1981 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 1981By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1981 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.779	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Rutgers 47–3
2	1	1.008	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	10	+31	Beat NC State 22–15
3	3	1.109	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat North Carolina 10–8
4	-2	1.149	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–1	0.875	10	+28	BYE
5	5	1.182	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	17	+28	Beat Oklahoma State 54–7
6	-2	1.207	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+31	Beat Florida 26–21
7	-2	1.305	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat UTEP 35–7
8	1	1.309	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	25	+27	Beat Florida State 27–19
9	-1	1.335	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1–1	0.813	15	+22	Tied Houston 14–14
10	6	1.374	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	5	+20	Beat Mississippi State 7–6
11	0	1.385	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Cornell 23–17
12	1	1.390	USC	PAC	8–1	0.889	6	+25	Beat California 21–3
13	-6	1.413	SMU	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	6	+24	Beat Rice 33–12
14	10	1.537	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Beat Illinois 70–21
15	0	1.608	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+19	Beat Oregon 39–7
16	-2	1.617	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+19	BYE
17	-5	1.625	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Lost to Clemson 8–10
18	4	1.638	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+22	Beat Temple 24–19
19	4	1.731	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Beat San Diego State 24–13
20	-3	1.737	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	32	+16	Beat Kansas State 28–21
21	-3	1.814	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+13	Tied New Mexico 7–7
22	4	1.844	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–1	0.889	6	+19	Beat Southern Illinois 22–17
23	7	1.866	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+17	Beat Purdue 33–7
24	10	1.979	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	17	+15	Beat Baylor 41–39
25	2	2.003	BYU	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	16	+13	Beat Colorado State 63–14
26	22	2.008	UCLA	PAC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+13	Beat Washington 31–0
27	-6	2.031	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	34	+16	Lost to Southern Miss 6–7
28	7	2.033	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+15	Beat Central Michigan 7–3
29	0	2.075	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–3–1	0.611	51	+16	Tied Texas 14–14
30	3	2.133	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	34	+16	Beat Indiana State 17–14
31	-11	2.136	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+16	Lost to Miami 19–27
32	-1	2.146	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+14	Beat Indiana 28–7
33	-14	2.147	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+14	Lost to Minnesota 31–35
34	9	2.207	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+10	Beat Louisiana Tech 27–20
35	-3	2.278	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+12	Beat Colorado 30–14
36	6	2.323	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	25	+9	BYE
37	-9	2.328	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	17	+10	Lost to UCLA 0–31
38	7	2.367	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	25	+9	BYE
39	1	2.378	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	17	+6	Beat Davidson 30–12
40	-15	2.384	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	+15	Lost to Michigan 21–70
41	9	2.410	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+10	Beat Syracuse 35–23
42	18	2.411	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+13	Beat Iowa State 24–11
43	4	2.513	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	28	+7	Tied Citadel 28–28
44	14	2.533	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+8	Beat Ohio State 35–31
45	14	2.558	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+8	Beat Western Michigan 28–14
46	-9	2.565	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3–1	0.611	51	+10	Lost to Kansas 11–24
47	4	2.566	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	57	+8	Beat New Mexico State 31–0
48	-7	2.605	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	57	+7	Lost to Georgia 21–26
49	-10	2.698	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	47	+9	Lost to Nebraska 7–54
50	17	2.725	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	47	+8	Beat Wichita State 24–21
51	-7	2.726	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	73	+8	Lost to Wyoming 13–24
52	-6	2.728	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+17	Lost to West Virginia 19–24
53	-15	2.763	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	54	+11	Lost to Pacific 21–23
54	15	2.885	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–4	0.556	57	+6	Beat Lamar 16–9
55	7	2.910	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	73	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 35–3
56	0	2.930	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	47	+4	BYE
57	-4	2.951	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	+3	Lost to Iowa 7–33
58	-1	2.963	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	54	+13	Lost to Drake 17–22
59	4	2.963	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–3	0.625	47	+5	BYE
60	-24	2.977	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–2–1	0.688	32	+3	Lost to Richmond 14–45
61	-12	2.998	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	57	+5	Lost to Arkansas 39–41
62	-7	3.019	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	57	+4	Lost to Toledo 14–28
63	7	3.083	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4–1	0.550	72	+4	Beat Long Beach State 28–2
64	-10	3.121	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+5	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–47
65	-4	3.123	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	57	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
66	9	3.137	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+14	Beat Army 28–13
67	1	3.188	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4	0.556	57	+4	Beat Wake Forest 31–10
68	-16	3.232	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	+7	Lost to Fresno State 26–42
69	-4	3.258	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	51	-4	Tied Tennessee Chattanooga 28–28
