| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | Clemson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 95 | 0.950 | 92.06 |
| 2 | 1981 | Penn St. | 10 | 2 | 0 | 371 | 162 | 0.921 | 90.32 |
| 3 | 1981 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1 | 0 | 385 | 160 | 0.920 | 90.26 |
| 4 | 1981 | Georgia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 372 | 122 | 0.912 | 89.78 |
| 5 | 1981 | SMU | 9 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 110 | 0.903 | 89.25 |
| 6 | 1981 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 125 | 0.892 | 88.60 |
| 7 | 1981 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 145 | 0.871 | 87.35 |
| 8 | 1981 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 158 | 0.869 | 87.21 |
| 9 | 1981 | North Carolina | 10 | 2 | 0 | 375 | 150 | 0.853 | 86.27 |
| 10 | 1981 | Arizona St. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 394 | 193 | 0.852 | 86.16 |
| 11 | 1981 | Southern Cal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 294 | 170 | 0.838 | 85.32 |
| 12 | 1981 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 1 | 296 | 151 | 0.836 | 85.20 |
| 13 | 1981 | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 155 | 0.820 | 84.27 |
| 14 | 1981 | Washington | 10 | 2 | 0 | 281 | 171 | 0.813 | 83.82 |
| 15 | 1981 | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 355 | 162 | 0.807 | 83.51 |
| 16 | 1981 | BYU | 11 | 2 | 0 | 503 | 256 | 0.794 | 82.71 |
| 17 | 1981 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 1 | 302 | 197 | 0.791 | 82.53 |
| 18 | 1981 | Southern Miss | 9 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 108 | 0.791 | 82.50 |
| 19 | 1981 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 1 | 341 | 193 | 0.777 | 81.67 |
| 20 | 1981 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 1 | 238 | 174 | 0.771 | 81.31 |
| 21 | 1981 | Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 325 | 219 | 0.767 | 81.07 |
| 22 | 1981 | Ohio St. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 387 | 253 | 0.762 | 80.79 |
| 23 | 1981 | Washington St. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 264 | 176 | 0.762 | 80.78 |
| 24 | 1981 | Hawaii | 8 | 2 | 0 | 307 | 124 | 0.753 | 80.24 |
| 25 | 1981 | Iowa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 260 | 157 | 0.745 | 79.75 |
| 26 | 1981 | Florida | 7 | 5 | 0 | 284 | 166 | 0.744 | 79.67 |
| 27 | 1981 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | 276 | 159 | 0.743 | 79.63 |
| 28 | 1981 | Mississippi St. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 212 | 137 | 0.740 | 79.45 |
| 29 | 1981 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 0 | 280 | 203 | 0.719 | 78.20 |
| 30 | 1981 | Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0 | 344 | 203 | 0.708 | 77.53 |
| 31 | 1981 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 182 | 0.700 | 77.04 |
| 32 | 1981 | Kansas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 195 | 0.685 | 76.16 |
| 33 | 1981 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 225 | 222 | 0.678 | 75.68 |
| 34 | 1981 | Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 0 | 232 | 160 | 0.677 | 75.63 |
| 35 | 1981 | Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 288 | 0.669 | 75.15 |
| 36 | 1981 | Florida St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 240 | 286 | 0.664 | 74.88 |
| 37 | 1981 | San Jose St. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 247 | 0.663 | 74.82 |
| 38 | 1981 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 1 | 232 | 194 | 0.657 | 74.45 |
| 39 | 1981 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 207 | 0.651 | 74.10 |
| 40 | 1981 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 0 | 244 | 265 | 0.648 | 73.92 |
| 41 | 1981 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 166 | 0.645 | 73.73 |
| 42 | 1981 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 230 | 0.644 | 73.68 |
| 43 | 1981 | Wisconsin | 7 | 5 | 0 | 268 | 219 | 0.642 | 73.57 |
| 44 | 1981 | Oklahoma St. | 7 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 216 | 0.641 | 73.51 |
| 45 | 1981 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 144 | 0.635 | 73.12 |
| 46 | 1981 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 232 | 128 | 0.615 | 71.93 |
| 47 | 1981 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 168 | 0.614 | 71.87 |
| 48 | 1981 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 253 | 205 | 0.604 | 71.23 |
| 49 | 1981 | Syracuse | 4 | 6 | 1 | 248 | 265 | 0.594 | 70.67 |
| 50 | 1981 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 252 | 245 | 0.591 | 70.48 |
| 51 | 1981 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 0 | 314 | 281 | 0.591 | 70.45 |
| 52 | 1981 | Iowa St. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 189 | 218 | 0.582 | 69.91 |
| 53 | 1981 | Navy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 220 | 183 | 0.581 | 69.86 |
| 54 | 1981 | Drake | 7 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 160 | 0.579 | 69.74 |
| 55 | 1981 | North Carolina St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 182 | 223 | 0.575 | 69.53 |
| 56 | 1981 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 242 | 241 | 0.574 | 69.44 |
| 57 | 1981 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 304 | 196 | 0.571 | 69.26 |
| 58 | 1981 | Michigan St. | 5 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 249 | 0.555 | 68.33 |
| 59 | 1981 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 276 | 0.553 | 68.21 |
| 60 | 1981 | San Diego St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 279 | 227 | 0.550 | 68.01 |
| 61 | 1981 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 154 | 0.545 | 67.70 |
| 62 | 1981 | Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 1 | 167 | 284 | 0.538 | 67.31 |
| 63 | 1981 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 274 | 264 | 0.538 | 67.29 |
| 64 | 1981 | Southern Illinois | 7 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 157 | 0.533 | 67.01 |
| 65 | 1981 | Toledo | 9 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 170 | 0.531 | 66.88 |
| 66 | 1981 | Utah St. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 142 | 0.528 | 66.70 |
| 67 | 1981 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 129 | 0.525 | 66.49 |
| 68 | 1981 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 4 | 0 | 247 | 213 | 0.521 | 66.27 |
| 69 | 1981 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 0 | 211 | 281 | 0.515 | 65.87 |
| 70 | 1981 | McNeese St. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 215 | 167 | 0.508 | 65.50 |
| 71 | 1981 | Rice | 4 | 7 | 0 | 183 | 347 | 0.498 | 64.90 |
| 72 | 1981 | TCU | 2 | 7 | 2 | 230 | 299 | 0.493 | 64.56 |
| 73 | 1981 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 134 | 222 | 0.489 | 64.30 |
| 74 | 1981 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 170 | 0.482 | 63.89 |
| 75 | 1981 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 208 | 0.479 | 63.74 |
| 76 | 1981 | Arkansas St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 177 | 159 | 0.476 | 63.57 |
| 77 | 1981 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 142 | 0.476 | 63.57 |
| 78 | 1981 | UT-Arlington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 202 | 250 | 0.471 | 63.27 |
| 79 | 1981 | California | 2 | 9 | 0 | 197 | 287 | 0.465 | 62.88 |
| 80 | 1981 | Pacific | 5 | 6 | 0 | 170 | 253 | 0.454 | 62.20 |
| 81 | 1981 | Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 223 | 131 | 0.436 | 61.13 |
| 82 | 1981 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 0 | 141 | 322 | 0.435 | 61.11 |
| 83 | 1981 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 1 | 169 | 272 | 0.435 | 61.07 |
| 84 | 1981 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 365 | 0.434 | 61.02 |
| 85 | 1981 | UNLV | 6 | 6 | 0 | 326 | 433 | 0.431 | 60.86 |
| 86 | 1981 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 242 | 290 | 0.430 | 60.78 |
| 87 | 1981 | Lamar | 3 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 170 | 0.410 | 59.60 |
| 88 | 1981 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 1 | 225 | 231 | 0.397 | 58.79 |
| 89 | 1981 | Fresno St. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 238 | 269 | 0.390 | 58.38 |
| 90 | 1981 | Wichita St. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 192 | 204 | 0.385 | 58.06 |
| 91 | 1981 | Holy Cross | 5 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 152 | 0.384 | 57.98 |
| 92 | 1981 | Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 1 | 198 | 298 | 0.383 | 57.93 |
