2000 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings
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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.649 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +64 | Beat Florida 30–7 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.741 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +58 | Beat Texas Tech 27–13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.952 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +48 | BYE |
| 4 | 2 | 0.970 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +46 | Beat Syracuse 26–0 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.001 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +49 | Lost to Florida State 7–30 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.081 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +53 | Beat Washington State 51–3 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.243 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +40 | BYE |
| 8 | 2 | 1.286 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +44 | Beat Oregon 23–13 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.348 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | Beat Missouri 28–24 |
| 10 | 8 | 1.359 |  TCU | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +31 | Beat UTEP 47–14 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.450 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +35 | Beat Rutgers 45–17 |
| 12 | -4 | 1.469 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +40 | Lost to Oregon State 13–23 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.518 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +32 | Beat South Carolina 16–14 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.539 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +36 | Beat Alabama 9–0 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.579 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +30 | Beat Maryland 35–22 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.582 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +25 | BYE |
| 17 | -1 | 1.624 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +31 | Beat Houston 32–13 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.689 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +27 | Beat Eastern Michigan 28–0 |
| 19 | -6 | 1.760 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +31 | Lost to Michigan 26–38 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.775 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +30 | BYE |
| 21 | 8 | 1.821 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +27 | Beat Ohio State 38–26 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.835 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +28 | Beat Indiana 41–13 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.864 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +30 | BYE |
| 24 | 7 | 1.903 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +27 | Beat Illinois 61–23 |
| 25 | -5 | 1.914 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +24 | Lost to Cincinnati 24–27 |
| 26 | -12 | 1.943 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +26 | Lost to Arkansas 10–17 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.978 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +21 | Beat Kentucky 59–20 |
| 28 | -3 | 1.983 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +20 | BYE |
| 29 | -6 | 1.990 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +27 | Lost to TCU 14–47 |
| 30 | 0 | 2.010 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +20 | Beat Wyoming 37–13 |
| 31 | -4 | 2.018 |  LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +20 | BYE |
| 32 | 2 | 2.056 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Beat Ole Miss 32–14 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.162 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +12 | Beat Idaho 66–24 |
| 34 | 2 | 2.177 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +23 | Beat Kansas 38–17 |
| 35 | -3 | 2.364 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | Lost to Clemson 14–16 |
| 36 | 4 | 2.401 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +20 | Beat East Carolina 42–24 |
| 37 | 5 | 2.486 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +9 | Beat San Diego State 45–24 |
| 38 | 11 | 2.547 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +14 | Beat Southern Miss 27–24 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.647 |  UAB | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | Beat Army 27–7 |
| 40 | -5 | 2.703 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +8 | Lost to West Virginia 24–42 |
| 41 | -8 | 2.749 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +14 | Lost to USC 35–38 |
| 42 | 14 | 2.776 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +4 | Beat Marshall 38–28 |
| 43 | 4 | 2.793 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +5 | BYE |
| 44 | -6 | 2.807 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +7 | Lost to Tulsa 17–28 |
| 45 | -4 | 2.823 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +14 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–27 |
| 46 | -7 | 2.831 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +8 | Lost to Virginia 17–24 |
| 47 | 6 | 2.842 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | Beat Temple 7–0 |
| 48 | 2 | 2.851 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +6 | Beat Central Michigan 40–6 |
| 49 | 10 | 2.855 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +8 | Beat NC State 24–17 |
| 50 | -6 | 2.919 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +9 | Lost to Miami 0–26 |
| 51 | 4 | 2.925 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +6 | Beat SMU 14–7 |
| 52 | -6 | 2.930 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +9 | BYE |
| 53 | -1 | 2.956 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +10 | Beat Duke 59–21 |
| 54 | -11 | 2.962 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +6 | Lost to Georgia 14–32 |
| 55 | 2 | 3.097 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | -3 | BYE |
| 56 | 10 | 3.211 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Beat Mississippi State 17–10 |
| 57 | 3 | 3.223 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +2 | Beat Iowa 27–24 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.275 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +7 | Beat California 36–30 |
