2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings are released.

Legend[edit]

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  Selected for BCS National Championship Game
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  Win–loss record
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll[edit]

Preseason
Aug 11
Week 1
Aug 26
Week 2
Sep 2
Week 3
Sep 9
Week 4
Sep 23
Week 5
Sep 30
Week 6
Oct 7
Week 7
Oct 14
Week 8
Oct 21
Week 9
Oct 28
Week 10
Nov 4
Week 11
Nov 11
Week 12
Nov 18
Week 13
Nov 25
Week 14
Dec 2
Week 15
Dec 9
Week 16 (Final)
Jan 4
1.Florida (20)Florida (0–0) (21)Miami (FL) (1–0) (37)Miami (FL) (2–0) (40)Miami (FL) (2–0) (39)Miami (FL) (3–0) (34)Florida (5–0) (30)Miami (FL) (5–0) (48)Miami (FL) (5–0) (47)Miami (FL) (6–0) (55)Miami (FL) (7–0) (55)Miami (FL) (8–0) (44)Miami (FL) (9–0) (52)Miami (FL) (10–0) (71)Miami (FL) (11–0) (72)Miami (FL) (11–0) (72)Miami (FL) (12–0) (72)1.
2.Miami (FL) (33)Miami (FL) (0–0) (33)Florida (1–0) (19)Florida (2–0) (14)Florida (3–0) (15)Florida (4–0) (22)Miami (FL) (4–0) (23)Oklahoma (6–0) (21)Oklahoma (7–0) (22)Nebraska (9–0) (17)Nebraska (10–0) (17)Nebraska (11–0) (28)Nebraska (11–0) (20)Florida (9–1) (1)Tennessee (10–1)Oregon (10–1)Oregon (11–1)2.
3.Oklahoma (10)Oklahoma (1–0) (10)Oklahoma (2–0) (10)Oklahoma (3–0) (11)Oklahoma (3–0) (11)Oklahoma (4–0) (9)Oklahoma (5–0) (16)Nebraska (7–0) (2)Nebraska (8–0) (2)Oklahoma (7–1)Oklahoma (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Florida (9–1)Texas (10–1)Oregon (10–1)Colorado (10–2)Florida (10–2)3.
4.Nebraska (4)Nebraska (1–0) (3)Texas (1–0) (4)Nebraska (3–0) (2)Nebraska (4–0) (2)Nebraska (5–0) (2)Nebraska (6–0) (2)UCLA (5–0) (1)UCLA (6–0) (1)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)Florida (8–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Oregon (9–1)Colorado (10–2)Nebraska (11–1)Tennessee (11–2)4.
5.Texas (5)Texas (0–0) (4)Nebraska (2–0) (2)Texas (2–0) (4)Texas (3–0) (4)Texas (4–0) (4)Oregon (5–0)Oregon (6–0)Virginia Tech (6–0)Texas (7–1)Texas (8–1)Texas (9–1)Texas (9–1)Tennessee (9–1)Nebraska (11–1)Florida (9–2)Texas (11–2)5.
6.Florida StateFlorida State (0–0)Florida State (1–0)Florida State (2–0)Oregon (3–0)Tennessee (3–0) (7)Virginia Tech (5–0)Virginia Tech (6–0)Florida (5–1)Michigan (6–1)Tennessee (6–1)Tennessee (7–1)Oregon (9–1)Nebraska (11–1)Florida (9–2)Maryland (10–1)Oklahoma (11–2)6.
7.OregonOregon (0–0) (1)Oregon (1–0)Oregon (2–0)Tennessee (2–0)Oregon (4–0)UCLA (4–0)Florida (5–1)Texas (6–1)Tennessee (5–1)Oregon (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Tennessee (8–1)Maryland (10–1)Maryland (10–1)Illinois (10–1)LSU (10–3)7.
