2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Season2000
Bowl season2000–01 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
Nebraska
End of season championsOklahoma
Conference with most
teams in final AP poll		SEC (6)
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Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings are released.

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AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 6[1]		Week 1
Aug 27[2]		Week 2
Sep 3[3]		Week 3
Sep 10[4]		Week 4
Sep 17[5]		Week 5
Sep 24[6]		Week 6
Oct 1[7]		Week 7
Oct 8[8]		Week 8
Oct 15[9]		Week 9
Oct 22[10]		Week 10
Oct 29[11]		Week 11
Nov 5[12]		Week 12
Nov 12[13]		Week 13
Nov 19[14]		Week 14
Nov 26[15]		Week 15
Dec 3[16]		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 3[17]
1.Nebraska (36)Nebraska (0–0) (35)Nebraska (1–0) (39)Nebraska (2–0) (41)Nebraska (2–0) (43)Nebraska (3–0) (39)Florida State (5–0) (42)Nebraska (5–0) (67)Nebraska (6–0) (66)Nebraska (7–0) (67)Oklahoma (7–0) (69)Oklahoma (8–0) (70)Oklahoma (9–0) (70)Oklahoma (10–0) (70)Oklahoma (11–0) (64)Oklahoma (12–0) (67)Oklahoma (13–0) (71)1.
2.Florida State (29)Florida State (1–0) (30)Florida State (1–0) (28)Florida State (2–0) (26)Florida State (3–0) (26)Florida State (4–0) (30)Nebraska (4–0) (28)Kansas State (6–0) (3)Virginia Tech (6–0) (1)Virginia Tech (7–0)Virginia Tech (8–0)Miami (FL) (7–1)Miami (FL) (8–1)Miami (FL) (9–1)Miami (FL) (10–1) (6)Miami (FL) (10–1) (3)Miami (FL) (11–1)2.
3.Alabama (3)Alabama (0–0) (3)Michigan (1–0)Michigan (2–0) (1)Florida (3–0)Florida (4–0) (1)Virginia Tech (4–0)Virginia Tech (5–0) (1)Oklahoma (6–0) (4)Oklahoma (6–0) (3)Miami (FL) (6–1)Florida State (9–1) (1)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (11–1) (1)Florida State (11–1) (1)Florida State (11–1) (1)Washington (11–1)3.
4.Wisconsin (1)Wisconsin (0–0) (1)Miami (FL) (1–0)Wisconsin (2–0) (1)Kansas State (3–0) (1)Virginia Tech (3–0)Kansas State (5–0) (1)Miami (FL) (4–1)Miami (FL) (4–1)Miami (FL) (5–1)Florida State (8–1) (1)Nebraska (8–1)Florida (9–1)Washington (10–1)Washington (10–1)Washington (10–1)Oregon State (11–1)4.
5.Miami (FL)Miami (FL) (0–0)Wisconsin (1–0) (1)Texas (1–0) (2)Virginia Tech (3–0)Kansas State (4–0) (1)Clemson (5–0)Clemson (6–0)Clemson (7–0)Clemson (8–0)Nebraska (7–1)Florida (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Oregon State (10–1)Oregon State (10–1)Oregon State (10–1)Florida State (11–2)5.
6.MichiganMichigan (0–0)Texas (0–0) (2)Florida (2–0)UCLA (3–0) (1)Washington (3–0)Michigan (4–1)Ohio State (5–0)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (7–1)Florida (7–1)Oregon (8–1)Washington (9–1)Virginia Tech (9–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)Virginia Tech (11–1)6.
7.Texas (1)Texas (0–0) (2)Kansas State (2–0)Kansas State (2–0)Wisconsin (3–0)Clemson (4–0)Miami (FL) (3–1)Florida State (5–1)Oregon (5–1)Oregon (6–1)Oregon (7–1)Washington (8–1)Virginia Tech (9–1)Florida (9–2)Florida (9–2)Florida (10–2)Oregon (10–2)7.
