2000 Week 9 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 | 2 | 0.661 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | BYE |
| 2 | -1 | 0.764 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Syracuse 22–14 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.835 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Baylor 59–0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.016 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +22 | Beat Virginia 37–3 |
| 5 | 5 | 1.122 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +17 | Beat Temple 45–17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.174 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +20 | BYE |
| 7 | -1 | 1.183 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +21 | Beat California 36–24 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.199 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat North Carolina 38–24 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.305 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +18 | Beat Arizona 14–10 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.353 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +17 | Beat Texas Tech 28–23 |
| 11 | -4 | 1.364 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +17 | Beat Iowa 38–10 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.412 |  TCU | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Tulsa 17–3 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.436 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +18 | Beat Vanderbilt 30–14 |
| 14 | 7 | 1.459 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +15 | Beat Northern Illinois 52–22 |
| 15 | 8 | 1.517 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +15 | Beat UCLA 44–38 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.565 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +13 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.572 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +13 | Beat Kentucky 34–30 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.612 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +12 | BYE |
| 19 | -15 | 1.665 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +15 | Lost to LSU 38–45 |
| 20 | 14 | 1.722 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +14 | Beat West Virginia 42–28 |
| 21 | 8 | 1.791 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +15 | Beat Wisconsin 30–24 |
| 22 | 8 | 1.818 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +13 | Beat Michigan State 14–0 |
| 23 | 9 | 1.845 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +10 | Beat Utah 24–17 |
| 24 | 0 | 1.864 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +12 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.877 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +7 | BYE |
| 26 | -4 | 1.905 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +15 | Beat Louisiana Tech 38–28 |
| 27 | 6 | 1.914 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +12 | Beat Washington State 23–20 |
| 28 | 8 | 1.927 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +14 | Beat Fresno State 23–13 |
| 29 | -13 | 1.930 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +11 | Lost to Oregon 10–14 |
| 30 | 10 | 1.935 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +11 | Beat Iowa State 30–7 |
| 31 | -11 | 1.939 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +10 | Lost to East Carolina 25–28 |
| 32 | 14 | 2.031 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +9 | Beat Boston College 42–26 |
| 33 | 11 | 2.075 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +8 | Beat Louisville 28–25 |
| 34 | -15 | 2.093 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +12 | Lost to Texas A&M 7–30 |
| 35 | 3 | 2.180 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +6 | Beat Duke 45–10 |
| 36 | -5 | 2.204 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +11 | Lost to Purdue 24–30 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.240 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +7 | BYE |
| 38 | -11 | 2.328 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | +10 | Lost to Oregon State 38–44 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.345 |  UAB | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +7 | Beat Middle Tennessee 14–9 |
| 40 | 13 | 2.379 |  LSU | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +7 | Beat Mississippi State 45–38 |
| 41 | 7 | 2.394 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +4 | Beat Missouri 46–12 |
| 42 | -5 | 2.475 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | +7 | Lost to Western Michigan 22–52 |
| 43 | -15 | 2.484 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | +11 | Lost to Notre Dame 28–42 |
| 44 | -18 | 2.514 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +7 | Lost to Indiana 43–51 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.558 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat Alabama 20–10 |
| 46 | -5 | 2.583 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +7 | Lost to Kansas State 23–28 |
| 47 | 10 | 2.693 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | 0 | Beat North Texas 59–0 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.764 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | +3 | Lost to Pittsburgh 26–42 |
| 49 | 1 | 2.831 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 52–3 |
| 50 | -11 | 2.940 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | -1 | Lost to New Mexico 23–29 |
| 51 | -2 | 3.011 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | BYE |
| 52 | 11 | 3.012 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +1 | Beat Nevada 49–30 |
| 53 | -2 | 3.013 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 42–23 |
| 54 | 19 | 3.122 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Beat Air Force 29–23 |
| 55 | 13 | 3.162 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +3 | Beat USC 32–30 |
| 56 | 8 | 3.187 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | +1 | Beat Colorado 23–15 |
| 57 | -14 | 3.240 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +4 | Lost to Tennessee 10–20 |
