Live College Football Rankings

2001 Season

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

2001 Week 2 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
160.625Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Kent State 51–0
250.708Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Duke 55–13
250.708Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat UConn 52–10
4-30.727BYUMWC2–01.00010Beat Nevada 52–7
520.774Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Marshall 49–14
610.783Texas (TEXAS)B121–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 41–7
700.811LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 48–17
700.811Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Minnesota 38–7
9-20.820Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Ball State 30–0
9-20.820Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat SMU 36–6
11-40.830Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 36–7
12-50.839Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 45–17
12-50.839Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B121–01.00010Beat Troy 42–14
14-70.848Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat California 44–17
15-80.858Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Penn State 33–7
16-130.862Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–01.00010Beat Air Force 44–3
17-100.876Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat West Virginia 34–10
17-100.876Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Syracuse 33–9
19-170.881Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA2–01.00010Beat Kentucky 36–10
20-130.914Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 30–10
20-130.914New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC1–01.00010Beat UTEP 26–6
22-150.923South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Boise State 32–13
22-150.923Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Navy 45–26
24-170.932Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 31–13
25-180.951Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 23–7
25-180.951Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Buffalo 31–15
27-210.969Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Oregon State 44–24
28-210.969TCUUSA1–01.00010Beat North Texas 19–5
29-220.979Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 23–10
30-230.997USCPAC1–01.00010Beat San José State 21–10
31-241.016Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 37–28
31-241.016Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat Wisconsin 31–28
33-261.025Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat UCF 21–13
33-261.025Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–01.00010Beat Oklahoma State 17–9
35-281.035Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Missouri 20–13
35-281.035Rice (RICE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Houston 21–14
37-301.053Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 19–14
38-311.063Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010Beat UNLV 14–10
38-311.063Utah (UTAH)MWC1–01.00010Beat Utah State 23–19
40-331.072Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–01.00010Beat South Florida 20–17
40-331.072UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Alabama 20–17
42-351.081Akron (AKRON)MAC1–01.00010Beat Ohio 31–29
42-351.081Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat East Carolina 21–19
44-391.492Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–01.00010Beat FCS 35–7
45-381.725Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat FCS 51–0
46-391.729Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Army (ARMY)USA0–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000590BYE
46-391.729NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.000590BYE
46-391.729Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000590BYE
61-541.818Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat FCS 48–7
62-551.874Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat FCS 49–14
63-561.911Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat FCS 31–0
64481.913Colorado (COLORADO)B121–10.500560Beat Colorado State 41–14
65-581.939UABUSA1–01.00010Beat FCS 41–13
66-591.946East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA0–10.000590Lost to Wake Forest 19–21
66-591.946Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000590Lost to Akron 29–31
68-611.986Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–10.000590Lost to UCLA 17–20
68-611.986South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–10.000590Lost to Northern Illinois 17–20
70-632.014Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN1–01.00010Beat FCS 20–0
71-642.027UNLVMWC0–10.000590Lost to Arkansas 10–14
71-642.027Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000590Lost to Utah 19–23
73-692.050Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–10.50056+1Lost to Oregon 28–31
74-672.068Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–10.000590Lost to Purdue 14–19
75-682.069Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat FCS 42–28
75-682.069Kansas (KANSAS)B121–01.00010Beat FCS 24–10
75-682.069Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B121–01.00010Beat FCS 38–24
78-712.144Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–01.00010Beat FCS 20–14
79-722.149Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–10.000590Lost to Rice 14–21
79-722.149Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–10.000590Lost to Bowling Green 13–20
81-742.163Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat FCS 16–12
82-752.190UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–10.000590Lost to Clemson 13–21
82-752.190Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–10.000590Lost to Southern Miss 9–17
84-772.231Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000590Lost to Middle Tennessee 28–37
85-782.312San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–10.000590Lost to USC 10–21
86-792.393San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–10.000590Lost to Arizona 10–23
87282.393North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.000590Lost to Maryland 7–23
88-812.434North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–10.000590Lost to TCU 5–19
89242.475Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–20.000590Lost to Tennessee 9–33
90-832.515Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–10.000590Lost to Rutgers 15–31
91-842.597Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.000590Lost to Michigan 13–31
92-852.637Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC0–10.000590Lost to South Carolina 13–32
92-852.637Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000590Lost to Temple 26–45
94-872.678Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–10.000590Lost to Mississippi State 10–30
94-872.678Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000590Lost to Fresno State 24–44
94-872.678UTEPIND WAC0–10.000590Lost to New Mexico 6–26
97-902.841West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–10.000590Lost to Boston College 10–34
98-912.922Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000590Lost to Louisville 10–36
98-912.922Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–10.000590Lost to Miami 7–33
100-932.963California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000590Lost to Illinois 17–44
101152.983New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN0–20.000590Lost to Texas 7–41
102-953.003Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–10.000590Lost to Georgia 17–45
102-953.003Troy (TROY)IND FBSI0–10.000590Lost to Nebraska 14–42
104-973.044Idaho (IDAHO)SUN0–10.000590Lost to Washington State 7–36
105-983.085Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–10.000590Lost to Auburn 0–30
105-983.085SMUIND WAC0–10.000590Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–36
107-1003.125Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–10.000590Lost to Toledo 7–38
10893.207Tulane (TULANE)USA0–20.000590Lost to LSU 17–48
109-1023.288Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC0–10.000590Lost to Florida 14–49
110-1033.532Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC0–10.000590Lost to Oklahoma 3–44
111-1043.573UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–10.000590Lost to Virginia Tech 10–52
111-1043.573Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000590Lost to Florida State 13–55
113-1063.695Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–10.000590Lost to BYU 7–52
114-1073.939Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000590Lost to Iowa 0–51
115-14.762Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.50056-1Beat FCS 17–16
116-1097.437Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–10.00059-1Lost to Colorado 14–41
117-11011.831UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–10.000590Lost to FCS 9–20

