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