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1981 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1982By 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	0	0.868	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	8	+63	Beat USC 26–10
2	0	0.887	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+64	Beat Georgia 24–20
3	0	1.013	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	12–0	1.000	1	+63	Beat Nebraska 22–15
4	3	1.121	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–1–1	0.875	6	+52	Beat Alabama 14–12
5	0	1.171	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+50	BYE
6	-2	1.260	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	19	+45	Lost to Clemson 15–22
7	1	1.301	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+41	BYE
8	-2	1.377	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+44	Lost to Pittsburgh 20–24
9	0	1.389	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
10	1	1.444	BYU	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	7	+41	BYE
11	2	1.447	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–2	0.833	8	+40	BYE
12	-2	1.530	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	15	+39	Lost to Texas 12–14
13	3	1.570	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+33	Beat UCLA 33–14
14	0	1.572	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	5	+28	BYE
15	-3	1.623	USC	PAC	9–3	0.750	19	+36	Lost to Penn State 10–26
16	4	1.643	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	10–2	0.833	8	+36	Beat Iowa 28–0
17	-2	1.662	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+31	BYE
18	-1	1.691	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	15	+28	BYE
19	7	1.765	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+31	Beat Navy 31–28
20	-1	1.772	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+26	BYE
21	0	1.804	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	3	+25	BYE
22	1	1.817	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+22	BYE
23	6	1.821	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+30	Beat Florida 26–6
24	-2	1.871	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4–1	0.625	45	+25	BYE
25	0	1.926	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	26	+27	BYE
26	1	1.933	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–3	0.750	19	+29	BYE
27	-9	1.943	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–4	0.667	33	+29	Lost to Washington 0–28
28	0	2.038	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	28	+21	BYE
29	1	2.085	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	33	+24	BYE
30	-6	2.114	UCLA	PAC	7–4–1	0.625	45	+22	Lost to Michigan 14–33
31	9	2.167	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	33	+23	Beat Kansas 10–0
32	0	2.174	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	33	+23	BYE
33	0	2.212	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–3	0.750	19	+17	BYE
34	3	2.307	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
35	1	2.309	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
36	3	2.349	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–4–1	0.625	45	+17	BYE
37	-6	2.359	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	33	+19	Lost to Mississippi State 0–10
38	0	2.390	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	26	+10	BYE
39	-5	2.452	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	45	+13	Lost to Ohio State 28–31
40	1	2.475	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–5	0.583	50	+16	BYE
41	1	2.501	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+7	BYE
42	-7	2.535	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	50	+12	Lost to West Virginia 6–26
43	0	2.565	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+11	BYE
44	0	2.621	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	56	+9	BYE
45	1	2.657	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	30	+3	BYE
46	1	2.676	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	33	+11	BYE
47	-2	2.688	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+14	BYE
48	0	2.697	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
49	0	2.701	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	39	+8	BYE
50	0	2.733	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
51	1	2.793	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	50	+9	BYE
52	-1	2.827	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	50	+11	BYE
53	0	2.867	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+19	BYE
54	0	2.876	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
55	0	2.943	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	30	+1	BYE
56	0	3.003	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+6	BYE
57	0	3.079	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+11	BYE
58	0	3.121	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+16	BYE
59	2	3.146	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+5	BYE
60	2	3.153	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	-7	BYE
61	-2	3.161	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
62	1	3.230	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	49	+6	BYE
63	-3	3.251	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+4	BYE
64	1	3.282	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+9	BYE
65	-1	3.283	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
66	0	3.294	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
67	0	3.340	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
68	0	3.351	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	+3	BYE
69	0	3.456	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	56	-4	BYE
70	0	3.478	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
71	0	3.493	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	BYE
72	0	3.511	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	-4	BYE
73	0	3.573	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-5	BYE
74	1	3.600	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
75	-1	3.683	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
76	0	3.695	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-7	BYE
77	1	3.697	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
78	-1	3.717	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
79	0	3.727	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
80	1	3.728	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+4	BYE
81	-1	3.750	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
82	0	3.765	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+8	BYE
83	0	3.847	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-7	BYE
84	1	3.892	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
85	-1	3.904	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
86	0	3.917	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-5	BYE
87	0	3.930	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-7	BYE
88	0	3.944	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
89	0	4.035	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	97	-12	BYE
90	0	4.138	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
91	0	4.204	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-11	BYE
92	0	4.272	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
93	0	4.286	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
94	0	4.339	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	+6	BYE
95	0	4.370	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-13	BYE
96	0	4.554	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	97	-12	BYE
97	0	4.650	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
98	1	4.885	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-23	BYE
99	2	4.915	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-24	BYE
100	-2	4.918	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-16	BYE
101	1	4.926	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
102	-2	4.970	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
103	2	5.004	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
104	5	5.021	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	107	-19	BYE
105	2	5.027	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	97	-13	BYE
106	2	5.028	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
107	-1	5.029	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
108	-5	5.087	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-19	BYE
109	-5	5.118	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-24	BYE
110	1	5.184	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-16	BYE
111	-1	5.251	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-23	BYE
112	0	5.412	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-7	BYE
113	0	5.565	LSU	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-25	BYE
114	0	5.604	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	107	-31	BYE
115	0	5.730	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	121	-31	BYE
116	0	5.898	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-27	BYE
117	1	6.057	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	BYE
118	1	6.080	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-29	BYE
119	-2	6.086	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-34	BYE
120	0	6.152	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-30	BYE
121	0	6.158	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	121	-32	BYE
122	0	6.247	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-27	BYE
123	0	6.425	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-34	BYE
124	1	6.588	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	110	-39	BYE
125	-1	6.701	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
126	0	6.722	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-41	BYE
127	0	6.769	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
128	0	6.904	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	121	-40	BYE
129	0	7.246	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-47	BYE
130	0	7.503	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-35	BYE
131	0	7.600	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	135	-51	BYE
132	0	7.801	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-34	BYE
133	0	7.997	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
134	0	8.114	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	130	-49	BYE
135	0	8.209	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-50	BYE
136	0	8.947	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-33	BYE
137	0	9.528	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	BYE

1981 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 29, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.948	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+53	BYE
2	0	0.985	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
3	0	1.077	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+54	BYE
4	0	1.109	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+46	BYE
5	0	1.178	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+49	BYE
6	1	1.244	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
7	-1	1.264	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+43	BYE
8	0	1.308	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+41	BYE
9	0	1.367	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+38	BYE
10	0	1.422	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+38	BYE
11	0	1.453	BYU	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	9	+41	BYE
12	0	1.453	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+38	BYE
13	1	1.476	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–2	0.833	10	+40	Beat Arkansas 31–27
14	-1	1.556	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	6	+28	BYE
15	0	1.693	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+31	BYE
16	0	1.696	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+27	BYE
17	0	1.707	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	18	+27	BYE
18	0	1.718	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	BYE
19	0	1.761	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	11	+26	BYE
20	0	1.778	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+29	BYE
21	0	1.800	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	2	+25	BYE
22	9	1.827	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4–1	0.625	48	+27	Beat Houston 40–14
23	-1	1.832	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+22	BYE
24	-1	1.849	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+26	BYE
25	-1	1.904	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+27	BYE
26	-1	1.944	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
27	-1	1.963	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–3	0.750	21	+29	BYE
28	-1	1.997	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	30	+22	BYE
29	0	2.000	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
30	3	2.105	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	37	+25	BYE
31	1	2.110	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
32	-4	2.234	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	37	+22	Lost to North Carolina 27–31
33	1	2.235	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–3	0.750	21	+17	BYE
34	1	2.273	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	32	+16	BYE
35	1	2.317	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	41	+16	BYE
36	1	2.320	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
37	1	2.324	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
38	1	2.355	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
39	-9	2.372	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–4–1	0.625	48	+17	Lost to Oklahoma 14–40
40	0	2.420	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	41	+16	BYE
41	0	2.468	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–5	0.583	51	+16	BYE
42	0	2.528	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	32	+7	BYE
43	1	2.588	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	41	+11	BYE
44	-1	2.608	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	56	+10	BYE
45	0	2.637	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+15	BYE
46	0	2.656	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	32	+4	BYE
47	0	2.673	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	37	+14	BYE
48	0	2.730	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	41	+8	BYE
49	2	2.746	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	40	+8	BYE
50	0	2.750	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
51	1	2.806	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	51	+12	BYE
52	-3	2.828	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	51	+9	BYE
53	1	2.878	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+20	BYE
54	-1	2.879	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
55	0	2.957	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	32	+1	BYE
56	0	2.986	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
57	0	3.062	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+12	BYE
58	0	3.138	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+16	BYE
59	0	3.163	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
60	1	3.167	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
61	-1	3.169	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+5	BYE
62	0	3.175	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	-7	BYE
63	0	3.242	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	50	+6	BYE
64	0	3.244	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
65	0	3.291	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+9	BYE
66	0	3.314	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
67	0	3.343	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
68	0	3.355	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	+4	BYE
69	0	3.388	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
70	0	3.475	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
71	0	3.495	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	BYE
72	0	3.515	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	-4	BYE
73	0	3.573	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
74	1	3.621	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
75	-1	3.626	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
76	1	3.695	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-6	BYE
77	2	3.725	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
78	-2	3.727	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
79	1	3.731	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
80	1	3.750	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
81	-3	3.755	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+4	BYE
82	0	3.774	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+8	BYE
83	1	3.858	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-7	BYE
84	-1	3.879	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-1	BYE
85	0	3.911	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	1	3.913	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
87	-1	3.916	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
88	0	3.947	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
89	0	4.000	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	97	-11	BYE
90	0	4.160	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
91	0	4.207	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
92	0	4.289	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
93	0	4.303	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
94	0	4.343	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	+6	BYE
95	0	4.388	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-13	BYE
96	0	4.605	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	97	-12	BYE
97	0	4.662	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
98	0	4.794	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-12	BYE
99	0	4.881	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-23	BYE
100	0	4.928	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	97	-21	BYE
101	1	4.931	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-24	BYE
102	-1	4.934	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
103	2	4.983	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-16	BYE
104	-1	5.009	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-21	BYE
105	-1	5.025	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
106	0	5.041	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
107	1	5.047	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	97	-13	BYE
108	-1	5.049	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
109	0	5.061	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	107	-19	BYE
110	1	5.214	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-21	BYE
111	-1	5.231	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-16	BYE
112	0	5.408	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-7	BYE
113	0	5.530	LSU	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-23	BYE
114	0	5.613	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	107	-31	BYE
115	0	5.677	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	121	-29	BYE
116	0	5.913	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-27	BYE
117	0	5.982	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-32	BYE
118	0	6.081	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	BYE
119	0	6.097	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-29	BYE
120	0	6.157	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-30	BYE
121	0	6.179	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	121	-32	BYE
122	0	6.237	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-27	BYE
123	0	6.494	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-34	BYE
124	0	6.566	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-37	BYE
125	0	6.588	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	110	-39	BYE
126	0	6.732	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-41	BYE
127	0	6.831	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
128	0	6.920	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	121	-40	BYE
129	0	7.316	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-47	BYE
130	0	7.515	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-35	BYE
131	0	7.687	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	135	-51	BYE
132	0	7.820	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-34	BYE
133	0	7.997	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
134	0	8.074	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	130	-48	BYE
135	0	8.247	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-49	BYE
136	0	8.953	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-33	BYE
137	0	9.559	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	BYE

