NCAA Football: 1981 Team Rankings (Calculation)

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 RANK TEAM SCORE    W    L    T GWF BLF SSF
100 Air ForceAir Force -0.188 4 7 0 0.116 -1.150 0.483
15 AlabamaAlabama 1.505 9 2 1 0.682 -0.584 0.616
125 Appalachian StateAppalachian State -1.100 3 7 1 0.166 -1.730 0.328
71 ArizonaArizona 0.374 6 5 0 0.234 -0.908 0.503
9 Arizona StateArizona State 1.812 9 2 0 0.663 -0.203 0.534
34 ArkansasArkansas 1.187 8 4 0 0.467 -0.558 0.611
69 Arkansas StateArkansas State 0.393 6 5 0 0.391 -0.878 0.334
99 ArmyArmy -0.122 3 7 1 0.240 -1.209 0.528
58 AuburnAuburn 0.600 5 6 0 0.137 -0.597 0.605
106 Ball StateBall State -0.403 4 7 0 0.159 -1.315 0.389
61 BaylorBaylor 0.483 5 6 0 0.218 -0.803 0.613
54 Boston CollegeBoston College 0.684 5 6 0 0.254 -0.519 0.585
85 Bowling GreenBowling Green 0.133 5 5 1 0.306 -1.072 0.399
11 Brigham YoungBrigham Young 1.733 11 2 0 0.625 -0.212 0.475
124 BrownBrown -1.096 3 7 0 0.006 -1.558 0.256
92 CaliforniaCalifornia 0.001 2 9 0 0.091 -0.863 0.591
131 California State FullertonCalifornia State Fullerton -1.380 3 8 0 0.051 -1.862 0.341
49 Central MichiganCentral Michigan 0.836 7 4 0 0.317 -0.514 0.397
56 CincinnatiCincinnati 0.639 6 5 0 0.271 -0.716 0.539
64 CitadelCitadel 0.448 7 3 1 0.257 -0.468 0.341
3 ClemsonClemson 2.318 12 0 0 0.840 0.000 0.562
90 ColgateColgate 0.012 7 3 0 0.131 -0.888 0.469
82 ColoradoColorado 0.198 3 8 0 0.096 -0.796 0.625
129 Colorado StateColorado State -1.265 0 12 0 0.000 -1.804 0.539
135 ColumbiaColumbia -1.872 1 9 0 0.003 -2.250 0.275
127 CornellCornell -1.203 3 7 0 0.032 -1.700 0.265
84 DartmouthDartmouth 0.165 6 4 0 0.237 -0.918 0.247
30 DrakeDrake 1.273 10 1 0 0.379 -0.186 0.444
53 DukeDuke 0.715 6 5 0 0.227 -0.616 0.558
67 East CarolinaEast Carolina 0.412 5 6 0 0.304 -0.875 0.529
102 East Tennessee StateEast Tennessee State -0.262 6 5 0 0.189 -1.129 0.316
136 Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan -2.446 0 11 0 0.000 -2.855 0.409
37 FloridaFlorida 1.079 7 5 0 0.308 -0.432 0.620
35 Florida StateFlorida State 1.170 6 5 0 0.346 -0.275 0.553
122 Fresno StateFresno State -1.068 5 6 0 0.233 -2.043 0.288
52 FurmanFurman 0.724 8 3 0 0.272 -0.322 0.319
7 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.899 10 2 0 0.453 -0.005 0.618
118 Georgia TechGeorgia Tech -1.009 1 10 0 0.188 -1.834 0.546
81 HarvardHarvard 0.209 5 4 1 0.174 -0.765 0.250
23 HawaiiHawaii 1.390 9 2 0 0.426 -0.237 0.473
93 Holy CrossHoly Cross -0.008 6 5 0 0.254 -1.202 0.485
24 HoustonHouston 1.372 7 4 1 0.404 -0.287 0.630
33 IllinoisIllinois 1.207 7 4 0 0.387 -0.387 0.570
133 Illinois StateIllinois State -1.501 3 7 0 0.000 -2.011 0.410
98 IndianaIndiana -0.105 3 8 0 0.124 -1.077 0.576
