1981 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 13, 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	5	0.682	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat West Virginia 17–0
2	-1	0.783	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–1	0.800	17	+12	Beat Oregon 24–0
3	0	0.815	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Kansas State 58–13
4	1	0.827	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Boston College 38–7
5	-1	0.952	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Wake Forest 48–10
6	2	1.060	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+11	Beat Ohio State 24–21
7	13	1.084	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Iowa State 52–31
8	1	1.196	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Oklahoma 34–14
9	16	1.226	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Holy Cross 29–28
10	-8	1.231	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1–1	0.700	39	+10	Lost to San Diego State 31–52
11	11	1.253	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	17	+10	Beat Ole Miss 37–7
12	22	1.329	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Wyoming 14–9
13	6	1.359	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–0–1	0.900	14	+6	Tied Alabama 13–13
14	-2	1.373	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Oregon State 23–0
15	8	1.395	SMU	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Baylor 37–20
16	-2	1.419	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Virginia 27–0
17	-6	1.463	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	36	+8	BYE
18	6	1.469	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Citadel 14–0
19	11	1.538	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Wichita State 24–23
20	-7	1.643	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+6	Beat Indiana 42–28
21	6	1.643	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+6	Beat Michigan State 38–20
22	14	1.668	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	45	+6	Beat Colorado 59–0
23	10	1.689	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	17	+8	Beat Notre Dame 19–13
24	-17	1.743	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	17	+4	Lost to Arizona 10–13
25	34	1.868	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	36	+6	Beat Kansas 20–7
26	5	1.880	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	17	+6	Beat Colorado State 37–27
27	-11	1.916	BYU	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	15	+4	Lost to UNLV 41–45
28	0	1.946	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–1	0.800	17	+4	Beat Northwestern 35–23
29	-14	1.967	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	17	+5	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–20
30	23	1.988	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	41	+8	Beat BYU 45–41
31	7	2.077	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	17	+3	Beat California 27–26
32	-11	2.083	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	17	+2	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–17
33	-16	2.100	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	17	+4	Lost to Duke 7–14
34	10	2.134	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+3	Beat Army 17–0
35	26	2.139	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Beat Illinois 44–20
36	-4	2.187	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	45	+6	Lost to Texas A&M 6–7
37	-2	2.192	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–1–1	0.750	36	+3	Tied Southern Miss 13–13
38	3	2.212	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	17	+2	BYE
39	6	2.218	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Beat Maryland 15–10
40	6	2.241	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	17	+1	BYE
41	9	2.256	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	41	+5	Beat Memphis 14–7
42	-5	2.277	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Lost to Wisconsin 21–24
43	-25	2.294	UCLA	PAC	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Lost to Stanford 23–26
44	10	2.297	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	17	+3	Beat Houston 7–6
45	3	2.302	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	17	+2	Beat Texas Tech 26–14
46	-20	2.306	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Lost to Purdue 20–44
47	-7	2.364	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	17	+4	BYE
48	7	2.376	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	17	+1	Beat Marshall 20–0
49	2	2.379	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–1–1	0.700	39	+3	Tied Bowling Green 7–7
50	-8	2.395	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Beat Louisiana 14–3
51	-22	2.416	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	41	+6	Lost to Southern Illinois 22–29
52	17	2.471	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Beat App State 22–18
53	-10	2.534	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–2–1	0.583	69	+3	Lost to Drake 23–24
54	-15	2.538	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	45	+5	Lost to Hawai'i 9–14
55	1	2.555	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Beat Air Force 30–13
56	-46	2.580	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–2–1	0.375	90	+2	Lost to Texas 14–34
57	27	2.746	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
58	31	2.857	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	45	+1	Beat USC 13–10
59	13	2.872	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 10–7
60	-3	2.874	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	+2	Lost to Rutgers 0–17
61	25	2.891	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+5	Beat Colgate 31–0
62	-15	2.897	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	45	0	Lost to Central Michigan 13–15
63	-14	2.919	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	0	Lost to Lamar 13–17
64	0	2.967	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	45	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 42–7
65	10	2.975	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–2–1	0.500	70	+1	Beat Ball State 31–7
66	-14	2.990	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	+3	Lost to Penn State 7–38
67	0	2.993	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	70	+2	Beat Kentucky 28–14
68	13	3.108	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	70	+3	Beat Richmond 17–13
69	18	3.167	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	45	-2	Beat Western Michigan 15–13
70	-10	3.260	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Lost to Yale 28–29
