DAVETGC'S Rankings and Predictions-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 14, 2001 (ESPN/AP Polls/Bowl Predictions)
1-Miami-Florida 6-0 #1/1 Big East Champs/Rose Bowl
must beat Virginia Tech/Washington
2-Oklahoma 6-0 #2/2 Big Twelve Champs/Rose Bowl
must beat Nebraska/Texas A&M/Big 12 title vs. Nebraska or Colorado
3-Nebraska 7-0 #3/3/Orange Bowl
must beat Oklahoma/Kansas State/Colorado/Big 12 title game vs. Oklahoma or Texas or Texas A&M
4-Virginia Tech 6-0 #4/6/Sugar Bowl
must beat Syracuse/Virginia/Miami-FL
5-UCLA 5-0 #6/4/PAC-10 Champs/Fiesta Bowl
must beat Stanford/Washington St./Oregon/USC.
6-Oregon 6-0. #5/5/Holiday Bowl
must beat Stanford/Washington St./UCLA/Oregon St.
7-Michigan 5-1 #9/10/Big Ten Champs/Fiesta Bowl
must beat Michigan State/Ohio State
8-Fresno State 6-0 #10/8 WAC Champs/Silicon Valley Bowl
must beat Rice
9-Georgia 4-1 #19/17/Cotton Bowl
must beat Florida/Auburn/Mississippi/Georgia Tech
10-Florida 5-1 #7/7 SEC Champs/Sugar Bowl
must beat Georgia/South Carolina/Florida State/Tennessee/SEC title game vs. Auburn or Mississippi
11--Texas 5-1 #8/9/Cotton Bowl
must beat Colorado/Texas A&M/Big 12 title game vs. Nebraska or Colorado
12-South Carolina 4-1 #16/16/Florida Citrus Bowl
must beat Tennessee/Florida/Clemson/SEC title game vs. Auburn/Alabama/Mississippi
13-Washington 4-1 #12/15/Seattle Bowl
must beat Stanford/Oregon St./Washington St./Miami-FL
14-Clemson 4-1 #15/13/Gator Bowl
must beat North Carolina/Florida State/Maryland/South Carolina
15-Auburn 5-1 #21/20/Outback Bowl
must beat Arkansas/Georgia/Alabama/LSU
16-Colorado 5-1 #17/14/Holiday Bowl
must beat Texas/Nebraska/Big 12 title game vs. Oklahoma or Texas
17-Maryland 6-0 #14/12/ACC Champs/Orange Bowl
must beat Florida State/Clemson/North Carolina State
18-Georgia Tech 4-2 #25/23/Silicon Valley Bowl
must beat North Carolina/Virginia/Georgia/Florida State
19-Washington State 6-0/#18/19/Sun Bowl
must beat Oregon/UCLA/Washington
20--Florida State 3-2 #22/21 Peach Bowl
must beat Maryland/Florida
21-Tennessee 3-1 #11/11/Peach Bowl
must beat Alabama/South Carolina/Notre Dame/Florida
22-Northwestern 4-1 #20/22 Florida Citrus Bowl
must beat Purdue/Illinois
23-Michigan State 3-1 #27/27/Sun Bowl
doesn't have to play Ohio State or Illinois; must beat Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan/Indiana/Purdue/Missouri
24-Texas A&M 5-1 #28/28/Alamo Bowl
plays Kansas St./Oklahoma/Texas/Big 12 title vs. Nebraska/Colorado
25-Illinois 5-1 #26/26/Outback Bowl
must beat Wisconsin/Purdue/Ohio State/Northwestern
26--Stanford 3-1 #29/29/San Francisco Bowl
must beat Oregon/UCLA/Washington/California/Notre Dame
27-Toledo 5-0 #23/25/MAC Champs/GMAC Bowl
must beat Western Michigan/Bowling Green
28-LSU 3-2 #30/32/Independence Bowl
must beat Mississippi/Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Arkansas/Auburn
29-Purdue 4-1 #24/24/Independence Bowl
must beat Northwestern/Illinois/Ohio State/Michigan State/Notre Dame
30-Louisville 5-1 #34/38/Conference USA Champs/Liberty Bowl
must beat Southern Mississippi/Cincinnati/East Carolina/TCU
31-BYU 6-0 #13/18/Mountain West Champs/Liberty Bowl
must beat Air Force/Colorado State/Utah/Mississippi State/Hawaii
32-Boston College 4-2/San Francisco Bowl
33-Syracuse 5-2/#32/34/Insight.com Bowl
34-North Carolina 4-3/#40/33/San Francisco Bowl