| 59 | -5 | 3.277 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | BYE |
| 60 | -9 | 3.327 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -1 | Lost to Ohio 28–38 |
| 61 | -13 | 3.478 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +1 | Lost to Penn State 23–42 |
| 62 | 3 | 3.522 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -3 | Beat Kent State 34–6 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.565 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | BYE |
| 64 | -3 | 3.589 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 22–35 |
| 65 | -1 | 3.607 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -6 | Beat Louisiana 41–38 |
| 66 | 4 | 3.619 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +1 | Beat New Mexico 37–13 |
| 67 | 0 | 3.631 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -5 | Beat Buffalo 17–16 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.640 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | -4 | Beat Memphis 37–14 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.802 |  USC | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -3 | Beat UCLA 38–35 |
| 70 | 6 | 3.886 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | -23 | Beat Austin Peay 59–0 |
| 71 | -8 | 3.994 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -9 | Lost to Northwestern 23–61 |
| 72 | 12 | 4.132 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -7 | Beat Michigan State 42–23 |
| 73 | 10 | 4.162 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +4 | Beat UConn 29–0 |
| 74 | 4 | 4.176 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 83 | -10 | BYE |
| 75 | -4 | 4.177 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -5 | Lost to Washington 3–51 |
| 76 | -8 | 4.277 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -12 | Lost to BYU 13–37 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.313 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -9 | Lost to Iowa State 17–38 |
| 78 | -3 | 4.370 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -12 | Lost to Auburn 0–9 |
| 79 | -6 | 4.372 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -4 | Lost to Boise State 24–66 |
| 80 | 0 | 4.674 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -18 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.767 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -17 | Lost to Pittsburgh 0–7 |
| 82 | 0 | 4.789 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -21 | Lost to Tulane 14–37 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.930 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -12 | Lost to Idaho State 24–27 |
| 84 | -5 | 4.931 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -17 | Lost to Stanford 30–36 |
| 85 | 13 | 5.052 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -20 | Beat San José State 28–17 |
| 86 | -1 | 5.075 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -17 | Lost to Minnesota 24–27 |
| 87 | 0 | 5.201 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 83 | -17 | Lost to Air Force 24–45 |
| 88 | -2 | 5.265 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -22 | Lost to Nevada 28–34 |
| 89 | 2 | 5.337 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 83 | -24 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 5.341 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -23 | Lost to Purdue 13–41 |
| 91 | 3 | 5.413 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 83 | -21 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–45 |
| 92 | 1 | 5.476 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -26 | Lost to Kansas State 24–28 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.498 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -21 | Lost to Tennessee 20–59 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.508 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -23 | Lost to Louisville 13–32 |
| 95 | 4 | 5.593 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 83 | -25 | Beat Baylor 50–22 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.739 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -26 | Lost to Western Michigan 0–28 |
| 97 | -8 | 5.836 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -33 | Lost to North Texas 23–30 |
| 98 | 5 | 5.935 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 83 | -19 | Beat Louisiana Tech 27–10 |
| 99 | -2 | 6.152 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -33 | Lost to Fresno State 7–14 |
| 100 | -4 | 6.303 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -25 | Lost to Oklahoma State 22–50 |
| 101 | -1 | 6.543 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -33 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–27 |
| 102 | 4 | 6.581 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -32 | Beat Rice 34–28 |
| 103 | 4 | 6.621 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -41 | Beat New Mexico State 30–23 |
| 104 | -3 | 6.715 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -21 | Lost to Ball State 0–29 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.729 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -34 | Lost to Northern Illinois 6–40 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.856 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -38 | BYE |
| 107 | 3 | 7.006 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -27 | Beat Navy 49–26 |
| 108 | -3 | 7.147 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -38 | Lost to UAB 7–27 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.661 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -35 | BYE |
| 110 | -2 | 7.882 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -40 | Lost to Wake Forest 26–49 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.951 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -47 | Lost to Miami (OH) 16–17 |
| 112 | 1 | 8.086 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -48 | Lost to Colorado State 13–37 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.157 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -46 | Lost to North Carolina 21–59 |
| 114 | 0 | 8.462 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -43 | Lost to Akron 6–34 |
| 115 | 0 | 9.420 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -37 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 38–41 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.943 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -48 | Lost to Wofford 6–24 |