2001 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

none August 2023 The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 2001 season. Due to the events of September 11, 2001, all college football games were suspended during the following weekend. As a result, the poll released on September 18 was a repeat of the one released a week earlier. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol The Sports Network poll 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 EIU ranked 11th in Sports Network poll Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois August 14, 2001 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10697821/poll_2001_0814_i_aa_tsn_first/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Sept 4Division I-AA Poll Herald and Review Decatur, Illinois September 4, 2001 D4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10671624/poll_2001_0904_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Sept 11Division I-AA poll The Advocate-Messenger Danville, Kentucky September 11, 2001 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10671716/poll_2001_0911_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Sept 18Division I-AA poll Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa City, Iowa September 18, 2001 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10671806/poll_2001_0918_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Sept 25Division I-AA poll The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama September 25, 2001 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10671869/poll_2001_0925_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 2Sports Network Division I-AA Top 25 The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina October 2, 2001 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10671985/poll_2001_1002_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 9Division I-AA poll The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama October 9, 2001 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672087/poll_2001_1009_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 16Division I-AA poll The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama October 16, 2001 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672131/poll_2001_1016_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 23Division I-AA Poll Herald and Review Decatur, Illinois October 23, 2001 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672219/poll_2001_1023_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 30Division I-AA poll The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama October 30, 2001 2F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672279/poll_2001_1030_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 6Division I-AA Top 25 The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois November 6, 2001 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10806164/poll_2001_1106_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 13Division I-AA poll The Daily Journal Vineland, New Jersey November 13, 2001 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672421/poll_2001_1113_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 20Division I-AA poll The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont November 20, 2001 8B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672511/poll_2001_1120_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 27Division I-AA poll The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama November 27, 2001 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10672551/poll_2001_1127_i_aa_tsn/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 PostseasonDiv. I-AA poll The Star Press Muncie, Indiana December 25, 2001 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11125798/poll_2001_1225_i_aa_tsn_final/ Newspapers.com May 20, 2017 Georgia Southern (69) Montana (6) Western Kentucky Delaware (1) Appalachian State Furman (1) Hofstra 2001 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State McNeese State Lehigh Eastern Illinois Florida A&M Western Illinois Richmond Grambling State Illinois State Southwest Texas Portland State Eastern Washington Villanova UMass