1981 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 22, 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	0	0.934	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+53	BYE
2	0	0.985	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
3	0	1.077	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+53	BYE
4	0	1.118	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+45	BYE
5	0	1.155	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+49	BYE
6	1	1.249	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+43	BYE
7	-1	1.250	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
8	0	1.269	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+41	BYE
9	0	1.358	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
10	0	1.426	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+38	BYE
11	3	1.451	BYU	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	9	+41	Beat Washington State 38–36
12	-1	1.464	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	BYE
13	0	1.556	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	6	+28	BYE
14	1	1.574	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	10	+32	BYE
15	2	1.696	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+31	BYE
16	0	1.701	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+27	BYE
17	-5	1.704	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	18	+27	Lost to Missouri 17–19
18	0	1.721	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	BYE
19	0	1.751	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	10	+26	BYE
20	0	1.767	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+29	BYE
21	0	1.803	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	2	+25	BYE
22	0	1.830	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+22	BYE
23	0	1.852	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+26	BYE
24	1	1.922	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+27	BYE
25	1	1.946	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
26	7	1.965	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–3	0.750	21	+29	Beat San José State 27–25
27	-3	1.989	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	31	+22	Lost to BYU 36–38
28	-1	1.990	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
29	-1	1.999	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
30	0	2.036	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+21	BYE
31	0	2.077	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4–1	0.591	50	+20	BYE
32	0	2.133	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
33	6	2.144	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	39	+24	Beat Southern Miss 19–17
34	-5	2.233	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–3	0.750	21	+17	Lost to Toledo 25–27
35	-1	2.286	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	33	+16	BYE
36	-1	2.328	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	42	+16	BYE
37	-1	2.332	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	42	+20	BYE
38	-1	2.341	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	42	+20	BYE
39	-1	2.367	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
40	0	2.435	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	42	+16	BYE
41	0	2.480	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–5	0.583	51	+16	BYE
42	0	2.545	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+7	BYE
43	0	2.567	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	56	+11	BYE
44	0	2.600	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	42	+11	BYE
45	0	2.630	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+15	BYE
46	0	2.676	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+4	BYE
47	0	2.693	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	39	+14	BYE
48	0	2.744	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	42	+8	BYE
49	1	2.764	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	51	+10	BYE
50	-1	2.768	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	42	+20	BYE
51	0	2.775	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	41	+8	BYE
52	0	2.832	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	51	+12	BYE
53	1	2.876	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
54	-1	2.878	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+20	BYE
55	0	2.968	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+1	BYE
56	0	2.996	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
57	0	3.059	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+11	BYE
58	0	3.135	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+16	BYE
59	0	3.166	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
60	0	3.172	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+5	BYE
61	0	3.173	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
62	0	3.186	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	-7	BYE
63	0	3.230	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	49	+6	BYE
64	0	3.236	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
65	0	3.291	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+9	BYE
66	0	3.318	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
67	0	3.346	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+2	BYE
68	0	3.355	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	+4	BYE
69	0	3.385	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
70	0	3.471	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	-3	BYE
71	0	3.504	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	BYE
72	0	3.511	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	-4	BYE
73	0	3.577	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
74	1	3.622	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
75	-1	3.632	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
76	0	3.640	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
77	2	3.698	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-6	BYE
78	0	3.720	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+5	BYE
79	-2	3.721	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-1	BYE
80	0	3.739	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
81	0	3.753	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
82	0	3.775	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+8	BYE
83	0	3.834	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	0	BYE
84	0	3.862	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-7	BYE
85	1	3.915	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	-1	3.921	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
87	0	3.925	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
88	0	3.953	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
89	0	3.991	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	97	-11	BYE
90	0	4.164	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
91	0	4.219	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
92	0	4.280	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
93	0	4.316	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
94	0	4.339	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	+6	BYE
95	0	4.396	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-13	BYE
96	0	4.516	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	BYE
97	0	4.665	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-9	BYE
98	0	4.812	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-12	BYE
99	0	4.839	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-22	BYE
100	1	4.932	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	97	-21	BYE
101	1	4.938	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
102	-2	4.939	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-24	BYE
103	0	4.998	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-21	BYE
104	1	5.029	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
105	-1	5.030	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-16	BYE
106	0	5.045	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
107	0	5.057	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
108	0	5.064	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	97	-13	BYE
109	0	5.081	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	107	-19	BYE
110	0	5.098	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-15	BYE
111	0	5.214	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-21	BYE
112	0	5.404	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-7	BYE
113	0	5.540	LSU	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-23	BYE
114	0	5.628	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	107	-31	BYE
115	0	5.719	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	121	-29	BYE
116	0	5.913	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-27	BYE
117	0	5.977	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-32	BYE
118	1	6.086	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	BYE
119	-1	6.097	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-29	BYE
120	1	6.152	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-30	BYE
121	-1	6.174	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	121	-32	BYE
122	0	6.232	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-27	BYE
123	0	6.344	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-32	BYE
124	1	6.589	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-37	BYE
125	-1	6.593	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	110	-39	BYE
126	0	6.741	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-41	BYE
127	0	6.847	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
128	0	6.936	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	121	-40	BYE
129	0	7.333	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-47	BYE
130	0	7.521	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-35	BYE
131	0	7.693	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	135	-51	BYE
132	0	7.820	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-34	BYE
133	0	7.992	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
134	0	8.108	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	130	-48	BYE
135	0	8.165	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-48	BYE
136	0	8.947	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-33	BYE
137	0	9.566	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	BYE

1981 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 15, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.948	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+53	BYE
2	0	0.985	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
3	0	1.078	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+53	BYE
4	0	1.133	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+44	BYE
5	0	1.160	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+49	BYE
6	0	1.248	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
7	0	1.250	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+43	BYE
8	0	1.269	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+41	BYE
9	0	1.344	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+39	BYE
10	0	1.426	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+38	BYE
11	0	1.470	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+37	BYE
12	0	1.499	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+31	BYE
13	0	1.556	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	6	+28	BYE
14	0	1.574	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+33	BYE
15	0	1.585	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+32	BYE
16	0	1.698	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+27	BYE
17	1	1.710	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+31	BYE
18	-1	1.721	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	BYE
19	0	1.763	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	11	+26	BYE
20	0	1.774	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+29	BYE
21	0	1.800	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	2	+25	BYE
22	1	1.844	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+22	BYE
23	-1	1.860	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+26	BYE
24	0	1.882	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+24	BYE
25	1	1.929	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	BYE
26	-1	1.944	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
27	1	1.990	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+25	BYE
28	-1	2.000	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
29	0	2.025	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	11	+20	BYE
30	0	2.039	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+21	BYE
31	0	2.091	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4–1	0.591	50	+20	BYE
32	0	2.140	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
33	0	2.176	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+20	BYE
34	2	2.286	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	33	+16	BYE
35	2	2.317	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	41	+16	BYE
36	-1	2.320	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
37	1	2.326	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
38	1	2.364	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
39	1	2.403	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	41	+15	BYE
40	1	2.417	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	41	+17	BYE
41	-7	2.477	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–5	0.583	51	+16	Lost to Tennessee 21–28
42	2	2.539	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+7	BYE
43	-1	2.561	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	56	+11	BYE
44	1	2.597	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	41	+11	BYE
45	1	2.620	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+16	BYE
46	1	2.676	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+4	BYE
47	6	2.696	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	39	+14	Beat Wisconsin 28–21
48	0	2.736	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	41	+8	BYE
49	0	2.753	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
50	6	2.764	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	51	+10	Beat Oklahoma State 33–16
51	-1	2.771	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	40	+8	BYE
52	-9	2.840	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	51	+11	Lost to Texas A&M 16–33
53	-1	2.882	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+20	BYE
54	-3	2.886	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
55	-1	2.968	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+1	BYE
56	-1	2.993	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+7	BYE
57	0	3.065	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+11	BYE
58	1	3.141	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+16	BYE
59	-1	3.163	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	56	+1	BYE
60	1	3.172	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	56	+5	BYE
61	-1	3.181	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+5	BYE
62	0	3.186	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	-7	BYE
63	1	3.230	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	49	+6	BYE
64	-1	3.248	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
65	0	3.267	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+8	BYE
66	0	3.324	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
67	0	3.329	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	56	+3	BYE
68	1	3.362	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	+4	BYE
69	-1	3.382	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
70	0	3.458	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
71	0	3.504	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	BYE
72	0	3.511	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	-4	BYE
73	0	3.573	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
74	0	3.629	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
75	0	3.637	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
76	1	3.640	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
77	1	3.676	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
78	1	3.688	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
79	-3	3.695	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-6	BYE
80	0	3.731	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
81	0	3.753	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
82	0	3.775	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	56	+8	BYE
83	0	3.826	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	0	BYE
84	0	3.865	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
85	1	3.921	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
86	-1	3.922	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
87	0	3.925	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
88	0	3.953	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	56	-2	BYE
89	0	3.962	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	BYE
90	0	4.165	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
91	0	4.219	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
92	0	4.293	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
93	0	4.312	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
94	0	4.339	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	54	+6	BYE
95	0	4.392	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-13	BYE
96	0	4.525	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	BYE
97	0	4.624	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
98	0	4.803	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-12	BYE
99	0	4.847	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-22	BYE
100	0	4.918	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
101	0	4.936	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	97	-21	BYE
102	0	4.938	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
103	0	4.946	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-19	BYE
104	0	5.035	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-15	BYE
105	0	5.038	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
106	0	5.045	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
107	0	5.061	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
108	0	5.064	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	97	-13	BYE
109	0	5.091	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	107	-19	BYE
110	0	5.098	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-15	BYE
111	0	5.214	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-21	BYE
112	0	5.386	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
113	0	5.530	LSU	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-23	BYE
114	0	5.623	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	107	-31	BYE
115	0	5.740	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	121	-29	BYE
116	0	5.913	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-27	BYE
117	0	5.971	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-31	BYE
118	1	6.047	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-28	BYE
119	1	6.095	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	BYE
120	-2	6.101	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	121	-30	BYE
121	0	6.152	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-30	BYE
122	0	6.190	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-26	BYE
123	0	6.350	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-32	BYE
124	1	6.588	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	110	-39	BYE
125	-1	6.589	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-37	BYE
126	0	6.732	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-41	BYE
127	0	6.847	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
128	0	6.936	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	121	-40	BYE
129	0	7.298	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-46	BYE
130	0	7.490	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-34	BYE
131	0	7.710	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	135	-51	BYE
132	0	7.820	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-34	BYE
133	0	8.009	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
134	1	8.103	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	130	-47	BYE
135	-1	8.165	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-48	BYE
136	0	8.947	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-33	BYE
137	0	9.578	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	BYE

