2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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{{Infobox NCAA football rankings
| season = 2000
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| preseason_number_1 = Nebraska
| champions = Oklahoma
| conference = 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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| | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
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|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 1
|Week3 = 2
|Week4 = 3
|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = 13
|Week15 = 14
|Week16 = 15
|Week17 = 16 (Final)
|Week2Date = Aug 27{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=841 |title=2000 AP Week 1 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week4Date = Sep 10{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=843 |title=2000 AP Week 3 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week5Date = Sep 17{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=844 |title=2000 AP Week 4 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week6Date = Sep 24{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=845 |title=2000 AP Week 5 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week8Date = Oct 8{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=847|title=2000 AP Week 7 Poll|work=College Poll Archive|access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week9Date = Oct 15{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=848 |title=2000 AP Week 8 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week10Date= Oct 22{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=849 |title=2000 AP Week 9 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week11Date= Oct 29{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=850 |title=2000 AP Week 10 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week13Date= Nov 12{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=852 |title=2000 AP Week 12 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week14Date= Nov 19{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=853 |title=2000 AP Week 13 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week15Date= Nov 26{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=854 |title=2000 AP Week 14 Poll |work=College Poll Archive |access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week17Date= Jan 3{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=856|title=2000 AP Final Poll|work=College Poll Archive|access-date=2017-04-01}}
|Week1-1 = Nebraska (36)
|Week1-2 = Florida State (29)
|Week1-3 = Alabama (3)
|Week1-4 = Wisconsin (1)
|Week1-5 = Miami (FL)
|Week1-6 = Michigan
|Week1-7 = Texas (1)
|Week1-8 = Kansas State
|Week1-9 = Florida
|Week1-10 = Georgia
|Week1-11 = Virginia Tech
|Week1-12 = Tennessee
|Week1-13 = Washington
|Week1-14 = Purdue
|Week1-15 = USC
|Week1-16 = Ohio State
|Week1-17 = Clemson
|Week1-18 = Ole Miss
|Week1-19 = Oklahoma
|Week1-20 = TCU
|Week1-21 = Illinois
|Week1-22 = Penn State
|Week1-23 = Southern Miss
|Week1-24 = Colorado
|Week1-25 = Michigan State
|Week2-1 =Nebraska (0–0) (35)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 =Florida State (1–0) (30)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 =Alabama (0–0) (3)
|Week2-3-Color =
|Week2-4 =Wisconsin (0–0) (1)
|Week2-4-Color =
|Week2-5 =Miami (FL) (0–0)
|Week2-5-Color =
|Week2-6 =Michigan (0–0)
|Week2-6-Color =
|Week2-7 =Texas (0–0) (2)
|Week2-7-Color =
|Week2-8 =Kansas State (1–0)
|Week2-8-Color =
|Week2-9 =Florida (0–0)
|Week2-9-Color =
|Week2-10 =Georgia (0–0)
|Week2-10-Color =
|Week2-11 =Virginia Tech (0–0)
|Week2-11-Color =
|Week2-12 =USC (1–0)
|Week2-12-Color =u
|Week2-13 =Tennessee (0–0)
|Week2-13-Color =d
|Week2-14 =Washington (0–0)
|Week2-14-Color =d
|Week2-15 =Purdue (0–0)
|Week2-15-Color =d
|Week2-16 =Ohio State (0–0)
|Week2-16-Color =
|Week2-17 =Clemson (0–0)
|Week2-17-Color =
|Week2-18 =Ole Miss (0–0)
|Week2-18-Color =
|Week2-19 =Oklahoma (0–0)
|Week2-19-Color =
|Week2-20 =TCU (0–0)
|Week2-20-Color =
|Week2-21 =Illinois (0–0)
|Week2-21-Color =
|Week2-22 =Southern Miss (0–0)
|Week2-22-Color =u
|Week2-23 =Colorado (0–0)
|Week2-23-Color =u
|Week2-24 =Michigan State (0–0)
|Week2-24-Color =u
|Week2-25 =Texas A&M (0–0)
|Week2-25-Color =y
|Week2Dropped =Penn State
|Week3-1 =Nebraska (1–0) (39)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 =Florida State (1–0) (28)
|Week3-2-Color =
|Week3-3 =Michigan (1–0)
|Week3-3-Color =u
|Week3-4 =Miami (FL) (1–0)
|Week3-4-Color =u
|Week3-5 =Wisconsin (1–0) (1)
|Week3-5-Color =d
|Week3-6 =Texas (0–0) (2)
|Week3-6-Color =u
|Week3-7 =Kansas State (2–0)
|Week3-7-Color =u
|Week3-8 =Florida (1–0)
|Week3-8-Color =u
|Week3-9 =Georgia (1–0)
|Week3-9-Color =u
|Week3-10 =Virginia Tech (1–0)
|Week3-10-Color =u
|Week3-11 =USC (1–0)
|Week3-11-Color =u
|Week3-12 =Tennessee (1–0)
|Week3-12-Color =u
|Week3-13 =Alabama (0–1)
|Week3-13-Color =d
|Week3-14 =Purdue (1–0)
|Week3-14-Color =u
|Week3-15 =Washington (1–0)
|Week3-15-Color =d
|Week3-16 =UCLA (1–0) (1)
|Week3-16-Color =y
|Week3-17 =Clemson (1–0)
|Week3-17-Color =
|Week3-18 =Ohio State (1–0)
|Week3-18-Color =d
|Week3-19 =Ole Miss (1–0)
|Week3-19-Color =d
|Week3-20 =Oklahoma (1–0)
|Week3-20-Color =d
|Week3-21 =Illinois (1–0)
|Week3-21-Color =
|Week3-22 =TCU (0–0)
|Week3-22-Color =d
|Week3-23 =Notre Dame (1–0)
|Week3-23-Color =y
|Week3-24 =Michigan State (0–0)
|Week3-24-Color =
|Week3-25 =Southern Miss (0–1)
|Week3-25-Color =d
|Week3Dropped ={{ubl|Colorado|Texas A&M}}
|Week4-1 =Nebraska (2–0) (41)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 =Florida State (2–0) (26)
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 =Michigan (2–0) (1)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 =Wisconsin (2–0) (1)
|Week4-4-Color =u
|Week4-5 =Texas (1–0) (2)
|Week4-5-Color =u
|Week4-6 =Florida (2–0)
|Week4-6-Color =u
|Week4-7 =Kansas State (2–0)
|Week4-7-Color =
|Week4-8 =Virginia Tech (2–0)
|Week4-8-Color =u
|Week4-9 =Washington (2–0)
|Week4-9-Color =u
|Week4-10 =USC (2–0)
|Week4-10-Color =u
|Week4-11 =Tennessee (1–0)
|Week4-11-Color =u
|Week4-12 =Miami (FL) (1–1)
|Week4-12-Color =d
|Week4-13 =Purdue (2–0)
|Week4-13-Color =u
|Week4-14 =UCLA (2–0)
|Week4-14-Color =u
|Week4-15 =Alabama (1–1)
|Week4-15-Color =d
|Week4-16 =Clemson (2–0)
|Week4-16-Color =u
|Week4-17 =Ohio State (2–0)
|Week4-17-Color =u
|Week4-18 =Oklahoma (2–0)
|Week4-18-Color =u
|Week4-19 =Illinois (2–0)
|Week4-19-Color =u
|Week4-20 =TCU (1–0)
|Week4-20-Color =u
|Week4-21 =Notre Dame (1–1)
|Week4-21-Color =u
|Week4-22 =Michigan State (1–0)
|Week4-22-Color =u
|Week4-23 =Georgia (1–1)
|Week4-23-Color =d
|Week4-24 = Auburn (2–0)
|Week4-24-Color =y
|Week4-25 =Southern Miss (0–1)
|Week4-25-Color =
|Week4Dropped =Ole Miss
|Week5-1 =Nebraska (2–0) (43)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 =Florida State (3–0) (26)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 =Florida (3–0)
|Week5-3-Color =u
|Week5-4 =Kansas State (3–0) (1)
|Week5-4-Color =u
|Week5-5 =Virginia Tech (3–0)
|Week5-5-Color =u
|Week5-6 =UCLA (3–0) (1)
|Week5-6-Color =u
|Week5-7 =Wisconsin (3–0)
|Week5-7-Color =d
|Week5-8 =Washington (3–0)
|Week5-8-Color =u
|Week5-9 =USC (2–0)
|Week5-9-Color =u
|Week5-10 =Michigan (2–1)
|Week5-10-Color =d
|Week5-11 =Clemson (3–0)
|Week5-11-Color =u
|Week5-12 =Miami (FL) (1–1)
|Week5-12-Color =
|Week5-13 =Tennessee (1–1)
|Week5-13-Color =d
|Week5-14 =Ohio State (3–0)
|Week5-14-Color =u
|Week5-15 =Texas (1–1)
