College Football 1981
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1981/9/5 and 1982/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1981 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 34.76 3 32.05 1 28.50 Penn State 12 10-2-0 1 12 10-2-0 I-A 3 7 7-0-0 EIC
5 27.83 10 23.30 2 36.38 Nebraska 12 9-3-0 2 12 9-3-0 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
90 -4.17 100 -7.14 3 37.80 Kansas State 11 2-9-0 3 10 1-9-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
68 1.57 65 2.93 4 38.64 Colorado 11 3-8-0 4 11 3-8-0 I-A 1 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
116 -11.64 116 -12.82 5 39.14 Georgia Tech 11 1-10-0 6 11 1-10-0 I-A 15 2 0-2-0 SIC
10 23.03 6 26.79 6 39.32 Miami FL 11 9-2-0 11 11 9-2-0 I-A 6 3 3-0-0 SIC
28 14.47 30 14.82 7 39.80 Temple 10 5-5-0 18 9 5-4-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 EIC
67 1.97 43 8.41 8 39.82 Rice 11 4-7-0 5 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 8 3-5-0 SWAC
61 2.55 46 8.10 9 40.23 Mississippi 11 4-6-1 10 11 4-6-1 I-A 3 7 1-5-1 SEC
85 -3.20 89 -3.37 10 40.50 Texas Tech 11 1-9-1 7 11 1-9-1 I-A 1 8 0-7-1 SWAC
69 1.56 74 0.92 11 40.59 Kentucky 11 3-8-0 12 11 3-8-0 I-A 5 6 2-4-0 SEC
80 -1.06 92 -3.81 12 40.82 California 11 2-9-0 8 11 2-9-0 I-A 1 8 2-6-0 PAC-10
4 28.41 4 29.35 13 41.25 Pittsburgh 12 11-1-0 17 12 11-1-0 I-A 8 8 7-1-0 EIC
6 27.38 1 34.84 14 41.42 Texas 12 10-1-1 9 12 10-1-1 I-A 8 8 6-1-1 SWAC
125 -17.88 114 -12.35 15 41.95 Northwestern 11 0-11-0 13 11 0-11-0 I-A 1 9 0-9-0 BIG 10
25 16.19 28 15.52 16 42.62 Houston 12 7-4-1 14 12 7-4-1 I-A 7 8 5-2-1 SWAC
70 1.36 79 -0.25 17 43.18 Texas Christian 11 2-7-2 16 11 2-7-2 I-A 2 8 1-6-1 SWAC
52 6.19 56 5.66 18 43.23 Syracuse 11 4-6-1 20 11 4-6-1 I-A 5 8 3-5-0 EIC
15 20.56 17 18.15 19 43.33 Oklahoma 12 7-4-1 15 12 7-4-1 I-A 7 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
103 -7.69 73 1.11 20 45.14 Indiana 11 3-8-0 19 11 3-8-0 I-A 2 9 3-6-0 BIG 10
57 3.86 57 5.56 21 45.18 Vanderbilt 11 4-7-0 28 11 4-7-0 I-A 2 6 1-5-0 SEC
36 10.42 37 10.93 22 45.77 Florida State 11 6-5-0 21 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 4 2-2-0 SIC
32 13.02 45 8.13 23 46.05 Notre Dame 11 5-6-0 22 11 5-6-0 I-A 1 2 1-1-0 EIC
7 26.37 5 26.85 24 46.29 Alabama 12 9-2-1 26 12 9-2-1 I-A 10 7 7-0-0 SEC
19 18.96 25 15.75 25 46.58 UCLA 12 7-4-1 24 12 7-4-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 PAC-10
130 -19.83 129 -20.68 26 46.88 Colorado State 12 0-12-0 25 12 0-12-0 I-A 2 8 0-8-0 WAC
8 25.33 9 24.11 27 47.38 Georgia 12 10-2-0 27 12 10-2-0 I-A 9 6 6-0-0 SEC
20 18.95 27 15.58 28 47.62 Mississippi State 12 8-4-0 31 12 8-4-0 I-A 8 6 4-2-0 SEC
29 13.55 21 17.15 29 47.96 Iowa 12 8-4-0 29 12 8-4-0 I-A 9 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
63 2.41 66 2.72 30 48.14 Louisiana State 11 3-7-1 32 11 3-7-1 I-A 4 6 1-4-1 SEC
42 8.67 60 4.51 31 48.64 Maryland 11 4-6-1 38 11 4-6-1 I-A 5 6 4-2-0 ACC
23 17.75 29 15.45 32 48.75 Arkansas 12 8-4-0 30 12 8-4-0 I-A 6 8 5-3-0 SWAC
