AP Polls
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Final | 1 | Clemson | 1 | 47 | ACC | |
15 | Final | 2 | Texas | 6 | 4 | SWC | |
15 | Final | 3 | Penn State | 7 | 4 | 1 | Ind |
15 | Final | 4 | Pitt | 10 | 6 | Ind | |
15 | Final | 5 | SMU | 5 | 1 | SWC | |
15 | Final | 6 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | SEC | |
15 | Final | 7 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | SEC | |
15 | Final | 8 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
15 | Final | 9 | North Carolina | 11 | 2 | ACC | |
15 | Final | 10 | Washington | 12 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
15 | Final | 11 | Nebraska | 4 | 7 | Big 8 | |
15 | Final | 12 | Michigan | 16 | 4 | Big Ten | |
15 | Final | 13 | BYU | 14 | 1 | WAC | |
15 | Final | 14 | USC | 8 | 6 | Pac-10 | |
15 | Final | 15 | Ohio State | 15 | Big Ten | ||
15 | Final | 16 | Arizona State | 17 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
15 | Final | 17 | West Virginia | Ind | |||
15 | Final | 18 | Iowa | 13 | 5 | Big Ten | |
15 | Final | 19 | Missouri | Big 8 | |||
15 | Final | 20 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 1 | Clemson (11-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 63 | ACC |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 2 | Georgia (9-1-0) | 3 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 3 | Alabama (9-1-1) | 4 | 1 | SEC | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 4 | Nebraska (9-2-0) | 5 | 1 | 1 | Big 8 |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 5 | SMU (10-1-0) | 6 | 1 | 1 | SWC |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 6 | Texas (9-1-1) | 7 | 1 | SWC | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 7 | Penn State (9-2-0) | 11 | 4 | 1 | Ind |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 8 | USC (9-2-0) | 8 | Pac-10 | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 9 | Miami (FL) (9-2-0) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 10 | Pitt (10-1-0) | 1 | 9 | Ind | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 11 | North Carolina (9-2-0) | 10 | 1 | ACC | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 12 | Washington (9-2-0) | 12 | Pac-10 | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 13 | Iowa (8-3-0) | 13 | Big Ten | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 14 | BYU (10-2-0) | 14 | WAC | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 15 | Ohio State (8-3-0) | 15 | Big Ten | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 16 | Michigan (8-3-0) | 16 | Big Ten | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 17 | Arizona State (9-2-0) | 18 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 18 | Southern Mississippi (9-1-1) | 17 | 1 | Ind | |
14 | 1981-11-30 | 19 | UCLA (7-3-1) | 19 | Pac-10 | ||
14 | 1981-11-30 | 20 | Washington State (8-2-1) | 20 | Pac-10 | ||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 1 | Pitt (10-0-0) | 1 | 60 | Ind | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 2 | Clemson (11-0-0) | 2 | 5 | ACC | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 3 | Georgia (9-1-0) | 3 | SEC | ||
13 | 1981-11-23 | 4 | Alabama (8-1-1) | 4 | SEC | ||
13 | 1981-11-23 | 5 | Nebraska (9-2-0) | 5 | Big 8 | ||
13 | 1981-11-23 | 6 | SMU (10-1-0) | 6 | SWC | ||
13 | 1981-11-23 | 7 | Texas (8-1-1) | 8 | 1 | SWC | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 8 | USC (9-2-0) | 10 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 9 | Miami (FL) (8-2-0) | 11 | 2 | Ind | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 10 | North Carolina (9-2-0) | 12 | 2 | ACC | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 11 | Penn State (8-2-0) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 12 | Washington (9-2-0) | 17 | 5 | Pac-10 | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 13 | Iowa (8-3-0) | 19 | 6 | Big Ten | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 14 | BYU (10-2-0) | 18 | 4 | WAC | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 15 | Ohio State (8-3-0) | Big Ten | |||
13 | 1981-11-23 | 16 | Michigan (8-3-0) | 7 | 9 | Big Ten | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 17 | Southern Mississippi (8-1-1) | 9 | 8 | Ind | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 18 | Arizona State (8-2-0) | 20 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 19 | UCLA (7-3-1) | 15 | 4 | Pac-10 | |
13 | 1981-11-23 | 20 | Washington State (8-2-1) | 14 | 6 | Pac-10 | |
