2001 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 2, 2001By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2001 Season Tags: • No Comments

2001 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.802	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat USC 21–16
2	5	0.937	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Northern Illinois 41–20
3	1	0.958	UCLA	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Oregon State 38–7
4	9	0.963	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Alabama 37–36
5	5	0.969	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat LSU 26–18
6	2	0.972	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Missouri 36–3
7	-5	0.979	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–28
8	14	0.986	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Kansas State 38–37
9	2	0.988	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Mississippi State 52–0
10	4	1.039	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat West Virginia 32–20
11	15	1.053	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Arizona 48–21
12	3	1.079	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat UCF 46–14
13	24	1.084	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–1	0.750	26	+7	Beat Illinois 45–20
14	2	1.088	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat UAB 3–0
15	3	1.134	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Minnesota 35–28
16	-11	1.142	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Utah State 38–21
17	13	1.147	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Texas Tech 42–7
18	-9	1.224	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat California 31–28
19	-13	1.231	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Penn State 24–18
20	-3	1.258	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Pittsburgh 43–21
21	14	1.327	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Baylor 41–0
22	11	1.345	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Michigan State 27–26
23	-2	1.387	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Notre Dame 24–3
24	-4	1.405	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	SUN	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Louisiana 26–9
25	-2	1.464	BYU	MWC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UNLV 35–31
26	12	1.692	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–1	0.750	26	+3	BYE
27	-24	1.705	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–1	0.750	26	+5	Lost to Michigan 20–45
28	8	1.995	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Beat Army 31–10
29	26	2.054	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Beat Georgia Tech 47–44
30	29	2.081	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	71	+5	Beat NC State 17–9
31	-19	2.087	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Lost to Marshall 31–37
32	-4	2.125	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Northwestern 26–27
33	10	2.128	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Beat Indiana 27–14
34	6	2.131	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	52	+5	Beat East Carolina 44–30
35	-10	2.131	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Lost to Clemson 44–47
36	34	2.142	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	2–1	0.667	40	+3	Beat Bowling Green 37–31
37	8	2.161	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	4–1	0.800	25	+3	Beat Memphis 38–21
38	22	2.185	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Wake Forest 48–24
39	-20	2.185	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Oklahoma 37–38
40	12	2.277	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 24–21
41	3	2.334	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat San José State 53–15
42	8	2.340	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat New Mexico 37–16
43	-12	2.355	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Lost to Washington State 21–48
44	7	2.392	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Arkansas 34–23
45	11	2.423	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Hawai'i 27–24
46	12	2.438	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Duke 31–10
47	7	2.448	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	+2	Beat Idaho 45–13
48	-6	2.460	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2	0.600	52	+3	Beat FCS 24–6
49	-17	2.504	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Tennessee 18–26
50	-26	2.567	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Texas 7–42
51	-12	2.582	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	54	+2	Lost to South Carolina 36–37
52	17	2.658	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat San Diego State 45–21
53	-26	2.692	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Iowa State 0–41
54	-25	2.761	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	72	+2	Lost to Florida 0–52
55	-7	2.858	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Beat FCS 24–0
56	22	2.859	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Kentucky 42–31
57	-10	2.994	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Toledo 20–41
58	-12	3.059	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	72	+1	Lost to Purdue 28–35
59	-18	3.107	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Florida State 24–48
60	-7	3.141	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	54	0	Lost to Maryland 20–32
61	12	3.160	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–2	0.500	54	0	Beat Ball State 28–20
62	-1	3.198	UAB	USA	2–2	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 0–3
63	13	3.219	TCU	USA	3–1	0.750	26	0	Beat Houston 34–17
64	22	3.267	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	54	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 31–10
65	29	3.429	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	2–2	0.500	54	-1	Beat Wyoming 42–14
66	23	3.446	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–2	0.500	54	0	Beat Kent State 14–10
67	-33	3.469	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	-3	Lost to North Carolina 9–17
68	6	3.580	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	54	0	Beat Buffalo 16–8
69	-2	3.621	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	72	+1	Lost to UCLA 7–38
70	-4	3.790	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–2	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Louisville 21–38
71	4	3.840	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	54	-3	Beat North Texas 28–10
72	5	3.917	Troy (TROY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	72	0	BYE
73	-5	3.949	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	72	-1	BYE
74	-17	3.964	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	2–2	0.500	54	-2	Lost to Colorado State 14–42
75	-11	3.996	USC	PAC	1–3	0.250	85	-1	Lost to Stanford 16–21
76	-11	4.083	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Nebraska 3–36
77	10	4.118	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Fresno State 28–38
78	10	4.209	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	1–2	0.333	72	-1	BYE
79	-16	4.229	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	2–2	0.500	54	-3	Lost to Syracuse 30–44
80	3	4.248	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	72	-1	BYE
81	9	4.304	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	1–2	0.333	72	-2	BYE
82	24	4.395	UTEP	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	-4	Beat Tulsa 26–10
83	-21	4.417	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Lost to UTEP 10–26
84	-35	4.467	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	1–3	0.250	85	-1	Lost to Utah 16–37
85	-3	4.529	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–4	0.000	100	-1	Lost to Washington 28–31
86	6	4.552	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Miami 21–43
87	-16	4.783	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	100	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 3–24
88	-9	4.809	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	1–3	0.250	85	-1	Lost to Air Force 21–45
89	-4	4.858	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	85	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 31–42
90	7	4.884	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	85	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–46
91	-7	4.927	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–3	0.250	85	-3	Lost to Auburn 21–24
92	11	5.095	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	0–3	0.000	100	-2	Lost to Iowa 18–24
93	-13	5.113	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–3	0.250	85	-3	Lost to Georgia 23–34
94	1	5.162	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	SUN	1–3	0.250	85	-2	Lost to Middle Tennessee 9–26
95	5	5.163	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–3	0.000	100	-2	Lost to TCU 17–34
96	-24	5.234	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–3	0.250	85	-2	Lost to UConn 19–20
97	-1	5.286	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	72	-3	Lost to Rice 24–27
98	4	5.678	UNLV	MWC	0–4	0.000	100	-4	Lost to BYU 31–35
99	6	5.678	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–4	0.000	100	-3	Lost to Virginia 10–31
100	-9	5.723	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	85	-4	Lost to Akron 10–14
101	0	5.892	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	100	-4	Lost to Oregon 21–38
102	-21	5.902	Idaho (IDAHO)	SUN	0–4	0.000	100	-3	Lost to Boise State 13–45
103	1	5.998	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	SUN	1–4	0.200	98	-4	Beat UL Monroe 31–0
104	-11	6.028	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	85	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 8–16
105	3	6.288	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	100	-4	BYE
106	-8	6.380	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	SUN	0–4	0.000	100	-4	Lost to South Florida 10–28
107	-8	6.397	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–3	0.000	100	-3	Lost to Ohio State 14–27
108	1	6.592	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	1–4	0.200	98	-6	Beat FCS 41–7
109	-2	6.841	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	85	-2	Lost to Western Michigan 10–31
110	6	6.890	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	85	-2	Beat Rutgers 20–19
111	-1	7.685	SMU	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	100	-4	BYE
112	-1	7.739	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	100	-4	BYE
113	2	8.186	Army (ARMY)	USA	0–3	0.000	100	-5	Lost to Boston College 10–31
114	-1	8.281	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	100	-5	Lost to Arizona State 15–53
115	-3	8.576	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	SUN	0–4	0.000	100	-4	Lost to New Mexico State 0–31
116	-2	9.108	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	SUN	0–3	0.000	100	-2	BYE
117	0	9.288	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	100	-6	Lost to Miami (OH) 20–28