2001 Week 14 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 | 1 | 0.720 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Washington 65–7 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.910 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +55 | Lost to Colorado 36–62 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.921 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +44 | BYE |
| 4 | 4 | 1.078 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +46 | Beat Texas A&M 21–7 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.144 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +46 | Beat Vanderbilt 38–0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.193 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +45 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.222 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +49 | Beat Northwestern 34–28 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.256 |  BYU |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | BYE |
| 9 | 7 | 1.271 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +47 | Beat Nebraska 62–36 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.304 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +41 | BYE |
| 11 | -7 | 1.348 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +45 | Lost to Oklahoma State 13–16 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.391 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +44 | Beat San José State 40–21 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.449 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +37 | Beat Notre Dame 17–13 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.478 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +37 | Beat FCS 38–24 |
| 15 | 3 | 1.531 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +43 | Beat Boston College 39–28 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.560 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +34 | BYE |
| 17 | -6 | 1.637 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +36 | Lost to Ohio State 20–26 |
| 18 | -6 | 1.672 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 11 | +34 | Lost to TCU 22–37 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.743 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +28 | Beat Georgia Tech 31–17 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.798 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +25 | BYE |
| 21 | -2 | 1.879 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +33 | Lost to Miami 7–65 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.916 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +26 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.929 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +27 | BYE |
| 24 | 3 | 1.946 |  LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +26 | Beat Arkansas 41–38 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.954 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +25 | BYE |
| 26 | 12 | 2.077 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +22 | Beat Toledo 56–21 |
| 27 | 1 | 2.180 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +21 | BYE |
| 28 | 7 | 2.198 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +19 | Beat FCS 58–3 |
| 29 | -7 | 2.211 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +16 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–56 |
| 30 | 7 | 2.218 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +19 | Beat Missouri 24–3 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.225 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +19 | BYE |
| 32 | -6 | 2.226 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +22 | Lost to LSU 38–41 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.241 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +16 | Beat Air Force 52–30 |
| 34 | 5 | 2.271 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +18 | Beat Central Michigan 26–10 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.420 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +17 | Lost to Texas 7–21 |
| 36 | -5 | 2.462 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +12 | Lost to Georgia 17–31 |
| 37 | -4 | 2.480 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +13 | Lost to Syracuse 28–39 |
| 38 | 15 | 2.496 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +16 | Beat Michigan 26–20 |
| 39 | 3 | 2.501 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +10 | BYE |
| 40 | 3 | 2.511 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +15 | BYE |
| 41 | 9 | 2.571 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Beat East Carolina 28–21 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.605 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 20 | +2 | Beat Utah State 34–13 |
| 43 | 4 | 2.624 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +10 | Beat Ohio 27–7 |
| 44 | -15 | 2.675 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +15 | Lost to Indiana 7–13 |
| 45 | 10 | 2.687 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +9 | Beat Iowa 17–14 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.690 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +12 | Beat Tulsa 19–7 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.729 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 49 | +15 | Lost to Kent State 20–24 |
| 48 | -12 | 2.734 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Lost to SMU 20–37 |
| 49 | -19 | 2.786 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +7 | Lost to Mississippi State 28–36 |
| 50 | 1 | 2.846 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +13 | BYE |
| 51 | 3 | 2.940 |  USC | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +7 | BYE |
| 52 | -8 | 2.948 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +7 | Lost to Iowa State 14–17 |
| 53 | -8 | 2.981 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +9 | Lost to Wake Forest 35–38 |
| 54 | 7 | 2.997 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +10 | Beat Michigan State 42–37 |
| 55 | -3 | 3.026 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +6 | BYE |
| 56 | -8 | 3.062 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +3 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–28 |