1981 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.946	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+53	BYE
2	0	0.980	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
3	0	1.075	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+53	BYE
4	0	1.111	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+44	BYE
5	0	1.152	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+49	BYE
6	0	1.248	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+44	Beat Georgia Tech 44–7
7	0	1.262	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+42	BYE
8	0	1.274	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+40	BYE
9	0	1.342	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+39	BYE
10	0	1.426	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+37	BYE
11	0	1.473	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
12	0	1.492	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+31	BYE
13	1	1.554	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	6	+28	BYE
14	1	1.572	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+33	BYE
15	-2	1.583	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+32	BYE
16	0	1.665	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+28	BYE
17	0	1.690	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	BYE
18	0	1.704	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+31	BYE
19	6	1.761	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	11	+26	Beat South Carolina 33–10
20	-1	1.774	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+29	BYE
21	-1	1.794	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	2	+25	BYE
22	-1	1.828	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+26	BYE
23	-1	1.842	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+22	BYE
24	-1	1.880	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+24	BYE
25	-1	1.906	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
26	0	1.932	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+26	BYE
27	1	1.997	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+23	BYE
28	-1	1.997	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
29	0	2.025	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	11	+20	BYE
30	0	2.050	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+21	BYE
31	0	2.078	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4–1	0.591	52	+20	BYE
32	0	2.110	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
33	0	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	1	2.276	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
36	-1	2.286	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	33	+16	BYE
37	0	2.299	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+16	BYE
38	0	2.306	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
39	0	2.360	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	BYE
40	0	2.362	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	40	+16	BYE
41	0	2.399	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+17	BYE
42	0	2.501	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	+12	BYE
43	0	2.513	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	40	+16	BYE
44	0	2.528	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+7	BYE
45	0	2.580	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	40	+11	BYE
46	0	2.603	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+16	BYE
47	0	2.673	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+4	BYE
48	0	2.721	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	40	+8	BYE
49	0	2.736	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	40	+20	BYE
50	0	2.768	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	39	+8	BYE
51	1	2.839	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
52	1	2.878	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+20	BYE
53	1	2.916	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+7	BYE
54	1	2.962	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	33	+1	BYE
55	1	2.971	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+7	BYE
56	1	3.038	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	BYE
57	-6	3.062	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+11	Lost to Hawai'i 10–33
58	1	3.110	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	55	+2	BYE
59	1	3.125	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+16	BYE
60	1	3.127	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
61	-3	3.156	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	55	+5	BYE
62	0	3.183	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	-7	BYE
63	0	3.244	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	0	BYE
64	0	3.245	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	51	+6	BYE
65	1	3.261	UNLV	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	69	+8	BYE
66	-1	3.271	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	55	-1	BYE
67	0	3.309	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	55	+3	BYE
68	0	3.368	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	55	-2	BYE
69	0	3.373	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	+3	BYE
70	0	3.441	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	-2	BYE
71	1	3.499	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	BYE
72	-1	3.501	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	53	-4	BYE
73	0	3.528	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
74	0	3.625	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–6	0.455	76	-4	BYE
75	0	3.630	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
76	0	3.646	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	76	-5	BYE
77	1	3.654	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
78	-1	3.672	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	+1	BYE
79	0	3.688	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
80	0	3.720	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
81	0	3.749	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-3	BYE
82	0	3.764	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+8	BYE
83	0	3.817	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	0	BYE
84	0	3.857	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	BYE
85	0	3.907	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
86	0	3.908	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
87	0	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	3.957	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	BYE
90	0	4.112	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-2	BYE
91	0	4.215	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
92	0	4.289	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-9	BYE
93	0	4.304	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
94	0	4.334	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	BYE
95	0	4.393	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-13	BYE
96	0	4.534	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	97	-10	BYE
97	0	4.617	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
98	0	4.798	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-13	BYE
99	0	4.843	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	96	-22	BYE
100	0	4.905	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
101	0	4.928	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	97	-21	BYE
102	0	4.934	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	76	-8	BYE
103	0	4.962	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	121	-19	BYE
104	1	4.992	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-15	BYE
105	1	5.029	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-23	BYE
106	-2	5.037	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	97	-17	BYE
107	1	5.053	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	97	-22	BYE
108	-1	5.056	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	97	-13	BYE
109	0	5.072	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	107	-19	BYE
110	0	5.117	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-15	BYE
111	0	5.153	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-20	BYE
112	0	5.377	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-6	BYE
113	0	5.509	LSU	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	107	-23	BYE
114	0	5.613	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	107	-31	BYE
115	0	5.683	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	121	-28	BYE
116	0	5.913	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	0	6.038	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	121	-29	BYE
119	0	6.047	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-28	BYE
120	0	6.086	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	BYE
121	0	6.147	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	110	-30	BYE
122	0	6.185	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-26	BYE
123	0	6.375	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-32	BYE
124	1	6.578	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-37	Lost to Georgia 7–44
125	-1	6.583	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	110	-39	BYE
126	0	6.713	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-41	BYE
127	0	6.835	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
128	0	6.925	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	121	-40	BYE
129	0	7.275	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	130	-46	BYE
130	0	7.471	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-34	BYE
131	0	7.704	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–12	0.000	135	-51	BYE
132	0	7.814	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-34	BYE
133	0	7.997	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	130	-40	BYE
134	0	8.083	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-47	BYE
135	0	8.103	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	130	-47	BYE
136	0	8.947	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	128	-33	BYE
137	0	9.566	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	BYE

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

1981 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 24, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.855	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat Temple 35–0
2	2	1.091	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+43	Beat Oklahoma 37–14
3	-1	1.096	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	Beat South Carolina 29–13
4	1	1.180	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+42	Beat Notre Dame 24–21
5	-2	1.195	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+41	BYE
6	1	1.229	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+40	Beat NC State 14–6
7	3	1.284	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+39	Beat Arkansas 32–18
8	0	1.336	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1–1	0.850	7	+34	Beat Baylor 34–12
9	0	1.431	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–2	0.800	15	+32	Beat Colorado State 52–7
10	2	1.472	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	7	+31	BYE
11	2	1.474	USC	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+35	Beat UCLA 22–21
12	7	1.541	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–1	0.900	5	+28	Beat Harvard 28–0
13	5	1.590	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+32	Beat Duke 31–10
14	-8	1.591	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	7	+25	Lost to Louisville 10–13
15	7	1.602	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+30	Beat Utah 56–28
16	-5	1.670	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+28	Lost to Ohio State 9–14
17	8	1.690	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+31	Beat Cincinnati 7–3
18	3	1.712	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+30	Beat Michigan State 36–7
19	10	1.793	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+29	Beat Washington State 23–10
20	-5	1.800	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+21	Lost to BYU 28–56
21	2	1.815	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	10–1	0.909	3	+25	Beat Nebraska Omaha 53–0
22	-2	1.834	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+25	Lost to USC 21–22
23	-7	1.839	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	20	+23	Lost to Washington 10–23
24	9	1.927	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Beat Michigan 14–9
25	-11	1.950	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+19	Lost to Pacific 17–23
26	1	1.986	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	23	+24	Beat New Mexico 13–12
27	-3	2.006	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	23	+23	Lost to SMU 18–32
28	-11	2.054	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+22	Lost to Syracuse 24–27
29	6	2.102	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	8–2	0.800	15	+18	Beat Long Beach State 24–22
30	10	2.135	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+25	Beat Missouri 19–11
31	8	2.191	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+20	Beat Northern Illinois 31–0
32	0	2.196	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	39	+18	Beat Texas Tech 15–7
33	8	2.201	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	32	+21	Beat Iowa State 27–7
34	8	2.238	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	41	+20	Beat Minnesota 26–21
35	2	2.306	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	41	+21	Beat Northwestern 49–12
36	2	2.316	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	48	+21	BYE
37	-1	2.322	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	+15	BYE
38	-10	2.355	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	41	+16	Lost to Kansas 11–19
39	6	2.373	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+19	Beat New Mexico State 45–9
40	-9	2.379	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	57	+13	Lost to Nebraska 14–37
41	-11	2.397	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	23	+11	Lost to Citadel 18–35
42	-16	2.420	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	41	+15	Lost to Ole Miss 17–21
43	1	2.424	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	48	+13	Beat UTEP 59–14
44	-10	2.570	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	60	+13	Lost to Arkansas State 7–31
45	6	2.573	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+7	Beat Louisiana 14–7
46	1	2.580	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	48	+11	BYE
47	11	2.621	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–4	0.636	41	+11	Beat Bowling Green 6–3
48	13	2.690	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	35	+4	Beat Furman 35–18
49	5	2.770	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	41	+20	BYE
50	14	2.827	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	39	+8	Beat Virginia Tech 6–0
51	-2	2.895	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+14	Lost to Clemson 13–29
52	-6	2.901	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	48	+6	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–6
53	-3	2.927	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+21	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
54	9	2.975	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	48	+3	Beat TCU 37–7
55	-12	2.977	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–3–1	0.682	35	+2	Lost to Vanderbilt 14–28
56	-3	3.085	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+2	Lost to Penn State 21–24
57	-2	3.086	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	69	+8	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–27
58	12	3.107	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	60	+7	Beat Tulsa 31–7
59	-11	3.127	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	48	+3	Lost to Kentucky 10–21
60	0	3.167	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	-7	BYE
61	-5	3.202	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	60	+2	Lost to Wisconsin 21–26
62	11	3.206	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–4	0.600	48	+7	Beat Pennsylvania 33–13
63	-6	3.214	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	60	+5	Lost to North Carolina 10–31
64	-12	3.225	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–4	0.600	48	0	Lost to Fresno State 17–23
65	-6	3.277	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	60	+15	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
66	8	3.346	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 38–7
67	10	3.400	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	60	+3	Beat Lamar 31–7
68	4	3.417	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	48	+14	BYE
69	6	3.423	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	+6	Beat Air Force 24–21
70	-2	3.506	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	57	-3	Lost to Yale 0–28
71	-6	3.545	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	77	-3	Lost to Iowa 7–36
72	-1	3.570	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	69	-4	BYE
73	12	3.579	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	90	+2	Beat West Virginia 27–24
74	-5	3.656	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Lost to Texas 12–34
75	-13	3.673	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	77	-5	Lost to Indiana 17–20
76	13	3.701	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Beat Hawai'i 23–17
77	2	3.719	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+6	BYE
78	0	3.752	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-3	BYE
79	3	3.762	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	Beat Marshall 42–0
80	-14	3.819	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-2	Lost to Boston College 21–27
81	-1	3.849	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	-5	BYE
82	9	3.849	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	95	-2	Beat Rutgers 27–21
83	-7	3.907	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	69	-8	Lost to Central Michigan 3–6
84	10	3.917	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	90	0	Beat Mississippi State 21–17
85	5	3.976	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	77	-8	Beat Kent State 20–7
86	1	3.997	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-5	Beat Richmond 35–21
87	-4	4.004	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-5	Beat Virginia 48–7
88	-21	4.016	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	60	-2	Lost to James Madison 14–17
89	-1	4.019	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	99	-9	Beat California 42–21
90	13	4.110	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6	0.400	95	-5	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–14
91	6	4.114	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-1	Beat Southern Miss 13–10
92	-8	4.331	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	95	-6	BYE
93	14	4.363	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4–1	0.550	57	+6	Beat Cornell 37–14
94	-13	4.378	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	99	-9	Lost to Miami 6–14
95	-9	4.388	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-3	BYE
96	-4	4.434	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	90	-12	BYE
97	15	4.672	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	77	-9	Beat Arizona 23–17
98	13	4.844	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	113	-12	Beat Tennessee 21–10
99	-6	4.967	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	77	-6	Lost to Northwestern State 9–41
100	-5	4.969	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	122	-18	Lost to Stanford 21–42
101	5	4.976	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	113	-15	Beat Kansas State 24–21
102	-3	4.988	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	98	-22	Lost to Wyoming 12–13
103	-7	5.079	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	99	-23	Lost to Ohio 7–20
104	-6	5.084	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	113	-12	Lost to Texas A&M 7–37
105	8	5.085	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–7	0.364	99	-12	Beat App State 21–10
106	-5	5.092	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	99	-17	BYE
107	9	5.121	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	99	-22	Beat Illinois State 14–10
108	-4	5.160	LSU	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	105	-15	BYE
109	0	5.177	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	107	-17	BYE
110	7	5.193	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	113	-20	Beat Purdue 20–17
111	-11	5.395	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	107	-24	Lost to William & Mary 21–35
112	-10	5.440	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–5–1	0.450	89	-5	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–31
113	-8	5.685	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	106	-31	Lost to Western Carolina 10–21
114	-4	5.709	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	107	-26	Lost to UNLV 21–24
115	-7	5.730	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	122	-27	Lost to Colorado 21–24
116	-2	5.920	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	107	-26	Lost to Princeton 14–37
117	8	6.032	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	122	-30	Beat Oregon State 47–17
118	10	6.108	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–7	0.300	107	-29	Beat Columbia 23–20
119	0	6.109	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	113	-33	Lost to Toledo 0–31
120	0	6.112	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	120	-25	BYE
121	2	6.137	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	120	-28	Lost to San José State 22–24
122	-7	6.232	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	113	-25	Lost to Nevada 34–36
123	-1	6.391	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-30	Lost to Houston 7–15
124	-3	6.584	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	107	-39	Lost to Ball State 10–14
125	-1	6.757	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	113	-40	Lost to West Texas A&M 9–45
126	-8	6.775	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9	0.100	129	-35	Lost to Maryland 7–48
127	0	6.820	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	129	-35	BYE
128	-2	7.015	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	122	-40	Lost to Indiana State 0–42
129	0	7.474	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	133	-44	BYE
130	3	7.570	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–9–1	0.136	126	-33	Lost to Mcneese State 7–14
131	0	7.806	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–9	0.100	129	-33	Lost to Brown 20–23
132	0	7.847	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	129	-32	Lost to San Diego State 14–59
133	1	7.912	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	135	-47	Lost to Arizona State 7–52
134	1	8.108	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–11	0.000	135	-47	Lost to Illinois 12–49
135	-5	8.184	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	133	-45	Lost to Oregon 17–47
136	0	8.840	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	128	-26	Lost to Dartmouth 13–33
137	0	9.597	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–11	0.000	135	-54	Lost to Western Michigan 7–38