|Week5-15-Color =d
|Week5-16 =Notre Dame (2–1)
|Week5-16-Color =u
|Week5-17 =Oklahoma (2–0)
|Week5-17-Color =u
|Week5-18 =TCU (2–0)
|Week5-18-Color =u
|Week5-19 =Illinois (3–0)
|Week5-19-Color =
|Week5-20 =Auburn (3–0)
|Week5-20-Color =u
|Week5-21 =Purdue (2–1)
|Week5-21-Color =d
|Week5-22 =Southern Miss (1–1)
|Week5-22-Color =u
|Week5-23 =Michigan State (2–0)
|Week5-23-Color =d
|Week5-24 =Georgia (1–1)
|Week5-24-Color =d
|Week5-25 =Mississippi State (2–0)
|Week5-25-Color =y
|Week5Dropped =Alabama
|Week6-1 =Nebraska (3–0) (39)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 =Florida State (4–0) (30)
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 =Florida (4–0) (1)
|Week6-3-Color =
|Week6-4 =Virginia Tech (3–0)
|Week6-4-Color =u
|Week6-5 =Kansas State (4–0) (1)
|Week6-5-Color =d
|Week6-6 =Washington (3–0)
|Week6-6-Color =u
|Week6-7 =Clemson (4–0)
|Week6-7-Color =u
|Week6-8 =USC (3–0)
|Week6-8-Color =u
|Week6-9 =Michigan (3–1)
|Week6-9-Color =u
|Week6-10 =Miami (FL) (2–1)
|Week6-10-Color =u
|Week6-11 =Tennessee (2–1)
|Week6-11-Color =u
|Week6-12 =Ohio State (4–0)
|Week6-12-Color =u
|Week6-13 =Texas (2–1)
|Week6-13-Color =u
|Week6-14 =Oklahoma (3–0)
|Week6-14-Color =u
|Week6-15 =UCLA (3–1)
|Week6-15-Color =d
|Week6-16 =TCU (3–0)
|Week6-16-Color =u
|Week6-17 =Wisconsin (3–1)
|Week6-17-Color =d
|Week6-18 =Michigan State (3–0)
|Week6-18-Color =u
|Week6-19 =Auburn (4–0)
|Week6-19-Color =u
|Week6-20 =Oregon (3–1)
|Week6-20-Color =y
|Week6-21 =Southern Miss (2–1)
|Week6-21-Color =u
|Week6-22 =Purdue (3–1)
|Week6-22-Color =d
|Week6-23 =South Carolina (4–0)
|Week6-23-Color =y
|Week6-24 =Illinois (3–1)
|Week6-24-Color =d
|Week6-25 =Georgia (2–1)
|Week6-25-Color =d
|Week6Dropped ={{ubl|Notre Dame|Mississippi State}}
|Week7-1 =Florida State (5–0) (42)
|Week7-1-Color =u
|Week7-2 =Nebraska (4–0) (28)
|Week7-2-Color =d
|Week7-3 =Virginia Tech (4–0)
|Week7-3-Color =u
|Week7-4 =Kansas State (5–0) (1)
|Week7-4-Color =u
|Week7-5 =Clemson (5–0)
|Week7-5-Color =u
|Week7-6 =Michigan (4–1)
|Week7-6-Color =u
|Week7-7 =Miami (FL) (3–1)
|Week7-7-Color =u
|Week7-8 =Ohio State (4–0)
|Week7-8-Color =u
|Week7-9 =Oregon (4–1)
|Week7-9-Color =u
|Week7-10 =Oklahoma (4–0)
|Week7-10-Color =u
|Week7-11 =Texas (3–1)
|Week7-11-Color =u
|Week7-12 =Florida (4–1)
|Week7-12-Color =d
|Week7-13 =Washington (3–1)
|Week7-13-Color =d
|Week7-14 =TCU (4–0)
|Week7-14-Color =u
|Week7-15 =Auburn (5–0)
|Week7-15-Color =u
|Week7-16 =UCLA (4–1)
|Week7-16-Color =d
|Week7-17 =Southern Miss (3–1)
|Week7-17-Color =u
|Week7-18 =USC (3–1)
|Week7-18-Color =d
|Week7-19 =Georgia (3–1)
|Week7-19-Color =u
|Week7-20 =Mississippi State (3–1)
|Week7-20-Color =y
|Week7-21 =Tennessee (2–2)
|Week7-21-Color =d
|Week7-22 =Northwestern (4–1)
|Week7-22-Color =y
|Week7-23 =Oregon State (4–0)
|Week7-23-Color =y
|Week7-24 =Wisconsin (3–2)
|Week7-24-Color =d
|Week7-25 =Notre Dame (2–2)
|Week7-25-Color =y
|Week7Dropped ={{ubl|Michigan State|Purdue|South Carolina|Illinois}}
|Week8-1 =Nebraska (5–0) (67)
|Week8-1-Color =u
|Week8-2 =Kansas State (6–0) (3)
|Week8-2-Color =u
|Week8-3 =Virginia Tech (5–0) (1)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 =Miami (FL) (4–1)
|Week8-4-Color =u
|Week8-5 =Clemson (6–0)
|Week8-5-Color =
|Week8-6 =Ohio State (5–0)
|Week8-6-Color =u
|Week8-7 =Florida State (5–1)
|Week8-7-Color =d
|Week8-8 =Oklahoma (5–0)
|Week8-8-Color =u
|Week8-9 =Oregon (4–1)
|Week8-9-Color =
|Week8-10 =Florida (5–1)
|Week8-10-Color =u
|Week8-11 =Washington (4–1)
|Week8-11-Color =u
|Week8-12 =TCU (5–0)
|Week8-12-Color =u
|Week8-13 =UCLA (4–1)
|Week8-13-Color =u
|Week8-14 =Georgia (4–1)
|Week8-14-Color =u
|Week8-15 =Mississippi State (4–1)
|Week8-15-Color =u
|Week8-16 =Southern Miss (4–1)
|Week8-16-Color =u
|Week8-17 =Northwestern (5–1)
|Week8-17-Color =u
|Week8-18 =Michigan (4–2)
|Week8-18-Color =d
|Week8-19 =Auburn (5–1)
|Week8-19-Color =d
|Week8-20 =Notre Dame (3–2)
|Week8-20-Color =u
|Week8-21 =Purdue (4–2)
|Week8-21-Color =y
|Week8-22 =Arizona (4–1)
|Week8-22-Color =y
|Week8-23 =Oregon State (4–1)
|Week8-23-Color =
|Week8-24 =South Carolina (5–1)
|Week8-24-Color =y
|Week8-25 =Texas (3–2)
|Week8-25-Color =d
|Week8Dropped ={{ubl|USC|Tennessee|Wisconsin}}
|Week9-1 =Nebraska (6–0) (66)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 =Virginia Tech (6–0) (1)
|Week9-2-Color =u
|Week9-3 =Oklahoma (6–0) (4)
|Week9-3-Color =u
|Week9-4 =Miami (FL) (4–1)
|Week9-4-Color =
|Week9-5 =Clemson (7–0)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 =Florida State (6–1)
|Week9-6-Color =u
|Week9-7 =Oregon (5–1)
|Week9-7-Color =u
|Week9-8 =Florida (6–1)
|Week9-8-Color =u
|Week9-9 =Washington (5–1)
|Week9-9-Color =u
|Week9-10 =Kansas State (6–1)
|Week9-10-Color =d
|Week9-11 =TCU (5–0)
|Week9-11-Color =u
|Week9-12 =Georgia (5–1)
|Week9-12-Color =u
|Week9-13 =Mississippi State (4–1)
|Week9-13-Color =u
|Week9-14 =Ohio State (5–1)
|Week9-14-Color =d
|Week9-15 =Southern Miss(5–1)
|Week9-15-Color =u
|Week9-16 =Michigan (5–2)
|Week9-16-Color =u
|Week9-17 =Purdue (5–2)
|Week9-17-Color =u
|Week9-18 =South Carolina (6–1)
|Week9-18-Color =u
|Week9-19 =Oregon State (5–1)
|Week9-19-Color =u
|Week9-20 =Notre Dame (4–2)
|Week9-20-Color =
|Week9-21 =Arizona (5–1)
|Week9-21-Color =u
|Week9-22 = Minnesota (5–2)
|Week9-22-Color =y
|Week9-23 =UCLA (4–2)
|Week9-23-Color =d
|Week9-24 = NC State (5–1)
|Week9-24-Color =y
|Week9-25 =Northwestern (5–2)
|Week9-25-Color =d
|Week9Dropped ={{ubl|Auburn|Texas}}
|Week10-1 =Nebraska (7–0) (67)
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 =Virginia Tech (7–0)
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 =Oklahoma (6–0) (3)
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 =Miami (FL) (5–1)
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 =Clemson (8–0)
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 =Florida State (7–1)
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-7 =Oregon (6–1)
|Week10-7-Color =
|Week10-8 =Florida (6–1)
|Week10-8-Color =
|Week10-9 =Washington (6–1)
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 =Kansas State (7–1)
|Week10-10-Color=
|Week10-11 =TCU (6–0)
|Week10-11-Color=
|Week10-12 =Ohio State (6–1)
|Week10-12-Color=u
|Week10-13 =Georgia (6–1)
|Week10-13-Color=d
|Week10-14 =Southern Miss (5–1)
|Week10-14-Color=u
|Week10-15 =Michigan (6–2)
|Week10-15-Color=u
|Week10-16 =Purdue (6–2)
|Week10-16-Color=u
|Week10-17 =South Carolina (7–1)
|Week10-17-Color=u
|Week10-18 =Oregon State (6–1)
|Week10-18-Color=u
|Week10-19 =Notre Dame (5–2)
|Week10-19-Color=u
|Week10-20 =Mississippi State (4–2)
|Week10-20-Color=d
|Week10-21 =NC State (5–1)
|Week10-21-Color=u
|Week10-22 =Texas (5–2)
|Week10-22-Color=y
|Week10-23 =Northwestern (5–2)
|Week10-23-Color=u
|Week10-24 =Arizona (5–2)
|Week10-24-Color=d
|Week10-25 =Auburn (6–2)
|Week10-25-Color=y
|Week10Dropped ={{ubl|Minnesota|UCLA}}
|Week11-1 =Oklahoma (7–0) (69)
|Week11-1-Color =u
|Week11-2 =Virginia Tech (8–0)
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 =Miami (FL) (6–1)
|Week11-3-Color =u
|Week11-4 =Florida State (8–1) (1)
|Week11-4-Color =u
|Week11-5 =Nebraska (7–1)
|Week11-5-Color =d
|Week11-6 =Florida (7–1)
|Week11-6-Color =u
|Week11-7 =Oregon (7–1)
|Week11-7-Color =
|Week11-8 =Washington (7–1)
|Week11-8-Color =u
|Week11-9 =TCU (7–0)
|Week11-9-Color =u
|Week11-10 =Clemson (8–1)
|Week11-10-Color=d
|Week11-11 =Purdue (7–2)
|Week11-11-Color=u
|Week11-12 =Michigan (6–2)
|Week11-12-Color=u
|Week11-13 =Southern Miss (6–1)
|Week11-13-Color=u
|Week11-14 =Oregon State (7–1)
|Week11-14-Color=u
