2000 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 17, 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	0.631	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	6–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat West Virginia 48–20
2	1	0.700	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Texas Tech 56–3
3	3	0.762	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Kansas State 41–31
4	-2	1.014	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	24	+17	BYE
5	-1	1.055	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	6–1	0.857	6	+16	Beat Duke 63–14
6	6	1.099	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	11	+16	Beat Arizona State 21–15
7	-2	1.117	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	11	+16	Lost to Minnesota 17–29
8	0	1.152	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Maryland 35–14
9	7	1.211	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	6	+17	Beat Auburn 38–7
10	-3	1.214	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	24	+11	BYE
11	4	1.317	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	11	+13	Beat USC 28–17
12	5	1.319	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	6	+15	Beat Arkansas 27–7
13	0	1.378	TCU	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	BYE
14	-3	1.491	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	6–1	0.857	6	+10	Lost to Oklahoma 31–41
15	6	1.505	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	5–1	0.833	11	+12	Beat Tulane 56–24
16	4	1.607	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	11	+10	Beat Washington State 53–47
17	9	1.614	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	11	+10	Beat North Carolina 38–20
18	0	1.614	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	11	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 29–19
19	0	1.619	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	5–1	0.833	11	+12	Beat Oklahoma State 33–26
20	7	1.637	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–1	0.833	11	+10	Beat Cincinnati 38–24
21	2	1.670	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–1	0.833	11	+10	BYE
22	-12	1.768	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+13	Lost to Florida 7–38
23	5	1.787	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–1	0.833	11	+8	Beat Stanford 38–6
24	-10	1.834	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+11	Lost to Purdue 28–41
25	8	1.903	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–1	0.857	6	+5	Beat Marshall 42–0
26	17	1.908	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+9	Beat Ohio State 29–17
27	-18	1.948	UCLA	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+10	Lost to California 38–46
28	-6	1.953	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	34	+12	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–48
29	15	1.955	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+10	Beat Northwestern 41–28
30	7	1.956	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–2	0.714	27	+8	Beat Indiana 58–0
31	-1	1.985	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–3	0.571	51	+11	Beat Michigan State 17–10
32	2	2.003	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	11	+6	Beat UNLV 20–19
33	-9	2.078	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	34	+7	Lost to Washington 15–21
34	-2	2.083	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	34	+8	Beat Navy 45–14
35	-6	2.185	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Lost to South Carolina 7–27
36	14	2.196	UTEP	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+9	Beat San José State 47–30
37	5	2.200	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Beat Akron 52–35
38	0	2.226	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	+5	Beat Wake Forest 52–20
39	0	2.277	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	MWC	5–1	0.833	11	+3	Beat Wyoming 51–34
40	1	2.286	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Beat Baylor 24–0
41	-10	2.365	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–2	0.714	27	+6	Lost to Nebraska 3–56
42	7	2.377	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	34	+3	Beat Syracuse 20–13
43	9	2.443	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	60	+7	Beat Ole Miss 45–7
44	-9	2.472	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–2	0.667	34	+3	Beat Army 42–21
45	11	2.499	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–2	0.667	34	+3	Beat Iowa 31–0
46	-10	2.500	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	24	+3	BYE
47	19	2.629	UAB	USA	4–2	0.667	34	+4	Beat Memphis 13–9
48	7	2.707	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–2	0.667	34	+1	Beat Colorado 28–14
49	-24	2.877	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+2	Lost to Alabama 7–45
50	9	2.886	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	51	+2	Beat Kent State 44–7
51	-6	2.904	UNLV	MWC	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Lost to Colorado State 19–20
52	-12	2.945	USC	PAC	3–3	0.500	60	+4	Lost to Oregon 17–28
53	10	2.991	LSU	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	+1	Beat Kentucky 34–0
54	6	3.025	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	76	+1	BYE
55	9	3.025	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	50	+1	Beat Nevada 58–21
56	-9	3.027	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Lost to Northern Illinois 35–52
57	0	3.028	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	4–2	0.667	34	-1	Beat Eastern Washington 41–23
58	0	3.081	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	-2	BYE
