Hurricanes Finish No. 2 In Final Rankings
Jan. 4, 2001
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – Miami’s finest season since of the Butch Davis Era ended with the Hurricanes just a whisper from a national championship. The Hurricanes finished second in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches rankings released early Thursday morning. Oklahoma, which completed a 13-0 season with a 13-2 victory over Florida State in the FedEx Orange Bowl Wednesday night, earned its first national title since 1985.
In the final tally of the AP poll, the No. 1 votes from the sports writers and broadcasters gave the Sooners 1,775 points.
Miami (11-1), which had hopes of claiming the AP title if Florida State had beaten Oklahoma, finished No. 2 with 1,690 points. The Hurricanes, who beat the Seminoles earlier this season beat Florida 37-20 in Tuesday night’s Nokia Sugar Bowl.
Washington (11-1), a 34-24 winner over Purdue in the Rose Bowl, was No. 3, followed by No. 4 Oregon State (11-1) and No. 5 Florida State (11-2).
This was the Hurricanes highest finish in the AP poll since winning the national title in 1991.Virginia Tech (11-1), a 41-20 winner over Clemson in the Gator Bowl, was No. 6, followed by No. 7 Oregon (10-2), No. 8 Nebraska (10-2), No. 9 Kansas State (11-3) and No. 10 Florida (10-3).
Michigan, with its 31-28 win over Auburn in the Citrus Bowl, moved up six places to No. 11, followed by No. 12 Texas, No. 13 Purdue, No. 14 Colorado State, No. 15 Notre Dame, No. 16 Clemson, No. 17 Georgia Tech, No. 18 Auburn, No. 19 South Carolina and No. 20 Georgia.The Irish, 41-9 losers to Oregon State in the Fiesta Bowl, fell five places.
TCU was No. 21, followed by No. 22 LSU, No. 23 Wisconsin, No. 24 Mississippi State and No. 25 Iowa State, making its first appearance in the poll since 1981.
In the final USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll, the top five were Oklahoma, Miami, Washington, Florida State and Oregon State.
Tennessee, 35-21 losers to Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl, fell out of the AP Top 25. Also dropping out were Northwestern, Ohio State, Louisville and Toledo. The newcomers were South Carolina, LSU, Wisconsin, Mississippi State and Iowa State.
Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, withnumber of first-place votes and record in parentheses,total points and previous ranking:
(Records through January 3, 2001)
TEAM PTS PVS ---- --- --- 1. Oklahoma (71) (13-0) 1,775 1 2. MIAMI (11-1) 1,690 2 3. Washington (11-1) 1,634 4 4. Oregon St (11-1) 1,539 5 5. Florida St (11-2) 1,488 3 6. Virginia Tech (11-1) 1,432 6 7. Oregon (10-2) 1,299 8 8. Nebraska (10-2) 1,282 9 9. Kansas St (11-3) 1,258 1110. Florida (10-3) 1,128 711. Michigan (9-3) 1,061 1712. Texas (9-3) 894 1213. Purdue (8-4) 765 1414. Colorado St (10-2) 640 2315. Notre Dame (9-3) 611 1016. Clemson (9-3) 563 1617. Georgia Tech (9-3) 545 1518. Auburn (9-4) 498 2019. South Carolina (8-4) 486 NR20. Georgia (8-4) 430 2421. TCU (10-2) 406 1322. LSU (8-4) 340 NR23. Wisconsin (9-4) 208 NR24. Mississippi St (8-4) 197 NR25. Iowa St (9-3) 188 NR
Dropped Out: No. 18 Northwestern, No. 19 Ohio St, No. 21Tennessee, No. 22 Louisville, No. 25 Toledo
Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee 187, Toledo 173, Northwestern 103,Ohio St 62, Louisville 53, So Mississippi 47, Air Force 40, Boise St 24, No Carolina St 13, East Carolina 8, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 2,Nev Las Vegas 1, West Virginia 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 College Football Coaches’ Poll
The 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 January 3, 2001)
TEAM PTS PVS ---- --- --- 1. Oklahoma (59) (13-0) 1,475 1 2. MIAMI (11-1) 1,404 2 3. Washington (11-1) 1,336 4 4. Florida St (11-2) 1,253 3 5. Oregon St (11-1) 1,245 6 6. Virginia Tech (11-1) 1,215 5 7. Nebraska (10-2) 1,099 8 8. Kansas St (11-3) 1,077 9 9. Oregon (10-2) 1,009 1110. Michigan (9-3) 901 1511. Florida (10-3) 899 712. Texas (9-3) 731 1213. Purdue (8-4) 626 1414. Clemson (9-3) 590 1315. Colorado St (10-2) 587 2216. Notre Dame (9-3) 457 1017. Georgia (8-4) 357 2418. TCU (10-2) 341 1619. Georgia Tech (9-3) 335 1720. Auburn (9-4) 325 2021. South Carolina (8-4) 314 NR22. Mississippi St (8-4) 272 NR23. Iowa St (9-3) 225 NR24. Wisconsin (9-4) 220 NR25. Tennessee (8-4) 159 21
Dropped Out: No. 18 Ohio St, No. 19 Northwestern, No. 23Louisville, No. 25 Toledo
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern 116, Toledo 111, Ohio St 101,LSU 84, So Mississippi 62, No Carolina St 57, Louisville 54,Air Force 50, East Carolina 35, West Virginia 17, Texas A&M 9,Boise St 8, Marshall 5, Western Mich 5, Boston College 4,Pittsburgh 4, Fresno St 1.