8.TennesseeTennessee (0–0)Tennessee (1–0)Tennessee (2–0)Virginia Tech (3–0)Virginia Tech (4–0)Fresno State (5–0) (1)Fresno State (6–0)Michigan (5–1)Oregon (7–1)Washington (7–1)BYU (10–0)Maryland (10–1)Illinois (10–1)Illinois (10–1)Tennessee (10–2)Nebraska (11–2)8.
9.Virginia TechVirginia Tech (0–0)Virginia Tech (1–0)Virginia Tech (2–0)Georgia Tech (3–0)UCLA (4–0)South Carolina (5–0)Texas (5–1)Tennessee (4–1)UCLA (6–1)BYU (9–0)Washington State (9–1)BYU (11–0)Colorado (9–2)BYU (12–0)Texas (10–2)Colorado (10–3)9.
10.Georgia TechOregon State (0–0)Georgia Tech (2–0)Georgia Tech (3–0)Fresno State (4–0) (1)Fresno State (5–0) (1)Washington (4–0)Michigan (5–1)Maryland (7–0)Stanford (5–1)Florida State (6–2)Maryland (9–1)Illinois (9–1)BYU (11–0)Texas (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Washington State (10–2)10.
11.Oregon StateGeorgia Tech (1–0)Michigan (1–0)Fresno State (3–0) (1)Kansas State (2–0)Washington (3–0)Texas (4–1)Tennessee (3–1)Oregon (6–1)Washington (6–1)Washington State (8–1)Michigan (7–2)Michigan (8–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Stanford (9–2)Maryland (10–2)11.
12.MichiganMichigan (0–0)Kansas State (0–0)Kansas State (1–0)UCLA (3–0)Kansas State (2–1)Michigan (4–1)Maryland (6–0)South Carolina (6–1)Virginia Tech (6–1)Michigan (6–2)Illinois (8–1)Washington (8–2)Stanford (8–2)Stanford (9–2)LSU (9–3)Illinois (10–2)12.
13.Kansas StateKansas State (0–0)LSU (1–0)Washington (1–0)Washington (2–0)South Carolina (4–0)Tennessee (3–1)Clemson (4–1)Washington (5–1)BYU (8–0)Maryland (8–1)Stanford (6–2)Stanford (7–2)Washington State (9–2)Washington State (9–2)Washington State (9–2)South Carolina (9–3)13.
14.LSULSU (0–0)UCLA (1–0)UCLA (2–0)LSU (2–0)Northwestern (3–0)Florida State (3–1)Colorado (5–1)Washington State (7–0)Florida State (5–2)South Carolina (7–2)Syracuse (8–2)Colorado (8–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)South Carolina (8–3)South Carolina (8–3)Syracuse (10–3)14.
15.WashingtonWashington (0–0)Washington (0–0)LSU (2–0)South Carolina (3–0)Michigan (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)Washington (4–1)Georgia (5–1)Maryland (7–1)Illinois (7–1)Colorado (8–2)Washington State (9–2)South Carolina (8–3)Virginia Tech (8–3)Virginia Tech (8–3)Florida State (8–4)15.
16.NorthwesternNorthwestern (0–0)Northwestern (0–0)Northwestern (1–0)Northwestern (2–0)Florida State (3–1)Clemson (3–1)South Carolina (5–1)BYU (7–0)Washington State (7–1)Stanford (5–2)Washington (7–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)Georgia (7–3)Georgia (8–3)Georgia (8–3)Stanford (9–3)16.
17.UCLAUCLA (0–0)Notre Dame (0–0)Mississippi State (1–0)Michigan (2–1)Georgia Tech (3–1)Purdue (4–0)Georgia (4–1)Auburn (6–1)South Carolina (6–2)UCLA (6–2)Auburn (7–2)Louisville (10–1)Michigan (8–3)Michigan (8–3)Michigan (8–3)Louisville (11–2)17.