70	3	3.338	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+11	Beat Memphis 38–7
71	11	3.379	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	73	+2	Beat East Tennessee State 66–23
72	2	3.404	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–4	0.556	57	-3	Beat North Texas 20–0
73	-9	3.484	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	78	0	Lost to Tennessee 21–24
74	2	3.540	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	-11	Beat Bucknell 24–6
75	3	3.578	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	0	Beat Massachusetts 52–22
76	-5	3.730	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	79	0	Lost to Penn State 15–22
77	-11	3.751	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	57	-6	Lost to East Carolina 23–66
78	2	3.753	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat Northwestern 61–14
79	11	3.756	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–3–1	0.563	56	-5	Beat William & Mary 23–14
80	7	3.764	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+1	Beat Louisville 40–7
81	7	3.836	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–4–1	0.500	73	-3	Beat Ball State 14–10
82	28	3.983	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	-6	Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14
83	6	4.003	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	73	+1	Beat Columbia 21–7
84	8	4.041	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat Maryland 14–7
85	-8	4.094	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-7	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–17
86	20	4.225	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat South Carolina 23–21
87	-15	4.257	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-7	Lost to Tulane 7–14
88	10	4.258	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat Louisiana 23–7
89	-5	4.268	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-3	BYE
90	-7	4.287	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–7	0.222	116	-6	Lost to USC 3–21
91	-12	4.362	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-2	Lost to UL Monroe 7–40
92	7	4.398	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	79	-11	Beat Eastern Michigan 13–7
93	-2	4.464	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–7	0.222	116	-9	Beat Oregon State 63–9
94	-9	4.617	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	112	-8	Lost to Navy 23–35
95	1	4.704	TCU	IND SWC	2–5–2	0.333	100	-7	Tied Texas Tech 39–39
96	5	4.713	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	100	-8	Lost to SMU 12–33
97	-16	4.720	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	89	-15	Lost to Marshall 10–17
98	2	4.755	LSU	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-10	BYE
99	-5	4.842	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-10	Lost to Harvard 14–23
100	2	4.861	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	116	-9	Lost to Missouri 14–30
101	-4	4.864	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-13	Lost to Holy Cross 13–28
102	-7	4.876	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–6–1	0.350	98	-13	Lost to Mcneese State 20–27
103	2	4.886	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	116	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 21–28
104	-18	4.899	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	100	-12	Lost to Kentucky 10–17
105	3	4.926	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	94	-14	BYE
106	-13	5.005	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	100	-15	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–38
107	2	5.133	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6–1	0.350	98	-14	Tied Utah 7–7
108	6	5.162	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–7	0.222	116	-12	Beat Vanderbilt 17–10
109	-6	5.235	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	110	-13	Lost to Duke 10–31
110	-6	5.372	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–4–1	0.438	87	0	Lost to Arkansas State 9–16
111	-4	5.399	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	100	-18	Lost to Bowling Green 10–14
112	6	5.571	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	110	-19	Beat Boise State 20–17
113	-1	5.578	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	116	-17	Lost to Wisconsin 7–28
114	-1	5.766	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	113	-16	Lost to Utah State 2–28
115	9	5.847	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–6	0.333	100	-23	Beat Ohio 38–14
116	-1	5.913	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	116	-13	BYE
117	12	5.967	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	100	-16	Beat UNLV 42–26
118	1	6.002	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–8	0.111	129	-19	Lost to Washington State 7–39
119	-2	6.144	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	94	-26	BYE
120	-4	6.154	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–7	0.125	127	-21	BYE
121	1	6.226	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	116	-22	Beat App State 17–10
122	1	6.282	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	113	-18	Lost to Yale 17–23
123	-12	6.416	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–4–1	0.438	87	-6	Lost to Maine 44–55
124	-4	6.522	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	100	-29	Lost to Tulsa 0–31
125	-4	6.553	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–7–1	0.167	124	-22	Tied TCU 39–39
126	5	6.586	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	113	-21	Beat Rhode Island 10–8
127	0	7.028	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	129	-25	Lost to Auburn 0–20
128	0	7.077	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	129	-28	Lost to Notre Dame 3–35
129	-4	7.091	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	134	-30	Lost to Cincinnati 7–38
130	-4	7.354	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	129	-25	Lost to Stanford 9–63
131	-1	7.355	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	127	-16	Lost to Dartmouth 7–21
132	0	7.536	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–7–1	0.167	124	-21	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–23
133	1	7.561	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	129	-20	Lost to Hawai'i 7–35
134	1	7.728	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	135	-30	Lost to BYU 14–63
135	-2	7.820	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	135	-30	Lost to Michigan State 14–61
136	0	9.294	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	126	-15	Lost to Delaware 6–40
137	0	9.772	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–9	0.000	135	-37	Lost to Kent State 7–13