1981 Pre-Season College Football Team RankingsSeptember 1, 1981By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1981 Season Tags: • No Comments1981 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status11110.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason190.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason1590.000App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason1740.000Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason1300.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason1480.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason11300.000Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC0–00.00010Preseason11010.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1680.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason1570.000Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1120.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason1340.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1970.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1690.000Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason130.000BYUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason11090.000CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason11050.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason1230.000Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason11240.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1560.000Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason1490.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason1820.000COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11270.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00010Preseason1600.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason11340.000Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason1800.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason11030.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason1440.000Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason11210.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason1940.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11310.000East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason11360.000Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1250.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason100.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1910.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason1150.000Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason170.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason11230.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1460.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason1370.000Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason11250.000Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1360.000Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason11000.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason11160.000Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason1720.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason1750.000Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason1980.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason1540.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason1730.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00010Preseason11150.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason11170.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1990.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason11140.000Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC0–00.00010Preseason1290.000Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason1510.000Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC0–00.00010Preseason1610.000UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1890.000Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC0–00.00010Preseason1770.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1350.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason11280.000Marshall (MARSHALL)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason1240.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason1180.000Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC0–00.00010Preseason11290.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1130.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1850.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason1110.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason11040.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason1790.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason1960.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason1170.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason1280.000Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00010Preseason1390.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason140.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason1930.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason11100.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason160.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason1530.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason1520.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1420.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00010Preseason11370.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason150.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1670.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1160.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason1100.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason11020.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason1310.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason11320.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason11060.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason110.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11350.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason120.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1580.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason1190.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason1700.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason1900.000Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1450.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11070.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason1470.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason1260.000SMUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason1200.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11120.000Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason1210.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1380.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason1620.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11220.000TCUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason11080.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1760.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason1410.000Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason1400.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason1860.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason1810.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason11190.000Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC0–00.00010Preseason1920.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1630.000Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1330.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason1140.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason1320.000UNLVIND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason180.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason1780.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason1660.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason11330.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason11200.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason1870.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason11130.000Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason1430.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1640.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason1220.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason1950.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason1840.000West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason1550.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason11180.000Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason1500.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason1710.000Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason11260.000William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason1880.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason1650.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason1270.000Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