35-Ohio State 4-2 #35/31/Alamo Bowl
36-Iowa 3-2/Toilet Bowl
37-Mississippi 4-1/#39/30/Humanitarian Bowl
38-Southern California 2-4/Las Vegas Bowl
39-Notre Dame 2-3/Gator Bowl
40-Alabama 3-3/NCAA Bowl Ineligible (Means)
41-Kansas State 2-3 #36/36/Toilet Bowl
42-Oregon State 2-3/#32/-/Toilet Bowl
43-Southern Mississippi 3-1/#37/-/Gallery Furniture Bowl
44-North Carolina State 3-2/Seattle Bowl
45-Iowa State 4-1/#42/-/Gallery Furniture Bowl
46-East Carolina 3-3/Toilet Bowl
47-Arkansas 3-3/#42/39/Music City Bowl
48-Western Michigan 4-2/Motor City Bowl
49-Wisconsin 4-3/#38/35/Toilet Bowl (5 years probation)
50-Virginia 3-3/Toilet Bowl
51-Arizona State 3-2/-/#37/Toilet Bowl
52-Arizona 3-3/Toilet Bowl
53- Rice 5-1/Humanitarian Bowl
54-Texas Christian 3-3/GMAC Bowl
55-Mississippi State 1-4/Toilet Bowl
56--Bowling Green 4-2/Toilet Bowl
57-Middle Tennessee State 5-1/New Orleans Bowl
58-Cincinnati 3-2/Motor City Bowl
59-UNLV 2-4/Las Vegas Bowl
60-Colorado State 2-4/New Orleans Bowl
61-Air Force 4-1/#42/39/Toilet Bowl
62-Marshall 4-1 #31/-/Toilet Bowl
63-Texas Tech 3-2/Insight.com Bowl
64-Utah 4-1/#41/-/Toilet Bowl
65-Baylor 2-3/Toilet Bowl
66-Pittsburgh 1-4/Toilet Bowl
67-West Virginia 2-4/Toilet Bowl
68-Minnesota 1-4/Toilet Bowl
69-Kansas 2-3/Toilet Bowl
70-Wake Forest 3-3/Toilet Bowl
71-Boise State 3-3/Toilet Bowl
72-Miami-Ohio 4-2/Toilet Bowl
73-Central Florida 3-3/Toilet Bowl
74-Memphis State 3-2/Toilet Bowl
75- Louisiana Tech 3-2/Toilet Bowl
76-Missouri 2-3/Toilet Bowl
77-Oklahoma State 2-4/Toilet Bowl
78-Wyoming 2-4/Toilet Bowl
79-Vanderbilt 1-4/Toilet Bowl
80-Kentucky 1-4/Toilet Bowl
81-Indiana 1-4/Toilet Bowl
82--Temple 2-3/Toilet Bowl
83-California 0-5/Toilet Bowl
84-Hawaii 3-2/Toilet Bowl
85--Alabama-Birmingham 2-4/Toilet Bowl
86-Akron 2-4/Toilet Bowl
87--Rutgers 1-5/Toilet Bowl
88-South Florida 3-3/Toilet Bowl
89-Nevada 1-4/Toilet Bowl
90-Penn State 0-4/Toilet Bowl
91--New Mexico State 3-4/Toilet Bowl
92-Tulsa 1-4/Toilet Bowl
93--San Diego State 2-4/Toilet Bowl
94-Northern Illinois 2-4/Toilet Bowl
95--New Mexico 2-4/Toilet Bowl
96--Kent State 2-4/Toilet Bowl
97--Ohio University 1-4/Toilet Bowl
98--Central Michigan 2-3/Toilet Bowl
99-Texas-El Paso 2-4/Toilet Bowl
100-Army 1-4/Toilet Bowl
101-Tulane 2-5/Toilet Bowl
102-Troy State 2-3/Toilet Bowl
103-SMU 1-4/Toilet Bowl
104-Buffalo 1-5/Toilet Bowl
105--Ball State 1-4/Toilet Bowl
106--Arkansas State 1-4/Toilet Bowl
107--Louisiana-Lafayette 1-5/Toilet Bowl
108--Louisiana-Monroe 1-4/Toilet Bowl
109--North Texas State 1-5/Toilet Bowl
110-Connecticut 2-4/Toilet Bowl
111-Houston 0-5/Toilet Bowl
112-San Jose State 0-5/Toilet Bowl
113-Duke 0-6/Toilet Bowl
114--Utah State 0-5/Toilet Bowl
115-Navy 0-5/Toilet Bowl
116-Idaho 0-6/Toilet Bowl
117-Eastern Michigan 1-5/Toilet Bowl

Conference Rankings (teams in Top 25/50)
1-Big Twelve-12 teams-5/7 (2 in Top 10)
2-Southeastern-12 teams-(SEC)-5/9 (2 in Top 10)
3- Pacific-10 teams (PAC-10)-5/7 (2 in Top 10)
4-Big Ten-11 teams-4/7 (1 in Top 10)
5-ACC-9 teams-4/7 (0 in Top 10)
6-Big East-8 teams-2/4 (2 in Top 10)
7-Conference USA-10 teams-0/3 (0 in Top 10)
8-Mid-American-13 teams (MAC)-1/2 (Toledo/WMU)
9-Mountain West-8 teams-0/1 (BYU)
10-Western Athletic-10 teams (WAC)-1/1 (Fresno St.)
11-Sun Belt-7 teams-0/0
12-Independents-5 teams-0/1 (Notre Dame)