Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30.3 | 10.4 | 21.79 | 8.88 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 28.4 | 16.1 | 13.81 | 6.56 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| Kansas | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 6.58 | 4.99 | ||||
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 5.20 | 4.70 | ||||
| Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 23.0 | 13.3 | 11.39 | 4.39 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 17.2 | 19.8 | 2.47 | 5.20 | 11 | |||
| Colorado | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 12.8 | 29.3 | -1.73 | 8.36 | ||||
| Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 14.9 | 27.0 | -3.32 | 5.77 | ||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Clemson (1) | 22 | Nebraska (4) | 15 | Miami, FL |
| 1981-12-31 | Hall of Fame Classic | Mississippi State | 10 | Kansas | 0 | Birmingham, AL |
| 1981-12-26 | Sun Bowl | Oklahoma | 40 | Houston | 14 | El Paso, TX |
| 1981-12-19 | Tangerine Bowl | Missouri | 19 | Southern Mississippi (18) | 17 | Orlando, FL |
| 1981-12-12 | Independence Bowl | Texas A&M | 33 | Oklahoma State | 16 | Shreveport, LA |
1981 Conference Leaders