34 11.16 38 10.36 33 48.92 South Carolina 12 6-6-0 36 12 6-6-0 I-A 0 0 0-0-0 SIC
31 13.06 33 12.58 34 49.46 Florida 12 7-5-0 39 12 7-5-0 I-A 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
37 10.19 24 15.93 35 49.68 Illinois 11 7-4-0 35 11 7-4-0 I-A 6 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
60 2.56 51 6.84 36 49.86 Boston College 11 5-6-0 23 10 4-6-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 EIC
64 2.41 49 7.03 37 49.95 Iowa State 11 5-5-1 33 11 5-5-1 I-A 3 7 2-4-1 BIG 8
27 14.65 34 12.31 38 49.96 Texas A&M 12 7-5-0 40 12 7-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 SWAC
71 1.25 70 1.39 39 50.00 North Carolina State 11 4-7-0 44 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 6 2-4-0 ACC
12 20.95 11 21.67 40 50.08 Southern California 12 9-3-0 37 12 9-3-0 I-A 9 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
101 -7.38 109 -10.13 41 50.45 Virginia 11 1-10-0 49 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 6 0-6-0 ACC
22 18.18 19 17.35 42 50.96 Missouri 12 8-4-0 34 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
9 23.44 22 16.96 43 50.96 Michigan 12 9-3-0 42 12 9-3-0 I-A 8 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
39 9.89 48 7.24 44 51.55 Auburn 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0 I-A 1 6 2-4-0 SEC
62 2.47 82 -1.36 45 51.86 Stanford 11 4-7-0 46 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
104 -7.92 106 -9.28 46 51.86 Memphis 11 1-10-0 43 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 6 1-5-0 SIC
53 6.06 53 6.36 47 52.41 Purdue 11 5-6-0 50 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 9 3-6-0 BIG 10
35 10.65 36 11.19 48 52.75 Oklahoma State 12 7-5-0 41 12 7-5-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
40 9.55 35 12.16 49 52.96 Kansas 12 8-4-0 47 12 8-4-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
54 5.86 40 9.54 50 54.08 Wisconsin 12 7-5-0 52 12 7-5-0 I-A 7 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
3 29.47 8 26.04 51 54.45 Southern Methodist 11 10-1-0 51 10 9-1-0 I-A 9 8 7-1-0 SWAC
16 20.55 14 20.06 52 56.04 West Virginia 12 9-3-0 59 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 EIC
46 8.30 61 4.14 53 56.14 Baylor 11 5-6-0 53 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 SWAC
56 5.09 59 4.83 54 56.27 Michigan State 11 5-6-0 56 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 9 4-5-0 BIG 10
126 -18.00 121 -15.24 55 56.45 Oregon State 11 1-10-0 54 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 7 0-7-0 PAC-10
26 15.49 16 18.87 56 56.62 Ohio State 12 9-3-0 57 12 9-3-0 I-A 10 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
30 13.12 32 13.16 57 56.86 Washington State 12 8-3-1 55 11 7-3-1 I-A 5 8 5-2-1 PAC-10
2 32.45 2 34.70 58 57.33 Clemson 12 12-0-0 45 11 11-0-0 I-A 7 6 6-0-0 ACC
112 -9.98 105 -9.25 59 58.23 North Texas 11 2-9-0 58 11 2-9-0 I-A 3 2 1-1-0 SIC
49 6.86 52 6.69 60 58.82 Duke 11 6-5-0 62 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
73 0.86 63 3.41 61 59.18 Rutgers 11 5-6-0 63 11 5-6-0 I-A 9 8 3-5-0 EIC
38 10.05 54 6.12 62 59.59 Tulane 11 6-5-0 60 11 6-5-0 I-A 14 3 2-1-0 SIC
88 -3.85 88 -3.11 63 60.59 Wake Forest 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 I-A 2 6 1-5-0 ACC
97 -6.57 110 -10.74 64 60.64 Oregon 11 2-9-0 61 11 2-9-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 PAC-10
50 6.79 26 15.59 65 62.08 Tennessee 12 8-4-0 64 12 8-4-0 I-A 6 6 3-3-0 SEC
66 2.14 58 5.26 66 63.27 Minnesota 11 6-5-0 66 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 9 4-5-0 BIG 10
17 20.35 13 20.27 67 63.54 North Carolina 12 10-2-0 73 12 10-2-0 I-A 6 6 5-1-0 ACC
44 8.59 41 8.87 68 63.85 Cincinnati 11 6-5-0 68 10 6-4-0 I-A 2 4 1-3-0 EIC
21 18.38 12 20.83 69 64.04 Washington 12 10-2-0 67 12 10-2-0 I-A 7 8 6-2-0 PAC-10
14 20.65 20 17.27 70 64.45 Arizona State 11 9-2-0 69 11 9-2-0 I-A 8 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
132 -21.29 124 -16.94 71 66.00 Texas El Paso 11 1-10-0 70 10 1-9-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 WAC
47 7.50 47 7.83 72 66.41 San Diego State 11 6-5-0 72 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 8 3-5-0 WAC
94 -5.40 80 -0.46 73 66.46 Nevada Las Vegas 12 6-6-0 71 12 6-6-0 I-A 0 0 0-0-0 SIC
115 -11.51 126 -18.08 74 67.94 Cal State Fullerton 11 3-8-0 74 8 1-7-0 I-A 3 5 1-4-0 BWC
95 -5.52 78 -0.24 75 67.95 Louisville 11 5-6-0 75 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 4 2-2-0 SIC
92 -5.25 97 -6.00 76 68.77 Air Force 11 4-7-0 79 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 5 2-3-0 WAC
99 -7.05 91 -3.80 77 68.82 Pacific 11 5-6-0 77 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 5 2-3-0 BWC
11 21.65 18 17.77 78 69.38 Southern Mississippi 12 9-2-1 78 12 9-2-1 I-A 13 6 5-1-0 SIC
65 2.21 64 3.04 79 69.56 Utah State 11 5-5-1 76 9 4-4-1 I-A 5 5 4-1-0 BWC
82 -2.01 93 -4.86 80 70.08 New Mexico 12 4-7-1 80 12 4-7-1 I-A 5 8 3-4-1 WAC
33 12.87 39 9.76 81 71.45 Wyoming 11 8-3-0 81 11 8-3-0 I-A 6 8 6-2-0 WAC
45 8.55 50 6.94 82 72.55 Navy 12 7-4-1 87 11 6-4-1 I-A 10 4 2-1-1 EIC
18 19.03 15 19.97 83 72.96 Brigham Young 13 11-2-0 84 13 11-2-0 I-A 9 8 7-1-0 WAC
59 3.25 76 0.68 84 73.23 Arizona 11 6-5-0 83 11 6-5-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
41 9.35 31 13.92 85 73.25 Utah 11 8-2-1 86 10 7-2-1 I-A 8 6 4-1-1 WAC
96 -6.40 102 -7.34 86 73.38 Lamar 11 4-6-1 85 8 3-4-1 I-A 2 5 1-3-1 SLC
89 -4.00 83 -1.71 87 74.18 East Carolina 11 5-6-0 89 11 5-6-0 I-A 8 3 1-2-0 SIC
55 5.72 67 2.27 88 74.64 Tulsa 11 6-5-0 82 11 6-5-0 I-A 6 6 5-1-0 MVC
75 -0.02 84 -1.71 89 77.18 Texas Arlington 11 6-5-0 90 11 6-5-0 I-A 6 5 4-1-0 SLC
24 17.14 23 16.15 90 78.30 Hawaii 11 9-2-0 92 10 8-2-0 I-A 7 6 5-1-0 WAC
93 -5.30 99 -6.88 91 78.56 Wichita State 11 4-6-1 88 9 3-5-1 I-A 3 7 3-3-1 MVC
107 -8.32 123 -16.60 92 78.85 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1-9-1 91 10 1-8-1 I-A 1 5 0-4-1 SLC
