2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season explained

Year:	2001
Number Of Teams:	122
Regular Season:	August–November
Playoffs:	December 1–December 21
Nc Date:	December 21, 2001
Championship:	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champions:	Montana
Payton:	Brian Westbrook (RB, Villanova)
Buchanan:	Derrick Lloyd (LB, James Madison)

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.^[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School	2000 Conference	2001 Conference
		Pioneer
		I-AA Independent
		Pioneer
	New Program	I-AA Independent
		Patriot
		Atlantic 10
		Pioneer
		Pioneer
	D-II Independent
		I-A Independent
		I-A Independent
		Gateway

Conference champions

See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons.

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

The top four teams in the tournament were seeded;^[2] seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.^{[3] [4]} * By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001 NCAA Division I Football Championship . NCAA.org . December 29, 2013 . 3.
2. News: Griz will face NWestern State in playoffs . . . . 1B . November 26, 2001 . February 2, 2019 . newspapers.com.
3. News: NCAA changes format for playoff pairings . Jon . Kasper . . . D1 . November 12, 2001 . February 2, 2019 . newspapers.com.
4. News: NCAA changes format for playoff pairings (cont'd) . Jon . Kasper . . . D6 . November 12, 2001 . February 2, 2019 . newspapers.com.