18.Notre DameNotre Dame (0–0)Mississippi State (1–0)South Carolina (2–0)Florida State (2–1)LSU (2–1)BYU (5–0)BYU (6–0)Fresno State (6–1)Georgia (5–2)Syracuse (7–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)South Carolina (8–3)Syracuse (9–3)Syracuse (9–3)Syracuse (9–3)Virginia Tech (8–4)18.
19.ClemsonClemson (0–0)Fresno State (2–0)Clemson (2–0)Oregon State (1–1)Clemson (3–1)Georgia (3–1)Washington State (6–0)Florida State (4–2)Syracuse (7–2)Georgia (5–2)Louisville (9–1)Georgia (6–3)Washington (8–3)Fresno State (11–2)BYU (12–1)Washington (8–4)19.
20.Mississippi StateMississippi State (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Michigan (1–1)BYU (3–0)BYU (4–0)Colorado (4–1)Auburn (5–1)Stanford (4–1)Purdue (5–1)Georgia Tech (6–2)UCLA (6–3)Marshall (9–1)Marshall (10–1)Washington (8–3)Fresno State (11–2)Michigan (8–4)20.
21.South CarolinaSouth Carolina (0–0)South Carolina (1–0)Ohio State (1–0)Mississippi State (1–1)Purdue (3–0)Ohio State (3–1)Florida State (3–2)Georgia Tech (5–2)Illinois (6–1)Colorado (7–2)Florida State (6–3)Georgia Tech (7–3)Fresno State (10–2)LSU (8–3)Washington (8–3)Boston College (8–4)21.
22.WisconsinWisconsin (1–0)Oregon State (0–1)Oregon State (1–1)Illinois (3–0)Stanford (3–0)Maryland (5–0)Northwestern (4–1)Illinois (6–1)North Carolina (5–3)Michigan State (5–2)South Carolina (7–3)Syracuse (8–3)LSU (7–3)Ohio State (7–4)Ohio State (7–4)Georgia (8–4)22.
23.Ohio StateOhio State (0–0)Wisconsin (1–1)Notre Dame (0–1)Michigan State (2–0)Toledo (4–0)Stanford (3–0)Georgia Tech (4–2)North Carolina (5–3)Georgia Tech (5–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)Georgia (5–3)Fresno State (9–2)Ohio State (7–4)Louisville (10–2)Louisville (10–2)Toledo (10–2)23.
24.Colorado StateColorado State (0–0)Ohio State (0–0)BYU (3–0)Purdue (2–0)Texas A&M (4–0)Kansas State (2–2)Purdue (4–1)Purdue (4–1)Texas A&M (7–1)Auburn (6–2)Marshall (8–1)Arkansas (7–3)Louisville (10–2)Florida State (7–4)Florida State (7–4)Georgia Tech (8–5)24.
25.AlabamaAlabama (0–0)Georgia (1–0)Louisville (3–0)Toledo (3–0)Maryland (4–0)Texas A&M (5–0)Toledo (5–0)Colorado (5–2)Colorado (6–2)Louisville (8–1)Ohio State (6–3)Boston College (7–3)Auburn (7–3)Toledo (9–2)Toledo (9–2)BYU (12–2)25.
