2001 Week 10 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 | 0.636 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Oklahoma 20–10 |
| 2 | 4 | 0.787 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 20 | +25 | Beat UCLA 38–28 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.819 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +26 | Beat Iowa 32–26 |
| 4 | 4 | 1.001 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat West Virginia 45–3 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.068 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +25 | Lost to Nebraska 10–20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1.100 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 20 | +22 | Beat South Carolina 17–10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.136 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +22 | Beat Missouri 35–16 |
| 8 | -6 | 1.215 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | Lost to Syracuse 14–22 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.249 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +16 | Beat Georgia 24–10 |
| 10 | 7 | 1.261 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +23 | Beat Washington State 24–17 |
| 11 | -6 | 1.329 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +17 | Lost to Stanford 28–38 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.384 |  BYU |  MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat San Diego State 59–21 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.414 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +19 | Beat Cincinnati 28–13 |
| 14 | -7 | 1.423 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +18 | Lost to Florida State 31–52 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.462 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +15 | Lost to Oregon 17–24 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.464 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | BYE |
| 17 | 2 | 1.477 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 20 | +16 | Beat Northwestern 32–27 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.487 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 23 | +23 | Beat Virginia Tech 22–14 |
| 19 | 9 | 1.573 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +14 | Beat LSU 35–24 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.586 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +15 | Beat Arizona State 33–31 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.622 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +18 | BYE |
| 22 | 5 | 1.686 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 4 | +15 | Beat Iowa State 24–21 |
| 23 | -9 | 1.720 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +17 | Lost to Arkansas 17–42 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.724 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +17 | Beat Oklahoma State 22–19 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.762 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +13 | Beat Akron 50–33 |
| 26 | 8 | 1.811 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +14 | Beat Maryland 52–31 |
| 27 | -11 | 1.811 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +17 | Lost to Hawai'i 34–38 |
| 28 | -7 | 1.948 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +11 | Lost to Florida 10–24 |
| 29 | 3 | 1.959 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +8 | Beat Navy 21–20 |
| 30 | -10 | 1.979 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +13 | Lost to Tennessee 10–17 |
| 31 | 2 | 2.100 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +8 | BYE |
| 32 | 5 | 2.106 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +9 | Beat Notre Dame 21–17 |
| 33 | 6 | 2.257 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +11 | Beat Western Michigan 25–11 |
| 34 | -8 | 2.273 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +8 | Lost to Colorado State 17–19 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.353 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +8 | Beat Wake Forest 21–14 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.353 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +7 | Lost to Texas A&M 21–24 |
| 37 | -6 | 2.356 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +8 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 38–41 |
| 38 | -2 | 2.357 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +9 | Lost to Michigan 26–32 |
| 39 | 5 | 2.409 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 6–2 | 0.750 | 24 | +6 | Beat New Mexico State 39–35 |
| 40 | -5 | 2.423 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +7 | BYE |
| 41 | 2 | 2.580 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 40 | +6 | Beat Wisconsin 42–28 |
| 42 | 3 | 2.630 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 40 | +4 | Beat Houston 58–14 |
| 43 | 15 | 2.677 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +8 | Beat Auburn 42–17 |
| 44 | 9 | 2.698 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +3 | Beat Fresno State 38–34 |
| 45 | -5 | 2.699 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | +5 | Beat Nevada 49–7 |
| 46 | 8 | 2.713 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +4 | Beat Baylor 63–19 |
| 47 | 0 | 2.913 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +4 | Lost to Louisville 13–28 |
| 48 | 0 | 2.922 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +3 | Lost to Washington 31–33 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.991 |  LSU | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +3 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–35 |
| 50 | -1 | 3.004 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | +3 | BYE |
| 51 | 13 | 3.032 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +2 | Beat Virginia 24–0 |
| 52 | 16 | 3.083 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +1 | Beat Rice 41–38 |
| 53 | -3 | 3.101 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +2 | Lost to Purdue 27–32 |
| 54 | 8 | 3.103 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat Central Michigan 33–24 |
| 55 | 10 | 3.109 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | +1 | Beat Kansas 40–6 |
| 56 | 10 | 3.255 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | +1 | Beat FCS 66–10 |