8.Kansas StateKansas State (1–0)Florida (1–0)Virginia Tech (2–0)Washington (3–0)USC (3–0)Ohio State (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)Washington (7–1)Virginia Tech (8–1)Oregon State (9–1)Kansas State (10–2)Kansas State (10–2)Oregon (9–2)Nebraska (10–2)8.
9.FloridaFlorida (0–0)Georgia (1–0)Washington (2–0)USC (2–0)Michigan (3–1)Oregon (4–1)Oregon (4–1)Washington (5–1)Washington (6–1)TCU (7–0)Purdue (7–2)Kansas State (9–2)Nebraska (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)Kansas State (11–3)9.
10.GeorgiaGeorgia (0–0)Virginia Tech (1–0)USC (2–0)Michigan (2–1)Miami (FL) (2–1)Oklahoma (4–0)Florida (5–1)Kansas State (6–1)Kansas State (7–1)Clemson (8–1)Oregon State (8–1)Nebraska (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Florida (10–3)10.
11.Virginia TechVirginia Tech (0–0)USC (1–0)Tennessee (1–0)Clemson (3–0)Tennessee (2–1)Texas (3–1)Washington (4–1)TCU (5–0)TCU (6–0)Purdue (7–2)Notre Dame (6–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Notre Dame (8–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Kansas State (10–3)Michigan (9–3)11.
12.TennesseeUSC (1–0)Tennessee (1–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Miami (FL) (1–1)Ohio State (4–0)Florida (4–1)TCU (5–0)Georgia (5–1)Ohio State (6–1)Michigan (6–2)Northwestern (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Texas (8–2)Texas (9–2)Texas (9–2)Texas (9–3)12.
13.WashingtonTennessee (0–0)Alabama (0–1)Purdue (2–0)Tennessee (1–1)Texas (2–1)Washington (3–1)UCLA (4–1)Mississippi State (4–1)Georgia (6–1)Southern Miss (6–1)Ohio State (7–2)Mississippi State (7–2)TCU (9–1)TCU (10–1)TCU (10–1)Purdue (8–4)13.
14.PurdueWashington (0–0)Purdue (1–0)UCLA (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)TCU (4–0)Georgia (4–1)Ohio State (5–1)Southern Miss (5–1)Oregon State (7–1)Georgia (6–2)Texas (8–2)Purdue (8–3)Purdue (8–3)Purdue (8–3)Colorado State (10–2)14.
15.USCPurdue (0–0)Washington (1–0)Alabama (1–1)Texas (1–1)UCLA (3–1)Auburn (5–0)Mississippi State (4–1)Southern Miss(5–1)Michigan (6–2)Notre Dame (6–2)Mississippi State (6–2)TCU (8–1)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Georgia Tech (9–2)Notre Dame (9–3)15.
16.Ohio StateOhio State (0–0)UCLA (1–0) (1)Clemson (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)TCU (3–0)UCLA (4–1)Southern Miss (4–1)Michigan (5–2)Purdue (6–2)Ohio State (6–2)Kansas State (8–2)Clemson (8–2)Michigan (8–3)Michigan (8–3)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–3)16.
17.ClemsonClemson (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Wisconsin (3–1)Southern Miss (3–1)Northwestern (5–1)Purdue (5–2)South Carolina (7–1)Georgia (6–2)Clemson (8–2)Purdue (7–3)Auburn (9–2)Georgia Tech (9–2)Michigan (8–3)Georgia Tech (9–3)17.
18.Ole MissOle Miss (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)TCU (2–0)Michigan State (3–0)USC (3–1)Michigan (4–2)South Carolina (6–1)Oregon State (6–1)Mississippi State (5–2)TCU (7–1)Auburn (8–2)Georgia Tech (8–2)Auburn (9–2)Northwestern (8–3)Auburn (9–4)18.
19.OklahomaOklahoma (0–0)Ole Miss (1–0)Illinois (2–0)Illinois (3–0)Auburn (4–0)Georgia (3–1)Auburn (5–1)Oregon State (5–1)Notre Dame (5–2)Kansas State (7–2)Texas (7–2)Michigan (7–3)Georgia (7–3)Northwestern (8–3)Ohio State (8–3)South Carolina (8–4)19.
