DAVETGC'S Rankings and Predictions-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 21, 2001 (ESPN/AP/BCS Polls/Bowl Predictions)
1-Miami-Florida 5-0 #1/1/4 Big East Champs/Rose Bowl
plays Virginia Tech/Washington
2-Oklahoma 7-0 #2/2/1 Big Twelve Champs/Rose Bowl
plays Nebraska/Texas A&M/Big 12 title vs. Nebraska
3-Nebraska 8-0 #3/3/2/Orange Bowl
plays Oklahoma/Kansas State/Colorado/Big 12 title game vs. Oklahoma or Texas or Texas A&M
4-Virginia Tech 6-0 #4/5/5/Sugar Bowl
plays Syracuse/Virginia/Miami-FL
5-UCLA 5-0 #5/4/3/PAC-10 Champs/Fiesta Bowl
plays Stanford/Washington St./Oregon/USC
6-Michigan 5-1 #8/8/7/Big Ten Champs/Fiesta Bowl
must beat Iowa/Michigan State/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Ohio State
7-Georgia 5-1 #16/15/Cotton Bowl
plays Florida/Auburn/Mississippi/Georgia Tech
8-Florida 5-1 #6/6/11/SEC Champs/Sugar Bowl
plays Georgia/South Carolina/Florida State/Tennessee/SEC title game vs. Auburn or Mississippi
9--Texas 6-1 #7/7/6/Cotton Bowl
plays Texas A&M/Big 12 title game vs. Nebraska
10--South Carolina 6-1 #14/12/15/Florida Citrus Bowl
plays Tennessee/Florida/Clemson/SEC title game vs. Auburn/Alabama/Mississippi
11-Maryland 7-0 #12/10/8/ACC Champs/Orange Bowl
plays Florida State/Clemson/North Carolina State
12-Washington State 7-0/#15/14/10/Sun Bowl
plays Oregon/UCLA/Washington
13-Washington 5-1 #11/13/12/Seattle Bowl
plays Stanford/Oregon St./Washington St./Miami-FL
14-Auburn 6-1 #17/17/Outback Bowl
plays Arkansas/Georgia/Alabama/LSU
15-Oregon 6-1. #13/11/13/Holiday Bowl
plays Washington St./UCLA/Oregon St.
16-Texas A&M 6-1 #24/26/Alamo Bowl
plays Oklahoma/Texas/Big 12 title game vs. Nebraska
17-Illinois 6-1 #23/22/Florida Citrus Bowl
plays Purdue/Ohio State/Northwestern
18--Stanford 4-1 #22/20/14/San Francisco Bowl
plays Oregon/UCLA/Washington/California/Notre Dame
19-Georgia Tech 5-2 #21/21/Silicon Valley Bowl
plays North Carolina/Virginia/Georgia/Florida State
20--Florida State 4-2 #18/19 Peach Bowl
plays Maryland/Florida
21-Tennessee 4-1 #9/9/9/Peach Bowl
plays South Carolina/Notre Dame/Florida
22--Fresno State 6-1 #19/18 WAC Champs/Silicon Valley Bowl
plays Rice
23-Northwestern 4-2 #33/32/Outback Bowl
plays Purdue/Illinois
24-Michigan State 3-2 #33/37/Sun Bowl
plays Wisconsin/Michigan/Indiana/Purdue/Missouri
25-Clemson 4-2 #25/28/Gator Bowl
plays Florida State/Maryland/South Carolina
26-BYU 7-0 #10/16/Mountain West Champs/Liberty Bowl
plays Colorado State/Utah/Mississippi State/Hawaii
27-Colorado 5-2 #26/25/Holiday Bowl
plays Nebraska/Big 12 title game vs. Oklahoma or Texas
28-LSU 4-2 #28/30/Independence Bowl
must beat Mississippi/Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Arkansas/Auburn
29-Purdue 4-1 #20/24/Independence Bowl
must beat Northwestern/Illinois/Ohio State/Michigan State/Notre Dame
30-Louisville 6-1 #30/33/Conference USA Champs/Liberty Bowl
must beat Cincinnati/East Carolina/TCU
31-Boston College 5-2/#40/-/San Francisco Bowl
32-Syracuse 6-2/#29/29/Insight.com Bowl
33-North Carolina 5-3/#27/23/San Francisco Bowl
34-Ohio State 4-2 #38/31/Alamo Bowl
35-Iowa 4-2/Toilet Bowl
36-Mississippi 4-1/#35/27/Humanitarian Bowl
37-Notre Dame 3-3/Gator Bowl
38-Alabama 3-4/NCAA Bowl Ineligible (Means)
39-Iowa State 5-1/#32/33/Gallery Furniture Bowl
