Miami ranked 5th In Coaches Poll, 4th by AP
Oct. 15, 2000
Coral Gables, FL (www.hurricanesports.com) – The Miami Hurricanes crept one step up the rankings in one national college football poll on Sunday, but held steady in another ranking as the Hurricanes enjoyed a weekend off while the Oklahoma Sooners provided the biggest movement in the rankings.
Miami maintained its 4th position in the Associated Press ranking as news media from across the nation kept the Hurricanes in their spot while Nebraska remained atop the rankings. Miami’s BIG EAST rival, Virginia Tech, moved from third to second by virtue of Oklahoma’s 41-31 upset of previously second-ranked Kansas State while the Sooners themselves leaped five spots in the rankings. OU’s win garnered the Sooners four first–place votes and enabled a jump from eighth in last week’s AP poll.
Miami rose from sixth to fifth in the USA Today/ESPN rankings. Nebraska also led the way in the Coaches poll as the Huskers tightened their hold on the top spot. Virginia Tech also rose to second in that survey while Clemson rose from fourth to third with Oklahoma jumping from eighth to fourth in that poll.
The complete rankings follow.
Associated Press Top 25 – Sunday, October 15, 2000
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, withnumber of first-place votes and record in parentheses,total points and previous ranking:
(Records through October 15, 2000)
TEAM PTS PVS
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1. Nebraska (66) (6-0) 1,770 1
2. Virginia Tech (1) (6-0) 1,656 3
3. Oklahoma (4) (6-0) 1,603 8
4. Miami Fla (4-1) 1,546 4
5. Clemson (7-0) 1,523 5
6. Florida St (6-1) 1,439 7
7. Oregon (5-1) 1,290 9
8. Florida (6-1) 1,242 10
9. Washington (5-1) 1,147 11
10. Kansas St (6-1) 1,118 2
11. TCU (5-0) 1,042 12
12. Georgia (5-1) 898 14
13. Mississippi St (4-1) 865 15
14. Ohio St (5-1) 854 6
15. So Mississippi (5-1) 845 16
16. Michigan (5-2) 737 18
17. Purdue (5-2) 586 21
18. South Carolina (6-1) 517 24
19. Oregon St (5-1) 493 23
20. Notre Dame (4-2) 458 20
21. Arizona (5-1) 378 22
22. Minnesota (5-2) 227 NR
23. UCLA (4-2) 210 13
24. No Carolina St (5-1) 183 NR
25. Northwestern (5-2) 146 17
Dropped Out: No. 19 Auburn, No. 25 Texas
Others Receiving Votes: Texas 134, Auburn 74, Colorado St25, Iowa St 19, Western Mich 16, Arizona St 10, Tennessee9, Alabama 5, Toledo 4, Air Force 2, Pittsburgh 2,Louisville 1, Wisconsin 1.
USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 – Sunday, October 15, 2000The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football coaches’poll, with number of first-place votes and record inparentheses, total points and previous ranking:
(Records through October 14, 2000)
TEAM PTS PVS
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1. Nebraska (57) (6-0) 1,473 1
2. Virginia Tech (1) (6-0) 1,412 2
3. Clemson (7-0) 1,308 4
4. Oklahoma (1) (6-0) 1,276 8
5. Miami Fla (4-1) 1,262 6
6. Florida St (6-1) 1,166 7
7. Florida (6-1) 1,116 9
8. Kansas St (6-1) 943 3
9. Washington (5-1) 934 10
10. TCU (5-0) 897 11
11. Oregon (5-1) 894 12
12. Georgia (5-1) 794 13
13. Ohio St (5-1) 790 5
14. Mississippi St (4-1) 731 14
15. So Mississippi (5-1) 713 16
16. Michigan (5-2) 621 17
17. Purdue (5-2) 434 21
18. Oregon St (5-1) 433 20
19. South Carolina (6-1) 362 24
20. Arizona (5-1) 346 22
21. Texas (4-2) 193 23
22. Notre Dame (4-2) 162 NR
23. Minnesota (5-2) 158 NR
24. UCLA (4-2) 145 15
25. No Carolina St (5-1) 130 NR
Dropped Out: No. 18 Northwestern, No. 19 Auburn, No. 25Mississippi
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern 99, Auburn 81,Colorado St 81, Iowa St 35, Western Mich 33, Alabama 24,Mississippi 22, Arizona St 21, Tennessee 18, Air Force 11,Louisville 10, USC 9, East Carolina 8, Georgia Tech 7,Toledo 7, Wisconsin 7, Illinois 3, Michigan St 2, Texas A&M2, Virginia 2.