|Week11-15 =Notre Dame (6–2)
|Week11-15-Color=u
|Week11-16 =Ohio State (6–2)
|Week11-16-Color=d
|Week11-17 =Georgia (6–2)
|Week11-17-Color=d
|Week11-18 =Mississippi State (5–2)
|Week11-18-Color=u
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|Week11-20-Color=u
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|Week11-25-Color=y
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|Week12-13-Color=u
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|Week12-23-Color=u
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|Week12-24-Color=u
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|Week13-8-Color =u
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|Week13-13-Color=u
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|Week13-14-Color=u
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|Week13-19-Color=u
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|Week13-20-Color=u
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|Week13-21-Color=u
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|Week13-23-Color=d
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|Week13-24-Color=u
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|Week14-20-Color=u
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|Week14-21-Color=d
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|Week14-22-Color=d
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|Week14-23-Color=d
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|Week14-25-Color=y
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|Week15-17-Color=u
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|Week15-18-Color=d
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|Week15-19-Color=u
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|Week15-20-Color=u
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|Week15-21-Color=u
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|Week15-22-Color=y
|Week15-23 =Colorado State (9–2)
|Week15-23-Color=y
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|Week15-24-Color=d
|Week15-25 =Toledo (10–1)
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|Week16-1 =Oklahoma (12–0) (67)
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|Week16-11-Color=d
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|Week16-12-Color=
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|Week16-13-Color=
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|Week16-14-Color=
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|Week16-15-Color=u
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|Week16-17-Color=d
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|Week16-19-Color=u
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|Week16-21-Color=
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|Week16-22-Color=
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|Week16-23-Color=
|Week16-24 =Georgia (7–4)
|Week16-24-Color=
|Week16-25 =Toledo (10–1)
|Week16-25-Color=
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|Week17-1 =Oklahoma (13–0) (71)
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|Week17-5-Color =d
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|Week17-7 =Oregon (10–2)
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|Week17-9-Color =u
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|Week17-10-Color=d
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|Week17-11-Color=u
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|Week17-12-Color=
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|Week17-13-Color=u
|Week17-14 =Colorado State (10–2)
|Week17-14-Color=u
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|Week17-15-Color=d
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|Week17-16-Color=
|Week17-17 =Georgia Tech (9–3)
|Week17-17-Color=d
|Week17-18 =Auburn (9–4)
|Week17-18-Color=u
|Week17-19 =South Carolina (8–4)
|Week17-19-Color=y
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|Week17-20-Color=u
|Week17-21 =TCU (10–2)
|Week17-21-Color=d
|Week17-22 =LSU (8–4)
|Week17-22-Color=y
|Week17-23 =Wisconsin (9–4)
|Week17-23-Color=y
|Week17-24 =Mississippi State (8–4)
|Week17-24-Color=y
|Week17-25 =Iowa State (9–3)
|Week17-25-Color=y
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}}
Coaches Poll
{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 1
|Week3 = 2
|Week4 = 3
|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = 13
|Week15 = 14
|Week16 = 15
|Week17 = 16 (Final)
|Week1Date = Aug 11{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408811549}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN TOP 25 COACHES' POLL College football |work=USA TODAY |date=11 August 2000 |page=C.14 }}
|Week2Date = Aug 29{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408838988}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN TOP 25 COACHES' POLL College football |work=USA TODAY |date=29 August 2000 |page=C.13 }}
|Week4Date = Sep 11{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408860389}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN TOP 25 COACHES' POLL College football |work=USA TODAY |date=11 September 2000 |page=C.14 }}
|Week5Date = Sep 18{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408789238}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN TOP 25 COACHES' POLL College football |work=USA TODAY |date=18 September 2000 |page=C.13 }}
|Week7Date =Oct 2{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408831732}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=2 October 2000 |page=C.17 }}
|Week8Date =Oct 9{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408863370}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll |work=USA TODAY |date=9 October 2000 |page=13C }}
|Week9Date =Oct 16{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408839391}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=16 October 2000 |page=C.18 }}
|Week10Date=Oct 23{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408879603}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=23 October 2000 |page=C.13 }}
|Week11Date=Oct 30{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408883192}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=30 October 2000 |page=11C }}
|Week12Date=Nov 6{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408830546}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=6 November 2000 |page=C.5 }}
|Week13Date=Nov 13{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408824059}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=13 November 2000 |page=C.4 }}
|Week14Date=Nov 20{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408822219}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=20 November 2000 |page=C.15 }}
|Week15Date=Nov 27{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408818915}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=27 November 2000 |page=C.13 }}
|Week16Date=Dec 4{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408872781}} |title=USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll College football |work=USA TODAY |date=4 December 2000 |page=C.12 }}
|Week17Date=Jan 5{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|408849489}} |title=Final USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches' Poll |work=USA TODAY |date=5 January 2001 |page=C.4 }}
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|Week1-2 = Florida State (21)
|Week1-3 = Alabama (1)
|Week1-4 = Michigan
|Week1-5 = Wisconsin (1)
|Week1-6 = Miami (FL)
