2001 season
117 teams across 5 tiers · ingest from CFBD regular season
- National champion
- Oregonfrom Premier
- Biggest riser (1999 tiers)
- BYU▲ 1 tier
- Biggest faller
- Colorado State▼ 1 tier
Regular season champions
Tier winners — the top finisher in each tier on points, before any promotion playoff or main-playoff games.
Tier standings
Final regular-season standings within each tier. Promoted rows tinted green, relegated rows tinted red, survival winners tinted amber.
Premier24 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 10 | 1 | 41 | 374 | 240 | +134 | |
| 2 | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 35 | 355 | 234 | +121 | |
| 3 | Nebraska | 11 | 1 | 34 | 449 | 189 | +260 | |
| 4 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 33 | 310 | 323 | -13 | |
| 5 | Florida | 9 | 2 | 29 | 482 | 155 | +327 | |
| 6 | Texas | 10 | 2 | 29 | 470 | 164 | +306 | |
| 7 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 29 | 317 | 225 | +92 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 8 | 3 | 28 | 303 | 192 | +111 | |
| 9 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 28 | 315 | 208 | +107 | |
| 10 | USC | 6 | 5 | 26 | 292 | 197 | +95 | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 24 | 284 | 213 | +71 | |
| 12 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | 21 | 330 | 276 | +54 | |
| 13 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 248 | 281 | -33 | |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 19 | 359 | 147 | +212 | |
| 15 | Florida State | 7 | 4 | 19 | 373 | 287 | +86 | |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 7 | 4 | 18 | 220 | 204 | +16 | |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 18 | 214 | 215 | -1 | |
| 18 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 17 | 291 | 269 | +22 | |
| 19 | Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 16 | 327 | 179 | +148 | |
| 20 | Oregon State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 287 | 259 | +28 | |
| 21 | Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 16 | 253 | 254 | -1 | Relegated |
| 22 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 16 | 320 | 377 | -57 | Relegated |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 15 | 381 | 267 | +114 | Survived |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | 15 | 313 | 346 | -33 | Relegated |
Tier 224 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 12 | 1 | 39 | 608 | 396 | +212 | Promoted |
| 2 | Stanford | 9 | 2 | 39 | 408 | 315 | +93 | Promoted |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 0 | 37 | 475 | 103 | +372 | |
| 4 | Colorado | 10 | 2 | 37 | 396 | 280 | +116 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 33 | 356 | 139 | +217 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 6 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 27 | 308 | 244 | +64 | |
| 7 | Auburn | 7 | 4 | 23 | 244 | 265 | -21 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 22 | 304 | 219 | +85 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 17 | 386 | 262 | +124 | |
| 10 | Marshall | 10 | 2 | 16 | 448 | 308 | +140 | |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 16 | 278 | 186 | +92 | |
| 12 | Purdue | 6 | 5 | 16 | 223 | 245 | -22 | |
| 13 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 15 | 249 | 331 | -82 | |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 7 | 4 | 14 | 391 | 310 | +81 | |
| 15 | East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 14 | 360 | 296 | +64 | |
| 16 | TCU | 6 | 5 | 14 | 280 | 257 | +23 | |
| 17 | Air Force | 6 | 6 | 14 | 337 | 386 | -49 | |
| 18 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 13 | 374 | 361 | +13 | |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 5 | 13 | 319 | 309 | +10 | |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 3 | 8 | 9 | 196 | 288 | -92 | |
| 21 | San Diego State | 3 | 8 | 8 | 184 | 290 | -106 | Survived |
| 22 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 6 | 344 | 495 | -151 | Relegated |
| 23 | West Virginia | 3 | 8 | 4 | 235 | 268 | -33 | Relegated |
| 24 | California | 1 | 10 | 1 | 201 | 431 | -230 | Relegated |
Tier 326 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 11 | 2 | 37 | 525 | 300 | +225 | Promoted |
| 2 | Illinois | 10 | 1 | 37 | 356 | 238 | +118 | Promoted |
| 3 | Washington State | 9 | 2 | 32 | 387 | 242 | +145 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 4 | LSU | 9 | 3 | 32 | 371 | 268 | +103 | |
| 5 | Louisville | 10 | 2 | 29 | 366 | 213 | +153 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 24 | 294 | 230 | +64 | |
| 7 | Toledo | 9 | 2 | 20 | 384 | 281 | +103 | |
