Template:1981 North Central Conference football standings

1981 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 North Dakota State $^	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Northern Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota *	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	6	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
South Dakota State *	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll