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2000 Week 2 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1860.602Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Buffalo 63–7
2750.677Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Central Michigan 48–0
3690.743Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–01.00010Beat UTEP 55–14
4250.771East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA1–01.00010Beat Duke 38–0
5510.780Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat UL Monroe 47–10
6550.790Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B121–01.00010Beat San José State 49–13
7460.799Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 42–7
8-40.809Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–01.0001+1Beat Louisiana Tech 54–10
9620.818Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Fresno State 43–10
10730.837South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 31–0
11-100.846Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.0001+1BYE
12260.856Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat Middle Tennessee 35–6
13440.856Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 49–20
14600.856Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Nevada 36–7
15890.856Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Akron 52–23
16-140.903USCPAC1–01.00010BYE
17890.903Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 44–20
18580.912Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Kent State 30–7
19-160.926Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B122–01.00010Beat Utah State 38–16
20110.931Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Ball State 40–19
21430.931North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Tulsa 30–9
22860.940West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Boston College 34–14
23450.959Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 35–17
24690.959Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Penn State 24–6
25-90.968Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat New Mexico 31–14
26-180.997Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Utah 17–3
27-140.997Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Wyoming 35–21
28300.997Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 17–3
29400.997Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Texas A&M 24–10
30520.997SMUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat Kansas 31–17
31550.997Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat Washington State 24–10
32-171.006Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.00010Beat North Texas 20–7
33771.015Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 19–7
34551.025Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Navy 17–6
35621.025UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Alabama 35–24
3641.034Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Ohio 25–15
37-71.062Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat UConn 32–25
38271.062NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 38–31
39-161.072Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA1–01.00010Beat Army 23–17
4061.072Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–01.00010Beat Kentucky 40–34
41-151.091Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Colorado 28–24
42-81.091Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat UCF 21–17
43-341.100Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat San Diego State 10–7
4481.100Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 33–30
45331.100Rice (RICE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Houston 30–27
46441.100Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Southern Miss 19–16
4701.655LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Western Carolina 58–0
4801.673Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC1–01.00010Beat Southeast Missouri State 63–7
49-441.739Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Northridge State 55–6
5011.758Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Mcneese State 61–14
51-311.812California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.0001070BYE
52-171.812Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.0001070BYE
53-141.812Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.0001070BYE
54-51.812Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.0001070BYE
55-11.812Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.0001070BYE
56171.812Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.0001070BYE
57311.812TCUIND WAC0–00.0001070BYE
58331.812Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.0001070BYE
59371.812UABUSA0–00.0001070BYE
60381.812UNLVMWC0–00.0001070BYE
61231.824South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Jacksonville State 40–0
62-521.843Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010Beat Missouri State 38–0
63-391.843Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Citadel 38–0
64-51.918Missouri (MISSOURI)B121–01.00010Beat Western Illinois 50–20
65-321.993Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Georgia Southern 29–7
66-302.034Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–10.000600Lost to Rice 27–30
67132.034San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–10.000600Lost to Arizona State 7–10
68172.034Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–10.000600Lost to Tennessee 16–19
69332.034Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000600Lost to Miami (OH) 30–33
70-492.075UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to Georgia Tech 17–21
71-462.075Colorado (COLORADO)B120–10.000600Lost to Colorado State 24–28
7272.078Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Villanova 34–21
73-612.157Army (ARMY)USA0–10.000600Lost to Cincinnati 17–23
74-312.157Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000600Lost to Louisville 34–40
7502.181Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Eastern Washington 21–19
76-652.198Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND BW0–10.000600Lost to NC State 31–38
77-502.198UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to Eastern Michigan 25–32
78-82.321Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Iowa State 15–25
79-722.362Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–10.000600Lost to UCLA 24–35
80-202.362Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to Temple 6–17
81282.403Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Wisconsin 7–19
82-162.444North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW0–10.000600Lost to Baylor 7–20
83-422.485Kansas (KANSAS)B120–10.000600Lost to SMU 17–31
84-342.485Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–10.000600Lost to Mississippi State 3–17
8572.485Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–10.000600Lost to Notre Dame 10–24
86132.485Utah (UTAH)MWC0–10.000600Lost to Arizona 3–17
87202.485Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–10.000600Lost to Stanford 10–24
88232.485Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC0–10.000600Lost to Auburn 21–35
89262.514BYUMWC1–10.500580Beat Virginia 38–35
90-232.650Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Northwestern 17–35
91222.691New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–20.000600Lost to Boise State 14–31
92-752.732Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–10.000600Lost to West Virginia 14–34
93192.732Iowa (IOWA)B100–10.000600BYE
94-802.773Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Florida 19–40
95192.773Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–20.000600Lost to Toledo 6–24
96-12.773Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–10.000600Lost to North Carolina 9–30
9732.814Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–10.000600Lost to Texas Tech 16–38
98-562.855Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Pittsburgh 7–30
99-622.896Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW0–10.000600Lost to Washington 20–44
100-943.101Akron (AKRON)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Virginia Tech 23–52
101-463.101Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to Illinois 6–35
102-403.101Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–10.000600Lost to Oregon 7–36
103-93.101Tulane (TULANE)USA0–10.000600Lost to Ole Miss 20–49
104-413.183New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–10.000600Lost to South Carolina 0–31
105-733.265Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000600Lost to Ohio State 10–43
106-883.347Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Michigan 7–42
107-263.388San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–10.000600Lost to Nebraska 13–49
10883.399Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.500580Lost to Kansas State 10–54
109-643.429UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to Minnesota 10–47
110-823.470Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000600Lost to East Carolina 0–38
111-103.593UTEPIND WAC0–10.000600Lost to Oklahoma 14–55
112-903.880Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Purdue 0–48
113-944.209Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–10.000600Lost to Syracuse 7–63
114-116.711Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–10.00060-1Lost to BYU 35–38
115-1011.593Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–10.000600Lost to App State 16–20
116-7211.716Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000600Lost to SAM Houston State 14–21

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