Sports headlines for Monday August 10, 1981:
- Rose Surpasses Musial As All-Time N.L. Hit Leader
- 52,000 Fans Admitted Free In San Diego Opener
- Kuhn Expects N.L. Expansion Soon; Denver Is Top Candidate
- Split-Season Playoffs Will Begin Oct. 6
- Disgruntled Fan Burns $1,300 Mantle Card
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Associated Press Final Poll for 1980: 1 Georgia (58) 12-0 1251 2 Pittsburgh (3) 11-1 1187 3 Oklahoma 10-2 1100 4 Michigan 10-2 1033 5 Florida State (1) 10-2 970 6 Alabama 10-2 928 7 Nebraska 10-2 879 8 Penn State 10-2 797 9 Notre Dame 9-2-1 699 10 North Carolina 11-1 665 11 Southern California 8-2-1 610 12 Brigham Young 12-1 584 13 UCLA 9-2 502 14 Baylor 10-2 494 15 Ohio State 9-3 389 16 Washington 9-3 253 17 Purdue 9-3 198 18 Miami (Florida) 8-3 192 19 Mississippi State 9-3 159 20 Southern Methodist 8-4 98 |
Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1981: 1 Michigan (38) 0-0 1183 2 Oklahoma (7) 0-0 1100 3 Notre Dame (7) 0-0 1050 4 Alabama (3) 0-0 1020 5 Southern California (5) 0-0 1014 6 Nebraska 0-0 768 7 Penn State (1) 0-0 716 8 Pittsburgh 0-0 686 9 Texas 0-0 647 10 Georgia 0-0 624 11 Ohio State (1) 0-0 594 12 North Carolina 0-0 462 13 UCLA 0-0 454 14 Mississippi State 0-0 359 15 Washington 0-0 272 16 Brigham Young 0-0 269 17 Florida 0-0 268 18 Stanford 0-0 205 19 Florida State 0-0 198 20 Arizona State 0-0 158 |