| 93 | 1981 | Air Force | 4 | 7 | 0 | 171 | 252 | 0.380 | 57.74 |
| 94 | 1981 | Colgate | 3 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 117 | 0.373 | 57.37 |
| 95 | 1981 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | 144 | 293 | 0.373 | 57.33 |
| 96 | 1981 | Indiana St. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 220 | 150 | 0.369 | 57.08 |
| 97 | 1981 | VMI | 6 | 3 | 1 | 165 | 156 | 0.367 | 56.96 |
| 98 | 1981 | Bowling Green St. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 155 | 132 | 0.361 | 56.64 |
| 99 | 1981 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6 | 1 | 168 | 208 | 0.355 | 56.28 |
| 100 | 1981 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 155 | 247 | 0.334 | 55.02 |
| 101 | 1981 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 170 | 0.328 | 54.61 |
| 102 | 1981 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 10 | 0 | 124 | 309 | 0.318 | 54.06 |
| 103 | 1981 | Richmond | 3 | 7 | 0 | 204 | 231 | 0.318 | 54.02 |
| 104 | 1981 | Furman | 5 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 170 | 0.312 | 53.68 |
| 105 | 1981 | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 0 | 111 | 235 | 0.311 | 53.61 |
| 106 | 1981 | Virginia | 1 | 10 | 0 | 127 | 261 | 0.303 | 53.15 |
| 107 | 1981 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 127 | 0.298 | 52.84 |
| 108 | 1981 | Ohio | 5 | 6 | 0 | 228 | 257 | 0.296 | 52.71 |
| 109 | 1981 | Kansas St. | 1 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 287 | 0.296 | 52.70 |
| 110 | 1981 | Memphis | 1 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 209 | 0.271 | 51.22 |
| 111 | 1981 | Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | 126 | 212 | 0.271 | 51.22 |
| 112 | 1981 | William & Mary | 4 | 6 | 0 | 161 | 259 | 0.271 | 51.21 |
| 113 | 1981 | Citadel | 3 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 117 | 0.271 | 51.19 |
| 114 | 1981 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 4 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 141 | 0.269 | 51.06 |
| 115 | 1981 | Princeton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 189 | 0.253 | 50.12 |
| 116 | 1981 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 8 | 1 | 135 | 222 | 0.252 | 50.05 |
| 117 | 1981 | Harvard | 5 | 4 | 1 | 218 | 173 | 0.244 | 49.58 |
| 118 | 1981 | Fullerton St. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 111 | 209 | 0.237 | 49.16 |
| 119 | 1981 | Long Beach St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 150 | 232 | 0.231 | 48.80 |
| 120 | 1981 | Ball St. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 157 | 218 | 0.210 | 47.52 |
| 121 | 1981 | Kent St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 166 | 0.208 | 47.40 |
| 122 | 1981 | East Tennessee St. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 185 | 0.192 | 46.44 |
| 123 | 1981 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 160 | 217 | 0.180 | 45.75 |
| 124 | 1981 | Oregon St. | 1 | 10 | 0 | 145 | 469 | 0.167 | 44.91 |
| 125 | 1981 | Western Carolina | 3 | 6 | 0 | 187 | 244 | 0.162 | 44.63 |
| 126 | 1981 | New Mexico St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 126 | 262 | 0.158 | 44.41 |
| 127 | 1981 | Appalachian St. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 143 | 192 | 0.131 | 42.79 |
| 128 | 1981 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 404 | 0.107 | 41.31 |
| 129 | 1981 | Illinois St. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 180 | 0.100 | 40.91 |
| 130 | 1981 | Colorado St. | 0 | 12 | 0 | 164 | 502 | 0.100 | 40.89 |
| 131 | 1981 | Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 505 | 0.085 | 39.97 |
| 132 | 1981 | Cornell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 241 | 0.084 | 39.91 |
| 133 | 1981 | Brown | 2 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 242 | 0.080 | 39.69 |
| 134 | 1981 | Marshall | 1 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 267 | 0.062 | 38.63 |
| 135 | 1981 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 226 | 0.062 | 38.61 |
| 136 | 1981 | Columbia | 1 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 215 | 0.059 | 38.46 |
| 137 | 1981 | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 81 | 324 | 0.038 | 37.16 |