October 26, 1981



  1  Penn State                45   6-0-0     1259
  2  Pittsburgh                19   6-0-0     1235
  3  Clemson                        7-0-0     1105
  4  Southern California            6-1-0     1079
  5  Georgia                        6-1-0      990
  6  Texas                          5-1-0      893
  7  Mississippi State              6-1-0      796
  8  Alabama                        6-1-1      730
  9  North Carolina                 6-1-0      630
 10  Arizona State                  6-1-0      557
 11  Iowa State                     5-1-1      548
 12  Nebraska                       5-2-0      520
 13  SMU                            6-1-0      509
 14  Washington State               6-0-1      501
 15  Michigan                       5-2-0      435
 16  Iowa                           5-2-0      327
 17  Florida State                  5-2-0      272
 18  Washington                     6-1-0      173
 19  Oklahoma                       3-2-1      128
 20  Arkansas                       5-2-0      104