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| Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 18.52 | 1 | 18.857 | 7 | 4.500 | Clemson | 6 | 6-0-0 | 2 | 11 | 11-0-0 | 2 | 12 | 12-0-0 |
| 2 | 12.35 | 2 | 12.571 | 6 | 4.333 | North Carolina | 6 | 5-1-0 | 16 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 17 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
| 3 | 7.10 | 3 | 6.286 | 5 | 4.167 | Maryland | 6 | 4-2-0 | 44 | 11 | 4-6-1 | 42 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 4 | -1.31 | 4 | 0.000 | 4 | 4.000 | Duke | 6 | 3-3-0 | 49 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 49 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 5 | -8.01 | 5 | -6.286 | 3 | 3.833 | North Carolina State | 6 | 2-4-0 | 74 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 71 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 6 | -13.36 | 7 | -18.857 | 1 | 3.583 | Virginia | 6 | 0-6-0 | 100 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 101 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
| 7 | -15.28 | 6 | -12.571 | 2 | 3.583 | Wake Forest | 6 | 1-5-0 | 89 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 88 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
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| Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 12.95 | 3 | 6.600 | 8 | 5.889 | Michigan | 9 | 6-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 2 | 10.11 | 2 | 8.800 | 9 | 6.375 | Iowa | 8 | 6-2-0 | 28 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 29 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 3 | 10.02 | 1 | 8.800 | 10 | 6.375 | Ohio State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 25 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 26 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 4 | 5.12 | 5 | 6.600 | 7 | 5.611 | Wisconsin | 9 | 6-3-0 | 54 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 54 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 5 | 4.45 | 4 | 6.600 | 6 | 5.611 | Illinois | 9 | 6-3-0 | 36 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 37 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 6 | 0.16 | 7 | -2.200 | 4 | 5.389 | Michigan State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 55 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 56 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 7 | -2.68 | 6 | -2.200 | 5 | 5.389 | Minnesota | 9 | 4-5-0 | 65 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 66 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 8 | -3.35 | 9 | -6.600 | 3 | 5.167 | Purdue | 9 | 3-6-0 | 52 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 53 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 9 | -13.02 | 8 | -6.600 | 2 | 5.167 | Indiana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 99 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 103 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 10 | -23.77 | 10 | -19.800 | 1 | 5.000 | Northwestern | 9 | 0-9-0 | 118 | 11 | 0-11-0 | 125 | 11 | 0-11-0 |
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| Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 22.51 | 1 | 19.250 | 8 | 5.000 | Nebraska | 7 | 7-0-0 | 5 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 5 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 2 | 8.09 | 2 | 5.500 | 7 | 4.857 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4-2-1 | 14 | 12 | 7-4-1 | 15 | 12 | 7-4-1 |
| 3 | 1.96 | 4 | 2.750 | 6 | 4.643 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 33 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 35 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 4 | 0.35 | 5 | -2.750 | 4 | 4.500 | Missouri | 7 | 3-4-0 | 21 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 22 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 5 | -0.38 | 3 | 2.750 | 5 | 4.571 | Kansas | 7 | 4-3-0 | 37 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 40 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 6 | -5.03 | 6 | -5.500 | 3 | 4.286 | Iowa State | 7 | 2-4-1 | 58 | 11 | 5-5-1 | 64 | 11 | 5-5-1 |
| 7 | -13.26 | 8 | -13.750 | 2 | 4.071 | Kansas State | 7 | 1-6-0 | 84 | 10 | 1-9-0 | 90 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
