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.