The 2001 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Antwaan Randle El, Indiana (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Kurt Kittner, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

• Anthony Davis, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Levron Williams, Indiana (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jonathan Wells, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Ladell Betts, Iowa (Coaches-2)
• T. J. Duckett, Michigan State (Media-2)

Receivers

• Lee Evans, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Marquise Walker, Michigan, (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Brandon Lloyd, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Ron Johnson, Minnesota (Coaches-2)
• Charles Rogers, Michigan State (Media-2)

Centers

• LeCharles Bentley, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Luke Butkus, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Guards

• Jay Kulaga, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Eric Steinbach, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Jonathan Goodwin, Michigan (Media-1)
• Enoch DeMar, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Jonathan Goodwin, Michigan (Coaches-2)

Tackles

• Tony Pashos, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Tyson Walter, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Ben Johnson, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• David Porter, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tight ends

• Mark Anelli, Wisconsin (Coaches-1)
• Tim Stratton, Purdue (Media-1)
• Ben Utecht, Minnesota (tie) (Coaches-2)
• Chris Baker, Michigan State (tie) (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Akin Ayodele, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Mike Collins, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
• Napoleon Harris, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Aaron Kampman, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Matt Mitrione, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Shantee Orr, Michigan (Media-2)
• Dan Rumishek, Michigan (Media-1)
• Josh Shaw, Michigan State (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

• Larry Foote, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Nick Greisen, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Josh Thornhill, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Victor Hobson, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Kevin Bentley, Northwestern (Coaches-2)
• Joe Cooper, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
• Jerry Schumacher, Illinois (Media-2)
• Justin Smith, Indiana (Media-2)

Defensive backs

• Jack Brewer, Minnesota (Media-1)
• Mike Doss, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Mike Echols, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Todd Howard, Michigan (Coaches-2)
• Bobby Jackson, Illinois (Coaches-2)
• Christian Morton, Illinois (Media-2)
• Derek Ross, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Bob Sanders, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Stuart Schweigert, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Eugene Wilson, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)

Special teams

Kickers

• Travis Dorsch, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Hayden Epstein, Michigan (Coaches-2)
• Peter Christofilakos, Illinois (Media-2)

Punters

• Travis Dorsch, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Andy Groom, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches^[1]

Media = selected by a media panel^[1]