2000 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 5, 2000By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 2000 Season Tags: • No Comments

2000 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.619	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	2	+68	BYE
2	0	0.744	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	12–0	1.000	1	+73	Beat Kansas State 27–24
3	0	0.866	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	10–1	0.909	3	+57	BYE
4	0	0.872	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	10–1	0.909	3	+55	BYE
5	0	0.916	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	9	+58	Beat Auburn 28–6
6	0	1.053	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	10–1	0.909	3	+55	BYE
7	0	1.224	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–2	0.818	10	+43	BYE
8	0	1.296	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	10–1	0.909	3	+44	BYE
9	2	1.346	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
10	0	1.349	TCU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+36	BYE
11	1	1.373	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+41	BYE
12	1	1.456	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+41	BYE
13	-4	1.457	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	10–3	0.769	19	+44	Lost to Oklahoma 24–27
14	0	1.464	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
15	1	1.543	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	9–2	0.818	10	+31	BYE
16	1	1.551	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	10–1	0.909	3	+28	BYE
17	2	1.676	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	9–2	0.818	10	+27	BYE
18	-3	1.693	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–3	0.750	20	+35	Lost to Florida 6–28
19	1	1.712	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+33	BYE
20	2	1.766	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+29	BYE
21	0	1.768	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+28	BYE
22	3	1.848	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+23	BYE
23	0	1.849	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–4	0.667	30	+33	BYE
24	0	1.858	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+28	BYE
25	1	1.897	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	7–4	0.636	31	+27	BYE
26	-8	1.922	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–3	0.750	20	+24	Lost to Marshall 14–19
27	0	1.956	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	9–2	0.818	10	+23	BYE
28	0	1.985	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+20	BYE
29	0	2.024	UTEP	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	22	+28	BYE
30	0	2.071	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+18	BYE
31	0	2.092	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+23	BYE
32	1	2.098	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	9–2	0.818	10	+12	BYE
33	-1	2.112	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	8–3	0.727	22	+23	BYE
34	0	2.193	LSU	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+16	BYE
35	0	2.196	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+16	BYE
36	0	2.266	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+15	BYE
37	0	2.389	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+15	BYE
38	1	2.397	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	8–3	0.727	22	+11	BYE
39	1	2.453	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	7–4	0.636	31	+15	BYE
40	-2	2.457	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+13	BYE
41	0	2.539	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	31	+14	BYE
42	1	2.546	UAB	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+9	BYE
43	-1	2.580	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	51	+17	BYE
44	0	2.603	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	51	+13	BYE
45	1	2.634	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	31	+10	BYE
46	-1	2.658	UCLA	PAC	6–5	0.545	51	+15	BYE
47	0	2.707	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	6–5	0.545	51	+9	BYE
48	0	2.713	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	31	+4	BYE
49	0	2.718	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–5	0.583	47	+12	BYE
50	1	2.821	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	+12	BYE
51	-1	2.850	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	6–5	0.545	51	+4	BYE
52	0	2.892	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	51	+5	BYE
53	6	2.934	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	7–5	0.583	47	+7	Beat Western Michigan 19–14
54	1	2.952	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	31	-3	BYE
55	-2	2.954	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	51	+8	BYE
56	-2	2.959	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	51	+8	BYE
57	1	3.096	UNLV	MWC	7–5	0.583	47	+3	Beat Hawai'i 34–32
58	-2	3.126	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	51	+2	BYE
59	-2	3.205	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	47	+3	BYE
60	0	3.245	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	66	+7	BYE
61	0	3.299	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	66	+4	BYE
62	1	3.365	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	66	+3	BYE
63	-1	3.400	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	6–5	0.545	51	-3	BYE
64	0	3.404	BYU	MWC	6–6	0.500	65	+5	BYE
65	1	3.508	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	6–5	0.545	51	-5	BYE
66	-1	3.529	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	51	-5	BYE
67	0	3.529	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	51	-7	BYE
68	0	3.571	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	66	-1	BYE
69	0	3.801	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	31	-24	BYE
70	0	3.924	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	66	-9	BYE
71	0	3.982	USC	PAC	5–7	0.417	74	-5	BYE
72	0	4.043	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–7	0.417	74	-8	BYE
73	0	4.122	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-15	BYE
74	3	4.153	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	5–7	0.417	74	-13	BYE
75	-1	4.164	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	66	+2	BYE
76	0	4.165	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	78	-6	BYE
77	-2	4.185	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–8	0.273	83	-14	BYE
78	0	4.262	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	78	-11	BYE
79	0	4.355	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
80	0	4.635	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	78	-22	BYE
81	0	4.662	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	78	-18	BYE
82	0	4.717	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
83	0	4.758	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	74	-20	BYE
84	0	4.815	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	66	-13	BYE
85	0	4.866	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	4–7	0.364	78	-23	BYE
86	0	5.025	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–9	0.250	98	-19	BYE
87	0	5.061	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-23	BYE
88	0	5.212	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
89	0	5.234	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-29	BYE
90	1	5.270	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	83	-25	BYE
91	1	5.281	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–9	0.182	102	-25	BYE
92	1	5.294	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	3–8	0.273	83	-23	BYE
93	-3	5.299	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	3–8	0.273	83	-28	BYE
94	0	5.329	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
95	1	5.526	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
96	-1	5.554	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	83	-28	BYE
97	0	5.628	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	83	-33	BYE
98	1	6.043	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	102	-27	BYE
99	1	6.273	SMU	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-36	BYE
100	-2	6.342	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	98	-29	Lost to UNLV 32–34
101	0	6.391	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	83	-42	BYE
102	1	6.522	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	102	-39	BYE
103	1	6.550	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-22	BYE
104	-2	6.608	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–9	0.250	98	-37	BYE
105	0	6.638	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	102	-34	BYE
106	2	6.944	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	102	-32	BYE
107	-1	6.991	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	108	-43	BYE
108	3	7.194	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	109	-42	Beat Army 30–28
109	0	7.378	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	109	-35	BYE
110	-3	7.414	Army (ARMY)	USA	1–10	0.091	109	-49	Lost to Navy 28–30
111	-1	7.723	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	102	-48	BYE
112	0	8.002	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–11	0.000	116	-49	BYE
113	0	8.053	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	1–10	0.091	109	-53	BYE
114	0	8.319	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	109	-45	BYE
115	0	9.209	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	109	-37	BYE
116	0	9.739	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	109	-48	BYE