The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2001, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 2001, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Montana Grizzlies won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Furman Paladins by a score of 13–6.
Conference changes and new programs School 2000 Conference 2001 Conference Austin Peay I-AA Independent Pioneer Cal State Northridge Big Sky I-AA Independent Davidson I-AA Independent Pioneer Florida Atlantic New Program I-AA Independent Georgetown I-AA Independent Patriot Hofstra Atlantic 10 Jacksonville Pioneer Morehead State Morris Brown D-II Independent I-AA Independent Savannah State South Florida I-AA Independent I-A Independent Troy State Southland Western Kentucky Ohio Valley Gateway
Conference standings
Conference champions
Conference ChampionsAtlantic 10 Conference – Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Northeast Conference – Sacred Heart Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Furman and Georgia Southern Southland Football League – McNeese State and Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State
Postseason NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket The top four teams in the tournament were seeded; seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.
* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime
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