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1981 College Football Rankings
Team Rankings | Conference Rankings
STRENGTH OF
AVERAGE OVERALL CONF SCHEDULE AP
RANK TEAM CONF SCORE W- L-T W- L-T AVG RANK RANK
1 Penn State IND 98.14 10- 2-0 0- 0-0 78.83 1 3
2 Clemson ACC 97.56 12- 0-0 6- 0-0 63.39 38 1
3 Pittsburgh IND 97.26 11- 1-0 0- 0-0 68.93 10 4
4 Nebraska BG8 96.26 9- 3-0 7- 0-0 71.45 5 11
5 Georgia SEC 96.09 10- 2-0 6- 0-0 65.37 30 6
6 Miami (Florida) IND 94.39 9- 2-0 0- 0-0 73.87 2 8
7 Southern Methodist SWC 93.65 10- 1-0 7- 1-0 55.03 68 5
8 North Carolina ACC 93.39 10- 2-0 5- 1-0 59.63 57 9
9 Texas SWC 92.39 10- 1-1 6- 1-1 68.13 14 2
10 Alabama SEC 90.90 9- 2-1 7- 0-0 63.25 39 7
11 Michigan B10 90.87 9- 3-0 6- 3-0 63.79 35 12
12 Southern California P10 89.56 9- 3-0 5- 2-0 65.08 32 14
13 Arizona State P10 89.11 9- 2-0 5- 2-0 56.78 62 16
14 West Virginia IND 88.77 9- 3-0 0- 0-0 62.70 45 17
15 UCLA P10 86.62 7- 4-1 5- 2-1 67.60 18
16 Oklahoma BG8 86.33 7- 4-1 4- 2-1 66.71 23 20
17 Southern Mississippi IND 85.72 9- 2-1 0- 0-0 49.27 77
18 Washington P10 85.26 10- 2-0 6- 2-0 56.42 64 10
19 Ohio State B10 84.35 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 60.51 55 15
20 Iowa B10 84.06 8- 4-0 6- 2-0 65.84 28 18
21 Brigham Young WAC 83.49 11- 2-0 7- 1-0 45.41 86 13
22 Arkansas SWC 83.43 8- 4-0 5- 3-0 62.62 47
23 Florida SEC 82.94 7- 5-0 3- 3-0 65.97 27
24 Missouri BG8 81.96 8- 4-0 3- 4-0 60.17 56 19
25 Houston SWC 81.82 7- 4-1 5- 2-1 66.19 25
26 Mississippi State SEC 80.39 8- 4-0 4- 2-0 62.65 46
27 Washington State P10 79.30 8- 3-1 5- 2-1 55.59 66
28 Hawaii WAC 78.18 9- 2-0 5- 1-0 42.28 94
29 Texas A&M SWC 77.25 7- 5-0 4- 4-0 61.34 51
30 Wyoming WAC 75.70 8- 3-0 6- 2-0 47.71 82
31 Illinois B10 75.49 7- 4-0 6- 3-0 65.29 31
32 Notre Dame IND 74.47 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 66.07 26
33 South Carolina IND 73.65 6- 6-0 0- 0-0 67.36 19
34 Florida State IND 72.35 6- 5-0 0- 0-0 66.63 24
35 Temple IND 72.34 5- 5-0 0- 0-0 63.86 33
36 Kansas BG8 71.95 8- 4-0 4- 3-0 60.97 53
37 Utah WAC 71.42 8- 2-1 4- 1-1 43.12 92
38 Wisconsin B10 71.13 7- 5-0 6- 3-0 61.82 49
39 Maryland ACC 70.37 4- 6-1 4- 2-0 68.08 15
40 San Jose State PCA 70.29 9- 3-0 5- 0-0 40.41 99
41 Duke ACC 69.46 6- 5-0 3- 3-0 63.07 41
42 Virginia Tech IND 69.00 7- 4-0 0- 0-0 47.31 83
43 Oklahoma State BG8 67.34 7- 5-0 4- 3-0 61.02 52
44 Tennessee SEC 66.59 8- 4-0 3- 3-0 55.69 65
45 Syracuse IND 66.48 4- 6-1 0- 0-0 68.94 9
46 Navy IND 65.39 7- 4-1 0- 0-0 48.78 80
47 Tulane IND 65.30 6- 5-0 0- 0-0 52.90 69
48 Drake MVC 65.07 10- 1-0 5- 1-0 32.66 114
49 Auburn SEC 64.88 5- 6-0 2- 4-0 62.80 44
50 Tulsa MVC 64.73 6- 5-0 5- 1-0 51.26 73
51 Purdue B10 60.86 5- 6-0 3- 6-0 63.72 37
52 Iowa State BG8 60.49 5- 5-1 2- 4-1 63.18 40
53 Boston College IND 59.88 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 62.93 42