1981 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.834	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+46	Beat Army 48–0
2	1	1.100	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–0	1.000	1	+42	Beat Maryland 21–7
3	3	1.164	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	4	+38	Beat Auburn 24–13
4	1	1.173	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	14	+35	Beat Iowa State 31–7
5	-3	1.190	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	22	+34	Lost to Alabama 16–31
6	4	1.207	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	3	+30	Beat Florida State 58–14
7	1	1.242	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	22	+34	Beat Virginia Tech 21–14
8	1	1.334	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+28	Beat TCU 31–15
9	-5	1.381	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–2	0.778	22	+30	Lost to UCLA 24–34
10	3	1.436	SMU	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	4	+28	Beat Texas Tech 30–6
11	3	1.447	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2	0.800	14	+29	Beat Purdue 28–10
12	4	1.455	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	9	+27	Beat Penn State 31–16
13	-1	1.536	USC	PAC	8–2	0.800	14	+27	Lost to Washington 3–13
14	-7	1.554	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	8	+22	Lost to BYU 3–13
15	6	1.654	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–1–1	0.850	9	+20	Beat Wyoming 30–27
16	-1	1.667	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–1–1	0.850	9	+21	Beat California 19–0
17	1	1.679	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+26	Beat Rutgers 20–3
18	-1	1.710	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–2	0.800	14	+24	Beat Virginia 17–14
19	-8	1.718	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	7	+21	Lost to Princeton 31–35
20	6	1.736	UCLA	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	26	+22	Beat Arizona State 34–24
21	2	1.777	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–3	0.700	29	+24	Beat Wisconsin 17–7
22	3	1.800	BYU	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	13	+20	Beat Hawai'i 13–3
23	-1	1.803	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	4	+24	Beat Illinois State 13–10
24	0	1.837	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	14	+22	Beat Texas A&M 10–7
25	3	1.905	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–2–1	0.750	26	+21	Beat Northern Illinois 30–3
26	1	1.949	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–3	0.700	29	+21	Beat LSU 17–9
27	-8	1.990	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	29	+20	Lost to Utah 27–30
28	7	2.058	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	29	+18	Beat Oklahoma 19–14
29	8	2.066	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2	0.800	14	+18	Beat USC 13–3
30	9	2.099	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	14	+13	Beat Virginia Military Institute 33–21
31	-11	2.131	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–3–1	0.611	45	+13	Lost to Missouri 14–19
32	-3	2.134	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–3–1	0.611	45	+17	BYE
33	0	2.179	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–3	0.700	29	+15	Beat Northwestern 70–6
34	13	2.213	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	49	+16	Beat West Texas A&M 24–10
35	3	2.240	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	22	+13	Beat Pacific 40–25
36	5	2.307	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+13	Beat Georgia Tech 20–14
37	3	2.341	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4	0.600	49	+19	Beat Indiana 35–14
38	-7	2.370	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+19	Lost to Southern Miss 14–58
39	6	2.379	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+13	Beat Kent State 17–0
40	2	2.398	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	29	+15	Beat Colorado 27–0
41	8	2.439	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	38	+14	Beat Kansas State 31–10
42	-10	2.458	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–4	0.600	49	+13	Lost to Iowa 7–17
43	0	2.482	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	26	+8	Beat Tennessee State 28–9
44	7	2.523	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	62	+12	Beat UNLV 38–20
45	-15	2.529	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	49	+14	Lost to Tulsa 10–24
46	-10	2.545	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+9	Lost to Miami 14–21
47	1	2.591	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	49	+9	Beat Kentucky 33–12
48	2	2.603	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	38	+10	Beat Ole Miss 28–20
49	4	2.695	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+12	BYE
50	2	2.711	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	62	+20	BYE
51	-17	2.731	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–3–1	0.650	42	+5	Lost to Texas Arlington 20–21
52	7	2.776	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	38	+6	Beat Oregon State 40–7
53	2	2.783	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	62	+6	Beat Air Force 35–7
54	4	2.816	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	44	+17	Beat New Mexico State 23–15
55	-9	2.873	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	67	+9	Lost to Nebraska 7–31
56	-12	2.923	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–4	0.600	49	+5	Lost to Michigan State 36–43
57	10	2.946	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	49	+8	Beat NC State 17–7
58	7	2.996	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	49	+3	Beat Ball State 28–7
59	11	3.069	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+16	Beat Louisville 24–0
60	14	3.087	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	-5	Beat Holy Cross 32–13
61	8	3.101	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	42	-4	Beat Wofford 24–14
62	-5	3.150	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–5	0.500	69	+3	Lost to Michigan 10–28
63	-7	3.170	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	62	+2	Lost to Arkansas 7–10
64	-4	3.225	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	45	+2	Lost to Furman 21–33
65	13	3.250	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	69	+1	Beat Minnesota 43–36
66	-2	3.254	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	+6	Lost to West Virginia 3–20
67	10	3.352	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	49	-2	Beat App State 21–14
68	11	3.365	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	45	-4	Beat Pennsylvania 45–7
69	-8	3.375	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	69	+1	Lost to Rice 14–17
70	-16	3.410	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–5	0.500	69	+1	Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–32
71	1	3.452	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	69	-2	Lost to Georgia 13–24
72	-6	3.466	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	49	+12	Lost to Colgate 13–32
73	10	3.515	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	62	+4	Beat Brown 38–13
74	-12	3.596	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	69	-2	Lost to Ohio 20–37
75	-7	3.637	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	87	+3	Lost to San Diego State 20–38
76	5	3.655	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	67	-4	Beat Eastern Michigan 28–0
77	11	3.744	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	5–5	0.500	69	0	Beat Mcneese State 21–20
78	-7	3.746	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	82	-2	Lost to William & Mary 21–31
79	-16	3.768	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	69	+5	Lost to Idaho State 24–50
80	4	3.822	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	-5	Beat Memphis 24–7
81	-5	4.086	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	87	-5	Lost to Duke 7–17
82	3	4.108	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	83	-9	Beat Eastern Illinois 27–14
83	4	4.134	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	97	-5	Lost to Clemson 7–21
84	12	4.137	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	87	-4	Beat Baylor 17–14
85	9	4.190	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	97	-6	Beat Boston College 27–17
86	-13	4.225	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6–1	0.409	84	-1	Lost to Northern Michigan 30–32
87	12	4.275	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	87	-6	Beat East Carolina 31–21
88	5	4.295	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–7	0.300	108	-10	Beat Oregon 42–3
89	-3	4.308	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	87	-8	Lost to San José State 25–40
90	16	4.327	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6	0.400	87	-11	Beat Western Michigan 37–20
91	-16	4.335	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	102	-7	Lost to Syracuse 17–27
92	10	4.341	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–6–1	0.409	84	-11	Beat Arkansas State 32–0
93	-13	4.348	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	69	-7	Lost to North Texas 14–17
94	-5	4.369	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	97	-5	Lost to Tennessee 20–28
95	-5	4.431	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–8	0.200	118	-9	Lost to Washington State 0–19
96	-4	4.679	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–6	0.400	87	-16	Lost to Toledo 0–17
97	-6	4.707	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	87	-7	Lost to Cincinnati 0–24
98	-3	4.732	TCU	IND SWC	2–6–2	0.300	108	-8	Lost to Texas 15–31
99	8	4.778	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	84	-17	Beat Colorado State 28–16
100	-18	4.816	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	102	-16	Lost to Wake Forest 22–34
101	8	4.832	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	96	-13	Beat Richmond 34–22
102	8	4.841	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	4–4–1	0.500	69	0	Beat Louisiana 14–12
103	1	4.853	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	102	-13	BYE
104	-6	4.914	LSU	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	97	-14	Lost to Mississippi State 9–17
105	-8	4.940	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	97	-20	Lost to East Tennessee State 14–21
106	-6	5.028	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	118	-13	Lost to Kansas 0–27
107	16	5.059	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	69	+1	Beat Yale 35–31
108	-5	5.068	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	118	-16	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–31
109	-8	5.184	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	108	-16	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–48
110	-5	5.284	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	102	-19	Lost to Notre Dame 7–35
111	-3	5.353	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–8	0.200	118	-17	Lost to Florida 12–33
112	5	5.406	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	87	-16	Beat Long Beach State 31–30
113	3	5.511	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	108	-13	Beat Marshall 38–28
114	8	5.591	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	102	-20	Beat Columbia 15–9
115	-3	5.649	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	108	-23	BYE
116	-5	5.731	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–7	0.300	108	-24	Lost to Central Michigan 7–28
117	-4	5.764	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–8	0.200	118	-23	Lost to Illinois 14–35
118	2	6.009	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–8	0.111	128	-25	Lost to North Carolina 14–17
119	-4	6.053	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–7	0.300	108	-28	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–30
120	7	6.105	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	118	-23	Beat UL Monroe 17–14
121	-2	6.141	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	102	-30	Lost to Drake 10–13
122	3	6.312	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–8–1	0.150	125	-25	Lost to SMU 6–30
123	-9	6.342	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	116	-26	Lost to Fresno State 30–31
124	0	6.522	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	108	-34	Lost to Southern Illinois 15–23
125	-7	6.542	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-28	Lost to Stanford 3–42
126	-5	6.722	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	118	-32	Lost to Western Carolina 28–38
127	1	6.750	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	131	-32	Lost to Navy 14–20
128	-2	6.756	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	116	-28	Lost to Dartmouth 13–38
129	0	7.363	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	134	-39	Lost to Tulane 7–24
130	0	7.507	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-32	Lost to Arizona 7–40
131	0	7.510	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	128	-24	Lost to Cornell 9–15
132	1	7.513	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	128	-23	BYE
133	-1	7.651	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–8–1	0.150	125	-27	Lost to Lamar 12–14
134	0	7.813	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	135	-38	Lost to New Mexico 16–28
135	0	7.959	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–10	0.000	135	-37	Lost to Ohio State 6–70
136	0	8.995	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	127	-20	Lost to Harvard 7–45
137	0	9.702	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–10	0.000	135	-45	Lost to Bowling Green 0–28