| 8 | -14.24 | 7 | -8.250 | 1 | 4.071 | Colorado | 7 | 2-5-0 | 64 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 68 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
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| Big West Conference [BWC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 14.59 | 1 | 18.333 | 6 | 4.000 | San Jose State | 5 | 5-0-0 | 42 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 43 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 2 | 10.48 | 2 | 11.000 | 5 | 3.800 | Utah State | 5 | 4-1-0 | 60 | 9 | 4-4-1 | 65 | 11 | 5-5-1 |
| 3 | -3.00 | 4 | -3.667 | 4 | 3.500 | Pacific | 5 | 2-3-0 | 95 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 99 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 4 | -6.12 | 5 | -11.000 | 3 | 3.300 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | 1-4-0 | 105 | 8 | 1-7-0 | 115 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 5 | -7.63 | 6 | -11.000 | 1 | 3.100 | Cal State Long Beach | 5 | 1-4-0 | 111 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 120 | 10 | 2-8-0 |
| 6 | -8.31 | 3 | -3.667 | 2 | 3.300 | Fresno State | 5 | 2-3-0 | 85 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 91 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
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| Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 31.69 | 1 | 27.319 | 3 | 5.429 | Penn State | 7 | 7-0-0 | 1 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 1 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
| 2 | 27.83 | 3 | 14.783 | 1 | 3.500 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1-1-0 | 32 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 32 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 3 | 17.16 | 2 | 17.082 | 8 | 7.062 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 |
| 4 | 6.39 | 5 | 6.067 | 4 | 5.750 | West Virginia | 6 | 3-3-0 | 15 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 16 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 5 | 4.81 | 4 | 6.579 | 6 | 6.286 | Temple | 7 | 4-3-0 | 26 | 9 | 5-4-0 | 28 | 10 | 5-5-0 |
| 6 | 0.57 | 6 | 2.247 | 10 | 7.875 | Navy | 4 | 2-1-1 | 45 | 11 | 6-4-1 | 45 | 12 | 7-4-1 |
| 7 | -1.83 | 8 | -1.819 | 5 | 6.062 | Syracuse | 8 | 3-5-0 | 53 | 11 | 4-6-1 | 52 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 8 | -4.43 | 7 | -0.107 | 2 | 4.500 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1-3-0 | 41 | 10 | 6-4-0 | 44 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 9 | -7.15 | 9 | -5.352 | 7 | 7.062 | Boston College | 8 | 3-5-0 | 69 | 10 | 4-6-0 | 60 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 10 | -10.73 | 10 | -7.407 | 9 | 7.375 | Rutgers | 8 | 3-5-0 | 75 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 73 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 11 | -18.44 | 11 | -17.083 | 12 | 8.625 | Colgate | 4 | 1-3-0 | 81 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 83 | 10 | 7-3-0 |
| 12 | -20.70 | 13 | -21.686 | 13 | 10.833 | Holy Cross | 3 | 1-2-0 | 94 | 8 | 5-3-0 | 98 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 13 | -25.18 | 12 | -20.623 | 11 | 8.000 | Army | 5 | 0-4-1 | 115 | 11 | 3-7-1 | 118 | 11 | 3-7-1 |
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| Ivy League Conference [Ivy] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 17.03 | 1 | 13.750 | 8 | 5.000 | Yale | 7 | 6-1-0 | 79 | 9 | 8-1-0 | 78 | 10 | 9-1-0 |
| 2 | 15.03 | 2 | 13.750 | 7 | 4.857 | Dartmouth | 7 | 6-1-0 | 116 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 121 | 10 | 6-4-0 |
| 3 | 7.07 | 4 | 5.500 | 5 | 4.643 | Harvard | 7 | 4-2-1 | 125 | 10 | 5-4-1 | 127 | 10 | 5-4-1 |
| 4 | 5.44 | 3 | 11.000 | 6 | 4.643 | Princeton | 7 | 5-1-1 | 129 | 8 | 5-2-1 | 133 | 10 | 5-4-1 |
| 5 | -10.08 | 5 | -8.250 | 4 | 4.429 | Cornell | 7 | 2-5-0 | 133 | 9 | 2-7-0 | 139 | 10 | 3-7-0 |
| 6 | -10.67 | 7 | -13.750 | 3 | 4.214 | Columbia | 7 | 1-6-0 | 135 | 9 | 1-8-0 | 141 | 10 | 1-9-0 |
| 7 | -10.79 | 6 | -8.250 | 2 | 4.214 | Brown | 7 | 2-5-0 | 134 | 9 | 2-7-0 | 140 | 10 | 3-7-0 |
| 8 | -13.03 | 8 | -13.750 | 1 | 4.000 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 1-6-0 | 136 | 8 | 1-7-0 | 142 | 10 | 1-9-0 |
