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 13âÂÂ6.
The top four teams in the tournament were seeded; seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> By team name denotes host institution <br> <nowiki>*</nowiki> By score denotes overtime