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
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   Win–loss record
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   Number of first place votes
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 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) 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) тMiddle 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) тTennessee 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) тWeber 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) тLafayette (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) тRhode Island (5–3) тGrambling State (6–2–1) тYoungstown 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

References

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