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| Mid-American Conference [MAC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 14.80 | 1 | 15.400 | 10 | 6.000 | Toledo | 9 | 8-1-0 | 86 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 87 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 2 | 10.03 | 3 | 11.000 | 9 | 5.833 | Central Michigan | 9 | 7-2-0 | 101 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 105 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 3 | 9.62 | 2 | 13.475 | 5 | 5.500 | Miami OH | 8 | 6-1-1 | 82 | 11 | 8-2-1 | 84 | 11 | 8-2-1 |
| 4 | 5.80 | 4 | 4.400 | 8 | 5.667 | Bowling Green | 9 | 5-3-1 | 107 | 11 | 5-5-1 | 113 | 11 | 5-5-1 |
| 5 | 3.88 | 6 | 2.200 | 7 | 5.500 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5-4-0 | 110 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 114 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 6 | -0.86 | 5 | 2.200 | 6 | 5.500 | Ohio University | 9 | 5-4-0 | 113 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 119 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 7 | -4.60 | 7 | -6.600 | 3 | 5.333 | Kent State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 120 | 10 | 3-7-0 | 124 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 8 | -6.97 | 9 | -11.275 | 4 | 5.500 | Ball State | 8 | 2-6-0 | 127 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 131 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 9 | -9.85 | 8 | -11.000 | 2 | 5.167 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 2-7-0 | 130 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 134 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 10 | -21.85 | 10 | -19.800 | 1 | 5.000 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 0-9-0 | 137 | 10 | 0-10-0 | 143 | 11 | 0-11-0 |
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| Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 18.18 | 1 | 15.636 | 6 | 4.500 | Tulsa | 6 | 5-1-0 | 47 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 55 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 2 | 5.90 | 3 | 8.250 | 8 | 4.786 | Southern Illinois | 7 | 5-2-0 | 71 | 10 | 7-3-0 | 76 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 3 | 3.52 | 2 | 14.667 | 5 | 4.417 | Drake | 6 | 5-1-0 | 70 | 8 | 7-1-0 | 77 | 11 | 10-1-0 |
| 4 | 3.02 | 4 | 3.064 | 1 | 4.000 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 3-3-0 | 72 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 74 | 11 | 7-4-0 |
| 5 | 1.93 | 6 | -5.500 | 2 | 4.357 | Indiana State | 7 | 2-4-1 | 98 | 10 | 4-5-1 | 110 | 11 | 5-5-1 |
| 6 | 0.60 | 5 | -0.000 | 3 | 4.357 | Wichita State | 7 | 3-3-1 | 88 | 9 | 3-5-1 | 93 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 7 | -13.88 | 7 | -14.667 | 4 | 4.417 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1-5-0 | 121 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 129 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 8 | -19.27 | 8 | -21.450 | 7 | 4.600 | Illinois State | 5 | 0-5-0 | 132 | 8 | 1-7-0 | 137 | 10 | 3-7-0 |
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| Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 15.19 | 3 | 9.745 | 3 | 5.375 | UCLA | 8 | 5-2-1 | 18 | 12 | 7-4-1 | 19 | 12 | 7-4-1 |
| 2 | 15.11 | 2 | 9.870 | 8 | 5.643 | Arizona State | 7 | 5-2-0 | 13 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 14 | 11 | 9-2-0 |
| 3 | 9.02 | 4 | 8.743 | 9 | 5.786 | Southern California | 7 | 5-2-0 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 |
| 4 | 6.68 | 5 | 7.425 | 5 | 5.562 | Washington State | 8 | 5-2-1 | 29 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 30 | 12 | 8-3-1 |
| 5 | 6.22 | 1 | 9.900 | 7 | 5.625 | Washington | 8 | 6-2-0 | 20 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 21 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
| 6 | 2.32 | 6 | -0.825 | 4 | 5.562 | Stanford | 8 | 4-4-0 | 59 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 62 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 7 | -1.92 | 7 | -1.100 | 6 | 5.625 | Arizona | 8 | 4-4-0 | 56 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 59 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 8 | -9.42 | 8 | -8.243 | 1 | 4.750 | California | 8 | 2-6-0 | 77 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 80 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
| 9 | -13.67 | 9 | -13.812 | 2 | 4.929 | Oregon | 7 | 1-6-0 | 93 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 97 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