20.TCUTCU (0–0)Oklahoma (1–0)TCU (1–0)Auburn (3–0)Oregon (3–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Notre Dame (3–2)Notre Dame (4–2)Mississippi State (4–2)Texas (6–2)Michigan (6–3)Georgia Tech (7–2)Northwestern (8–3)Ohio State (8–3)Auburn (9–3)Georgia (8–4)20.
21.IllinoisIllinois (0–0)Illinois (1–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Purdue (2–1)Southern Miss (2–1)Tennessee (2–2)Purdue (4–2)Arizona (5–1)NC State (5–1)Northwestern (6–2)South Carolina (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Ohio State (8–3)Tennessee (8–3)Tennessee (8–3)TCU (10–2)21.
22.Penn StateSouthern Miss (0–0)TCU (0–0)Michigan State (1–0)Southern Miss (1–1)Purdue (3–1)Northwestern (4–1)Arizona (4–1)Minnesota (5–2)Texas (5–2)South Carolina (7–2)Auburn (7–2)Georgia (6–3)Texas A&M (7–3)Louisville (9–2)Louisville (9–2)LSU (8–4)22.
23.Southern MissColorado (0–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Georgia (1–1)Michigan State (2–0)South Carolina (4–0)Oregon State (4–0)Oregon State (4–1)UCLA (4–2)Northwestern (5–2)Auburn (7–2)Texas A&M (7–2)Northwestern (7–3)Mississippi State (7–3)Colorado State (9–2)Colorado State (9–2)Wisconsin (9–4)23.
24.ColoradoMichigan State (0–0)Michigan State (0–0)Auburn (2–0)Georgia (1–1)Illinois (3–1)Wisconsin (3–2)South Carolina (5–1)NC State (5–1)Arizona (5–2)Texas A&M (6–2)Georgia Tech (6–2)Southern Miss (7–2)LSU (7–3)Georgia (7–4)Georgia (7–4)Mississippi State (8–4)24.
25.Michigan StateTexas A&M (0–0)Southern Miss (0–1)Southern Miss (0–1)Mississippi State (2–0)Georgia (2–1)Notre Dame (2–2)Texas (3–2)Northwestern (5–2)Auburn (6–2)Georgia Tech (6–2)Southern Miss (6–2)South Carolina (7–3)Tennessee (7–3)Toledo (10–1)Toledo (10–1)Iowa State (9–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 6[1]		Week 1
Aug 27[2]		Week 2
Sep 3[3]		Week 3
Sep 10[4]		Week 4
Sep 17[5]		Week 5
Sep 24[6]		Week 6
Oct 1[7]		Week 7
Oct 8[8]		Week 8
Oct 15[9]		Week 9
Oct 22[10]		Week 10
Oct 29[11]		Week 11
Nov 5[12]		Week 12
Nov 12[13]		Week 13
Nov 19[14]		Week 14
Nov 26[15]		Week 15
Dec 3[16]		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 3[17]
Dropped:
Penn State		Dropped:
  • Colorado
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
Ole Miss		Dropped:
Alabama		Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • Michigan State
  • Purdue
  • South Carolina
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Tennessee
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Arizona
NoneNoneDropped:
  • Southern Miss
  • South Carolina
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Mississippi State
  • LSU
NoneDropped:
  • Louisville
  • Northwestern
  • Ohio State
  • Tennessee
  • Toledo

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Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 11[19]		Week 1
Aug 29[20]		Week 2
Sep 5[21]		Week 3
Sep 11[22]		Week 4
Sep 18[23]		Week 5
Sep 25[24]		Week 6
Oct 2[25]		Week 7
Oct 9[26]		Week 8
Oct 16[27]		Week 9
Oct 23[28]		Week 10
Oct 30[29]		Week 11
Nov 6[30]		Week 12
Nov 13[31]		Week 13
Nov 20[32]		Week 14
Nov 27[33]		Week 15
Dec 4[34]		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 5[35]
1.Nebraska (36)Nebraska (0–0) (40)Nebraska (1–0) (43)Nebraska (2–0) (48)Nebraska (2–0) (44)Nebraska (3–0) (44)Nebraska (4–0) (37)Nebraska (5–0) (53)Nebraska (6–0) (57)Nebraska (7–0) (58)Oklahoma (7–0) (55)Oklahoma (8–0) (58)Oklahoma (9–0) (57)Oklahoma (10–0) (56)Oklahoma (11–0) (49)Oklahoma (12–0) (56)Oklahoma (13–0) (59)1.
