DAVETGC'S Rankings and Predictions-117
NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 28, 2001 (ESPN/AP/BCS Polls/Bowl Predictions)
1-Miami-Florida 6-0 #1/1/3 Big East Champs/Rose Bowl
plays Virginia Tech/Washington
2-Nebraska 9-0 #2/2/1/Big 12 Champs/Rose Bowl
plays Kansas State/Colorado/Big 12 title game vs. Oklahoma/Texas/Texas
A&M
3-Oklahoma 7-1 #4/3/2/Orange Bowl
plays Texas A&M/Big 12 title vs. Nebraska or Colorado
4-Florida 6-1 #3/4/8/SEC Champs/Sugar Bowl
plays South Carolina/Florida State/Tennessee/SEC title game vs.
Mississippi or Auburn
5--Texas 7-1 #5/5/5/Cotton or Sugar Bowl
plays Texas A&M/Big 12 title game vs. Nebraska or Colorado
6-Michigan 6-1 #6/6/4/Big Ten Champs/Fiesta Bowl
must beat Michigan State/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Ohio State
7--Florida State 5-2 #14/14/Gator Bowl
plays Florida
8-Tennessee 5-1 #7/7/7/Orange or Cotton Bowl
plays Notre Dame/Florida/SEC Title game vs. Mississippi or Auburn
9--South Carolina 6-2 #20/17/Florida Citrus or Peach Bowl
plays Florida/Clemson/SEC title game vs. Mississippi or Auburn
10-UCLA 6-1 #11/9/9/PAC-10 Champs/Fiesta Bowl
plays Washington State/Oregon/USC
11-Oregon 7-1. #9/8/10/Holiday Bowl
plays UCLA/Oregon State
12-Washington State 7-1/#19/16/12/Sun Bowl
plays Oregon/UCLA/Washington
13-Virginia Tech 6-1 #12/12/15/Insight.com Bowl
plays Virginia/Miami-FL
14--Stanford 5-1 #13/10/6/San Francisco Bowl
plays Oregon/UCLA/Washington/California/Notre Dame
15-Washington 5-1 #10/11/11/Seattle Bowl
plays Stanford/Oregon State/Washington State/Miami-FL
16-BYU 8-0 #8/13/13/Mountain West Champs/Liberty Bowl
plays Colorado State/Utah/Mississippi State/Hawaii
17-Texas A&M 7-1 #17/24/Alamo or Cotton Bowl
plays Oklahoma/Texas/Big 12 title game vs. Nebraska or Colorado
18-Georgia 5-2 #23/18/Cotton Bowl
plays Auburn/Mississippi/Georgia Tech
19-Maryland 7-1 #16/15/ACC Champs/Cotton or Sugar Bowl
plays Clemson/North Carolina State
20-Illinois 6-1 #18/21/Florida Citrus Bowl
plays Purdue/Ohio State/Northwestern
21-Georgia Tech 5-2 #21/23/Tangerine Bowl
plays North Carolina/Virginia/Georgia/Florida State
22-Auburn 6-2 #28/27/Outback Bowl
plays Georgia/Alabama/LSU
23-Clemson 5-2 #24/28/Seattle Bowl
plays Florida State/Maryland/South Carolina
24-Colorado 6-2 #25/25/Holiday Bowl
plays Nebraska/Big 12 title game vs. Oklahoma/Texas/Texas A&M
25-Mississippi 5-1/#26/26/Florida Citrus Bowl
plays Arkansas/Georgia/Mississippi State/SEC Title game vs. Florida/Tennessee/South
Carolina
26-Purdue 5-1 #15/20/14/Outback Bowl
plays Illinois/Ohio State/Michigan State/Notre Dame
27-Boston College 6-2/#31/34/San Francisco Bowl
plays Miami-FL/Syracuse
28-Syracuse 7-2/#22/19/Gator Bowl
plays West Virginia/Miami-FL/Boston College
29-North Carolina 5-3/#27/22/Peach Bowl
plays Georgia Tech
30-LSU 4-3/-/#34/Independence Bowl
plays Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Arkansas/Auburn
31-Northwestern 4-3/Sun Bowl
plays Illinois
32-Michigan State 4-2 #33/29/San Francisco Bowl
plays Michigan/Indiana/Purdue/Missouri
33-Ohio State 4-3/Alamo Bowl
plays Minnesota/Purdue/Illinois/Michigan
34-Iowa 4-3/Tangerine Bowl
plays Wisconsin/Northwestern/Minnesota
35-Louisville 7-1 #29/30/Conference USA Champs/Liberty Bowl
plays East Carolina/TCU
36-Notre Dame 3-4/Toilet Bowl
37-Alabama 3-4/NCAA Bowl Ineligible (Means)
38-Iowa State 5-2/#34/36/Gallery Furniture Bowl
39-Arkansas 4-3/#35/-/Music City Bowl
