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Pac-12

1981 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
61.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.562
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
21-17
vs other conferences

1981 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Washington (WASHINGTON)6-2.75010–20.833161.643Developing −+36
2Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)5-2.7149–20.81891.389Developing+38
3USC5-2.7149–30.750151.623Developing −+36
4Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)5-2.7148–3–10.708282.038Rebuilding ＋+21
5UCLA5-2.7147–4–10.625302.114Rebuilding+22
6Arizona (ARIZONA)4-4.5006–50.545693.456Struggling −-4
7Stanford (STANFORD)4-4.5004–70.364894.035Failing ＋-12
8California (CALIFORNIA)2-6.2502–90.1821095.118Failing −-24
9Oregon (OREGON)1-6.1432–90.1821196.086Rock Bottom-34
10Oregon State (OREGON STATE)0-7.0001–100.0911348.114Rock Bottom-49

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
13772107143WashingtonWashington — RS Final: #20Washington — PS 1: #20Washington — PS 2: #20Washington — PS 3: #20Washington — Final: #16Arizona StateArizona State — RS Final: #9Arizona State — PS 1: #9Arizona State — PS 2: #9Arizona State — PS 3: #9Arizona State — Final: #9USCUSC — RS Final: #11USC — PS 1: #11USC — PS 2: #12USC — PS 3: #12USC — Final: #15Washington StateWashington State — RS Final: #24Washington State — PS 1: #24Washington State — PS 2: #27Washington State — PS 3: #28Washington State — Final: #28UCLAUCLA — RS Final: #22UCLA — PS 1: #23UCLA — PS 2: #23UCLA — PS 3: #24UCLA — Final: #30ArizonaArizona — RS Final: #68Arizona — PS 1: #69Arizona — PS 2: #69Arizona — PS 3: #69Arizona — Final: #69StanfordStanford — RS Final: #89Stanford — PS 1: #89Stanford — PS 2: #89Stanford — PS 3: #89Stanford — Final: #89CaliforniaCalifornia — RS Final: #103California — PS 1: #103California — PS 2: #103California — PS 3: #104California — Final: #109OregonOregon — RS Final: #117Oregon — PS 1: #117Oregon — PS 2: #117Oregon — PS 3: #117Oregon — Final: #119Oregon StateOregon State — RS Final: #135Oregon State — PS 1: #134Oregon State — PS 2: #134Oregon State — PS 3: #134Oregon State — Final: #134RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.562
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Arizona State
+38
Washington
+36
USC
+36
UCLA
+22
Washington State
+21
Arizona
-4
Stanford
-12
California
-24
Oregon
-34
Oregon State
-49

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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