1981 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 6, 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	0.523	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+10	Beat Washington 26–7
2	0	0.696	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0–1	0.875	20	+8	Tied Oklahoma 7–7
3	5	0.753	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Mississippi State 14–3
4	-3	0.831	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Georgia Tech 28–7
5	4	0.898	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Temple 30–0
6	-1	0.901	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat South Carolina 42–28
7	-1	1.038	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon State 56–22
8	13	1.140	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	27	+7	Beat Purdue 20–14
9	4	1.185	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
10	9	1.213	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–1–1	0.500	59	+3	Tied Iowa State 7–7
11	6	1.262	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 48–16
12	0	1.315	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Pacific 31–0
13	7	1.375	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Northwestern 64–0
14	0	1.393	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kentucky 21–3
15	12	1.425	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Arkansas State 17–16
16	2	1.427	BYU	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Utah State 32–26
17	9	1.447	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Memphis 17–13
18	13	1.450	UCLA	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Colorado 27–7
19	9	1.479	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Texas Arlington 52–9
20	-4	1.496	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat New Mexico 17–15
21	2	1.507	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Boston College 38–10
22	0	1.509	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	BYE
23	2	1.518	SMU	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
24	0	1.560	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat William & Mary 31–14
25	10	1.621	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Navy 23–19
26	16	1.624	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Minnesota 38–29
27	5	1.663	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–1	0.750	27	+4	Beat Indiana 38–17
28	-25	1.698	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	27	+4	Lost to Illinois 29–38
29	1	1.749	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	21	+7	Beat Mcneese State 31–24
30	-1	1.774	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Long Beach State 18–7
31	-24	1.780	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Lost to Missouri 3–14
32	12	1.837	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Baylor 24–3
33	25	1.865	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Ohio State 36–27
34	0	1.877	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
35	2	1.974	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	21	+4	Beat Ole Miss 38–7
36	14	2.082	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Beat Auburn 17–3
37	-22	2.093	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Lost to Florida State 27–36
38	-28	2.130	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Lost to Arizona State 7–26
39	36	2.201	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	27	+4	Beat UNLV 45–21
40	13	2.278	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	21	+4	Beat Virginia 30–24
41	8	2.291	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	21	+1	Beat UTEP 38–10
42	10	2.299	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Kansas 16–17
43	21	2.309	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–1–1	0.700	50	+2	Beat New Mexico State 24–20
44	11	2.338	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	21	+1	Beat Cornell 31–17
45	-4	2.344	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	52	+3	Beat LSU 24–10
46	8	2.348	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	21	0	Beat Fresno State 65–33
47	-1	2.361	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat Bowling Green 21–7
48	-37	2.365	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Lost to TCU 24–28
49	2	2.398	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 35–0
50	12	2.431	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	52	+3	Beat Marshall 36–0
51	6	2.464	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat Kent State 20–13
52	-16	2.493	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	89	+3	Lost to West Virginia 10–38
53	-20	2.608	UNLV	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	52	+4	Lost to Wyoming 21–45
54	6	2.660	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Beat Texas Tech 24–23
55	16	2.660	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	27	0	Beat Furman 31–28
56	-8	2.755	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Yale 19–23
57	19	2.757	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Harvard 27–13
58	5	2.796	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	-1	Beat Boston University 21–14
59	8	2.861	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	51	+1	Beat North Texas 9–0
60	21	3.001	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Beat Dartmouth 28–0
61	-16	3.005	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Wisconsin 14–20
62	32	3.039	TCU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Arkansas 28–24
63	-25	3.097	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	52	+1	Lost to Alabama 7–38
64	38	3.103	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat Ohio 21–14
65	0	3.128	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	+1	Beat James Madison 24–7
66	13	3.187	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	0	Beat Michigan State 20–7
67	-1	3.193	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	+1	Lost to Pittsburgh 28–42
68	-28	3.212	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	52	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 14–15
69	-10	3.222	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 28–31
70	-27	3.228	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	52	-1	Lost to Houston 3–24
71	-10	3.258	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	87	+1	Tied Syracuse 17–17
72	-4	3.259	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	59	0	BYE
