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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.