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November 30, 1981 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Clemson (63) ACC 11-0 1351 DNP
2 < 3 Georgia (1) SEC 9-1 1255  
3 < 4 Alabama SEC 9-1-1 1188  
4 < 5 Nebraska (1) Big 8 9-2 1104  
5 < 6 SMU (1) Southwest 10-1 1050  
6 < 7 Texas Southwest 9-1-1 959  
7 < 11 Penn State (1) Ind 9-2 918  
8 < 8 USC Pac-10 9-2 844  
9 < 9 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 9-2 827  
10 < 1 Pittsburgh Ind 10-1 796 L 48-14 H #11 Penn State
11 < 10 North Carolina ACC 9-2 653  
12 < 12 Washington Pac-10 9-2 614  
13 < 13 Iowa Big Ten 8-3 537  
14 < 14 BYU WAC 10-2 397  
15 < 15 Ohio State Big Ten 8-3 364  
16 < 16 Michigan Big Ten 8-3 284  
17 < 18 Arizona State Pac-10 9-2 280  
18 < 17 Southern Miss Ind 9-1-1 278 W 45-14 H Lamar
19 < 19 UCLA Pac-10 7-3-1 190  
20 < 20 Washington State Pac-10 8-2-1 132 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 15.2 2060
Ind 4 11.0 2819
Big Ten 3 14.7 1185
SEC 2 2.5 2443
Southwest 2 5.5 2009
ACC 2 6.0 2004
Big 8 1 4.0 1104
WAC 1 14.0 397

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.