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1981 Final AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Clemson (47)

 

ACC

 

12-0

 

977

 

 

W 22-15 vs #4 Nebraska (Orange)

2

  <  6

 

Texas

 

SWC

 

10-1-1

 

862

 

 

 

3

  <  7

 

Penn State (1)

 

Ind

 

10-2

 

845

 

 

 

4

  <  10

 

Pittsburgh

 

Ind

 

11-1

 

834

 

 

 

5

  <  5

 

SMU (1)

 

SWC

 

10-1

 

774

 

 

 

6

  <  2

 

Georgia

 

SEC

 

10-2

 

691

 

 

 

7

  <  3

 

Alabama

 

SEC

 

9-2-1

 

638

 

 

 

8

  <  9

 

Miami (FL)

 

Ind

 

9-2

 

594

 

 

 

9

  <  11

 

North Carolina

 

ACC

 

10-2

 

590

 

 

 

10

  <  12

 

Washington

 

Pac-10

 

10-2

 

587

 

 

 

11

  <  4

 

Nebraska

 

Big 8

 

9-3

 

535

 

 

 

12

  <  16

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

9-3

 

416

 

 

 

13

  <  14

 

BYU

 

WAC

 

11-2

 

388

 

 

 

14

  <  8

 

USC

 

Pac-10

 

9-3

 

325

 

 

 

15

  <  15

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

9-3

 

310

 

 

 

16

  <  17

 

Arizona State

 

Pac-10

 

9-2

 

245

 

 

 

17

  <  NR

 

West Virginia

 

Ind

 

9-3

 

111

 

 

 

18

  <  13

 

Iowa

 

Big Ten

 

8-4

 

103

 

 

 

19

  <  NR

 

Missouri

 

Big 8

 

8-4

 

85

 

 

 

20

  <  NR

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 8

 

7-4-1

 

76

 

 

W 40-14 vs Houston (Sun)

NR

  <  18

 

Southern Miss

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

NR

  <  19

 

UCLA

 

Pac-10

 

 

 

 

 

NR

  <  20

 

Washington State

 

Pac-10

 

 

 

 

 

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