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 1 | Pitt (9-0-0) | 1 | 63 | Ind | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 2 | Clemson (10-0-0) | 2 | 5 | ACC | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 3 | Georgia (9-1-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 4 | Alabama (8-1-1) | 6 | 2 | SEC | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 5 | Nebraska (8-2-0) | 7 | 2 | Big 8 | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 6 | SMU (9-1-0) | 8 | 2 | SWC | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 7 | Michigan (8-2-0) | 11 | 4 | Big Ten | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 8 | Texas (7-1-1) | 10 | 2 | SWC | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 9 | Southern Mississippi (8-0-1) | 14 | 5 | Ind | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 10 | USC (8-2-0) | 3 | 7 | Pac-10 | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 11 | Miami (FL) (7-2-0) | 12 | 1 | Ind | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 12 | North Carolina (8-2-0) | 13 | 1 | ACC | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 13 | Penn State (7-2-0) | 5 | 8 | Ind | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 14 | Washington State (8-1-1) | 17 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 15 | UCLA (7-2-1) | 18 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
12 | 1981-11-16 | 16 | Arkansas (8-2-0) | 16 | SWC | ||
12 | 1981-11-16 | 17 | Washington (8-2-0) | Pac-10 | |||
12 | 1981-11-16 | 18 | BYU (9-2-0) | WAC | |||
12 | 1981-11-16 | 19 | Iowa (7-3-0) | Big Ten | |||
12 | 1981-11-16 | 20 | Arizona State (7-2-0) | 9 | 11 | Pac-10 | |
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 1 | Pitt (8-0-0) | 1 | 53 | Ind | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 2 | Clemson (9-0-0) | 2 | 7 | ACC | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 3 | USC (8-1-0) | 3 | 8 | Pac-10 | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 4 | Georgia (8-1-0) | 4 | SEC | ||
11 | 1981-11-09 | 5 | Penn State (7-1-0) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 6 | Alabama (7-1-1) | 7 | 1 | SEC | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 7 | Nebraska (7-2-0) | 11 | 4 | Big 8 | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 8 | SMU (8-1-0) | 10 | 2 | SWC | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 9 | Arizona State (7-1-0) | 9 | Pac-10 | ||
11 | 1981-11-09 | 10 | Texas (6-1-1) | 5 | 5 | SWC | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 11 | Michigan (7-2-0) | 12 | 1 | Big Ten | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 12 | Miami (FL) (6-2-0) | 13 | 1 | Ind | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 13 | North Carolina (7-2-0) | 8 | 5 | ACC | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 14 | Southern Mississippi (7-0-1) | 20 | 6 | Ind | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 15 | Oklahoma (5-2-1) | 17 | 2 | Big 8 | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 16 | Arkansas (7-2-0) | 19 | 3 | SWC | |
11 | 1981-11-09 | 17 | Washington State (7-1-1) | Pac-10 | |||
11 | 1981-11-09 | 18 | UCLA (6-2-1) | Pac-10 | |||
11 | 1981-11-09 | 19 | Hawaii (7-0-0) | WAC | |||
11 | 1981-11-09 | 20 | Florida State (6-3-0) | 14 | 6 | Ind | |
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 1 | Pitt (7-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 49 | Ind |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 2 | Clemson (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 9 | ACC |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 3 | USC (7-1-0) | 4 | 1 | 7 | Pac-10 |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 4 | Georgia (7-1-0) | 5 | 1 | SEC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 5 | Texas (6-1-0) | 6 | 1 | SWC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 6 | Penn State (6-1-0) | 1 | 5 | Ind | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 7 | Alabama (7-1-1) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 8 | North Carolina (7-1-0) | 9 | 1 | ACC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 9 | Arizona State (7-1-0) | 10 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 10 | SMU (7-1-0) | 13 | 3 | SWC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 11 | Nebraska (6-2-0) | 12 | 1 | Big 8 | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 12 | Michigan (6-2-0) | 15 | 3 | Big Ten | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 13 | Miami (FL) (5-2-0) | Ind | |||
10 | 1981-11-02 | 14 | Florida State (6-2-0) | 17 | 3 | Ind | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 15 | Mississippi State (6-2-0) | 7 | 8 | SEC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 16 | Washington (7-1-0) | 18 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 17 | Oklahoma (4-2-1) | 19 | 2 | Big 8 | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 18 | Ohio State (6-2-0) | Big Ten | |||
10 | 1981-11-02 | 19 | Arkansas (6-2-0) | 20 | 1 | SWC | |