40-Kansas State 2-4/Toilet Bowl
41-Arizona State 4-2/Toilet Bowl
42-Toledo 5-1 #39/36/MAC Champs/GMAC Bowl
plays Western Michigan/Bowling Green
43-Southern Mississippi 3-2/Gallery Furniture Bowl
44-North Carolina State 3-3/Seattle Bowl

45-East Carolina 4-3/Toilet Bowl
46-Arkansas 3-3/#41/-/Music City Bowl
47-Utah 5-1/#36/35/Toilet Bowl
48-Wisconsin 4-4/Toilet Bowl (5 years probation)
49-Virginia 3-4/Toilet Bowl
50-Oregon State 2-4/#36/-/Toilet Bowl
51-Arizona 3-4/Toilet Bowl
52-Texas Tech 3-3/Insight.com Bowl
53-Southern California 2-5/Las Vegas Bowl
54-Rice 6-1/Humanitarian Bowl
55-Texas Christian 4-3/GMAC Bowl
56-Mississippi State 1-5/Toilet Bowl
57-Western Michigan 4-3/Motor City Bowl
58--Bowling Green 4-2/Toilet Bowl
59-Middle Tennessee State 5-2/New Orleans Bowl
60-Cincinnati 4-2/Motor City Bowl
61-Colorado State 3-4/New Orleans Bowl
62-Air Force 4-2/Toilet Bowl
63-Marshall 5-1 #31/38/Toilet Bowl
64-Miami-Ohio 5-2/Toilet Bowl
65-Baylor 2-4/Toilet Bowl
66-UNLV 2-5/Las Vegas Bowl
67-West Virginia 2-4/Toilet Bowl
68-Minnesota 2-4/Toilet Bowl
69-Kansas 2-4/Toilet Bowl
70-Wake Forest 3-3/Toilet Bowl
71-Boise State 4-3/Toilet Bowl
72-Pittsburgh 1-5/Toilet Bowl
73-Central Florida 4-3/Toilet Bowl
74-Memphis State 4-3/Toilet Bowl
75- Louisiana Tech 3-3/Toilet Bowl
76-Missouri 3-3/Toilet Bowl
77-Oklahoma State 2-5/Toilet Bowl
78-Hawaii 4-2/Toilet Bowl
79-Wyoming 2-4/Toilet Bowl
80-Vanderbilt 1-5/Toilet Bowl
81-Kentucky 1-6/Toilet Bowl
82-Indiana 1-5/Toilet Bowl
83--Temple 2-4/Toilet Bowl
84-California 0-6/Toilet Bowl
85-Penn State 1-4/Toilet Bowl
86--Alabama-Birmingham 3-4/Toilet Bowl
87-Northern Illinois 3-4/Toilet Bowl
88-Akron 2-5/Toilet Bowl
89--Rutgers 2-5/Toilet Bowl
90-South Florida 4-3/Toilet Bowl
91-Nevada 1-5/Toilet Bowl
92--New Mexico State 3-4/Toilet Bowl
93-Troy State 3-3/Toilet Bowl
94-Tulsa 1-4/Toilet Bowl
95--San Diego State 2-5/Toilet Bowl
96--New Mexico 2-4/Toilet Bowl
97--Kent State 3-4/Toilet Bowl
98--Ball State 2-4/Toilet Bowl
99--Ohio University 1-5/Toilet Bowl
100--Central Michigan 2-4/Toilet Bowl
101-Texas-El Paso 2-5/Toilet Bowl
102-Army 1-5/Toilet Bowl
103-Tulane 2-6/Toilet Bowl
104--North Texas State 2-5/Toilet Bowl
105-SMU 1-4/Toilet Bowl
106-Buffalo 1-6/Toilet Bowl
107--Arkansas State 1-4/Toilet Bowl
108--Louisiana-Lafayette 2-5/Toilet Bowl
109--Louisiana-Monroe 1-5/Toilet Bowl
110-San Jose State 1-5/Toilet Bowl
111-Connecticut 2-4/Toilet Bowl
112--Utah State 1-5/Toilet Bowl
113-Houston 0-6/Toilet Bowl
114-Duke 0-7/Toilet Bowl
115-Navy 0-6/Toilet Bowl
116-Idaho 0-7/Toilet Bowl
117-Eastern Michigan 1-5/Toilet Bowl

Conference Rankings (teams in Top 25/50)
1-Southeastern-12 teams-(SEC)-5/9 (3 in Top 10-Florida/Georgia/South Carolina)
2-Big Twelve-12 teams-4/7 (3 in Top 10-Oklahoma/Nebraska/Texas)
3- Pacific-10 teams (PAC-10)-5/7 (1 in Top 10-UCLA)
4-Big Ten-11 teams-4/8 (1 in Top 10-Michigan)
5-ACC-9 teams-4/7 (0 in Top 10)
6-Big East-8 teams-2/4 (2 in Top 10-Miami-FL/Virginia Tech)
7-Conference USA-10 teams-0/3 (0 in Top 10-Louisville/East Carolina/Southern Mississippi)
8-Mid-American-13 teams (MAC)-0/1 (Toledo)
9-Mountain West-8 teams-0/2 (BYU/Utah)
10-Western Athletic-10 teams (WAC)-1/1 (Fresno State)
11-Sun Belt-7 teams-0/0
12-Independents-5 teams-0/1 (Notre Dame)