| 57 | 2 | 3.148 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +2 | Beat Memphis 36–34 |
| 58 | -1 | 3.179 |  UAB | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | -1 | BYE |
| 59 | 8 | 3.225 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +4 | Beat Northern Illinois 38–35 |
| 60 | -4 | 3.227 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +6 | BYE |
| 61 | 4 | 3.316 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -2 | Beat Louisiana 31–0 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.347 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | 0 | BYE |
| 63 | 9 | 3.395 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +1 | Beat New Mexico State 53–0 |
| 64 | 7 | 3.437 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Beat West Virginia 23–17 |
| 65 | -1 | 3.533 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | 8 | 3.611 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -2 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–20 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.701 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -2 | BYE |
| 68 | 12 | 3.755 |  TCU | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +3 | Beat Louisville 37–22 |
| 69 | 0 | 3.817 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -3 | Lost to Stanford 13–17 |
| 70 | 8 | 3.829 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Beat Purdue 13–7 |
| 71 | -5 | 3.851 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -7 | Lost to Cincinnati 34–36 |
| 72 | -14 | 3.878 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -6 | Lost to Ball State 31–35 |
| 73 | -5 | 3.933 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -3 | Lost to Minnesota 31–42 |
| 74 | -11 | 3.939 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -5 | Lost to Arizona 21–34 |
| 75 | -15 | 3.941 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 63 | -3 | Lost to Penn State 37–42 |
| 76 | 10 | 4.000 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -4 | Beat Oklahoma 16–13 |
| 77 | 2 | 4.029 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -5 | Beat Arizona State 34–21 |
| 78 | -5 | 4.037 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -6 | Lost to Kansas State 3–24 |
| 79 | 2 | 4.434 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -13 | Beat Wisconsin 42–31 |
| 80 | -4 | 4.437 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -11 | Lost to South Florida 13–34 |
| 81 | -6 | 4.453 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -15 | Lost to Hawai'i 30–52 |
| 82 | 10 | 4.464 |  SMU | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -11 | Beat Rice 37–20 |
| 83 | 5 | 4.610 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -6 | Beat Western Michigan 35–31 |
| 84 | 3 | 4.641 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -12 | Beat UConn 56–7 |
| 85 | 5 | 4.668 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -10 | Beat Ole Miss 36–28 |
| 86 | -4 | 4.699 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | -10 | 4.762 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -17 | Lost to New Mexico 0–53 |
| 88 | -4 | 4.778 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -15 | Lost to Illinois 28–34 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.791 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 65–62 |
| 90 | -5 | 4.800 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -17 | BYE |
| 91 | -8 | 5.091 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -19 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–23 |
| 92 | 1 | 5.196 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -16 | Beat Wyoming 27–14 |
| 93 | 1 | 5.261 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -20 | Beat UTEP 48–31 |
| 94 | -3 | 5.317 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -17 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.351 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -21 | Beat FCS 56–12 |
| 96 | 0 | 5.681 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -26 | Lost to Fresno State 21–40 |
| 97 | 1 | 5.875 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -29 | BYE |
| 98 | 1 | 5.968 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -29 | BYE |
| 99 | -2 | 6.138 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -34 | Lost to Boise State 10–26 |
| 100 | 0 | 6.175 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -27 | Lost to Tennessee 0–38 |
| 101 | 3 | 6.407 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -27 | Beat Rutgers 20–10 |
| 102 | 1 | 6.631 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -42 | BYE |
| 103 | -2 | 6.818 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -42 | Lost to UCF 0–31 |
| 104 | -2 | 7.147 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -42 | Lost to Kansas 14–27 |
| 105 | 0 | 7.180 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -38 | BYE |
| 106 | 3 | 7.206 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -44 | Lost to NC State 7–27 |
| 107 | -1 | 7.406 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -46 | Lost to Nevada 31–48 |
| 108 | 2 | 7.454 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -31 | BYE |
| 109 | -2 | 7.579 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -35 | Lost to Temple 7–56 |
| 110 | 2 | 7.641 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -39 | BYE |
| 111 | 3 | 7.705 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -49 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–19 |
| 112 | -4 | 7.771 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -45 | Lost to California 10–20 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.941 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -41 | Lost to Akron 62–65 |
| 114 | -1 | 8.259 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -34 | Lost to FCS 22–28 |
| 115 | 0 | 8.355 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -45 | Lost to FCS 27–33 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.711 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -49 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 9.150 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 115 | -51 | BYE |