Preseason
Aug 11
Week 1
Aug 26
Week 2
Sep 2
Week 3
Sep 9
Week 4
Sep 23
Week 5
Sep 30
Week 6
Oct 7
Week 7
Oct 14
Week 8
Oct 21
Week 9
Oct 28
Week 10
Nov 4
Week 11
Nov 11
Week 12
Nov 18
Week 13
Nov 25
Week 14
Dec 2
Week 15
Dec 9
Week 16 (Final)
Jan 4
NoneDropped:
  • Colorado State
  • Alabama
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Georgia
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • Ohio State
  • Notre Dame
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Mississippi State
  • Illinois
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Northwestern
  • LSU
  • Toledo
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Stanford
  • Kansas State
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • Northwestern
  • Toledo
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • North Carolina
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • UCLA
  • Florida State
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Arkansas
  • Boston College
Dropped:
  • Marshall
  • Auburn
NoneDropped:
  • Fresno State
  • Ohio State

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Coaches Poll[edit]

Preseason
Aug 2[2]
Week 1
Aug 28[3]
Week 2
Sep 4[4]
Week 3
Sep 10[5]
Week 4
Sep 24[6]
Week 5
Oct 1[7]
Week 6
Oct 8[8]
Week 7
Oct 15[9]
Week 8
Oct 22[10]
Week 9
Oct 29[11]
Week 10
Nov 5[12]
Week 11
Nov 12[13]
Week 12
Nov 19[14]
Week 13
Nov 26[15]
Week 14
Dec 3[16]
Week 15
Dec 10[17]
Week 16 (Final)
Jan 7[18]
1.Florida (25)Florida (0–0) (28)Florida (1–0) (26)Miami (FL) (2–0) (29)Miami (FL) (2–0) (34)Miami (FL) (3–0) (35)Miami (FL) (4–0) (25)Miami (FL) (5–0) (48)Miami (FL) (5–0) (47)Miami (FL) (6–0) (46)Miami (FL) (7–0) (41)Nebraska (11–0) (30)Miami (FL) (9–0) (33)Miami (FL) (10–0) (59)Miami (FL) (11–0) (59)Miami (FL) (11–0) (60)Miami (FL) (12–0) (60)1.
2.Miami (FL) (15)Miami (FL) (0–0) (16)Miami (FL) (1–0) (22)Florida (2–0) (19)Florida (3–0) (14)Florida (4–0) (16)Florida (5–0) (25)Oklahoma (6–0) (11)Oklahoma (7–0) (13)Nebraska (9–0) (14)Nebraska (10–0) (18)Miami (FL) (8–0) (28)Nebraska (11–0) (25)Florida (9–1) (1)Tennessee (10–1)Oregon (10–1)Oregon (11–1)2.
3.Oklahoma (8)Oklahoma (1–0) (10)Oklahoma (2–0) (9)Oklahoma (3–0) (7)Oklahoma (3–0) (9)Oklahoma (4–0) (8)Oklahoma (5–0) (10)Nebraska (7–0) (1)Nebraska (8–0)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1) (1)Florida (8–1) (2)Florida (9–1) (1)Texas (10–1)Oregon (10–1)Colorado (10–2)Florida (10–2)3.
4.Nebraska (6)Nebraska (1–0) (2)Nebraska (2–0) (1)Nebraska (3–0) (2)Nebraska (4–0) (1)Nebraska (5–0)Nebraska (6–0)Virginia Tech (6–0)Virginia Tech (6–0)Oklahoma (7–1)Oklahoma (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Tennessee (9–1)Nebraska (11–1)Nebraska (11–1)Tennessee (11–2)4.
5.Florida State (1)Florida State (0–0) (1)Florida State (1–0)Florida State (2–0) (1)Texas (3–0)Texas (4–0)Virginia Tech (5–0)Oregon (6–0)UCLA (6–0)Texas (7–1)Texas (8–1)Texas (9–1)Texas (9–1)Oregon (9–1)Colorado (10–2)Florida (9–2)Texas (11–2)5.
6.Texas (2)Texas (0–0) (2)Texas (1–0) (1)Texas (2–0)Oregon (3–0) (1)Virginia Tech (4–0)Oregon (5–0)UCLA (5–0)Florida (5–1)Michigan (6–1)Tennessee (6–1)Tennessee (7–1)Tennessee (8–1)Nebraska (11–1)Florida (9–2)Maryland (10–1)Oklahoma (11–2)6.
7.Tennessee (1)Oregon (0–0) (1)Tennessee (1–0)Oregon (2–0) (1)Virginia Tech (3–0)Tennessee (3–0)UCLA (4–0)Florida (5–1)Texas (6–1)Tennessee (5–1)Oregon (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Oregon (9–1)BYU (11–0) тMaryland (10–1)Illinois (10–1)Nebraska (11–2)7.
