2000 Week 11 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 | 0 | 0.651 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +39 | Beat Baylor 56–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.675 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 2 | +43 | Beat Clemson 54–7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.971 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +34 | Beat Vanderbilt 43–20 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.992 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +35 | Beat Kansas 56–17 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.016 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +34 | Lost to Miami 21–41 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.046 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +37 | Beat Arizona 35–32 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.103 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +29 | Beat Virginia Tech 41–21 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.202 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +32 | Beat Washington State 27–24 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.319 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +26 | Beat Ball State 42–3 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.409 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +26 | Beat California 38–32 |
| 11 | 7 | 1.435 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +27 | Beat Iowa State 56–10 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.529 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +24 | Beat Kentucky 35–17 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.576 |  Purdue (PURDUE) |  B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +25 | BYE |
| 14 | 7 | 1.583 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +24 | Beat Michigan State 27–13 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.587 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +26 | Beat Michigan 54–51 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.589 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +24 | Beat Oklahoma State 21–16 |
| 17 | 9 | 1.625 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +22 | Beat Southern Miss 49–28 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.630 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +16 | Beat Northern Illinois 38–24 |
| 19 | -4 | 1.639 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +21 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.663 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +23 | BYE |
| 21 | -10 | 1.693 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +19 | Lost to Florida State 7–54 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.736 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 3 | +19 | Beat BYU 45–21 |
| 23 | -13 | 1.756 |  TCU | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +12 | Lost to San José State 24–27 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.817 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +20 | Beat Nevada 45–22 |
| 25 | -8 | 1.869 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +17 | Lost to Louisville 28–49 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.904 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +16 | BYE |
| 27 | -2 | 1.922 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +16 | BYE |
| 28 | 1 | 1.999 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +13 | BYE |
| 29 | -7 | 2.006 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +16 | Lost to Northwestern 51–54 |
| 30 | 7 | 2.026 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 48 | +23 | Beat Minnesota 41–20 |
| 31 | -1 | 2.054 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +19 | Beat Stanford 37–35 |
| 32 | 7 | 2.061 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +13 | Beat Texas Tech 29–17 |
| 33 | 2 | 2.064 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +15 | Beat Memphis 19–17 |
| 34 | 4 | 2.167 |  LSU | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +13 | Beat Alabama 30–28 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.363 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +11 | Lost to Toledo 24–38 |
| 36 | 11 | 2.413 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +8 | Beat Arkansas 38–24 |
| 37 | -4 | 2.472 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +12 | Lost to USC 38–44 |
| 38 | -7 | 2.477 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +12 | Lost to Kansas State 10–56 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.478 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat Temple 31–3 |
| 40 | 11 | 2.500 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 32 | +9 | Beat TCU 27–24 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.523 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 42 | -8 | 2.529 |  UAB | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +9 | Lost to Cincinnati 21–33 |
| 43 | 1 | 2.537 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +1 | Beat Arkansas State 42–14 |
| 44 | -12 | 2.560 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +8 | Lost to Maryland 28–35 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.594 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +9 | Lost to Washington 32–35 |
| 46 | -5 | 2.600 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 48 | +12 | Lost to Texas 17–29 |
| 47 | -5 | 2.809 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 60 | +11 | Lost to Syracuse 27–31 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.819 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +4 | Beat Hawai'i 45–27 |
| 49 | -9 | 2.820 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +6 | Lost to North Carolina 17–20 |
| 50 | 2 | 3.001 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +1 | BYE |
| 51 | 4 | 3.018 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 32 | -3 | Beat Louisiana Tech 20–16 |
| 52 | 10 | 3.022 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 60 | +4 | Beat West Virginia 31–27 |
| 53 | 8 | 3.093 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +4 | Beat NC State 35–28 |
| 54 | -6 | 3.104 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 60 | +3 | Lost to Ole Miss 24–38 |
| 55 | 1 | 3.144 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | -3 | Beat Army 41–27 |