1981 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 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	0	0.779	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+39	Beat Rutgers 47–3
2	1	1.008	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	10	+31	Beat NC State 22–15
3	3	1.109	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat North Carolina 10–8
4	-2	1.149	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–1	0.875	10	+28	BYE
5	5	1.182	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	17	+28	Beat Oklahoma State 54–7
6	-2	1.207	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+31	Beat Florida 26–21
7	-2	1.305	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat UTEP 35–7
8	1	1.309	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	25	+27	Beat Florida State 27–19
9	-1	1.335	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1–1	0.813	15	+22	Tied Houston 14–14
10	6	1.374	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	5	+20	Beat Mississippi State 7–6
11	0	1.385	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Cornell 23–17
12	1	1.390	USC	PAC	8–1	0.889	6	+25	Beat California 21–3
13	-6	1.413	SMU	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	6	+24	Beat Rice 33–12
14	10	1.537	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Beat Illinois 70–21
15	0	1.608	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+19	Beat Oregon 39–7
16	-2	1.617	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+19	BYE
17	-5	1.625	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Lost to Clemson 8–10
18	4	1.638	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+22	Beat Temple 24–19
19	4	1.731	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Beat San Diego State 24–13
20	-3	1.737	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	32	+16	Beat Kansas State 28–21
21	-3	1.814	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–1–1	0.833	12	+13	Tied New Mexico 7–7
22	4	1.844	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–1	0.889	6	+19	Beat Southern Illinois 22–17
23	7	1.866	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+17	Beat Purdue 33–7
24	10	1.979	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	17	+15	Beat Baylor 41–39
25	2	2.003	BYU	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	16	+13	Beat Colorado State 63–14
26	22	2.008	UCLA	PAC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+13	Beat Washington 31–0
27	-6	2.031	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	34	+16	Lost to Southern Miss 6–7
28	7	2.033	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+15	Beat Central Michigan 7–3
29	0	2.075	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–3–1	0.611	51	+16	Tied Texas 14–14
30	3	2.133	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	34	+16	Beat Indiana State 17–14
31	-11	2.136	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+16	Lost to Miami 19–27
32	-1	2.146	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+14	Beat Indiana 28–7
33	-14	2.147	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+14	Lost to Minnesota 31–35
34	9	2.207	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+10	Beat Louisiana Tech 27–20
35	-3	2.278	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+12	Beat Colorado 30–14
36	6	2.323	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	25	+9	BYE
37	-9	2.328	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	17	+10	Lost to UCLA 0–31
38	7	2.367	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	25	+9	BYE
39	1	2.378	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	17	+6	Beat Davidson 30–12
40	-15	2.384	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	+15	Lost to Michigan 21–70
41	9	2.410	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+10	Beat Syracuse 35–23
42	18	2.411	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	34	+13	Beat Iowa State 24–11
43	4	2.513	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	28	+7	Tied Citadel 28–28
44	14	2.533	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–3	0.667	34	+8	Beat Ohio State 35–31
45	14	2.558	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	34	+8	Beat Western Michigan 28–14
46	-9	2.565	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3–1	0.611	51	+10	Lost to Kansas 11–24
47	4	2.566	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	57	+8	Beat New Mexico State 31–0
48	-7	2.605	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	57	+7	Lost to Georgia 21–26
49	-10	2.698	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	47	+9	Lost to Nebraska 7–54
50	17	2.725	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	47	+8	Beat Wichita State 24–21
51	-7	2.726	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	73	+8	Lost to Wyoming 13–24
52	-6	2.728	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+17	Lost to West Virginia 19–24
53	-15	2.763	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	54	+11	Lost to Pacific 21–23
54	15	2.885	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–4	0.556	57	+6	Beat Lamar 16–9
55	7	2.910	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	73	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 35–3
56	0	2.930	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	47	+4	BYE
57	-4	2.951	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	57	+3	Lost to Iowa 7–33
58	-1	2.963	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	54	+13	Lost to Drake 17–22
59	4	2.963	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–3	0.625	47	+5	BYE
60	-24	2.977	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–2–1	0.688	32	+3	Lost to Richmond 14–45
61	-12	2.998	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	57	+5	Lost to Arkansas 39–41
62	-7	3.019	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	57	+4	Lost to Toledo 14–28
63	7	3.083	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4–1	0.550	72	+4	Beat Long Beach State 28–2
64	-10	3.121	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+5	Lost to Pittsburgh 3–47
65	-4	3.123	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	57	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
66	9	3.137	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	+14	Beat Army 28–13
67	1	3.188	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4	0.556	57	+4	Beat Wake Forest 31–10
68	-16	3.232	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	+7	Lost to Fresno State 26–42
69	-4	3.258	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	51	-4	Tied Tennessee Chattanooga 28–28
70	3	3.338	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+11	Beat Memphis 38–7
71	11	3.379	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	73	+2	Beat East Tennessee State 66–23
72	2	3.404	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–4	0.556	57	-3	Beat North Texas 20–0
73	-9	3.484	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	78	0	Lost to Tennessee 21–24
74	2	3.540	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	34	-11	Beat Bucknell 24–6
75	3	3.578	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	0	Beat Massachusetts 52–22
76	-5	3.730	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	79	0	Lost to Penn State 15–22
77	-11	3.751	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	57	-6	Lost to East Carolina 23–66
78	2	3.753	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat Northwestern 61–14
79	11	3.756	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–3–1	0.563	56	-5	Beat William & Mary 23–14
80	7	3.764	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	57	+1	Beat Louisville 40–7
81	7	3.836	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–4–1	0.500	73	-3	Beat Ball State 14–10
82	28	3.983	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	94	-6	Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14
83	6	4.003	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	73	+1	Beat Columbia 21–7
84	8	4.041	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat Maryland 14–7
85	-8	4.094	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-7	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–17
86	20	4.225	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat South Carolina 23–21
87	-15	4.257	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-7	Lost to Tulane 7–14
88	10	4.258	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–5	0.444	79	-5	Beat Louisiana 23–7
89	-5	4.268	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-3	BYE
90	-7	4.287	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–7	0.222	116	-6	Lost to USC 3–21
91	-12	4.362	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	79	-2	Lost to UL Monroe 7–40
92	7	4.398	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	79	-11	Beat Eastern Michigan 13–7
93	-2	4.464	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–7	0.222	116	-9	Beat Oregon State 63–9
94	-9	4.617	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	112	-8	Lost to Navy 23–35
95	1	4.704	TCU	IND SWC	2–5–2	0.333	100	-7	Tied Texas Tech 39–39
96	5	4.713	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	100	-8	Lost to SMU 12–33
97	-16	4.720	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	89	-15	Lost to Marshall 10–17
98	2	4.755	LSU	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	89	-10	BYE
99	-5	4.842	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-10	Lost to Harvard 14–23
100	2	4.861	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	116	-9	Lost to Missouri 14–30
101	-4	4.864	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	100	-13	Lost to Holy Cross 13–28
102	-7	4.876	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–6–1	0.350	98	-13	Lost to Mcneese State 20–27
103	2	4.886	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	116	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 21–28
104	-18	4.899	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	100	-12	Lost to Kentucky 10–17
105	3	4.926	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	94	-14	BYE
106	-13	5.005	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	100	-15	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–38
107	2	5.133	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6–1	0.350	98	-14	Tied Utah 7–7
108	6	5.162	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–7	0.222	116	-12	Beat Vanderbilt 17–10
109	-6	5.235	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	110	-13	Lost to Duke 10–31
110	-6	5.372	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–4–1	0.438	87	0	Lost to Arkansas State 9–16
111	-4	5.399	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	100	-18	Lost to Bowling Green 10–14
112	6	5.571	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	110	-19	Beat Boise State 20–17
113	-1	5.578	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	116	-17	Lost to Wisconsin 7–28
114	-1	5.766	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	113	-16	Lost to Utah State 2–28
115	9	5.847	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–6	0.333	100	-23	Beat Ohio 38–14
116	-1	5.913	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	116	-13	BYE
117	12	5.967	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	100	-16	Beat UNLV 42–26
118	1	6.002	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–8	0.111	129	-19	Lost to Washington State 7–39
119	-2	6.144	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	94	-26	BYE
120	-4	6.154	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–7	0.125	127	-21	BYE
121	1	6.226	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	116	-22	Beat App State 17–10
122	1	6.282	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	113	-18	Lost to Yale 17–23
123	-12	6.416	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–4–1	0.438	87	-6	Lost to Maine 44–55
124	-4	6.522	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	100	-29	Lost to Tulsa 0–31
125	-4	6.553	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–7–1	0.167	124	-22	Tied TCU 39–39
126	5	6.586	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	113	-21	Beat Rhode Island 10–8
127	0	7.028	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	129	-25	Lost to Auburn 0–20
128	0	7.077	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	129	-28	Lost to Notre Dame 3–35
129	-4	7.091	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	134	-30	Lost to Cincinnati 7–38
130	-4	7.354	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	129	-25	Lost to Stanford 9–63
131	-1	7.355	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	127	-16	Lost to Dartmouth 7–21
132	0	7.536	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–7–1	0.167	124	-21	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–23
133	1	7.561	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	129	-20	Lost to Hawai'i 7–35
134	1	7.728	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	135	-30	Lost to BYU 14–63
135	-2	7.820	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	135	-30	Lost to Michigan State 14–61
136	0	9.294	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	126	-15	Lost to Delaware 6–40
137	0	9.772	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–9	0.000	135	-37	Lost to Kent State 7–13