10 | 1981-11-02 | 20 | Southern Mississippi (6-0-1) | Ind | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 1 | Penn State (6-0-0) | 1 | 45 | Ind | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 2 | Pitt (6-0-0) | 2 | 19 | Ind | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 3 | Clemson (7-0-0) | 4 | 1 | ACC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 4 | USC (6-1-0) | 5 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 5 | Georgia (6-1-0) | 7 | 2 | SEC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 6 | Texas (5-1-0) | 10 | 4 | SWC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 7 | Mississippi State (6-1-0) | 9 | 2 | SEC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 8 | Alabama (6-1-1) | 11 | 3 | SEC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 9 | North Carolina (6-1-0) | 3 | 6 | ACC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 10 | Arizona State (6-1-0) | 17 | 7 | Pac-10 | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 11 | Iowa State (5-1-1) | 14 | 3 | Big 8 | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 12 | Nebraska (5-2-0) | 15 | 3 | Big 8 | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 13 | SMU (6-1-0) | 8 | 5 | SWC | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 14 | Washington State (6-0-1) | 16 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 15 | Michigan (5-2-0) | 18 | 3 | Big Ten | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 16 | Iowa (5-2-0) | 6 | 10 | Big Ten | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 17 | Florida State (5-2-0) | 20 | 3 | Ind | |
9 | 1981-10-26 | 18 | Washington (6-1-0) | Pac-10 | |||
9 | 1981-10-26 | 19 | Oklahoma (3-2-1) | Big 8 | |||
9 | 1981-10-26 | 20 | Arkansas (5-2-0) | 12 | 8 | SWC | |
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 1 | Penn State (5-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 36 | Ind |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 2 | Pitt (5-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 26 | Ind |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 3 | North Carolina (6-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 3 | ACC |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 4 | Clemson (6-0-0) | 6 | 2 | ACC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 5 | USC (5-1-0) | 7 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 6 | Iowa (5-1-0) | 12 | 6 | Big Ten | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 7 | Georgia (5-1-0) | 9 | 2 | SEC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 8 | SMU (6-0-0) | 10 | 2 | SWC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 9 | Mississippi State (5-1-0) | 16 | 7 | SEC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 10 | Texas (4-1-0) | 1 | 9 | SWC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 11 | Alabama (5-1-1) | 15 | 4 | SEC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 12 | Arkansas (5-1-0) | SWC | |||
8 | 1981-10-19 | 13 | BYU (6-1-0) | 17 | 4 | WAC | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 14 | Iowa State (4-1-1) | Big 8 | |||
8 | 1981-10-19 | 15 | Nebraska (4-2-0) | 19 | 4 | Big 8 | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 16 | Washington State (5-0-1) | 18 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 17 | Arizona State (5-1-0) | 20 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 18 | Michigan (4-2-0) | 5 | 13 | Big Ten | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 19 | Missouri (5-1-0) | 8 | 11 | Big 8 | |
8 | 1981-10-19 | 20 | Florida State (4-2-0) | 11 | 9 | Ind | |
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 1 | Texas (4-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 35 | SWC |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 2 | Penn State (4-0-0) | 2 | 24 | Ind | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 3 | Pitt (4-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ind |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 4 | North Carolina (5-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 4 | ACC |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 5 | Michigan (4-1-0) | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 6 | Clemson (5-0-0) | 9 | 3 | ACC | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 7 | USC (4-1-0) | 1 | 6 | Pac-10 | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 8 | Missouri (5-0-0) | 13 | 5 | Big 8 | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 9 | Georgia (4-1-0) | 11 | 2 | SEC | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 10 | SMU (5-0-0) | 14 | 4 | SWC | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 11 | Florida State (4-1-0) | 20 | 9 | Ind | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 12 | Iowa (4-1-0) | 15 | 3 | Big Ten | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 13 | Miami (FL) (3-1-0) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 14 | Wisconsin (4-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
7 | 1981-10-12 | 15 | Alabama (4-1-1) | 7 | 8 | SEC | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 16 | Mississippi State (4-1-0) | 19 | 3 | SEC | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 17 | BYU (5-1-0) | 8 | 9 | WAC | |
7 | 1981-10-12 | 18 | Washington State (5-0-0) | Pac-10 | |||
7 | 1981-10-12 | 19 | Nebraska (3-2-0) | Big 8 | |||
