2001
MRI 2.0 · 117 teams rated · showing the top 117
| # | Team | Rec | Power | Résumé |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 12–0 | 33.26 | 7.43 |
| 2 | Florida | 10–2 | 29.07 | 5.40 |
| 3 | Texas | 11–2 | 23.37 | 5.06 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 11–2 | 22.82 | 5.32 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 11–2 | 20.30 | 4.91 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 11–2 | 19.99 | 7.15 |
| 7 | Florida State | 8–4 | 19.82 | 3.75 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 8–4 | 18.75 | 2.52 |
| 9 | Oregon | 11–1 | 17.79 | 6.56 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 6–6 | 16.06 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Michigan | 8–4 | 15.70 | 4.00 |
| 12 | Colorado | 10–3 | 14.38 | 5.64 |
| 13 | Syracuse | 10–3 | 14.29 | 5.24 |
| 14 | UCLA | 7–4 | 13.35 | 3.44 |
| 15 | LSU | 10–3 | 12.99 | 4.80 |
| 16 | Illinois | 10–2 | 12.49 | 5.33 |
| 17 | Georgia | 8–4 | 12.34 | 2.82 |
| 18 | Stanford | 9–3 | 12.02 | 4.84 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 7–5 | 11.86 | 2.33 |
| 20 | USC | 6–6 | 11.47 | 1.85 |
| 21 | Boston College | 8–4 | 11.26 | 2.70 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 11–3 | 11.25 | 3.19 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 9–3 | 11.09 | 4.29 |
| 24 | Washington State | 10–2 | 11.02 | 4.82 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 8–5 | 10.45 | 2.14 |
| 26 | Iowa | 7–5 | 10.13 | 2.20 |
| 27 | Louisville | 11–2 | 10.11 | 3.93 |
| 28 | Alabama | 7–5 | 10.09 | 2.37 |
| 29 | Texas Tech | 7–5 | 9.82 | 1.69 |
| 30 | Maryland | 10–2 | 9.79 | 4.14 |
| 31 | Washington | 8–4 | 9.38 | 4.09 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 5–6 | 8.90 | 1.56 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 8–4 | 8.74 | 2.99 |
| 34 | Utah | 8–4 | 8.62 | 1.95 |
| 35 | BYU | 12–2 | 8.59 | 3.72 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 8–5 | 8.35 | 2.99 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 7–5 | 8.26 | 2.30 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 5–6 | 7.59 | 0.49 |
| 39 | Southern Miss | 6–5 | 6.78 | 0.19 |
| 40 | Penn State | 5–6 | 6.09 | 1.87 |
| 41 | Clemson | 7–5 | 5.94 | 1.55 |
| 42 | NC State | 7–5 | 5.94 | 1.21 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 5.87 | 1.75 |
| 44 | Purdue | 6–6 | 5.80 | 1.79 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 7–5 | 5.42 | 1.36 |
| 46 | East Carolina | 6–6 | 5.23 | -0.12 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 7–5 | 4.94 | 2.70 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 5–7 | 4.93 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | 7–4 | 4.84 | 1.22 |
| 50 | Boise State | 8–4 | 4.44 | 0.43 |
| 51 | Auburn | 7–5 | 4.43 | 2.52 |
| 52 | Indiana | 5–6 | 4.26 | 1.33 |
| 53 | Marshall | 11–2 | 4.01 | 2.25 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 4–7 | 3.36 | -0.67 |
| 55 | Toledo | 10–2 | 3.15 | 1.53 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 7–5 | 3.11 | 0.82 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 4–7 | 1.77 | -0.55 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 3–8 | 1.64 | -1.30 |
| 59 | TCU | 6–6 | 1.63 | -0.65 |
| 60 | UCF | 6–5 | 1.51 | -0.57 |
| 61 | Northwestern | 4–7 | 0.79 | -0.32 |
| 62 | Arizona | 5–6 | 0.53 | 0.40 |
| 63 | Hawaii | 9–3 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 8–3 | 0.28 | 0.92 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 3–8 | 0.18 | -1.67 |
| 66 | UAB | 6–5 | 0.14 | -0.21 |
| 67 | UNLV | 4–7 | -0.18 | -1.93 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 6–5 | -0.58 | -0.66 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 4–7 | -1.10 | -0.46 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 7–5 | -2.20 | -0.49 |
| 71 | Memphis | 5–6 | -2.44 | -0.98 |
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | 7–5 | -2.72 | 0.22 |
| 73 | Virginia | 5–7 | -2.74 | 0.28 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 2–9 | -3.32 | -1.65 |
| 75 | Miami (OH) | 7–5 | -3.48 | -0.03 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 6–5 | -3.71 | 0.89 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | 5–6 | -4.02 | -1.83 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee | 8–3 | -4.53 | -0.47 |
| 79 | Missouri | 4–7 | -4.57 | -0.57 |
| 80 | USF | 8–3 | -4.95 | -0.22 |
| 81 | Rice | 8–4 | -5.95 | 0.25 |
| 82 | Air Force | 6–6 | -6.17 | -0.80 |
| 83 | Northern Illinois | 6–5 | -7.06 | -1.41 |
| 84 | Temple | 4–7 | -8.03 | -0.98 |
| 85 | California | 1–10 | -9.63 | -2.40 |
| 86 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | -9.69 | -2.76 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 3–8 | -10.03 | -2.58 |
| 88 | Kansas | 3–8 | -10.46 | -0.85 |
| 89 | Tulane | 3–9 | -10.80 | -2.96 |
| 90 | Akron | 4–7 | -10.96 | -2.37 |
| 91 | San Jose State | 3–9 | -11.19 | -2.72 |
| 92 | SMU | 4–7 | -11.85 | -2.62 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | 5–7 | -12.01 | -2.27 |
| 94 | North Texas | 5–7 | -12.47 | -2.98 |
| 95 | Ohio | 1–10 | -12.94 | -5.58 |
| 96 | Utah State | 4–7 | -13.02 | -1.76 |
| 97 | Kent State | 6–5 | -13.47 | -1.15 |
| 98 | Baylor | 3–8 | -13.48 | -1.71 |
| 99 | Ball State | 5–6 | -14.58 | -2.87 |
| 100 | Troy | 7–4 | -14.79 | 0.06 |
| 101 | Nevada | 3–8 | -15.20 | -2.94 |
| 102 | Army | 3–8 | -16.43 | -3.70 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 2–9 | -16.60 | -4.31 |
| 104 | UTEP | 2–9 | -17.04 | -4.99 |
| 105 | Houston | 0–11 | -18.08 | -5.17 |
| 106 | Navy | 0–10 | -18.41 | -5.88 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 3–8 | -19.31 | -4.19 |
| 108 | Rutgers | 2–9 | -19.76 | -3.76 |
| 109 | Duke | 0–11 | -20.60 | -4.61 |
| 110 | Tulsa | 1–10 | -21.31 | -5.73 |
| 111 | Idaho | 1–10 | -21.96 | -6.23 |
| 112 | Buffalo | 3–8 | -23.53 | -5.55 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 3–8 | -24.78 | -4.64 |
| 114 | UConn | 2–9 | -26.46 | -5.88 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 2–9 | -27.09 | -6.24 |
| 116 | Arkansas State | 2–9 | -27.78 | -6.32 |
| 117 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2–9 | -29.57 | -6.03 |
MRI 2.0 did not exist for this season - this is the same formula that rates the current one, computed after the fact from the season's game log.