2.Florida State (21)Florida State (1–0) (17)Florida State (1–0) (15)Florida State (2–0) (10)Florida State (3–0) (14)Florida State (4–0) (14)Florida State (5–0) (21)Virginia Tech (5–0) (3)Virginia Tech (6–0) (1)Virginia Tech (7–0)Virginia Tech (8–0) (4)Miami (FL) (7–1) (1)Miami (FL) (8–1) (2)Miami (FL) (9–1) (2)Miami (FL) (10–1) (5)Miami (FL) (10–1) (2)Miami (FL) (11–1)2.
3.Alabama (1)Alabama (0–0) (1)Michigan (1–0)Michigan (2–0)Florida (3–0)Florida (4–0)Virginia Tech (4–0)Kansas State (6–0) (3)Clemson (7–0)Oklahoma (6–0) (1)Miami (FL) (6–1)Florida State (9–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (11–1) (1)Florida State (11–1) (5)Florida State (11–1) (1)Washington (11–1)3.
4.MichiganMichigan (0–0)Miami (FL) (1–0)Florida (2–0)Virginia Tech (3–0) (1)Virginia Tech (3–0)Kansas State (5–0) (1)Clemson (6–0)Oklahoma (6–0) (1)Clemson (8–0)Florida State (8–1)Florida (8–1)Florida (9–1)Washington (10–1)Washington (10–1)Washington (10–1)Florida State (11–2)4.
5.Wisconsin (1)Wisconsin (0–0) (1)Florida (1–0)Wisconsin (2–0) (1)Kansas State (3–0)Kansas State (4–0) (1)Clemson (5–0)Ohio State (5–0)Miami (FL) (4–1)Miami (FL) (5–1)Florida (7–1)Nebraska (8–1)Washington (9–1)Virginia Tech (9–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)Oregon State (11–1)5.
6.Miami (FL)Miami (FL) (0–0)Wisconsin (1–0) (1)Texas (1–0)Wisconsin (3–0)Washington (3–0)Michigan (4–1)Miami (FL) (4–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (7–1)Nebraska (7–1)Washington (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Oregon State (10–1)Oregon State (10–1)Oregon State (10–1)Virginia Tech (11–1)6.
7.FloridaFlorida (0–0)Kansas State (2–0)Kansas State (2–0)Washington (3–0)USC (3–0)Ohio State (4–0)Florida State (5–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)Washington (7–1)Oregon (8–1)Virginia Tech (9–1)Kansas State (10–2)Kansas State (10–2)Florida (10–2)Nebraska (10–2)7.
8.TexasTexas (0–0)Texas (0–0)Virginia Tech (2–0)UCLA (3–0)Clemson (4–0)Miami (FL) (3–1)Oklahoma (5–0)Kansas State (6–1)Kansas State (7–1)Oregon (7–1)Virginia Tech (8–1)Oregon State (9–1)Nebraska (8–2)Florida (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)Kansas State (11–3)8.
9.Kansas StateKansas State (1–0)Virginia Tech (1–0)Tennessee (1–0)USC (2–0)Michigan (3–1)Florida (4–1)Florida (5–1)Washington (6–1)Washington (6–1)TCU (7–0)Purdue (7–2)Kansas State (9–2)Florida (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)Kansas State (10–3)Oregon (10–2)9.