59	-11	3.137	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–3	0.571	51	+1	Lost to UAB 9–13
60	-14	3.189	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–3	0.500	60	0	Lost to Boston College 13–20
61	0	3.331	BYU	MWC	3–4	0.429	71	+3	BYE
62	-8	3.352	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Lost to NC State 20–38
63	-12	3.394	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	-1	Lost to UTEP 30–47
64	16	3.489	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–3	0.500	60	-1	Beat Missouri 38–17
65	7	3.511	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	51	-2	Beat Rutgers 48–14
66	2	3.529	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	60	-1	Lost to Arizona 47–53
67	2	3.586	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–4	0.333	77	+2	Lost to Clemson 14–35
68	-3	3.687	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–4	0.333	77	0	Lost to Oregon State 6–38
69	5	3.730	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–3	0.571	51	-3	Beat Bowling Green 24–10
70	-17	3.769	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 10–17
71	10	3.775	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	-6	Beat Eastern Kentucky 34–3
72	-10	3.860	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	3–3	0.500	60	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 24–56
73	2	3.888	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	MWC	3–4	0.429	71	-3	BYE
74	-4	4.187	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–4	0.333	77	-3	Lost to Texas A&M 0–24
75	3	4.230	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	2–5	0.286	92	-1	BYE
76	13	4.233	Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	-4	Beat UL Monroe 28–0
77	-10	4.290	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–5	0.286	92	-3	Lost to LSU 0–34
78	16	4.369	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	77	-3	Beat UCLA 46–38
79	-6	4.426	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	1–5	0.167	97	-4	Lost to Texas 14–28
80	6	4.473	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	71	-1	Beat Arkansas State 42–25
81	12	4.488	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	77	-5	Beat Tulsa 42–28
82	-3	4.495	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	3–4	0.429	71	-6	Lost to Louisville 24–38
83	9	4.647	Utah (UTAH)	MWC	2–4	0.333	77	-6	Beat San Diego State 21–7
84	-13	4.677	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–4	0.333	77	-4	Lost to Kansas 17–38
85	0	4.697	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	77	-5	Lost to Iowa State 26–33
86	-4	4.712	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	2–4	0.333	77	-7	Lost to Toledo 0–42
87	-11	4.789	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4	0.333	77	-6	Lost to Michigan 0–58
88	-11	4.796	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	77	-4	Lost to Temple 14–48
89	-2	4.861	South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	-10	BYE
90	6	5.009	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–4	0.333	77	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 33–14
91	-8	5.103	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	71	-9	Lost to New Mexico State 28–42
92	-8	5.179	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–6	0.143	104	-6	Lost to Illinois 0–31
93	-2	5.517	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–5	0.286	92	-11	Lost to Georgia 19–29
94	8	5.759	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	77	-11	Beat North Texas 17–12
95	-7	5.837	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	MWC	1–5	0.167	97	-9	Lost to Utah 7–21
96	-6	5.934	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	97	-6	Lost to Fresno State 21–58
97	0	5.998	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	97	-9	BYE
98	3	6.224	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	77	-8	BYE
99	1	6.225	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	2–4	0.333	77	-13	BYE
100	-1	6.465	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	104	-13	Lost to Ball State 14–33
101	5	6.667	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	111	-10	Lost to Notre Dame 14–45
102	-7	6.934	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	97	-14	Lost to Utah State 12–17
103	10	6.937	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	96	-5	Beat SMU 30–15
104	1	6.940	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	97	-13	BYE
105	-7	6.997	SMU	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	104	-14	Lost to Hawai'i 15–30
106	5	7.063	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	92	-13	Beat Louisiana 48–14
107	-4	7.129	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	104	-16	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–24
108	-1	7.316	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–6	0.000	111	-12	Lost to Florida State 14–63
109	-5	7.577	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	0–7	0.000	111	-10	Lost to Idaho 25–42
110	-2	7.677	Wyoming (WYOMING)	MWC	1–6	0.143	104	-18	Lost to Air Force 34–51
111	-2	8.053	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	104	-14	Lost to Ohio 7–44
112	0	8.437	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	97	-17	BYE
113	-3	8.573	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	104	-13	Lost to Middle Tennessee 0–28
114	1	8.752	Army (ARMY)	USA	0–6	0.000	111	-19	Lost to East Carolina 21–42
115	-1	8.903	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–6	0.000	111	-12	Lost to Georgia Tech 20–52
116	0	9.957	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	111	-14	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–48