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November 23, 1981 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Pittsburgh (60) Ind 10-0 1294 W 35-0 A Temple
2 < 2 Clemson (5) ACC 11-0 1234  
3 < 3 Georgia SEC 9-1 1157  
4 < 4 Alabama SEC 8-1-1 1054  
5 < 5 Nebraska Big 8 9-2 1015  
6 < 6 SMU Southwest 10-1 965  
7 < 8 Texas Southwest 8-1-1 907  
8 < 10 USC Pac-10 9-2 797  
9 < 11 Miami (FL) Ind 8-2 708  
10 < 12 North Carolina ACC 9-2 656  
11 < 13 Penn State Ind 8-2 645  
12 < 17 Washington Pac-10 9-2 604  
13 < 19 Iowa Big Ten 8-3 491  
14 < 18 BYU WAC 10-2 377  
15 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 8-3 330  
16 < 7 Michigan Big Ten 8-3 292  
17 < 9 Southern Miss Ind 8-1-1 264 L 13-10 A Louisville
18 < 20 Arizona State Pac-10 8-2 253  
19 < 15 UCLA Pac-10 7-3-1 199  
20 < 14 Washington State Pac-10 8-2-1 139 L 23-10 A Washington
NR < 16 Arkansas Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 15.4 1992
Ind 4 9.5 2911
Big Ten 3 14.7 1113
SEC 2 3.5 2211
ACC 2 6.0 1890
Southwest 2 6.5 1872
Big 8 1 5.0 1015
WAC 1 14.0 377

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.