PROTEST PLAYOFF '01: Data and Analysis

Hit the jump for the full bracket and some assorted data and tables.

Go Cats! Beat the Longhorns!

The 2001 FBS Playoff Field

Final Associated Press Poll (with final game result)

1. Florida (13-2) - beat Texas 37-30 in the Rose Bowl
2. Miami (13-1) - lost to Florida 20-21 in the Sugar Bowl
3. Texas (13-3) - lost to Florida 30-37 in the Rose Bowl
4. Nebraska (12-2) - lost to Maryland 33-37 in double overtime in the Cotton Bowl
5. Maryland (12-2) - lost to Texas 9-62 in the Fiesta Bowl
6. BYU (12-3) - lost to Louisville 10-28 in the Silicon Valley Bowl
7. Oregon (11-2) - beat Purdue 38-27 in the Sun Bowl
8. Oklahoma (11-2) - beat Arkansas 10-3 in the Independence Bowl
9. Illinois (11-2) - lost to Miami 3-41 in the Orange Bowl
10. Tennessee (11-3) - beat Michigan 45-17 in the Tangerine Bowl
11. Colorado (11-3) - lost to Florida 26-48 in the Citrus Bowl
12. Louisville (11-3) - beat BYU 28-10 in the Liberty Bowl
13. Washington State (10-2) - beat TCU 33-9 in the Poinsettia Bowl
14. Syracuse (10-3) - beat Kansas State 26-3 in the Insight.com Bowl
15. Toledo (10-3) - lost to Texas 3-40 in the Holiday Bowl
16. LSU (10-4) - beat Iowa State 47-13 in the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
17. South Carolina (9-3) - beat Ohio State 31-28 in the Outback Bowl
18. Stanford (9-4) - lost to Georgia Tech 14-24 in the Seattle Bowl
19. Florida State (8-4) - beat Virginia Tech 30-17 in the Gator Bowl
20. Virginia Tech (8-4) - lost to Florida State 17-30 in the Gator Bowl
21. Washington (8-4) - lost to Marshall 43-64 in the GMAC Bowl
22. Michigan (8-4) - lost to Tennessee 17-45 in the Tangerine Bowl
23. Boston College (8-4) - beat Georgia 20-16 in the Music City Bowl
24. Georgia (8-4) - lost to Boston College 16-20 in the Music City Bowl
25. Georgia Tech (8-5) - beat Stanford 24-14 in the Seattle Bowl

The Champions

(Sim-FBS | Real BCS)

1998

Kansas State Wildcats | Tennessee Volunteers

1999

Kansas State Wildcats | Florida State Seminoles

2000

Florida State Seminoles | Oklahoma Sooners

2001*

Miami Hurricanes | Florida Gators

*(Real BCS | Sim-FBS): order is reversed to accommodate helmet non-reversibility

Playoff Participation

Playoff Records

All helmet images are courtesy of The Helmet Project. Check it out - it's pretty cool.

BracketCat's Protest Playoff Archives

1998: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data | Encore

1999: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Sugar | Data | Encore

2000: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Orange | Data | Encore

2001: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Rose