Final 1981 college football polls
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1 Clemson (47) 12-0-0 977
2 Texas 10-1-1 862
3 Penn St. (1) 10-2-0 845
4 Pittsburgh 11-1-0 834
5 SMU 10-1-0 774
6 Georgia 10-2-0 691
7 Alabama 9-2-1 638
8 Miami, Fla. 9-2-0 594
9 N. Carolina 10-2-0 590
10 Washington 10-2-0 587
11 Nebraska 9-3-0 635
12 Michigan 9-3-0 416
13 BYU 11-2-0 388
14 Southern Cal 9-3-0 325
15 Ohio State 9-3-0 310
16 Arizona St. 9-2-0 245
17 West Va. 9-3-0 111
18 Iowa 8-4-0 103
19 Missouri 8-4-0 85
20 Oklahoma 7-4-1 76
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
1 Clemson (35) 12-0-0 547
2 Pittsburgh 11-1-0 472
3 Penn St. (1) 10-2-0 464
4 Texas (1) 10-1-1 461
5 Georgia 10-2-0 381
6 Alabama 9-2-1 350
7 Washington 10-2-0 306
8 N. Carolina 10-2-0 304
9 Nebraska 9-3-0 271
10 Michigan 9-3-0 240
11 BYU 11-2-0 146
12 Ohio State 9-3-0 131
13 Southern Cal 9-3-0 126
14 Oklahoma 7-4-1 62
15 Iowa 8-4-0 52
16 Arkansas 8-4-0 49
17 Miss. St. 8-4-0 42
18 West Va. 9-3-0 41
19 So. Miss. 9-2-1 32
20 Missouri 8-4-0 30
First-place votes in parentheses