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2001 Week 3 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
160.629Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–01.0001+2Beat Temple 33–7
2180.708Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
3430.746Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat Boston College 38–22
4420.764Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Central Michigan 35–21
4420.764Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Akron 28–14
6340.769UCLAPAC2–01.0001+2Beat Kansas 41–17
7390.783Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–01.0001+1Beat New Mexico 42–30
8250.820Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–01.0001+1BYE
9280.848Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.0001+1BYE
10360.848Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 23–18
11350.858Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–01.0001+1Beat USC 10–6
1230.862Miami (MIAMI)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 61–0
13-80.876Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat UL Monroe 55–6
14-130.914Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Miami (OH) 44–19
15-130.928Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Western Michigan 31–0
16-140.969Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat UAB 29–7
1780.974Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Eastern Michigan 50–3
1891.019Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC3–01.0001+4Beat Wisconsin 32–20
19161.072Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Buffalo 35–0
20-31.091Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Arkansas 13–3
21-121.100Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Ole Miss 27–21
22-81.119Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 17–12
23-71.150Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B123–01.0001+1Beat North Texas 37–10
24-21.156South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Georgia 14–9
2561.170Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Utah 24–10
26-221.305BYUMWC3–01.00010Beat California 44–16
27-211.342Texas (TEXAS)B122–01.00010Beat North Carolina 44–14
28181.352Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 38–7
29-101.358Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA3–01.0001+1Beat FCS 31–7
30-191.408Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat Boise State 41–20
31-241.417LSUSEC2–01.00010Beat Utah State 31–14
32-11.426Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN2–01.00010Beat Troy 54–17
33-211.431Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B122–01.00010Beat Notre Dame 27–10
34-61.445TCUUSA2–01.00010Beat SMU 38–10
35111.445Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 24–3
35111.445NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Indiana 35–14
37381.445Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B122–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming 28–20
3841.492Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 20–10
3951.513Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat Navy 70–7
40-111.547Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.00010Beat Idaho 36–29
4151.557Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.00010Beat UNLV 37–28
42-71.599Rice (RICE)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Duke 15–13
4321.725Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC1–01.00010BYE
44-241.738New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC1–10.50048+1Lost to Texas Tech 30–42
45-281.742Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–10.50048+1Lost to Stanford 22–38
46-131.771Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–01.00010Beat FCS 38–14
47-11.781Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat FCS 45–0
48161.793Colorado (COLORADO)B122–10.66747+1Beat San José State 51–15
49331.828Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–10.50048+1Beat Louisiana Tech 30–23
50-101.836Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.50048+1Lost to Illinois 12–17
51561.850Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50048+1Beat Louisiana 44–14
52-62.032Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat FCS 30–12
53132.389East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA1–10.500480Beat Tulane 51–24
54-422.413Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.500480Lost to South Carolina 9–14
55-312.518Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.500480Lost to Washington 18–23
56-262.580USCPAC1–10.500480Lost to Kansas State 6–10
57112.652Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–10.500480Beat Vanderbilt 12–9
58152.670Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.33386+1Lost to Fresno State 20–32
59152.675Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA1–10.500480Beat Army 24–21
60-222.722Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–10.500480Lost to Tennessee 3–13
61-392.747Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–10.500480Lost to Toledo 7–33
62-242.767Utah (UTAH)MWC1–10.500480Lost to Oregon 10–24
63-212.788Akron (AKRON)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Ohio State 14–28
6442.826South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–10.500480Beat Pittsburgh 35–26
65292.826Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500480Beat New Mexico State 27–22
66322.863Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.500480Beat Ball State 28–20
67-52.980Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–10.500480Lost to Auburn 21–27
68113.002Missouri (MISSOURI)B121–10.500480Beat FCS 40–6
69103.034Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–10.000880BYE
70243.161Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA1–10.500480Beat FCS 43–10
71-463.179Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–10.500480Lost to Miami 0–61
72-113.203Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Virginia Tech 0–31
73-83.236UABUSA1–10.500480Lost to Florida State 7–29
7413.292Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Michigan State 21–35
7533.307Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–10.500480Lost to Texas A&M 20–28
76343.307Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–10.500480Beat FCS 42–0
77323.375Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC1–10.500480Beat FCS 49–20
78-33.406Kansas (KANSAS)B121–10.500480Lost to UCLA 17–41
79-333.441Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–10.000880Lost to Nebraska 10–27
80243.481Idaho (IDAHO)SUN0–20.000880Lost to Arizona 29–36
8183.485Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE1–20.333860Beat UCF 21–10
82-733.490Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC1–10.50048-1Lost to Oklahoma State 23–30
8343.508North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–30.000880Lost to Texas 14–44
8483.563Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC0–20.000880Lost to Washington State 20–41
8533.583North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–20.000880Lost to Oklahoma 10–37
86-403.603Indiana (INDIANA)B100–10.000880Lost to NC State 14–35
87273.642Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–10.500480Beat FCS 38–17
88-23.644San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–20.000880Lost to Arizona State 7–38
89223.644Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.000880Lost to Rice 13–15
90-93.774Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Maryland 3–50
9173.807Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–10.000880BYE
9253.821West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–10.50048-1Beat Ohio 20–3
93233.832Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–10.50048-1Beat Nevada 35–18
9463.868California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–20.000880Lost to BYU 16–44
9574.071Troy (TROY)IND FBSI0–20.000880Lost to Middle Tennessee 17–54
96-24.100UTEPIND WAC1–10.50048-1Beat FCS 52–6
97-344.132Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–10.50048-1Lost to South Florida 26–35
98-284.487Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–10.50048-1Lost to Minnesota 14–44
9924.837New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN0–30.00088-1Lost to Oregon State 22–27
100-164.905Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–20.00088-1Lost to Alabama 9–12
101-304.925UNLVMWC0–20.00088-1Lost to Northwestern 28–37
102-315.088Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI0–20.00088-1Lost to LSU 14–31
10355.285Tulane (TULANE)USA0–30.00088-1Lost to East Carolina 24–51
104115.316Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.50048-2BYE
10505.434Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.00088-1Lost to Kentucky 20–28
106-155.536Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.00088-1Lost to Iowa 19–44
107-55.658Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–20.00088-1Lost to Baylor 3–24
108-185.698Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–20.00088-1Lost to Bowling Green 0–35
109-45.841SMUIND WAC0–20.00088-1Lost to TCU 10–38
11035.922Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–20.00088-1Lost to Colorado State 18–35
111-196.329Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–20.00088-1Lost to Georgia Tech 7–70
112-306.593UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–20.00088-2Lost to Syracuse 10–21
113-676.695Army (ARMY)USA0–10.00088-1Lost to Cincinnati 21–24
114-486.959Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.00088-2Lost to West Virginia 3–20
115-307.488San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–20.00088-2Lost to Colorado 15–51
116-58.729UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–20.000880Lost to FCS 17–35
11708.729UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–20.000880Lost to Florida 6–55

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