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1981 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.934Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81810+53BYE
200.985Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI10–10.9092+53BYE
301.077Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC11–01.0001+53BYE
401.118Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81810+45BYE
501.155Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–20.81810+49BYE
611.249Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–1–10.8647+43BYE
7-11.250Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9092+45BYE
801.269SMUIND SWC10–10.9092+41BYE
901.358Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–20.81810+38BYE
1001.426Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–1–10.8647+38BYE
1131.451BYUIND WAC11–20.8469+41Beat Washington State 38–36
12-11.464USCPAC9–20.81810+37BYE
1301.556Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–10.9006+28BYE
1411.574North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81810+32BYE
1521.696Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77319+31BYE
1601.701Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72723+27BYE
17-51.704Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI9–2–10.79218+27Lost to Missouri 17–19
1801.721Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72723+30BYE
1901.751Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC9–20.81810+26BYE
2001.767Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81810+29BYE
2101.803Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC10–10.9092+25BYE
2201.830Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–2–10.77319+22BYE
2301.852UCLAPAC7–3–10.68233+26BYE
2411.922Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–30.72723+27BYE
2511.946Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72723+23BYE
2671.965Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–30.75021+29Beat San José State 27–25
27-31.989Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC8–3–10.70831+22Lost to BYU 36–38
28-11.990Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–30.72723+25BYE
29-11.999West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72723+23BYE
3002.036Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC7–3–10.68233+21BYE
3102.077Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–4–10.59150+20BYE
3202.133Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–30.72723+24BYE
3362.144Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–40.66739+24Beat Southern Miss 19–17
34-52.233San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–30.75021+17Lost to Toledo 25–27
35-12.286Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–3–10.68233+16BYE
36-12.328Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63642+16BYE
37-12.332Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63642+20BYE
38-12.341West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC7–40.63642+20BYE
39-12.367Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON8–30.72723+11BYE
4002.435Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63642+16BYE
4102.480Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58351+16BYE
4202.545Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–3–10.68233+7BYE
4302.567Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54556+11BYE
4402.600Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63642+11BYE
4502.630Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–50.54556+15BYE
4602.676Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–3–10.68233+4BYE
4702.693Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–40.66739+14BYE
4802.744Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63642+8BYE
4912.764Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–50.58351+10BYE
50-12.768Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC7–40.63642+20BYE
5102.775Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–3–10.65041+8BYE
5202.832Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–50.58351+12BYE
5312.876San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54556+7BYE
54-12.878Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–50.50069+20BYE
5502.968Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON7–3–10.68233+1BYE
5602.996Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC6–50.54556+7BYE
5703.059South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–60.50069+11BYE
5803.135Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54556+16BYE
5903.166Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54556+1BYE
6003.172Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54556+5BYE
6103.173Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–5–10.50069+6BYE
6203.186Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI7–30.70032-7BYE
6303.230Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–40.60049+6BYE
6403.236Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.455760BYE
6503.291UNLVIND FBSI6–60.50069+9BYE
6603.318Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54556-2BYE
6703.346Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC6–50.54556+2BYE
6803.355Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45576+4BYE
6903.385Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54556-3BYE
7003.471Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54556-3BYE
7103.504Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40990+2BYE
7203.511Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–4–10.55054-4BYE
7303.577Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45576-4BYE
7413.622East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45576-1BYE
75-13.632Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–60.45576-4BYE
7603.640Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45576-2BYE
7723.698Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45576-6BYE
7803.720Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50069+5BYE
79-23.721Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–60.45576-1BYE
8003.739Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC5–5–10.50069-8BYE
8103.753Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45576-3BYE
8203.775Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–50.54556+8BYE
8303.834Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–6–10.409900BYE
8403.862Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–5–10.50069-7BYE
8513.915Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–60.45576-8BYE
86-13.921Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–6–10.40990-6BYE
8703.925William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI5–60.45576-4BYE
8803.953East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54556-2BYE
8903.991Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–70.36497-11BYE
9004.164Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45576-2BYE
9104.219Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–70.36497-9BYE
9204.280NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36497-9BYE
9304.316Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–6–10.40990-3BYE
9404.339Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–4–10.55054+6BYE
9504.396Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC4–6–10.40990-13BYE
9604.516Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36497-10BYE
9704.665Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45576-9BYE
9804.812Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273113-12BYE
9904.839New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–7–10.37596-22BYE
10014.932Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–70.36497-21BYE
10114.938UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI5–60.45576-8BYE
102-24.939Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI4–70.36497-24BYE
10304.998California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.182121-21BYE
10415.029Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36497-23BYE
105-15.030Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–80.273113-16BYE
10605.045Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36497-17BYE
10705.057Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36497-22BYE
10805.064Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–70.36497-13BYE
10905.081Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–7–10.318107-19BYE
11005.098TCUIND SWC2–7–20.273113-15BYE
11105.214Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.273113-21BYE
11205.404Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC4–6–10.40990-7BYE
11305.540LSUSEC3–7–10.318107-23BYE
11405.628App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318107-31BYE
11505.719Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.182121-29BYE
11605.913Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–70.300110-27BYE
11705.977Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182121-32BYE
11816.086Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–80.273113-33BYE
119-16.097Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–80.200120-29BYE
12016.152Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–70.300110-30BYE
121-16.174North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.182121-32BYE
12206.232CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–80.273113-27BYE
12306.344Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–9–10.136126-32BYE
12416.589Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–100.091130-37BYE
125-16.593Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND MVC3–70.300110-39BYE
12606.741New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–80.273113-41BYE
12706.847Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–100.091130-40BYE
12806.936Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON2–90.182121-40BYE
12907.333Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091130-47BYE
13007.521Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC1–9–10.136126-35BYE
13107.693Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–120.000135-51BYE
13207.820Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–90.100128-34BYE
13307.992UTEPIND WAC1–100.091130-40BYE
13408.108Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091130-48BYE
13508.165Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–110.000135-48BYE
13608.947Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–90.100128-33BYE
13709.566Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–110.000135-54BYE

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