| 10 | -29.52 | 10 | -21.702 | 10 | 5.857 | Oregon State | 7 | 0-7-0 | 119 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 126 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
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| Southeastern Conference [SEC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 18.10 | 1 | 17.273 | 9 | 6.667 | Georgia | 6 | 6-0-0 | 8 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 8 | 12 | 10-2-0 |
| 2 | 14.51 | 2 | 17.229 | 10 | 6.786 | Alabama | 7 | 7-0-0 | 7 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 7 | 12 | 9-2-1 |
| 3 | 7.57 | 3 | 4.400 | 8 | 6.500 | Mississippi State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 19 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 20 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 4 | 5.85 | 5 | -1.104 | 7 | 5.667 | Florida | 6 | 3-3-0 | 30 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 31 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 5 | 0.94 | 6 | -2.618 | 1 | 4.083 | Auburn | 6 | 2-4-0 | 38 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 39 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 6 | -6.95 | 4 | 1.035 | 6 | 5.583 | Tennessee | 6 | 3-3-0 | 48 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 50 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 7 | -7.52 | 7 | -5.107 | 5 | 5.167 | Kentucky | 6 | 2-4-0 | 68 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 69 | 11 | 3-8-0 |
| 8 | -7.60 | 10 | -10.539 | 4 | 5.083 | Louisiana State | 6 | 1-4-1 | 61 | 11 | 3-7-1 | 63 | 11 | 3-7-1 |
| 9 | -11.96 | 8 | -10.034 | 3 | 4.857 | Mississippi | 7 | 1-5-1 | 62 | 11 | 4-6-1 | 61 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 10 | -12.94 | 9 | -10.534 | 2 | 4.417 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 1-5-0 | 57 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 57 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
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| Southern Conference [SoCon] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 7.55 | 1 | 8.250 | 8 | 5.000 | Furman | 7 | 5-2-0 | 112 | 8 | 5-3-0 | 109 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
| 2 | 5.71 | 4 | 5.042 | 3 | 4.167 | Citadel | 6 | 3-2-1 | 108 | 7 | 3-3-1 | 106 | 11 | 7-3-1 |
| 3 | 3.88 | 2 | 6.050 | 7 | 4.900 | Virginia Military | 5 | 3-1-1 | 109 | 10 | 6-3-1 | 111 | 10 | 6-3-1 |
| 4 | 1.23 | 5 | 2.279 | 6 | 4.833 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 6 | 3-2-1 | 117 | 8 | 4-3-1 | 100 | 11 | 7-3-1 |
| 5 | 0.01 | 6 | -2.750 | 4 | 4.357 | Western Carolina | 7 | 3-4-0 | 122 | 9 | 3-6-0 | 122 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 6 | -0.88 | 3 | 5.421 | 5 | 4.833 | East Tennessee State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 124 | 8 | 4-4-0 | 123 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 7 | -6.01 | 7 | -11.000 | 1 | 4.143 | Appalachian State | 7 | 1-5-1 | 128 | 9 | 1-7-1 | 128 | 11 | 3-7-1 |
| 8 | -11.49 | 8 | -13.292 | 2 | 4.167 | Marshall | 6 | 1-5-0 | 131 | 10 | 1-9-0 | 135 | 11 | 2-9-0 |
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| Southern Independent Conference [SIC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in SIC based on Global ranking | The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference | |||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| Miami FL | 3 | 3-0-0 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 10 | 11 | 9-2-0 | |||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 6 | 5-1-0 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 11 | 12 | 9-2-1 | |||||||
| South Carolina | 12 | 6-6-0 | 34 | 12 | 6-6-0 | |||||||||
| Florida State | 4 | 2-2-0 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 36 | 11 | 6-5-0 | |||||||
| Tulane | 3 | 2-1-0 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 38 | 11 | 6-5-0 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | 3-1-0 | 11 | 7-4-0 | 51 | 11 | 7-4-0 | |||||||
| Louisiana Monroe | 2 | 1-1-0 | 8 | 4-4-0 | 79 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | 1-2-0 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 89 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Nevada Las Vegas | 12 | 6-6-0 | 94 | 12 | 6-6-0 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | 2-2-0 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 95 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
