2001 USA Today/ESPN Rankings
| Final Poll For 2001 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2001 USA Today/ESPN |
| 1 | Miami | 12-0-0 | | | 2 | Oregon | 11-1-0 | |
| 3 | Florida | 10-2-0 | | | 4 | Tennessee | 11-2-0 | |
| 5 | Texas | 11-2-0 | | | 6 | Oklahoma | 11-2-0 | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 11-2-0 | | | 8 | Louisiana State | 10-3-0 | |
| 9 | Colorado | 10-3-0 | | | 10 | Maryland | 10-2-0 | |
| 11 | Washington State | 10-2-0 | | | 12 | Illinois | 10-2-0 | |
| 13 | South Carolina | 9-3-0 | | | 14 | Syracuse | 10-3-0 | |
| 15 | Florida State | 8-4-0 | | | 16 | Louisville | 11-2-0 | |
| 17 | Stanford | 9-3-0 | | | 18 | Virginia Tech | 8-4-0 | |
| 19 | Washington | 8-4-0 | | | 20 | Michigan | 8-4-0 | |
| 21 | Marshall | 11-2-0 | | | 22 | Toledo | 10-2-0 | |
| 23 | Boston College | 8-4-0 | | | 24 | Brigham Young | 12-2-0 | |
| 25 | Georgia | 8-4-0 | |
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