1981 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

December 1, 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	3	0.945	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+53	Beat Pittsburgh 48–14
2	-1	0.957	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+53	Lost to Penn State 14–48
3	0	1.061	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	BYE
4	-2	1.113	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+44	BYE
5	1	1.150	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+49	Beat Notre Dame 37–15
6	-1	1.180	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+43	BYE
7	1	1.254	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+42	Beat Texas A&M 21–13
8	-1	1.272	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+40	BYE
9	0	1.338	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+39	Beat Arizona 24–13
10	0	1.409	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+38	Beat Auburn 28–17
11	0	1.473	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
12	2	1.485	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+31	Beat Lamar 45–14
13	0	1.544	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+33	BYE
14	-2	1.546	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	5	+28	BYE
15	0	1.590	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+32	BYE
16	0	1.665	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+28	BYE
17	1	1.692	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	BYE
18	-1	1.694	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+31	BYE
19	0	1.774	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+29	BYE
20	1	1.796	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	2	+25	BYE
21	1	1.828	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+26	BYE
22	-2	1.839	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+22	BYE
23	0	1.873	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+24	BYE
24	0	1.906	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
25	0	1.936	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	19	+20	Beat Colorado State 59–6
26	0	1.955	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	BYE
27	0	1.995	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
28	0	2.002	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
29	0	2.029	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	11	+20	Beat North Texas 28–16
30	2	2.053	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+21	Beat Rice 40–3
31	9	2.078	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4–1	0.591	52	+20	Beat Oklahoma State 27–3
32	-2	2.112	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
33	-2	2.172	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+20	BYE
34	0	2.191	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
35	2	2.272	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	33	+16	Tied Army 3–3
36	-1	2.276	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
37	9	2.297	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+16	Beat Florida State 35–3
38	1	2.314	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
39	2	2.360	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
40	-2	2.365	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	40	+16	BYE
41	1	2.396	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+17	BYE
42	2	2.504	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	+12	BYE
43	-10	2.516	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	40	+16	Lost to Oklahoma 3–27
44	1	2.528	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+7	BYE
45	2	2.579	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+11	BYE
46	-10	2.603	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+16	Lost to Florida 3–35
47	1	2.673	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+4	BYE
48	4	2.726	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+8	Beat Virginia 20–3
49	0	2.739	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
50	0	2.772	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	39	+8	BYE
51	0	2.813	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+13	BYE
52	-9	2.871	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	+7	Lost to Air Force 16–21
53	0	2.904	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	70	+20	BYE
54	5	2.914	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 38–34
55	0	2.962	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+1	BYE
56	2	2.971	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
57	-3	3.035	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	Lost to Texas 13–21
58	5	3.100	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+6	BYE
59	2	3.113	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
60	5	3.128	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+16	BYE
61	-4	3.141	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	70	+6	BYE
62	-2	3.186	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	-7	BYE
63	-7	3.230	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	Lost to Miami 15–37
64	-2	3.241	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	51	+6	BYE
65	1	3.271	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	BYE
66	3	3.301	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	70	+8	Beat UTEP 27–20
67	0	3.306	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	BYE
68	-4	3.371	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	-2	Lost to Arizona State 13–24
69	13	3.373	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	+3	Beat Holy Cross 28–24
70	11	3.429	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	-2	Beat LSU 48–7
71	-1	3.497	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	53	-4	BYE
72	1	3.504	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	BYE
73	-2	3.531	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
74	-2	3.619	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	Lost to Alabama 17–28
75	3	3.630	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
76	-1	3.646	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-5	BYE
77	-1	3.651	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
78	-4	3.654	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
79	-2	3.699	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	70	+6	BYE
80	-1	3.734	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-8	BYE
81	-1	3.753	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
82	-14	3.761	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+8	Lost to Boston College 24–28
83	1	3.773	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	0	BYE
84	-1	3.871	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	70	-8	BYE
85	0	3.907	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	1	3.912	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
87	-1	3.924	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
88	0	3.940	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	55	-2	BYE
89	0	3.961	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	BYE
90	1	4.112	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
91	-1	4.228	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	Lost to Tennessee 34–38
92	2	4.233	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-8	BYE
93	2	4.304	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
94	-1	4.330	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	BYE
95	1	4.393	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-13	BYE
96	-4	4.529	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	Lost to Houston 3–40
97	0	4.628	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
98	0	4.741	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-12	BYE
99	3	4.885	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-22	BYE
100	11	4.901	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-23	Beat Pennsylvania 18–12
101	13	4.933	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	97	-21	Beat San Diego State 21–16
102	-3	4.937	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
103	-3	4.977	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-19	BYE
104	2	4.982	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-16	BYE
105	-4	4.992	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-15	BYE
106	-3	5.033	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
107	-2	5.056	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	97	-13	BYE
108	-1	5.061	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
109	0	5.072	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	107	-19	Tied Navy 3–3
110	-6	5.111	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-15	BYE
111	-1	5.153	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-20	BYE
112	0	5.372	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	Lost to Southern Miss 14–45
113	-5	5.509	LSU	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-23	Lost to Tulane 7–48
114	-1	5.613	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	107	-31	BYE
115	0	5.687	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	121	-28	BYE
116	0	5.908	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-27	BYE
117	0	5.966	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-31	BYE
118	2	6.028	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	121	-29	Lost to San José State 16–28
119	2	6.058	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-28	BYE
120	-1	6.086	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	BYE
121	-3	6.142	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-30	BYE
122	0	6.228	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-26	BYE
123	0	6.369	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-32	BYE
124	0	6.588	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	110	-39	BYE
125	2	6.641	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	128	-36	BYE
126	-1	6.722	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-41	BYE
127	-1	6.778	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	131	-39	Lost to Virginia Tech 3–20
128	0	6.930	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	121	-40	BYE
129	0	7.272	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	131	-46	BYE
130	0	7.465	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-34	BYE
131	2	7.751	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	135	-51	Lost to Hawai'i 6–59
132	-1	7.808	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-34	BYE
133	-1	8.067	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	131	-40	Lost to UNLV 20–27
134	0	8.076	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-47	BYE
135	0	8.120	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	131	-47	BYE
136	0	8.940	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-33	Lost to Richmond 12–18
137	0	9.566	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	BYE