| 8 | NC State | 7 | 4 | 20 | 300 | 223 | +77 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 20 | 305 | 298 | +7 | |
| 10 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 19 | 333 | 335 | -2 | |
| 11 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 18 | 317 | 211 | +106 | |
| 12 | Utah | 7 | 4 | 16 | 319 | 204 | +115 | |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 | 13 | 262 | 226 | +36 | |
| 14 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 13 | 320 | 315 | +5 | |
| 15 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 11 | 308 | 299 | +9 | |
| 16 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | 11 | 320 | 378 | -58 | |
| 17 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 11 | 226 | 295 | -69 | |
| 18 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | 8 | 286 | 431 | -145 | |
| 19 | San Jose State | 3 | 9 | 8 | 295 | 461 | -166 | |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 5 | 6 | 7 | 277 | 266 | +11 | |
| 21 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 5 | 240 | 330 | -90 | |
| 22 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 3 | 259 | 367 | -108 | |
| 23 | Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 2 | 229 | 368 | -139 | Relegated |
| 24 | UTEP | 2 | 9 | 2 | 235 | 414 | -179 | Relegated |
| 25 | Houston | 0 | 11 | 0 | 190 | 432 | -242 | Relegated |
| 26 | Idaho | 1 | 10 | -2 | 313 | 495 | -182 | Survived |
Tier 426 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 10 | 1 | 27 | 390 | 210 | +180 | Promoted |
| 2 | Hawaii | 9 | 3 | 26 | 483 | 318 | +165 | Promoted |
| 3 | South Carolina | 8 | 3 | 23 | 279 | 202 | +77 | |
| 4 | Boise State | 8 | 4 | 21 | 411 | 280 | +131 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 19 | 382 | 341 | +41 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 17 | 304 | 243 | +61 | |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 8 | 3 | 16 | 333 | 215 | +118 | |
| 8 | UAB | 6 | 5 | 15 | 265 | 206 | +59 | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 15 | 320 | 267 | +53 | |
| 10 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 11 | 296 | 231 | +65 | |
| 11 | UCF | 6 | 5 | 10 | 333 | 204 | +129 | |
| 12 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 10 | 294 | 281 | +13 | |
| 13 | Army | 3 | 8 | 9 | 229 | 365 | -136 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 5 | 8 | 303 | 292 | +11 | |
| 15 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 8 | 255 | 248 | +7 | |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 8 | 286 | 400 | -114 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 7 | 242 | 281 | -39 | |
| 18 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 7 | 182 | 398 | -216 | |
| 19 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 5 | 281 | 360 | -79 | |
| 20 | Utah State | 4 | 7 | 3 | 316 | 421 | -105 | |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 3 | 8 | 2 | 251 | 346 | -95 | |
| 22 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | 2 | 198 | 323 | -125 | |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 2 | 226 | 402 | -176 | Survived |
| 24 | Navy | 0 | 10 | 0 | 183 | 344 | -161 | Relegated |
| 25 | Tulsa | 1 | 10 | 0 | 191 | 387 | -196 | Relegated |
| 26 | Duke | 0 | 11 | 0 | 212 | 491 | -279 | Relegated |
Tier 517 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 5 | 19 | 372 | 242 | +130 | Promoted |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 15 | 292 | 311 | -19 | Promoted |
| 3 | UNLV | 4 | 7 | 14 | 284 | 270 | +14 | |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 12 | 408 | 286 | +122 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 5 | South Florida | 8 | 3 | 11 | 387 | 231 | +156 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 6 | 5 | 10 | 248 | 281 | -33 | |
| 7 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 8 | 198 | 311 | -113 | |
| 8 | Troy | 7 | 4 | 7 | 246 | 269 | -23 | |
| 9 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 7 | 268 | 296 | -28 | |
| 10 | Buffalo | 3 | 8 | 5 | 205 | 286 | -81 | |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 8 | 4 | 234 | 365 | -131 | |
| 12 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 3 | 205 | 357 | -152 | |
| 13 | Rutgers | 2 | 9 | 3 | 119 | 397 | -278 | |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | 0 | 148 | 351 | -203 | |
| 15 | UConn | 2 | 9 | -1 | 192 | 370 | -178 | |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 9 | -2 | 197 | 356 | -159 | |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | -2 | 177 | 357 | -180 |
Main playoff
Twelve-team championship bracket: top 8 from Premier (seeds 1–8), top 2 from Tier 2 (seeds 9–10), top 2 from Tier 3 (seeds 11–12). Seeds 1–4 receive first-round byes. Champion: Oregon.
