2001 Week 9 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 | 0.642 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Texas Tech 41–31 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.820 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.890 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Baylor 33–17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.983 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +19 | BYE |
| 5 | -3 | 0.988 |  UCLA |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat California 56–17 |
| 6 | 9 | 1.047 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 27 | +17 | Beat Oregon 49–42 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.099 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Duke 59–17 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.148 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | BYE |
| 9 | 4 | 1.169 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +18 | Beat Colorado 41–7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.275 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 27 | +15 | Beat Alabama 35–24 |
| 11 | -3 | 1.300 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat FCS 53–28 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.341 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +11 | BYE |
| 13 | 4 | 1.377 |  BYU |  MWC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Air Force 63–33 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.403 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +15 | Beat Louisiana Tech 48–41 |
| 15 | 6 | 1.481 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +15 | Beat Wisconsin 42–35 |
| 16 | -11 | 1.500 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +15 | Lost to Boise State 30–35 |
| 17 | -8 | 1.521 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +14 | Lost to Stanford 42–49 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.580 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +13 | Beat Southern Miss 24–14 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.581 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 27 | +11 | BYE |
| 20 | 2 | 1.674 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +12 | Beat Vanderbilt 46–14 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.739 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +9 | Beat Kentucky 43–29 |
| 22 | -8 | 1.751 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +12 | Lost to Texas 7–41 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.753 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 30 | +16 | Beat Temple 45–3 |
| 24 | 8 | 1.754 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +17 | Beat Clemson 38–3 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.768 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +10 | Beat Arizona 31–28 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.776 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +9 | Beat Wyoming 35–0 |
| 27 | -3 | 1.813 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +9 | Beat Kansas State 31–24 |
| 28 | 7 | 1.825 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +9 | Beat Middle Tennessee 45–17 |
| 29 | 2 | 1.826 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +10 | Beat Central Michigan 42–21 |
| 30 | -1 | 1.862 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +8 | Beat Oklahoma State 28–14 |
| 31 | -1 | 1.905 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +9 | Beat Nevada 33–30 |
| 32 | -20 | 1.930 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +6 | Lost to Ball State 20–24 |
| 33 | 7 | 2.176 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +7 | Beat NC State 27–17 |
| 34 | 14 | 2.254 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +6 | Beat Virginia 43–7 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.287 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +7 | Beat Akron 16–11 |
| 36 | 8 | 2.312 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +7 | Beat Indiana 42–28 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.324 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Beat Pittsburgh 45–7 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.380 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +5 | Beat San Diego State 27–12 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.424 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +7 | Beat Ohio 36–24 |
| 40 | 13 | 2.485 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +7 | Beat Fresno State 35–30 |
| 41 | -14 | 2.575 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +5 | Lost to North Carolina 3–38 |
| 42 | -6 | 2.693 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +4 | Lost to BYU 33–63 |
| 43 | -18 | 2.765 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +3 | Lost to Minnesota 19–28 |
| 44 | -5 | 2.797 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–45 |
| 45 | -3 | 2.824 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +3 | Lost to Louisville 14–24 |
| 46 | 9 | 2.825 |  LSU | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 42–0 |
| 47 | 3 | 2.831 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +3 | Beat Houston 29–28 |
| 48 | 15 | 2.871 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Beat Oregon State 41–24 |
| 49 | -4 | 2.961 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +3 | Lost to Tennessee 24–35 |
| 50 | -17 | 2.973 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | +1 | Lost to Penn State 35–38 |
| 51 | -14 | 2.986 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +3 | Lost to Northern Illinois 12–20 |
| 52 | 8 | 3.031 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +2 | Beat UL Monroe 38–6 |
| 53 | 6 | 3.062 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | -2 | Beat Tulsa 36–15 |
| 54 | -2 | 3.176 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Nebraska 31–41 |
| 55 | 7 | 3.215 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat USC 27–16 |
| 56 | -10 | 3.250 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | +3 | Lost to Arizona State 24–41 |
| 57 | 12 | 3.279 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Kansas 38–34 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.306 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | BYE |