10.Virginia TechVirginia Tech (0–0)Georgia (1–0)Washington (2–0)Michigan (2–1)Ohio State (4–0)Texas (3–1)Washington (4–1)TCU (5–0)Oregon (6–1Clemson (8–1)Oregon State (8–1)Nebraska (8–2)Notre Dame (8–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Michigan (9–3)10.
11.GeorgiaGeorgia (0–0)Tennessee (1–0)USC (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Tennessee (2–1)Washington (3–1)TCU (5–0)Oregon (5–1)TCU (6–0)Southern Miss (6–1)Kansas State (8–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Oregon (9–2)Oregon (9–2)Oregon (9–2)Florida (10–3)11.
12.TennesseeTennessee (0–0)USC (1–0)Purdue (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Miami (FL) (2–1)Oklahoma (4–0)Oregon (4–1)Georgia (5–1)Georgia (6–1)Michigan (6–2)Notre Dame (6–2)Ohio State (8–2)Clemson (9–2)Texas (9–2)Texas (9–2)Texas (9–3)12.
13.PurdueUSC (1–0)Purdue (1–0)Alabama (1–1)Tennessee (1–1)Texas (2–1)Auburn (5–0)Georgia (4–1)Ohio State (5–1)Ohio State (6–1)Purdue (7–2)Georgia (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Texas (8–2Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Purdue (8–4)13.
14.WashingtonPurdue (0–0)Alabama (0–1)Miami (FL) (1–1)Miami (FL) (1–1)Wisconsin (3–1)TCU (4–0)Mississippi State (4–1)Mississippi State (4–1)Southern Miss (5–1)Oregon State (7–1)Ohio State (7–2)Clemson (8–2)Purdue (8–3)Purdue (8–3)Purdue (8–3)Clemson (9–3)14.
15.Ohio StateWashington (0–0)Washington (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Texas (1–1)Michigan State (3–0)Oregon (4–1)UCLA (4–1)Southern Miss (5–1)Michigan (6–2)Kansas State (7–2)Clemson (8–2)Texas (8–2)TCU (9–1)TCU (10–1)Michigan (8–3)Colorado State (10–2)15.
16.USCOhio State (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Clemson (2–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)USC (3–1)Southern Miss (4–1)Michigan (5–2)Purdue (6–2)Notre Dame (6–2)Mississippi State (6–2)TCU (8–1)Michigan (8–3)Michigan (8–3)TCU (10–1)Notre Dame (9–3)16.
17.Penn StateOle Miss (0–0)UCLA (1–0)UCLA (2–0)Illinois (3–0)UCLA (3–1)UCLA (4–1)Michigan (4–2)Purdue (5–2)Oregon State (6–1)Georgia (6–2)TCU (7–1)Purdue (7–3)Auburn (9–2)Auburn (9–2)Georgia Tech (9–2)Georgia (8–4)17.
18.Ole MissClemson (0–0)Ole Miss (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)TCU (3–0)Southern Miss (3–1)Northwestern (5–1)Oregon State (5–1)South Carolina (7–1)Mississippi State (5–2)Northwestern (7–2)Michigan (7–3)Georgia (7–3)Georgia Tech (9–2)Ohio State (8–3)TCU (10–2)18.
19.ClemsonOklahoma (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Illinois (2–0)TCU (2–0)Purdue (3–1)Georgia (3–1)Auburn (5–1)South Carolina (6–1)Notre Dame (5–2)Ohio State (6–2)Texas (7–2)Auburn (8–2)Georgia Tech (8–2)Ohio State (8–3)Northwestern (8–3)Georgia Tech (9–3)19.
20.OklahomaIllinois (0–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Michigan State (1–0)Michigan State (2–0)Auburn (4–0)Mississippi State (3–1)Oregon State (4–1)Arizona (5–1)Texas (5–2)Texas (6–2)Colorado State (8–1)Southern Miss (7–2)Ohio State (8–3)Northwestern (8–3)Auburn (9–3)Auburn (9–4)20.