83 Indiana StateIndiana State 0.186 5 5 1 0.107 -0.772 0.442
25 IowaIowa 1.334 8 4 0 0.572 -0.476 0.570
65 Iowa StateIowa State 0.419 5 5 1 0.427 -1.118 0.609
31 KansasKansas 1.251 8 4 0 0.366 -0.368 0.586
105 Kansas StateKansas State -0.400 2 9 0 0.061 -1.199 0.646
104 Kent StateKent State -0.306 4 7 0 0.058 -1.043 0.407
86 KentuckyKentucky 0.059 3 8 0 0.157 -1.013 0.642
114 LamarLamar -0.777 4 6 1 0.186 -1.614 0.334
113 Long Beach StateLong Beach State -0.720 2 8 0 0.045 -1.305 0.340
103 Louisiana StateLouisiana State -0.285 3 7 1 0.078 -1.272 0.591
107 Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech -0.439 4 6 1 0.199 -1.292 0.336
132 Louisiana-LafayetteLouisiana-Lafayette -1.497 1 9 1 0.029 -2.004 0.342
116 Louisiana-MonroeLouisiana-Monroe -0.902 5 6 0 0.178 -1.902 0.458
95 LouisvilleLouisville -0.035 5 6 0 0.312 -1.302 0.500
126 MarshallMarshall -1.162 2 9 0 0.030 -1.604 0.321
79 MarylandMaryland 0.254 4 6 1 0.175 -0.902 0.572
77 McNeese StateMcNeese State 0.304 7 3 1 0.295 -0.805 0.314
123 MemphisMemphis -1.089 1 10 0 0.002 -1.697 0.515
5 Miami (FL)Miami (FL) 1.994 9 2 0 0.723 -0.114 0.567
16 Miami (OH)Miami (OH) 1.461 8 2 1 0.468 -0.194 0.414
14 MichiganMichigan 1.585 9 3 0 0.539 -0.260 0.556
68 Michigan StateMichigan State 0.410 5 6 0 0.236 -0.835 0.555
66 MinnesotaMinnesota 0.417 6 5 0 0.375 -1.037 0.533
63 MississippiMississippi 0.461 4 6 1 0.300 -0.867 0.618
26 Mississippi StateMississippi State 1.318 8 4 0 0.455 -0.405 0.602
27 MissouriMissouri 1.298 8 4 0 0.494 -0.457 0.595
50 NavyNavy 0.830 7 4 1 0.290 -0.526 0.525
8 NebraskaNebraska 1.894 9 3 0 0.619 -0.110 0.635
48 Nevada-Las VegasNevada-Las Vegas 0.843 6 6 0 0.424 -0.598 0.517
101 New MexicoNew Mexico -0.215 4 7 1 0.119 -1.192 0.482
128 New Mexico StateNew Mexico State -1.257 3 8 0 0.029 -1.898 0.429
10 North CarolinaNorth Carolina 1.755 10 2 0 0.537 -0.169 0.553
72 North Carolina StateNorth Carolina State 0.352 4 7 0 0.125 -0.733 0.597
121 North TexasNorth Texas -1.037 2 9 0 0.080 -1.822 0.523
120 Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois -1.013 3 8 0 0.073 -1.748 0.390
119 NorthwesternNorthwestern -1.010 0 11 0 0.000 -1.600 0.590
57 Notre DameNotre Dame 0.635 5 6 0 0.213 -0.577 0.545
87 OhioOhio 0.053 5 6 0 0.207 -1.014 0.407
20 Ohio StateOhio State 1.407 9 3 0 0.567 -0.453 0.543
19 OklahomaOklahoma 1.426 7 4 1 0.466 -0.282 0.617
51 Oklahoma StateOklahoma State 0.772 7 5 0 0.443 -0.843 0.589
112 OregonOregon -0.634 2 9 0 0.053 -1.413 0.545
134 Oregon StateOregon State -1.844 1 10 0 0.051 -2.520 0.534
88 PacificPacific 0.037 5 6 0 0.405 -1.163 0.341
2 Penn StatePenn State 2.328 10 2 0 0.952 -0.057 0.600
137 PennsylvaniaPennsylvania -2.722 1 9 0 0.024 -3.104 0.257
1 PittsburghPittsburgh 2.332 11 1 0 0.865 -0.019 0.570
