2001 Week 8 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 | 0.634 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Baylor 48–7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.800 |  UCLA |  PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Washington 35–13 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.836 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Kansas 38–10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.892 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Boston College 34–20 |
| 5 | 2 | 0.969 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Colorado State 25–22 |
| 6 | 6 | 0.972 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +16 | Beat Purdue 24–10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.039 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Georgia Tech 20–17 |
| 8 | 6 | 1.161 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Stanford 45–39 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.165 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat California 48–7 |
| 10 | 7 | 1.249 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Florida State 49–27 |
| 11 | -5 | 1.252 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +9 | Lost to Auburn 20–23 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.258 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 13 | 6 | 1.307 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +12 | Beat Oklahoma State 45–17 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.333 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +11 | Beat Texas A&M 31–21 |
| 15 | -13 | 1.405 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +9 | Lost to Washington State 39–45 |
| 16 | 7 | 1.425 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +10 | BYE |
| 17 | 5 | 1.507 |  BYU |  MWC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat New Mexico 24–20 |
| 18 | 18 | 1.538 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +10 | Beat Florida 23–20 |
| 19 | -11 | 1.619 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +8 | Lost to Michigan 10–24 |
| 20 | 4 | 1.639 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +7 | Beat Vanderbilt 30–14 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.652 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +8 | Beat Indiana 35–14 |
| 22 | -11 | 1.659 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +9 | Lost to Arkansas 7–10 |
| 23 | 6 | 1.732 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +9 | BYE |
| 24 | -9 | 1.772 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +7 | Lost to Colorado 21–31 |
| 25 | 19 | 1.778 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +6 | Beat Iowa 31–28 |
| 26 | -10 | 1.807 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +7 | Lost to UCLA 13–35 |
| 27 | 11 | 1.850 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +7 | Beat NC State 45–37 |
| 28 | -1 | 1.931 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +6 | BYE |
| 29 | 10 | 1.938 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +5 | Beat Missouri 20–14 |
| 30 | 5 | 1.941 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +6 | Beat Navy 21–13 |
| 31 | -5 | 2.016 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +6 | Beat Buffalo 34–14 |
| 32 | 0 | 2.031 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +11 | Beat Virginia 30–24 |
| 33 | 9 | 2.079 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +4 | Beat Minnesota 23–17 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.100 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 37 | +10 | Beat Pittsburgh 42–10 |
| 35 | 12 | 2.141 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +4 | Beat Alabama 27–24 |
| 36 | 9 | 2.190 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 24–13 |
| 37 | 13 | 2.330 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +6 | Beat Bowling Green 37–28 |
| 38 | -18 | 2.338 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–20 |
| 39 | -18 | 2.366 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | 0 | Lost to North Texas 21–24 |
| 40 | -3 | 2.386 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +4 | Lost to Maryland 17–20 |
| 41 | -10 | 2.426 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +4 | Lost to Western Michigan 28–37 |
| 42 | -1 | 2.438 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +3 | BYE |
| 43 | -15 | 2.455 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 20–34 |
| 44 | -14 | 2.459 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Lost to Michigan State 28–31 |
| 45 | -12 | 2.541 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +4 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–27 |
| 46 | 18 | 2.560 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | +6 | Beat Arizona 38–3 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.605 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +4 | Beat Akron 30–27 |
| 48 | -5 | 2.743 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Miami 27–49 |
| 49 | 5 | 2.804 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +1 | Beat Houston 52–33 |
| 50 | 9 | 2.930 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Beat UAB 31–17 |
| 51 | -5 | 2.939 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Lost to Clemson 37–45 |
| 52 | 11 | 2.998 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Beat Kansas State 38–19 |
| 53 | 4 | 3.020 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Tulsa 41–10 |
| 54 | -6 | 3.024 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | +2 | Lost to Texas Tech 19–38 |
| 55 | 5 | 3.165 |  LSU | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Beat Kentucky 29–25 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.179 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 55 | +2 | Beat Ohio State 20–17 |
| 57 | -4 | 3.183 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–38 |
| 58 | 9 | 3.246 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -2 | Beat Nevada 45–42 |
