2001 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings
2001 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.615 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +68 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.902 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +57 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 1.092 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 15 | +45 | BYE |
| 4 | 3 | 1.101 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +56 | Beat Washington 47–43 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.104 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +57 | BYE |
| 6 | -1 | 1.158 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +58 | BYE |
| 7 | -1 | 1.160 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +52 | BYE |
| 8 | 1 | 1.198 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +48 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.234 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +51 | BYE |
| 10 | 1 | 1.343 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +50 | BYE |
| 11 | 4 | 1.482 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +41 | Beat Purdue 33–27 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.491 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 10–3 | 0.769 | 17 | +50 | Beat Kansas State 26–3 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.505 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +43 | BYE |
| 14 | 5 | 1.525 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +47 | Beat BYU 28–10 |
| 15 | -2 | 1.552 |  BYU |  MWC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 6 | +45 | Lost to Louisville 10–28 |
| 16 | -6 | 1.573 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 16 | +45 | Lost to Michigan State 35–44 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.592 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +40 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.616 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +36 | BYE |
| 19 | -7 | 1.650 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +38 | Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.775 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 10 | +34 | Beat Cincinnati 23–16 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.788 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +27 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.834 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +29 | BYE |
| 23 | 1 | 1.880 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +30 | BYE |
| 24 | 2 | 1.936 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +30 | BYE |
| 25 | -5 | 2.012 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +24 | Lost to Boston College 16–20 |
| 26 | 3 | 2.047 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +23 | BYE |
| 27 | -4 | 2.048 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +32 | Lost to Texas 43–47 |
| 28 | -1 | 2.065 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +23 | BYE |
| 29 | 7 | 2.070 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +23 | Beat Georgia 20–16 |
| 30 | 3 | 2.071 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +24 | Beat USC 10–6 |
| 31 | -1 | 2.151 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | BYE |
| 32 | 6 | 2.152 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +28 | Beat Auburn 16–10 |
| 33 | 2 | 2.222 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +22 | Beat TCU 28–9 |
| 34 | 0 | 2.240 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +19 | BYE |
| 35 | 6 | 2.336 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +18 | Beat Iowa State 14–13 |
| 36 | 13 | 2.347 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +19 | Beat Stanford 24–14 |
| 37 | -9 | 2.354 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +21 | Lost to North Carolina 10–16 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.462 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +9 | BYE |
| 39 | -2 | 2.489 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +16 | BYE |
| 40 | -8 | 2.533 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | Lost to Iowa 16–19 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.559 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +17 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.586 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +15 | BYE |
| 43 | 4 | 2.588 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | BYE |
| 44 | -4 | 2.592 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 5 | 2.594 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +12 | Beat Texas Tech 19–16 |
| 46 | -2 | 2.599 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +3 | BYE |
| 47 | -16 | 2.607 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +15 | Lost to Syracuse 3–26 |
| 48 | 8 | 2.613 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | Beat Louisiana Tech 49–24 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.698 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 27 | +7 | BYE |
| 50 | 2 | 2.760 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | -8 | 2.919 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +4 | Lost to Alabama 13–14 |
| 52 | 15 | 2.964 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +11 | Beat Fresno State 44–35 |
| 53 | 2 | 3.014 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +8 | BYE |
| 54 | 3 | 3.047 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | BYE |
| 55 | -9 | 3.099 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 24–49 |
| 56 | -2 | 3.144 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +11 | Lost to Washington State 27–33 |
| 57 | -4 | 3.145 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 16–23 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.180 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +5 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.258 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +3 | BYE |
| 60 | 0 | 3.267 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | BYE |
| 61 | -10 | 3.267 |  USC | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Lost to Utah 6–10 |
| 62 | -1 | 3.337 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -4 | BYE |
| 63 | 1 | 3.351 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +6 | BYE |
| 64 | -2 | 3.393 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -2 | BYE |
| 65 | -2 | 3.430 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 3 | 3.597 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -3 | BYE |
| 67 | 3 | 3.598 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -1 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.601 |  UAB | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -7 | BYE |
| 69 | -1 | 3.661 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.760 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -6 | 3.762 |  TCU | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +5 | Lost to Texas A&M 9–28 |
| 72 | 0 | 3.792 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.836 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.961 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -11 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.056 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -9 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.147 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -10 | BYE |
| 77 | 2 | 4.194 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -10 | BYE |
| 78 | -1 | 4.229 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.284 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | -2 | 4.327 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -14 | BYE |
| 81 | 2 | 4.402 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | -1 | 4.434 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -14 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.465 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -14 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.557 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -17 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.581 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.626 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.652 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -19 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.779 |  SMU | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.821 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -19 | BYE |
| 90 | 1 | 4.859 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -20 | BYE |
| 91 | -1 | 4.909 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -22 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.260 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -20 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.262 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -24 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.390 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.555 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -27 | BYE |
| 96 | 1 | 5.875 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -32 | BYE |
| 97 | 2 | 5.941 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -35 | BYE |
| 98 | -2 | 5.971 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -34 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 6.055 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -35 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 6.259 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -37 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.442 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 102 | 1 | 6.489 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -42 | BYE |
| 103 | -1 | 6.570 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -42 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 6.961 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -45 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 7.016 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -47 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 7.240 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -47 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 7.277 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -49 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 7.490 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 2 | 7.496 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -46 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 7.590 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -37 | BYE |
| 111 | -1 | 7.744 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -49 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.769 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -41 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.786 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -53 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 8.216 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.415 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -48 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.502 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -57 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 9.077 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -60 | BYE |