Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1981 college football season:

Rank Team Name Rating Record AP UPI Bowl Game Results
1 CLEMSON 110.6117 12-0 1 1 Beat Nebraska 22-15
2 NEBRASKA 107.6938 9-3 11 9 Lost to Clemson
3 PITTSBURGH 104.6726 11-1 4 2 Beat Georgia 24-20
4 GEORGIA 104.0800 10-2 6 5 Lost to Pittsburgh
5 PENN STATE 103.6750 10-2 3 3 Beat USC 26-10
6 MIAMI (F) 101.0001 9-2 8 Probation No Bowl Game
7 WASHINGTON 100.5627 10-2 10 7 Beat Iowa 28-0
8 MICHIGAN 97.4509 9-3 12 10 Beat UCLA 33-14
9 SMU 97.0849 10-1 5 Probation No Bowl Game
10 ARIZONA STATE 96.8365 9-2 16 Probation No Bowl Game
11 USC 95.6801 9-3 14 13 Lost to Penn State
12 UCLA 95.0660 7-4-1 NR NR Lost to Michigan
13 OHIO STATE 93.7677 9-3 15 12 Beat Navy 31-28
14 IOWA 93.6060 8-4 18 15 Lost to Washington
15 TEXAS 93.5238 10-1-1 2 4 Beat Alabama 14-12
16 OKLAHOMA 93.1583 7-4-1 20 14 Beat Houston 40-14
17 ALABAMA 92.9312 9-2-1 7 6 Lost to Texas
18 BYU 92.8661 11-2 13 11 Beat Washington State 38-36
19 WASHINGTON STATE 92.2735        
20 HOUSTON 90.6747        
21 ILLINOIS 89.7763        
22 NORTH CAROLINA 86.5314        
23 MICHIGAN STATE 86.3527        
24 ARKANSAS 85.9388        
25 MINNESOTA 85.7335        
26 HAWAII 85.6209        
27 MISSOURI 85.2607        
28 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 84.6681        
29 UTAH 84.5735        
30 WYOMING 84.3377        
31 WISCONSIN 83.9781        
32 MISSISSIPPI STATE 83.7284        
33 FLORIDA STATE 83.6736        
34 NOTRE DAME 83.4796        
35 STANFORD 83.3479        
36 KANSAS 83.1358        
37 TEXAS A+M 81.4691        
38 INDIANA 81.1916        
39 PURDUE 81.1731        
40 OKLAHOMA STATE 80.8765        
41 WEST VIRGINIA 80.6282        
42 TEMPLE 80.4299        
43 FLORIDA 80.0356        
44 IOWA STATE 79.2875        
45 ARIZONA 79.0398        
46 TENNESSEE 78.7644        
47 UNLV 78.7110        
48 SAN DIEGO STATE 78.4968        
49 PACIFIC 77.7020        
50 COLORADO 77.5218        
51 SAN JOSE STATE 77.4026        
52 SYRACUSE 76.6245        
53 SOUTH CAROLINA 76.4256        
54 AUBURN 76.3719        
55 CALIFORNIA 76.2476        
56 MISSISSIPPI 76.1726        
57 NEW MEXICO 75.9050        
58 FRESNO STATE 75.5531        
59 UTAH STATE 74.7435        
60 TULANE 74.3675        
61 RICE 74.3519        
62 BAYLOR 73.8093        
63 AIR FORCE 73.3609        
64 LOUISVILLE 72.9464        
65 BOSTON COLLEGE 72.8101        
66 KENTUCKY 72.7549        
67 MARYLAND 72.5136        
68 DUKE 72.4246        
69 CINCINNATI 71.2643        
70 TCU 71.2348        
71 TEXAS TECH 71.0823        
72 LSU 71.0035        
73 VANDERBILT 70.9674        
74 RUTGERS 70.5614        
75 NAVY 70.4617        
76 OREGON 70.2831        
77 KANSAS STATE 70.1582        
78 TOLEDO 68.2816        
79 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 68.2458        
80 FULLERTON 67.1161        
81 LONG BEACH 66.9955        
82 MIAMI (O) 66.9420        
83 COLGATE 66.3053        
84 OREGON STATE 66.1923        
85 YALE 66.0587        
86 WAKE FOREST 65.7847        
87 TULSA 65.5735        
88 VIRGINIA TECH 65.2404        
89 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 64.6641        
90 HOLY CROSS 64.5264        
91 NORTHWESTERN 63.4943        
92 WICHITA STATE 62.5568        
93 INDIANA STATE 62.3603        
94 ARKANSAS STATE 62.0264        
95 GEORGIA TECH 61.8552        
96 UTARLINGTON 61.7545        
97 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 61.6614        
98 MEMPHIS STATE 61.2077        
99 BGU 61.0688        
100 MCNEESE STATE 60.9451        
101 ARMY 60.8210        
102 EAST CAROLINA 60.7160        
103 NORTH TEXAS STATE 60.5082        
104 PRINCETON 60.4445        
105 NELOUISIANA 60.1498        
106 LOUISIANA TECH 59.6049        
107 WILLIAM&MARY 59.4355        
108 LAMAR 58.8221        
109 DARTMOUTH 57.2549        
110 VMI 56.5699        
111 RICHMOND 56.1635        
112 HARVARD 55.9658        
113 VIRGINIA 54.8306        
114 UTEP 53.2018        
115 SWLOUISIANA 52.9807        
116 COLORADO STATE 52.6682        
117 WEST CAROLINA 51.8929        
118 CITADEL 51.8766        
119 OHIOU 51.7310        
120 UT CHATTANOOGA 51.1778        
121 WESTERN MICHIGAN 51.1239        
122 FURMAN 51.0346        
123 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 47.8465        
124 NEW MEXICO STATE 45.5879        
125 BALL STATE 45.2059        
126 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 44.3169        
127 KENT STATE 44.0238        
128 APPALACHIAN STATE 37.5737        
129 MARSHALL 37.5528        
130 CORNELL 32.5316        
131 BROWN 31.1215        
132 COLUMBIA 30.3994        
133 PENNSYLVANIA 29.7327        
134 ILLINOIS STATE 24.0166        
135 EASTERN MICHIGAN -23.5415        

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