86 -3.47 96 -5.98 93 80.27 Louisiana Tech 11 4-6-1 94 10 3-6-1 I-A 4 5 2-2-1 SLC
120 -13.17 115 -12.62 94 80.55 Cal State Long Beach 10 2-8-0 93 10 2-8-0 I-A 1 5 1-4-0 BWC
118 -13.11 117 -13.06 95 80.86 Army 11 3-7-1 98 11 3-7-1 I-A 11 5 0-4-1 EIC
51 6.68 62 4.13 96 81.00 Virginia Tech 11 7-4-0 97 11 7-4-0 I-A 11 4 3-1-0 SIC
58 3.49 107 -9.68 97 82.00 Northwestern State (LA) 3 1-2-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
81 -1.87 42 8.73 98 83.00 Tennessee State 3 2-1-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
74 0.02 69 1.85 99 83.05 West Texas A&M 11 7-4-0 95 11 7-4-0 I-A 1 6 3-3-0 MVC
102 -7.65 111 -11.03 100 84.14 Richmond 11 4-7-0 96 10 3-7-0 I-A 4 4 0-4-0 SIC
72 1.01 85 -2.02 101 85.00 Arkansas State 11 6-5-0 100 11 6-5-0 I-A 3 5 3-2-0 SLC
43 8.59 55 5.74 102 85.91 San Jose State 12 9-3-0 99 11 8-3-0 I-A 6 5 5-0-0 BWC
138 -32.16 139 -31.28 103 86.00 Wofford 4 0-4-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
83 -2.23 87 -2.73 104 88.33 Colgate 10 7-3-0 102 6 3-3-0 I-A 12 4 1-3-0 EIC
91 -4.42 90 -3.52 105 90.45 Fresno State 11 5-6-0 101 10 5-5-0 I-A 2 5 2-3-0 BWC
76 -0.45 77 0.25 106 90.91 Southern Illinois 11 7-4-0 105 10 7-3-0 I-A 8 7 5-2-0 MVC
108 -8.76 81 -0.95 107 91.83 Massachusetts 3 2-1-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
48 7.43 75 0.78 108 91.95 McNeese State 11 7-3-1 104 9 5-3-1 I-A 5 5 3-1-1 SLC
117 -12.60 101 -7.14 109 92.77 William & Mary 11 5-6-0 103 10 4-6-0 I-A 12 3 2-1-0 SIC
79 -1.03 108 -10.03 110 93.00 Louisiana Monroe 11 5-6-0 106 8 4-4-0 I-A 9 2 1-1-0 SIC
110 -9.39 119 -14.27 111 99.35 Indiana State 11 5-5-1 109 10 4-5-1 I-A 2 7 2-4-1 MVC
13 20.67 7 26.74 112 100.33 Delaware 3 3-0-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
129 -19.65 130 -20.94 113 100.50 New Mexico State 11 3-8-0 108 10 2-8-0 I-A 4 6 1-5-0 MVC
100 -7.20 72 1.14 114 100.56 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7-3-1 119 8 4-3-1 I-A 6 6 3-2-1 SoCon
84 -2.46 68 2.13 115 101.36 Miami OH 11 8-2-1 110 11 8-2-1 I-A 5 8 6-1-1 MAC
77 -0.79 44 8.32 116 101.61 Drake 11 10-1-0 107 8 7-1-0 I-A 5 6 5-1-0 MVC
122 -15.97 122 -16.57 117 103.55 Western Carolina 11 4-7-0 113 9 3-6-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 SoCon
119 -13.12 112 -11.57 118 104.18 Ohio University 11 5-6-0 111 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 9 5-4-0 MAC
113 -11.15 125 -17.76 119 104.45 Bowling Green 11 5-5-1 112 11 5-5-1 I-A 8 9 5-3-1 MAC
128 -19.17 132 -22.85 120 104.65 Appalachian State 11 3-7-1 116 9 1-7-1 I-A 1 7 1-5-1 SoCon
106 -8.26 98 -6.84 121 105.81 Citadel 11 7-3-1 117 7 3-3-1 I-A 3 6 3-2-1 SoCon
98 -7.04 103 -7.79 122 106.00 Holy Cross 11 6-5-0 121 8 5-3-0 I-A 13 3 1-2-0 EIC
109 -9.08 95 -5.29 123 106.89 Furman 11 8-3-0 120 8 5-3-0 I-A 8 7 5-2-0 SoCon
87 -3.47 86 -2.44 124 107.67 Toledo 12 9-3-0 114 12 9-3-0 I-A 10 9 8-1-0 MAC
111 -9.68 94 -5.29 125 108.45 Virginia Military 10 6-3-1 124 10 6-3-1 I-A 7 5 3-1-1 SoCon