Promotion playoffs
Each lower tier sends two teams up automatically (ranks 1 and 2); ranks 3–6 contest a single-elimination playoff for the third promotion spot.
Tier 2→ up to Tier 1
Semifinal
Final
Tier 3→ up to Tier 2
Semifinal
Final
Tier 4→ up to Tier 3
Semifinal
Final
Tier 5→ up to Tier 4
Semifinal
Final
Relegation playoffs
Bottom 4 of each upper tier play a survival bracket. The Survival Final winner stays up; the other three drop down.
2002 starting tiers
Cascade from 2001: promoted teams move up, relegated teams move down, and FBS membership is reconciled against CFBD's roster for the next year.
Premier24
- Oregon1
- BYU2
- Stanford3
- Tennessee4
- Nebraska5
- Oklahoma6
- Washington7
- Florida8
- Texas9
- UCLA10
- Michigan11
- Georgia12
- USC13
- Ohio State14
- Michigan State15
- Penn State16
- Virginia Tech17
- Florida State18
- Texas A&M19
- Notre Dame20
- Arkansas21
- Kansas State22
- Oregon State23
- Georgia Tech24
Tier 224
- Miami (FL)1
- Fresno State2
- Illinois3
- Colorado4
- Washington State5
- Syracuse6
- Auburn7
- Alabama8
- Texas Tech9
- Marshall10
- Southern Miss11
- Colorado State12
- Purdue13
- Arizona14
- Wisconsin15
- Virginia16
- Ole Miss17
- East Carolina18
- TCU19
- Air Force20
- Arizona State21
- Miami (OH)22
- Mississippi State23
- San Diego State24
Tier 326
- LSU1
- Louisville2
- Maryland3
- Hawaii4
- North Carolina5
- Boise State6
- Toledo7
- NC State8
- Indiana9
- Rice10
- Boston College11
- Utah12
- Pittsburgh13
- Clemson14
- Minnesota15
- Northwestern16
- SMU17
- Nevada18
- San Jose State19
- Western Michigan20
- Tulane21
- Missouri22
- West Virginia23
- Kentucky24
- California25
- Idaho26
Tier 426
- South Carolina1
- Iowa2
- Louisiana Tech3
- New Mexico4
- Bowling Green5
- UAB6
- Cincinnati7
- Wake Forest8
- Middle Tennessee9
- Iowa State10
- UCF11
- Memphis12
- Army13
- Northern Illinois14
- North Texas15
- New Mexico State16
- Oklahoma State17
- Kansas18
- Akron19
- Utah State20
- Central Michigan21
- Ohio22
- Wyoming23
- Vanderbilt24
- UTEP25
- Houston26
Tier 517
- UNLV1
- South Florida2
- Kent State3
- Temple4
- Troy5
- Ball State6
- Buffalo7
- Louisiana-Lafayette8
- Baylor9
- Rutgers10
- Navy11
- Tulsa12
- Louisiana-Monroe13
- Duke14
- UConn15
- Eastern Michigan16
- Arkansas State17