2001 Week 11 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 | 0.804 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat Kansas 51–7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.996 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Temple 38–0 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.040 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 14 | +28 | Beat Notre Dame 28–18 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.121 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 4 | +30 | Beat Tulsa 58–0 |
| 5 | -3 | 1.153 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 33 | +26 | Lost to Washington 28–42 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.158 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +27 | Lost to Michigan State 24–26 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.172 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 4 | +26 | Beat Baylor 49–10 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.174 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +21 | Beat Vanderbilt 71–13 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.177 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 4 | +31 | Beat Arizona State 42–24 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.270 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +26 | Beat Purdue 38–13 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.320 |  BYU |  MWC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Colorado State 56–34 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.341 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 4 | +24 | Beat Troy 47–14 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.359 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +26 | BYE |
| 14 | 1 | 1.381 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 4 | +23 | Beat UCLA 20–14 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.487 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +22 | Beat Stanford 42–28 |
| 16 | -3 | 1.502 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 4 | +22 | Beat Tulane 52–7 |
| 17 | 10 | 1.538 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +25 | Beat Rice 52–24 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.583 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +21 | BYE |
| 19 | 7 | 1.585 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +20 | Beat Clemson 41–27 |
| 20 | 4 | 1.631 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +21 | Beat Missouri 38–24 |
| 21 | -10 | 1.673 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +17 | Lost to Washington State 14–20 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.684 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +19 | Beat Kent State 42–21 |
| 23 | -15 | 1.736 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +15 | Lost to Pittsburgh 7–38 |
| 24 | 7 | 1.843 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +13 | Beat North Carolina 28–21 |
| 25 | -4 | 1.899 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +19 | Lost to Georgia Tech 21–28 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.921 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 33 | +13 | BYE |
| 27 | 3 | 1.927 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +14 | Beat FCS 38–14 |
| 28 | -9 | 1.957 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +13 | Lost to Arkansas 56–58 |
| 29 | 5 | 1.960 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +13 | Beat UNLV 42–14 |
| 30 | 3 | 1.998 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +17 | Beat Bowling Green 24–21 |
| 31 | -9 | 2.010 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +13 | Lost to Texas Tech 0–12 |
| 32 | -3 | 2.011 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 14 | +9 | BYE |
| 33 | -16 | 2.016 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 33 | +15 | Lost to Illinois 13–38 |
| 34 | 12 | 2.151 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +13 | Beat Texas A&M 12–0 |
| 35 | -3 | 2.193 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +9 | BYE |
| 36 | 7 | 2.252 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +14 | Beat Ole Miss 58–56 |
| 37 | 2 | 2.281 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +8 | Beat Arkansas State 54–6 |
| 38 | 3 | 2.292 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 33 | +11 | Beat Michigan 26–24 |
| 39 | 5 | 2.401 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +5 | Beat San José State 34–10 |
| 40 | 15 | 2.563 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | +6 | Beat Iowa State 42–3 |
| 41 | -6 | 2.591 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +8 | Lost to Florida State 27–41 |
| 42 | -5 | 2.630 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 37 | +8 | Lost to Fresno State 24–52 |
| 43 | 9 | 2.644 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +7 | Beat Boise State 48–42 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.680 |  LSU | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +6 | Beat Alabama 35–21 |
| 45 | -5 | 2.743 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +6 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–24 |
| 46 | 1 | 2.773 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +5 | Beat UConn 45–28 |
| 47 | -9 | 2.850 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | +5 | Lost to Wisconsin 28–34 |
| 48 | 3 | 2.850 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +2 | Beat Duke 55–31 |
| 49 | 9 | 2.851 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +2 | Beat TCU 37–30 |
| 50 | -5 | 2.952 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 42–48 |
| 51 | -15 | 2.954 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +2 | Lost to Kansas State 3–42 |
| 52 | 2 | 2.968 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +6 | Beat Eastern Michigan 40–17 |
| 53 | 6 | 2.996 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 37 | -2 | Beat Houston 45–6 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.039 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +2 | Beat Minnesota 31–28 |
| 55 | 8 | 3.124 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +1 | Beat Army 34–24 |
| 56 | 16 | 3.212 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 57 | +4 | Beat Iowa 34–28 |
| 57 | -15 | 3.247 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 20–38 |