8.Oregon (1)Tennessee (0–0)Oregon (1–0) (1)Tennessee (2–0)Tennessee (2–0)Oregon (4–0)Washington (4–0)Texas (5–1)Michigan (5–1)BYU (8–0)Washington (7–1)BYU (10–0)BYU (11–0) (1)Maryland (10–1) тBYU (12–0) тTennessee (10–2)LSU (10–3)8.
9.Virginia TechVirginia Tech (0–0)Virginia Tech (1–0)Virginia Tech (2–0)Kansas State (2–0)UCLA (4–0)South Carolina (5–0)Michigan (5–1)Tennessee (4–1)Oregon (7–1)BYU (9–0)Maryland (9–1)Maryland (10–1)Illinois (10–1)Illinois (10–1) тTexas (10–2)Colorado (10–3)9.
10.Michigan (1)Michigan (0–0)Michigan (1–0)Kansas State (1–0)UCLA (3–0)Washington (3–0)Fresno State (5–0)Fresno State (6–0)BYU (7–0)Washington (6–1)Florida State (6–2)Washington State (9–1)Illinois (9–1)Colorado (9–2)Texas (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Maryland (10–2)10.
11.Kansas StateKansas State (0–0)Kansas State (0–0)Georgia Tech (3–0)Georgia Tech (3–0)Fresno State (5–0) (1)Texas (4–1)Tennessee (3–1)Washington (5–1)UCLA (6–1)Maryland (8–1)Michigan (7–2)Michigan (8–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Stanford (9–2)Washington State (10–2)11.
12.Oregon StateOregon State (0–0)Oregon State (0–1)UCLA (2–0)Washington (2–0)South Carolina (4–0)Michigan (4–1)Washington (4–1)Maryland (7–0)Virginia Tech (6–1)Washington State (8–1)Illinois (8–1)Washington (8–2)Stanford (8–2)Stanford (9–2)LSU (9–3)Illinois (10–2)12.
13.Georgia TechWashington (0–0)Georgia Tech (2–0)Washington (1–0)Fresno State (4–0) (1)Kansas State (2–1)Florida State (3–1)BYU (6–0)Oregon (6–1)Stanford (5–1)Michigan (6–2)Syracuse (8–2)Stanford (7–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)Washington State (9–2)Washington State (9–2)South Carolina (9–3)13.
14.WashingtonGeorgia Tech (1–0)UCLA (1–0)LSU (2–0)LSU (2–0)Florida State (3–1)Tennessee (3–1)Maryland (6–0)South Carolina (6–1)Florida State (5–2)Illinois (7–1)Washington (7–2)Colorado (8–2)Washington State (9–2)South Carolina (8–3)South Carolina (8–3)Syracuse (10–3)14.
15.UCLAUCLA (0–0)Washington (0–0)Fresno State (3–0) (1)Florida State (2–1)Michigan (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)Clemson (4–1)Washington State (7–0)Purdue (5–1)South Carolina (7–2)Stanford (6–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)South Carolina (8–3)Michigan (8–3)Michigan (8–3)Florida State (8–4)15.
16.Notre DameLSU (0–0)LSU (1–0)Mississippi State (1–0)South Carolina (3–0)Northwestern (3–0)Purdue (4–0)South Carolina (5–1)Georgia (5–1)Maryland (7–1)UCLA (6–2)Colorado (8–2)Washington State (9–2)Michigan (8–3)Virginia Tech (8–3)Virginia Tech (8–3)Louisville (11–2)16.
17.LSUNotre Dame (0–0)Notre Dame (0–0)Michigan (1–1)Michigan (2–1)Georgia Tech (3–1)BYU (5–0)Colorado (5–1)Auburn (6–1)Texas A&M (7–1)Georgia Tech (6–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)Louisville (10–1)Syracuse (9–3)Syracuse (9–3)BYU (12–1)Stanford (9–3)17.
