2001 Week 12 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 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +46 | Beat Kansas State 31–21 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.959 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Boston College 18–7 |
| 3 | 5 | 1.029 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +31 | Beat South Carolina 54–17 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.058 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +35 | Beat Memphis 49–28 |
| 5 | 4 | 1.081 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +41 | Beat UCLA 21–20 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.081 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +39 | Beat Texas A&M 31–10 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.160 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +32 | Beat Kansas 59–0 |
| 8 | -3 | 1.226 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +31 | Beat Arizona 51–37 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.295 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +31 | Beat Clemson 37–20 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.325 |  BYU |  MWC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Wyoming 41–34 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.327 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +31 | Beat Penn State 33–28 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.334 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +30 | Beat Arizona State 28–16 |
| 13 | -7 | 1.338 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +30 | Beat Minnesota 31–10 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.382 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +32 | Beat West Virginia 24–13 |
| 15 | 7 | 1.386 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +30 | Beat Miami (OH) 27–21 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.447 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +28 | Beat Georgia 24–17 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.460 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +31 | Beat SMU 38–13 |
| 18 | -2 | 1.486 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +26 | Beat Houston 34–10 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.538 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +29 | Beat Iowa State 40–27 |
| 20 | 1 | 1.761 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +19 | Lost to Oregon 20–21 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.778 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +17 | Beat Temple 35–0 |
| 22 | 6 | 1.840 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +16 | BYE |
| 23 | -4 | 1.850 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +20 | Lost to NC State 28–34 |
| 24 | 5 | 1.851 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +19 | Beat San Diego State 17–3 |
| 25 | -10 | 1.921 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 18 | +19 | Lost to Oregon State 24–49 |
| 26 | 6 | 1.942 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +13 | Beat Western Michigan 41–35 |
| 27 | 9 | 2.081 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +19 | Beat UCF 27–20 |
| 28 | 6 | 2.100 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +16 | Beat Oklahoma State 49–30 |
| 29 | 15 | 2.104 |  LSU | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat Middle Tennessee 30–14 |
| 30 | -3 | 2.135 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +16 | Lost to Florida 17–54 |
| 31 | -1 | 2.147 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +18 | Lost to Marshall 21–27 |
| 32 | -6 | 2.204 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +13 | Lost to Auburn 17–24 |
| 33 | -8 | 2.256 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +17 | Lost to Wake Forest 31–32 |
| 34 | -3 | 2.313 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +12 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–31 |
| 35 | -11 | 2.335 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Lost to Virginia 38–39 |
| 36 | -1 | 2.378 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Miami 7–18 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.407 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Beat UTEP 53–30 |
| 38 | 4 | 2.438 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +10 | Beat Tulsa 59–32 |
| 39 | -6 | 2.454 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +13 | Lost to Ohio State 9–35 |
| 40 | 8 | 2.479 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Beat Florida State 34–28 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.508 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +7 | Beat Cincinnati 28–26 |
| 42 | 3 | 2.541 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Beat Ohio 17–0 |
| 43 | -6 | 2.548 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +7 | Lost to LSU 14–30 |
| 44 | 6 | 2.563 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +10 | Beat Hawai'i 28–21 |
| 45 | 2 | 2.607 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +9 | Beat Northwestern 59–16 |
| 46 | 8 | 2.697 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +6 | Beat Purdue 35–9 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.742 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | +7 | Lost to Nebraska 21–31 |
| 48 | 5 | 2.745 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | -1 | Beat FCS 48–17 |
| 49 | -10 | 2.749 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +2 | Lost to Boise State 21–28 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.833 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +8 | BYE |
| 51 | -10 | 2.836 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +7 | Lost to Maryland 20–37 |
| 52 | -14 | 2.943 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +7 | Lost to Indiana 28–37 |
| 53 | 10 | 3.049 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +4 | Beat North Carolina 32–31 |
| 54 | 10 | 3.077 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +6 | Beat Air Force 28–21 |
| 55 | -9 | 3.107 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +2 | Lost to East Carolina 26–28 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.188 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +6 | BYE |
| 57 | 8 | 3.276 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +2 | Beat UNLV 27–17 |
| 58 | 4 | 3.276 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 24–17 |