|Week1-7 = Florida
|Week1-8 = Texas
|Week1-9 = Kansas State
|Week1-10 = Virginia Tech
|Week1-11 = Georgia
|Week1-12 = Tennessee
|Week1-13 = Purdue
|Week1-14 = Washington
|Week1-15 = Ohio State
|Week1-16 = USC
|Week1-17 = Penn State
|Week1-18 = Ole Miss
|Week1-19 = Clemson
|Week1-20 = Oklahoma
|Week1-21 = Illinois
|Week1-22 = Michigan State
|Week1-23 = TCU
|Week1-24 = Texas A&M
|Week1-25 = Southern Miss
|Week2-1 = Nebraska (0–0) (40)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = Florida State (1–0) (17)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Alabama (0–0) (1)
|Week2-3-Color =
|Week2-4 = Michigan (0–0)
|Week2-4-Color =
|Week2-5 = Wisconsin (0–0) (1)
|Week2-5-Color =
|Week2-6 = Miami (FL) (0–0)
|Week2-6-Color =
|Week2-7 = Florida (0–0)
|Week2-7-Color =
|Week2-8 = Texas (0–0)
|Week2-8-Color =
|Week2-9 = Kansas State (1–0)
|Week2-9-Color =
|Week2-10 = Virginia Tech (0–0)
|Week2-10-Color =
|Week2-11 = Georgia (0–0)
|Week2-11-Color =
|Week2-12 = Tennessee (0–0)
|Week2-12-Color =
|Week2-13 = USC (1–0)
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|Week2-14 = Purdue (0–0)
|Week2-14-Color = d
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|Week2-15-Color = d
|Week2-16 = Ohio State (0–0)
|Week2-16-Color = d
|Week2-17 = Ole Miss (0–0)
|Week2-17-Color = u
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|Week2-18-Color = u
|Week2-19 = Oklahoma (0–0)
|Week2-19-Color = u
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|Week2-20-Color = u
|Week2-21 = TCU (0–0)
|Week2-21-Color = u
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|Week2-22-Color =
|Week2-23 = Texas A&M (0–0)
|Week2-23-Color = u
|Week2-24 = Southern Miss (0–0)
|Week2-24-Color = u
|Week2-25 = Colorado (0–0)
|Week2-25-Color = npr
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Penn State}}
|Week3-1 = Nebraska (1–0) (43)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = Florida State (1–0) (15)
|Week3-2-Color =
|Week3-3 = Michigan (1–0)
|Week3-3-Color = u
|Week3-4 = Miami (FL) (1–0)
|Week3-4-Color =
|Week3-5 = Florida (1–0)
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-6 = Wisconsin (1–0) (1)
|Week3-6-Color = d
|Week3-7 = Kansas State (2–0)
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = Texas (0–0)
|Week3-8-Color =
|Week3-9 = Virginia Tech (1–0)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Georgia (1–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Tennessee (1–0)
|Week3-11-Color =
|Week3-12 = USC (1–0)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = Purdue (1–0)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = Alabama (0–1)
|Week3-14-Color = d
|Week3-15 = Washington (1–0)
|Week3-15-Color =
|Week3-16 = Ohio State (1–0)
|Week3-16-Color =
|Week3-17 = UCLA (1–0)
|Week3-17-Color = npr
|Week3-18 = Ole Miss (1–0)
|Week3-18-Color = d
|Week3-19 = Clemson (1–0)
|Week3-19-Color = d
|Week3-20 = Oklahoma (1–0)
|Week3-20-Color = d
|Week3-21 = Illinois (1–0)
|Week3-21-Color = d
|Week3-22 = TCU (0–0)
|Week3-22-Color = d
|Week3-23 = Michigan State (0–0)
|Week3-23-Color = d
|Week3-24 = Southern Miss (0–1)
|Week3-24-Color =
|Week3-25 = Notre Dame (1–0)
|Week3-25-Color = npr
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|Week4-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (48)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Florida State (2–0) (10)
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = Michigan (2–0)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Florida (2–0)
|Week4-4-Color = u
|Week4-5 = Wisconsin (2–0) (1)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Texas (1–0)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = Kansas State (2–0)
|Week4-7-Color =
|Week4-8 = Virginia Tech (2–0)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = Tennessee (1–0)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Washington (2–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = USC (2–0)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = Purdue (2–0)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = Alabama (1–1)
|Week4-13-Color = u
|Week4-14 = Miami (FL) (1–1)
|Week4-14-Color = d
|Week4-15 = Ohio State (2–0)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Clemson (2–0)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = UCLA (2–0)
|Week4-17-Color =
|Week4-18 = Oklahoma (2–0)
|Week4-18-Color = u
|Week4-19 = Illinois (2–0)
|Week4-19-Color = u
|Week4-20 = Michigan State (1–0)
|Week4-20-Color = u
|Week4-21 = TCU (1–0)
|Week4-21-Color = u
|Week4-22 = Georgia (1–1)
|Week4-22-Color = d
|Week4-23 = Notre Dame (1–1)
|Week4-23-Color = u
|Week4-24 = Auburn (2–0)
|Week4-24-Color = npr
|Week4-25 = Colorado State (2–0)
|Week4-25-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Ole Miss|Southern Miss}}
|Week5-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (44)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Florida State (3–0) (14)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Florida (3–0)
|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-4 = Virginia Tech (3–0) (1)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Kansas State (3–0)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Wisconsin (3–0)
|Week5-6-Color = d
|Week5-7 = Washington (3–0)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = UCLA (3–0)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = USC (2–0)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Michigan (2–1)
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-11 = Clemson (3–0)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Ohio State (3–0)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = Tennessee (1–1)
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = Miami (FL) (1–1)
|Week5-14-Color =
|Week5-15 = Texas (1–1)
|Week5-15-Color = d
|Week5-16 = Oklahoma (2–0)
|Week5-16-Color = u
|Week5-17 = Illinois (3–0)
|Week5-17-Color = u
|Week5-18 = Notre Dame (2–1)
|Week5-18-Color = u
|Week5-19 = TCU (2–0)
|Week5-19-Color = u
|Week5-20 = Michigan State (2–0)
|Week5-20-Color =
|Week5-21 = Purdue (2–1)
|Week5-21-Color = d
|Week5-22 = Auburn (3–0)
|Week5-22-Color = u
|Week5-23 = Southern Miss (1–1)
|Week5-23-Color = npr
|Week5-24 = Georgia (1–1)
|Week5-24-Color = d
|Week5-25 = Mississippi State (2–0)
|Week5-25-Color = npr
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|Week6-1-Color =
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|Week6-2-Color =
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|Week6-3-Color =
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|Week6-4-Color =
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|Week6-5-Color =
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|Week6-6-Color = u
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|Week6-7-Color = u
|Week6-8 = Clemson (4–0)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Michigan (3–1)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Ohio State (4–0)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = Tennessee (2–1)
|Week6-11-Color = u
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|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Texas (2–1)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Wisconsin (3–1)
|Week6-14-Color = d
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|Week6-15-Color = u
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|Week6-16-Color =
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|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-18 = TCU (3–0)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = Purdue (3–1)