7 | 1981-10-12 | 20 | Arizona State (4-1-0) | Pac-10 | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 1 | USC (4-0-0) | 1 | 58 | Pac-10 | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 2 | Penn State (3-0-0) | 2 | 6 | Ind | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 3 | Texas (3-0-0) | 3 | 1 | SWC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 4 | Pitt (3-0-0) | 4 | Ind | ||
6 | 1981-10-05 | 5 | North Carolina (4-0-0) | 6 | 1 | ACC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 6 | Michigan (3-1-0) | 8 | 2 | Big Ten | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 7 | Alabama (4-1-0) | 11 | 4 | SEC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 8 | BYU (5-0-0) | 10 | 2 | WAC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 9 | Clemson (4-0-0) | 14 | 5 | ACC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 10 | Oklahoma (1-1-1) | 5 | 5 | Big 8 | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 11 | Georgia (3-1-0) | 13 | 2 | SEC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 12 | Iowa State (3-0-1) | 20 | 8 | Big 8 | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 13 | Missouri (4-0-0) | Big 8 | |||
6 | 1981-10-05 | 14 | SMU (4-0-0) | 15 | 1 | SWC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 15 | Iowa (3-1-0) | 18 | 3 | Big Ten | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 16 | Miami (FL) (3-1-0) | 17 | 1 | Ind | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 17 | UCLA (3-1-0) | 16 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 18 | Ohio State (3-1-0) | 7 | 11 | Big Ten | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 19 | Mississippi State (3-1-0) | 9 | 10 | SEC | |
6 | 1981-10-05 | 20 | Florida State (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 1 | USC (3-0-0) | 1 | 57 | Pac-10 | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 2 | Penn State (2-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ind |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 3 | Texas (3-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | SWC |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 4 | Pitt (2-0-0) | 5 | 1 | Ind | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 5 | Oklahoma (1-1-0) | 2 | 3 | Big 8 | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 6 | North Carolina (3-0-0) | 9 | 3 | ACC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 7 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | 8 | 1 | Big Ten | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 8 | Michigan (2-1-0) | 7 | 1 | Big Ten | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 9 | Mississippi State (3-0-0) | 12 | 3 | SEC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 10 | BYU (4-0-0) | 11 | 1 | WAC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 11 | Alabama (3-1-0) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 12 | Washington (3-0-0) | 16 | 4 | Pac-10 | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 13 | Georgia (3-1-0) | 17 | 4 | SEC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 14 | Clemson (3-0-0) | 19 | 5 | ACC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 15 | SMU (4-0-0) | 20 | 5 | SWC | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 16 | UCLA (2-1-0) | 6 | 10 | Pac-10 | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 17 | Miami (FL) (2-1-0) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
5 | 1981-09-28 | 18 | Iowa (2-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
5 | 1981-09-28 | 19 | Arkansas (3-0-0) | SWC | |||
5 | 1981-09-28 | 20 | Iowa State (3-0-0) | Big 8 | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 1 | USC (2-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 46 | Pac-10 |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 2 | Oklahoma (1-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 15 | Big 8 |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 3 | Penn State (1-0-0) | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ind |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 4 | Texas (2-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 1 | SWC |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 5 | Pitt (2-0-0) | 7 | 2 | Ind | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 6 | UCLA (2-0-0) | 9 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 7 | Michigan (1-1-0) | 11 | 4 | 1 | Big Ten |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 8 | Ohio State (2-0-0) | 8 | Big Ten | ||
4 | 1981-09-21 | 9 | North Carolina (2-0-0) | 10 | 1 | ACC | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 10 | Alabama (2-1-0) | 12 | 2 | SEC | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 11 | BYU (3-0-0) | 13 | 2 | WAC | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 12 | Mississippi State (2-0-0) | 14 | 2 | SEC | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 13 | Notre Dame (1-1-0) | 1 | 12 | Ind | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 14 | Miami (FL) (2-0-0) | 16 | 2 | Ind | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 15 | Nebraska (1-1-0) | 17 | 2 | Big 8 | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 16 | Washington (2-0-0) | 15 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 17 | Georgia (2-1-0) | 4 | 13 | SEC | |