Bethune-Cookman Northern Iowa Wofford North Carolina A&T Georgia Southern (1–0) (91) Montana (1–0) (8) Appalachian State (1–0) u Hofstra (1–0) u Youngstown State (1–0) u Furman (0–1) (1) Western Illinois (1–0) u McNeese State (0–1) u Lehigh (1–0) u Western Kentucky (0–1) d Florida A&M (1–0) u Eastern Illinois (0–0) d Richmond (0–1) u Grambling State (1–0) u Delaware (0–1) d Portland State (1–0) u Southwest Texas (1–0) Villanova (1–0) u Rhode Island (1–0) npr Eastern Washington (0–0) d Illinois State (0–1) d Bethune-Cookman (1–0) William & Mary (1–0) npr Northern Iowa (1–0) d Wofford (0–0) d Georgia Southern (2–0) (95) Montana (1–1) Youngstown State (2–0) u Furman (1–1) (2) u Appalachian State (1–1) d Western Illinois (1–0) u McNeese State (1–1) u Western Kentucky (1–1) u Florida A&M (2–0) u Lehigh (1–0) d Eastern Illinois (1–0) u Rhode Island (2–0) u Richmond (0–1) Hofstra (1–1) d Grambling State (2–0) d Villanova (2–0) u Portland State (1–0) d Eastern Washington (1–0) u William & Mary (2–0) u Southwest Texas (1–1) d New Hampshire (2–0) npr Sam Houston State (2–0) npr Delaware (0–2) d Northwestern State (2–0) npr Northern Arizona (2–0) npr Georgia Southern (2–0) (95) Montana (1–1) Youngstown State (2–0) Furman (1–1) (2) Appalachian State (1–1) Western Illinois (1–0) McNeese State (1–1) Western Kentucky (1–1) Florida A&M (2–0) Lehigh (1–0) Eastern Illinois (1–0) Rhode Island (2–0) Richmond (0–1) Hofstra (1–1) Grambling State (2–0) Villanova (2–0) Portland State (1–0) Eastern Washington (1–0) William & Mary (2–0) Southwest Texas (1–1) New Hampshire (2–0) Sam Houston State (2–0) Delaware (0–2) Northwestern State (2–0) Northern Arizona (2–0) Georgia Southern (3–0) (75) Youngstown State (3–0) u Montana (2–1) d Furman (2–1) (2) McNeese State (2–1) u Appalachian State (2–1) d Western Kentucky (2–1) u Eastern Illinois (2–0) u Rhode Island (3–0) (1) u Lehigh (2–0) Grambling State (2–0) u Hofstra (2–1) u Western Illinois (1–1) d Villanova (2–0) u Eastern Washington (2–0) u Northwestern State (3–0) u Richmond (0–2) d Florida A&M (2–1) d Southwest Texas (2–1) u New Hampshire (3–0) u Northern Arizona (3–0) u William & Mary (2–1) d Portland State (1–1) d Delaware (1–2) d Tennessee State (2–0) npr Georgia Southern (4–0) (93) Montana (3–1) (1) u Furman (3–1) (3) u McNeese State (3–1) u Appalachian State (3–1) u Eastern Illinois (3–0) u Rhode Island (4–0) u Lehigh (3–0) u Youngstown State (3–1) d Grambling State (4–0) u Western Kentucky (2–2) d Hofstra (3–1) Villanova (3–0) u Western Illinois (2–1) d Northwestern State (3–1) u Eastern Washington (2–1) d Florida A&M (3–1) u Northern Iowa (3–1) npr Southwest Texas (3–1) William & Mary (3–1) u Portland State (2–1) u Tennessee State (3–0) u North Carolina A&T (3–0) npr Richmond (0–3) d Sam Houston State (3–1) npr Georgia Southern (5–0) (81) Montana (4–1) Furman (4–1) (3) Rhode Island (5–0) u Youngstown State (4–1) u Lehigh (4–0) u Grambling State (4–0) u Appalachian State (3–2) d Hofstra (4–1) u Eastern Illinois (3–1) d Western Kentucky (3–2) Villanova (4–0) u McNeese State (3–2) d Western Illinois (3–1) Northern Iowa (4–1) u Florida A&M (4–1) u Southwest Texas (4–1) u Tennessee State (4–0) u Sam Houston State (4–1) u Northwestern State (3–1) d Jacksonville State (4–0) npr Northern Arizona (4–1) npr Stephen F. Austin (3–2) npr Penn (3–0) npr William & Mary (3–2) d Georgia Southern (6–0) (96) Montana (5–1) Furman (5–1) (4) Rhode Island (6–0) Youngstown State (5–1) Grambling State (5–0) u Lehigh (5–0) d Hofstra (5–1) u Eastern Illinois (4–1) u Western Kentucky (4–2) u McNeese State (4–2) u Western Illinois (4–1) u Appalachian State (3–3) d Northern Iowa (5–1) u Tennessee State (5–0) u Sam Houston State (5–1) u Northwestern State (4–2) u Northern Arizona (5–1) u Stephen F. Austin (4–2) u Villanova (4–1) d Southwest Texas (4–2) d Penn (4–0) u North Carolina A&T (4–1) npr Maine (4–1) npr Florida A&M (4–2) d Georgia Southern (7–0) (90) Montana (6–1) (4) Furman (6–1) (6) Rhode Island (7–0) Youngstown State (6–1) Grambling State (6–0) Hofstra (6–1) u Lehigh (6–0) d Eastern Illinois (5–1) Western Kentucky (5–2) Northern Iowa (6–1) u Appalachian State (4–3) u Tennessee State (6–0) u Sam Houston State (6–1) u