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2001 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 10 Florida (20) SEC 0-0 1716 DNP
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (33) Big East 0-0 1700 DNP
3 < 1 Oklahoma (10) Big 12 0-0 1588 DNP
4 < 8 Nebraska (4) Big 12 0-0 1525 DNP
5 < 12 Texas (5) Big 12 0-0 1461 DNP
6 < 5 Florida State ACC 0-0 1441 DNP
7 < 7 Oregon Pac-10 0-0 1354 DNP
8 < NR Tennessee SEC 0-0 1344 DNP
9 < 6 Virginia Tech Big East 0-0 1169 DNP
10 < 17 Georgia Tech ACC 0-0 1005 DNP
11 < 4 Oregon State Pac-10 0-0 974 DNP
12 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 919 DNP
13 < 9 Kansas State Big 12 0-0 902 DNP
14 < 22 LSU SEC 0-0 763 DNP
15 < 3 Washington Pac-10 0-0 683 DNP
16 < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 667 DNP
17 < NR UCLA Pac-10 0-0 639 DNP
18 < 15 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 599 DNP
19 < 16 Clemson ACC 0-0 569 DNP
20 < 24 Mississippi State SEC 0-0 521 DNP
21 < 19 South Carolina SEC 0-0 350 DNP
22 < 23 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 237 DNP
23 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 181 DNP
24 < 14 Colorado State MWC 0-0 179 DNP
25 < NR Alabama SEC 0-0 136 DNP
NR < 13 Purdue Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Auburn SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 Georgia SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 21 TCU CUSA 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 25 Iowa State Big 12 0-0 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Purdue 127, Colorado 105, Georgia 84, USC 74, East Carolina 65, Pittsburgh 62, Louisville 53, Michigan State 32, Texas A&M 28, Arkansas 22, Illinois 21, Marshall 12, Mississippi 12, UNLV 12, Southern Miss 10, Penn State 9, Auburn 8, Stanford 8, TCU 7, Fresno State 6, Iowa State 5, Kansas 5, NC State 3, Western Michigan 2, West Virginia 2, Arizona State 1, Indiana 1, Syracuse 1, Toledo 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 14.8 4830
Big 12 4 6.3 5476
Pac-10 4 12.5 3650
Big Ten 4 18.3 2004
ACC 3 11.7 3015
Big East 2 5.5 2869
Ind 1 18.0 599
MWC 1 24.0 179

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.