4 | 1981-09-21 | 18 | Arizona State (2-0-0) | 18 | Pac-10 | ||
4 | 1981-09-21 | 19 | Clemson (3-0-0) | ACC | |||
4 | 1981-09-21 | 20 | SMU (3-0-0) | SWC | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 1 | Notre Dame (1-0-0) | 4 | 3 | 24 | Ind |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 2 | USC (1-0-0) | 5 | 3 | 12 | Pac-10 |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 3 | Oklahoma (1-0-0) | 3 | 12 | Big 8 | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 4 | Georgia (2-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 12 | SEC |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 5 | Penn State (1-0-0) | 9 | 4 | 1 | Ind |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 6 | Texas (1-0-0) | 8 | 2 | 1 | SWC |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 7 | Pitt (1-0-0) | 10 | 3 | Ind | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 8 | Ohio State (1-0-0) | 11 | 3 | Big Ten | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 9 | UCLA (1-0-0) | 12 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 10 | North Carolina (1-0-0) | 13 | 3 | ACC | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 11 | Michigan (0-1-0) | 1 | 10 | Big Ten | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 12 | Alabama (1-1-0) | 2 | 10 | SEC | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 13 | BYU (2-0-0) | 15 | 2 | WAC | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 14 | Mississippi State (1-0-0) | 14 | SEC | ||
3 | 1981-09-14 | 15 | Washington (1-0-0) | 17 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 16 | Miami (FL) (1-0-0) | 16 | Ind | ||
3 | 1981-09-14 | 17 | Nebraska (0-1-0) | 7 | 10 | Big 8 | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 18 | Arizona State (1-0-0) | 20 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 19 | Florida State (2-0-0) | 18 | 1 | Ind | |
3 | 1981-09-14 | 20 | Wisconsin (1-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 1 | Michigan | 1 | 37 | Big Ten | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 2 | Alabama (1-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 11 | SEC |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 3 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | Big 8 | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 5 | USC | 5 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 6 | Georgia (1-0-0) | 10 | 4 | 4 | SEC |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 7 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 | Big 8 | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 8 | Texas | 9 | 1 | SWC | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 9 | Penn State | 7 | 2 | Ind | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 10 | Pitt (1-0-0) | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 11 | Ohio State | 11 | Big Ten | ||
2 | 1981-09-07 | 12 | UCLA | 13 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 13 | North Carolina | 12 | 1 | ACC | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 14 | Mississippi State (1-0-0) | 14 | SEC | ||
2 | 1981-09-07 | 15 | BYU (1-0-0) | 16 | 1 | WAC | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 16 | Miami (FL) (1-0-0) | Ind | |||
2 | 1981-09-07 | 17 | Washington | 15 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 18 | Florida State (1-0-0) | 19 | 1 | Ind | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 19 | Stanford | 18 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
2 | 1981-09-07 | 20 | Arizona State | 20 | Pac-10 | ||
Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
1 | Preseason | 1 | Michigan | NA | — | 38 | Big Ten |
1 | Preseason | 2 | Oklahoma | NA | — | 7 | Big 8 |
1 | Preseason | 3 | Notre Dame | NA | — | 7 | Ind |
1 | Preseason | 4 | Alabama | NA | — | 3 | SEC |
1 | Preseason | 5 | USC | NA | — | 5 | Pac-10 |
1 | Preseason | 6 | Nebraska | NA | — | Big 8 | |
1 | Preseason | 7 | Penn State | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
1 | Preseason | 8 | Pitt | NA | — | Ind | |
1 | Preseason | 9 | Texas | NA | — | SWC | |
1 | Preseason | 10 | Georgia | NA | — | SEC | |
1 | Preseason | 11 | Ohio State | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten |
1 | Preseason | 12 | North Carolina | NA | — | ACC | |
1 | Preseason | 13 | UCLA | NA | — | Pac-10 | |
1 | Preseason | 14 | Mississippi State | NA | — | SEC | |
1 | Preseason | 15 | Washington | NA | — | Pac-10 | |
1 | Preseason | 16 | BYU | NA | — | WAC | |
1 | Preseason | 17 | Florida | NA | — | SEC | |
1 | Preseason | 18 | Stanford | NA | — | Pac-10 | |
1 | Preseason | 19 | Florida State | NA | — | Ind | |
1 | Preseason | 20 | Arizona State | NA | — | Pac-10 |
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