| Richmond | 4 | 0-4-0 | 10 | 3-7-0 | 102 | 11 | 4-7-0 | |||||||
| Memphis | 6 | 1-5-0 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 104 | 11 | 1-10-0 | |||||||
| North Texas | 2 | 1-1-0 | 11 | 2-9-0 | 112 | 11 | 2-9-0 | |||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | 0-2-0 | 11 | 1-10-0 | 116 | 11 | 1-10-0 | |||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | 2-1-0 | 10 | 4-6-0 | 117 | 11 | 5-6-0 | |||||||
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| Southland Conference [SLC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in SLC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 11.36 | 1 | 11.000 | 6 | 4.000 | Texas Arlington | 5 | 4-1-0 | 76 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 75 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 2 | 6.86 | 2 | 7.333 | 5 | 3.800 | McNeese State | 5 | 3-1-1 | 50 | 9 | 5-3-1 | 48 | 11 | 7-3-1 |
| 3 | 1.62 | 4 | 0.000 | 4 | 3.500 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2-2-1 | 87 | 10 | 3-6-1 | 86 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 4 | -2.05 | 3 | 3.667 | 3 | 3.500 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3-2-0 | 66 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 72 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 5 | -8.13 | 5 | -7.333 | 2 | 3.200 | Lamar | 5 | 1-3-1 | 96 | 8 | 3-4-1 | 96 | 11 | 4-6-1 |
| 6 | -9.66 | 6 | -14.667 | 1 | 3.000 | Louisiana Lafayette | 5 | 0-4-1 | 103 | 10 | 1-8-1 | 107 | 11 | 1-9-1 |
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| Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 16.89 | 1 | 14.667 | 9 | 5.500 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 7-1-0 | 3 | 10 | 9-1-0 | 3 | 11 | 10-1-0 |
| 2 | 9.89 | 2 | 12.222 | 8 | 5.375 | Texas | 8 | 6-1-1 | 6 | 12 | 10-1-1 | 6 | 12 | 10-1-1 |
| 3 | 6.57 | 3 | 7.333 | 7 | 5.250 | Houston | 8 | 5-2-1 | 24 | 12 | 7-4-1 | 25 | 12 | 7-4-1 |
| 4 | 6.01 | 4 | 4.889 | 6 | 5.125 | Arkansas | 8 | 5-3-0 | 22 | 12 | 8-4-0 | 23 | 12 | 8-4-0 |
| 5 | 1.41 | 5 | 0.000 | 5 | 5.000 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4-4-0 | 27 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 12 | 7-5-0 |
| 6 | -4.71 | 7 | -4.889 | 3 | 4.812 | Baylor | 8 | 3-5-0 | 43 | 11 | 5-6-0 | 46 | 11 | 5-6-0 |
| 7 | -11.30 | 6 | -4.889 | 4 | 4.812 | Rice | 8 | 3-5-0 | 63 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 67 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 8 | -11.75 | 8 | -12.222 | 2 | 4.625 | Texas Christian | 8 | 1-6-1 | 67 | 11 | 2-7-2 | 70 | 11 | 2-7-2 |
| 9 | -13.01 | 9 | -17.111 | 1 | 4.500 | Texas Tech | 8 | 0-7-1 | 83 | 11 | 1-9-1 | 85 | 11 | 1-9-1 |
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| Western Athletic Conference [WAC] | - | Division I-A | - | College Football 1981 |
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| 1981 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Conference | Division | Global | |||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record |
| 1 | 18.37 | 1 | 14.667 | 9 | 5.500 | Brigham Young | 8 | 7-1-0 | 17 | 13 | 11-2-0 | 18 | 13 | 11-2-0 |
| 2 | 13.39 | 2 | 12.069 | 7 | 5.417 | Hawaii | 6 | 5-1-0 | 23 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 24 | 11 | 9-2-0 |
| 3 | 10.71 | 3 | 9.778 | 6 | 5.250 | Wyoming | 8 | 6-2-0 | 31 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 33 | 11 | 8-3-0 |
| 4 | 3.27 | 4 | 8.403 | 8 | 5.417 | Utah | 6 | 4-1-1 | 40 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 41 | 11 | 8-2-1 |
| 5 | 1.61 | 5 | -2.444 | 5 | 5.000 | New Mexico | 8 | 3-4-1 | 80 | 12 | 4-7-1 | 82 | 12 | 4-7-1 |
| 6 | -2.67 | 7 | -4.889 | 4 | 4.812 | San Diego State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 46 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 47 | 11 | 6-5-0 |
| 7 | -4.73 | 6 | -4.889 | 3 | 4.800 | Air Force | 5 | 2-3-0 | 91 | 11 | 4-7-0 | 92 | 11 | 4-7-0 |
| 8 | -19.94 | 9 | -19.556 | 2 | 4.562 | Colorado State | 8 | 0-8-0 | 123 | 12 | 0-12-0 | 130 | 12 | 0-12-0 |
| 9 | -20.00 | 8 | -13.139 | 1 | 4.286 | Texas El Paso | 7 | 1-6-0 | 126 | 10 | 1-9-0 | 132 | 11 | 1-10-0 |
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