| 58 | -10 | 3.277 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Oregon 24–42 |
| 59 | 14 | 3.401 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | +2 | Beat Southern Miss 38–20 |
| 60 | -3 | 3.402 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.414 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | +3 | Lost to Tennessee 18–28 |
| 62 | -12 | 3.422 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -1 | Lost to LSU 21–35 |
| 63 | 11 | 3.443 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Virginia 34–30 |
| 64 | -2 | 3.455 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | +1 | Lost to BYU 34–56 |
| 65 | 10 | 3.500 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 20–15 |
| 66 | -1 | 3.508 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | -3 | Beat Akron 57–17 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.553 |  USC | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | 0 | Beat Oregon State 16–13 |
| 68 | 3 | 3.675 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | -3 | BYE |
| 69 | -13 | 3.733 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -3 | Lost to Ohio State 28–31 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.759 |  UAB | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | BYE |
| 71 | -18 | 3.874 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | -3 | Lost to Indiana 21–56 |
| 72 | -5 | 3.894 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Maryland 14–47 |
| 73 | 4 | 3.976 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -3 | Beat Rutgers 80–7 |
| 74 | 15 | 3.980 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -4 | Beat Virginia Tech 38–7 |
| 75 | 3 | 3.991 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 38–34 |
| 76 | -8 | 4.057 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -5 | Lost to Colorado 24–38 |
| 77 | -11 | 4.204 |  TCU | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -4 | Lost to East Carolina 30–37 |
| 78 | 18 | 4.218 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -4 | Beat Northwestern 56–21 |
| 79 | -15 | 4.289 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -7 | Lost to USC 13–16 |
| 80 | -1 | 4.313 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -7 | Beat California 38–24 |
| 81 | 4 | 4.339 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -5 | Beat New Mexico State 22–20 |
| 82 | -6 | 4.514 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -4 | Lost to Texas 10–49 |
| 83 | 4 | 4.762 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -7 | BYE |
| 84 | -3 | 4.833 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -12 | Lost to Marshall 21–42 |
| 85 | -1 | 4.860 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -11 | BYE |
| 86 | 9 | 4.892 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -7 | Beat Kentucky 17–14 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.943 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 83 | -14 | Lost to Wake Forest 30–34 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.943 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 83 | -13 | Lost to Utah 14–42 |
| 89 | -3 | 5.008 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -9 | Lost to Nebraska 7–51 |
| 90 | -7 | 5.271 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 83 | -15 | Lost to North Texas 20–22 |
| 91 | 1 | 5.297 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -11 | Lost to Miami 0–38 |
| 92 | 10 | 5.370 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -13 | Beat SMU 35–14 |
| 93 | 0 | 5.415 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -14 | Lost to Florida 13–71 |
| 94 | -6 | 5.599 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -13 | Lost to Nevada 14–35 |
| 95 | -1 | 5.699 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 74 | -18 | BYE |
| 96 | -5 | 5.745 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -12 | Lost to Mississippi State 14–17 |
| 97 | -7 | 5.756 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 105 | -14 | Lost to UCF 17–57 |
| 98 | 0 | 5.956 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -16 | Lost to Air Force 24–34 |
| 99 | 2 | 6.053 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -18 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–34 |
| 100 | 5 | 6.083 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -20 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 6.084 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Ball State 34–38 |
| 102 | 1 | 6.109 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -20 | Lost to Louisville 7–52 |
| 103 | -6 | 6.410 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 114 | -16 | Lost to Arizona 24–38 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.536 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 105 | -21 | Lost to New Mexico 15–20 |
| 105 | -6 | 6.639 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -19 | Lost to West Virginia 7–80 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.644 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -15 | Lost to Cincinnati 28–45 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.714 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -13 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 6–54 |
| 108 | 3 | 6.859 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 105 | -26 | Beat Ohio 44–0 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.072 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -17 | Lost to Northern Illinois 17–40 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.145 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 90 | -25 | BYE |
| 111 | 6 | 7.641 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 113 | -29 | Beat UL Monroe 42–38 |
| 112 | -4 | 7.651 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -28 | Lost to Buffalo 0–44 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.704 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -27 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–58 |
| 114 | -1 | 7.831 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 114 | -23 | BYE |
| 115 | -3 | 8.037 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 114 | -26 | Lost to South Florida 6–45 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.171 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 114 | -31 | Lost to NC State 31–55 |
| 117 | -3 | 8.295 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -23 | Lost to Idaho 38–42 |