2001 Week 13 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 | 0.792 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.829 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Syracuse 59–0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.943 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +40 | Beat Florida State 37–13 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.043 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +48 | Beat Texas Tech 30–13 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.081 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 12 | +42 | Beat Kentucky 38–35 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.190 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +43 | BYE |
| 7 | 4 | 1.211 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +41 | Beat Ohio State 34–22 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.214 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +35 | BYE |
| 9 | 1 | 1.246 |  BYU |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +41 | Beat Utah 24–21 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.291 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +39 | Beat NC State 23–19 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.306 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +39 | Beat Wisconsin 20–17 |
| 12 | 6 | 1.378 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +36 | Beat East Carolina 39–34 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.414 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +34 | Beat Ohio 42–18 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.436 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +37 | Beat Nevada 61–14 |
| 15 | -7 | 1.447 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 20 | +32 | Beat California 35–28 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.520 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 17 | -5 | 1.576 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | Lost to Washington 14–26 |
| 18 | -4 | 1.628 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +34 | Lost to Miami 0–59 |
| 19 | 6 | 1.697 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +30 | Beat Washington State 26–14 |
| 20 | 1 | 1.753 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +23 | Beat Virginia 31–17 |
| 21 | 11 | 1.887 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +20 | Beat Ole Miss 35–15 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.902 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 12 | +17 | Beat Eastern Michigan 28–7 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.913 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +24 | Lost to Alabama 7–31 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.924 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +24 | Beat Clemson 20–15 |
| 25 | -1 | 1.967 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +22 | Lost to BYU 21–24 |
| 26 | 1 | 2.002 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +23 | Beat Mississippi State 24–21 |
| 27 | 2 | 2.157 |  LSU | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +19 | BYE |
| 28 | -5 | 2.180 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +20 | Lost to Florida 13–37 |
| 29 | 10 | 2.186 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +19 | Beat Michigan State 24–14 |
| 30 | -8 | 2.220 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +14 | Lost to Georgia 15–35 |
| 31 | 4 | 2.226 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +12 | Beat Wake Forest 38–33 |
| 32 | -12 | 2.234 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +16 | Lost to USC 0–27 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.241 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +14 | Beat Rutgers 38–7 |
| 34 | 0 | 2.285 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +15 | BYE |
| 35 | -7 | 2.314 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +17 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–30 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.364 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +13 | Beat UTEP 27–17 |
| 37 | 10 | 2.374 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +15 | Beat Louisiana Tech 40–7 |
| 38 | 4 | 2.383 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +13 | Beat Northwestern 43–42 |
| 39 | 5 | 2.396 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 38 | +13 | Beat San José State 56–6 |
| 40 | -9 | 2.397 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 38 | +18 | Lost to Hawai'i 51–52 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.403 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +10 | Beat Miami (OH) 52–51 |
| 42 | 1 | 2.423 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +11 | Beat UConn 38–14 |
| 43 | -10 | 2.492 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +16 | Beat Duke 52–17 |
| 44 | 1 | 2.562 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +11 | Beat Minnesota 42–24 |
| 45 | 5 | 2.602 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +13 | Beat Ball State 33–29 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.726 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | -1 | BYE |
| 47 | -7 | 2.742 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +7 | Lost to Maryland 19–23 |
| 48 | -7 | 2.766 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +5 | Lost to Louisville 34–39 |
| 49 | -12 | 2.830 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +8 | Lost to Kansas State 7–40 |
| 50 | 10 | 2.850 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +4 | Beat Tulane 59–6 |
| 51 | 3 | 2.871 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +12 | Beat New Mexico 24–17 |
| 52 | 6 | 2.890 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +6 | Beat Auburn 31–7 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.926 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +6 | Lost to Illinois 22–34 |
| 54 | 8 | 2.977 |  USC | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +7 | Beat UCLA 27–0 |
| 55 | 4 | 3.025 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +2 | Beat Kansas 49–7 |
| 56 | -5 | 3.195 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Lost to South Carolina 15–20 |
| 57 | 4 | 3.198 |  UAB | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | -2 | Beat Houston 43–21 |