|Week6-19-Color = u
|Week6-20 = Auburn (4–0)
|Week6-20-Color = u
|Week6-21 = Southern Miss (2–1)
|Week6-21-Color = u
|Week6-22 = Illinois (3–1)
|Week6-22-Color = d
|Week6-23 = South Carolina (4–0)
|Week6-23-Color = npr
|Week6-24 = Georgia (2–1)
|Week6-24-Color =
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|Week6-25-Color = npr
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|Week7-1 = Nebraska (4–0) (37)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Florida State (5–0) (21)
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Virginia Tech (4–0)
|Week7-3-Color = u
|Week7-4 = Kansas State (5–0) (1)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Clemson (5–0)
|Week7-5-Color = u
|Week7-6 = Michigan (4–1)
|Week7-6-Color = u
|Week7-7 = Ohio State (4–0)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Miami (FL) (3–1)
|Week7-8-Color = u
|Week7-9 = Florida (4–1)
|Week7-9-Color = d
|Week7-10 = Texas (3–1)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = Washington (3–1)
|Week7-11-Color = d
|Week7-12 = Oklahoma (4–0)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Auburn (5–0)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = TCU (4–0)
|Week7-14-Color = u
|Week7-15 = Oregon (4–1)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = USC (3–1)
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = UCLA (4–1)
|Week7-17-Color =
|Week7-18 = Southern Miss (3–1)
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|Week7-19 = Georgia (3–1)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Mississippi State (3–1)
|Week7-20-Color = npr
|Week7-21 = Tennessee (2–2)
|Week7-21-Color = d
|Week7-22 = Wisconsin (3–2)
|Week7-22-Color = d
|Week7-23 = Oregon State (4–0)
|Week7-23-Color = npr
|Week7-24 = Northwestern (4–1)
|Week7-24-Color = npr
|Week7-25 = Michigan State (3–1)
|Week7-25-Color = d
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|Week8-1 = Nebraska (5–0) (53)
|Week8-1-Color =
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|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Kansas State (6–0) (3)
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Clemson (6–0)
|Week8-4-Color = u
|Week8-5 = Ohio State (5–0)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = Miami (FL) (4–1)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Florida State (5–1)
|Week8-7-Color = d
|Week8-8 = Oklahoma (5–0)
|Week8-8-Color = u
|Week8-9 = Florida (5–1)
|Week8-9-Color =
|Week8-10 = Washington (4–1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = TCU (5–0)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = Oregon (4–1)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Georgia (4–1)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Mississippi State (4–1)
|Week8-14-Color = u
|Week8-15 = UCLA (4–1)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Southern Miss (4–1)
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-17 = Michigan (4–2)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = Northwestern (5–1)
|Week8-18-Color = u
|Week8-19 = Auburn (5–1)
|Week8-19-Color = d
|Week8-20 = Oregon State (4–1)
|Week8-20-Color = u
|Week8-21 = Purdue (4–2)
|Week8-21-Color = npr
|Week8-22 = Arizona (4–1)
|Week8-22-Color = npr
|Week8-23 = Texas (3–2)
|Week8-23-Color = d
|Week8-24 = South Carolina (5–1)
|Week8-24-Color = npr
|Week8-25 = Mississippi (4–1)
|Week8-25-Color = npr
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|Week9-1 = Nebraska (6–0) (57)
|Week9-1-Color =
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|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Clemson (7–0)
|Week9-3-Color = u
|Week9-4 = Oklahoma (6–0) (1)
|Week9-4-Color = u
|Week9-5 = Miami (FL) (4–1)
|Week9-5-Color = u
|Week9-6 = Florida State (6–1)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = Florida (6–1)
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-8 = Kansas State (6–1)
|Week9-8-Color = d
|Week9-9 = Washington (6–1)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = TCU (5–0)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Oregon (5–1)
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-12 = Georgia (5–1)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Ohio State (5–1)
|Week9-13-Color = d
|Week9-14 = Mississippi State (4–1)
|Week9-14-Color =
|Week9-15 = Southern Miss (5–1)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Michigan (5–2)
|Week9-16-Color = u
|Week9-17 = Purdue (5–2)
|Week9-17-Color = u
|Week9-18 = Oregon State (5–1)
|Week9-18-Color = u
|Week9-19 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week9-19-Color = u
|Week9-20 = Arizona (5–1)
|Week9-20-Color = u
|Week9-21 = Texas (4–2)
|Week9-21-Color = u
|Week9-22 = Notre Dame (4–2)
|Week9-22-Color = npr
|Week9-23 = Minnesota (5–2)
|Week9-23-Color = npr
|Week9-24 = UCLA (4–2)
|Week9-24-Color = d
|Week9-25 = NC State (5–1)
|Week9-25-Color = npr
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|Week10-1-Color =
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|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Oklahoma (6–0) (1)
|Week10-3-Color = u
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|Week10-4-Color = d
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|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = Florida State (7–1)
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|Week10-7-Color =
|Week10-8 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week10-8-Color =
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|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 = Oregon (6–1
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|Week10-11-Color= d
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|Week10-12-Color=
|Week10-13 = Ohio State (6–1)
|Week10-13-Color=
|Week10-14 = Southern Miss (5–1)
|Week10-14-Color= u
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|Week10-15-Color= u
|Week10-16 = Purdue (6–2)
|Week10-16-Color= u
|Week10-17 = Oregon State (6–1)
|Week10-17-Color= u
|Week10-18 = South Carolina (7–1)
|Week10-18-Color= u
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|Week10-19-Color= u
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|Week10-20-Color= u
|Week10-21 = Mississippi State (4–2)
|Week10-21-Color= d
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|Week10-22-Color= u
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|Week10-23-Color= d
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|Week10-24-Color= npr
|Week10-25 = Auburn (6–2)
|Week10-25-Color= npr
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|Week11-1-Color = u
|Week11-2 = Virginia Tech (8–0) (4)
|Week11-2-Color =
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|Week11-3-Color = u
|Week11-4 = Florida State (8–1)
|Week11-4-Color = u
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|Week11-5-Color = u
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|Week11-6-Color = d
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|Week11-7-Color = u
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|Week11-8-Color = u
|Week11-9 = TCU (7–0)
|Week11-9-Color = u
|Week11-10 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week11-10-Color= d
|Week11-11 = Southern Miss (6–1)
|Week11-11-Color= u
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|Week11-12-Color= u
|Week11-13 = Purdue (7–2)
|Week11-13-Color= u
|Week11-14 = Oregon State (7–1)
|Week11-14-Color= u
|Week11-15 = Kansas State (7–2)
|Week11-15-Color= d
|Week11-16 = Notre Dame (6–2)
