2000 Week 12 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 | 0.662 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat Texas A&M 35–31 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.749 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 2 | +48 | Beat Wake Forest 35–6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.848 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +46 | Beat South Carolina 41–21 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.933 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +45 | Beat UCF 44–21 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.008 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +47 | Beat UCLA 35–28 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.016 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +38 | Beat Pittsburgh 35–7 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.103 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +38 | Lost to Kansas State 28–29 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.245 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +38 | Beat California 25–17 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.293 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +38 | Beat Nebraska 29–28 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.379 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +33 | Beat Arizona 33–9 |
| 11 | 8 | 1.477 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +29 | Beat Boston College 28–16 |
| 12 | 8 | 1.500 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +32 | Beat Georgia 29–26 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.500 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +31 | Beat Illinois 24–21 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.506 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +29 | Beat Alabama 29–7 |
| 15 | 3 | 1.562 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +22 | Beat Ball State 31–3 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.620 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +26 | Beat Army 38–17 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.629 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +22 | BYE |
| 18 | 5 | 1.632 |  TCU | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +19 | Beat Fresno State 24–7 |
| 19 | 8 | 1.698 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +22 | Beat Virginia 35–0 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.731 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +24 | Beat UAB 33–30 |
| 21 | -12 | 1.736 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +22 | Lost to Central Michigan 17–21 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.744 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +27 | Lost to Oklahoma 31–35 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.770 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +24 | Beat Rice 38–21 |
| 24 | -11 | 1.893 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +23 | Lost to Michigan State 10–30 |
| 25 | 7 | 1.895 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +19 | Beat Kansas 51–16 |
| 26 | 4 | 1.899 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 40 | +28 | Beat Indiana 43–22 |
| 27 | 7 | 1.920 |  LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +20 | Beat Ole Miss 20–9 |
| 28 | 5 | 1.951 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +19 | Beat Arkansas 63–20 |
| 29 | 0 | 1.988 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +19 | Beat Penn State 33–11 |
| 30 | -8 | 2.007 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +17 | Lost to Air Force 40–44 |
| 31 | -16 | 2.071 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +20 | Lost to Iowa 17–27 |
| 32 | -6 | 2.141 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +17 | Lost to Florida 21–41 |
| 33 | -2 | 2.279 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +19 | Lost to Washington 28–35 |
| 34 | -6 | 2.289 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +12 | Lost to Auburn 26–29 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.300 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +11 | Beat Houston 62–20 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.308 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +17 | Beat Colorado 35–27 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.332 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +7 | Beat Utah State 66–38 |
| 38 | 2 | 2.395 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +11 | BYE |
| 39 | 5 | 2.467 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +11 | Beat Duke 35–31 |
| 40 | 7 | 2.574 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +15 | Beat Rutgers 31–24 |
| 41 | 5 | 2.575 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 40 | +12 | Beat Oklahoma State 58–0 |
| 42 | 13 | 2.621 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +5 | Beat Colorado State 44–40 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.676 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 35 | +8 | Lost to LSU 9–20 |
| 44 | 8 | 2.689 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +8 | Beat Temple 31–12 |
| 45 | -3 | 2.701 |  UAB | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | Lost to Southern Miss 30–33 |
| 46 | -1 | 2.710 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +10 | Lost to Oregon State 9–33 |
| 47 | -8 | 2.765 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +5 | Lost to Notre Dame 16–28 |
| 48 | 14 | 2.852 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +8 | Beat Purdue 30–10 |
| 49 | 7 | 2.888 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +6 | Beat Memphis 13–10 |
| 50 | -15 | 2.981 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +3 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 32–39 |
| 51 | 9 | 2.998 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +2 | Beat Miami (OH) 51–31 |
| 52 | 7 | 3.029 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +8 | Beat Maryland 13–10 |
| 53 | -4 | 3.054 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +5 | Lost to Miami 7–35 |
| 54 | -17 | 3.070 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +5 | Lost to Stanford 7–29 |
| 55 | -7 | 3.075 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +3 | Lost to TCU 7–24 |
| 56 | 2 | 3.140 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | -3 | Beat Bowling Green 23–21 |
