2001 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | Miami(Florida) | 12 | 0 | 8.1302 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 11 | 1 | 6.8632 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 11 | 2 | 6.2438 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida | 10 | 2 | 6.0081 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Texas | 11 | 2 | 5.8048 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 5.4779 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | WashingtonState | 10 | 2 | 5.3991 | 10 | 11 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 11 | 2 | 5.3088 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | LouisianaState | 10 | 3 | 5.2575 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Colorado | 10 | 3 | 5.0216 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Maryland | 10 | 2 | 4.7740 | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 4.7163 | 16 | 17 |
| 13 | Illinois | 10 | 2 | 4.6058 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 10 | 3 | 4.1093 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | SouthCarolina | 9 | 3 | 4.0434 | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Louisville | 11 | 2 | 3.8816 | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 3.6113 | 22 | 25 |
| 18 | BrighamYoung | 12 | 2 | 3.5995 | 25 | 24 |
| 19 | Washington | 8 | 4 | 3.5790 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Marshall | 11 | 2 | 3.4974 | 26 | 21 |
| 21 | FresnoState | 11 | 3 | 3.4639 | 27 | 28 |
| 22 | FloridaState | 8 | 4 | 3.3272 | 15 | 15 |
| 23 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 3.1048 | 38T | 41T |
| 24 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 3.0477 | 20 | 20 |
| 25 | Toledo | 10 | 2 | 3.0278 | 23 | 22 |
| 26 | BostonCollege | 8 | 4 | 2.7966 | 21 | 23 |
| 27 | Hawaii | 9 | 3 | 2.6180 | 28 | 32 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 2.5539 | 36 | NR |
| 29 | TexasA&M | 8 | 4 | 2.5063 | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | VirginiaTech | 8 | 4 | 2.3311 | 18 | 18 |
| 31 | Auburn | 7 | 5 | 2.3117 | NR | 37 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 2.3047 | 33 | 33 |
| 33 | GeorgiaTech | 8 | 5 | 2.0137 | 24 | 26 |
| 34 | NorthCarolina | 8 | 5 | 2.0019 | 30 | 27 |
| 35 | Alabama | 7 | 5 | 1.9936 | 37T | 34 |
| 36 | BowlingGreenState | 8 | 3 | 1.9618 | ||
| 37 | BoiseState | 8 | 4 | 1.8314 | ||
| 38 | Utah | 8 | 4 | 1.7028 | ||
| 39 | OhioState | 7 | 5 | 1.4960 | ||
| 40 | KansasState | 6 | 6 | 1.4280 | ||
| 41 | TexasTech | 7 | 5 | 1.4254 | ||
| 42 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 5 | 1.3928 | ||
| 43 | Clemson | 7 | 5 | 1.3615 | ||
| 44 | SouthFlorida | 8 | 3 | 1.3537 | ||
| 45 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 6 | 1.3011 | ||
| 46 | MiddleTennesseeState | 8 | 3 | 1.2830 | ||
| 47 | NotreDame | 5 | 6 | 1.2105 | ||
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 1.1916 | ||
| 49 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 1.1842 | ||
| 50 | IowaState | 7 | 5 | 1.1799 | ||
| 51 | WakeForest | 6 | 5 | 1.1137 | ||
| 52 | TroyState | 7 | 4 | 1.0254 | ||
| 53 | OregonState | 5 | 6 | 1.0102 | ||
| 54 | PennState | 5 | 6 | 0.9679 | ||
| 55 | Purdue | 6 | 6 | 0.9099 | ||
| 56 | MichiganState | 7 | 5 | 0.8141 | ||
| 57 | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | 0.7608 | ||
| 58 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 0.7505 | ||
| 59 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 0.7370 | ||
| 60 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0.6552 | ||
| 61 | ColoradoState | 7 | 5 | 0.6019 | ||
| 62 | LouisianaTech | 7 | 5 | 0.2962 | ||
| 63 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0.2574 | ||
| 64 | Miami(Ohio) | 7 | 5 | 0.2043 | ||
| 65 | OklahomaState | 4 | 7 | -0.1255 | ||
| 66 | NorthernIllinois | 6 | 5 | -0.1657 | ||
| 67 | EastCarolina | 6 | 6 | -0.2476 | ||
| 68 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 5 | -0.3598 | ||
| 69 | ArizonaState | 4 | 7 | -0.4151 | ||
| 70 | AirForce | 6 | 6 | -0.4396 | ||
| 71 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | -0.4733 | ||
| 72 | CentralFlorida | 6 | 5 | -0.4806 | ||
| 73 | NewMexico | 6 | 5 | -0.5661 | ||
| 74 | Kent | 6 | 5 | -0.5815 | ||
| 75 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | -0.6653 | ||
| 76 | WesternMichigan | 5 | 6 | -0.6896 | ||
| 77 | TexasChristian | 6 | 6 | -0.6956 | ||
| 78 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | -0.7334 | ||
| 79 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | -0.7806 | ||
| 80 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | -0.8494 | ||
| 81 | Alabama-Birmingham | 6 | 5 | -0.8574 | ||
| 82 | MississippiState | 3 | 8 | -0.8749 | ||
| 83 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | -1.0556 | ||
| 84 | BallState | 5 | 6 | -1.1985 | ||
| 85 | Temple | 4 | 7 | -1.2734 | ||
| 86 | UtahState | 4 | 7 | -1.5537 | ||
| 87 | NorthTexas | 5 | 7 | -1.5604 | ||
| 88 | Nevada-LasVegas | 4 | 7 | -1.6443 | ||
| 89 | SouthernMethodist | 4 | 7 | -1.6863 | ||
| 90 | WestVirginia | 3 | 8 | -1.8577 | ||
| 91 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | -1.8902 | ||
| 92 | Akron | 4 | 7 | -2.0854 | ||
| 93 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | -2.1181 | ||
| 94 | NewMexicoState | 5 | 7 | -2.3719 | ||
| 95 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | -2.5085 | ||
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | -2.6916 | ||
| 97 | SanDiegoState | 3 | 8 | -2.7208 | ||
| 98 | California | 1 | 10 | -2.7432 | ||
| 99 | SanJoseState | 3 | 9 | -2.8306 | ||
| 100 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | -3.5044 | ||
| 101 | CentralMichigan | 3 | 8 | -3.9093 | ||
| 102 | Wyoming | 2 | 9 | -3.9835 | ||
| 103 | Rutgers | 2 | 9 | -4.1566 | ||
| 104 | Army | 3 | 8 | -4.2157 | ||
| 105 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 9 | -4.4846 | ||
| 106 | Duke | 0 | 11 | -4.5068 | ||
| 107 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 8 | -4.5852 | ||
| 108 | Buffalo | 3 | 8 | -4.6708 | ||
| 109 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | -5.0250 | ||
| 110 | Tulsa | 1 | 10 | -5.2000 | ||
| 111 | Connecticut | 2 | 9 | -5.2952 | ||
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | -5.5119 | ||
| 113 | Houston | 0 | 11 | -5.6281 | ||
| 114 | EasternMichigan | 2 | 9 | -5.6298 | ||
| 115 | ArkansasState | 2 | 9 | -5.7583 | ||
| 116 | Navy | 0 | 10 | -5.8320 | ||
| 117 | Idaho | 1 | 10 | -6.0504 | ||
| 118 | NON_DIV1A | 8 | 49 | -7.4222 |
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