|Week11-16-Color= u
|Week11-17 = Georgia (6–2)
|Week11-17-Color= d
|Week11-18 = Mississippi State (5–2)
|Week11-18-Color= u
|Week11-19 = Ohio State (6–2)
|Week11-19-Color= d
|Week11-20 = Texas (6–2)
|Week11-20-Color=
|Week11-21 = Colorado State (7–1)
|Week11-21-Color= u
|Week11-22 = Auburn (7–2)
|Week11-22-Color= u
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|Week11-23-Color= npr
|Week11-24 = South Carolina (7–2)
|Week11-24-Color= d
|Week11-25 = Texas A&M (6–2)
|Week11-25-Color= npr
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|Week12-1 = Oklahoma (8–0) (58)
|Week12-1-Color =
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|Week12-2-Color = u
|Week12-3 = Florida State (9–1)
|Week12-3-Color = u
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|Week12-4-Color = u
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|Week12-5-Color = u
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|Week12-6-Color = u
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|Week12-7-Color = u
|Week12-8 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week12-8-Color = d
|Week12-9 = Purdue (7–2)
|Week12-9-Color = u
|Week12-10 = Oregon State (8–1)
|Week12-10-Color= u
|Week12-11 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week12-11-Color= u
|Week12-12 = Notre Dame (6–2)
|Week12-12-Color= u
|Week12-13 = Georgia (6–2)
|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-14 = Ohio State (7–2)
|Week12-14-Color= u
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|Week12-15-Color= d
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|Week12-16-Color= u
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|Week12-17-Color= d
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|Week12-18-Color= u
|Week12-19 = Texas (7–2)
|Week12-19-Color= u
|Week12-20 = Colorado State (8–1)
|Week12-20-Color= u
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|Week12-21-Color= d
|Week12-22 = Southern Miss (6–2)
|Week12-22-Color= d
|Week12-23 = Auburn (7–2)
|Week12-23-Color= d
|Week12-24 = Texas A&M (7–2)
|Week12-24-Color= u
|Week12-25 = South Carolina (7–2)
|Week12-25-Color= d
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|Week13-3-Color =
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|Week13-4-Color =
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|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Oregon (9–1)
|Week13-6-Color = u
|Week13-7 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week13-7-Color = u
|Week13-8 = Oregon State (9–1)
|Week13-8-Color = u
|Week13-9 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week13-9-Color = u
|Week13-10 = Nebraska (8–2)
|Week13-10-Color= d
|Week13-11 = Notre Dame (7–2)
|Week13-11-Color= u
|Week13-12 = Ohio State (8–2)
|Week13-12-Color= u
|Week13-13 = Mississippi State (7–2)
|Week13-13-Color= u
|Week13-14 = Clemson (8–2)
|Week13-14-Color= u
|Week13-15 = Texas (8–2)
|Week13-15-Color= u
|Week13-16 = TCU (8–1)
|Week13-16-Color= u
|Week13-17 = Purdue (7–3)
|Week13-17-Color= d
|Week13-18 = Michigan (7–3)
|Week13-18-Color= u
|Week13-19 = Auburn (8–2)
|Week13-19-Color= u
|Week13-20 = Southern Miss (7–2)
|Week13-20-Color= u
|Week13-21 = Georgia (6–3)
|Week13-21-Color= d
|Week13-22 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week13-22-Color= npr
|Week13-23 = Texas A&M (7–3)
|Week13-23-Color= u
|Week13-24 = Northwestern (7–3)
|Week13-24-Color= d
|Week13-25 = Tennessee (6–3)
|Week13-25-Color= npr
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|Week14-1-Color =
|Week14-2 = Miami (FL) (9–1) (2)
|Week14-2-Color =
|Week14-3 = Florida State (11–1) (1)
|Week14-3-Color =
|Week14-4 = Washington (10–1)
|Week14-4-Color = u
|Week14-5 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week14-5-Color = u
|Week14-6 = Oregon State (10–1)
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-7 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week14-7-Color = u
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|Week14-8-Color = u
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|Week14-9-Color = d
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|Week14-10-Color= u
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|Week14-11-Color= d
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|Week14-12-Color= u
|Week14-13 = Texas (8–2
|Week14-13-Color= u
|Week14-14 = Purdue (8–3)
|Week14-14-Color= u
|Week14-15 = TCU (9–1)
|Week14-15-Color= u
|Week14-16 = Michigan (8–3)
|Week14-16-Color= u
|Week14-17 = Auburn (9–2)
|Week14-17-Color= u
|Week14-18 = Georgia (7–3)
|Week14-18-Color= u
|Week14-19 = Georgia Tech (8–2)
|Week14-19-Color= u
|Week14-20 = Ohio State (8–3)
|Week14-20-Color= d
|Week14-21 = Northwestern (8–3)
|Week14-21-Color= u
|Week14-22 = Texas A&M (7–3)
|Week14-22-Color= u
|Week14-23 = Mississippi State (7–3)
|Week14-23-Color= d
|Week14-24 = Tennessee (7–3)
|Week14-24-Color= u
|Week14-25 = Colorado State (9–2)
|Week14-25-Color= npr
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Southern Miss}}
|Week15-1 = Oklahoma (11–0) (49)
|Week15-1-Color =
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|Week15-2-Color =
|Week15-3 = Florida State (11–1) (5)
|Week15-3-Color =
|Week15-4 = Washington (10–1)
|Week15-4-Color =
|Week15-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week15-5-Color =
|Week15-6 = Oregon State (10–1)
|Week15-6-Color =
|Week15-7 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week15-7-Color =
|Week15-8 = Florida (9–2)
|Week15-8-Color = u
|Week15-9 = Nebraska (9–2)
|Week15-9-Color = d
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|Week15-10-Color=
|Week15-11 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week15-11-Color=
|Week15-12 = Texas (9–2)
|Week15-12-Color= u
|Week15-13 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week15-13-Color= d
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|Week15-14-Color=
|Week15-15 = TCU (10–1)
|Week15-15-Color=
|Week15-16 = Michigan (8–3)
|Week15-16-Color=
|Week15-17 = Auburn (9–2)
|Week15-17-Color=
|Week15-18 = Georgia Tech (9–2)
|Week15-18-Color= u
|Week15-19 = Ohio State (8–3)
|Week15-19-Color= u
|Week15-20 = Northwestern (8–3)
|Week15-20-Color= u
|Week15-21 = Tennessee (8–3)
|Week15-21-Color= u
|Week15-22 = Colorado State (9–2)
|Week15-22-Color= u
|Week15-23 = Louisville (9–2)
|Week15-23-Color= npr
|Week15-24 = Georgia (7–4)
|Week15-24-Color= d
|Week15-25 = Toledo (10–1)
|Week15-25-Color= npr
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|Week16-1 = Oklahoma (12–0) (56)
|Week16-1-Color =
|Week16-2 = Miami (FL) (10–1) (2)
|Week16-2-Color =
|Week16-3 = Florida State (11–1) (1)
|Week16-3-Color =
|Week16-4 = Washington (10–1)
|Week16-4-Color =
|Week16-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week16-5-Color =
|Week16-6 = Oregon State (10–1)
|Week16-6-Color =
|Week16-7 = Florida (10–2)
|Week16-7-Color = u
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|Week16-8-Color = u
|Week16-9 = Kansas State (10–3)
|Week16-9-Color = d
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|Week16-10-Color=
|Week16-11 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week16-11-Color=
|Week16-12 = Texas (9–2)
|Week16-12-Color=
|Week16-13 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week16-13-Color=
|Week16-14 = Purdue (8–3)
|Week16-14-Color=
|Week16-15 = Michigan (8–3)
|Week16-15-Color= u
|Week16-16 = TCU (10–1)
|Week16-16-Color= d
|Week16-17 = Georgia Tech (9–2)
|Week16-17-Color= u
|Week16-18 = Ohio State (8–3)
|Week16-18-Color= u
|Week16-19 = Northwestern (8–3)
