2001 NAIA football season

2001 NAIA football season
National Championship	Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN December 15, 2001
Champion	Georgetown (KY)
Player of the Year	Eddie Eviston (quarterback, Georgetown (KY))

The 2001 NAIA football season was the component of the 2001 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 15, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Georgetown Tigers defeated the Sioux Falls Cougars, 49–27, in the title game to win the program's second consecutive and third overall NAIA championship.

Conference standings

2001 Central States Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 NW Oklahoma State $^   4 – 0     7 – 3   Peru State   3 – 1     5 – 5   Langston   2 – 2     4 – 7   SAGU   1 – 3     1 – 9   Haskell   0 – 4     0 – 11   Bacone   0 – 0     5 – 5   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2001 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Mary $^   9 – 0     9 – 1   No. 13 Valley City State   8 – 1     9 – 2   No. 21 Huron   7 – 2     7 – 3   Dickinson State   6 – 3     6 – 4   Jamestown   5 – 4     5 – 5   Minot State   4 – 5     4 – 6   Black Hills State   2 – 7     3 – 7   Dakota State   2 – 7     2 – 8   South Dakota Mines   2 – 7     2 – 8   Mayville State   0 – 9     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2001 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Carroll (MT) $^   7 – 1     10 – 2   No. 16 Montana Tech   7 – 1     8 – 3   Rocky Mountain   2 – 6     3 – 7   Montana State–Northern   2 – 6     3 – 8   Montana Western   2 – 6     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2001 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Sioux Falls +^   7 – 1     12 – 2   No. 7 Concordia (NE) +^   7 – 1     10 – 2   No. 18 Hastings   6 – 2     8 – 2   Doane   5 – 3     6 – 3   Midland Lutheran   3 – 5     5 – 5   Northwestern (IA)   3 – 5     5 – 5   Nebraska Wesleyan   3 – 5     5 – 5   Dana   1 – 7     3 – 7   Dakota Wesleyan   1 – 7     2 – 8   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2001 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Evangel $^   10 – 0     11 – 1   No. 4 Benedictine (KS) ^   9 – 1     12 – 2   MidAmerica Nazarene   7 – 3     8 – 3   Culver–Stockton   5 – 5     6 – 5   Graceland   5 – 5     5 – 5   Missouri Valley   5 – 5     5 – 5   Baker   5 – 5     5 – 6   William Jewell   4 – 6     4 – 6   Lindenwood   3 – 7     3 – 8   Avila   2 – 8     2 – 8   Central Methodist   0 – 10     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2001 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Bethany (KS) +   8 – 1     8 – 1   No. 17 Kansas Wesleyan +^   8 – 1     8 – 3   Ottawa   6 – 3     6 – 4   Southwestern (KS)   6 – 3     6 – 4   Friends   5 – 4     5 – 4   Tabor   4 – 5     5 – 5   Sterling   4 – 5     4 – 6   McPherson   2 – 7     3 – 7   Saint Mary (KS)   1 – 8     1 – 8   Bethel (KS)   1 – 8     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2001 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Georgetown (KY) $^   7 – 0     14 – 0   No. 10 Campbellsville ^   5 – 2     10 – 3   No. 23 Cumberland (TN)   4 – 2     6 – 3   Belhaven   3 – 4     4 – 6   Lambuth   3 – 4     3 – 6   Union (KY)   2 – 4     2 – 7   Pikeville   2 – 5     3 – 7   Cumberland (KY)   1 – 6     3 – 6   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2001 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mideast League No. 14 Saint Francis (IN) x^   5 – 1     9 – 2   No. 11 Tri-State x^   5 – 1     8 – 3   No. 20 Walsh x   5 – 1     8 – 3   Tiffin   3 – 3     3 – 8   Geneva   2 – 4     4 – 6   Malone   1 – 5     2 – 8   Urbana   0 – 6     1 – 9   Midwest League No. 12 St. Ambrose x^   7 – 0     8 – 3   No. 15 McKendree ^   6 – 1     8 – 3   Trinity International   4 – 3     8 – 3   No. 25 Saint Xavier   4 – 3     7 – 4   St. Francis (IL)   3 – 4     4 – 6   Taylor   2 – 5     2 – 8   Olivet Nazarene   1 – 6     2 – 8   Iowa Wesleyan   1 – 6     1 – 9   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2001 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Southern Oregon ^   –     9 – 2   Virginia–Wise   –     6 – 4   Azusa Pacific   –     4 – 5   Paul Quinn   –     3 – 4   Edward Waters   –     2 – 8   ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Main article: 2001 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2001 NAIA football rankings