1981 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 3, 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	1	0.758	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+31	Beat Boston College 29–24
2	2	1.045	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–1	0.875	6	+27	Beat San José State 31–24
3	-2	1.052	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	14	+23	Lost to Miami 14–17
4	10	1.189	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	6	+24	Beat Temple 49–3
5	-2	1.209	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat UNLV 57–21
6	-1	1.232	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Wake Forest 82–24
7	10	1.330	SMU	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+20	Beat Texas A&M 27–7
8	1	1.332	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	14	+19	Beat Texas Tech 26–9
9	12	1.369	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	32	+20	Beat Penn State 17–14
10	0	1.370	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	20	+20	Beat Kansas 31–15
11	0	1.387	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Dartmouth 24–3
12	-4	1.395	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	6	+19	Beat Maryland 17–10
13	9	1.399	USC	PAC	7–1	0.875	6	+18	Beat Washington State 41–17
14	11	1.519	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1–1	0.833	16	+18	Beat Mississippi State 13–10
15	-9	1.563	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–1–1	0.813	17	+17	Lost to USC 17–41
16	-3	1.584	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–0–1	0.929	5	+11	Beat North Texas 22–0
17	3	1.658	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–2–1	0.643	40	+12	Beat Colorado 49–0
18	10	1.726	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	6	+12	Beat San Diego State 17–14
19	20	1.767	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	20	+15	Beat Purdue 45–33
20	9	1.789	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+17	Beat Western Carolina 56–31
21	-2	1.801	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	20	+14	Lost to Alabama 10–13
22	4	1.815	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+15	Beat East Carolina 20–3
23	4	1.834	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	20	+15	Beat Colorado State 55–21
24	13	1.848	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–2	0.750	20	+12	Beat Minnesota 34–13
25	22	1.956	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–3	0.625	41	+15	Beat Iowa 24–7
26	-10	1.958	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–1	0.875	6	+12	Lost to Tulsa 6–59
27	3	1.973	BYU	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+13	Beat New Mexico 31–7
28	8	1.984	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–1	0.875	6	+10	Beat Stanford 42–31
29	9	1.996	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	41	+14	Beat TCU 20–16
30	-15	2.034	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–3	0.625	41	+11	Lost to Illinois 7–24
31	12	2.040	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–3	0.625	41	+12	Beat Northwestern 52–0
32	-14	2.043	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	41	+12	Lost to Oklahoma State 12–16
33	1	2.055	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	41	+13	BYE
34	10	2.110	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	20	+9	Beat Rice 41–7
35	-12	2.160	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–2–1	0.688	34	+10	Lost to Toledo 10–17
36	-24	2.215	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–1–1	0.786	18	+7	Lost to Virginia 10–13
37	-30	2.219	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	34	+11	Lost to Kansas State 7–10
38	13	2.226	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+14	Beat NC State 20–12
39	11	2.277	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	32	+10	Beat Missouri 16–12
40	0	2.290	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	20	+6	Beat Marshall 35–3
41	-17	2.306	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	41	+8	Lost to Auburn 12–14
42	4	2.315	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+7	Beat Kentucky 29–3
43	5	2.340	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–2–1	0.688	34	+6	Tied Lamar 20–20
44	-13	2.352	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	64	+10	Lost to Utah 14–17
45	-10	2.374	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	20	+6	Lost to Arizona State 24–31
46	-13	2.386	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	41	+17	Lost to Georgia 3–49
47	10	2.454	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	20	+5	Beat East Tennessee State 17–0
48	5	2.474	UCLA	PAC	5–2–1	0.688	34	+5	Beat Oregon 28–11
49	5	2.544	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	41	+7	BYE
50	-18	2.553	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	41	+7	Lost to Notre Dame 0–38
51	16	2.558	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	66	+6	Beat Drake 59–6
52	-10	2.578	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	66	+12	Lost to Hawai'i 21–57
53	-8	2.578	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–3	0.625	41	+4	Lost to Ohio State 33–45
54	1	2.707	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	41	+5	BYE
55	8	2.736	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	41	+4	Beat Northern Illinois 23–12
56	-7	2.738	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	41	+5	Lost to SMU 7–27
57	4	2.747	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	38	+12	Beat Indiana State 17–3
58	-17	2.778	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	41	+3	Lost to Michigan 13–34
59	12	2.799	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–3	0.625	41	+3	Beat Miami (OH) 17–10
60	-8	2.803	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	41	+6	Lost to Nebraska 15–31
61	9	2.889	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	41	+1	Beat Ohio 38–21
62	13	2.889	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	85	+3	Beat Navy 38–0
63	3	2.950	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–3	0.625	41	+3	Beat UTEP 48–15
64	9	3.032	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	66	+3	Beat Illinois State 38–7
65	-5	3.069	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	41	-2	Beat Presbyterian 21–3
66	-10	3.126	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	41	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 0–17
67	-5	3.134	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–3	0.571	64	+3	BYE
68	0	3.248	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	66	+3	Beat Georgia Tech 38–24
69	3	3.269	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	66	+1	Beat Texas Arlington 10–7
70	7	3.405	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4–1	0.500	66	-1	Beat Fresno State 20–0
71	-12	3.441	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	66	+2	Lost to South Carolina 12–20
72	-8	3.469	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–4–1	0.438	81	0	Lost to North Carolina 10–17
73	1	3.485	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	66	+9	Beat Tulane 17–13
74	7	3.500	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–4	0.500	66	-2	Beat Florida 14–12
75	7	3.530	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	41	+8	Beat Columbia 14–7
76	-18	3.587	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	41	-8	Lost to Syracuse 24–47
77	-8	3.715	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–4–1	0.438	81	-3	Lost to Southern Illinois 3–17
78	-13	3.733	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	108	+1	Lost to Pittsburgh 24–29
79	0	3.832	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	66	+2	BYE
80	20	3.868	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–5	0.375	90	-4	Beat Indiana 26–3
81	-3	3.884	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	81	-7	BYE
82	-6	3.944	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	80	-3	Lost to West Virginia 3–20
83	9	4.018	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–6	0.250	112	-4	Beat Oregon State 45–3
84	5	4.037	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	87	-2	Tied LSU 27–27
85	19	4.065	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	106	-3	Beat Colgate 47–24
86	7	4.103	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5	0.375	90	-4	Beat Memphis 26–0
87	10	4.188	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	66	-2	Beat Nicholls State 55–18
88	19	4.194	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4–1	0.438	81	-6	Beat Kent State 13–7
89	9	4.199	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	85	0	Lost to Yale 3–24
90	16	4.299	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	66	-8	Beat Brown 41–7
91	4	4.381	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–7	0.125	124	-8	Lost to Washington 31–42
92	-9	4.384	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	90	-7	Lost to Cincinnati 13–17
93	-7	4.399	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–5	0.375	90	-9	Lost to Central Michigan 21–38
94	-3	4.408	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	90	-7	Beat James Madison 31–19
95	1	4.487	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–5–1	0.389	87	-10	Tied Louisiana 17–17
96	-6	4.517	TCU	IND SWC	2–5–1	0.313	106	-7	Lost to Houston 16–20
97	-17	4.521	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	90	-10	Lost to Air Force 3–7
98	-11	4.523	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	90	-6	Lost to Arkansas State 7–10
99	-15	4.527	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	90	-9	Lost to Bowling Green 7–13
100	-1	4.583	LSU	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	87	-9	Tied Ole Miss 27–27
101	-16	4.587	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	90	-8	Lost to Arkansas 7–41
102	-14	4.619	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	112	-5	Lost to Oklahoma 0–49
103	-9	4.648	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	104	-6	Lost to Clemson 24–82
104	-1	4.705	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–3–1	0.500	66	+4	Tied Mcneese State 20–20
105	10	4.735	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	112	-9	Beat Iowa State 10–7
106	4	4.899	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	90	-10	Beat CAL State Fullerton 17–16
107	2	4.958	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	90	-13	Beat Eastern Michigan 35–13
108	6	4.970	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	90	-14	Beat Army 7–3
109	-7	5.015	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	104	-12	Lost to BYU 7–31
110	-5	5.099	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	108	-11	BYE
111	10	5.373	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	66	-6	Beat Pennsylvania 38–30
112	-11	5.458	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–6	0.250	112	-13	Lost to Michigan State 3–26
113	-5	5.467	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	108	-12	BYE
114	-1	5.498	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–7	0.125	124	-14	Lost to Virginia Tech 3–29
115	-3	5.681	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	118	-10	Lost to Florida State 31–56
116	14	5.751	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–7	0.125	124	-17	Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–10
117	-6	5.921	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	90	-22	Lost to Wichita State 7–38
118	-2	6.063	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	118	-19	Lost to Pacific 16–17
119	1	6.076	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–7	0.125	124	-18	Lost to UCLA 11–28
120	4	6.078	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	90	-22	Beat Western Illinois 31–24
121	-3	6.228	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	124	-18	Lost to Texas 9–26
122	3	6.538	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–7	0.125	124	-20	Lost to Furman 3–35
123	9	6.545	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	108	-17	Beat Bucknell 22–15
124	-1	6.550	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–6	0.250	112	-22	Lost to Western Michigan 12–23
125	-6	6.628	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	134	-22	Lost to Vanderbilt 0–26
126	-9	6.684	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	124	-17	Lost to California 3–45
127	2	6.706	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	124	-19	Lost to Southern Miss 0–22
128	-6	6.786	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	124	-21	Lost to Duke 24–38
129	-3	6.992	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	112	-19	Lost to Utah State 0–20
130	1	7.069	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-11	Lost to Holy Cross 7–14
131	-3	7.070	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-18	Lost to Harvard 7–41
132	1	7.263	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–6–1	0.188	120	-15	Tied Louisiana Tech 17–17
133	-6	7.503	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–8	0.000	135	-23	Lost to Wisconsin 0–52
134	0	7.718	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	124	-19	Lost to Arizona 15–48
135	0	7.807	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	135	-25	Lost to Wyoming 21–55
136	0	8.312	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	121	-13	Lost to Princeton 30–38
137	0	9.746	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–8	0.000	135	-29	Lost to Ball State 13–35

