1981 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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1981 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings - Wikipedia

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The 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the NCAA Division I-AA football committee. This is for the 1981 season.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(#–#)		Win–loss record
(Italics)		Number of first place votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

	Week 1 Sept 22^[1]	Week 2 Sept 29^[2]	Week 3 Oct 6^[3]	Week 4 Oct 13^[4]	Week 5 Oct 20^[5]	Week 6 Oct 27^[6]	Week 7 Nov 3^[7]	Week 8 Nov 10^[8]	Week 9 Nov 17^[9]	Week 10 Nov 24^[10]	Week 11 Dec 1^[11]
1.	Delaware (2–0)	Delaware (3–0)	Murray State (5–0)	Murray State (6–0)	Eastern Kentucky (6–1) т	Eastern Kentucky (7–1) (4)	Eastern Kentucky (8–1) (4)	Eastern Kentucky (9–1)	Eastern Kentucky (9–1) (3)	Eastern Kentucky (10–1) (4)	Eastern Kentucky (10–1) (4)	1.
2.	Murray State (3–0)	Murray State (4–0)	Idaho State (4–0)	Idaho State (5–0)	Jackson State (6–0–1) т	New Hampshire (6–1)	Idaho State (6–1)	Idaho State (7–1)	Idaho State (8–1) (1)	Idaho State (9–1)	Idaho State (9–1)	2.
3.	Idaho State (2–0)	Idaho State (3–0)	Jackson State (4–0–1)	Jackson State (5–0–1)	New Hampshire (5–1)	Idaho State (5–1)	Boise State (7–1)	South Carolina State (8–2)	South Carolina State (9–2)	South Carolina State (9–2)	South Carolina State (9–2)	3.
4.	Jackson State (2–0–1)	Jackson State (3–0–1)	Eastern Kentucky (4–1)	Eastern Kentucky (5–1)	Murray State (6–1)	Boise State (6–1)	South Carolina State (7–2)	New Hampshire (7–2)	Boise State (8–2)	Jackson State (8–1–1)	Jackson State (9–1–1)	4.
5.	Eastern Kentucky (2–1)	Eastern Kentucky (3–1)	New Hampshire (4–0)	Lehigh (4–1)	Idaho State (5–1)	Grambling State (5–2)	Tennessee State (7–1)	Tennessee State (8–1)	Jackson State (8–1–1)	Boise State (9–2)	Boise State (9–2)	5.
6.	Connecticut (2–0)	UMass (2–0) ^{[note 1]}	Lehigh (3–1)	Boise State (5–1) т	Boise State (5–1)	South Carolina State (6–2)	New Hampshire (6–2)	Boise State (7–2)	Lehigh (8–2)	Tennessee State (9–2)	Tennessee State (9–2)	6.
7.	Montana State (1–1)	Montana State (2–1)	Boise State (4–1) т	Delaware (4–1) т	Middle Tennessee State (5–2)	Jackson State (6–1–1) т	Jackson State (6–1–1) т	Jackson State (7–1–1)	Tennessee State (8–2)	Delaware (8–2)	Delaware (9–2)	7.
8.	Grambling State (2–1)	Connecticut (2–1)	Delaware (3–1) т	Lafayette (5–0)	South Carolina State (5–2) т	Tennessee State (6–1) т	Lehigh (6–2) т	Lehigh (7–2)	Delaware (7–2)	Lafayette (9–2)	Lafayette (9–2)	8.
9.	New Hampshire (2–0)	Boise State (3–1) т	Weber State (3–1)	Weber State (4–1)	Lehigh (4–2) т	Lehigh (5–2)	Montana (6–1)	Montana (7–1)	UMass (6–3)	Murray State (8–3)	Murray State (8–3)	9.
10.	Boise State (2–1)	New Hampshire (3–0) т	Lafayette (4–0)	New Hampshire (4–1)	Montana (4–1)	Montana (5–1) т	Grambling State (5–2–1) т	Delaware (6–2) т	New Hampshire (7–3) т	UMass (6–3) т	UMass (6–3) т	10.
11.		South Carolina State (3–1) т				Murray State (6–2) т	Rhode Island (5–3) т	Grambling State (6–2–1) т	Youngstown State (7–3) т	New Hampshire (7–3) т	New Hampshire (7–3) т	11.
	Week 1 Sept 22^[1]	Week 2 Sept 29^[2]	Week 3 Oct 6^[3]	Week 4 Oct 13^[4]	Week 5 Oct 20^[5]	Week 6 Oct 27^[6]	Week 7 Nov 3^[7]	Week 8 Nov 10^[8]	Week 9 Nov 17^[9]	Week 10 Nov 24^[10]	Week 11 Dec 1^[11]
		Dropped: 8 Grambling State	Dropped: 6 UMass 7 Montana State 8 Connecticut 10 South Carolina State	None	Dropped: 7 Delaware 8 Lafayette 9 Weber State	Dropped: 7 Middle Tennessee State	Dropped: 10 Murray State	Dropped: 10 Rhode Island	Dropped: 9 Montana 10 Grambling State	Dropped: 6 Lehigh 10 Youngstown State	None

Notes

^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

References

^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 27, 1981. p. 4-D. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA Top 10". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 30, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 8, 1981. p. 4-E. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. October 14, 1981. p. 5C. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA Top 10". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 21, 1981. p. B2. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1981. p. C2. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA poll". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 4, 1981. p. 7B. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Top 10 Division I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. November 12, 1981. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. November 20, 1981. p. 2B. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. November 25, 1981. p. 2B. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. December 4, 1981. p. 2B. Retrieved May 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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