| 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Arizona State |
| Runners-up | Oklahoma State |
| MOP | Stan Holmes (Arizona State) |
| Seasons | |
| ← 19801982 → | |
The following polls make up the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961. This was the first season with two major polls.
Baseball America
Currently, only the final poll from the 1981 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State |
| 2 | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | Texas |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Oral Roberts |
| 6 | South Carolina |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 8 | Mississippi State |
| 9 | San Diego State |
| 10 | Stanford |
| 11 | Wichita State |
| 12 | Michigan |
| 13 | Florida |
| 14 | Florida State |
| 15 | Hawaii |
| 16 | Missouri |
| 17 | Alabama |
| 18 | Memphis |
| 19 | St. John's |
| 20 | Virginia Tech |
Collegiate Baseball
Currently, only the final poll from the 1981 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State |
| 2 | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Texas |
| 4 | South Carolina |
| 5 | Miami (FL) |
| 6 | Mississippi State |
| 7 | Maine |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 10 | Oral Roberts |
| 11 | Memphis |
| 12 | East Michigan |
| 13 | Stanford |
| 14 | St. John's |
| 15 | Florida |
| 16 | Florida State |
| 17 | East Tennessee State |
| 18 | Lamar |
| 19 | BYU |
| 20 | Fresno State |
| 21 | Hawaii |
| 22 | Southern Illinois |
| 23 | New Orleans |
| 24 | James Madison |
| 25 | San Diego State |
| 26 | Wichita State |
| 27 | Central Michigan |
| 28 | Gonzaga |
| 29 | Virginia Tech |
| 30 | Missouri |
References
- "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 41. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- "1981 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 39. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
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