1981 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 24, 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	0.855	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat Temple 35–0
2	2	1.091	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+43	Beat Oklahoma 37–14
3	-1	1.096	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	Beat South Carolina 29–13
4	1	1.180	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+42	Beat Notre Dame 24–21
5	-2	1.195	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+41	BYE
6	1	1.229	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+40	Beat NC State 14–6
7	3	1.284	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+39	Beat Arkansas 32–18
8	0	1.336	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1–1	0.850	7	+34	Beat Baylor 34–12
9	0	1.431	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–2	0.800	15	+32	Beat Colorado State 52–7
10	2	1.472	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	7	+31	BYE
11	2	1.474	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+35	Beat UCLA 22–21
12	7	1.541	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	5	+28	Beat Harvard 28–0
13	5	1.590	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+32	Beat Duke 31–10
14	-8	1.591	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	7	+25	Lost to Louisville 10–13
15	7	1.602	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+30	Beat Utah 56–28
16	-5	1.670	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+28	Lost to Ohio State 9–14
17	8	1.690	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+31	Beat Cincinnati 7–3
18	3	1.712	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	Beat Michigan State 36–7
19	10	1.793	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+29	Beat Washington State 23–10
20	-5	1.800	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+21	Lost to BYU 28–56
21	2	1.815	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	3	+25	Beat Nebraska Omaha 53–0
22	-2	1.834	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+25	Lost to USC 21–22
23	-7	1.839	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+23	Lost to Washington 10–23
24	9	1.927	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Beat Michigan 14–9
25	-11	1.950	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+19	Lost to Pacific 17–23
26	1	1.986	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+24	Beat New Mexico 13–12
27	-3	2.006	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+23	Lost to SMU 18–32
28	-11	2.054	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+22	Lost to Syracuse 24–27
29	6	2.102	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	8–2	0.800	15	+18	Beat Long Beach State 24–22
30	10	2.135	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Beat Missouri 19–11
31	8	2.191	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+20	Beat Northern Illinois 31–0
32	0	2.196	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	39	+18	Beat Texas Tech 15–7
33	8	2.201	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	32	+21	Beat Iowa State 27–7
34	8	2.238	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	41	+20	Beat Minnesota 26–21
35	2	2.306	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	41	+21	Beat Northwestern 49–12
36	2	2.316	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	48	+21	BYE
37	-1	2.322	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	+15	BYE
38	-10	2.355	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	41	+16	Lost to Kansas 11–19
39	6	2.373	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+19	Beat New Mexico State 45–9
40	-9	2.379	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	57	+13	Lost to Nebraska 14–37
41	-11	2.397	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	Lost to Citadel 18–35
42	-16	2.420	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	41	+15	Lost to Ole Miss 17–21
43	1	2.424	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	48	+13	Beat UTEP 59–14
44	-10	2.570	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	60	+13	Lost to Arkansas State 7–31
45	6	2.573	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+7	Beat Louisiana 14–7
46	1	2.580	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	48	+11	BYE
47	11	2.621	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	41	+11	Beat Bowling Green 6–3
48	13	2.690	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	35	+4	Beat Furman 35–18
49	5	2.770	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
50	14	2.827	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	39	+8	Beat Virginia Tech 6–0
51	-2	2.895	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+14	Lost to Clemson 13–29
52	-6	2.901	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	48	+6	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–6
53	-3	2.927	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+21	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
54	9	2.975	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	48	+3	Beat TCU 37–7
55	-12	2.977	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	35	+2	Lost to Vanderbilt 14–28
56	-3	3.085	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+2	Lost to Penn State 21–24
57	-2	3.086	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+8	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–27
58	12	3.107	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	Beat Tulsa 31–7
59	-11	3.127	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	48	+3	Lost to Kentucky 10–21
60	0	3.167	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	-7	BYE
61	-5	3.202	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	60	+2	Lost to Wisconsin 21–26
62	11	3.206	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	48	+7	Beat Pennsylvania 33–13
63	-6	3.214	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	60	+5	Lost to North Carolina 10–31
64	-12	3.225	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4	0.600	48	0	Lost to Fresno State 17–23
65	-6	3.277	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+15	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
66	8	3.346	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–7
67	10	3.400	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	60	+3	Beat Lamar 31–7
68	4	3.417	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	48	+14	BYE
