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.

Contents

Legend

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 Selected for BCS National Championship Game
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

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 State Florida 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. Oregon Oregon (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. Tennessee Tennessee (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 Tech Virginia 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 Tech Oregon 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 State Georgia 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. Michigan Michigan (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 State Kansas 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. LSU LSU (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. Washington Washington (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. Northwestern Northwestern (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. UCLA UCLA (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 Dame Notre 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. Clemson Clemson (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 State Mississippi 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 Carolina South 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. Wisconsin Wisconsin (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 State Ohio 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 State Colorado 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. Alabama Alabama (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
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  • Alabama
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  • Wisconsin
  • Georgia
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  • Ohio State
  • Notre Dame
  • Louisville
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  • Oregon State
  • Mississippi State
  • Illinois
  • Michigan State
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  • Northwestern
  • LSU
  • Toledo
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  • Stanford
  • Kansas State
  • Texas A&M
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  • Northwestern
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  • Fresno State
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  • North Carolina
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  • Michigan State
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Coaches Poll

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 Tech Virginia 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 State Kansas 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 State Oregon 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 Tech Washington (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. Washington Georgia 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. UCLA UCLA (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 Dame LSU (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. LSU Notre 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. Clemson Clemson (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 State Mississippi 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. Northwestern Northwestern (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 State Ohio 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 Carolina South 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. Wisconsin Wisconsin (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 State Colorado 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. Alabama Alabama (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 [19] 		Week 1
Aug 28 [20] 		Week 2
Sep 4 [21] 		Week 3
Sep 10 [22] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [23] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [24] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [25] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [26] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [27] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [28] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [29] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [30] 		Week 12
Nov 19 [31] 		Week 13
Nov 26 [32] 		Week 14
Dec 3 [33] 		Week 15
Dec 10 [34] 		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 7 [35]
NoneDropped:
  • Colorado State
  • Alabama
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  • Wisconsin
  • Georgia
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  • Ohio State
  • Notre Dame
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  • Oregon State
  • Mississippi State
  • Illinois
  • Michigan State
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  • LSU
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  • Texas A&M
  • Kansas State
  • Stanford
  • Ohio State
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  • Colorado
  • Northwestern
  • Toledo
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  • Auburn
  • Fresno State
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  • Texas A&M
  • Clemson
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  • Georgia
  • Michigan State
  • Purdue
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  • Florida State
  • UCLA
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  • Georgia Tech
  • Arkansas
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  • Auburn
NoneDropped:
  • Fresno State
  • Ohio State

BCS standings

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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