18.ClemsonClemson (0–0)Mississippi State (1–0)Clemson (2–0)Northwestern (2–0)BYU (4–0) тClemson (3–1)Washington State (6–0)Florida State (4–2)Illinois (6–1)Syracuse (7–2)Auburn (7–2)South Carolina (8–3)Marshall (10–1)Georgia (8–3)Syracuse (9–3)Virginia Tech (8–4)18.
19.Mississippi StateMississippi State (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Northwestern (1–0)Oregon State (1–1)Purdue (3–0) тTexas A&M (5–0)Georgia (4–1)Fresno State (6–1)Washington State (7–1)Stanford (5–2)Louisville (9–1)Georgia Tech (7–3)Georgia (7–3)Washington (8–3)Georgia (8–3)Washington (8–4)19.
20.NorthwesternNorthwestern (0–0)Northwestern (0–0)South Carolina (2–0)BYU (3–0)LSU (2–1)Maryland (5–0)Northwestern (4–1)Purdue (4–1)South Carolina (6–2)Colorado (7–2)Florida State (6–3)Marshall (9–1)Washington (8–3)LSU (8–3)Washington (8–3)Michigan (8–4)20.
21.Ohio StateOhio State (0–0)South Carolina (1–0)Ohio State (1–0)Purdue (2–0)Clemson (3–1)Kansas State (2–2)Auburn (5–1)Georgia Tech (5–2)Georgia Tech (5–2)Georgia (5–2)UCLA (6–3)Syracuse (8–3)Fresno State (10–2)Fresno State (11–2)Fresno State (11–2)Marshall (11–2)21.
22.South CarolinaSouth Carolina (0–0)Ohio State (0–0)Oregon State (1–1)Mississippi State (1–1)Texas A&M (4–0)Stanford (3–0)Florida State (3–2)Stanford (4–1)Syracuse (7–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)South Carolina (7–3)Fresno State (9–2)Auburn (7–3)Louisville (10–2)Louisville (10–2)Toledo (10–2)22.
23.WisconsinWisconsin (1–0)Wisconsin (1–1)Notre Dame (0–1)Illinois (3–0)Toledo (4–0)Toledo (5–0)Toledo (5–0)Illinois (6–1)Georgia (5–2)Michigan State (5–2)Georgia Tech (6–3)Georgia (6–3)Louisville (10–2)Ohio State (7–4)Ohio State (7–4)Boston College (8–4)23.
24.Colorado StateColorado State (0–0)Georgia (1–0)Purdue (1–0)Michigan State (2–0)Stanford (3–0)Northwestern (3–1)Purdue (4–1)Texas A&M (6–1)Clemson (5–2)Purdue (5–2)Marshall (8–1)Auburn (7–3)LSU (7–3)Florida State (7–4)Florida State (7–4)BYU (12–2)24.
25.AlabamaAlabama (0–0)Purdue (1–0)BYU (3–0)Clemson (2–1)Maryland (4–0)Ohio State (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–2)Clemson (4–2)Colorado (6–2)Louisville (8–1)Fresno State (8–2)Arkansas (7–3)Ohio State (7–4)Marshall (10–2)Marshall (10–2)Georgia (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 2[2]
Week 1
Aug 28[3]
Week 2
Sep 4[4]
Week 3
Sep 10[5]
Week 4
Sep 24[6]
Week 5
Oct 1[7]
Week 6
Oct 8[8]
Week 7
Oct 15[9]
Week 8
Oct 22[10]
Week 9
Oct 29[11]
Week 10
Nov 5[12]
Week 11
Nov 12[13]
Week 12
Nov 19[14]
Week 13
Nov 26[15]
Week 14
Dec 3[16]
Week 15
Dec 10[17]
Week 16 (Final)
Jan 7[18]
NoneDropped:
  • Colorado State
  • Alabama
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Georgia
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Mississippi State
  • Illinois
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Kansas State
  • Stanford
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Colorado
  • Northwestern
  • Toledo
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Clemson
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • Michigan State
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Auburn
NoneDropped:
  • Fresno State
  • Ohio State

BCS standings[edit]

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2002 Rose Bowl.