73	-1	3.318	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to West Texas A&M 24–31
74	-27	3.336	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Toledo 14–21
75	-5	3.366	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2–1	0.375	87	0	BYE
76	16	3.452	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 23–0
77	-38	3.461	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to East Tennessee State 13–17
78	22	3.533	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Beat App State 15–14
79	-23	3.560	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	96	0	Lost to UCLA 7–27
80	15	3.657	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	96	-1	BYE
81	-12	3.719	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Lost to Duke 14–24
82	-4	3.735	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	96	-1	Lost to Clemson 3–21
83	14	3.750	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	52	-3	Beat Citadel 17–13
84	15	3.812	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Beat East Carolina 24–14
85	2	3.920	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Lost to BYU 26–32
86	-4	4.089	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Penn State 0–30
87	11	4.100	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	-4	Beat Eastern Michigan 63–14
88	-4	4.147	LSU	SEC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to Florida 10–24
89	24	4.171	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	59	-3	Beat Stanford 17–13
90	-7	4.275	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	89	-2	Lost to Army 13–27
91	-2	4.301	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	96	-2	Lost to Miami (OH) 13–20
92	-19	4.334	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–3	0.250	96	-2	Lost to Miami 16–48
93	3	4.436	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	95	-3	Tied Maryland 17–17
94	10	4.476	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	+4	BYE
95	-4	4.614	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	96	-3	BYE
96	-8	4.702	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	118	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 13–17
97	8	4.706	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	-2	Lost to North Carolina 7–28
98	5	4.706	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	96	-2	Lost to Washington State 0–31
99	-6	4.715	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	118	-2	Lost to UL Monroe 0–35
100	28	4.765	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Beat Illinois State 14–3
101	-16	4.850	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	96	-3	Lost to USC 22–56
102	-1	4.858	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	118	-3	Lost to Drake 7–18
103	-23	4.907	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	-6	Lost to Southern Illinois 3–14
104	4	4.910	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	118	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 9–52
105	10	4.910	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	96	-3	Beat Tulane 20–16
106	-20	5.083	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–3	0.250	96	-4	Lost to Notre Dame 7–20
107	-33	5.127	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Lost to Stephen F. Austin 10–13
108	14	5.181	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	118	-4	Beat Kansas State 35–21
109	8	5.264	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–4	0.000	125	-4	Lost to NC State 24–30
110	2	5.265	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–3	0.250	96	-5	Lost to Nebraska 3–17
111	-1	5.355	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–3	0.250	96	-4	Lost to Michigan 17–38
112	2	5.431	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	118	-5	Lost to San Diego State 15–17
113	18	5.528	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	96	-5	Beat Colorado State 28–14
114	-37	5.538	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	96	-5	Lost to Tulsa 21–35
115	1	5.548	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	89	0	Lost to Holy Cross 0–28
116	-5	5.641	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	96	-5	Lost to Louisville 0–36
117	2	5.660	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	96	-1	BYE
118	-12	5.752	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–3	0.250	96	-6	Lost to Ball State 0–23
119	-12	5.752	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	96	-5	Lost to Texas A&M 23–24
120	1	5.838	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	125	-3	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–31
121	9	6.030	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	118	-6	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 34–10
122	-32	6.107	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	125	-5	Lost to Rice 16–20
123	-14	6.472	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–4	0.000	125	-6	Lost to Arizona 13–17
124	2	6.583	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	96	-3	Lost to San José State 33–65
125	11	6.590	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	89	-1	Beat Pennsylvania 20–9
126	1	6.743	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	96	-7	Lost to Wichita State 20–24
127	6	6.899	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	125	-4	Lost to Rutgers 17–31
128	-10	6.986	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	125	-5	Lost to Air Force 14–28
129	-5	7.003	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	125	-4	Lost to Princeton 17–20
130	2	7.281	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	125	-7	Lost to Oklahoma State 0–9
131	-6	7.403	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–4	0.000	125	-6	Lost to Iowa 0–64
132	-9	7.478	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	89	-2	Lost to Columbia 9–20
133	4	7.532	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	89	-2	Beat Brown 20–17
134	-5	7.794	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	125	-8	Lost to Western Michigan 7–21
135	-15	8.415	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–5	0.000	125	-7	Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–23
136	-1	8.672	UTEP	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	125	-4	Lost to Utah 10–38
137	-3	8.890	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	125	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 14–63