54 Michigan State B10 59.83 5- 6-0 4- 5-0 61.39 50
55 North Carolina State ACC 59.71 4- 7-0 2- 4-0 67.79 17
56 West Texas A&M MVC 58.93 7- 4-0 3- 3-0 45.43 85
57 Baylor SWC 58.55 5- 6-0 3- 5-0 58.16 59
58 San Diego State WAC 58.21 6- 5-0 3- 5-0 51.18 75
59 Stanford P10 57.42 4- 7-0 4- 4-0 63.85 34
60 Minnesota B10 56.53 6- 5-0 4- 5-0 55.11 67
61 Furman SOU 56.14 8- 3-0 5- 2-0 32.20 115
62 Cincinnati IND 55.88 6- 5-0 0- 0-0 51.35 72
63 McNeese State SLC 55.74 7- 3-1 3- 1-1 31.47 117
64 Miami (Ohio) MID 55.73 8- 2-1 6- 1-1 34.87 108
65 Mississippi SEC 55.22 4- 6-1 1- 5-1 68.44 12
66 Arizona P10 54.56 6- 5-0 4- 4-0 49.02 78
67 Toledo MID 54.51 9- 3-0 8- 1-0 31.34 118
68 Vanderbilt SEC 53.88 4- 7-0 1- 5-0 66.92 21
69 Citadel SOU 50.85 7- 3-1 3- 2-1 32.02 116
70 Southern Illinois MVC 50.45 7- 4-0 5- 2-0 36.53 103
71 Rutgers IND 48.81 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 57.05 61
72 Kentucky SEC 48.70 3- 8-0 2- 4-0 69.66 8
73 East Carolina IND 47.46 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 52.79 70
74 Arkansas State SLC 46.49 6- 5-0 3- 2-0 41.49 98
75 Utah State PCA 46.38 5- 5-1 4- 1-0 44.78 88
76 Tennessee-Chattanooga SOU 45.90 7- 3-1 3- 2-1 30.75 119
77 Rice SWC 45.62 4- 7-0 3- 5-0 68.27 13
78 Texas Christian SWC 45.06 2- 7-2 1- 6-1 65.67 29
79 Colgate IND 44.72 7- 3-0 0- 0-0 27.79 126
80 California P10 44.49 2- 9-0 2- 6-0 72.37 3
81 Texas-Arlington SLC 44.25 6- 5-0 4- 1-0 44.80 87
82 Virginia Military Institute SOU 43.59 6- 3-1 3- 1-1 33.43 110
83 Central Michigan MID 43.08 7- 4-0 7- 2-0 29.21 124
84 Nevada-Las Vegas IND 42.65 6- 6-0 0- 0-0 51.25 74
85 Wake Forest ACC 41.89 4- 7-0 1- 5-0 62.13 48
86 Pacific PCA 41.45 5- 6-0 2- 3-0 51.72 71
87 Colorado BG8 38.78 3- 8-0 2- 5-0 71.04 6
88 Yale IVY 38.63 9- 1-0 6- 1-0 14.32 133
89 Wichita State MVC 38.32 4- 6-1 3- 3-1 44.16 91
90 Indiana State MVC 38.27 5- 5-1 2- 4-1 32.92 113
91 Louisiana State SEC 37.36 3- 7-1 1- 4-1 62.86 43
92 Indiana B10 37.15 3- 8-0 3- 6-0 68.07 16
93 New Mexico WAC 37.06 4- 7-1 3- 4-1 48.54 81
94 Louisville IND 36.35 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 46.23 84
95 Texas Tech SWC 34.19 1- 9-1 0- 7-1 67.17 20
96 Kansas State BG8 33.56 2- 9-0 1- 6-0 66.79 22
97 Air Force WAC 31.07 4- 7-0 2- 3-0 50.77 76
98 Bowling Green MID 30.81 5- 5-1 5- 3-1 33.10 112
99 Richmond IND 29.96 4- 7-0 0- 0-0 44.78 89
100 Northeast Louisiana IND 29.93 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 29.40 123
101 Western Michigan MID 29.88 6- 5-0 5- 4-0 29.44 122
102 Louisiana Tech SLC 29.61 4- 6-1 2- 2-1 41.51 97
103 Virginia ACC 29.44 1-10-0 0- 6-0 68.75 11
104 Fresno State PCA 29.36 5- 6-0 2- 3-0 36.03 105
105 East Tennessee State SOU 27.81 6- 5-0 4- 2-0 30.27 121
106 Georgia Tech IND 26.98 1-10-0 0- 0-0 71.97 4
107 Oregon P10 26.64 2- 9-0 1- 6-0 57.89 60
108 North Texas IND 26.33 2- 9-0 0- 0-0 56.58 63