21.IllinoisTCU (0–0)Illinois (1–0)TCU (1–0)Purdue (2–1)Southern Miss (2–1)Tennessee (2–2)Purdue (4–2)Texas (4–2)Mississippi State (4–2)Colorado State (7–1)Michigan (6–3)Georgia (6–3)Northwestern (8–3)Tennessee (8–3)Tennessee (8–3)South Carolina (8–4)21.
22.Michigan StateMichigan State (0–0)TCU (0–0)Georgia (1–1)Auburn (3–0)Illinois (3–1)Wisconsin (3–2)Arizona (4–1)Notre Dame (4–2)NC State (5–1)Auburn (7–2)Southern Miss (6–2)Georgia Tech (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Colorado State (9–2)Colorado State (9–2)Mississippi State (8–4)22.
23.TCUTexas A&M (0–0)Michigan State (0–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Southern Miss (1–1)South Carolina (4–0)Oregon State (4–0)Texas (3–2)Minnesota (5–2)Arizona (5–2)Northwestern (6–2)Auburn (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Mississippi State (7–3)Louisville (9–2)Louisville (9–2)Iowa State (9–3)23.
24.Texas A&MSouthern Miss (0–0)Southern Miss (0–1)Auburn (2–0)Georgia (1–1)Georgia (2–1)Northwestern (4–1)South Carolina (5–1)UCLA (4–2)Colorado State (6–1)South Carolina (7–2)Texas A&M (7–2)Northwestern (7–3)Tennessee (7–3)Georgia (7–4)Georgia (7–4)Wisconsin (9–4)24.
25.Southern MissColorado (0–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Colorado State (2–0)Mississippi State (2–0)Oregon (3–1)Michigan State (3–1)Mississippi (4–1)NC State (5–1)Auburn (6–2)Texas A&M (6–2)South Carolina (7–2)Tennessee (6–3)Colorado State (9–2)Toledo (10–1)Toledo (10–1)Tennessee (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 11[19]		Week 1
Aug 29[20]		Week 2
Sep 5[21]		Week 3
Sep 11[22]		Week 4
Sep 18[23]		Week 5
Sep 25[24]		Week 6
Oct 2[25]		Week 7
Oct 9[26]		Week 8
Oct 16[27]		Week 9
Oct 23[28]		Week 10
Oct 30[29]		Week 11
Nov 6[30]		Week 12
Nov 13[31]		Week 13
Nov 20[32]		Week 14
Nov 27[33]		Week 15
Dec 4[34]		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 5[35]
Dropped:
  • Penn State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Colorado
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Southern Miss
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Colorado State
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Illinois
  • South Carolina
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Tennessee
  • Wisconsin
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Northwestern
  • Auburn
  • Mississippi
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Arizona
NoneDropped:
  • Colorado State
Dropped:
  • Southern Miss
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Mississippi State
NoneDropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Northwestern
  • Louisville
  • Toledo

BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2001 Orange Bowl.

Week 9
Oct 23		Week 10
Oct 30		Week 11
Nov 6		Week 12
Nov 13		Week 13
Nov 20		Week 14
Nov 27		Week 15 (Final)
Dec 3
1.Nebraska (7–0)Oklahoma (7–0)Oklahoma (8–0)Oklahoma (9–0)Oklahoma (10–0)Oklahoma (11–0)Oklahoma (12–0)1.
2.Oklahoma (6–0)Virginia Tech (8–0)Florida State (9–1)Miami (FL) (8–1)Florida State (11–1)Florida State (11–1)Florida State (11–1)2.
3.Virginia Tech (7–0)Florida State (8–1)Miami (FL) (7–1)Florida State (10–1)Miami (FL) (9–1)Miami (FL) (10–1)Miami (FL) (10–1)3.
4.Miami (FL) (5–1)Nebraska (7–1)Nebraska (8–1)Florida (9–1)Washington (10–1)Washington (10–1)Washington (10–1)4.
5.Florida State (7–1)Miami (FL) (6–1)Florida (8–1)Washington (9–1)Oregon State (10–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)5.
6.Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)Washington (8–1)Virginia Tech (9–1)Virginia Tech (9–1)Oregon State (10–1)Oregon State (10–1)6.
