2001 Week 2 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 | 6 | 0.625 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kent State 51–0 |
| 2 | 5 | 0.708 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Duke 55–13 |
| 2 | 5 | 0.708 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UConn 52–10 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.727 |  BYU |  MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Nevada 52–7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0.774 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Marshall 49–14 |
| 6 | 1 | 0.783 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 41–7 |
| 7 | 0 | 0.811 |  LSU | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulane 48–17 |
| 7 | 0 | 0.811 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Minnesota 38–7 |
| 9 | -2 | 0.820 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ball State 30–0 |
| 9 | -2 | 0.820 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 36–6 |
| 11 | -4 | 0.830 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 36–7 |
| 12 | -5 | 0.839 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 45–17 |
| 12 | -5 | 0.839 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Troy 42–14 |
| 14 | -7 | 0.848 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat California 44–17 |
| 15 | -8 | 0.858 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Penn State 33–7 |
| 16 | -13 | 0.862 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Air Force 44–3 |
| 17 | -10 | 0.876 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat West Virginia 34–10 |
| 17 | -10 | 0.876 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 33–9 |
| 19 | -17 | 0.881 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kentucky 36–10 |
| 20 | -13 | 0.914 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Memphis 30–10 |
| 20 | -13 | 0.914 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UTEP 26–6 |
| 22 | -15 | 0.923 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Boise State 32–13 |
| 22 | -15 | 0.923 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Navy 45–26 |
| 24 | -17 | 0.932 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 31–13 |
| 25 | -18 | 0.951 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 23–7 |
| 25 | -18 | 0.951 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 31–15 |
| 27 | -21 | 0.969 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Oregon State 44–24 |
| 28 | -21 | 0.969 |  TCU | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 19–5 |
| 29 | -22 | 0.979 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 23–10 |
| 30 | -23 | 0.997 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San José State 21–10 |
| 31 | -24 | 1.016 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 37–28 |
| 31 | -24 | 1.016 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Wisconsin 31–28 |
| 33 | -26 | 1.025 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 21–13 |
| 33 | -26 | 1.025 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oklahoma State 17–9 |
| 35 | -28 | 1.035 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Missouri 20–13 |
| 35 | -28 | 1.035 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Houston 21–14 |
| 37 | -30 | 1.053 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Cincinnati 19–14 |
| 38 | -31 | 1.063 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UNLV 14–10 |
| 38 | -31 | 1.063 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 23–19 |
| 40 | -33 | 1.072 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat South Florida 20–17 |
| 40 | -33 | 1.072 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Alabama 20–17 |
| 42 | -35 | 1.081 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ohio 31–29 |
| 42 | -35 | 1.081 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 21–19 |
| 44 | -39 | 1.492 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–7 |
| 45 | -38 | 1.725 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 51–0 |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | -39 | 1.729 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | -54 | 1.818 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–7 |
| 62 | -55 | 1.874 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–14 |
| 63 | -56 | 1.911 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–0 |
| 64 | 48 | 1.913 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 56 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 41–14 |
| 65 | -58 | 1.939 |  UAB | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–13 |
| 66 | -59 | 1.946 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 19–21 |
| 66 | -59 | 1.946 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Akron 29–31 |
| 68 | -61 | 1.986 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 17–20 |
| 68 | -61 | 1.986 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Northern Illinois 17–20 |
| 70 | -63 | 2.014 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 20–0 |
| 71 | -64 | 2.027 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 10–14 |
| 71 | -64 | 2.027 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Utah 19–23 |
| 73 | -69 | 2.050 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 56 | +1 | Lost to Oregon 28–31 |
| 74 | -67 | 2.068 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 14–19 |
| 75 | -68 | 2.069 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–28 |
| 75 | -68 | 2.069 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 24–10 |
| 75 | -68 | 2.069 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–24 |
| 78 | -71 | 2.144 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 20–14 |
| 79 | -72 | 2.149 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Rice 14–21 |
| 79 | -72 | 2.149 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 13–20 |
| 81 | -74 | 2.163 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 16–12 |
| 82 | -75 | 2.190 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 13–21 |
| 82 | -75 | 2.190 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Southern Miss 9–17 |
| 84 | -77 | 2.231 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 28–37 |
| 85 | -78 | 2.312 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to USC 10–21 |
| 86 | -79 | 2.393 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 10–23 |
| 87 | 28 | 2.393 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 7–23 |
| 88 | -81 | 2.434 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to TCU 5–19 |
| 89 | 24 | 2.475 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 9–33 |
| 90 | -83 | 2.515 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Rutgers 15–31 |
| 91 | -84 | 2.597 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 13–31 |
| 92 | -85 | 2.637 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 13–32 |
| 92 | -85 | 2.637 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Temple 26–45 |
| 94 | -87 | 2.678 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Mississippi State 10–30 |
| 94 | -87 | 2.678 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Fresno State 24–44 |
| 94 | -87 | 2.678 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to New Mexico 6–26 |
| 97 | -90 | 2.841 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 10–34 |
| 98 | -91 | 2.922 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 10–36 |
| 98 | -91 | 2.922 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Miami 7–33 |
| 100 | -93 | 2.963 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Illinois 17–44 |
| 101 | 15 | 2.983 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Texas 7–41 |
| 102 | -95 | 3.003 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 17–45 |
| 102 | -95 | 3.003 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 14–42 |
| 104 | -97 | 3.044 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 7–36 |
| 105 | -98 | 3.085 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 0–30 |
| 105 | -98 | 3.085 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–36 |
| 107 | -100 | 3.125 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 7–38 |
| 108 | 9 | 3.207 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to LSU 17–48 |
| 109 | -102 | 3.288 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Florida 14–49 |
| 110 | -103 | 3.532 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–44 |
| 111 | -104 | 3.573 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–52 |
| 111 | -104 | 3.573 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 13–55 |
| 113 | -106 | 3.695 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to BYU 7–52 |
| 114 | -107 | 3.939 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 0–51 |
| 115 | -1 | 4.762 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 56 | -1 | Beat FCS 17–16 |
| 116 | -109 | 7.437 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | -1 | Lost to Colorado 14–41 |
| 117 | -110 | 11.831 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 59 | 0 | Lost to FCS 9–20 |