| 59 | 23 | 3.268 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -2 | Beat UTEP 66–7 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.270 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat FCS 63–0 |
| 61 | 23 | 3.287 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat South Carolina 10–7 |
| 62 | 14 | 3.422 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | +1 | Beat West Virginia 34–24 |
| 63 | -29 | 3.447 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -2 | Lost to USC 17–48 |
| 64 | -15 | 3.528 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Oregon State 3–38 |
| 65 | -9 | 3.556 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | +1 | Lost to Nebraska 7–48 |
| 66 | -14 | 3.580 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Lost to North Carolina 24–30 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.664 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Duke 42–35 |
| 68 | 9 | 3.703 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 21–9 |
| 69 | -14 | 3.804 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | -1 | Lost to Iowa State 14–20 |
| 70 | 15 | 3.868 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -3 | Beat UConn 40–21 |
| 71 | 10 | 3.918 |  USC | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -2 | Beat Arizona State 48–17 |
| 72 | -4 | 3.932 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -3 | Lost to Fresno State 22–25 |
| 73 | 17 | 4.001 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -5 | Beat Army 49–26 |
| 74 | -9 | 4.207 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -2 | Lost to Notre Dame 24–34 |
| 75 | -1 | 4.217 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -2 | Lost to BYU 20–24 |
| 76 | -7 | 4.218 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -3 | Lost to Texas 17–45 |
| 77 | 6 | 4.232 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | -3 | Beat Rutgers 30–5 |
| 78 | 15 | 4.252 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -4 | Beat San Diego State 31–3 |
| 79 | -13 | 4.254 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -3 | Lost to Kent State 34–44 |
| 80 | -22 | 4.316 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -2 | Lost to Troy 9–21 |
| 81 | -9 | 4.388 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -2 | Lost to Northwestern 17–23 |
| 82 | -21 | 4.415 |  TCU | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -3 | Lost to Tulane 22–48 |
| 83 | 9 | 4.499 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -6 | Beat Idaho 46–39 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.548 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -4 | Lost to Miami (OH) 27–30 |
| 85 | -10 | 4.646 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -2 | Lost to Illinois 14–35 |
| 86 | -15 | 4.919 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 67 | -4 | Lost to Ohio 3–34 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.935 |  UAB | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -7 | Lost to Cincinnati 17–31 |
| 88 | -2 | 5.015 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -2 | Lost to Oregon 7–48 |
| 89 | -2 | 5.137 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -6 | Lost to Georgia 14–30 |
| 90 | 20 | 5.182 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 90 | -7 | Beat TCU 48–22 |
| 91 | -2 | 5.302 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -5 | Lost to LSU 25–29 |
| 92 | 15 | 5.305 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -7 | Beat Central Michigan 34–3 |
| 93 | -14 | 5.374 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -8 | Lost to UNLV 3–31 |
| 94 | -6 | 5.461 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Air Force 13–24 |
| 95 | 10 | 5.714 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -10 | Beat Northern Illinois 44–34 |
| 96 | 0 | 5.779 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -7 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 42–45 |
| 97 | 17 | 5.905 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -6 | Beat Middle Tennessee 24–21 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.997 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -11 | Lost to Hawai'i 7–66 |
| 99 | 2 | 6.073 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -8 | Lost to Syracuse 10–42 |
| 100 | -2 | 6.178 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -7 | BYE |
| 101 | 10 | 6.266 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -8 | Beat San José State 24–17 |
| 102 | -3 | 6.268 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -6 | BYE |
| 103 | -9 | 6.334 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 76 | -6 | Lost to South Florida 21–40 |
| 104 | -7 | 6.473 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -11 | Lost to Boise State 10–41 |
| 105 | -10 | 6.484 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -8 | Lost to Temple 5–30 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.876 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -5 | BYE |
| 107 | 9 | 6.898 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -4 | Beat Louisiana 26–20 |
| 108 | -8 | 6.903 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -11 | Lost to East Carolina 26–49 |
| 109 | -5 | 6.916 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -11 | Lost to Marshall 14–34 |
| 110 | 3 | 7.155 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -9 | Lost to Rice 13–21 |
| 111 | -9 | 7.197 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -12 | Lost to New Mexico State 39–46 |
| 112 | 5 | 7.210 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 91 | -7 | Beat Eastern Michigan 35–14 |
| 113 | -4 | 7.228 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -10 | Lost to Memphis 33–52 |
| 114 | -8 | 7.393 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -12 | Lost to Wake Forest 35–42 |
| 115 | -12 | 7.453 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -12 | Lost to Arkansas State 20–26 |
| 116 | -4 | 8.146 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -10 | Lost to Ball State 14–35 |
| 117 | -2 | 8.603 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -13 | Lost to SMU 17–24 |