–30.72723+23BYE
3302.176Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC8–30.72723+20BYE
3422.286Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–3–10.68233+16BYE
3522.317Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63641+16BYE
36-12.320Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63641+20BYE
3712.326West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC7–40.63641+20BYE
3812.364Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72723+11BYE
3912.403Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63641+15BYE
4012.417Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63641+17BYE
41-72.477Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58351+16Lost to Tennessee 21–28
4222.539Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–3–10.68233+7BYE
43-12.561Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54556+11BYE
4412.597Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63641+11BYE
4512.620Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–50.54556+16BYE
4612.676Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–3–10.68233+4BYE
4762.696Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–40.66739+14Beat Wisconsin 28–21
4802.736Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63641+8BYE
4902.753Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63641+20BYE
5062.764Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58351+10Beat Oklahoma State 33–16
51-12.771Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–3–10.65040+8BYE
52-92.840Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–50.58351+11Lost to Texas A&M 16–33
53-12.882Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–50.50069+20BYE
54-32.886San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54556+7BYE
55-12.968Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68233+1BYE
56-12.993Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC6–50.54556+7BYE
5703.065South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–60.50069+11BYE
5813.141Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54556+16BYE
59-13.163Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54556+1BYE
6013.172Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54556+5BYE
61-13.181Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–5–10.50069+5BYE
6203.186Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI7–30.70032-7BYE
6313.230Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–40.60049+6BYE
64-13.248Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.455760BYE
6503.267UNLVIND FBSI6–60.50069+8BYE
6603.324Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54556-2BYE
6703.329Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC6–50.54556+3BYE
6813.362Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45576+4BYE
69-13.382Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54556-2BYE
7003.458Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54556-2BYE
7103.504Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40990+2BYE
7203.511Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–4–10.55054-4BYE
7303.573Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45576-4BYE
7403.629Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.45576-4BYE
7503.637East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45576-2BYE
7613.640Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45576-2BYE
7713.676Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–60.45576+1BYE
7813.688Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50069+6BYE
79-33.695Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45576-6BYE
8003.731Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC5–5–10.50069-8BYE
8103.753Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45576-3BYE
8203.775Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–50.54556+8BYE
8303.826Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–6–10.409900BYE
8403.865Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–5–10.50069-8BYE
8513.921Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–6–10.40990-6BYE
86-13.922Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–60.45576-8BYE
8703.925William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–60.45576-4BYE
8803.953East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54556-2BYE
8903.962Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–70.36497-10BYE
9004.165Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45576-3BYE
9104.219Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–70.36497-9BYE
9204.293NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36497-9BYE
9304.312Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–6–10.40990-3BYE
9404.339Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–4–10.55054+6BYE
9504.392Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC4–6–10.40990-13BYE
9604.525Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36497-10BYE
9704.624Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45576-8BYE
9804.803Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273113-12BYE
9904.847New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–7–10.37596-22BYE
10004.918Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI4–70.36497-23BYE
10104.936Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–70.36497-21BYE
10204.938UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI5–60.45576-8BYE
10304.946California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.182121-19BYE
10405.035Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–80.273113-15BYE
10505.038Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36497-23BYE
10605.045Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36497-17BYE
10705.061Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36497-22BYE
10805.064Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–70.36497-13BYE
10905.091Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–7–10.318107-19BYE
11005.098TCUIND SWC2–7–20.273113-15BYE
11105.214Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.273113-21BYE
11205.386Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC4–6–10.40990-6BYE
11305.530LSUSEC3–7–10.318107-23BYE
11405.623App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318107-31BYE
11505.740Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.182121-29BYE
11605.913Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–70.300110-27BYE
11705.971Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182121-31BYE
11816.047Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–80.200120-28BYE
11916.095Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–80.273113-33BYE
120-26.101North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.182121-30BYE
12106.152Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–70.300110-30BYE
12206.190CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–80.273113-26BYE
12306.350Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–9–10.136126-32BYE
12416.588Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND MVC3–70.300110-39BYE
125-16.589Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–100.091130-37BYE
12606.732New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–80.273113-41BYE
12706.847Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–100.091130-40BYE
12806.936Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON2–90.182121-40BYE
12907.298Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091130-46BYE
13007.490Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC1–9–10.136126-34BYE
13107.710Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–120.000135-51BYE
13207.820Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–90.100128-34BYE
13308.009UTEPIND WAC1–100.091130-40BYE
13418.103Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091130-47BYE
135-18.165Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000135-48BYE
13608.947Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–90.100128-33BYE
13709.578Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–110.000135-54BYE

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