Final 1981 College Football Rankings

AP Poll 1981

1. Clemson
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Pittsburgh
5. SMU
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Miami (Fla.)
9. North Carolina
10. Washington
11. Nebraska
12. Michigan
13. Brigham Young
14. USC
15. Ohio State
16. Arizona State
17. West Virginia
18. Iowa
19. Missouri
20. Oklahoma

UPI Poll 1981

1. Clemson
2. Pittsburgh
3. Penn State
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Alabama
7. Washington
8. North Carolina
9. Nebraska
10. Michigan
11. Brigham Young
12. Ohio State
13. USC
14. Oklahoma
15. Iowa
16. Arkansas
17. Mississippi State
18. West Virginia
19. So. Mississippi
20. Missouri