2001 Post-Season Week 1 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 | 0.629 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +65 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.844 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +57 | BYE |
| 3 | 1 | 1.028 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +45 | BYE |
| 4 | -1 | 1.079 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +56 | Lost to LSU 20–31 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.097 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +56 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.146 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +51 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.162 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +46 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.206 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +50 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.227 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +45 | BYE |
| 10 | 1 | 1.293 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +47 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.330 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +49 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.408 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +43 | BYE |
| 13 | -3 | 1.433 |  BYU |  MWC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 2 | +45 | Lost to Hawai'i 45–72 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.470 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +42 | Beat Tennessee 31–20 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.510 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +42 | BYE |
| 16 | -1 | 1.526 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 17 | -1 | 1.618 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +36 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.635 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +34 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.637 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +35 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.778 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +28 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.815 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +26 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.849 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +27 | BYE |
| 23 | 1 | 1.849 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +29 | BYE |
| 24 | -1 | 1.865 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +33 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.921 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +26 | BYE |
| 26 | 7 | 1.937 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 18 | +30 | Beat BYU 72–45 |
| 27 | -1 | 1.979 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +24 | BYE |
| 28 | -1 | 1.990 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +26 | BYE |
| 29 | -1 | 2.050 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 2.062 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | -1 | 2.114 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +19 | BYE |
| 32 | -1 | 2.141 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +18 | BYE |
| 33 | -1 | 2.206 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +19 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.227 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +20 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.289 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.319 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.343 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +20 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.403 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.443 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +10 | BYE |
| 40 | 1 | 2.483 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +12 | BYE |
| 41 | -1 | 2.502 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +11 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.507 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +10 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.595 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 44 | -1 | 2.596 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +2 | BYE |
| 45 | 0 | 2.640 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.644 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +11 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.672 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +9 | BYE |
| 48 | 0 | 2.673 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +9 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.735 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +13 | BYE |
| 50 | 1 | 2.843 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 2.847 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +4 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.853 |  USC | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +8 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 2.897 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +11 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 2.919 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +7 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 2.921 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +8 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 2.944 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +6 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 2.955 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +4 | BYE |
| 58 | 2 | 3.081 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +5 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.084 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | 1 | 3.234 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +3 | BYE |
| 61 | 1 | 3.264 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -4 | BYE |
| 62 | -4 | 3.284 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -1 | Lost to TCU 12–14 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.321 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | 0 | BYE |
| 64 | 6 | 3.353 |  TCU | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +9 | Beat Southern Miss 14–12 |
| 65 | -1 | 3.399 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | +5 | BYE |
| 66 | -1 | 3.413 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | 0 | BYE |
| 67 | -1 | 3.425 |  UAB | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.552 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -2 | BYE |
| 69 | -1 | 3.554 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -3 | BYE |
| 70 | -1 | 3.578 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -1 | BYE |
| 71 | 2 | 3.806 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -2 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.809 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -9 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.810 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.905 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -8 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.917 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.969 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -8 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.977 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.125 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -9 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.236 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -11 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.310 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.355 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.412 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -12 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.486 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -13 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.494 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -15 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.526 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.625 |  SMU | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.628 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.670 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -18 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.724 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -18 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.826 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 77 | -20 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.911 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -20 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.045 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.196 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -21 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.265 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -23 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.488 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -26 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.779 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -30 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.789 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -32 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.893 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -32 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.996 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -35 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 6.168 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -35 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.281 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -29 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.399 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -39 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.494 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -42 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.922 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 90 | -46 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 7.029 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -44 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 7.126 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -45 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 7.253 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -48 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 7.423 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -37 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 7.472 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -36 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 7.500 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -46 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 7.576 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -46 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.671 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -51 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.769 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -41 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 8.119 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -36 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.368 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–10 | 0.091 | 111 | -46 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.569 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -56 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 9.256 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -60 | BYE |