2000 Week 6 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 | 0.645 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Maryland 59–7 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.693 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Boston College 48–34 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.881 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 4 | 2 | 0.998 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Vanderbilt 33–0 |
| 5 | 5 | 1.107 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Kansas 34–16 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.135 |  TCU | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Navy 24–0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.175 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Missouri 42–24 |
| 8 | 9 | 1.265 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | BYE |
| 9 | 15 | 1.269 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Beat Washington 23–16 |
| 10 | 17 | 1.273 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Beat Michigan State 37–17 |
| 11 | 7 | 1.275 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +8 | Beat Florida 47–35 |
| 12 | 19 | 1.288 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +9 | Beat Arizona State 38–31 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.290 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Baylor 31–17 |
| 14 | 14 | 1.302 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat USC 31–21 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.346 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Duke 52–22 |
| 16 | 13 | 1.503 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +7 | Beat Wisconsin 13–10 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.504 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Colorado 44–21 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.516 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE |
| 19 | 11 | 1.535 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +4 | Beat Rutgers 64–6 |
| 20 | 25 | 1.552 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +6 | Beat Texas Tech 33–15 |
| 21 | -12 | 1.564 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +8 | Lost to Michigan 10–13 |
| 22 | 10 | 1.656 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +6 | Beat Temple 29–24 |
| 23 | 10 | 1.704 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +4 | BYE |
| 24 | -19 | 1.711 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Alabama 17–27 |
| 25 | -10 | 1.772 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +4 | Lost to Oregon 16–23 |
| 26 | 16 | 1.790 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +5 | Beat Kentucky 35–17 |
| 27 | -20 | 1.791 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Mississippi State 35–47 |
| 28 | 10 | 1.838 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +5 | Beat Memphis 24–3 |
| 29 | -17 | 1.860 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +3 | Lost to UCLA 31–38 |
| 30 | -9 | 1.867 |  USC | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +5 | Lost to Oregon State 21–31 |
| 31 | 22 | 1.876 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +2 | Beat Arkansas 38–7 |
| 32 | 3 | 1.893 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Beat Ohio 23–10 |
| 33 | -22 | 1.909 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +4 | Lost to Northwestern 17–37 |
| 34 | 12 | 1.909 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +6 | Beat North Carolina 42–28 |
| 35 | -10 | 1.929 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 36 | -23 | 1.970 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +4 | Lost to Georgia 7–38 |
| 37 | 15 | 1.996 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +3 | Beat Stanford 27–3 |
| 38 | -18 | 2.045 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +3 | Lost to Texas A&M 15–33 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.055 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +2 | Beat Oklahoma State 42–7 |
| 40 | 3 | 2.091 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +4 | Beat UConn 41–22 |
| 41 | 10 | 2.159 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +2 | Beat Central Michigan 41–0 |
| 42 | -6 | 2.164 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +3 | BYE |
| 43 | 20 | 2.461 |  LSU | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +3 | Beat Tennessee 38–31 |
| 44 | 10 | 2.464 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | 0 | Beat Nevada 45–14 |
| 45 | 12 | 2.496 |  UAB | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +1 | Beat Louisiana 47–2 |
| 46 | -23 | 2.554 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to LSU 31–38 |
| 47 | -13 | 2.570 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +3 | Lost to Georgia Tech 28–42 |
| 48 | 18 | 2.602 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +4 | Beat Miami (OH) 37–20 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.735 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +2 | Beat Rice 29–16 |
| 50 | 10 | 2.739 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | +1 | Beat Illinois 44–10 |
| 51 | -25 | 2.740 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 23 | +1 | Lost to UNLV 13–34 |
| 52 | -8 | 2.750 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Lost to Arizona 3–27 |
| 53 | -16 | 2.882 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | Lost to Florida State 7–59 |
| 54 | -15 | 3.012 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | 0 | Lost to Akron 20–37 |
| 55 | -15 | 3.024 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -1 | Lost to Minnesota 10–44 |
| 56 | 13 | 3.067 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 41–31 |
| 57 | 30 | 3.092 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Air Force 34–13 |
| 58 | 1 | 3.116 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Iowa State 17–31 |
| 59 | 25 | 3.145 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | +2 | Beat South Carolina 27–17 |