| 58 | 2 | 3.347 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–22 |
| 59 | -14 | 3.408 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | -2 | Lost to Penn State 25–39 |
| 60 | 11 | 3.455 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -7 | Beat UL Monroe 55–0 |
| 61 | -5 | 3.461 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | +3 | Lost to UConn 35–38 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.461 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +2 | Lost to Clemson 24–38 |
| 63 | -5 | 3.472 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | -3 | Lost to Florida State 3–37 |
| 64 | -12 | 3.479 |  USC | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 30–32 |
| 65 | -10 | 3.508 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Lost to UTEP 13–23 |
| 66 | -7 | 3.629 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Lost to Houston 30–33 |
| 67 | 0 | 3.635 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 37–7 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.642 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | -3 | BYE |
| 69 | -4 | 3.711 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 58 | -2 | Lost to Miami 17–45 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.729 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | +2 | Beat Illinois 39–25 |
| 71 | 16 | 3.887 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -2 | Beat Minnesota 51–43 |
| 72 | -6 | 3.986 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -4 | Lost to Arizona State 20–23 |
| 73 | 8 | 3.988 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -4 | Beat Arkansas State 35–29 |
| 74 | -4 | 4.012 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -5 | Lost to Michigan 0–14 |
| 75 | 2 | 4.269 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 95 | -3 | Lost to Georgia 30–34 |
| 76 | 10 | 4.304 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -8 | Beat Kent State 34–12 |
| 77 | -16 | 4.324 |  BYU | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -3 | Lost to San Diego State 15–16 |
| 78 | 10 | 4.335 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -5 | Beat Navy 28–21 |
| 79 | 3 | 4.374 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -7 | BYE |
| 80 | 9 | 4.398 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 48 | -12 | Beat Liberty 44–6 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.508 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -7 | Lost to UAB 9–14 |
| 82 | 8 | 4.550 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | +1 | Beat Buffalo 44–35 |
| 83 | -11 | 4.583 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -7 | Lost to Army 17–21 |
| 84 | -5 | 4.716 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Kansas 15–23 |
| 85 | 14 | 4.771 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -8 | Beat Memphis 33–30 |
| 86 | -12 | 4.812 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -5 | Lost to Nebraska 0–59 |
| 87 | -9 | 4.964 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -7 | Lost to Washington 24–36 |
| 88 | -5 | 5.072 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -9 | Lost to Colorado State 17–24 |
| 89 | 5 | 5.117 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -11 | Beat Idaho 31–14 |
| 90 | -6 | 5.142 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -7 | Lost to Texas 12–46 |
| 91 | -11 | 5.215 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -6 | Lost to Utah State 14–31 |
| 92 | -1 | 5.236 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -9 | Lost to TCU 3–17 |
| 93 | 4 | 5.248 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -9 | Beat Hawai'i 38–13 |
| 94 | -9 | 5.283 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -7 | BYE |
| 95 | 3 | 5.345 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 65 | -7 | Beat Akron 38–35 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.429 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -9 | Beat BYU 16–15 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.432 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 107 | -9 | Lost to Ohio State 10–38 |
| 98 | -5 | 5.489 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 95 | -13 | Lost to South Carolina 14–30 |
| 99 | -3 | 6.128 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -10 | Lost to San José State 30–49 |
| 100 | 7 | 6.369 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 95 | -18 | Beat Eastern Michigan 20–6 |
| 101 | 4 | 6.671 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -15 | BYE |
| 102 | -2 | 6.888 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 107 | -19 | Lost to Bowling Green 6–20 |
| 103 | 11 | 6.951 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -18 | Beat Tulane 21–17 |
| 104 | 2 | 7.072 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 95 | -17 | Lost to Auburn 28–38 |
| 105 | -3 | 7.132 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Boise State 0–59 |
| 106 | -2 | 7.242 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Ohio 3–52 |
| 107 | -6 | 7.268 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 112 | -17 | Lost to Rutgers 21–28 |
| 108 | 0 | 7.391 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 112 | -16 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–45 |
| 109 | 1 | 7.674 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 107 | -23 | Lost to UNLV 23–42 |
| 110 | -7 | 7.698 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 99 | -11 | Lost to Rice 13–38 |
| 111 | 0 | 8.032 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 107 | -18 | Lost to Marshall 12–34 |
| 112 | 0 | 8.077 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 100 | -21 | Lost to Ball State 35–44 |
| 113 | -4 | 8.111 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 0–8 | 0.000 | 112 | -16 | Lost to New Mexico State 29–35 |
| 114 | -1 | 8.828 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 107 | -19 | Lost to UCF 0–55 |
| 115 | 0 | 9.249 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 112 | -19 | Lost to Maryland 7–37 |
| 116 | 0 | 10.069 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 112 | -17 | BYE |