2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Legend

AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Nebraska (36) |Week1-2 = Florida State (29) |Week1-3 = Alabama (3) |Week1-4 = Wisconsin (1) |Week1-5 = Miami (FL) |Week1-6 = Michigan |Week1-7 = Texas (1) |Week1-8 = Kansas State |Week1-9 = Florida |Week1-10 = Georgia |Week1-11 = Virginia Tech |Week1-12 = Tennessee |Week1-13 = Washington |Week1-14 = Purdue |Week1-15 = USC |Week1-16 = Ohio State |Week1-17 = Clemson |Week1-18 = Ole Miss |Week1-19 = Oklahoma |Week1-20 = TCU |Week1-21 = Illinois |Week1-22 = Penn State |Week1-23 = Southern Miss |Week1-24 = Colorado |Week1-25 = Michigan State |Week2-1 =Nebraska (0–0) (35) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 =Florida State (1–0) (30) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 =Alabama (0–0) (3) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 =Wisconsin (0–0) (1) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 =Miami (FL) (0–0) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 =Michigan (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 =Texas (0–0) (2) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 =Kansas State (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 =Florida (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 =Georgia (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 =Virginia Tech (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 =USC (1–0) |Week2-12-Color =u |Week2-13 =Tennessee (0–0) |Week2-13-Color =d |Week2-14 =Washington (0–0) |Week2-14-Color =d |Week2-15 =Purdue (0–0) |Week2-15-Color =d |Week2-16 =Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = |Week2-17 =Clemson (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = |Week2-18 =Ole Miss (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 =Oklahoma (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = |Week2-20 =TCU (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = |Week2-21 =Illinois (0–0) |Week2-21-Color = |Week2-22 =Southern Miss (0–0) |Week2-22-Color =u |Week2-23 =Colorado (0–0) |Week2-23-Color =u |Week2-24 =Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-24-Color =u |Week2-25 =Texas A&M (0–0) |Week2-25-Color =y |Week3-1 =Nebraska (1–0) (39) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 =Florida State (1–0) (28) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 =Michigan (1–0) |Week3-3-Color =u |Week3-4 =Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week3-4-Color =u |Week3-5 =Wisconsin (1–0) (1) |Week3-5-Color =d |Week3-6 =Texas (0–0) (2) |Week3-6-Color =u |Week3-7 =Kansas State (2–0) |Week3-7-Color =u |Week3-8 =Florida (1–0) |Week3-8-Color =u |Week3-9 =Georgia (1–0) |Week3-9-Color =u |Week3-10 =Virginia Tech (1–0) |Week3-10-Color =u |Week3-11 =USC (1–0) |Week3-11-Color =u |Week3-12 =Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-12-Color =u |Week3-13 =Alabama (0–1) |Week3-13-Color =d |Week3-14 =Purdue (1–0) |Week3-14-Color =u |Week3-15 =Washington (1–0) |Week3-15-Color =d |Week3-16 =UCLA (1–0) (1) |Week3-16-Color =y |Week3-17 =Clemson (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = |Week3-18 =Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-18-Color =d |Week3-19 =Ole Miss (1–0) |Week3-19-Color =d |Week3-20 =Oklahoma (1–0) |Week3-20-Color =d |Week3-21 =Illinois (1–0) |Week3-21-Color = |Week3-22 =TCU (0–0) |Week3-22-Color =d |Week3-23 =Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-23-Color =y |Week3-24 =Michigan State (0–0) |Week3-24-Color = |Week3-25 =Southern Miss (0–1) |Week3-25-Color =d |Week4-1 =Nebraska (2–0) (41) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 =Florida State (2–0) (26) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 =Michigan (2–0) (1) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 =Wisconsin (2–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color =u |Week4-5 =Texas (1–0) (2) |Week4-5-Color =u |Week4-6 =Florida (2–0) |Week4-6-Color =u |Week4-7 =Kansas State (2–0) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 =Virginia Tech (2–0) |Week4-8-Color =u |Week4-9 =Washington (2–0) |Week4-9-Color =u |Week4-10 =USC (2–0) |Week4-10-Color =u |Week4-11 =Tennessee (1–0) |Week4-11-Color =u |Week4-12 =Miami (FL) (1–1) |Week4-12-Color =d |Week4-13 =Purdue (2–0) |Week4-13-Color =u |Week4-14 =UCLA (2–0) |Week4-14-Color =u |Week4-15 =Alabama (1–1) |Week4-15-Color =d |Week4-16 =Clemson (2–0) |Week4-16-Color =u |Week4-17 =Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-17-Color =u |Week4-18 =Oklahoma (2–0) |Week4-18-Color =u |Week4-19 =Illinois (2–0) |Week4-19-Color =u |Week4-20 =TCU (1–0) |Week4-20-Color =u |Week4-21 =Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-21-Color =u |Week4-22 =Michigan State (1–0) |Week4-22-Color =u |Week4-23 =Georgia (1–1) |Week4-23-Color =d |Week4-24 = Auburn (2–0) |Week4-24-Color =y |Week4-25 =Southern Miss (0–1) |Week4-25-Color = |Week5-1 =Nebraska (2–0) (43) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 =Florida State (3–0) (26) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 =Florida (3–0) |Week5-3-Color =u |Week5-4 =Kansas State (3–0) (1) |Week5-4-Color =u |Week5-5 =Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week5-5-Color =u |Week5-6 =UCLA (3–0) (1) |Week5-6-Color =u |Week5-7 =Wisconsin (3–0) |Week5-7-Color =d |Week5-8 =Washington (3–0) |Week5-8-Color =u |Week5-9 =USC (2–0) |Week5-9-Color =u |Week5-10 =Michigan (2–1) |Week5-10-Color =d |Week5-11 =Clemson (3–0) |Week5-11-Color =u |Week5-12 =Miami (FL) (1–1) |Week5-12-Color = |Week5-13 =Tennessee (1–1) |Week5-13-Color =d |Week5-14 =Ohio State (3–0) |Week5-14-Color =u |Week5-15 =Texas (1–1) |Week5-15-Color =d |Week5-16 =Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-16-Color =u |Week5-17 =Oklahoma (2–0) |Week5-17-Color =u |Week5-18 =TCU (2–0) |Week5-18-Color =u |Week5-19 =Illinois (3–0) |Week5-19-Color = |Week5-20 =Auburn (3–0) |Week5-20-Color =u |Week5-21 =Purdue (2–1) |Week5-21-Color =d |Week5-22 =Southern Miss (1–1) |Week5-22-Color =u |Week5-23 =Michigan State (2–0) |Week5-23-Color =d |Week5-24 =Georgia (1–1) |Week5-24-Color =d |Week5-25 =Mississippi State (2–0) |Week5-25-Color =y |Week6-1 =Nebraska (3–0) (39) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 =Florida State (4–0) (30) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 =Florida (4–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 =Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week6-4-Color =u |Week6-5 =Kansas State (4–0) (1) |Week6-5-Color =d |Week6-6 =Washington (3–0) |Week6-6-Color =u |Week6-7 =Clemson (4–0) |Week6-7-Color =u |Week6-8 =USC (3–0) |Week6-8-Color =u |Week6-9 =Michigan (3–1) |Week6-9-Color =u |Week6-10 =Miami (FL) (2–1) |Week6-10-Color =u |Week6-11 =Tennessee (2–1) |Week6-11-Color =u |Week6-12 =Ohio State (4–0) |Week6-12-Color =u |Week6-13 =Texas (2–1) |Week6-13-Color =u |Week6-14 =Oklahoma (3–0) |Week6-14-Color =u |Week6-15 =UCLA (3–1) |Week6-15-Color =d |Week6-16 =TCU (3–0) |Week6-16-Color =u |Week6-17 =Wisconsin (3–1) |Week6-17-Color =d |Week6-18 =Michigan State (3–0) |Week6-18-Color =u |Week6-19 =Auburn (4–0) |Week6-19-Color =u |Week6-20 =Oregon (3–1) |Week6-20-Color =y |Week6-21 =Southern Miss (2–1) |Week6-21-Color =u |Week6-22 =Purdue (3–1) |Week6-22-Color =d |Week6-23 =South Carolina (4–0) |Week6-23-Color =y |Week6-24 =Illinois (3–1) |Week6-24-Color =d |Week6-25 =Georgia (2–1) |Week6-25-Color =d |Week7-1 =Florida State (5–0) (42) |Week7-1-Color =u |Week7-2 =Nebraska (4–0) (28) |Week7-2-Color =d |Week7-3 =Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week7-3-Color =u |Week7-4 =Kansas State (5–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color =u |Week7-5 =Clemson (5–0) |Week7-5-Color =u |Week7-6 =Michigan (4–1) |Week7-6-Color =u |Week7-7 =Miami (FL) (3–1) |Week7-7-Color =u |Week7-8 =Ohio State (4–0) |Week7-8-Color =u |Week7-9 =Oregon (4–1) |Week7-9-Color =u |Week7-10 =Oklahoma (4–0) |Week7-10-Color =u |Week7-11 =Texas (3–1) |Week7-11-Color =u |Week7-12 =Florida (4–1) |Week7-12-Color =d |Week7-13 =Washington (3–1) |Week7-13-Color =d |Week7-14 =TCU (4–0) |Week7-14-Color =u |Week7-15 =Auburn (5–0) |Week7-15-Color =u |Week7-16 =UCLA (4–1) |Week7-16-Color =d |Week7-17 =Southern Miss (3–1) |Week7-17-Color =u |Week7-18 =USC (3–1) |Week7-18-Color =d |Week7-19 =Georgia (3–1) |Week7-19-Color =u |Week7-20 =Mississippi State (3–1) |Week7-20-Color =y |Week7-21 =Tennessee (2–2) |Week7-21-Color =d |Week7-22 =Northwestern (4–1) |Week7-22-Color =y |Week7-23 =Oregon State (4–0) |Week7-23-Color =y |Week7-24 =Wisconsin (3–2) |Week7-24-Color =d |Week7-25 =Notre Dame (2–2) |Week7-25-Color =y |Week8-1 =Nebraska (5–0) (67) |Week8-1-Color =u |Week8-2 =Kansas State (6–0) (3) |Week8-2-Color =u |Week8-3 =Virginia Tech (5–0) (1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 =Miami (FL) (4–1) |Week8-4-Color =u |Week8-5 =Clemson (6–0) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 =Ohio State (5–0) |Week8-6-Color =u |Week8-7 =Florida State (5–1) |Week8-7-Color =d |Week8-8 =Oklahoma (5–0) |Week8-8-Color =u |Week8-9 =Oregon (4–1) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 =Florida (5–1) |Week8-10-Color =u |Week8-11 =Washington (4–1) |Week8-11-Color =u |Week8-12 =TCU (5–0) |Week8-12-Color =u |Week8-13 =UCLA (4–1) |Week8-13-Color =u |Week8-14 =Georgia (4–1) |Week8-14-Color =u |Week8-15 =Mississippi State (4–1) |Week8-15-Color =u |Week8-16 =Southern Miss (4–1) |Week8-16-Color =u |Week8-17 =Northwestern (5–1) |Week8-17-Color =u |Week8-18 =Michigan (4–2) |Week8-18-Color =d |Week8-19 =Auburn (5–1) |Week8-19-Color =d |Week8-20 =Notre Dame (3–2) |Week8-20-Color =u |Week8-21 =Purdue (4–2) |Week8-21-Color =y |Week8-22 =Arizona (4–1) |Week8-22-Color =y |Week8-23 =Oregon