| 60 | -10 | 3.178 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 3–24 |
| 61 | -20 | 3.189 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -2 | Lost to Penn State 20–22 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.199 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | +2 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–35 |
| 63 | -5 | 3.221 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 34–48 |
| 64 | 9 | 3.261 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Ball State 43–14 |
| 65 | -16 | 3.313 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -1 | Lost to West Virginia 24–29 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.365 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Texas 7–42 |
| 67 | 13 | 3.431 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | +2 | Beat Purdue 22–20 |
| 68 | 18 | 3.485 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -3 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–10 |
| 69 | -7 | 3.488 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma 16–34 |
| 70 | 18 | 3.488 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Beat Cincinnati 24–19 |
| 71 | 4 | 3.498 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Wyoming 45–10 |
| 72 | -8 | 3.499 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–23 |
| 73 | 4 | 3.554 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -4 | Beat Wake Forest 27–10 |
| 74 | -7 | 3.573 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Iowa 45–33 |
| 75 | -5 | 3.575 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Beat Buffalo 47–14 |
| 76 | -5 | 3.579 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -2 | Beat Hawai'i 24–14 |
| 77 | 4 | 3.656 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat BYU 42–14 |
| 78 | -10 | 3.734 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | 0 | BYE |
| 79 | -14 | 3.971 |  BYU | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | +1 | Lost to Syracuse 14–42 |
| 80 | -19 | 3.978 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Miami 6–64 |
| 81 | 4 | 4.177 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 43 | -5 | Beat Troy 20–10 |
| 82 | -10 | 4.412 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Nebraska 24–42 |
| 83 | 15 | 4.442 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -3 | Beat California 21–17 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.555 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -1 | Lost to Colorado State 14–45 |
| 85 | 14 | 4.806 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | 0 | Beat Montana State 56–7 |
| 86 | -7 | 4.898 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | -4 | Lost to Tulane 19–24 |
| 87 | -4 | 4.926 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Kansas State 21–44 |
| 88 | 2 | 4.991 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -3 | Lost to San José State 16–29 |
| 89 | -7 | 5.048 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–5 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Indiana 33–45 |
| 90 | 14 | 5.294 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | -6 | Beat SMU 17–15 |
| 91 | -15 | 5.544 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -5 | Lost to UCF 10–31 |
| 92 | 8 | 5.647 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -6 | Lost to Auburn 0–33 |
| 93 | -2 | 5.732 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -5 | Lost to Houston 15–17 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.870 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -4 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.893 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 76 | -4 | Lost to Louisville 22–41 |
| 96 | 7 | 5.907 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -7 | Beat Kent State 18–11 |
| 97 | 0 | 5.942 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -5 | Lost to Toledo 0–41 |
| 98 | 10 | 5.999 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -6 | Beat Utah State 35–14 |
| 99 | -25 | 6.091 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -6 | Lost to Utah 14–35 |
| 100 | -4 | 6.172 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -6 | Lost to New Mexico 10–45 |
| 101 | -7 | 6.177 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -5 | BYE |
| 102 | -9 | 6.366 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 87 | -5 | Lost to Washington State 17–21 |
| 103 | -14 | 6.639 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 0–5 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | Lost to Richmond 27–30 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.855 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -7 | Lost to UTEP 31–41 |
| 105 | -4 | 6.968 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -5 | BYE |
| 106 | 8 | 7.107 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 103 | -8 | Lost to Clemson 22–52 |
| 107 | 0 | 7.224 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -6 | Lost to TCU 0–24 |
| 108 | 4 | 7.365 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -6 | BYE |
| 109 | -3 | 7.937 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -9 | Lost to Marshall 14–47 |
| 110 | -8 | 8.110 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 92 | -6 | Lost to Texas State 7–27 |
| 111 | 2 | 8.260 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -4 | Lost to Virginia 10–27 |
| 112 | -2 | 8.485 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Northern Illinois 14–43 |
| 113 | -4 | 8.847 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 103 | -8 | Lost to Bowling Green 11–18 |
| 114 | -3 | 8.947 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 103 | -10 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.978 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to UAB 2–47 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.621 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -4 | Lost to Tulsa 14–24 |