Week 8
Oct 22
Week 9
Oct 29
Week 10
Nov 5
Week 11
Nov 12
Week 12
Nov 19
Week 13
Nov 26
Week 14
Dec 3
Week 15 (Final)
Dec 9
1.Oklahoma (7–0)Nebraska (9–0)Nebraska (10–0)Nebraska (11–0)Nebraska (11–0)Miami (FL) (10–0)Miami (FL) (11–0)Miami (FL) (11–0)1.
2.Nebraska (8–0)Oklahoma (7–1)Miami (FL) (7–0)Miami (FL) (8–0)Miami (FL) (9–0)Florida (9–1)Tennessee (10–1)Nebraska (11–1)2.
3.UCLA (6–0)Miami (FL) (6–0)Oklahoma (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Texas (10–1)Nebraska (11–1)Colorado (10–2)3.
4.Miami (FL) (5–0)Michigan (6–1)Tennessee (6–1)Oregon (9–1)Florida (9–1)Nebraska (11–1)Colorado (10–2)Oregon (10–1)4.
5.Virginia Tech (6–0)Texas (7–1)Texas (8–1)Florida (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Oregon (9–1)Oregon (10–1)Florida (9–2)5.
6.Texas (6–1)Stanford (5–1)Oregon (8–1)Texas (9–1)Texas (9–1)Tennessee (9–1)Florida (9–2)Tennessee (10–2)6.
7.Michigan (5–1)Tennessee (5–1)Florida (7–1)Tennessee (7–1)Tennessee (8–1)Colorado (9–2)Texas (10–2)Texas (10–2)7.
8.Maryland (7–0)Florida (6–1)Washington (7–1)Washington State (9–1)Illinois (9–1)Illinois (10–1)Illinois (10–1)Illinois (10–1)8.
9.Tennessee (4–1)UCLA (6–1)Washington State (8–1)Stanford (6–2)Stanford (7–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Stanford (9–2)Stanford (9–2)9.
10.Washington State (7–0)Oregon (7–1)Michigan (6–2)Illinois (8–1)Michigan (8–2)Stanford (8–2)Maryland (10–1)Maryland (10–1)10.
11.Florida (5–1)Washington (6–1)Stanford (5–2)Michigan (7–2)Washington (8–2)Maryland (10–1)Oklahoma (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)11.
12.Washington (5–1)Washington State (7–1)Illinois (7–1)Maryland (9–1)Maryland (10–1)BYU (11–0)BYU (12–0)Washington State (9–2)12.
13.Oregon (6–1)BYU (8–0)BYU (9–0)BYU (10–0)BYU (11–0)Washington State (9–2)Washington State (9–2)LSU (9–3)13.
14.Stanford (4–1)Purdue (5–1)Florida State (6–2)Colorado (8–2)Washington State (9–2)Washington (8–3)Washington (8–3)South Carolina (8–3)14.
15.South Carolina (6–1)Virginia Tech (6–1)Maryland (8–1)Syracuse (8–2)Colorado (8–2)Georgia (7–3)South Carolina (8–3)Washington (8–3)15.
Week 8
Oct 22
Week 9
Oct 29
Week 10
Nov 5
Week 11
Nov 12
Week 12
Nov 19
Week 13
Nov 26
Week 14
Dec 3
Week 15 (Final)
Dec 9
Dropped:
  • Maryland
  • South Carolina
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Purdue
  • Virginia Tech
Dropped:
  • Washington
  • Florida State
Dropped:
Syracuse
Dropped:
Michigan
Dropped:
Georgia
Dropped:
BYU

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