1981 season

Standings

Conference record first, then overall. Affiliation and division come from the season row, so a past season stands as it stood.

Season

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Conference

ACC

7 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Clemson	6–0	1.000	12–0	1.000	338	105	+233	#1	—
2	North Carolina	5–1	.833	10–2	.833	375	150	+225	#9	—
3	Maryland	4–2	.667	4–6	.400	232	194	+38	—	—
4	Duke	3–3	.500	6–5	.545	210	230	−20	—	—
5	NC State	2–4	.333	4–7	.364	182	223	−41	—	—
6	Wake Forest	1–5	.167	4–7	.364	217	365	−148	—	—
7	Virginia	0–6	.000	1–10	.091	127	261	−134	—	—

Big 8

8 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Nebraska	7–0	1.000	9–3	.750	364	125	+239	#11	—
2	Oklahoma	4–2	.667	7–4	.636	341	193	+148	#20	—
T-3	Kansas	4–3	.571	8–4	.667	188	195	−7	—	—
T-3	Oklahoma State	4–3	.571	7–5	.583	197	216	−19	—	—
5	Missouri	3–4	.429	8–4	.667	276	159	+117	#19	—
6	Iowa State	2–4	.333	5–5	.500	189	218	−29	—	—
7	Colorado	2–5	.286	3–8	.273	141	322	−181	—	—
8	Kansas State	1–6	.143	2–9	.182	164	297	−133	—	—

Big Ten

10 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
T-1	Ohio State	6–2	.750	9–3	.750	387	253	+134	#15	—
T-1	Iowa	6–2	.750	8–4	.667	260	157	+103	#18	—
T-3	Michigan	6–3	.667	9–3	.750	355	162	+193	#12	—
T-3	Illinois	6–3	.667	7–4	.636	287	288	−1	—	—
T-3	Wisconsin	6–3	.667	7–5	.583	268	219	+49	—	—
T-6	Minnesota	4–5	.444	6–5	.545	274	264	+10	—	—
T-6	Michigan State	4–5	.444	5–6	.455	263	249	+14	—	—
T-8	Purdue	3–6	.333	5–6	.455	242	241	+1	—	—
T-8	Indiana	3–6	.333	3–8	.273	144	293	−149	—	—
10	Northwestern	0–9	.000	0–11	.000	82	505	−423	—	—

FBS Independents

28 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Miami	5–0	1.000	9–2	.818	245	145	+100	#8	—
2	Pittsburgh	9–1	.900	11–1	.917	385	160	+225	#4	—
3	Penn State	7–1	.875	10–2	.833	371	162	+209	#3	—
4	Southern Miss	5–1	.833	9–2	.818	305	108	+197	—	—
5	Navy	4–1	.800	7–4	.636	244	183	+61	—	—
T-6	West Virginia	5–3	.625	9–3	.750	284	155	+129	#17	—
T-6	Cincinnati	5–3	.625	6–5	.545	171	187	−16	—	—
T-6	Temple	5–3	.625	5–5	.500	181	195	−14	—	—
9	Virginia Tech	3–2	.600	7–4	.636	232	128	+104	—	—
10	Florida State	3–3	.500	6–5	.545	240	286	−46	—	—
11	Tulane	2–2	.500	6–5	.545	213	144	+69	—	—
T-12	UL Monroe	1–1	.500	5–6	.455	309	251	+58	—	—
T-12	North Texas	1–1	.500	2–9	.182	111	235	−124	—	—
T-14	Notre Dame	2–3	.400	5–6	.455	232	160	+72	—	—
T-14	Louisville	2–3	.400	5–6	.455	180	212	−32	—	—
T-14	William & Mary	2–3	.400	5–6	.455	192	278	−86	—	—
T-17	Boston College	3–5	.375	5–6	.455	243	298	−55	—	—
T-17	Rutgers	3–5	.375	5–6	.455	139	208	−69	—	—
T-17	Syracuse	3–5	.375	4–6	.400	248	265	−17	—	—
20	Holy Cross	1–2	.333	6–5	.545	250	215	+35	—	—
T-21	Colgate	1–3	.250	7–3	.700	238	151	+87	—	—
T-21	East Carolina	1–3	.250	5–6	.455	242	290	−48	—	—
23	Memphis	1–6	.143	1–10	.091	82	209	−127	—	—
24	South Carolina	0–1	.000	6–6	.500	225	222	+3	—	—
25	Richmond	0–5	.000	4–7	.364	228	238	−10	—	—
T-26	Army	0–4	.000	3–7	.300	126	212	−86	—	—
T-26	Georgia Tech	0–4	.000	1–10	.091	124	309	−185	—	—
—	UNLV	0–0	—	6–6	.500	326	433	−107	—	—

