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1981 Post-Season Week 3 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
301.077Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC11–01.0001+54BYE
401.109Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81811+46BYE
501.178Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–20.81811+49BYE
611.244Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9092+45BYE
7-11.264Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–1–10.8647+43BYE
801.308SMUIND SWC10–10.9092+41BYE
901.367Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–20.81811+38BYE
1001.422Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–1–10.8647+38BYE
1101.453BYUIND WAC11–20.8469+41BYE
1201.453USCPAC9–20.81811+38BYE
1311.476North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–20.83310+40Beat Arkansas 31–27
14-11.556Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–10.9006+28BYE
1501.693Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77319+31BYE
1601.696Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72723+27BYE
1701.707Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–2–10.79218+27BYE
1801.718Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72723+30BYE
1901.761Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–20.81811+26BYE
2001.778Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81811+29BYE
2101.800Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC10–10.9092+25BYE
2291.827Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–4–10.62548+27Beat Houston 40–14
23-11.832Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–2–10.77319+22BYE
24-11.849UCLAPAC7–3–10.68232+26BYE
25-11.904Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–30.72723+27BYE
26-11.944Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72723+23BYE
27-11.963Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–30.75021+29BYE
28-11.997Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–3–10.70830+22BYE
2902.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+23BYE
3032.105Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–40.66737+25BYE
3112.110Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–30.72723+24BYE
32-42.234Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–40.66737+22Lost to North Carolina 27–31
3312.235San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–30.75021+17BYE
3412.273Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–3–10.68232+16BYE
3512.317Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63641+16BYE
3612.320Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63641+20BYE
3712.324West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC7–40.63641+20BYE
3812.355Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72723+11BYE
39-92.372Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–4–10.62548+17Lost to Oklahoma 14–40
4002.420Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63641+16BYE
4102.468Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58351+16BYE
4202.528Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–3–10.68232+7BYE
4312.588Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63641+11BYE
44-12.608Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54556+10BYE
4502.637Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–50.54556+15BYE
4602.656Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–3–10.68232+4BYE
4702.673Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–40.66737+14BYE
4802.730Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63641+8BYE
4922.746Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–3–10.65040+8BYE
5002.750Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63641+20BYE
5112.806Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–50.58351+12BYE
52-32.828Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58351+9BYE
5312.878Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–50.50069+20BYE
54-12.879San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54556+7BYE
5502.957Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68232+1BYE
5602.986Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC6–50.54556+7BYE
5703.062South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–60.50069+12BYE
5803.138Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54556+16BYE
5903.163Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54556+1BYE
6013.167Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–5–10.50069+6BYE
61-13.169Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54556+5BYE
6203.175Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI7–30.70031-7BYE
6303.242Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–40.60050+6BYE
6403.244Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.455760BYE
6503.291UNLVIND FBSI6–60.50069+9BYE
6603.314Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54556-2BYE
6703.343Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC6–50.54556+2BYE
6803.355Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45576+4BYE
6903.388Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54556-3BYE
7003.475Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54556-3BYE
7103.495Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40990+2BYE
7203.515Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–4–10.55054-4BYE
7303.573Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45576-4BYE
7413.621Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.45576-4BYE
75-13.626East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45576-1BYE
7613.695Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45576-6BYE
7723.725Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–60.45576-1BYE
78-23.727Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45576-4BYE
7913.731Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC5–5–10.50069-8BYE
8013.750Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45576-3BYE
81-33.755Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50069+4BYE
8203.774Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–50.54556+8BYE
8313.858Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–5–10.50069-7BYE
84-13.879Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–6–10.40990-1BYE
8503.911Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–60.45576-8BYE
8613.913William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–60.45576-4BYE
87-13.916Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–6–10.40990-6BYE
8803.947East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54556-2BYE
8904.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–70.36497-11BYE
9004.160Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45576-2BYE
9104.207Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–70.36497-9BYE
9204.289NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36497-9BYE
9304.303Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–6–10.40990-3BYE
9404.343Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–4–10.55054+6BYE
9504.388Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC4–6–10.40990-13BYE
9604.605Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36497-12BYE
9704.662Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45576-9BYE
9804.794Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273113-12BYE
9904.881New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–7–10.37596-23BYE
10004.928Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–70.36497-21BYE
10114.931Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI4–70.36497-24BYE
102-14.934UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI5–60.45576-8BYE
10324.983Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–80.273113-16BYE
104-15.009California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.182121-21BYE
105-15.025Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36497-23BYE
10605.041Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36497-17BYE
10715.047Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–70.36497-13BYE
108-15.049Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36497-22BYE
10905.061Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–7–10.318107-19BYE
11015.214Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.273113-21BYE
111-15.231TCUIND SWC2–7–20.273113-16BYE
11205.408Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC4–6–10.40990-7BYE
11305.530LSUSEC3–7–10.318107-23BYE
11405.613App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318107-31BYE
11505.677Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.182121-29BYE
11605.913Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–70.300110-27BYE
11705.982Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182121-32BYE
11806.081Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–80.273113-33BYE
11906.097Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–80.200120-29BYE
12006.157Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–70.300110-30BYE
12106.179North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.182121-32BYE
12206.237CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–80.273113-27BYE
12306.494Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–9–10.136126-34BYE
12406.566Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–100.091130-37BYE
12506.588Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND MVC3–70.300110-39BYE
12606.732New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–80.273113-41BYE
12706.831Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–100.091130-40BYE
12806.920Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON2–90.182121-40BYE
12907.316Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091130-47BYE
13007.515Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC1–9–10.136126-35BYE
13107.687Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–120.000135-51BYE
13207.820Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–90.100128-34BYE
13307.997UTEPIND WAC1–100.091130-40BYE
13408.074Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091130-48BYE
13508.247Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000135-49BYE
13608.953Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–90.100128-33BYE
13709.559Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–110.000135-54BYE

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