2001 Week 7 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 | 5 | 0.710 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Iowa State 48–14 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.764 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 3 | 5 | 0.805 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Texas 14–3 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.841 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 5 | 7 | 0.902 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat West Virginia 35–0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0.956 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat LSU 44–15 |
| 7 | 0 | 0.971 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | BYE |
| 8 | 7 | 0.983 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Iowa 23–14 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.022 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Virginia 41–21 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.061 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Arizona 63–28 |
| 11 | -7 | 1.076 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Kentucky 42–6 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.194 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +10 | Beat Penn State 20–0 |
| 13 | -11 | 1.247 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Ohio 48–41 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.296 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Oregon State 34–27 |
| 15 | 8 | 1.314 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Baylor 16–10 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.373 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat USC 27–24 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.380 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Troy 38–7 |
| 18 | 8 | 1.481 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +6 | Beat Kansas State 16–6 |
| 19 | -2 | 1.486 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +7 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–14 |
| 20 | 13 | 1.515 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +6 | Beat Northwestern 38–20 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.546 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Idaho 70–58 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.588 |  BYU |  MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Utah State 54–34 |
| 23 | -18 | 1.627 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +7 | Lost to Georgia 24–26 |
| 24 | 20 | 1.682 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +5 | Beat Tennessee 26–24 |
| 25 | 2 | 1.684 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +7 | Beat Minnesota 25–14 |
| 26 | 10 | 1.765 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +6 | Beat Northern Illinois 37–15 |
| 27 | 15 | 1.811 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +5 | Beat South Florida 52–21 |
| 28 | 0 | 1.841 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +4 | Beat Temple 33–10 |
| 29 | 8 | 1.865 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +7 | Beat Colorado State 7–2 |
| 30 | -11 | 1.891 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +4 | Lost to Purdue 14–23 |
| 31 | 0 | 1.947 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +4 | Beat Kent State 24–7 |
| 32 | -2 | 1.968 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 53 | +7 | Beat East Carolina 24–21 |
| 33 | 18 | 1.993 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Beat UTEP 56–7 |
| 34 | 7 | 1.994 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | Beat Louisiana 63–27 |
| 35 | 10 | 1.996 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +4 | Beat Boise State 45–14 |
| 36 | 4 | 2.032 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 16–14 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.067 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +3 | Beat Duke 37–10 |
| 38 | -9 | 2.079 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +4 | BYE |
| 39 | -18 | 2.176 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Nebraska 14–48 |
| 40 | -6 | 2.197 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 45 | +7 | Beat Rutgers 24–17 |
| 41 | -27 | 2.248 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | Lost to Memphis 17–22 |
| 42 | -20 | 2.270 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Ohio State 20–38 |
| 43 | -5 | 2.286 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +1 | BYE |
| 44 | -12 | 2.342 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +2 | BYE |
| 45 | 7 | 2.353 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +2 | Beat Navy 24–18 |
| 46 | 21 | 2.522 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 17–14 |
| 47 | 9 | 2.613 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 35–17 |
| 48 | -9 | 2.666 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Lost to Colorado 6–16 |
| 49 | -6 | 2.735 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +3 | Lost to Oregon 28–63 |
| 50 | 14 | 2.773 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Beat Akron 31–14 |
| 51 | 10 | 2.973 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +1 | Beat Buffalo 31–14 |
| 52 | -6 | 2.978 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 21–41 |
| 53 | 25 | 3.008 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +1 | Beat Texas Tech 34–31 |
| 54 | 16 | 3.020 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +1 | Beat Southern Miss 22–17 |
| 55 | 21 | 3.057 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +1 | Beat Oklahoma State 41–38 |
| 56 | -3 | 3.144 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +1 | Lost to Texas A&M 10–16 |
| 57 | -10 | 3.156 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | +1 | Lost to Rice 14–45 |
| 58 | -4 | 3.169 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | +2 | Lost to Auburn 14–16 |
| 59 | 22 | 3.358 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Beat Tulane 46–33 |
| 60 | -11 | 3.370 |  LSU | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Lost to Florida 15–44 |
| 61 | 2 | 3.376 |  TCU | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | 0 | BYE |