Ivy

8 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
T-1	Yale	6–1	.857	9–1	.900	285	147	+138	—	—
T-1	Dartmouth	6–1	.857	6–4	.600	208	137	+71	—	—
3	Princeton	5–1	.833	5–4	.556	233	305	−72	—	—
4	Harvard	4–2	.667	5–4	.556	218	173	+45	—	—
T-5	Brown	2–5	.286	3–7	.300	153	250	−97	—	—
T-5	Cornell	2–5	.286	3–7	.300	148	256	−108	—	—
T-7	Columbia	1–6	.143	1–9	.100	116	243	−127	—	—
T-7	Pennsylvania	1–6	.143	1–9	.100	133	324	−191	—	—

Mid-American

10 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Toledo	8–1	.889	9–3	.750	270	170	+100	—	—
2	Miami (OH)	6–1	.857	8–2	.800	199	154	+45	—	—
3	Central Michigan	7–2	.778	7–4	.636	223	131	+92	—	—
4	Bowling Green	5–3	.625	5–5	.500	155	132	+23	—	—
T-5	Western Michigan	5–4	.556	6–5	.545	206	170	+36	—	—
T-5	Ohio	5–4	.556	5–6	.455	228	257	−29	—	—
7	Kent State	3–6	.333	4–7	.364	144	172	−28	—	—
8	Ball State	2–6	.250	4–7	.364	157	218	−61	—	—
9	Northern Illinois	2–7	.222	3–8	.273	160	217	−57	—	—
10	Eastern Michigan	0–9	.000	0–11	.000	88	338	−250	—	—

Missouri Valley

8 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
T-1	Drake	5–1	.833	10–1	.909	252	196	+56	—	—
T-1	Tulsa	5–1	.833	6–5	.545	304	196	+108	—	—
3	Southern Illinois	5–2	.714	7–4	.636	234	174	+60	—	—
T-4	West Texas	3–3	.500	7–4	.636	247	213	+34	—	—
T-4	Wichita State	3–3	.500	4–6	.400	260	242	+18	—	—
6	Indiana State	2–4	.333	5–5	.500	247	164	+83	—	—
7	New Mexico State	1–5	.167	3–8	.273	157	286	−129	—	—
8	Illinois State	0–5	.000	3–7	.300	145	190	−45	—	—

Pac-10

10 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Washington	6–2	.750	10–2	.833	281	171	+110	#10	—
T-2	Arizona State	5–2	.714	9–2	.818	394	193	+201	#16	—
T-2	USC	5–2	.714	9–3	.750	294	170	+124	#14	—
T-2	Washington State	5–2	.714	8–3	.727	297	197	+100	—	—
T-2	UCLA	5–2	.714	7–4	.636	302	197	+105	—	—
T-6	Arizona	4–4	.500	6–5	.545	253	205	+48	—	—
T-6	Stanford	4–4	.500	4–7	.364	314	281	+33	—	—
8	California	2–6	.250	2–9	.182	197	287	−90	—	—
9	Oregon	1–6	.143	2–9	.182	155	247	−92	—	—
10	Oregon State	0–7	.000	1–10	.091	145	469	−324	—	—

PCAA

6 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	San José State	5–0	1.000	9–3	.750	380	254	+126	—	—
2	Utah State	4–1	.800	5–5	.500	204	210	−6	—	—
T-3	Fresno State	2–3	.400	5–6	.455	264	299	−35	—	—
T-3	Pacific	2–3	.400	5–6	.455	170	253	−83	—	—
T-5	Cal State Fullerton	1–4	.200	3–8	.273	199	272	−73	—	—
T-5	Long Beach State	1–4	.200	2–8	.200	150	232	−82	—	—