1981 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 27, 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	2	0.735	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat West Virginia 30–7
2	-1	0.753	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Syracuse 23–10
3	10	1.202	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat San Diego State 28–10
4	1	1.223	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–1	0.857	10	+18	Beat Stanford 62–36
5	4	1.228	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat NC State 17–7
6	5	1.283	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	7	+15	Beat Arizona 34–19
7	-5	1.290	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1–1	0.786	21	+18	Beat Colorado 17–10
8	-4	1.310	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–1	0.857	10	+16	Lost to South Carolina 13–31
9	8	1.310	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	19	+15	Beat SMU 9–7
10	6	1.390	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	24	+14	Beat Missouri 6–0
11	1	1.394	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Pennsylvania 24–3
12	-4	1.408	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–0–1	0.917	8	+12	Beat Marshall 20–16
13	2	1.438	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–0–1	0.917	8	+10	BYE
14	0	1.463	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+16	Beat Kentucky 21–0
15	-5	1.512	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–2	0.714	24	+13	Lost to Minnesota 10–12
16	4	1.517	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat West Texas A&M 21–13
17	-10	1.518	SMU	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	10	+14	Lost to Texas 7–9
18	-12	1.539	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	24	+14	Lost to Nebraska 0–6
19	4	1.586	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+13	Beat Auburn 21–17
20	2	1.722	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–2–1	0.583	55	+9	Beat Oregon State 42–3
21	15	1.724	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	46	+13	Beat East Carolina 31–6
22	-3	1.742	USC	PAC	6–1	0.857	10	+10	Beat Notre Dame 14–7
23	4	1.777	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1–1	0.786	21	+11	Beat Ohio 40–14
24	7	1.802	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	24	+12	BYE
25	10	1.820	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–1–1	0.813	20	+12	Beat Rutgers 31–7
26	-2	1.845	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+10	Lost to Penn State 7–30
27	15	1.859	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	24	+13	Beat BYU 33–20
28	9	1.870	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	10	+7	Beat UNLV 69–28
29	3	1.892	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+13	Beat LSU 38–14
30	-12	1.985	BYU	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	23	+9	Lost to Wyoming 20–33
31	-10	2.006	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	46	+10	Lost to Hawai'i 10–28
32	13	2.049	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+8	Beat William & Mary 27–0
33	7	2.067	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+16	Beat Cincinnati 24–13
34	-9	2.075	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	50	+14	Lost to Drake 13–21
35	3	2.095	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1	0.857	10	+6	Beat Utah State 27–24
36	-3	2.098	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–1	0.857	10	+6	Beat Texas Tech 14–7
37	-8	2.126	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–2	0.714	24	+6	Beat Northwestern 38–0
38	11	2.142	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	56	+11	Beat Arkansas 20–17
39	0	2.182	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–2	0.714	24	+7	Beat Indiana 29–10
40	1	2.215	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	24	+6	Beat Liberty 38–14
41	11	2.240	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–2	0.714	24	+6	Beat Iowa 12–10
42	-16	2.311	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	56	+11	Lost to Utah 28–69
43	-15	2.372	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–3	0.571	56	+9	Lost to Illinois 21–23
44	-14	2.377	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Lost to Houston 17–20
45	1	2.381	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2	0.714	24	+4	Beat Michigan State 27–26
46	4	2.401	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat App State 34–12
47	7	2.418	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–3	0.571	56	+8	Beat Wisconsin 23–21
48	0	2.454	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	5–2	0.714	24	+3	Beat Arkansas State 21–7
49	12	2.483	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat Rice 51–26
50	8	2.572	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	46	+6	Beat Louisville 19–11
51	13	2.578	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	50	+7	Beat North Carolina 31–13
52	5	2.649	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	24	+5	Beat Kansas State 17–14
53	-9	2.684	UCLA	PAC	4–2–1	0.643	49	+3	Beat California 34–6
54	6	2.708	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	50	+6	Beat TCU 34–21
55	-12	2.802	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	50	+3	Lost to Alabama 7–31
56	12	2.838	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	24	0	Beat Wofford 34–8
57	-23	2.845	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	24	-1	Lost to Western Carolina 10–24
58	4	2.860	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	24	-3	Beat Columbia 41–3
59	-8	2.976	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–3	0.571	56	+5	Lost to Clemson 7–17
60	9	2.992	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	56	+1	Beat Newberry 55–14
61	9	3.066	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	50	+8	Beat Louisiana 41–0
62	4	3.106	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–3	0.571	56	+2	Beat Memphis 28–9
63	8	3.152	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	56	+1	Beat Ball State 14–3
64	21	3.178	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3–1	0.500	68	+1	Beat Duke 24–21
65	17	3.213	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	99	+3	Beat Army 41–6
66	-10	3.274	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–3	0.571	56	+2	Lost to Washington State 19–34
67	24	3.404	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	77	-2	Beat Wichita State 52–21
68	-9	3.423	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	77	+1	Lost to Maryland 21–24
69	19	3.446	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–3–1	0.500	68	-1	Beat Illinois State 34–14
70	16	3.456	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	56	-3	Beat Kent State 24–3
71	-24	3.536	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	56	-3	Lost to Bowling Green 0–38
72	-5	3.567	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	77	-3	Lost to Mcneese State 7–21
73	-18	3.623	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–4–1	0.438	74	-1	Lost to Tulsa 21–52
74	-9	3.631	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	+8	Lost to Temple 13–24
75	5	3.779	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	99	-2	Lost to USC 7–14
76	-13	3.784	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	-1	Lost to Miami 6–31
77	-3	3.812	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4–1	0.438	74	-3	Lost to San José State 24–27
78	1	3.865	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	74	-7	Lost to Virginia Tech 12–34
79	-6	3.892	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	68	+2	Lost to Oklahoma State 11–19
80	-27	3.932	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-4	Lost to Boston College 6–41
81	2	3.944	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–4	0.429	77	-5	Lost to Mississippi State 17–21
82	12	3.957	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	56	+6	Beat Brown 34–24
83	14	3.967	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-4	Beat Georgia Tech 27–10
84	-8	3.983	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	77	-4	Lost to Central Michigan 3–24
85	-10	3.994	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	77	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 26–51
86	-5	4.131	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	77	-6	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–40
87	6	4.141	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	77	-2	Beat North Texas 7–6
88	-1	4.148	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	101	-2	Lost to Iowa State 10–17
89	-12	4.161	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–5	0.375	92	-2	Lost to Vanderbilt 23–27
90	-18	4.163	TCU	IND SWC	2–4–1	0.357	97	-4	Lost to Baylor 21–34
91	-2	4.224	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	101	-3	Lost to Navy 0–27
92	-8	4.352	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–6	0.143	121	-4	Lost to UCLA 6–34
93	20	4.387	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–5	0.286	101	-3	Beat Ole Miss 27–23
94	4	4.424	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–5	0.375	92	-6	Beat Virginia 24–21
95	-3	4.462	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–6	0.143	121	-6	Lost to Arizona State 36–62
96	6	4.468	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–5	0.375	92	-8	Beat Northwestern State 37–33
97	-19	4.526	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-2	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 47–50
98	11	4.560	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–3	0.500	68	-3	Beat Cornell 42–7
99	-9	4.651	LSU	SEC	3–5	0.375	92	-8	Lost to Florida State 14–38
100	-4	4.654	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–5	0.286	101	-7	Lost to Purdue 26–27
101	-6	4.685	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–5	0.286	101	-7	Lost to Ohio State 10–29
102	6	4.809	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	92	-9	Beat New Mexico State 17–13
103	0	4.867	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	68	+3	BYE
104	-3	4.884	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–5–1	0.214	116	-6	Lost to Pittsburgh 10–23
105	-6	4.987	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	101	-10	BYE
106	1	5.154	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–3–1	0.417	90	-8	Tied Princeton 17–17
107	21	5.165	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–4–1	0.357	97	-9	Beat Toledo 38–0
108	6	5.311	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	101	-10	Beat CAL State Fullerton 10–9
109	-5	5.322	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	101	-10	Lost to Western Michigan 3–14
110	-10	5.434	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	101	-10	Lost to Fresno State 27–30
111	-5	5.442	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	77	-16	Lost to Indiana State 14–34
112	18	5.453	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	114	-6	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 24–10
113	-1	5.465	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–6	0.143	121	-11	Lost to Georgia 0–21
114	10	5.517	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	101	-14	Beat Oregon 20–10
115	0	5.538	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–6	0.143	121	-11	Lost to Kansas 14–17
116	-11	5.672	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	114	-13	Lost to Long Beach State 9–10
117	-6	5.798	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	121	-9	Lost to Oklahoma 3–42
118	0	6.020	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	121	-14	Lost to Washington 7–14
119	-2	6.135	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	133	-16	Lost to Tennessee 9–28
120	-10	6.191	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–6	0.143	121	-15	Lost to Air Force 10–20
121	-2	6.267	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3–1	0.417	90	-5	Tied Harvard 17–17
122	-6	6.322	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-15	Lost to Tulane 10–27
123	10	6.442	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–5	0.286	101	-18	Beat Eastern Michigan 30–7
124	-3	6.522	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	101	-18	Lost to New Mexico 13–17
125	1	6.569	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	121	-16	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 16–20
126	8	6.646	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	101	-13	Beat Pacific 30–27
127	2	6.885	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–7	0.000	134	-16	Lost to Michigan 0–38
128	-6	7.030	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	118	-14	Lost to Holy Cross 24–34
129	-4	7.125	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	121	-18	Lost to Texas Arlington 6–7
130	-10	7.307	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–7	0.000	134	-20	Lost to Wake Forest 21–24
131	1	7.345	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	118	-7	Lost to Colgate 3–41
132	-9	7.376	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	118	-14	Lost to Dartmouth 7–42
133	-6	7.376	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–6	0.143	121	-14	Lost to Southern Illinois 0–41
134	3	7.811	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	121	-15	Beat Colorado State 35–29
135	-4	7.859	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	134	-20	Lost to UTEP 29–35
136	-1	8.266	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	117	-9	Lost to Yale 3–24
137	-1	9.449	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–7	0.000	134	-20	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–30

1981 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 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	0	0.548	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Florida State 42–14
2	8	0.860	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1–1	0.750	28	+17	Beat Missouri 34–13
3	1	0.874	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Syracuse 41–16
4	1	0.898	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat NC State 21–10
5	-3	1.044	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+15	Beat California 45–17
6	-3	1.131	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	13	+15	Lost to Iowa State 13–34
7	8	1.263	SMU	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Houston 38–22
8	10	1.297	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–0–1	0.900	11	+9	Tied App State 14–14
9	7	1.305	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Duke 38–10
10	10	1.312	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Michigan 9–7
11	3	1.325	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	9	+10	Tied UCLA 17–17
12	-3	1.333	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Columbia 48–17
13	-1	1.391	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat New Mexico 23–13
14	-3	1.439	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Vanderbilt 53–21
15	-2	1.540	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–0–1	0.917	9	+8	Beat Memphis 10–0
16	6	1.564	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	33	+9	Beat Kansas State 49–3
17	-9	1.571	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	25	+8	Lost to Arkansas 11–42
18	9	1.605	BYU	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	12	+9	Beat San Diego State 27–7
19	5	1.676	USC	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+7	Beat Stanford 25–17
20	-1	1.685	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–0	1.000	1	+7	BYE
21	-14	1.695	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	25	+8	Lost to BYU 7–27
22	34	1.709	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–2–1	0.500	62	+6	Beat Kansas 45–7
23	3	1.727	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Beat Miami 14–10
24	8	1.730	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	13	+7	Beat Virginia Tech 27–6
25	26	1.842	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	30	+11	Beat Wichita State 23–17
26	4	1.859	UNLV	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+10	BYE
27	22	1.880	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1–1	0.750	28	+8	Beat Western Michigan 20–19
28	-22	1.915	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+9	Lost to Michigan State 14–33
29	-8	1.920	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+7	Lost to Iowa 7–9
30	15	1.922	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	13	+7	Beat Texas 42–11
31	8	1.930	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	30	+10	Beat Ole Miss 49–3
32	-9	2.027	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+9	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–42
33	-2	2.034	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+5	Beat Oregon State 56–17
34	14	2.048	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	13	+5	Beat Arkansas State 3–2
35	2	2.058	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–1–1	0.786	27	+6	Beat Tennessee 38–19
36	-19	2.139	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	+7	Lost to Mississippi State 10–14
37	1	2.163	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	13	+2	Beat Colorado State 24–13
38	2	2.175	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	13	+3	Beat CAL State Fullerton 45–23
39	3	2.194	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Beat Illinois 34–27
40	21	2.198	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+12	Beat Rutgers 24–12
41	11	2.280	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Beat James Madison 30–14
42	12	2.308	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Beat UTEP 63–12
43	-9	2.343	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	30	+4	Lost to Temple 12–24
44	-1	2.409	UCLA	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	56	+4	Tied Washington State 17–17
45	10	2.411	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+3	Beat Boston College 25–10
46	-11	2.439	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+2	Beat Northwestern 35–0
47	17	2.455	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	33	+2	Beat Central Michigan 17–3
48	23	2.650	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	33	+1	Beat UL Monroe 41–25
49	-13	2.659	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	62	+5	Lost to SMU 22–38
50	-17	2.667	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+3	Lost to West Virginia 6–27
51	-4	2.688	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Lost to North Carolina 10–21
52	-24	2.700	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+1	Lost to Indiana 16–17
53	7	2.795	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	+2	Beat Princeton 34–0
54	-8	2.808	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3	0.500	62	+3	Lost to Ohio State 27–34
55	-2	2.810	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–3–1	0.500	62	+3	Lost to West Texas A&M 17–23
56	2	2.842	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	33	+2	Beat Oregon 18–14
57	-28	2.869	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	33	+3	Lost to Oklahoma 7–45
58	-33	2.930	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	54	+2	Lost to Colorado 10–11
59	-2	2.932	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	62	+3	Lost to Clemson 10–38
60	20	2.991	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	57	+2	Beat Texas A&M 19–17
61	-17	3.003	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	33	0	Lost to Baylor 17–19
62	12	3.087	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	-3	Beat Lafayette 30–0
63	5	3.095	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+3	Beat Louisiana 35–31
64	3	3.108	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+1	Beat Virginia 21–3
65	12	3.148	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	+10	Beat Richmond 27–18
66	-7	3.152	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Alabama 19–38
67	-17	3.178	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 2–3
68	16	3.210	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	33	-2	Beat Western Carolina 34–23
69	12	3.244	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	62	0	Beat Davidson 23–3
70	9	3.300	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	57	+6	Beat Fresno State 24–18
71	-9	3.326	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Miami (OH) 19–20
72	6	3.383	TCU	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	86	+1	Tied Utah State 13–13
73	-32	3.431	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	57	+4	Lost to Tennessee State 30–42
74	2	3.510	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3–1	0.500	62	-1	Tied TCU 13–13
75	10	3.595	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	62	-1	Beat Texas Tech 30–23
76	15	3.614	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–3	0.500	62	-2	Beat Ball State 17–7
77	-5	3.630	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–4	0.429	84	+2	Lost to Florida 3–49
78	-15	3.640	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	-3	Lost to Mcneese State 25–41
79	7	3.644	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–3–1	0.500	62	-5	Tied Virginia Military Institute 14–14
80	-5	3.679	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	89	-1	BYE
81	12	3.684	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	62	-4	Beat Eastern Michigan 29–7
82	-16	3.758	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	111	+1	Lost to Navy 10–25
83	9	3.794	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–3	0.500	62	-4	Beat Georgia Tech 31–7
84	-11	3.795	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-2	Lost to Arizona State 17–45
85	3	3.801	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–3–1	0.417	86	-2	Beat Wake Forest 45–33
86	-17	3.849	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	62	-5	Lost to Toledo 3–17
87	17	4.011	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	93	-1	Beat Oklahoma State 11–10
88	-23	4.186	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	2–3–1	0.417	86	-3	Lost to Tulsa 19–20
89	16	4.201	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	93	-2	Beat Marshall 38–7
90	13	4.203	LSU	SEC	3–4	0.429	84	-4	Beat Kentucky 24–10
91	9	4.351	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Beat Indiana State 20–19
92	3	4.364	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-5	Lost to USC 17–25
93	5	4.367	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–4	0.333	93	-1	BYE
94	-24	4.454	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	+4	Lost to UConn 24–44
95	22	4.463	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4	0.333	93	-4	Beat Minnesota 17–16
96	24	4.522	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Beat Wisconsin 33–14
97	10	4.543	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Beat Air Force 31–13
98	-16	4.565	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–5	0.286	103	-4	Lost to Maryland 33–45
99	-16	4.673	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	103	-7	Lost to Cincinnati 18–27
100	11	4.757	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	93	-5	Beat Long Beach State 17–10
101	-5	4.773	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	108	-5	Lost to Penn State 16–41
102	20	4.786	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–5	0.286	103	-7	Beat Lamar 16–7
103	-16	4.824	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	3–3	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–16
104	-10	4.873	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–4	0.333	93	-6	Lost to Kent State 7–17
105	-3	4.895	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	103	-7	Lost to San José State 23–45
106	-17	5.014	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	62	-12	Lost to New Mexico State 10–20
107	-17	5.066	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	89	-7	Lost to Dartmouth 10–24
108	-7	5.285	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	103	-10	Lost to Hawai'i 13–23
109	17	5.402	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	89	-3	Beat Harvard 24–10
110	-2	5.426	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-9	Lost to Arizona 14–18
111	-2	5.493	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	115	-7	Lost to Washington 17–56
112	-13	5.501	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–5	0.167	115	-9	Lost to LSU 10–24
113	3	5.532	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	115	-7	Lost to Georgia 21–53
114	-17	5.652	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	115	-9	Lost to Pacific 10–17
115	-2	5.677	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	115	-8	Lost to Nebraska 3–49
116	-10	5.737	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	115	-9	Lost to Auburn 7–31
117	-2	5.819	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	131	-11	Lost to Southern Miss 0–10
118	0	6.099	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	115	-11	Lost to Rice 23–30
119	-5	6.126	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	89	-4	Lost to Army 0–34
120	-10	6.151	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–6	0.000	133	-11	Lost to South Carolina 3–21
121	11	6.151	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	93	-12	Beat Illinois State 20–10
122	-10	6.438	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	111	-9	Lost to Cornell 9–14
123	10	6.573	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	111	-9	Beat Brown 14–9
124	-3	6.647	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	115	-14	Lost to Tulane 13–31
125	0	6.668	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	115	-11	BYE
126	-7	6.726	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	115	-13	Lost to William & Mary 7–38
127	-4	6.738	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–5	0.167	115	-8	Lost to East Carolina 31–35
128	8	6.788	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–4–1	0.250	108	-12	Beat Northern Illinois 17–10
129	-2	6.823	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–6	0.000	133	-11	Lost to Purdue 0–35
130	1	7.048	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	131	-10	Lost to East Tennessee State 23–34
131	-3	7.067	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	133	-12	Lost to Utah 13–24
132	-3	7.186	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	111	-5	Lost to Yale 17–48
133	-9	7.482	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–5	0.167	115	-16	Lost to Bowling Green 10–17
134	-4	7.828	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	115	-13	Lost to Southern Illinois 18–24
135	-1	8.577	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	108	-7	BYE
136	-1	8.707	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–6	0.000	133	-12	Lost to Ohio 7–29
137	0	9.090	UTEP	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	133	-13	Lost to Wyoming 12–63