| 62 | -14 | 3.438 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 32–63 |
| 63 | -13 | 3.489 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Kansas 31–34 |
| 64 | 5 | 3.495 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | +2 | Lost to Washington State 27–34 |
| 65 | -5 | 3.538 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–35 |
| 66 | -9 | 3.600 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | 0 | Lost to Marshall 15–37 |
| 67 | 10 | 3.650 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -3 | Beat San José State 41–20 |
| 68 | -3 | 3.690 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -2 | Lost to Louisville 2–7 |
| 69 | -14 | 3.696 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Missouri 38–41 |
| 70 | -11 | 3.708 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | 0 | Lost to NC State 14–17 |
| 71 | -3 | 3.725 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | BYE |
| 72 | -14 | 3.728 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | 0 | Lost to Illinois 14–25 |
| 73 | 17 | 3.762 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | 0 | Beat UAB 24–7 |
| 74 | 10 | 3.847 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -1 | Beat Wyoming 30–29 |
| 75 | 32 | 3.924 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | 0 | Beat Wisconsin 63–32 |
| 76 | 11 | 4.008 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | 0 | Beat Pittsburgh 24–7 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.155 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | 0 | Lost to Miami 7–38 |
| 78 | -12 | 4.159 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -2 | Lost to Western Michigan 14–31 |
| 79 | 9 | 4.231 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -2 | Beat FCS 40–7 |
| 80 | -18 | 4.263 |  UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -4 | Lost to UCF 7–24 |
| 81 | -6 | 4.301 |  USC | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -2 | Lost to Washington 24–27 |
| 82 | 15 | 4.312 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -4 | Beat SMU 38–31 |
| 83 | -10 | 4.393 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | -2 | Lost to Boston College 10–33 |
| 84 | 9 | 4.444 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -3 | Beat FCS 42–19 |
| 85 | -14 | 4.465 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -5 | Lost to Utah 21–52 |
| 86 | -1 | 4.559 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -1 | BYE |
| 87 | 4 | 4.680 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | -3 | BYE |
| 88 | -14 | 4.858 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -6 | Lost to New Mexico 29–30 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.866 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -2 | Lost to South Carolina 6–42 |
| 90 | -11 | 4.921 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -7 | Lost to North Carolina 21–24 |
| 91 | -9 | 5.162 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -7 | Lost to Alabama 7–56 |
| 92 | 11 | 5.220 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 82 | -5 | Beat Tulsa 24–7 |
| 93 | 5 | 5.290 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Beat Nevada 27–12 |
| 94 | 16 | 5.554 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 65 | -2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 19–0 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.580 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Lost to Syracuse 17–24 |
| 96 | -16 | 5.668 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | -5 | Lost to UNLV 12–27 |
| 97 | -14 | 5.892 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico State 7–24 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.944 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 105 | -6 | Lost to BYU 34–54 |
| 99 | -7 | 5.953 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -5 | Lost to Michigan 0–20 |
| 100 | 13 | 6.002 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | -6 | Beat Houston 28–14 |
| 101 | -15 | 6.019 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 83 | -6 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–24 |
| 102 | 0 | 6.115 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 105 | -5 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 58–70 |
| 103 | -9 | 6.183 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Arizona State 27–63 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.286 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Lost to Miami (OH) 14–31 |
| 105 | -5 | 6.546 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -8 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–24 |
| 106 | -7 | 6.628 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 105 | -6 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–37 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.756 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -7 | Lost to Toledo 41–48 |
| 108 | 7 | 6.906 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Beat North Texas 19–17 |
| 109 | -14 | 6.959 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -6 | Lost to Army 14–28 |
| 110 | -2 | 6.987 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -10 | Lost to Cincinnati 33–46 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.315 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -6 | Lost to Hawai'i 31–38 |
| 112 | -3 | 7.334 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to UConn 0–19 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.366 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -6 | Lost to Air Force 18–24 |
| 114 | -8 | 7.881 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 105 | -10 | Lost to UL Monroe 17–19 |
| 115 | -1 | 8.292 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -8 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–41 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.597 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -4 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–35 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.380 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 105 | -7 | BYE |