2001 Final 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 | 0.538 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +79 | Beat Nebraska 37–14 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.852 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +58 | Beat Maryland 56–23 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.941 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +68 | Beat Michigan 45–17 |
| 4 | -2 | 1.034 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +57 | Lost to Miami 14–37 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.057 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +62 | Beat Colorado 38–16 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.066 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +55 | BYE |
| 7 | 3 | 1.225 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +56 | Beat Arkansas 10–3 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.282 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 16 | +57 | Lost to Oregon 16–38 |
| 9 | 4 | 1.313 |  LSU | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 16 | +54 | Beat Illinois 47–34 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.349 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +46 | Lost to Florida 23–56 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.437 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +47 | Lost to LSU 34–47 |
| 12 | 0 | 1.456 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 10–3 | 0.769 | 16 | +50 | BYE |
| 13 | -2 | 1.467 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.495 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +46 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.510 |  BYU |  MWC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 3 | +45 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 1.544 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +40 | BYE |
| 17 | -1 | 1.555 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 15 | +45 | BYE |
| 18 | 5 | 1.595 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +38 | Beat Virginia Tech 30–17 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.646 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +39 | BYE |
| 20 | 2 | 1.677 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | Beat Ohio State 31–28 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.757 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +34 | BYE |
| 22 | -4 | 1.767 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +33 | Lost to Tennessee 17–45 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.923 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +30 | BYE |
| 24 | 1 | 1.946 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +25 | BYE |
| 25 | -4 | 1.952 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +23 | Lost to Florida State 17–30 |
| 26 | 1 | 2.026 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +32 | BYE |
| 27 | 3 | 2.032 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +24 | BYE |
| 28 | -2 | 2.041 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +23 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.045 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 2 | 2.071 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +28 | BYE |
| 31 | -3 | 2.085 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +23 | BYE |
| 32 | 1 | 2.175 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +21 | BYE |
| 33 | 1 | 2.193 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +19 | BYE |
| 34 | -3 | 2.231 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +20 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–10 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.285 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +18 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.289 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +18 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.293 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +21 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.466 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +9 | BYE |
| 39 | 1 | 2.484 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +13 | BYE |
| 40 | 1 | 2.520 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +16 | BYE |
| 41 | 7 | 2.544 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +13 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.552 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +11 | BYE |
| 43 | -1 | 2.554 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +14 | BYE |
| 44 | -1 | 2.558 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +14 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.600 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +3 | BYE |
| 46 | 1 | 2.600 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +13 | BYE |
| 47 | -3 | 2.603 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 48 | 1 | 2.681 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 25 | +6 | BYE |
| 49 | 1 | 2.698 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +7 | BYE |
| 50 | -11 | 2.699 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +12 | Lost to South Carolina 28–31 |
| 51 | 0 | 2.914 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +2 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.938 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 3.030 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +7 | BYE |
| 54 | 1 | 3.040 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | +3 | BYE |
| 55 | -1 | 3.078 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | BYE |
| 56 | 1 | 3.095 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 40 | 0 | BYE |
| 57 | 1 | 3.141 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +4 | BYE |
| 58 | -2 | 3.184 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +8 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.226 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +2 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.232 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +2 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 3.259 |  USC | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | BYE |
| 62 | 2 | 3.357 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -2 | BYE |
| 63 | -1 | 3.364 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -6 | BYE |
| 64 | -1 | 3.407 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +4 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.411 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 2 | 3.550 |  UAB | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -7 | BYE |
| 67 | -1 | 3.574 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -3 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.621 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -3 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.648 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.743 |  TCU | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +5 | BYE |
| 71 | 2 | 3.791 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -8 | BYE |
| 72 | -2 | 3.809 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -4 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.819 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -9 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.917 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -11 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.048 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -9 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.095 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -10 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.170 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.224 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.284 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -14 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.345 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.397 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 4.399 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -15 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.468 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.522 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -17 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.559 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.647 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -20 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.677 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -18 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.740 |  SMU | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.831 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -20 | BYE |
| 90 | 1 | 4.888 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -22 | BYE |
| 91 | -1 | 4.893 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -22 | BYE |
| 92 | 1 | 5.201 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -24 | BYE |
| 93 | -1 | 5.267 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -22 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.346 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -26 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.433 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -27 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.870 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -33 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.897 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -35 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.987 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -35 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 6.003 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -35 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 6.149 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -37 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.463 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -34 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.467 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -42 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.548 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -42 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.906 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -45 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 7.021 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -47 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 7.179 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -47 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 7.235 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -49 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 7.490 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -47 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 7.515 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -39 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 7.535 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -37 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 7.663 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -49 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.705 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -53 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.806 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -42 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 8.216 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.388 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -48 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.414 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -58 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 9.020 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -60 | BYE |