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 |
| Furman | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 26.6 | 19.1 | -0.06 | -7.43 | ||||
| Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 16.5 | 15.6 | -4.15 | -5.75 | ||||
| East Tennessee State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 17.4 | 21.1 | -9.91 | -8.01 | ||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 19.7 | 15.6 | -2.87 | -7.87 | ||||
| The Citadel | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 22.9 | 13.7 | -0.17 | -7.53 | ||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 21.3 | 27.0 | -10.82 | -6.00 | ||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 21.5 | 18.3 | -7.19 | -6.28 | ||||
| Marshall | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 8.5 | 25.8 | -19.53 | -6.44 | ||||
1981 Conference Leaders