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