|Week16-19-Color= u
|Week16-20 = Auburn (9–3)
|Week16-20-Color= d
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|Week16-21-Color=
|Week16-22 = Colorado State (9–2)
|Week16-22-Color=
|Week16-23 = Louisville (9–2)
|Week16-23-Color=
|Week16-24 = Georgia (7–4)
|Week16-24-Color=
|Week16-25 = Toledo (10–1)
|Week16-25-Color=
|Week16Dropped = {{ubl|}}
|Week17-1 = Oklahoma (13–0) (59)
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|Week17-2-Color =
|Week17-3 = Washington (11–1)
|Week17-3-Color = u
|Week17-4 = Florida State (11–2)
|Week17-4-Color = d
|Week17-5 = Oregon State (11–1)
|Week17-5-Color = u
|Week17-6 = Virginia Tech (11–1)
|Week17-6-Color = d
|Week17-7 = Nebraska (10–2)
|Week17-7-Color = u
|Week17-8 = Kansas State (11–3)
|Week17-8-Color = u
|Week17-9 = Oregon (10–2)
|Week17-9-Color = u
|Week17-10 = Michigan (9–3)
|Week17-10-Color= u
|Week17-11 = Florida (10–3)
|Week17-11-Color= d
|Week17-12 = Texas (9–3)
|Week17-12-Color=
|Week17-13 = Purdue (8–4)
|Week17-13-Color= u
|Week17-14 = Clemson (9–3)
|Week17-14-Color= d
|Week17-15 = Colorado State (10–2)
|Week17-15-Color= u
|Week17-16 = Notre Dame (9–3)
|Week17-16-Color= d
|Week17-17 = Georgia (8–4)
|Week17-17-Color= u
|Week17-18 = TCU (10–2)
|Week17-18-Color= d
|Week17-19 = Georgia Tech (9–3)
|Week17-19-Color= d
|Week17-20 = Auburn (9–4)
|Week17-20-Color=
|Week17-21 = South Carolina (8–4)
|Week17-21-Color= npr
|Week17-22 = Mississippi State (8–4)
|Week17-22-Color= npr
|Week17-23 = Iowa State (9–3)
|Week17-23-Color= npr
|Week17-24 = Wisconsin (9–4)
|Week17-24-Color= npr
|Week17-25 = Tennessee (8–4)
|Week17-25-Color= d
|Week17Dropped = {{ubl|Ohio State|Northwestern|Louisville|Toledo}}
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BCS standings
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2001 Orange Bowl.
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 9
|Week2 = 10
|Week3 = 11
|Week4 = 12
|Week5 = 13
|Week6 = 14
|Week7 = 15 (Final)
|Week1Date = Oct 23
|Week2Date = Oct 30
|Week3Date = Nov 6
|Week4Date = Nov 13
|Week5Date = Nov 20
|Week6Date = Nov 27
|Week7Date = Dec 3
|Week1-1 = Nebraska (7–0)
|Week1-2 = Oklahoma (6–0)
|Week1-3 = Virginia Tech (7–0)
|Week1-4 = Miami (FL) (5–1)
|Week1-5 = Florida State (7–1)
|Week1-6 = Florida (6–1)
|Week1-7 = Clemson (8–0)
|Week1-8 = Oregon (6–1)
|Week1-9 = Washington (6–1)
|Week1-10 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week1-11 = Ohio State (6–1)
|Week1-12 = Georgia (6–1)
|Week1-13 = TCU (6–0)
|Week1-14 = Southern Miss (5–1)
|Week1-15 = Purdue (6–2)
|Week2-1 = Oklahoma (7–0)
|Week2-1-Color = u
|Week2-2 = Virginia Tech (8–0)
|Week2-2-Color = u
|Week2-3 = Florida State (8–1)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = Nebraska (7–1)
|Week2-4-Color = d
|Week2-5 = Miami (FL) (6–1)
|Week2-5-Color = d
|Week2-6 = Florida (7–1)
|Week2-6-Color =
|Week2-7 = Oregon (7–1)
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = Washington (7–1)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = TCU (7–0)
|Week2-9-Color = u
|Week2-10 = Purdue (7–2)
|Week2-10-Color = u
|Week2-11 = Oregon State (7–1)
|Week2-11-Color = y
|Week2-12 = Michigan (6–2)
|Week2-12-Color = y
|Week2-13 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week2-13-Color = d
|Week2-14 = Notre Dame (6–2)
|Week2-14-Color = y
|Week2-15 = Mississippi State (5–2)
|Week2-15-Color = y
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Kansas State|Ohio State|Georgia|Southern Miss}}
|Week3-1 = Oklahoma (8–0)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = Florida State (9–1)
|Week3-2-Color = u
|Week3-3 = Miami (FL) (7–1)
|Week3-3-Color = u
|Week3-4 = Nebraska (8–1)
|Week3-4-Color =
|Week3-5 = Florida (8–1)
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-6 = Washington (8–1)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = Oregon (8–1)
|Week3-7-Color =
|Week3-8 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week3-8-Color = d
|Week3-9 = Oregon State (8–1)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Purdue (7–2)
|Week3-10-Color =
|Week3-11 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week3-11-Color = y
|Week3-12 = Notre Dame (6–2)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = Ohio State (7–2)
|Week3-13-Color = y
|Week3-14 = Mississippi State (6–2)
|Week3-14-Color = u
|Week3-15 = Northwestern (7–2)
|Week3-15-Color = y
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|TCU|Michigan|Clemson}}
|Week4-1 = Oklahoma (9–0)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Miami (FL) (8–1)
|Week4-2-Color = u
|Week4-3 = Florida State (10–1)
|Week4-3-Color = d
|Week4-4 = Florida (9–1)
|Week4-4-Color = u
|Week4-5 = Washington (9–1)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = Oregon (9–1)
|Week4-7-Color =
|Week4-8 = Nebraska (8–2)
|Week4-8-Color = d
|Week4-9 = Oregon State (9–1)
|Week4-9-Color =
|Week4-10 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Notre Dame (7–2)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = Mississippi State (7–2)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = Ohio State (8–2)
|Week4-13-Color =
|Week4-14 = Texas (8–2)
|Week4-14-Color = y
|Week4-15 = Texas A&M (7–3)
|Week4-15-Color = y
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Purdue|Northwestern}}
|Week5-1 = Oklahoma (10–0)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Florida State (11–1)
|Week5-2-Color = u
|Week5-3 = Miami (FL) (9–1)
|Week5-3-Color = d
|Week5-4 = Washington (10–1)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Oregon State (10–1)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week5-6-Color =
|Week5-7 = Florida (9–2)
|Week5-7-Color = d
|Week5-8 = Nebraska (8–2)
|Week5-8-Color =
|Week5-9 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-11 = Notre Dame (8–2)
|Week5-11-Color =
|Week5-12 = Texas (8–2)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week5-13-Color = y
|Week5-14 = TCU (9–1)
|Week5-14-Color = y
|Week5-15 = Michigan (8–3)
|Week5-15-Color = y
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Mississippi State|Ohio State|Texas A&M}}
|Week6-1 = Oklahoma (11–0)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Florida State (11–1)
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Miami (FL) (10–1)
|Week6-3-Color =
|Week6-4 = Washington (10–1)
|Week6-4-Color =
|Week6-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Oregon State (10–1)
|Week6-6-Color = d
|Week6-7 = Florida (9–2)
|Week6-7-Color =
|Week6-8 = Nebraska (9–2)
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-9 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week6-9-Color =
|Week6-10 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week6-10-Color =
|Week6-11 = Notre Dame (9–2)
|Week6-11-Color =
|Week6-12 = Texas (9–2)
|Week6-12-Color =
|Week6-13 = Georgia Tech (9–2)
|Week6-13-Color = y
|Week6-14 = TCU (10–1)
|Week6-14-Color =
|Week6-15 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week6-15-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Michigan}}
|Week7-1 = Oklahoma (12–0)
|Week7-1-Color = nc
|Week7-2 = Florida State (11–1)
|Week7-2-Color = nc
|Week7-3 = Miami (FL) (10–1)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Washington (10–1)
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Oregon State (10–1)
|Week7-6-Color =
|Week7-7 = Florida (10–2)
|Week7-7-Color =
|Week7-8 = Nebraska (9–2)
|Week7-8-Color =
|Week7-9 = Kansas State (10–3)
|Week7-9-Color =
|Week7-10 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week7-10-Color =
|Week7-11 = Notre Dame (9–2)
