1981 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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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.

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Legend

 Increase in ranking
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 Win–loss record
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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) тEastern 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) тNew 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) тBoise 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) тDelaware (4–1) т Middle Tennessee State (5–2)Jackson State (6–1–1) тJackson State (6–1–1) тJackson 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) тLafayette (5–0)South Carolina State (5–2) т Tennessee State (6–1) тLehigh (6–2) тLehigh (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) тLehigh (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) тGrambling State (5–2–1) тDelaware (6–2) тNew Hampshire (7–3) тUMass (6–3) тUMass (6–3) т10.
11.  South Carolina State (3–1) т   Murray State (6–2) т Rhode Island (5–3) тGrambling State (6–2–1) т Youngstown State (7–3) тNew Hampshire (7–3) тNew Hampshire (7–3) т11.
Week 1
Sept 22 [12] 		Week 2
Sept 29 [13] 		Week 3
Oct 6 [14] 		Week 4
Oct 13 [15] 		Week 5
Oct 20 [16] 		Week 6
Oct 27 [17] 		Week 7
Nov 3 [18] 		Week 8
Nov 10 [19] 		Week 9
Nov 17 [20] 		Week 10
Nov 24 [21] 		Week 11
Dec 1 [22]
Dropped:
8 Grambling State		Dropped:
  • 6 UMass
  • 7 Montana State
  • 8 Connecticut
  • 10 South Carolina State
NoneDropped:
  • 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

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts

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