109 Appalachian State SOU 25.98 3- 7-1 1- 5-1 35.98 106
110 Lamar SLC 25.96 4- 6-1 1- 3-1 37.72 101
111 William & Mary IND 25.94 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 39.33 100
112 Memphis State IND 22.29 1-10-0 0- 0-0 60.70 54
113 Ohio MID 22.22 5- 6-0 5- 4-0 33.34 111
114 Western Carolina SOU 21.56 4- 7-0 3- 4-0 37.19 102
115 Holy Cross IND 20.93 6- 5-0 0- 0-0 21.95 130
116 Cal-Fullerton PCA 20.78 3- 8-0 1- 4-0 41.94 95
117 Army IND 19.30 3- 7-1 0- 0-0 42.73 93
118 Kent State MID 17.60 4- 7-0 3- 6-0 30.53 120
119 Division I-AA 16.48 25-52-0 0- 0-0 36.42 104
120 Long Beach State PCA 15.99 2- 8-0 1- 4-0 44.50 90
121 Dartmouth IVY 15.28 6- 4-0 6- 1-0 12.71 137
122 Southwest Louisiana SLC 15.22 1- 9-1 0- 4-1 41.68 96
123 Ball State MID 12.39 4- 7-0 2- 6-0 28.36 125
124 Harvard IVY 11.31 5- 4-1 4- 2-1 13.39 135
125 Oregon State P10 10.65 1-10-0 0- 7-0 58.80 58
126 Colorado State WAC 10.29 0-12-0 0- 8-0 63.78 36
127 New Mexico State MVC 10.07 3- 8-0 1- 5-0 35.43 107
128 Northwestern B10 9.60 0-11-0 0- 9-0 70.47 7
129 Illinois State MVC 9.59 3- 7-0 0- 5-0 25.78 129
130 Northern Illinois MID 9.13 3- 8-0 2- 7-0 26.63 128
131 Princeton IVY 7.96 5- 4-1 5- 1-1 12.33 138
132 Marshall SOU 6.10 2- 9-0 1- 5-0 33.44 109
133 Texas-El Paso WAC 5.34 1-10-0 1- 6-0 48.92 79
134 Cornell IVY 2.51 3- 7-0 2- 5-0 18.65 131
135 Brown IVY 1.91 3- 7-0 2- 5-0 13.38 136
136 Eastern Michigan MID 1.16 0-11-0 0- 9-0 27.40 127
137 Columbia IVY 0.95 1- 9-0 1- 6-0 16.02 132
138 Pennsylvania IVY 0.45 1- 9-0 1- 6-0 14.15 134
Team Rankings | Conference Rankings
# OF AVERAGE AVERAGE OVERALL NON-CONF
CONFERENCE ABBREV TEAMS SCORE RANK W- L- T W- L- T BEST TEAM RANK SCORE
Southwest SWC 9 68.00 44.33 54- 44- 5 20- 10- 1 Southern Methodist 7 93.65
Southeastern SEC 10 67.70 45.30 61- 51- 3 31- 21- 1 Georgia 5 96.09
Big 8 BG8 8 67.08 44.75 49- 42- 2 22- 15- 0 Nebraska 4 96.26
Atlantic Coast ACC 7 65.97 47.57 41- 37- 1 20- 16- 1 Clemson 2 97.56
Big 10 B10 10 62.99 50.40 59- 55- 0 15- 11- 0 Michigan 11 90.87
Pac 10 P10 10 62.36 52.20 58- 54- 2 21- 17- 0 Southern California 12 89.56
Independent IND 28 55.74 62.11 160-149- 4 160-149- 4 Penn State 1 98.14
Western Athletic WAC 9 50.09 69.22 51- 50- 2 20- 19- 0 Brigham Young 21 83.49
Missouri Valley MVC 8 41.93 82.38 45- 40- 2 21- 16- 0 Drake 48 65.07
Pacific Coast Athl PCA 6 37.37 90.17 29- 36- 1 14- 21- 1 San Jose State 40 70.29
Southland SLC 6 36.21 92.00 28- 34- 4 15- 21- 0 McNeese State 63 55.74
Southern SOU 8 34.74 93.50 43- 40- 4 20- 17- 0 Furman 61 56.14
Mid American MID 10 27.65 103.30 51- 58- 2 8- 15- 0 Miami (Ohio) 64 55.73
Ivy League IVY 8 9.88 126.00 33- 45- 2 6- 18- 0 Yale 88 38.63
The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on
James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.
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