2001 Week 5 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 | 2 | 0.667 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Arizona State 51–28 |
| 2 | 16 | 0.795 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Tulsa 37–18 |
| 3 | 19 | 0.876 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Louisville 34–10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.895 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Ohio State 13–6 |
| 5 | 20 | 0.942 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat USC 24–22 |
| 6 | 8 | 0.951 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 7 | -6 | 0.954 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Central Michigan 52–28 |
| 8 | 25 | 0.988 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Rice 48–3 |
| 9 | 1 | 0.993 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Idaho 53–3 |
| 10 | 10 | 0.997 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 11 | 2 | 1.007 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 44–10 |
| 12 | 7 | 1.016 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Temple 42–23 |
| 13 | 11 | 1.025 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 16–14 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.044 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Wake Forest 27–20 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.091 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Rutgers 50–0 |
| 16 | -8 | 1.151 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Louisiana 35–10 |
| 17 | -5 | 1.151 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 18 | -9 | 1.193 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Akron 33–14 |
| 19 | -8 | 1.240 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat New Mexico State 64–0 |
| 20 | 12 | 1.274 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UL Monroe 38–20 |
| 21 | 16 | 1.286 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Oklahoma State 21–7 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.293 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 23 | 3 | 1.305 |  BYU |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 24 | -17 | 1.370 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat North Texas 42–14 |
| 25 | 14 | 1.370 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 26 | 4 | 1.389 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat California 51–20 |
| 27 | 8 | 1.445 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat New Mexico 16–13 |
| 28 | -24 | 1.459 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Notre Dame 17–10 |
| 29 | -27 | 1.492 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | +2 | Lost to South Carolina 14–16 |
| 30 | -3 | 1.519 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Houston 53–26 |
| 31 | 9 | 1.526 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UNLV 38–21 |
| 32 | -1 | 1.585 |  LSU | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 33 | 8 | 1.594 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Duke 44–7 |
| 34 | 1 | 1.669 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 26–17 |
| 35 | 12 | 1.781 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ohio 31–28 |
| 36 | 9 | 1.844 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Beat Navy 38–21 |
| 37 | 18 | 1.877 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Beat Western Michigan 38–21 |
| 38 | 10 | 1.879 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 35 | +2 | Beat Kansas 27–16 |
| 39 | 18 | 1.925 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Beat Arkansas 31–10 |
| 40 | 41 | 2.049 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +3 | Beat Auburn 31–14 |
| 41 | -3 | 2.182 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +2 | Lost to Maryland 20–27 |
| 42 | 16 | 2.284 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +2 | Beat Penn State 18–6 |
| 43 | -39 | 2.304 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Lost to UCLA 6–13 |
| 44 | -16 | 2.309 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 28–51 |
| 45 | -16 | 2.327 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 35 | +1 | Lost to Illinois 10–34 |
| 46 | 5 | 2.411 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | BYE |
| 47 | 3 | 2.446 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Beat FCS 41–16 |
| 48 | 1 | 2.531 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Texas A&M 7–21 |
| 49 | -5 | 2.629 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Baylor 13–16 |
| 50 | 12 | 2.688 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Beat Indiana 28–26 |
| 51 | 3 | 2.701 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -31 | 2.704 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | -1 | Lost to Syracuse 14–31 |
| 53 | 39 | 2.712 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Beat Kent State 34–14 |
| 54 | 30 | 2.821 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Beat UTEP 42–17 |
| 55 | -9 | 2.839 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Virginia 24–26 |
| 56 | -14 | 2.858 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 3–48 |
| 57 | 18 | 2.878 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Beat Utah State 43–42 |
| 58 | 46 | 2.882 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Beat Clemson 26–24 |
| 59 | 24 | 2.939 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 96 | +2 | Beat Florida State 41–9 |
| 60 | -44 | 2.958 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | -1 | Lost to North Carolina 9–41 |
