Football
2001 Final AP Football Poll
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Conf |
Rec |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
< |
1 |
Miami (FL) (72) |
Big East |
12-0 |
1800 |
W 37-14 N #4 Nebraska (BCS NC/Rose) |
| 2 |
< |
2 |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
11-1 |
1726 |
W 38-16 N #3 Colorado (Fiesta) |
| 3 |
< |
5 |
Florida |
SEC |
10-2 |
1611 |
W 56-23 N #6 Maryland (Orange) |
| 4 |
< |
8 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
11-2 |
1581 |
W 45-17 N #17 Michigan (Citrus) |
| 5 |
< |
9 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
11-2 |
1374 |
W 47-43 N #21 Washington (Holiday) |
| 6 |
< |
10 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
11-2 |
1373 |
W 10-3 N Arkansas (Cotton) |
| 7 |
< |
12 |
LSU |
SEC |
10-3 |
1350 |
W 47-34 N #7 Illinois (Sugar) |
| 8 |
< |
4 |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
11-2 |
1348 |
L 37-14 N #1 Miami (FL) (Rose) |
| 9 |
< |
3 |
Colorado |
Big 12 |
10-3 |
1335 |
L 38-16 N #2 Oregon (Fiesta) |
| 10 |
< |
13 |
Washington State |
Pac-10 |
10-2 |
1074 |
W 33-27 N Purdue (Sun) |
| 11 |
< |
6 |
Maryland |
ACC |
10-2 |
1065 |
L 56-23 N #5 Florida (Orange) |
| 12 |
< |
7 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
10-2 |
1045 |
L 47-34 N #12 LSU (Sugar) |
| 13 |
< |
14 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
9-3 |
975 |
W 31-28 N #22 Ohio State (Outback) |
| 14 |
< |
18 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
10-3 |
856 |
W 26-3 N Kansas State (Insight) |
| 15 |
< |
24 |
Florida State |
ACC |
8-4 |
686 |
W 30-17 N #15 Virginia Tech (Gator) |
| 16 |
< |
11 |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
9-3 |
673 |
L 24-14 N Georgia Tech (Seattle) |
| 17 |
< |
23 |
Louisville |
CUSA |
11-2 |
621 |
W 28-10 N #19 BYU (Liberty) |
| 18 |
< |
15 |
Virginia Tech |
Big East |
8-4 |
437 |
L 30-17 N #24 Florida State (Gator) |
| 19 |
< |
21 |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
8-4 |
414 |
L 47-43 N #9 Texas (Holiday) |
| 20 |
< |
17 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
8-4 |
325 |
L 45-17 N #8 Tennessee (Citrus) |
| 21 |
< |
NR |
Boston College |
Big East |
8-4 |
318 |
|
| 22 |
< |
16 |
Georgia |
SEC |
8-4 |
277 |
L 20-16 N Boston College (Music City) |
| 23 |
< |
25 |
Toledo |
MAC |
10-2 |
237 |
W 23-16 N Cincinnati (Motor City) |
| 24 |
< |
NR |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
8-5 |
178 |
|
| 25 |
< |
19 |
BYU |
MWC |
12-2 |
144 |
L 28-10 N #23 Louisville (Liberty) |
| NR |
< |
20 |
Fresno State |
WAC |
|
0 |
L 44-35 N Michigan State (Silicon Valley) |
| NR |
< |
22 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
|
0 |
L 31-28 N #14 South Carolina (Outback) |
|
Others Receiving Votes
Marshall 117, Fresno State 104, Hawaii 95, Ohio State 59, North Carolina 56, Texas A&M 41, Michigan State 37, Arkansas 31, Clemson 9, Utah 9, Mississippi 6, Alabama 4, Pittsburgh 4, UCLA 4, Iowa 1
Conference Breakdown
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| SEC |
5 |
9.8 |
5794 |
| Big 12 |
4 |
7.0 |
5430 |
| Pac-10 |
4 |
11.8 |
3887 |
| Big East |
4 |
13.5 |
3411 |
| ACC |
3 |
16.7 |
1929 |
| Big Ten |
2 |
16.0 |
1370 |
| CUSA |
1 |
17.0 |
621 |
| MAC |
1 |
23.0 |
237 |
| MWC |
1 |
25.0 |
144 |
|
Notes
- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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- Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.
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