2000 Week 14 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 | 0 | 0.612 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +67 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.767 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | Beat Oklahoma State 12–7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.846 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +57 | Beat Virginia 42–21 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.862 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +55 | Beat Boston College 52–6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.977 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +49 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.044 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +55 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.201 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +44 | Beat Colorado 34–32 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.292 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +44 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.297 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.335 |  TCU | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +35 | Beat SMU 62–7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.348 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +37 | Beat Georgia 27–15 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.378 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +40 | Beat USC 38–21 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.446 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | -1 | 1.452 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +33 | BYE |
| 15 | -1 | 1.472 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +37 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 1.538 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | -1 | 1.541 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +27 | Beat Bowling Green 51–17 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.626 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +28 | BYE |
| 19 | 9 | 1.679 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +27 | Beat Texas A&M 43–17 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.704 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +33 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.762 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +28 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.763 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +29 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.777 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 30 | +33 | Beat Hawai'i 34–18 |
| 24 | 0 | 1.847 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +28 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 1.848 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +23 | Beat Vanderbilt 28–26 |
| 26 | -6 | 1.868 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +27 | Lost to Texas 17–43 |
| 27 | 3 | 1.958 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +22 | BYE |
| 28 | -3 | 1.979 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +20 | Lost to East Carolina 9–14 |
| 29 | 0 | 1.985 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +28 | BYE |
| 30 | 2 | 2.034 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +19 | Lost to Georgia Tech 15–27 |
| 31 | -5 | 2.050 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +22 | Lost to Ole Miss 30–45 |
| 32 | 2 | 2.090 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +23 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.095 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +12 | BYE |
| 34 | -3 | 2.155 |  LSU | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +17 | Lost to Arkansas 3–14 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.193 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +16 | BYE |
| 36 | 4 | 2.243 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +15 | Beat Southern Miss 14–9 |
| 37 | 1 | 2.369 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 38 | 16 | 2.419 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +13 | Beat Mississippi State 45–30 |
| 39 | -2 | 2.423 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +10 | BYE |
| 40 | 7 | 2.430 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +15 | Beat West Virginia 38–28 |
| 41 | 10 | 2.488 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +14 | Beat San José State 37–6 |
| 42 | -6 | 2.533 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +17 | Lost to Pittsburgh 28–38 |
| 43 | -4 | 2.543 |  UAB | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 44 | 6 | 2.557 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +13 | Beat Rutgers 49–21 |
| 45 | -4 | 2.619 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.624 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +10 | Beat Wake Forest 32–14 |
| 47 | 9 | 2.640 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +10 | Beat LSU 14–3 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.667 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | +4 | BYE |
| 49 | -4 | 2.687 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +13 | BYE |
| 50 | -2 | 2.733 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +6 | BYE |
| 51 | 2 | 2.785 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +11 | BYE |
| 52 | -9 | 2.867 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +4 | Lost to Miami 6–52 |
| 53 | 6 | 2.914 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +8 | Beat Arizona 30–17 |
| 54 | -5 | 2.916 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +8 | Lost to Virginia Tech 21–42 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.944 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | -3 | BYE |
| 56 | 1 | 3.102 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +2 | BYE |
| 57 | -13 | 3.161 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +3 | Lost to Fresno State 6–37 |
| 58 | 5 | 3.176 |  UNLV | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 31–24 |
| 59 | 1 | 3.215 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -1 | BYE |
| 60 | -2 | 3.228 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +7 | BYE |
| 61 | -9 | 3.282 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +4 | Lost to Arizona State 17–30 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.365 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -3 | BYE |
| 63 | -2 | 3.378 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | 2 | 3.400 |  BYU | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +4 | Beat Utah 34–27 |
| 65 | 2 | 3.501 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -5 | BYE |
| 66 | 2 | 3.506 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -5 | BYE |
| 67 | -2 | 3.512 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -7 | BYE |
| 68 | -4 | 3.532 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -1 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.794 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 31 | -24 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.911 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -9 | BYE |
| 71 | -2 | 3.967 |  USC | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -5 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–38 |
| 72 | 0 | 4.043 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 5 | 4.044 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -14 | BYE |
| 74 | -1 | 4.062 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | +4 | BYE |
| 75 | -1 | 4.129 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -13 | Lost to Nebraska 32–34 |
| 76 | -1 | 4.155 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -6 | BYE |
| 77 | -1 | 4.166 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -13 | BYE |
| 78 | -1 | 4.217 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -10 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.350 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -5 | BYE |
| 80 | 2 | 4.634 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -22 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.660 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -19 | BYE |
| 82 | 2 | 4.695 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -17 | BYE |
| 83 | 2 | 4.699 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -20 | Beat Nevada 38–3 |
| 84 | -1 | 4.810 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 5–6 | 0.455 | 66 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | -5 | 4.880 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 78 | -24 | Lost to BYU 27–34 |
| 86 | 0 | 4.933 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -17 | BYE |
| 87 | 3 | 5.055 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -23 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 5.141 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -24 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 5.168 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -28 | Lost to Tennessee 26–28 |
| 90 | 2 | 5.243 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -27 | BYE |
| 91 | 3 | 5.264 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -25 | BYE |
| 92 | 1 | 5.287 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -25 | BYE |
| 93 | -6 | 5.299 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -23 | Lost to UNLV 24–31 |
| 94 | 1 | 5.329 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -27 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–12 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.477 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -27 | BYE |
| 96 | -5 | 5.523 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -28 | Lost to Syracuse 21–49 |
| 97 | 0 | 5.633 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -33 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.950 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -24 | Lost to Wisconsin 18–34 |
| 99 | 1 | 6.031 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -27 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 6.207 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -35 | Lost to TCU 7–62 |
| 101 | 2 | 6.358 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -41 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 6.447 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 99 | -34 | BYE |
| 103 | 3 | 6.515 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -39 | Lost to Toledo 17–51 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.517 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 83 | -22 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.570 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -34 | BYE |
| 106 | -4 | 6.928 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -42 | Lost to Tulsa 3–38 |
| 107 | 1 | 6.934 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -39 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 6.947 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -33 | Lost to NC State 14–32 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.406 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -35 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 7.692 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 102 | -48 | BYE |
| 111 | -1 | 7.743 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -43 | BYE |
| 112 | 1 | 7.941 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 115 | -49 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 8.026 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -52 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 8.266 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -44 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 9.223 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -37 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 9.740 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 110 | -48 | BYE |