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1981 NCAA football ratings
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Champion: Clemson
Rank
Team
Record against NCAA opponents
BRR
1.
Clemson
11-0
2.01
2.
Pittsburgh
11-1
1.87
3.
Penn State
10-2
1.68
4.
Texas
10-1-1
1.58
5.
Southern Methodist
9-1
1.44
6.
Miami (FL)
9-2
1.41
7.
Georgia
10-2
1.40
8.
North Carolina
10-2
1.26
9.
Nebraska
9-3
1.24
10.
Brigham Young
11-2
1.18
11.
Washington
10-2
1.18
12.
Alabama
9-2-1
1.15
13.
Arizona State
9-2
1.13
14.
Yale
8-1
1.04
15.
Southern California
9-3
1.03
16.
West Virginia
9-3
1.00
17.
Michigan
9-3
0.98
18.
Southern Mississippi
9-2-1
0.97
19.
Drake
7-1
0.96
20.
Ohio State
9-3
0.91
21.
Hawaii
8-2
0.88
22.
Miami (OH)
8-2-1
0.84
23.
Iowa
8-4
0.78
24.
Utah
7-2-1
0.76
25.
Wyoming
8-3
0.74
26.
Washington State
7-3-1
0.74
27.
Missouri
8-4
0.72
28.
Oklahoma
7-4-1
0.71
29.
Arkansas
8-4
0.71
30.
Mississippi State
8-4
0.69
31.
Houston
7-4-1
0.67
32.
Toledo
9-3
0.66
33.
UCLA
7-4-1
0.65
34.
Illinois
7-4
0.65
35.
Kansas
8-4
0.65
36.
San Jose State
8-3
0.61
37.
Temple
5-4
0.59
38.
Tennessee
8-4
0.51
39.
Cincinnati
6-4
0.51
40.
Southern Illinois
7-3
0.46
41.
Wisconsin
7-5
0.44
42.
Florida State
6-5
0.43
43.
Florida
7-5
0.43
44.
West Texas A&M
7-4
0.43
45.
Oklahoma State
7-5
0.39
46.
Texas A&M
7-5
0.38
47.
Navy
6-4-1
0.32
48.
South Carolina
6-6
0.28
49.
Virginia Tech
7-4
0.28
50.
Dartmouth
6-3
0.26
51.
Princeton
5-2-1
0.25
52.
Holy Cross
5-3
0.24
53.
Central Michigan
7-4
0.23
54.
Duke
6-5
0.23
55.
Tulsa
6-5
0.20
56.
Iowa State
5-5-1
0.18
57.
McNeese State
5-3-1
0.18
58.
San Diego State
6-5
0.18
59.
Minnesota
6-5
0.17
60.
Furman
5-3
0.10
61.
Nevada-Las Vegas
6-6
0.09
62.
Tulane
6-5
0.07
63.
Boston College
4-6
0.07
64.
Notre Dame
5-6
0.06
65.
Virginia Military Institute
6-3-1
0.05
66.
Arkansas State
6-5
0.03
67.
Texas-Arlington
6-5
0.03
68.
Syracuse
4-6-1
0.02
69.
Utah State
4-4-1
0.01
70.
Louisville
5-5
0.01
71.
Arizona
6-5
-0.01
72.
Rutgers
5-6
-0.02
73.
Michigan State
5-6
-0.03
74.
Purdue
5-6
-0.04
75.
Baylor
5-6
-0.05
76.
Auburn
5-6
-0.06
77.
East Carolina
5-6
-0.09
78.
Mississippi
4-6-1
-0.10
79.
Harvard
5-4-1
-0.10
80.
Pacific
5-6
-0.11
81.
Western Michigan
6-5
-0.12
82.
Colgate
3-3
-0.15
83.
Maryland
4-6-1
-0.15
84.
Chattanooga
4-3-1
-0.15
85.
Citadel
3-3-1
-0.16
86.
Bowling Green State
5-5-1
-0.19
87.
Fresno State
5-5
-0.24
88.
North Carolina State
4-7
-0.24
89.
Lamar
3-4-1
-0.25
90.
Louisiana-Monroe
4-4
-0.26
91.
Rice
4-7
-0.27
92.
Vanderbilt
4-7
-0.29
93.
Wichita State
3-5-1
-0.31
94.
Ohio
5-6
-0.31
95.
William & Mary
4-6
-0.31
96.
Stanford
4-7
-0.32
97.
East Tennessee State
4-4
-0.33
98.
Indiana State
4-5-1
-0.41
99.
Wake Forest
4-7
-0.46
100.
Kentucky
3-8
-0.50
101.
Colorado
3-8
-0.50
102.
Army
3-7-1
-0.50
103.
Air Force
4-7
-0.52
104.
New Mexico
4-7-1
-0.53
105.
Louisiana Tech
3-6-1
-0.54
106.
Texas Christian
2-7-2
-0.55
107.
Indiana
3-8
-0.56
108.
Louisiana State
3-7-1
-0.58
109.
Richmond
3-7
-0.68
110.
Western Carolina
3-6
-0.72
111.
Ball State
4-7
-0.78
112.
California
2-9
-0.81
113.
Kent State
3-7
-0.83
114.
Kansas State
1-9
-1.00
115.
Long Beach State
2-8
-1.01
116.
Oregon
2-9
-1.01
117.
North Texas
2-9
-1.05
118.
Texas Tech
1-9-1
-1.08
119.
Northern Illinois
3-8
-1.09
120.
Cal State Fullerton
1-7
-1.09
121.
Cornell
2-7
-1.10
122.
Brown
2-7
-1.11
123.
Georgia Tech
1-10
-1.17
124.
Louisiana-Lafayette
1-8-1
-1.21
125.
Virginia
1-10
-1.22
126.
Appalachian State
1-7-1
-1.23
127.
New Mexico State
2-8
-1.28
128.
Memphis
1-10
-1.36
129.
Pennsylvania
1-7
-1.41
130.
Oregon State
1-10
-1.41
131.
Texas-El Paso
1-9
-1.43
132.
Columbia
1-8
-1.45
133.
Illinois State
1-7
-1.53
134.
Marshall
1-9
-1.54
135.
Northwestern
0-11
-1.61
136.
Colorado State
0-12
-1.76
137.
Eastern Michigan
0-10
-1.99