| 59 | -3 | 3.343 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Lost to Illinois 35–42 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.347 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -1 | Beat Memphis 32–11 |
| 61 | -12 | 3.488 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -2 | Lost to East Carolina 11–32 |
| 62 | 17 | 3.489 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +1 | Beat Western Michigan 20–12 |
| 63 | 7 | 3.507 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -3 | Beat FCS 42–12 |
| 64 | -13 | 3.553 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 17–27 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.594 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -1 | Lost to Texas A&M 24–31 |
| 66 | 15 | 3.600 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | 0 | Beat Michigan State 28–19 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.639 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–33 |
| 68 | -10 | 3.659 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | Lost to Auburn 41–48 |
| 69 | -2 | 3.689 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | BYE |
| 70 | 12 | 3.805 |  TCU | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 37 | -2 | Beat Army 38–20 |
| 71 | 1 | 3.883 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -4 | Beat UNLV 26–24 |
| 72 | 2 | 3.972 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | -9 | 3.993 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -2 | Lost to Washington 28–31 |
| 74 | -6 | 4.080 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 75 | -18 | 4.096 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -2 | Lost to Missouri 34–38 |
| 76 | -10 | 4.128 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -5 | Lost to Florida State 7–43 |
| 77 | 10 | 4.372 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -6 | Beat Tulane 34–27 |
| 78 | -7 | 4.404 |  USC | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Notre Dame 16–27 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.473 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -4 | BYE |
| 80 | -3 | 4.568 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -5 | Lost to Syracuse 3–45 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.572 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Iowa State 14–28 |
| 82 | 20 | 4.633 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -3 | Beat Northwestern 38–35 |
| 83 | 0 | 4.651 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -8 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.837 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -6 | Lost to Bowling Green 11–16 |
| 85 | 10 | 4.881 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -9 | Beat Buffalo 35–13 |
| 86 | -1 | 5.076 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -5 | Lost to Iowa 28–42 |
| 87 | 1 | 5.105 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 113 | -3 | Lost to UCLA 17–56 |
| 88 | 9 | 5.110 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -7 | Beat Arkansas State 45–0 |
| 89 | 23 | 5.153 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -3 | Beat Toledo 24–20 |
| 90 | -10 | 5.156 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -4 | Lost to LSU 0–42 |
| 91 | -13 | 5.164 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -10 | Lost to Colorado State 24–26 |
| 92 | -1 | 5.205 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 111 | -5 | Lost to Georgia 29–43 |
| 93 | -3 | 5.377 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 95 | -10 | Lost to UAB 27–34 |
| 94 | -5 | 5.501 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -9 | Lost to South Carolina 14–46 |
| 95 | -9 | 5.524 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -8 | Lost to Marshall 21–42 |
| 96 | -2 | 5.576 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -11 | Lost to Utah 0–35 |
| 97 | 8 | 5.644 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -9 | Beat Navy 23–17 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.710 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -9 | Beat FCS 28–27 |
| 99 | -3 | 5.727 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -9 | Lost to Rice 30–33 |
| 100 | -7 | 5.804 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -12 | Lost to Ohio State 12–27 |
| 101 | -9 | 5.857 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -11 | Lost to Miami (OH) 24–36 |
| 102 | 1 | 6.087 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 74 | -6 | BYE |
| 103 | -4 | 6.117 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -10 | Lost to Boston College 7–45 |
| 104 | -3 | 6.400 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -9 | BYE |
| 105 | 10 | 6.443 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -15 | Beat Idaho 54–37 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.729 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -13 | Lost to TCU 20–38 |
| 107 | -9 | 6.753 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 85 | -17 | Lost to San José State 28–40 |
| 108 | -4 | 6.810 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -15 | Lost to Hawai'i 15–36 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.083 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 111 | -16 | Lost to Kent State 13–35 |
| 110 | 4 | 7.219 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -14 | Lost to Maryland 17–59 |
| 111 | 2 | 7.275 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 113 | -14 | Lost to Cincinnati 28–29 |
| 112 | -6 | 7.342 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -8 | Lost to UCF 6–38 |
| 113 | 4 | 7.393 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -14 | Beat UTEP 40–28 |
| 114 | -7 | 7.515 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -9 | Lost to North Texas 0–45 |
| 115 | -5 | 7.858 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 113 | -16 | Lost to Rutgers 17–23 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.927 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 98 | -11 | BYE |
| 117 | -6 | 7.998 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 113 | -19 | Lost to Louisiana 37–54 |