| 57 | -6 | 3.256 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 11–25 |
| 58 | 2 | 3.271 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | -1 | BYE |
| 59 | 4 | 3.320 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 43 | -4 | Beat FCS 68–37 |
| 60 | -5 | 3.350 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | +2 | Lost to Boston College 17–21 |
| 61 | -23 | 3.394 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | -1 | Lost to Penn State 27–29 |
| 62 | 9 | 3.448 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Beat Utah 19–17 |
| 63 | -21 | 3.481 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | -1 | Lost to New Mexico 33–52 |
| 64 | -8 | 3.660 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -1 | Beat California 19–10 |
| 65 | -13 | 3.676 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Lost to Utah State 27–30 |
| 66 | 4 | 3.739 |  TCU | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 40 | -1 | BYE |
| 67 | 7 | 3.751 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat FCS 20–17 |
| 68 | -11 | 3.773 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -1 | Lost to Texas 16–35 |
| 69 | 8 | 3.785 |  UAB | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Beat Memphis 17–14 |
| 70 | 8 | 3.793 |  USC | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -2 | Beat Arizona 41–34 |
| 71 | -10 | 3.815 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -4 | Lost to UAB 14–17 |
| 72 | -13 | 3.856 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -2 | Lost to Michigan State 28–42 |
| 73 | 9 | 3.900 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 82 | -1 | Beat Ohio State 29–27 |
| 74 | -5 | 3.924 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -4 | Lost to Clemson 14–21 |
| 75 | 4 | 3.986 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -2 | Beat Air Force 52–33 |
| 76 | -9 | 4.266 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -2 | Lost to Texas Tech 19–63 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.389 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -3 | Lost to Miami 3–45 |
| 78 | 11 | 4.413 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | 0 | Beat UConn 10–5 |
| 79 | -6 | 4.563 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -7 | Lost to USC 34–41 |
| 80 | -4 | 4.604 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -9 | Lost to NC State 0–24 |
| 81 | 4 | 4.608 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -10 | Beat Ohio 24–14 |
| 82 | 9 | 4.783 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -10 | Beat Wyoming 47–26 |
| 83 | 0 | 4.845 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 35–39 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.888 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -8 | Lost to Colorado 19–22 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.890 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -7 | BYE |
| 86 | -11 | 4.929 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -8 | Lost to Kansas State 6–40 |
| 87 | 11 | 4.971 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -8 | Beat UCF 30–27 |
| 88 | 16 | 4.989 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 82 | -6 | Beat UTEP 40–14 |
| 89 | 14 | 5.014 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -9 | Beat Temple 33–7 |
| 90 | -6 | 5.160 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -8 | Lost to Marshall 33–50 |
| 91 | 1 | 5.228 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -7 | BYE |
| 92 | -12 | 5.240 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -10 | Lost to Pittsburgh 7–33 |
| 93 | 1 | 5.262 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -12 | Beat Duke 42–28 |
| 94 | 11 | 5.544 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -15 | Beat UL Monroe 17–12 |
| 95 | -5 | 5.598 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -7 | BYE |
| 96 | -10 | 5.607 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -8 | BYE |
| 97 | -10 | 5.732 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -9 | Lost to Oregon State 10–19 |
| 98 | 8 | 5.747 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -12 | Beat Tulane 42–35 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.827 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -12 | BYE |
| 100 | -5 | 5.879 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -13 | Lost to Northern Illinois 24–33 |
| 101 | 12 | 6.050 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -14 | Beat Tulsa 63–27 |
| 102 | -3 | 6.109 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -12 | Lost to Boise State 7–49 |
| 103 | -10 | 6.131 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 104 | -18 | Lost to Army 35–42 |
| 104 | -4 | 6.183 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -15 | Lost to BYU 21–59 |
| 105 | -9 | 6.249 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -17 | Lost to UNLV 26–47 |
| 106 | -4 | 6.469 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -11 | Lost to Ball State 5–10 |
| 107 | 7 | 6.548 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -10 | Beat Idaho 34–31 |
| 108 | -7 | 6.712 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -18 | Lost to Kent State 14–24 |
| 109 | 7 | 6.890 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 84 | -13 | Beat Buffalo 24–20 |
| 110 | -3 | 7.272 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -21 | Lost to SMU 14–40 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.465 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -22 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 20–24 |
| 112 | -1 | 7.620 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -19 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–58 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.673 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -20 | Lost to Toledo 20–21 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.872 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -15 | Lost to Louisiana 12–17 |
| 115 | -7 | 7.879 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -23 | Lost to San José State 27–63 |
| 116 | -6 | 8.119 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 113 | -24 | Lost to Vanderbilt 28–42 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.236 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 113 | -27 | Lost to Arkansas State 31–34 |