124 -17.57 131 -21.55 126 108.60 Kent State 11 4-7-0 118 10 3-7-0 I-A 3 9 3-6-0 MAC
135 -28.41 133 -25.80 127 108.75 Marshall 11 2-9-0 125 10 1-9-0 I-A 2 6 1-5-0 SoCon
142 -35.91 142 -37.72 128 109.50 Pennsylvania 10 1-9-0 135 8 1-7-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 Ivy
144 -42.17 144 -47.95 129 109.50 Western Illinois 3 0-3-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
114 -11.28 120 -14.53 130 111.00 Western Michigan 11 6-5-0 123 11 6-5-0 I-A 7 9 5-4-0 MAC
105 -8.18 104 -9.05 131 111.45 Central Michigan 11 7-4-0 122 11 7-4-0 I-A 9 9 7-2-0 MAC
133 -22.48 127 -18.24 132 112.06 Princeton 10 5-4-1 137 8 5-2-1 I-A 6 7 5-1-1 Ivy
123 -16.69 113 -12.03 133 112.70 East Tennessee State 11 6-5-0 126 8 4-4-0 I-A 5 6 4-2-0 SoCon
136 -29.30 135 -26.86 134 113.10 James Madison 5 1-4-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
139 -33.26 136 -29.28 135 114.06 Cornell 10 3-7-0 128 9 2-7-0 I-A 4 7 2-5-0 Ivy
137 -30.49 140 -35.52 136 114.67 Illinois State 10 3-7-0 115 8 1-7-0 I-A 7 5 0-5-0 MVC
131 -21.03 134 -26.38 137 114.82 Ball State 11 4-7-0 127 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 8 2-6-0 MAC
143 -41.88 143 -44.26 138 115.25 Eastern Michigan 11 0-11-0 129 10 0-10-0 I-A 1 9 0-9-0 MAC
134 -24.39 137 -29.73 139 116.14 Northern Illinois 11 3-8-0 130 11 3-8-0 I-A 2 9 2-7-0 MAC
141 -34.07 141 -35.85 140 117.28 Columbia 10 1-9-0 131 9 1-8-0 I-A 3 7 1-6-0 Ivy
121 -14.77 118 -13.12 141 119.55 Dartmouth 10 6-4-0 136 9 6-3-0 I-A 7 7 6-1-0 Ivy
78 -0.84 71 1.39 142 120.50 Yale 10 9-1-0 132 9 8-1-0 I-A 8 7 6-1-0 Ivy
127 -18.79 128 -18.58 143 121.05 Harvard 10 5-4-1 133 10 5-4-1 I-A 5 7 4-2-1 Ivy
140 -33.63 138 -31.06 144 121.11 Brown 10 3-7-0 134 9 2-7-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 Ivy
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 2 1-1-0
Boise State 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 2 1-1-0
Liberty 1 0-1-0
Middle Tennessee 2 1-1-0
Nevada Reno 1 1-0-0
Texas State 1 1-0-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Davidson 2 0-2-0
Eastern Illinois 2 0-2-0
Eastern Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Grambling 1 0-1-0
Idaho 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 1-0-0
Jacksonville State 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 1-1-0
Lehigh 2 1-1-0
Maine 1 1-0-0
Montana State 2 1-1-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
Nicholls State 2 0-2-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Portland State 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Sam Houston 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
SE Louisiana 2 2-0-0
Stephen F Austin 1 1-0-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Youngstown State 1 1-0-0
Missouri Southern 1 0-1-0
Northern Michigan 1 1-0-0
Texas A&M Kingsville 1 1-0-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-1-0
Boston University 2 0-2-0
Nebraska Omaha 1 0-1-0
Santa Clara 1 0-1-0
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