SEC

10 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Alabama	7–0	1.000	9–2	.818	296	151	+145	#7	—
2	Georgia	6–0	1.000	10–2	.833	372	122	+250	#6	—
3	Mississippi State	4–2	.667	8–4	.667	212	137	+75	—	—
T-4	Tennessee	3–3	.500	8–4	.667	244	265	−21	—	—
T-4	Florida	3–3	.500	7–5	.583	284	166	+118	—	—
T-6	Auburn	2–4	.333	5–6	.455	186	166	+20	—	—
T-6	Kentucky	2–4	.333	3–8	.273	134	222	−88	—	—
8	LSU	1–4	.200	3–7	.300	169	272	−103	—	—
T-9	Ole Miss	1–5	.167	4–6	.400	167	284	−117	—	—
T-9	Vanderbilt	1–5	.167	4–7	.364	211	281	−70	—	—

Southern

7 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	VMI	3–1	.750	6–3	.667	165	156	+9	—	—
2	Furman	5–2	.714	8–3	.727	293	210	+83	—	—
T-3	The Citadel	3–2	.600	7–3	.700	252	151	+101	—	—
T-3	Chattanooga	3–2	.600	7–3	.700	217	172	+45	—	—
5	Western Carolina	3–4	.429	4–7	.364	234	297	−63	—	—
T-6	App State	1–5	.167	3–7	.300	236	201	+35	—	—
T-6	Marshall	1–5	.167	2–9	.182	94	284	−190	—	—

Southland

6 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	Texas-Arlington	4–1	.800	6–5	.545	202	250	−48	—	—
2	McNeese	3–1	.750	7–3	.700	316	197	+119	—	—
3	Arkansas State	3–2	.600	6–5	.545	177	159	+18	—	—
4	Louisiana Tech	2–2	.500	4–6	.400	205	241	−36	—	—
5	Lamar	1–3	.250	4–6	.400	173	214	−41	—	—
6	Louisiana	0–4	.000	1–9	.100	135	229	−94	—	—

Southwest

9 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	SMU	7–1	.875	10–1	.909	365	137	+228	#5	—
2	Texas	6–1	.857	10–1	.909	262	158	+104	#2	—
3	Houston	5–2	.714	7–4	.636	238	174	+64	—	—
4	Arkansas	5–3	.625	8–4	.667	325	219	+106	—	—
5	Texas A&M	4–4	.500	7–5	.583	280	203	+77	—	—
T-6	Baylor	3–5	.375	5–6	.455	252	245	+7	—	—
T-6	Rice	3–5	.375	4–7	.364	183	347	−164	—	—
8	TCU	1–6	.143	2–7	.222	230	299	−69	—	—
9	Texas Tech	0–7	.000	1–9	.100	198	298	−100	—	—

Western Athletic

9 teams

	Team	Conference		Overall					Polls
		W–L	Pct	W–L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	AP	Next
1	BYU	7–1	.875	11–2	.846	503	256	+247	#13	—
2	Hawai'i	5–1	.833	9–2	.818	328	130	+198	—	—
3	Utah	4–1	.800	8–2	.800	321	207	+114	—	—
4	Wyoming	6–2	.750	8–3	.727	344	203	+141	—	—
5	New Mexico	3–4	.429	4–7	.364	225	231	−6	—	—
6	Air Force	2–3	.400	4–7	.364	171	252	−81	—	—
7	San Diego State	3–5	.375	6–5	.545	279	227	+52	—	—
8	UTEP	1–6	.143	1–10	.091	146	441	−295	—	—
9	Colorado State	0–8	.000	0–12	.000	164	502	−338	—	—

Points for and against are season totals across every game, not conference play alone — that is what mart.team_season carries. Rows are ordered by conference record only, and teams on the same record share a place (T-2). Head-to-head, common opponents and the other published tiebreakers are not applied: this is the raw table, not a championship-game seeding.