7.Clemson (8–0)Oregon (7–1)Oregon (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Florida (9–2)Florida (9–2)Florida (10–2)7.
8.Oregon (6–1)Washington (7–1)Virginia Tech (8–1)Nebraska (8–2)Nebraska (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Nebraska (9–2)8.
9.Washington (6–1)TCU (7–0)Oregon State (8–1)Oregon State (9–1)Kansas State (10–2)Kansas State (10–2)Kansas State (10–3)9.
10.Kansas State (7–1)Purdue (7–2)Purdue (7–2)Kansas State (9–2)Oregon (9–2)Oregon (9–2)Oregon (9–2)10.
11.Ohio State (6–1)Oregon State (7–1)Kansas State (8–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Notre Dame (8–2)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (9–2)11.
12.Georgia (6–1)Michigan (6–2)Notre Dame (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Texas (8–2)Texas (9–2)Texas (9–2)12.
13.TCU (6–0)Clemson (8–1)Ohio State (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Clemson (9–2)Georgia Tech (9–2)Georgia Tech (9–2)13.
14.Southern Miss (5–1)Notre Dame (6–2)Mississippi State (6–2)Texas (8–2)TCU (9–1)TCU (10–1)TCU (10–1)14.
15.Purdue (6–2)Mississippi State (5–2)Northwestern (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Michigan (8–3)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)15.
Week 9
Oct 23		Week 10
Oct 30		Week 11
Nov 6		Week 12
Nov 13		Week 13
Nov 20		Week 14
Nov 27		Week 15 (Final)
Dec 3
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
  • Ohio State
  • Georgia
  • Southern Miss
Dropped:
  • TCU
  • Michigan
  • Clemson
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Northwestern
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
  • Ohio State
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Michigan
None

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2000 BCS Final Ranking and Bowl Placement [37]
BCS Rank Team Human
Poll Rank 		Computer
Poll Rank 		Strength of
Schedule Rank
(Divided by 25 in formula) 		Losses Total BCS Points Bowl
1 Oklahoma 1.0 1.86 11 (0.52) 0 3.30 Orange - BCS National Championship (as Big 12 Champion and top 2 team)
2 Florida State 3.0 1.29 2 (0.08) 1 5.37 Orange - BCS National Championship (as ACC champion and top 2 team)
3 Miami (Fl) 2.0 2.57 3 (0.12) 1 5.69 Sugar Bowl (as Big East champion)
4 Washington 4.0 5.43 6 (0.24) 1 10.67 Rose Bowl (as Pac-10 champion)
5 Virginia Tech 5.50 5.14 14 (0.56) 1 12.20 No BCS Bowl (Gator)
6 Oregon State 5.50 6.50 42 (1.68) 1 14.68 Fiesta Bowl (as BCS at-large)
7 Florida 7.00 5.71 1 (0.04) 2 14.75 Sugar Bowl (as SEC champion)
8 Nebraska 8.50 7.00 18 (0.72) 2 18.22 No BCS Bowl (Alamo)
9 Kansas State 10.00 10.14 29 (1.16) 3 24.30 No BCS Bowl (Cotton)
10 Oregon 9.50 11.86 24 (0.96) 2 24.32 No BCS Bowl (Holiday)
11 Notre Dame 10.00 12.07 25 (1.00) 2 25.07 Fiesta Bowl (as BCS At-Large)
12 Texas 12.00 9.86 84 (3.36) 2 27.22 No BCS Bowl (Holiday)
13 Georgia Tech 16.00 9.86 44 (1.76) 2 29.62 No BCS Bowl (Peach)
14 TCU 14.50 13.71 96 (3.60) 1 31.01 No BCS Bowl (Mobile, Alabama)
15 Clemson 14.50 13.71 95 (3.80) 2 33.17 No BCS Bowl (Gator)
16 Michigan 16.00 15.00 35 (1.40) 3 35.40 No BCS Bowl (Florida Citrus)
Unranked in BCS Purdue Rose Bowl (as Big 10 champion)
  BCS Bowl team
   No BCS Bowl

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