111 PrincetonPrinceton -0.606 5 4 1 0.329 -1.719 0.235
80 PurduePurdue 0.230 5 6 0 0.233 -1.010 0.553
78 RiceRice 0.294 4 7 0 0.159 -0.853 0.624
109 RichmondRichmond -0.499 4 7 0 0.218 -1.486 0.496
60 RutgersRutgers 0.485 5 6 0 0.225 -0.738 0.544
47 San Diego StateSan Diego State 0.849 6 5 0 0.283 -0.474 0.496
40 San Jose StateSan Jose State 0.980 9 3 0 0.253 -0.243 0.304
43 South CarolinaSouth Carolina 0.913 6 6 0 0.346 -0.491 0.558
13 Southern CaliforniaSouthern California 1.628 9 3 0 0.507 -0.183 0.554
55 Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois 0.672 7 4 0 0.397 -0.809 0.447
6 Southern MethodistSouthern Methodist 1.945 10 1 0 0.544 -0.012 0.595
18 Southern MississippiSouthern Mississippi 1.431 9 2 1 0.503 -0.347 0.484
70 StanfordStanford 0.381 4 7 0 0.115 -0.651 0.554
62 SyracuseSyracuse 0.466 4 6 1 0.352 -0.873 0.578
46 TempleTemple 0.878 5 5 0 0.400 -0.623 0.601
41 TennesseeTennessee 0.938 8 4 0 0.241 -0.547 0.577
96 Tennessee-ChattanoogaTennessee-Chattanooga -0.061 7 3 1 0.402 -1.185 0.313
4 TexasTexas 2.238 10 1 1 0.884 -0.150 0.629
44 Texas A&MTexas A&M 0.895 7 5 0 0.282 -0.582 0.612
108 Texas ChristianTexas Christian -0.461 2 7 2 0.216 -1.579 0.630
115 Texas TechTexas Tech -0.802 1 9 1 0.044 -1.615 0.633
75 Texas-ArlingtonTexas-Arlington 0.319 6 5 0 0.238 -0.794 0.329
130 Texas-El PasoTexas-El Paso -1.314 1 10 0 0.000 -1.907 0.502
38 ToledoToledo 1.025 9 3 0 0.574 -0.697 0.398
74 TulaneTulane 0.324 6 5 0 0.143 -0.847 0.482
45 TulsaTulsa 0.881 6 5 0 0.467 -0.621 0.491
32 UCLAUCLA 1.220 7 4 1 0.585 -0.559 0.569
28 UtahUtah 1.291 8 2 1 0.362 -0.227 0.474
94 Utah StateUtah State -0.033 5 5 1 0.154 -0.933 0.337
73 VanderbiltVanderbilt 0.343 4 7 0 0.207 -0.858 0.629
117 VirginiaVirginia -1.001 1 10 0 0.104 -1.786 0.590
97 Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute -0.088 6 3 1 0.412 -1.437 0.287
42 Virginia TechVirginia Tech 0.920 7 4 0 0.167 -0.362 0.478
91 Wake ForestWake Forest 0.012 4 7 0 0.129 -1.036 0.555
12 WashingtonWashington 1.675 10 2 0 0.459 -0.138 0.521
22 Washington StateWashington State 1.391 8 3 1 0.360 -0.140 0.545
36 West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M 1.099 7 4 0 0.462 -0.482 0.482
21 West VirginiaWest Virginia 1.393 9 3 0 0.431 -0.316 0.528
110 Western CarolinaWestern Carolina -0.556 4 7 0 0.149 -1.317 0.339
59 Western MichiganWestern Michigan 0.502 6 5 0 0.178 -0.614 0.392
89 Wichita StateWichita State 0.030 4 6 1 0.203 -0.986 0.494
76 William & MaryWilliam & Mary 0.319 5 6 0 0.211 -0.768 0.512
39 WisconsinWisconsin 1.004 7 5 0 0.469 -0.608 0.560
17 WyomingWyoming 1.443 8 3 0 0.429 -0.197 0.484
29 YaleYale 1.284 9 1 0 0.443 -0.200 0.242
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