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

Conference Rankings (teams in Top 25/50)
1-Big Twelve-12 teams-5/7 (3 in Top 10)
2-Southeastern-12 teams-(SEC)-4/10 (2 in Top 10)
3- Pacific-10 teams (PAC-10)-5/7 (2 in Top 10)
4-Big Ten-11 teams-4/7 (0 in Top 10)
5-ACC-9 teams-3/6 (0 in Top 10)
6-Big East-8 teams-2/4 (2 in Top 10)
7-Conference USA-10 teams-0/4 (0 in Top 10)
8-Mid-American-13 teams (MAC)-1/1 (Toledo)
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)