| 56 | 14 | 3.183 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +2 | Beat UAB 33–21 |
| 57 | -8 | 3.295 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–41 |
| 58 | -8 | 3.369 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -4 | Lost to Miami (OH) 24–27 |
| 59 | 12 | 3.411 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +3 | Beat Pittsburgh 20–17 |
| 60 | 8 | 3.435 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -3 | Beat Bowling Green 20–13 |
| 61 | -8 | 3.445 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Lost to San Diego State 16–17 |
| 62 | -4 | 3.566 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 13–27 |
| 63 | 6 | 3.569 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -4 | Beat Indiana 42–35 |
| 64 | 10 | 3.581 |  USC | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +1 | Beat Arizona State 44–38 |
| 65 | 11 | 3.637 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -4 | Beat Ohio 27–24 |
| 66 | 1 | 3.693 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | -13 | Beat Western Kentucky 30–24 |
| 67 | -8 | 3.701 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 35–37 |
| 68 | -8 | 3.808 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -3 | Lost to Nebraska 17–56 |
| 69 | -6 | 3.841 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -3 | Lost to LSU 28–30 |
| 70 | 11 | 3.939 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -5 | Beat Missouri 28–18 |
| 71 | -14 | 3.948 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -8 | Lost to Utah 16–38 |
| 72 | 1 | 3.965 |  BYU | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Colorado State 21–45 |
| 73 | -1 | 3.975 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -4 | BYE |
| 74 | -8 | 4.021 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -6 | Lost to Boston College 3–31 |
| 75 | 8 | 4.115 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -11 | Beat New Mexico State 44–37 |
| 76 | 11 | 4.154 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -8 | Beat UConn 66–10 |
| 77 | -12 | 4.165 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -9 | Lost to Tennessee 17–19 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.165 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -5 | Beat Houston 41–23 |
| 79 | 0 | 4.231 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -6 | Lost to Oregon State 32–38 |
| 80 | -16 | 4.245 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 77 | -7 | Lost to Iowa 23–26 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.319 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | +2 | Lost to Western Michigan 3–42 |
| 82 | -7 | 4.332 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -5 | Lost to Mississippi State 17–35 |
| 83 | -5 | 4.348 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -8 | Lost to Oregon 24–27 |
| 84 | 5 | 4.546 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 4–5 | 0.444 | 65 | -5 | Beat North Texas 16–14 |
| 85 | -5 | 4.707 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -13 | Lost to Utah State 37–44 |
| 86 | 6 | 4.722 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -13 | Beat UNLV 38–16 |
| 87 | 3 | 4.735 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -10 | Beat SMU 43–14 |
| 88 | 5 | 4.795 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -10 | Beat New Mexico 17–16 |
| 89 | -1 | 4.973 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -11 | BYE |
| 90 | -8 | 4.994 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -13 | Lost to Illinois 35–42 |
| 91 | -5 | 5.077 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -9 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–56 |
| 92 | -7 | 5.192 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -15 | Lost to Tulane 23–41 |
| 93 | 5 | 5.443 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -15 | Beat Penn State 26–23 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.515 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -18 | Lost to Florida 20–43 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.530 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -17 | BYE |
| 96 | 1 | 5.883 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 93 | -19 | Lost to Texas A&M 16–21 |
| 97 | -2 | 5.883 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -14 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–66 |
| 98 | -7 | 6.009 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -22 | Lost to Colorado 18–28 |
| 99 | 4 | 6.225 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -23 | Beat Central Michigan 31–15 |
| 100 | 0 | 6.671 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -28 | Lost to Idaho 14–16 |
| 101 | 1 | 6.723 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 108 | -22 | Lost to UTEP 22–45 |
| 102 | -1 | 6.742 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -28 | Lost to Marshall 13–20 |
| 103 | -4 | 6.786 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -27 | Lost to Rice 14–43 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.904 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 103 | -24 | Lost to UCF 16–20 |
| 105 | 1 | 7.253 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -26 | Lost to Air Force 27–41 |
| 106 | -2 | 7.255 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 114 | -22 | BYE |
| 107 | 2 | 7.529 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -19 | Lost to Fresno State 27–45 |
| 108 | 5 | 7.559 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -29 | Beat Kent State 20–17 |
| 109 | -2 | 8.018 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 108 | -34 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 15–31 |
| 110 | 1 | 8.090 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 108 | -36 | BYE |
| 111 | 4 | 8.099 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -23 | Beat Duke 28–26 |
| 112 | -4 | 8.117 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 114 | -31 | Lost to Wake Forest 26–28 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.151 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 0–10 | 0.000 | 114 | -28 | Lost to Boise State 14–42 |
| 114 | -4 | 8.381 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -31 | Lost to Buffalo 17–20 |
| 115 | 1 | 9.214 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 108 | -28 | Beat UL Monroe 21–18 |
| 116 | -2 | 9.367 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 108 | -33 | Lost to Louisiana 18–21 |