2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
| 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
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| Season | 2001 |
| Bowl season | 2001–02 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Miami (FL) |
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll | SEC (5) |
Two human polls and one
AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series
(BCS) standings are released.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for BCS National Championship Game | ||
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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 | ||
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| 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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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] | ||
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| 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) т | Maryland (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) т | BYU (12–0) т | Tennessee (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) т | Texas (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) т | Clemson (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) т | Texas 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[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] | ||
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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 | ||
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| 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:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: Syracuse | Dropped: Michigan | Dropped: Georgia | Dropped: BYU |
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