May 15, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern University football team was ranked 13th in the latest edition of The Sporting News. The magazine ranked teams based on their performances during spring ball.
Texas was the magazine's top pick.
Here is the Top 25, as selected by TSN college football writer Tom Dienhart:
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Oklahoma
5. Oregon
6. Virginia Tech
7. Florida State
8. Tennessee
9. Nebraska
10. Louisiana State
11. Oregon State
12. Georgia Tech
13. Northwestern
14. Southern California
15. Kansas State
16. Notre Dame
17. Michigan
18. Clemson
19. South Carolina
20. Mississippi State
21. Washington
22. Alabama
23. East Carolina
24. Pittsburgh
25. Purdue