2001 Regular Season Final 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 | 0.624 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +65 | Beat Virginia Tech 26–24 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.851 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +57 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 0.921 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +58 | Beat Florida 34–32 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.011 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +45 | Lost to Tennessee 32–34 |
| 5 | 4 | 1.118 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +56 | Beat Texas 39–37 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.148 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +51 | Beat Oregon State 17–14 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.180 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +46 | Lost to Colorado 37–39 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.207 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +50 | BYE |
| 9 | 1 | 1.231 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +45 | BYE |
| 10 | -2 | 1.279 |  BYU |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +48 | Beat Mississippi State 41–38 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.308 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +47 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.346 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +49 | Beat Utah State 70–21 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.405 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +43 | Beat San José State 41–14 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.499 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +43 | BYE |
| 15 | 1 | 1.521 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 1.596 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +36 | BYE |
| 17 | 7 | 1.630 |  LSU | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +33 | Beat Auburn 27–14 |
| 18 | -4 | 1.645 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +34 | Lost to Toledo 36–41 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.653 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +35 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.734 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +28 | Beat Houston 35–7 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.796 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +26 | Lost to Miami 24–26 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.809 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +28 | BYE |
| 23 | -2 | 1.838 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +33 | BYE |
| 24 | 3 | 1.859 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +29 | Beat Georgia Tech 28–17 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.921 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +26 | Beat Marshall 41–36 |
| 26 | 5 | 1.979 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +24 | Beat Arizona State 52–42 |
| 27 | -4 | 1.990 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +26 | Lost to LSU 14–27 |
| 28 | 4 | 2.030 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +23 | BYE |
| 29 | -3 | 2.043 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.141 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +19 | BYE |
| 31 | -3 | 2.154 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +18 | BYE |
| 32 | -7 | 2.203 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +20 | Lost to Air Force 37–38 |
| 33 | 0 | 2.217 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +18 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.226 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +19 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.302 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 36 | 1 | 2.315 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 37 | 3 | 2.359 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +20 | Beat SMU 19–10 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.400 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.421 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +10 | BYE |
| 40 | 15 | 2.476 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +12 | Beat Southern Miss 28–15 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.489 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +12 | BYE |
| 42 | 7 | 2.500 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +9 | Beat Vanderbilt 38–27 |
| 43 | -1 | 2.577 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +2 | BYE |
| 44 | 1 | 2.605 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 2 | 2.641 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.651 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +11 | BYE |
| 47 | -11 | 2.671 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +9 | Lost to Florida State 17–28 |
| 48 | 0 | 2.679 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +8 | BYE |
| 49 | 1 | 2.762 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +14 | BYE |
| 50 | 7 | 2.861 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +4 | Beat UL Monroe 42–10 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.863 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +7 | BYE |
| 52 | -1 | 2.865 |  USC | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +8 | BYE |
| 53 | -9 | 2.911 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +11 | Lost to Notre Dame 18–24 |
| 54 | 10 | 2.923 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +7 | Beat UAB 24–6 |
| 55 | -2 | 2.941 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +8 | BYE |
| 56 | 4 | 2.959 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +6 | Beat Duke 59–31 |
| 57 | -1 | 2.977 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +4 | BYE |
| 58 | -17 | 3.038 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +3 | Lost to Alabama 15–28 |
| 59 | 3 | 3.076 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +5 | Beat North Texas 18–16 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.108 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +5 | BYE |
| 61 | 8 | 3.228 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +4 | Beat Purdue 24–18 |
| 62 | -1 | 3.280 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -4 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.336 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +1 | BYE |
| 64 | -10 | 3.379 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +5 | Lost to Virginia 14–20 |
| 65 | 10 | 3.429 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | 0 | Beat Missouri 55–7 |
| 66 | -8 | 3.446 |  UAB | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -6 | Lost to Pittsburgh 6–24 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.553 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -2 | Lost to Oregon 14–17 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.573 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -3 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.590 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -1 | Beat Kentucky 26–15 |
| 70 | -2 | 3.766 |  TCU | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +3 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.771 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -8 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.789 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.810 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -2 | BYE |
| 74 | 7 | 3.916 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -7 | Beat Utah 38–37 |
| 75 | -8 | 3.926 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | Lost to Troy 16–18 |
| 76 | 0 | 3.958 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -7 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.973 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | -4 | 4.120 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -9 | Lost to UCLA 42–52 |
| 79 | 7 | 4.236 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -11 | Beat Penn State 20–14 |
| 80 | -1 | 4.315 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 81 | -3 | 4.364 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | Lost to Michigan State 7–55 |
| 82 | 3 | 4.406 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -11 | Lost to BYU 38–41 |
| 83 | 1 | 4.471 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 84 | -4 | 4.494 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -14 | Lost to Fresno State 21–70 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.535 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 86 | 2 | 4.632 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | -5 | 4.659 |  SMU | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | Lost to North Carolina 10–19 |
| 88 | 2 | 4.675 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -17 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.734 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -18 | BYE |
| 90 | -3 | 4.834 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -20 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.911 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -20 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.067 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.207 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -21 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 5.282 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -23 | BYE |
| 95 | -1 | 5.445 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -25 | Lost to Indiana 15–26 |
| 96 | 0 | 5.800 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -30 | Lost to Stanford 14–41 |
| 97 | 0 | 5.808 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -31 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.898 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -31 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 6.013 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -35 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 6.106 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -34 | Lost to Ole Miss 27–38 |
| 101 | 0 | 6.267 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -28 | BYE |
| 102 | 3 | 6.437 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -39 | Beat Navy 26–17 |
| 103 | -1 | 6.494 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -42 | BYE |
| 104 | -1 | 6.889 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -45 | BYE |
| 105 | -1 | 7.035 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -43 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 7.126 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -45 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 7.271 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -48 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 7.386 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -37 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 7.466 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -36 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–42 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.493 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -45 | Lost to Georgia 7–35 |
| 111 | 1 | 7.570 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -46 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 7.692 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -51 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.776 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -41 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 8.094 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -36 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.341 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -46 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.584 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -56 | Lost to Clemson 31–59 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.256 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -60 | Lost to Army 17–26 |