Northwestern State (5–2) u Western Illinois (4–2) d McNeese State (4–3) d Maine (5–1) u North Carolina A&T (5–1) u Penn (5–0) u Northern Arizona (5–2) d Jacksonville State (5–1) npr Florida A&M (5–2) u Stephen F. Austin (4–3) d Bethune-Cookman (5–1) npr Montana (7–1) (61) u Furman (6–1) (23) u Grambling State (7–0) (8) u Georgia Southern (7–1) (2) d Hofstra (7–1) u Eastern Illinois (6–1) u Western Kentucky (6–2) u Lehigh (7–0) Rhode Island (7–1) d Youngstown State (6–2) d Appalachian State (5–3) u Northwestern State (6–2) u McNeese State (5–3) u North Carolina A&T (6–1) u Tennessee State (6–1) d Northern Iowa (6–2) d Northern Arizona (6–2) u Penn (6–0) u Sam Houston State (6–2) d Florida A&M (6–2) u Eastern Washington (5–2) npr Stephen F. Austin (4–3) u Western Illinois (4–3) d Maine (5–2) d 2001 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky (5–2) npr Montana (8–1) (79) Georgia Southern (8–1) (10) u Hofstra (8–1) (1) u Eastern Illinois (8–1) u Furman (6–2) d Western Kentucky (7–2) u Lehigh (8–0) (1) u Youngstown State (7–2) u Grambling State (7–1) d Northwestern State (7–2) u Appalachian State (6–3) (1) North Carolina A&T (7–1) u McNeese State (5–3) Tennessee State (7–1) u Northern Iowa (7–2) u Northern Arizona (7–2) u Rhode Island (7–2) d Sam Houston State (7–2) u Penn (7–0) d Maine (6–2) u Stephen F. Austin (5–3) u Eastern Kentucky (6–2) u Villanova (6–2) npr Harvard (7–0) npr Alabama State (6–2) npr Montana (9–1) (85) Georgia Southern (9–1) (5) Eastern Illinois (8–1) (1) u Furman (7–2) (3) u Lehigh (9–0) (1) u Youngstown State (7–2) u Grambling State (8–1) u Northern Iowa (8–2) u Appalachian State (7–3) u Hofstra (8–2) d McNeese State (8–3) u Western Kentucky (7–3) d Northern Arizona (8–2) u Sam Houston State (8–2) u Rhode Island (7–2) u Northwestern State (7–3) d Villanova (7–2) u Maine (7–2) u Harvard (8–0) u Eastern Kentucky (7–2) u Stephen F. Austin (6–3) North Carolina A&T (7–2) d Alabama State (7–2) u Tennessee State (7–2) d William & Mary (6–3) npr Montana (10–1) (67) Georgia Southern (9–1) (4) Eastern Illinois (9–1) (1) Furman (8–2) (3) Lehigh (10–0) (1) Youngstown State (8–2) Northern Iowa (9–2) u Grambling State (8–1) d Appalachian State (8–1) Hofstra (9–2) McNeese State (7–3) Western Kentucky (8–3) Sam Houston State (9–2) u Northwestern State (8–3) u Villanova (8–2) u Northern Arizona (9–2) d Maine (8–2) u Eastern Kentucky (8–2) u Harvard (9–0) William & Mary (7–3) u Alabama State (8–2) u Rhode Island (7–3) d 2001 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech (7–3) npr Florida A&M (7–3) npr Penn (8–1) npr Montana (11–1) (53) Georgia Southern (10–1) (3) Eastern Illinois (9–1) Furman (9–2) (2) Lehigh (10–0) (1) Northern Iowa (9–2) u Grambling State (9–1) u Appalachian State (8–3) u Hofstra (9–2) u McNeese State (8–3) u Western Kentucky (8–3) u Youngstown State (8–3) d Sam Houston State (9–2) Northwestern State (8–3) Northern Arizona (8–3) u Maine (8–2) u William & Mary (8–3) u Eastern Kentucky (8–2) Harvard (9–0) Villanova (8–3) d Rhode Island (8–3) u Florida A&M (7–3) u Tennessee Tech (7–3) Penn (8–1) u Tennessee State (8–3) npr Montana (15–1) (37) Furman (12–3) u Georgia Southern (13–2) d Northern Iowa (11–3) u Lehigh (11–1) Appalachian State (9–4) u Sam Houston State (10–3) u Grambling State (10–1) d Eastern Illinois (9–2) d Maine (9–3) u Hofstra (9–3) d Western Kentucky (8–4) d McNeese State (8–4) d Northwestern State (8–4) Youngstown State (8–3) d Northern Arizona (8–4) d William & Mary (8–4) Eastern Kentucky (8–2) Harvard (9–0) Villanova (8–3) Rhode Island (8–3) Florida A&M (7–4) Tennessee Tech (7–3) Penn (8–1) Tennessee State (8–3) 21 UMass 25 North Carolina A&T 21 Illinois State 22 Bethune-Cookman 24 Northern Iowa 25 Wofford 22 Sam Houston State 20 New Hampshire 21 Northern Arizona 24 Delaware 16 Eastern Washington 21 Portland State 23 North Carolina A&T 24 Richmond 21 Jacksonville State 25 William & Mary 20 Villanova 21 Southwest Texas 22 Jacksonville State 25 Bethune-Cookman 20 Florida A&M 21 Eastern Washington 23 Western Illinois 19 Penn 21 Stephen F. Austin 22 North Carolina A&T 24 Tennessee State 21 Alabama State References Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FCS football rankings