| 59 | -8 | 3.304 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | -1 | Lost to Colorado 27–40 |
| 60 | -3 | 3.335 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | -1 | BYE |
| 61 | 9 | 3.356 |  UAB | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | -2 | Beat TCU 38–17 |
| 62 | 5 | 3.389 |  USC | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | Beat California 55–14 |
| 63 | -5 | 3.391 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | +1 | Lost to Washington State 16–28 |
| 64 | -5 | 3.502 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 80 | +2 | Lost to Illinois 28–33 |
| 65 | -5 | 3.507 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -2 | Lost to Toledo 35–41 |
| 66 | 12 | 3.510 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 80 | +1 | Beat Michigan State 37–28 |
| 67 | 12 | 3.571 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -1 | Beat Washington 49–24 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.573 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -5 | Lost to Arkansas 20–27 |
| 69 | -14 | 3.584 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | -4 | Lost to Colorado State 21–28 |
| 70 | 2 | 3.597 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat UL Monroe 44–12 |
| 71 | 3 | 3.610 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -2 | Beat Rutgers 42–0 |
| 72 | -11 | 3.662 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 80 | +2 | BYE |
| 73 | 3 | 3.780 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -4 | Beat Baylor 41–24 |
| 74 | -6 | 3.781 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -4 | Lost to Tennessee 28–49 |
| 75 | 6 | 3.863 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -3 | Beat Louisiana 42–17 |
| 76 | 8 | 4.084 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -8 | Beat Ball State 31–18 |
| 77 | -8 | 4.232 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -7 | Lost to Michigan 10–31 |
| 78 | -5 | 4.247 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -5 | Lost to Syracuse 13–24 |
| 79 | 8 | 4.321 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -10 | Beat Georgia Tech 39–38 |
| 80 | 3 | 4.355 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 80 | -6 | Beat UConn 38–31 |
| 81 | -6 | 4.382 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -3 | Lost to Kent State 18–31 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.479 |  TCU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -7 | Lost to UAB 17–38 |
| 83 | -12 | 4.521 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -9 | Lost to Iowa 16–59 |
| 84 | -4 | 4.540 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -10 | Lost to Stanford 37–51 |
| 85 | 5 | 4.839 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -15 | Beat Arkansas State 28–17 |
| 86 | -4 | 5.056 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -10 | Lost to Missouri 24–41 |
| 87 | -2 | 5.076 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -15 | Lost to Texas Tech 30–49 |
| 88 | 1 | 5.168 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -11 | Lost to Texas 0–59 |
| 89 | -3 | 5.201 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 92 | -12 | Lost to Alabama 17–24 |
| 90 | 6 | 5.213 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -13 | Beat Vanderbilt 56–30 |
| 91 | -3 | 5.287 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -19 | Lost to New Mexico 17–27 |
| 92 | -1 | 5.398 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -14 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–35 |
| 93 | 9 | 5.489 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 91 | -23 | Beat Navy 42–28 |
| 94 | 5 | 5.491 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -19 | Beat Nevada 64–45 |
| 95 | 6 | 5.510 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -17 | Beat Eastern Michigan 35–30 |
| 96 | 1 | 5.568 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -17 | BYE |
| 97 | -3 | 5.710 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 92 | -17 | Lost to Fresno State 13–38 |
| 98 | -6 | 5.802 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -20 | Lost to San José State 45–64 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.918 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -22 | Lost to BYU 34–41 |
| 100 | 8 | 5.987 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -27 | Beat Army 26–19 |
| 101 | -8 | 6.177 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -24 | Lost to Kentucky 30–56 |
| 102 | -7 | 6.364 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -27 | Lost to North Texas 17–42 |
| 103 | -5 | 6.479 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -26 | Lost to Buffalo 19–26 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.605 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 109 | -26 | Lost to Utah 3–17 |
| 105 | -2 | 6.946 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 114 | -24 | Lost to USC 14–55 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.975 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -22 | Lost to Utah State 31–38 |
| 107 | -2 | 7.023 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -26 | Lost to Pittsburgh 0–42 |
| 108 | 2 | 7.095 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -30 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 30–53 |
| 109 | -2 | 7.239 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -22 | Lost to New Mexico State 17–28 |
| 110 | 2 | 7.457 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -33 | Lost to Bowling Green 0–17 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.460 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -25 | Lost to Central Michigan 30–35 |
| 112 | 1 | 7.558 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -32 | Lost to Rice 32–59 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.701 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–9 | 0.000 | 114 | -31 | Lost to Louisville 10–34 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.793 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -34 | BYE |
| 115 | 1 | 8.125 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 114 | -35 | BYE |
| 116 | -2 | 8.495 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 114 | -36 | Lost to Tulane 28–42 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.496 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -29 | Lost to Troy 12–44 |