| 57 | -6 | 3.150 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 40 | -3 | Lost to Virginia Tech 21–44 |
| 58 | 9 | 3.274 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | +5 | Beat Arizona State 29–7 |
| 59 | -9 | 3.281 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 0–35 |
| 60 | -3 | 3.309 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -1 | BYE |
| 61 | -8 | 3.378 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | 0 | Lost to North Carolina 10–13 |
| 62 | 9 | 3.524 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -4 | Beat New Mexico 18–14 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.576 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -5 | Lost to Ohio State 21–24 |
| 64 | 12 | 3.589 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -4 | Beat South Florida 45–9 |
| 65 | 8 | 3.653 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 49–14 |
| 66 | -12 | 3.729 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -2 | Lost to Tennessee 20–63 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.771 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -6 | Lost to Marshall 31–51 |
| 68 | -7 | 3.799 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -5 | Lost to UNLV 14–18 |
| 69 | 9 | 3.820 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -5 | Beat Navy 50–38 |
| 70 | 2 | 3.832 |  BYU | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | 12 | 3.853 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -4 | Beat USC 33–27 |
| 72 | -4 | 3.986 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -5 | Lost to Texas 16–51 |
| 73 | 11 | 4.067 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -1 | Beat New Mexico State 44–41 |
| 74 | -10 | 4.097 |  USC | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -7 | Lost to Washington State 27–33 |
| 75 | -6 | 4.153 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -7 | Lost to Mississippi State 7–29 |
| 76 | -10 | 4.189 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | -20 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 9–45 |
| 77 | -2 | 4.207 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -12 | Lost to Boise State 38–66 |
| 78 | -8 | 4.253 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -10 | Lost to Iowa State 27–35 |
| 79 | 0 | 4.365 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -9 | Lost to Oregon 17–25 |
| 80 | 6 | 4.404 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -15 | Beat Wyoming 34–0 |
| 81 | -7 | 4.406 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -11 | Lost to Syracuse 12–31 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.424 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | -13 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–13 |
| 83 | -2 | 4.490 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 72 | +1 | Lost to Toledo 3–31 |
| 84 | -4 | 4.499 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 81 | -11 | Lost to Michigan 11–33 |
| 85 | 8 | 4.714 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 97 | -11 | Beat Northwestern 27–17 |
| 86 | 1 | 4.719 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -12 | Lost to UTEP 21–38 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.972 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -14 | BYE |
| 88 | -6 | 5.128 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -15 | Lost to Vanderbilt 20–24 |
| 89 | -4 | 5.188 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -21 | Lost to Idaho 41–44 |
| 90 | 0 | 5.202 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -19 | Lost to Wisconsin 22–43 |
| 91 | 3 | 5.263 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -21 | Beat Kentucky 24–20 |
| 92 | 0 | 5.275 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -18 | Lost to East Carolina 20–62 |
| 93 | 5 | 5.409 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -23 | Beat Baylor 47–22 |
| 94 | -5 | 5.412 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -18 | Lost to West Virginia 24–31 |
| 95 | 4 | 5.621 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -23 | Beat Northern Illinois 39–32 |
| 96 | -5 | 5.784 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -18 | Lost to Missouri 22–47 |
| 97 | 6 | 5.900 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -26 | Beat Tulsa 24–20 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.909 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -25 | Lost to SMU 20–24 |
| 99 | -3 | 6.223 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -25 | Lost to Texas Tech 0–58 |
| 100 | 4 | 6.319 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 97 | -26 | Beat UL Monroe 42–19 |
| 101 | -4 | 6.424 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 84 | -15 | Lost to Rhode Island 21–26 |
| 102 | 7 | 6.571 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -28 | Beat Western Michigan 21–17 |
| 103 | 4 | 6.732 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -20 | Beat Nevada 37–17 |
| 104 | -2 | 6.842 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -35 | Lost to Ohio 21–23 |
| 105 | 0 | 7.040 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 107 | -31 | Lost to Louisville 17–38 |
| 106 | -5 | 7.143 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -31 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–37 |
| 107 | -7 | 7.250 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -40 | Lost to Arkansas State 28–53 |
| 108 | -2 | 7.423 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 115 | -30 | Lost to Tulane 38–50 |
| 109 | 4 | 7.554 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 1–10 | 0.091 | 114 | -30 | Beat North Texas 53–28 |
| 110 | 1 | 7.714 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 107 | -26 | Lost to Florida State 6–35 |
| 111 | -3 | 7.842 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 101 | -38 | Lost to Akron 14–49 |
| 112 | 0 | 8.005 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 115 | -38 | Lost to NC State 31–35 |
| 113 | -3 | 8.274 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -44 | Lost to Utah 0–34 |
| 114 | 0 | 8.461 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -36 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 9.552 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -30 | Lost to Jacksonville State 14–28 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.696 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 109 | -45 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 19–42 |