1981 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 1981 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1981 season.

Contents

Legend

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

NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Week 1
Sept 23 [1]
Week 2
Sept 30 [2]
Week 3
Oct 7 [3]
Week 4
Oct 14 [4]
Week 5
Oct 21 [5]
Week 6
Oct 28 [6]
Week 7
Nov 4 [7]
Week 8
Nov 11 [8]
Week 9
Nov 18 [9]
Week 10
Nov 25 [10]
1. North Dakota (3–0)Southwest Texas State (4–0)Southwest Texas State (4–0)Southwest Texas State (5–0)Southwest Texas State (6–0)Southwest Texas State (7–0)Southwest Texas State (8–0)Southwest Texas State (9–0)Southwest Texas State (10–0)Northern Michigan (10–0)1.
2. Northern Michigan (3–0)Northern Michigan (4–0)Northern Michigan (5–0)Northern Michigan (5–0)Northern Michigan (6–0)Northern Michigan (7–0)Northern Michigan (8–0)Northern Michigan (9–0)Northern Michigan (10–0)Virginia Union (11–0)2.
3. Southwest Texas State (3–0)Puget Sound (4–0)Puget Sound (5–0)Virginia Union (5–0)Virginia Union (6–0)Virginia Union (7–0)Virginia Union (8–1)Virginia Union (9–0)Virginia Union (10–0)Puget Sound (10–1)3.
4. Puget Sound (3–0)Virginia Union (3–0)Virginia Union (4–0)Texas A&I (5–0)Texas A&I (6–0)Texas A&I (7–0)Puget Sound (7–1)Puget Sound (9–1)Puget Sound (10–1)Southwest Texas State (10–1)4.
5. Virginia Union (2–0)Livingston (3–0)Texas A&I (4–0)Puget Sound (5–1)Puget Sound (6–1)Puget Sound (7–1)Elizabeth City State (7–1)Elizabeth City State (8–1)Jacksonville State (7–2)Jacksonville State (8–2)5.
6. Mississippi College (2–0)Texas A&I (3–0)Abilene Christian (3–0)Shippensburg (5–0)Elizabeth City State (5–1)Elizabeth City State (6–1)Texas A&I (5–2)Jacksonville State (6–2)North Dakota State (8–2)North Dakota State (8–2)6.
7. Texas A&I (3–0) Abilene Christian (3–0)Shippensburg (4–0)Elizabeth City State (4–1)Jacksonville State (4–2)Jacksonville State (4–2)Jacksonville State (7–2)North Dakota State (8–2)North Alabama (8–1)Elizabeth City State (8–2)7.
8. Clarion State (2–0) Shippensburg (3–0)North Dakota (4–1)North Dakota (5–1)Shippensburg (6–0)Shippensburg (7–0)North Dakota State (8–0)North Alabama (7–1)Elizabeth City State (8–2)Shippensburg (11–0)8.
9. Livingston (2–0)North Dakota (3–1) Cal State Northridge (3–0–1) [note 1] Cal State Northridge (4–0–1)Minnesota–Duluth (7–0)North Dakota State (6–2)Shippensburg (6–1)Shippensburg (9–0)Grand Valley State (7–2)Texas A&I (9–2)9.
10. Elizabeth City State (2–0) Minnesota–Duluth (4–0)Livingston (3–1) Jacksonville State (3–2) North Dakota State (5–2)Minnesota–Duluth (8–0) North Alabama Abilene Christian (7–1)Shippensburg (10–0)Grand Valley State (7–2)10.
11. Morgan State (2–0) West Chester State (3–0) Lock Haven (4–0)     Grand Valley State (6–2) North Alabama (8–2)11.
12.  Minnesota–Duluth (5–0)       12.
Week 1
Sept 23 [11]
Week 2
Sept 30 [12]
Week 3
Oct 7 [13]
Week 4
Oct 14 [14]
Week 5
Oct 21 [15]
Week 6
Oct 28 [16]
Week 7
Nov 4 [17]
Week 8
Nov 11 [18]
Week 9
Nov 18 [19]
Week 10
Nov 25 [20]
Dropped:
  • 6 Mississippi College
  • 8 Clarion State
  • 10 Elizabeth City State
  • 11 Morgan State
Dropped:
11 West Chester State
Dropped:
  • 6 Abilene Christian
  • 10 Livingston
  • 11 Lock Haven
  • 11 Minnesota–Duluth
Dropped:
  • 8 North Dakota
  • 9 Cal State Northridge
NoneDropped:
10 Minnesota–Duluth
Dropped:
6 Texas A&I
Dropped:
10 Abilene Christian
None

Notes

  1. In the actual printed polls, Cal State Northridge was listed as Northridge State

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