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

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.

entries per pageSearch:

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

1981 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 29, 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	4	0.515	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Boston College 56–14
2	1	0.691	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Kent State 28–19
3	4	0.720	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon State 42–12
4	-3	0.777	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	37	+5	Lost to Washington State 21–24
5	4	0.937	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
6	4	0.949	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Oklahoma 28–24
7	5	1.174	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Florida 28–7
8	19	1.193	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Louisville 34–3
9	6	1.243	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Nebraska 30–24
10	1	1.267	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon 17–3
11	23	1.273	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ole Miss 27–13
12	16	1.299	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Arizona State 24–21
13	19	1.334	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami 14–7
14	6	1.363	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
15	20	1.366	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Stanford 24–19
16	21	1.375	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 23–16
17	-13	1.393	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	+4	Lost to Texas 7–14
18	0	1.437	BYU	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado 41–20
19	-17	1.477	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	65	+2	Lost to USC 24–28
20	27	1.499	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	37	+3	Beat UCLA 20–7
21	27	1.500	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	37	+3	Beat Western Michigan 21–10
22	24	1.511	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	26	+5	Beat South Carolina 24–0
23	15	1.514	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 49–3
24	16	1.522	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
25	0	1.526	SMU	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat TCU 20–9
26	-9	1.557	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wake Forest 30–14
27	3	1.568	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kentucky 21–16
28	1	1.623	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Richmond 17–10
29	16	1.674	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas State 18–17
30	12	1.712	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	26	+5	Beat Texas Arlington 35–31
31	-18	1.790	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Lost to Iowa 7–20
32	42	1.816	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Beat Navy 21–16
33	20	1.872	UNLV	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Beat Long Beach State 32–31
34	-10	1.885	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho 21–6
35	-4	1.929	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 27–18
36	-28	1.993	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	65	+2	Lost to North Carolina 14–56
37	17	2.045	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 28–7
38	-22	2.079	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Lost to Arkansas 13–27
39	28	2.105	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Beat App State 34–20
40	-14	2.189	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Lost to Citadel 20–34
41	-20	2.207	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	65	+2	Lost to Mississippi State 7–28
42	16	2.211	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	37	+2	BYE
43	7	2.223	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Texas Tech 28–15
44	20	2.250	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	37	+2	Beat Utah State 35–7
45	20	2.265	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Beat Notre Dame 15–14
46	-40	2.276	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Lost to Wisconsin 10–21
47	19	2.279	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Beat Ball State 30–27
48	-25	2.311	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Lost to Michigan 16–21
49	0	2.350	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Northwestern 42–0
50	10	2.449	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to Penn State 24–30
51	18	2.498	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	+1	BYE
52	30	2.502	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	37	0	Beat Central Michigan 26–23
53	-34	2.503	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Lost to Maryland 9–34
54	18	2.543	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	26	0	Beat California 27–24
55	-33	2.601	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	0	Lost to Cincinnati 0–10
56	-12	2.633	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Lost to BYU 20–41
57	16	2.768	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	37	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 18–12
58	-1	2.840	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	+1	BYE
59	30	2.846	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	37	0	Beat Western Carolina 31–27
60	-4	2.914	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 43–7
61	57	2.934	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	80	+1	Beat NC State 34–9
62	-11	2.962	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	+1	Lost to Missouri 3–34
63	22	2.974	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	-1	Beat Cornell 34–10
64	-1	2.980	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–1–1	0.625	64	0	Tied Indiana State 14–14
65	-3	3.030	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	106	+1	Lost to Southern Miss 10–17
66	-14	3.088	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	0	Lost to Georgia 0–24
67	-26	3.112	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	65	0	Lost to San Diego State 16–23
68	36	3.137	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	65	0	Beat Auburn 10–7
69	24	3.145	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	0	Beat Toledo 28–24
70	26	3.151	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2–1	0.375	79	0	Tied Wichita State 14–14
71	13	3.233	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	37	-1	Beat Jacksonville State 10–3
72	4	3.239	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	37	-1	BYE
73	-5	3.253	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Alabama 7–28
74	-60	3.263	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–1	0.667	37	+3	Lost to Texas State 7–24
75	-20	3.266	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	37	-1	BYE
76	5	3.280	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Beat Brown 23–17
77	9	3.425	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Drake 17–18
78	13	3.508	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Kansas 16–21
79	20	3.537	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	0	Lost to Purdue 14–15
80	-37	3.611	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	37	-2	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–40
81	40	3.663	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	+1	Beat Harvard 33–19
82	15	3.735	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	37	+1	BYE
83	-47	3.750	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	65	-1	Lost to Holy Cross 19–33
84	26	3.805	LSU	SEC	2–2	0.500	65	-2	Beat Rice 28–14
85	21	3.839	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Minnesota 12–42
86	26	3.906	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Beat Bowling Green 10–7
87	-7	3.934	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	65	-2	Lost to Houston 7–35
88	14	3.947	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	106	-1	Beat Georgia Tech 28–15
89	-6	4.030	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Iowa State 19–28
90	-12	4.052	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	119	-1	BYE
91	16	4.072	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	106	-1	Lost to Washington 3–17
92	-13	4.104	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to Ohio 27–30
93	12	4.178	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	106	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 7–43
94	0	4.210	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-1	Lost to SMU 9–20
95	21	4.300	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	106	-2	Lost to San José State 24–27
96	21	4.361	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	106	-2	Beat Indiana 21–7
97	27	4.389	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	65	-3	Beat Marshall 14–0
98	13	4.429	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Arkansas State 23–26
99	15	4.430	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Beat Virginia 29–24
100	-13	4.461	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	106	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–30
101	2	4.472	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	106	-2	Lost to UNLV 31–32
102	-41	4.564	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Lost to East Carolina 24–28
103	5	4.638	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	80	-2	BYE
104	27	4.750	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	106	+3	Beat Rutgers 10–0
105	-46	4.755	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Memphis 15–28
106	30	4.785	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Beat Illinois State 40–7
107	-6	4.820	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	80	-2	Lost to Baylor 15–28
108	1	4.826	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	106	-2	Lost to West Texas A&M 31–35
109	19	4.980	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–3	0.000	119	-2	Lost to Ohio State 19–24
110	-39	5.120	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Lost to Syracuse 7–21
111	-23	5.225	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	80	-3	Lost to East Tennessee State 0–14
112	-14	5.275	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	80	-4	Lost to Tennessee 7–10
113	10	5.415	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	80	-4	Beat CAL State Fullerton 37–16
114	13	5.443	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	106	-4	Beat Air Force 27–10
115	-15	5.501	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	119	-2	Lost to LSU 14–28
116	-83	5.591	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	65	0	Lost to Massachusetts 8–10
117	-40	5.803	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	119	-3	Lost to Duke 24–29
118	12	5.849	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	119	-2	Lost to West Virginia 3–49
119	14	5.932	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	106	-1	Beat North Texas 34–11
120	9	6.012	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	119	-4	Lost to Furman 27–31
121	4	6.046	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	119	-2	BYE
122	-52	6.203	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	119	-4	Lost to Southern Illinois 34–36
123	-84	6.246	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	65	0	Lost to Lehigh 0–58
124	-29	6.342	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	119	-2	Lost to Army 17–23
125	-5	6.406	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	119	-3	Lost to Utah 0–42
126	-4	6.430	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	80	-1	BYE
127	-1	6.437	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	80	-5	BYE
128	7	6.460	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	106	-2	Beat Tulsa 36–34
129	3	6.881	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	119	-4	Lost to Michigan State 7–10
130	-11	6.925	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	119	-5	Lost to Arizona 16–37
131	-18	6.986	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	119	-4	Lost to New Mexico 10–27
132	-17	7.081	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	119	-5	Lost to Louisiana 11–34
133	-58	7.177	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	119	-2	Lost to Colgate 10–34
134	0	8.400	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	119	-2	Lost to Miami (OH) 12–18
135	2	9.142	UTEP	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	119	-2	BYE
136	-46	10.707	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	119	-1	Lost to Lafayette 13–28
137	-45	11.403	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	119	-1	Lost to Delaware 8–61