| 58 | 7 | 3.228 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Beat Central Michigan 20–17 |
| 59 | -4 | 3.245 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +1 | BYE |
| 60 | -8 | 3.345 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | +4 | Lost to Purdue 14–24 |
| 61 | 3 | 3.345 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +5 | Beat Indiana 28–14 |
| 62 | 8 | 3.400 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 52 | 0 | Beat FCS 21–3 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.448 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | 3 | 3.467 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat FCS 45–10 |
| 65 | 3 | 3.481 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -4 | BYE |
| 66 | 8 | 3.483 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Beat Army 42–10 |
| 67 | -14 | 3.494 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 33–38 |
| 68 | -12 | 3.520 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | +4 | Lost to Michigan 17–20 |
| 69 | 3 | 3.576 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | +2 | Beat Navy 34–16 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.610 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat Idaho 50–27 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.671 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 72 | -15 | 3.761 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -4 | Lost to Colorado State 17–24 |
| 73 | 0 | 3.860 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -3 | BYE |
| 74 | 2 | 4.024 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -8 | BYE |
| 75 | -6 | 4.141 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -11 | Lost to UNLV 10–34 |
| 76 | 4 | 4.261 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 73 | -8 | Beat FCS 56–43 |
| 77 | 8 | 4.336 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -11 | Beat Louisiana 49–46 |
| 78 | -12 | 4.344 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -7 | Lost to Penn State 14–28 |
| 79 | 5 | 4.461 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -9 | BYE |
| 80 | 2 | 4.462 |  TCU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -7 | BYE |
| 81 | -4 | 4.575 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -13 | Lost to Iowa 24–42 |
| 82 | -3 | 4.666 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -15 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–31 |
| 83 | -5 | 4.693 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -13 | Lost to Temple 14–17 |
| 84 | -1 | 4.762 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -13 | Lost to Bowling Green 42–43 |
| 85 | 6 | 4.763 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 82 | -16 | Beat Air Force 34–10 |
| 86 | 1 | 4.768 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -14 | Beat Baylor 38–22 |
| 87 | 5 | 4.930 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -12 | Beat West Virginia 17–14 |
| 88 | -7 | 4.946 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -9 | Lost to Northern Illinois 29–33 |
| 89 | 7 | 5.015 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -16 | Beat Buffalo 41–14 |
| 90 | -1 | 5.221 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 97 | -15 | Lost to Arkansas 21–24 |
| 91 | -1 | 5.358 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -16 | Lost to Tennessee 35–38 |
| 92 | 5 | 5.401 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 84 | -19 | Beat Tulsa 24–14 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.673 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -16 | Lost to Iowa State 7–49 |
| 94 | 4 | 5.792 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -22 | Lost to Fresno State 14–61 |
| 95 | -9 | 5.798 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -18 | Lost to Oklahoma State 22–38 |
| 96 | -2 | 5.800 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -24 | Lost to Boise State 6–56 |
| 97 | -2 | 5.845 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -25 | Lost to Western Michigan 17–20 |
| 98 | -5 | 5.865 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 96 | -28 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–59 |
| 99 | 5 | 6.035 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -27 | Beat Wyoming 38–16 |
| 100 | 1 | 6.126 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 97 | -26 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 6.519 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 86 | -34 | Lost to New Mexico State 46–49 |
| 102 | -3 | 6.558 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -32 | Lost to San Diego State 16–38 |
| 103 | -3 | 6.601 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -38 | Lost to Akron 14–41 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.862 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 114 | -28 | Lost to Stanford 28–35 |
| 105 | -2 | 6.931 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -34 | Lost to Memphis 10–42 |
| 106 | 2 | 7.007 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -36 | Lost to Rice 17–27 |
| 107 | -1 | 7.141 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -27 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–38 |
| 108 | -1 | 7.192 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -32 | Lost to Boston College 7–38 |
| 109 | 1 | 7.250 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -37 | Lost to Marshall 18–42 |
| 110 | 7 | 7.333 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -28 | Beat Arkansas State 16–7 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.437 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -29 | Lost to Toledo 7–28 |
| 112 | 1 | 7.626 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–10 | 0.000 | 114 | -36 | Lost to UAB 21–43 |
| 113 | -4 | 7.650 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 99 | -32 | Lost to UL Monroe 7–16 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.724 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -40 | Lost to SMU 14–24 |
| 115 | -1 | 7.846 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -41 | Lost to North Texas 27–50 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.574 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 114 | -45 | Lost to North Carolina 17–52 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.623 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 114 | -44 | Lost to Notre Dame 16–34 |