2001 NCAA Division I-A football season

2001 NCAA Division I-A season
The BCS Rose Bowl was the site of the national championship played for the 2001 season
Number of teams	117
Preseason AP #1	Florida Gators
Post-season
Duration	December 18, 2001 – January 3, 2002
Bowl games	25
Heisman Trophy	Eric Crouch, Nebraska QB
Bowl Championship Series
2002 Rose Bowl
Site	Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California
Winner	Miami Hurricanes
Division I-A football seasons
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2001 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Maryland $		7	–	1		10	–	2
#15 Florida State		6	–	2		8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4		7	–	5
#24 Georgia Tech		4	–	4		8	–	5
NC State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5		6	–	5
Virginia		3	–	5		5	–	7
Duke		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0		12	–	0
#14 Syracuse		6	–	1		10	–	3
#21 Boston College		4	–	3		8	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		4	–	3		8	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		7	–	5
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	7
West Virginia		1	–	6		3	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		2	–	9

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#12 Illinois $		7	–	1		10	–	2
#20 Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3		7	–	5
Iowa		4	–	4		7	–	5
Purdue		4	–	4		6	–	6
Penn State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Indiana		4	–	4		5	–	6
Michigan State		3	–	5		7	–	5
Wisconsin		3	–	5		5	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6		4	–	7
Northwestern		2	–	6		4	–	7

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5		4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7		3	–	8
Southern Division
#5 Texas xy		7	–	1		11	–	2
#6 Oklahoma		6	–	2		11	–	2
Texas A&M		4	–	4		8	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4		7	–	5
Oklahoma State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8		3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#17 Louisville $		6	–	1		11	–	2
Cincinnati		5	–	2		7	–	5
UAB		5	–	2		6	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	2		6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	3		6	–	5
TCU		4	–	3		6	–	6
Memphis		3	–	4		5	–	6
Army		2	–	5		3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	6		3	–	9
Houston		0	–	7		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div				Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L		W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0		8	–	0		11	–	2
Miami		4	–	2		6	–	2		7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2		5	–	3		8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3		5	–	3		6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3		4	–	4		4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5		1	–	7		3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6		1	–	7		1	–	10
West Division
#23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1		5	–	2		10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1		4	–	3		6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1		4	–	3		5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3		4	–	4		5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4		2	–	6		3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5		1	–	6		2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 BYU $		7	–	0		12	–	2
Colorado State		5	–	2		7	–	5
Utah		4	–	3		8	–	4
New Mexico		4	–	3		6	–	5
Air Force		3	–	3		6	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4		4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5		3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2001 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Oregon $		7	–	1		11	–	1
#10 Washington State		6	–	2		10	–	2
#16 Stanford		6	–	2		9	–	3
#19 Washington		6	–	2		8	–	4
USC		5	–	3		6	–	6
UCLA		4	–	4		7	–	4
Oregon State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Arizona		2	–	6		5	–	6
Arizona State		1	–	7		4	–	7
California		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2001 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee x		7	–	1		11	–	2
#3 Florida %		6	–	2		10	–	2
#13 South Carolina		5	–	3		9	–	3
#22 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7		2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#7 LSU xy$		5	–	3		10	–	3
Auburn x		5	–	3		7	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	4		7	–	4
Alabama		4	–	4		7	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4		7	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.

The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis and became the first head coach since 1989's Dennis Erickson from the University of Miami to win a national title in his first season. Coker had the benefit of inheriting a star-studded program that Davis had rebuilt in the aftermath of NCAA sanctions in the mid-to-late '90s. Miami completed a perfect 12–0 season, which culminated in a 37–14 win over Nebraska in the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game.

In yet another controversial season for the BCS, (AP) #4 Nebraska was chosen as the national title opponent despite not having even played in the Big 12 championship game. The Huskers went into their last regularly scheduled game at Colorado undefeated, but left Boulder having lost the game by a score of 62–36. The Buffaloes went on to win the Big 12 championship game. The BCS computers, among other things, didn't weigh later games any more heavily than earlier games, and one-loss Nebraska came out ahead of two-loss #3 Colorado and one-loss, #2 Oregon. Some fans chanted "number 4" at the title game held at the Rose Bowl.

Florida State did not win the ACC championship for the first time since joining the conference in 1991, losing out to Maryland. Steve Spurrier left the Florida Gators at the end of the season to coach the Washington Redskins, accepting what was then the largest salary for an NFL head coach.

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