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2000 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (71) Big 12 13-0 1775 W 13-2 N #3 Florida State (BCS NC/Orange)
2 < 2 Miami (FL) Big East 11-1 1690 W 37-20 N #7 Florida (Sugar)
3 < 4 Washington Pac-10 11-1 1634 W 34-24 N #14 Purdue (Rose)
4 < 5 Oregon State Pac-10 11-1 1539 W 41-9 N #10 Notre Dame (Fiesta)
5 < 3 Florida State ACC 11-2 1488 L 13-2 N #1 Oklahoma (BCS NC/Orange )
6 < 6 Virginia Tech Big East 11-1 1432 W 41-20 N #16 Clemson (Gator)
7 < 8 Oregon Pac-10 10-2 1299 W 35-30 N #12 Texas (Holiday)
8 < 9 Nebraska Big 12 10-2 1282 W 66-17 N #18 Northwestern (Alamo)
9 < 11 Kansas State Big 12 11-3 1258 W 35-21 N #21 Tennessee (Cotton)
10 < 7 Florida SEC 10-3 1128 L 37-20 N #2 Miami (FL) (Sugar)
11 < 17 Michigan Big Ten 9-3 1061 W 31-28 N #20 Auburn (Citrus)
12 < 12 Texas Big 12 9-3 894 L 35-30 N #8 Oregon (Holiday)
13 < 14 Purdue Big Ten 8-4 765 L 34-24 N #4 Washington (Rose)
14 < 23 Colorado State MWC 10-2 640 W 22-17 N #22 Louisville (Liberty)
15 < 10 Notre Dame Ind 9-3 611 L 41-9 N #5 Oregon State (Fiesta)
16 < 16 Clemson ACC 9-3 563 L 41-20 N #6 Virginia Tech (Gator)
17 < 15 Georgia Tech ACC 9-3 545 L 28-14 N LSU (Peach)
18 < 20 Auburn SEC 9-4 498 L 31-28 N #17 Michigan (Citrus)
19 < NR South Carolina SEC 8-4 486 W 24-7 N Ohio State (Outback)
20 < 24 Georgia SEC 8-4 430 W 37-14 N Virginia (Oahu Classic)
21 < 13 TCU WAC 10-2 406 L 28-21 N Southern Miss (Mobile Alabama)
22 < NR LSU SEC 8-4 340  
23 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 9-4 208  
24 < NR Mississippi State SEC 8-4 197  
25 < NR Iowa State Big 12 9-3 188 W 37-29 N Pittsburgh (Insight.com)
NR < 18 Northwestern Big Ten 0 L 66-17 N #9 Nebraska (Alamo)
NR < 19 Ohio State Big Ten 0 L 24-7 N South Carolina (Outback)
NR < 21 Tennessee SEC 0 L 35-21 N #11 Kansas State (Cotton)
NR < 22 Louisville CUSA 0 L 22-17 N #23 Colorado State (Liberty)
NR < 25 Toledo MAC 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Tennessee 187, Toledo 173, Northwestern 103, Ohio State 62, Louisville 53, Southern Miss 47, Air Force 40, Boise State 24, NC State 13, East Carolina 8, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 2, UNLV 1, West Virginia 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 18.8 3079
Big 12 5 11.0 5397
Pac-10 3 4.7 4472
ACC 3 12.7 2596
Big Ten 3 15.7 2034
Big East 2 4.0 3122
MWC 1 14.0 640
Ind 1 15.0 611
WAC 1 21.0 406

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.