1981 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 8, 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	Game Status
1	0	0.207	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 48–0
2	-1	0.239	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee 44–0
3	-2	0.255	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat William & Mary 42–0
4	-3	0.303	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Carolina 42–6
5	-4	0.351	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Indiana State 38–8
6	-5	0.383	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana 33–7
7	-6	0.391	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 38–13
8	-7	0.407	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 31–8
9	-8	0.414	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat North Texas 28–6
10	-9	0.430	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Illinois 26–6
11	-10	0.454	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat LSU 24–7
12	-11	0.454	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisville 17–0
13	-12	0.454	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Memphis 20–3
14	-13	0.454	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wake Forest 23–6
15	-14	0.470	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Illinois 27–12
16	-15	0.502	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico 21–10
17	-16	0.510	UNLV	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat San José State 16–6
18	-17	0.510	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Utah State 10–0
19	-18	0.526	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat TCU 24–16
20	-19	0.534	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon 23–16
21	-20	0.534	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 14–7
22	-21	0.534	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Central Michigan 10–3
23	-22	0.534	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana Tech 17–10
24	-23	0.542	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 27–21
25	-24	0.558	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulsa 15–11
26	-25	0.574	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Syracuse 29–27
27	-26	0.582	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Baylor 18–17
28	-27	0.582	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Florida 21–20
29	-28	0.582	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulane 19–18
30	-29	0.582	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat California 29–28
31	-30	0.971	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
32	-31	0.971	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
33	-32	0.971	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
34	-33	0.971	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
35	-34	0.971	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
36	-35	0.971	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
37	-36	0.971	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
38	-37	0.971	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
39	-38	0.971	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
40	-39	0.971	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
41	-40	0.971	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
42	-41	0.971	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
43	-42	0.971	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
44	-43	0.971	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
45	-44	0.971	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
46	-45	0.971	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
47	-46	0.971	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
48	-47	0.971	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
49	-48	0.971	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
50	-49	0.971	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
51	-50	0.971	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
52	-51	0.971	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
53	-52	0.971	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
54	-53	0.971	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
55	-54	0.971	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
56	-55	0.971	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
57	-56	0.971	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
58	-57	0.971	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
59	-58	0.971	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
60	-59	0.971	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
61	-60	0.971	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
62	-61	0.971	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
63	-62	0.971	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
64	-63	0.971	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
65	-64	0.971	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
66	-65	0.971	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
67	-66	0.971	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
68	-67	0.971	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
69	-68	0.971	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
70	-69	0.971	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
71	-70	0.971	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
72	-71	0.971	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
73	-72	0.971	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
74	-73	0.971	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
75	-74	0.971	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
76	-75	0.971	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
77	-76	0.971	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
78	-77	0.971	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
79	-78	0.971	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
80	-79	0.971	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
81	-80	0.971	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
82	-81	0.971	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
83	-82	0.971	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
84	-83	0.971	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
85	-84	0.971	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
86	-85	0.971	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
87	-86	0.971	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
88	-87	0.971	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
89	-88	0.971	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
90	-89	0.971	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
91	-90	0.971	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
92	-91	0.971	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
93	-92	0.971	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
94	-93	0.971	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
95	-94	0.971	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
96	-95	0.971	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
97	-96	0.971	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
98	-97	0.971	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
99	-98	0.971	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
100	-99	0.971	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
101	-100	1.055	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Lamar 17–18
102	-101	1.055	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Texas A&M 28–29
103	-102	1.055	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Miami 20–21
104	-103	1.055	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Ole Miss 18–19
105	-104	1.090	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Rutgers 27–29
106	-105	1.159	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Kansas 11–15
107	-106	1.229	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to NC State 21–27
108	-107	1.264	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Pacific 3–10
109	-108	1.264	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to West Texas A&M 10–17
110	-109	1.264	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Fresno State 16–23
111	-110	1.264	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to New Mexico State 7–14
112	-111	1.299	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Auburn 16–24
113	-112	1.368	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to UNLV 6–16
114	-113	1.368	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Utah 0–10
115	-114	1.403	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Houston 10–21
116	-115	1.542	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Mcneese State 12–27
117	-116	1.612	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Florida State 0–17
118	-117	1.612	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Alabama 7–24
119	-118	1.612	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Mississippi State 3–20
120	-119	1.612	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to South Carolina 6–23
121	-120	1.716	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–26
122	-121	1.786	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Kentucky 6–28
123	-122	1.820	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to BYU 8–31
124	-123	1.889	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 48–9
125	-124	1.890	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Wyoming 13–38
126	-125	1.921	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wofford 45–10
127	-126	1.925	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Southern Miss 7–33
128	-127	1.945	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Missouri Southern 38–6
129	-128	2.009	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Illinois 31–7
130	-129	2.064	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to UL Monroe 8–38
131	-130	2.128	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Iowa 39–30
132	-131	2.128	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee Tech 31–22
133	-132	2.272	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to East Carolina 6–42
134	-133	2.481	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Temple 0–42
135	-134	2.551	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Georgia 0–44
136	-135	2.690	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to SMU 0–48
137	-136	10.759	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	37	Lost to Youngstown State 13–19