69	6	3.423	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	+6	Beat Air Force 24–21
70	-2	3.506	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	57	-3	Lost to Yale 0–28
71	-6	3.545	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	77	-3	Lost to Iowa 7–36
72	-1	3.570	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	69	-4	BYE
73	12	3.579	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	Beat West Virginia 27–24
74	-5	3.656	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Lost to Texas 12–34
75	-13	3.673	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	77	-5	Lost to Indiana 17–20
76	13	3.701	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Beat Hawai'i 23–17
77	2	3.719	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
78	0	3.752	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-3	BYE
79	3	3.762	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	Beat Marshall 42–0
80	-14	3.819	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-2	Lost to Boston College 21–27
81	-1	3.849	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	-5	BYE
82	9	3.849	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	95	-2	Beat Rutgers 27–21
83	-7	3.907	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	Lost to Central Michigan 3–6
84	10	3.917	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	0	Beat Mississippi State 21–17
85	5	3.976	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	77	-8	Beat Kent State 20–7
86	1	3.997	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-5	Beat Richmond 35–21
87	-4	4.004	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-5	Beat Virginia 48–7
88	-21	4.016	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	60	-2	Lost to James Madison 14–17
89	-1	4.019	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	99	-9	Beat California 42–21
90	13	4.110	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6	0.400	95	-5	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–14
91	6	4.114	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Beat Southern Miss 13–10
92	-8	4.331	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	95	-6	BYE
93	14	4.363	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	57	+6	Beat Cornell 37–14
94	-13	4.378	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	99	-9	Lost to Miami 6–14
95	-9	4.388	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
96	-4	4.434	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-12	BYE
97	15	4.672	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	77	-9	Beat Arizona 23–17
98	13	4.844	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-12	Beat Tennessee 21–10
99	-6	4.967	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-6	Lost to Northwestern State 9–41
100	-5	4.969	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	122	-18	Lost to Stanford 21–42
101	5	4.976	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-15	Beat Kansas State 24–21
102	-3	4.988	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	98	-22	Lost to Wyoming 12–13
103	-7	5.079	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	99	-23	Lost to Ohio 7–20
104	-6	5.084	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-12	Lost to Texas A&M 7–37
105	8	5.085	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	99	-12	Beat App State 21–10
106	-5	5.092	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	99	-17	BYE
107	9	5.121	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	99	-22	Beat Illinois State 14–10
108	-4	5.160	LSU	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	105	-15	BYE
109	0	5.177	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	107	-17	BYE
110	7	5.193	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-20	Beat Purdue 20–17
111	-11	5.395	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	107	-24	Lost to William & Mary 21–35
112	-10	5.440	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–5–1	0.450	89	-5	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–31
113	-8	5.685	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	106	-31	Lost to Western Carolina 10–21
114	-4	5.709	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	107	-26	Lost to UNLV 21–24
115	-7	5.730	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	122	-27	Lost to Colorado 21–24
116	-2	5.920	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	107	-26	Lost to Princeton 14–37
117	8	6.032	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	122	-30	Beat Oregon State 47–17
118	10	6.108	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	107	-29	Beat Columbia 23–20
119	0	6.109	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	Lost to Toledo 0–31
120	0	6.112	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	120	-25	BYE
121	2	6.137	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-28	Lost to San José State 22–24
122	-7	6.232	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-25	Lost to Nevada 34–36
123	-1	6.391	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-30	Lost to Houston 7–15
124	-3	6.584	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	107	-39	Lost to Ball State 10–14
125	-1	6.757	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-40	Lost to West Texas A&M 9–45
126	-8	6.775	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9	0.100	129	-35	Lost to Maryland 7–48
127	0	6.820	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	129	-35	BYE
128	-2	7.015	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	122	-40	Lost to Indiana State 0–42
129	0	7.474	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	133	-44	BYE
130	3	7.570	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-33	Lost to Mcneese State 7–14
131	0	7.806	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	129	-33	Lost to Brown 20–23
132	0	7.847	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	129	-32	Lost to San Diego State 14–59
133	1	7.912	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	135	-47	Lost to Arizona State 7–52
134	1	8.108	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-47	Lost to Illinois 12–49
135	-5	8.184	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	133	-45	Lost to Oregon 17–47
136	0	8.840	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	128	-26	Lost to Dartmouth 13–33
137	0	9.597	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	Lost to Western Michigan 7–38