Miami Ranked Second In Both Polls

Dec. 3, 2000

The Top 25
By The Associated Press

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college final regularseason football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records throughDec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote and ranking in the previous poll:

                         Record  Pts  Pvs 1. Oklahoma (67)         12-0  1,768   1 2. Miami (3)             10-1  1,693   2 3. Florida St. (1)       11-1  1,640   3 4. Washington            10-1  1,571   4 5. Oregon St.            10-1  1,473   5 6. Virginia Tech         10-1  1,396   6 7. Florida               10-2  1,349   7 8. Oregon                 9-2  1,207   9 9. Nebraska               9-2  1,160  1010. Notre Dame             9-2  1,086  1111. Kansas St.            10-3  1,084   812. Texas                  9-2    941  1213. TCU                   10-1    867  1314. Purdue                 8-3    810  1415. Georgia Tech           9-2    803  1716. Clemson                9-2    776  1517. Michigan               8-3    754  1618. Northwestern           8-3    553  1919. Ohio St.               8-3    481  2020. Auburn                 9-3    450  1821. Tennessee              8-3    366  2122. Louisville             9-2    232  2223. Colorado St.           9-2    198  2324. Georgia                7-4    110  2425. Toledo                10-1     84  25

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 59, South Carolina 42, Wisconsin 28,Mississippi 23, Iowa St. 22, Mississippi St. 15, LSU 14, Air Force 10, BoiseSt. 7, N.C. State 3.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The final regular season Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN collegefootball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2,total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a25th-place vote and previous ranking:

                           Record  Pts  Pvs  1. Oklahoma (56)            12-0  1,471   1 2. Miami (2)                10-1  1,400   2 3. Florida State (1)        11-1  1,366   3 4. Washington               10-1  1,284   4 5. Virginia Tech            10-1  1,200   5 6. Oregon State             10-1  1,192   6 7. Florida                  10-2  1,119   8 8. Nebraska                  9-2  1,005   9 9. Kansas State             10-3    938   710. Notre Dame                9-2    894  1011. Oregon                    9-2    888  1112. Texas                     9-2    822  1213. Clemson                   9-2    708  1314. Purdue                    8-3    686  1415. Michigan                  8-3    632  1616. Texas Christian          10-1    628  1517. Georgia Tech              9-2    540  1818. Ohio State                8-3    427  1919. Northwestern              8-3    411  2020. Auburn                    9-3    345  1721. Tennessee                 8-3    304  2122. Colorado State            9-2    267  2223. Louisville                9-2    159  2324. Georgia                   7-4     90  2425. Toledo                   10-1     76  25

Also receiving votes: Mississippi State 70, Texas A&M 54, Wisconsin 44,Mississippi 34, Iowa State 29, Southern Mississippi 18, North Carolina State14, Texas Tech 10, South Carolina 9, Texas-El Paso 9, Air Force 7, LSU 5,Cincinnati 3, East Carolina 3, Fresno State 3, Pittsburgh 3, Western Michigan3, Boise State 2, Marshall 2, UCLA 1.