| Season: | 2001 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 25 |
| All Star Games: | 5 |
| Bowl Start: | December 18, 2001 |
| Bowl End: | January 3, 2002 |
| Championship Bowl: | Rose Bowl |
| Championship Location: | Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California |
| Champions: | Miami Hurricanes |
| Conference1: | SEC |
| Conference1 Teams: | 8 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 5 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference1 Ap Poll: | 5 |
| Conference2: | Big 12 |
| Conference2 Teams: | 8 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 5 |
| Conference2 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference3: | ACC |
| Conference3 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference3 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference4: | Big Ten |
| Conference4 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference4 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference5: | Big East |
| Conference5 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference5 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference6: | Pac-10 |
| Conference6 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference6 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference7: | Conference USA |
| Conference7 Teams: | 4 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference7 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference8: | Mountain West |
| Conference8 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference8 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference9: | MAC |
| Conference9 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference9 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference10: | WAC |
| Conference10 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference10 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference10 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference10 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference11: | Sun Belt |
| Conference11 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference11 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference11 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference11 Ap Poll: | 0 |
The 2001–02 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship Game over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 37–14.
A total of 25 team-competitive games were played—starting on December 18, 2001, and ending on January 3, 2002—with participation by 50 bowl-eligible teams. North Texas entered the New Orleans Bowl with a losing record of 5–6; they were able to play in a bowl game by being co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference, having compiled a 5–1 conference record.[1] An additional five all-star games were played, ending with the Hula Bowl on February 2, 2002. One bowl game was established for the 2001–02 season, the New Orleans Bowl. The number of bowl games remained static from the previous season due to the dissolution of the Aloha Bowl after 19 seasons.
The below table lists top teams (per polls taken after the completion of the regular season and any conference championship games), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. The AP column represents rankings per the AP Poll,[2] while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.[3]
| Date | Time | Game | Site | Matchup | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 PM | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona | Oregon 38, Colorado 16 | |||
| 8:30 PM | Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | LSU 47, Illinois 34 | |||
| 8:00 PM | Orange Bowl | Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida | Florida 56, Maryland 23 | |||
| 8:00 PM | Rose Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | Miami 37, Nebraska 14 |
| Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Venue | City | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2002 | West All-Stars | 33 | Utah-Colorado All-Stars | 30 | St. George, Utah | |||
| January 12, 2002 | West Team | 21 | East Team | 13 | San Francisco, California | |||
| January 26, 2002 | Team Florida | 42 | Team USA | 13 | Orlando, Florida | |||
| January 26, 2002 | South Team | 41 | North Team | 26 | Mobile, Alabama | |||
| February 2, 2002 | South | 45 | North | 28 | Wailuku, Hawaii | |||