| 61 | 12 | 2.993 |  UAB | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | -1 | Beat Army 55–3 |
| 62 | -19 | 3.060 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Lost to Fresno State 18–37 |
| 63 | -10 | 3.082 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | -1 | Beat FCS 38–23 |
| 64 | -8 | 3.088 |  USC | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 22–24 |
| 65 | 3 | 3.101 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | 4 | 3.103 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Beat South Florida 17–9 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.113 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -7 | 3.386 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 23–42 |
| 69 | 7 | 3.406 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | BYE |
| 70 | 7 | 3.474 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | BYE |
| 71 | 8 | 3.512 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 97 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 10–17 |
| 72 | -1 | 3.567 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–50 |
| 73 | 33 | 3.683 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Beat Cincinnati 21–14 |
| 74 | 0 | 3.726 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 28–52 |
| 75 | -11 | 3.766 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Memphis 9–17 |
| 76 | -42 | 3.833 |  TCU | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 37 | 0 | Lost to FCS 24–27 |
| 77 | 18 | 3.876 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Beat FCS 26–0 |
| 78 | -11 | 3.903 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | BYE |
| 79 | 9 | 4.012 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 14–7 |
| 80 | -20 | 4.062 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 10–31 |
| 81 | -1 | 4.190 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | 0 | Lost to Washington 3–53 |
| 82 | 12 | 4.190 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 20–51 |
| 83 | 27 | 4.198 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Beat Hawai'i 28–20 |
| 84 | 16 | 4.228 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Beat FCS 28–22 |
| 85 | -19 | 4.262 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Florida 10–44 |
| 86 | -14 | 4.265 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Michigan 21–38 |
| 87 | -5 | 4.281 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | -2 | BYE |
| 88 | -10 | 4.338 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Colorado 16–27 |
| 89 | -26 | 4.418 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Purdue 14–33 |
| 90 | -31 | 4.513 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -2 | Lost to Miami (OH) 14–21 |
| 91 | -4 | 4.654 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to West Virginia 14–34 |
| 92 | 5 | 4.734 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | -2 | BYE |
| 93 | 15 | 4.759 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -2 | Beat UConn 37–20 |
| 94 | -1 | 4.773 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -2 | Lost to San Diego State 7–14 |
| 95 | 3 | 4.832 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 10–35 |
| 96 | -44 | 4.859 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | -2 | Lost to Nevada 20–28 |
| 97 | 15 | 4.921 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -3 | Beat Tulane 36–29 |
| 98 | -13 | 4.936 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -1 | Lost to Texas Tech 14–42 |
| 99 | -13 | 4.956 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 97 | -1 | Lost to Utah 26–28 |
| 100 | -31 | 5.180 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 97 | -1 | Lost to Texas 26–53 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.275 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Wyoming 42–43 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.302 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Arizona 21–38 |
| 103 | -12 | 5.953 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Wisconsin 6–18 |
| 104 | -5 | 6.054 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Kansas State 0–64 |
| 105 | -16 | 6.075 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Northwestern 7–44 |
| 106 | -10 | 6.114 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -4 | Lost to Boise State 17–42 |
| 107 | -17 | 6.166 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to FCS 14–21 |
| 108 | 6 | 6.169 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Iowa State 28–31 |
| 109 | -6 | 6.176 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 97 | -3 | Lost to UCF 29–36 |
| 110 | -1 | 6.346 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to NC State 17–26 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.214 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Boston College 21–38 |
| 112 | 5 | 7.254 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | 0 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 20–38 |
| 113 | 2 | 8.169 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 97 | -3 | BYE |
| 114 | -7 | 8.339 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -1 | Lost to FCS 28–31 |
| 115 | -2 | 8.414 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 97 | -3 | Lost to UAB 3–55 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.112 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Buffalo 20–37 |
| 117 | -12 | 9.600 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 97 | -3 | Lost to FCS 39–42 |