40-North Carolina State 5-3/Silicon Valley Bowl
41-Kansas State 3-4/Independence Bowl
42-Arizona State 4-3/Toilet Bowl
43--Fresno State 6-2 #32/31/Toilet Bowl
44-Toledo 6-1 #36/32/MAC Champs/GMAC Bowl
plays Western Michigan/Bowling Green
45-Texas Tech 4-3/Insight.com Bowl
46-Southern Mississippi 4-2/Gallery Furniture Bowl
47-East Carolina 4-3/GMAC Bowl
48-Marshall 6-1 #30/33/Toilet Bowl
49-Miami-Ohio 6-2/-/#37/Toilet Bowl
50-Utah 5-2/Humanitarian Bowl
51-Wisconsin 4-5/Toilet Bowl (5 years probation)
52-Virginia 3-5/Toilet Bowl
53-Oregon State 3-4/Toilet Bowl
54-Southern California 3-5/Las Vegas Bowl
55-Arizona 3-5/Toilet Bowl
56-Rice 6-2/Toilet Bowl
57-Texas Christian 4-3/Toilet Bowl
58-Mississippi State 1-5/Toilet Bowl
59-Western Michigan 4-4/Toilet Bowl
60-Bowling Green 5-2/Toilet Bowl
61-Middle Tennessee State 6-2/New Orleans Bowl
62-Cincinnati 4-3/Motor City Bowl
63-Colorado State 4-4/Las Vegas Bowl
64-Penn State 2-4/Toilet Bowl
65-Air Force 4-3/Toilet Bowl
66-Baylor 2-4/Toilet Bowl
67-UNLV 3-5/New Orleans Bowl
68-West Virginia 2-5/Toilet Bowl
69-Minnesota 3-4/Toilet Bowl
70-Kansas 2-5/Toilet Bowl
71-Wake Forest 3-4/Toilet Bowl
72-Louisiana Tech 4-3/WAC Champs/Silicon Valley Bowl
73-Boise State 5-3/Humanitarian Bowl
74-Pittsburgh 2-5/Toilet Bowl
75-South Florida 5-3/Toilet Bowl
76-Central Florida 4-4/Toilet Bowl
77-Memphis State 4-4/Toilet Bowl
78-Missouri 3-4/Toilet Bowl
79-Oklahoma State 2-6/Toilet Bowl
80-Hawaii 5-2/Toilet Bowl
81-Wyoming 2-6/Toilet Bowl
82-Vanderbilt 2-5/Toilet Bowl
83-Kentucky 1-6/Toilet Bowl
84-Indiana 1-5/Toilet Bowl
85-Temple 2-5/Toilet Bowl
86-California 0-7/Toilet Bowl
87-Alabama-Birmingham 4-4/Toilet Bowl
88-Northern Illinois 4-4/Toilet Bowl
89-Akron 2-6/Toilet Bowl
90-Rutgers 2-5/Toilet Bowl
91-Nevada 1-6/Toilet Bowl
92-New Mexico State 3-5/Toilet Bowl
93-Troy State 4-3/Toilet Bowl
94-Tulsa 1-6/Toilet Bowl
95-San Diego State 2-6/Toilet Bowl
96-New Mexico 3-4/Toilet Bowl
97-Kent State 4-4/Toilet Bowl
98-Ball State 3-4/Toilet Bowl
99-Ohio University 1-6/Toilet Bowl
100-Central Michigan 2-5/Toilet Bowl
101-Texas-El Paso 2-6/Toilet Bowl
102-Army 2-5/Toilet Bowl
103-Tulane 2-7/Toilet Bowl
104-North Texas State 2-5/Toilet Bowl
105-SMU 2-4/Toilet Bowl
106-Arkansas State 2-5/Toilet Bowl
107-Louisiana-Lafayette 3-5/Toilet Bowl
108-Louisiana-Monroe 1-6/Toilet Bowl
109-San Jose State 2-5/Toilet Bowl
110-Connecticut 2-5/Toilet Bowl
111-Eastern Michigan 2-5/Toilet Bowl
112-Buffalo 1-7/Toilet Bowl
113-Utah State 1-6/Toilet Bowl
114-Houston 0-7/Toilet Bowl
115-Duke 0-7/Toilet Bowl
116-Navy 0-7/Toilet Bowl
117-Idaho 0-8/Toilet Bowl
Conference Rankings (teams in
Top 25/50)
1-Southeastern-12 teams-(SEC)-6/9 (3
in Top 10-Florida/Tennessee/South Carolina)
8+ bowl eligible teams
2-Big Twelve-12 teams-5/8 (3 in Top 10-Oklahoma/Nebraska/Texas)
7+ bowl eligible teams
3- Pacific-10 teams (PAC-10)-5/6 (1 in Top 10-UCLA)
5+ bowl eligible teams
4-Big Ten-11 teams-2/7 (1 in Top 10-Michigan)
5+ bowl eligible teams
5-ACC-9 teams-4/6 (1 in Top 10-Florida
State)
5+ bowl eligible teams
6-Big East-8 teams-2/4 (1 in Top 10-Miami-Florida)
4+ bowl eligible teams
7-Conference USA-10 teams-0/3 (0 in Top 10-Louisville/East
Carolina/Southern Mississippi)
8-Mid-American-13 teams (MAC)-0/3 (Toledo/Marshall/Miami-OH)
9-Mountain West-8 teams-0/2 (BYU/Colorado State/Utah)
10-Western Athletic-10 teams (WAC)-0/1 (Fresno State)
11-Sun Belt-7 teams-0/0
12-Independents-5 teams-0/1 (Notre Dame)