71	2	3.301	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	45	-2	Beat Northwestern State 42–21
72	-9	3.319	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–3	0.500	70	+2	Lost to Georgia 7–37
73	7	3.458	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–4	0.200	104	-1	Lost to Washington 26–27
74	-16	3.497	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	-3	Lost to Temple 0–31
75	-9	3.544	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Lost to Florida State 13–19
76	9	3.546	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	70	-1	Beat Pacific 17–14
77	17	3.609	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	+7	Beat Ohio 19–9
78	-16	3.615	TCU	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Rice 28–41
79	21	3.620	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	70	+4	Beat West Texas A&M 29–22
80	-10	3.690	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	70	-2	Lost to SMU 20–37
81	-4	3.721	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	80	0	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–14
82	-4	3.802	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–4	0.333	91	0	Lost to North Carolina 10–48
83	-18	3.809	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	91	-2	Lost to East Carolina 13–17
84	-1	3.816	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	45	-4	BYE
85	20	3.853	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Beat TCU 41–28
86	-18	3.892	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	70	-5	Lost to Furman 18–22
87	20	3.929	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	45	+6	Beat UL Monroe 17–13
88	-17	4.175	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–3–1	0.300	97	-3	Lost to Florida 10–15
89	14	4.219	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	45	-7	Beat Eastern Illinois 25–3
90	0	4.230	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	70	-4	Beat Cornell 27–10
91	0	4.261	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Beat Northern Illinois 31–10
92	18	4.270	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Beat LSU 19–7
93	-19	4.323	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Lost to Cincinnati 9–19
94	-18	4.417	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to Indiana State 7–31
95	28	4.507	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–4	0.200	104	-4	Beat UCLA 26–23
96	-3	4.558	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	97	-4	BYE
97	5	4.573	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	104	-4	BYE
98	6	4.614	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	91	-3	Beat Louisiana Tech 31–14
99	-17	4.766	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–4	0.200	104	-4	Lost to South Carolina 14–28
100	8	4.784	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	104	-5	BYE
101	11	4.791	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	91	-7	Beat UTEP 26–3
102	19	4.851	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	91	-6	Beat Fresno State 13–10
103	-15	4.854	LSU	SEC	2–4	0.333	91	-6	Lost to Auburn 7–19
104	-25	4.887	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	104	-4	Lost to Nebraska 0–59
105	15	4.915	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	104	-3	Beat Dartmouth 12–7
106	-9	5.023	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	104	-5	Lost to Tennessee 7–10
107	15	5.066	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	104	-5	Beat Vanderbilt 14–10
108	-13	5.075	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–4	0.200	104	-6	Lost to Arizona State 0–24
109	-8	5.100	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	104	-5	Lost to Washington State 0–23
110	-1	5.107	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–5	0.000	132	-5	Lost to Clemson 0–27
111	-13	5.213	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	104	-5	Lost to Utah State 14–17
112	17	5.245	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	99	-4	Beat Pennsylvania 26–24
113	1	5.262	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	104	-5	Lost to Missouri 13–58
114	19	5.324	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	70	-1	Beat Columbia 21–14
115	-19	5.334	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	127	-7	Lost to Louisville 7–14
116	-24	5.502	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–4	0.200	104	-6	Lost to Tulane 10–14
117	-6	5.535	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–4	0.200	104	-6	Lost to Iowa 28–42
118	1	5.610	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	104	-7	Lost to Arkansas 14–26
119	-3	5.659	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	104	-7	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 0–20
120	-14	5.880	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–4	0.200	104	-8	Lost to Michigan 20–38
121	-8	5.970	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	104	-9	Lost to Navy 13–30
122	-23	6.041	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–5	0.167	127	-9	Lost to Texas Arlington 14–31
123	-6	6.164	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–4	0.200	104	-3	Lost to Arkansas State 3–14
124	-6	6.245	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–4	0.200	104	-9	Lost to Kent State 10–31
125	5	6.400	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	127	-8	Beat New Mexico State 38–16
126	-11	6.656	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	99	-4	Lost to William & Mary 7–12
127	4	6.839	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–5	0.000	132	-8	Lost to Minnesota 23–35
128	0	6.853	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	132	-8	Lost to Mississippi State 27–37
129	-4	6.941	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Lost to Princeton 14–21
130	-6	7.333	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	104	-8	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–13
131	4	7.496	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	127	-8	Beat Wofford 37–30
132	-6	7.600	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	104	-13	Lost to North Texas 16–38
133	-6	7.890	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–4	0.000	132	-8	Lost to Harvard 10–27
134	-2	8.313	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	99	-6	Lost to Brown 24–26
135	2	8.537	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	132	-7	Lost to Toledo 7–42
136	-2	9.099	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–4–1	0.100	131	-12	Tied Miami (OH) 7–7
137	-1	9.420	UTEP	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	132	-10	Lost to New Mexico 3–26