|Week7-11-Color =
|Week7-12 = Texas (9–2)
|Week7-12-Color =
|Week7-13 = Georgia Tech (9–2)
|Week7-13-Color =
|Week7-14 = TCU (10–1)
|Week7-14-Color =
|Week7-15 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week7-15-Color =
}}
{{cite web|title=2000 Bowl Championship Series Standings |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7894691_37_1.pdf |publisher=Fox Sports on MSN |access-date=2009-10-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920131945/http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7894691_37_1.pdf |archive-date=2009-09-20 }}
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| colspan="8" |2000 BCS Final Ranking and Bowl Placement {{Cite news |date=2000-12-04 |title=BCS mess is a result of system failure (jump from sports page 1) |pages=174 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-bcs-mess-is-a-resu/136641992/ |access-date=2023-12-11}} |
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| style="background:#efefef;"
! BCS Rank ! Team ! Human ! Computer ! Strength of ! Losses ! Total BCS Points ! Bowl |
| style= "background: #CEF2CE;" |1
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Oklahoma | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |1.0 | style="background: #CEF2CE;"|1.86 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |11 (0.52) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |0 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |3.30 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"| Orange - BCS National Championship (as Big 12 Champion and top 2 team) |
| style="background: #CEF2CE;" |2
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Florida State | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |3.0 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |1.29 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |2 (0.08) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |1 | style="background: #CEF2CE;"|5.37 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"| Orange - BCS National Championship (as ACC champion and top 2 team) |
| style= "background: #CEF2CE;"|3
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Miami (Fl) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |2.0 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |2.57 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |3 (0.12) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |1 | style="background: #CEF2CE;"|5.69 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"| Sugar Bowl (as Big East champion) |
| style="background: #CEF2CE;" |4
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Washington | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |4.0 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |5.43 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |6 (0.24) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |1 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |10.67 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"| Rose Bowl (as Pac-10 champion) |
| style="text-align:center" |5
| style="text-align:left;" |Virginia Tech | style="text-align:center;" |5.50 | style="text-align:center;" |5.14 | style="text-align:center;" |14 (0.56) | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |12.20 | style="text-align:left; | No BCS Bowl (Gator) |
| style= "background: #CEF2CE;" |6
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Oregon State | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |5.50 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |6.50 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |42 (1.68) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |1 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |14.68 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Fiesta Bowl (as BCS at-large) |
| style= "background: #CEF2CE;" |7
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Florida | style="background: #CEF2CE;"|7.00 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |5.71 | style="background: #CEF2CE;"|1 (0.04) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |2 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |14.75 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"|Sugar Bowl (as SEC champion) |
| |8
| style="text-align:left;" |Nebraska | style="text-align:center;" |8.50 | style="text-align:center;" |7.00 | style="text-align:center;" |18 (0.72) | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |18.22 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Alamo) |
| |9
| style="text-align:left;" |Kansas State | style="text-align:center;" |10.00 | style="text-align:center;" |10.14 | style="text-align:center;" |29 (1.16) | style="text-align:center;" |3 | style="text-align:center;" |24.30 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Cotton) |
| |10
|style="text-align:left;" |Oregon | style="text-align:center;" |9.50 | style="text-align:center;" |11.86 | style="text-align:center;" |24 (0.96) | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |24.32 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Holiday) |
| style= "background: #CEF2CE;" |11
| style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;" |Notre Dame | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |10.00 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |12.07 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |25 (1.00) | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |2 | style="background: #CEF2CE;" |25.07 | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"|Fiesta Bowl (as BCS At-Large) |
| style="text-align:center;" |12
| style="text-align:left;" |Texas | style="text-align:center;" |12.00 | style="text-align:center;" |9.86 | style="text-align:center;" |84 (3.36) | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |27.22 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Holiday) |
| style="text-align:center;" |13
| style="text-align:left;" |Georgia Tech | style="text-align:center;" |16.00 | style="text-align:center;" |9.86 | style="text-align:center;" |44 (1.76) | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |29.62 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Peach) |
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| style="text-align:left;" |TCU | style="text-align:center;" |14.50 | style="text-align:center;" |13.71 | style="text-align:center;" |96 (3.60) | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |31.01 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Mobile, Alabama) |
| style="text-align:center;" |15
| style="text-align:left;" |Clemson | style="text-align:center;" |14.50 | style="text-align:center;" |13.71 | style="text-align:center;" |95 (3.80) | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |33.17 | style="text-align:left;"| No BCS Bowl (Gator) |
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:left;" |Michigan | style="text-align:center;" |16.00 | style="text-align:center;" |15.00 | style="text-align:center;" |35 (1.40) | style="text-align:center;" |3 | style="text-align:center;" |35.40 | style="text-align:left;"|No BCS Bowl (Florida Citrus) |
| style= "background: #CEF2CE;" |Unranked in BCS
| style="text-align:left;" style="background: #CEF2CE;" |Purdue | style="background: #CEF2CE;" | | style="background: #CEF2CE;" | | style="background: #CEF2CE;"| | style="background: #CEF2CE;"| | style="background: #CEF2CE;"| | style="text-align:left; background: #CEF2CE;"|Rose Bowl (as Big 10 champion) |
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