1981 DKC Rankings

Last updated on November 13, 2002

National champion selected by both AP and UPI/USA Today
National champion selected by AP
National champion selected by UPI/USA Today

RankPrevChgTeamWinLossTiePoints
110Clemson120014.895
220Pittsburgh111014.404
341Texas101113.133
451PennState102012.884
572BrighamYoung112012.251
6137Washington102011.295
73-4Alabama92110.846
880Miami(FL)92010.634
9101SMU101010.354
106-4Georgia102010.247
119-2SouthernMiss9219.970
12120Nebraska9309.872
13218NorthCarolina10209.275
14184Michigan9309.228
15150OhioState9309.076
1611-5USC9309.003
1714-3ArizonaState9208.979
1816-2Yale9108.263
19201Drake10107.852
203414Missouri8407.708
21287WestVirginia9307.594
22231Hawaii9207.295
23329MississippiState8407.020
2422-2Arkansas8406.885
2519-6UCLA7416.657
26271Wyoming8306.495
2724-3SanJoseState9306.343
2817-11Iowa8406.185
294213Oklahoma7416.011
30300Utah8216.003
31310Miami(OH)8215.961
3226-6WashingtonState8315.938
334613Toledo9305.590
3429-5Kansas8405.505
3525-10Houston7415.244
36360WestTexasA&M7404.936
374811TexasA&M7504.865
3837-1VirginiaTech7404.717
3935-4Navy7414.501
40499Tennessee8404.478
4140-1SouthernIllinois7404.218
4233-9Florida7504.201
43430Tulsa6503.971
4441-3Illinois7403.791
45450McNeeseState7313.770
46471SanDiegoState6503.768
4738-9OklahomaState7503.704
4844-4Minnesota6503.555
49512VMI6313.375
50500Tulane6503.246
5139-12Wisconsin7503.106
52520Arizona6502.892
53563IowaState5512.836
5453-1Furman8302.769
5554-1CentralMichigan7402.544
5655-1Cincinnati6502.200
57570FloridaState6502.116
58580Auburn5602.025
59601SouthCarolina6601.957
60611Temple5501.855
61632NotreDame5601.755
62686Tennessee-Chattanooga7311.720
6359-4Purdue5601.610
6462-2ArkansasState6501.605
65661HolyCross6501.601
6664-2Duke6501.580
67670Dartmouth6401.498
68691Colgate7301.395
6965-4Texas-Arlington6501.386
70700WesternMichigan6501.376
71732Citadel7311.345
7271-1IndianaState5511.188
7372-1Syracuse4611.085
74740Baylor5600.947
75761UNLV6600.792
76771Mississippi4610.714
77781Maryland4610.571
7875-3MichiganState5600.372
79801BowlingGreen5510.192
8079-1Louisville5600.104
81810Harvard5410.098
82820FresnoState560-0.036
83830Rutgers560-0.129
84840Pacific560-0.317
85850NewMexico471-0.437
86860Princeton541-0.481
87870NorthCarolinaState470-0.581
88891UtahState551-0.774
8988-1WichitaState461-0.781
90922Stanford470-0.852
9190-1Vanderbilt470-0.873
9290-2BostonCollege560-0.900
93930EastCarolina560-1.119
94940NELouisiana560-1.290
95950TCU272-1.425
96960OhioU560-1.736
97981Richmond470-2.072
98991William&Mary560-2.089
9997-2Lamar461-2.155
1001000LouisianaTech461-2.314
1011010WakeForest470-2.381
1021031EastTennesseeState650-2.418
103102-1AirForce470-2.613
1041051BallState470-2.696
105104-1LSU371-2.741
1061060KentState470-3.146
1071070Army371-3.329
1081080Rice470-3.691
1091090AppalachianState371-3.796
1101100WesternCarolina470-3.853
1111132Colorado380-3.988
112111-1TexasTech191-4.160
113112-1Kentucky380-4.326
1141140IllinoisState370-4.788
1151150NorthernIllinois380-5.153
1161160Brown370-5.159
1171214KansasState290-5.166
118116-2LongBeachState280-5.172
1191190NewMexicoState380-5.621
1201200California290-5.676
1211221Oregon290-5.852
1221231Cornell370-5.922
123118-5Indiana380-5.924
1241240SWLouisiana191-6.270
1251250Virginia1100-6.466
1261260CSU-Fullerton380-6.482
1271270NorthTexas290-6.725
1281280Memphis1100-7.718
1291290Columbia190-7.850
1301300Pennsylvania190-8.904
1311310GeorgiaTech1100-8.956
1321320Marshall290-9.026
1331330UTEP1100-10.357
1341340OregonState1100-10.477
1351350Northwestern0110-11.952
1361360ColoradoState0120-12.011
1371370EasternMichigan0110-12.653
Top 5 RisersRankPrevChgWinLossTie Points
Missouri2034148407.708
Toledo3346139305.590
Oklahoma2942137416.011
TexasA&M3748117504.865
Tennessee404998404.478
Top 5 FallersRankPrevChgWinLossTie Points
Wisconsin5139-127503.106
Iowa2817-118406.185
Houston3525-107415.244
OklahomaState4738-97503.704
Florida4233-97504.201

Changes from previous year:

  • IllinoisState moves from Independent to Missouri Valley Conference
  • Villanova dropped from Division I-A

Conference rankings vs.
non-conference opponents:

RankConferencePower
Points
1Big 870.9
2Southwestern63.3
3Southeastern58.4
4Pacific-1054
5Atlantic Coast52.7
6Major Independents50
7Western Athletic48.6
8Big Ten45.1
9Missouri Valley44.8
10Southern44
11Pacific Coast Athletic32.2
12Mid-American31.8
13Ivy League14.2
13Southland14.2

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