2001 Week 1 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
10-0.196BYUMWC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 70–35
2-1-0.065Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 45–24
3-20.037Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–01.00010Beat North Carolina 10–0
4-30.047Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Virginia 26–17
5-40.075Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Syracuse 13–7
6-50.112Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado 24–22
7-60.203Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Army (ARMY)USA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Idaho (IDAHO)SUN0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203LSUSEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203SMUIND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203TCUUSA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Troy (TROY)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UABUSA0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UCLAPAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UNLVMWC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203USCPAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Utah (UTAH)MWC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203UTEPIND WAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00070BYE
7-60.203Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC0–00.00070BYE
112-1110.359Colorado (COLORADO)B120–10.00070Lost to Fresno State 22–24
113-1120.522Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–10.00070Lost to Georgia Tech 7–13
114-1130.644Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–10.00070Lost to Wisconsin 17–26
115-1140.685North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.00070Lost to Oklahoma 0–10
116-1151.132New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN0–10.00070Lost to Louisville 24–45
117-1161.702Tulane (TULANE)USA0–10.00070Lost to BYU 35–70

2001 Pre-Season 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
1340.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
1630.000Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1610.000Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1580.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11080.000Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
11090.000Army (ARMY)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1730.000Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1970.000Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
11020.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11100.000Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000BYUMWC0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1540.000UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11040.000Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1440.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1740.000Colorado (COLORADO)B120–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
11010.000UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11120.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1330.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1950.000Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1480.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1990.000Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1900.000Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1770.000Idaho (IDAHO)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
1860.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1850.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
1780.000Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00010Preseason
190.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
11130.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1920.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11140.000Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
11150.000UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
11030.000Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1310.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1670.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1660.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1600.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
1620.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1880.000Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–00.00010Preseason
11070.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B120–00.00010Preseason
11050.000Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1710.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
1960.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
1510.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1380.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11000.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–00.00010Preseason
1490.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1320.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1260.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
100.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.00010Preseason
1930.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
180.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1720.000Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1420.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1890.000Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1940.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1870.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
1550.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1980.000SMUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1680.000South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1590.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000TCUUSA0–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1280.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00010Preseason
1360.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–00.00010Preseason
1530.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Troy (TROY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1650.000Tulane (TULANE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1820.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1400.000UABUSA0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000UNLVMWC0–00.00010Preseason
1700.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1810.000Utah (UTAH)MWC0–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
11060.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1370.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1200.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
11110.000Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC0–00.00010Preseason

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