2001 season
The 2001 season
96 ranked teams lost, 29 of them in the top 10. The No. 1 or No. 2 team lost 4 times.
Betting lines in our data start in 2013, so 2001 upsets only count ranked teams losing to lower-ranked or unranked teams.
Ranked teams lost96
Top 10 lost29
No. 1 or 2 lost4
Upsets58
2001 vs 2026
20012026
Show as a table
| Week | 2001 lost (total) | 2026 lost (total) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| 2 | 4 (4) | 3 (4) |
| 3 | 4 (8) | 5 (9) |
| 4 | – | 8 (17) |
| 5 | 5 (13) | 3 (20) |
| 6 | 7 (20) | 6 (26) |
| 7 | 5 (25) | – |
| 8 | 10 (35) | – |
| 9 | 5 (40) | – |
| 10 | 9 (49) | – |
| 11 | 7 (56) | – |
| 12 | 7 (63) | – |
| 13 | 6 (69) | – |
| 14 | 8 (77) | – |
| 15 | 5 (82) | – |
| 16 | 2 (84) | – |
Biggest upsets of 2001
Auburn 23, 
No. 1 Florida 20Upset size12.5
Oklahoma State 16, 
No. 4 Oklahoma 13Upset size11
Syracuse 22, 
No. 5 Virginia Tech 14Upset size10.5
Michigan State 26, 
No. 6 Michigan 24Upset size10- Upset size10
Georgia 26, 
No. 6 Tennessee 24Upset size10
Boise State 35, 
No. 8 Fresno State 30Upset size9
Oregon State 49, 
No. 8 Washington 24Upset size9
No. 23 Stanford 49, 
No. 5 Oregon 42Upset size9
Arkansas 10, 
No. 9 South Carolina 7Upset size8.5
Clemson 47, 
No. 9 Georgia Tech 44Upset size8.5- Fresno State 44, No. 10 Oregon State 24Upset size8
NC State 34, 
No. 10 Florida State 28Upset size8- No. 20 Stanford 38,
No. 4 UCLA 28Upset size8 
Ohio State 26, No. 11 Michigan 20Upset size7.5- Georgia Tech 24, No. 11 Stanford 14Upset size7.5
- Upset size7
Colorado 16, 
No. 12 Kansas State 6Upset size7- Ohio State 38,
No. 14 Northwestern 20Upset size6 - No. 14 Colorado 62,
No. 2 Nebraska 36Upset size6 
Boston College 20, No. 16 Georgia 16Upset size5
North Carolina 38, No. 16 Clemson 3Upset size5- Michigan State 17,
No. 17 Notre Dame 10Upset size4.5 - Upset size4.5
Alabama 31, No. 17 Auburn 7Upset size4.5
