2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
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, the 2001 Orange Bowl
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| 1. | Nebraska 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2000-2001. This season was Bob Stoops's second as head coach. The Sooners finished with a 13-0 record winning the Big 12 Conference and the national championship, the seventh national... |
Virginia Tech | Florida State | Miami (Fla.) | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | 2. |
| 3. | Virginia Tech 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team -Regular season:Michael Vick's 2000 season did have its share of highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win... |
Florida State | Miami (Fla.) | Florida State | Miami (Fla.) | Miami (Fla.) | Miami (Fla.) | 3. |
| 4. | Nebraska | Nebraska | Florida | Washington | Washington | Washington | 4. | |
| 5. | Florida State 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11-2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners... |
Miami (Fla.) | Florida | Washington | Oregon State | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 5. |
| 6. | Florida 2000 Florida Gators football team September 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback... |
Florida | Washington | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Oregon State | Oregon State | 6. |
| 7. | Clemson | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Florida | Florida | Florida | 7. |
| 8. | Oregon 2000 Oregon Ducks football team -Schedule:-Arizona State:Oregon played at Arizona State in the 2000 college football season. Oregon trailed 49-35 in the final four minutes. The Ducks scored a touchdown to make it a one possession game, but then were unable to score after getting the ball back late in the game... |
Washington | Virginia Tech | Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska | 8. |
| 9. | Washington 2000 Washington Huskies football team The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Huskies won the 2001 Rose Bowl.-Regular season:... |
TCU | Oregon State | Oregon State | Kansas State | Kansas State | Kansas State | 9. |
| 10. | Kansas State 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 2000. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 11-3, and a 6-2 record in... |
Purdue | Purdue | Kansas State | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | 10. |
| 11. | Ohio State 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2000-2001. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including a 38–26 loss to rival Michigan in Columbus in the regular season finale and a 24–7 loss to the South Carolina... |
Oregon State 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team -Schedule:... |
Kansas State | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 11. |
| 12. | Georgia | Michigan 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the college football 2000 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.-Schedule:... |
Notre Dame | Mississippi State | Texas | Texas | Texas | 12. |
| 13. | TCU 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2000 college football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson, who took over the program in December 2000. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located... |
Clemson | Ohio State | Ohio State | Clemson | Georgia Tech | 13. | |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Mississippi St. | Texas 2000 Texas Longhorns football team The 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:... |
TCU | TCU | TCU | 14. | |
| 15. | Purdue 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Purdue finished as tri-champions of the Big Ten Conference and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, the Boilermakers' first appearance in Pasadena since 1967.-Season:The season was... |
Texas A&M 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 7-5 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Notre Dame:-Wyoming:-UTEP:-Texas Tech:-Colorado:-Baylor:... |
Michigan | Clemson | Clemson | 15. | ||
| 16. | Michigan | Michigan | 16. |