State (4–1) |Week8-23-Color = |Week8-24 =South Carolina (5–1) |Week8-24-Color =y |Week8-25 =Texas (3–2) |Week8-25-Color =d |Week9-1 =Nebraska (6–0) (66) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 =Virginia Tech (6–0) (1) |Week9-2-Color =u |Week9-3 =Oklahoma (6–0) (4) |Week9-3-Color =u |Week9-4 =Miami (FL) (4–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 =Clemson (7–0) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 =Florida State (6–1) |Week9-6-Color =u |Week9-7 =Oregon (5–1) |Week9-7-Color =u |Week9-8 =Florida (6–1) |Week9-8-Color =u |Week9-9 =Washington (5–1) |Week9-9-Color =u |Week9-10 =Kansas State (6–1) |Week9-10-Color =d |Week9-11 =TCU (5–0) |Week9-11-Color =u |Week9-12 =Georgia (5–1) |Week9-12-Color =u |Week9-13 =Mississippi State (4–1) |Week9-13-Color =u |Week9-14 =Ohio State (5–1) |Week9-14-Color =d |Week9-15 =Southern Miss(5–1) |Week9-15-Color =u |Week9-16 =Michigan (5–2) |Week9-16-Color =u |Week9-17 =Purdue (5–2) |Week9-17-Color =u |Week9-18 =South Carolina (6–1) |Week9-18-Color =u |Week9-19 =Oregon State (5–1) |Week9-19-Color =u |Week9-20 =Notre Dame (4–2) |Week9-20-Color = |Week9-21 =Arizona (5–1) |Week9-21-Color =u |Week9-22 = Minnesota (5–2) |Week9-22-Color =y |Week9-23 =UCLA (4–2) |Week9-23-Color =d |Week9-24 = NC State (5–1) |Week9-24-Color =y |Week9-25 =Northwestern (5–2) |Week9-25-Color =d |Week10-1 =Nebraska (7–0) (67) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 =Virginia Tech (7–0) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 =Oklahoma (6–0) (3) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 =Miami (FL) (5–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 =Clemson (8–0) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 =Florida State (7–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 =Oregon (6–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 =Florida (6–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 =Washington (6–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 =Kansas State (7–1) |Week10-10-Color= |Week10-11 =TCU (6–0) |Week10-11-Color= |Week10-12 =Ohio State (6–1) |Week10-12-Color=u |Week10-13 =Georgia (6–1) |Week10-13-Color=d |Week10-14 =Southern Miss (5–1) |Week10-14-Color=u |Week10-15 =Michigan (6–2) |Week10-15-Color=u |Week10-16 =Purdue (6–2) |Week10-16-Color=u |Week10-17 =South Carolina (7–1) |Week10-17-Color=u |Week10-18 =Oregon State (6–1) |Week10-18-Color=u |Week10-19 =Notre Dame (5–2) |Week10-19-Color=u |Week10-20 =Mississippi State (4–2) |Week10-20-Color=d |Week10-21 =NC State (5–1) |Week10-21-Color=u |Week10-22 =Texas (5–2) |Week10-22-Color=y |Week10-23 =Northwestern (5–2) |Week10-23-Color=u |Week10-24 =Arizona (5–2) |Week10-24-Color=d |Week10-25 =Auburn (6–2) |Week10-25-Color=y |Week11-1 =Oklahoma (7–0) (69) |Week11-1-Color =u |Week11-2 =Virginia Tech (8–0) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 =Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week11-3-Color =u |Week11-4 =Florida State (8–1) (1) |Week11-4-Color =u |Week11-5 =Nebraska (7–1) |Week11-5-Color =d |Week11-6 =Florida (7–1) |Week11-6-Color =u |Week11-7 =Oregon (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = |Week11-8 =Washington (7–1) |Week11-8-Color =u |Week11-9 =TCU (7–0) |Week11-9-Color =u |Week11-10 =Clemson (8–1) |Week11-10-Color=d |Week11-11 =Purdue (7–2) |Week11-11-Color=u |Week11-12 =Michigan (6–2) |Week11-12-Color=u |Week11-13 =Southern Miss (6–1) |Week11-13-Color=u |Week11-14 =Oregon State (7–1) |Week11-14-Color=u |Week11-15 =Notre Dame (6–2) |Week11-15-Color=u |Week11-16 =Ohio State (6–2) |Week11-16-Color=d |Week11-17 =Georgia (6–2) |Week11-17-Color=d |Week11-18 =Mississippi State (5–2) |Week11-18-Color=u |Week11-19 =Kansas State (7–2) |Week11-19-Color=d |Week11-20 =Texas (6–2) |Week11-20-Color=u |Week11-21 =Northwestern (6–2) |Week11-21-Color=u |Week11-22 =South Carolina (7–2) |Week11-22-Color=d |Week11-23 =Auburn (7–2) |Week11-23-Color=u |Week11-24 =Texas A&M (6–2) |Week11-24-Color=y |Week11-25 =Georgia Tech (6–2) |Week11-25-Color=y |Week12-1 =Oklahoma (8–0) (70) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 =Miami (FL) (7–1) |Week12-2-Color =u |Week12-3 =Florida State (9–1) (1) |Week12-3-Color =u |Week12-4 =Nebraska (8–1) |Week12-4-Color =u |Week12-5 =Florida (8–1) |Week12-5-Color =u |Week12-6 =Oregon (8–1) |Week12-6-Color =u |Week12-7 =Washington (8–1) |Week12-7-Color =u |Week12-8 =Virginia Tech (8–1) |Week12-8-Color =d |Week12-9 =Purdue (7–2) |Week12-9-Color =u |Week12-10 =Oregon State (8–1) |Week12-10-Color=u |Week12-11 =Notre Dame (6–2) |Week12-11-Color=u |Week12-12 =Northwestern (7–2) |Week12-12-Color=u |Week12-13 =Ohio State (7–2) |Week12-13-Color=u |Week12-14 =Georgia (6–2) |Week12-14-Color=u |Week12-15 =Mississippi State (6–2) |Week12-15-Color=u |Week12-16 =Kansas State (8–2) |Week12-16-Color=u |Week12-17 =Clemson (8–2) |Week12-17-Color=d |Week12-18 =TCU (7–1) |Week12-18-Color=d |Week12-19 =Texas (7–2) |Week12-19-Color=u |Week12-20 =Michigan (6–3) |Week12-20-Color=d |Week12-21 =South Carolina (7–2) |Week12-21-Color=u |Week12-22 =Auburn (7–2) |Week12-22-Color=u |Week12-23 =Texas A&M (7–2) |Week12-23-Color=u |Week12-24 =Georgia Tech (6–2) |Week12-24-Color=u |Week12-25 =Southern Miss (6–2) |Week12-25-Color=d |Week13-1 =Oklahoma (9–0) (70) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 =Miami (FL) (8–1) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 =Florida State (10–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 =Florida (9–1) |Week13-4-Color =u |Week13-5 =Oregon (9–1) |Week13-5-Color =u |Week13-6 =Washington (9–1) |Week13-6-Color =u |Week13-7 =Virginia Tech (9–1) |Week13-7-Color =u |Week13-8 =Oregon State (9–1) |Week13-8-Color =u |Week13-9 =Kansas State (9–2) |Week13-9-Color =u |Week13-10 =Nebraska (8–2) |Week13-10-Color=d |Week13-11 =Notre Dame (7–2) |Week13-11-Color= |Week13-12 =Ohio State (8–2) |Week13-12-Color=u |Week13-13 =Mississippi State (7–2) |Week13-13-Color=u |Week13-14 =Texas (8–2) |Week13-14-Color=u |Week13-15 =TCU (8–1) |Week13-15-Color=u |Week13-16 =Clemson (8–2) |Week13-16-Color=u |Week13-17 =Purdue (7–3) |Week13-17-Color=d |Week13-18 =Auburn (8–2) |Week13-18-Color=u |Week13-19 =Michigan (7–3) |Week13-19-Color=u |Week13-20 =Georgia Tech (7–2) |Week13-20-Color=u |Week13-21 =Texas A&M (7–3) |Week13-21-Color=u |Week13-22 =Georgia (6–3) |Week13-22-Color=d |Week13-23 =Northwestern (7–3) |Week13-23-Color=d |Week13-24 =Southern Miss (7–2) |Week13-24-Color=u |Week13-25 =South Carolina (7–3) |Week13-25-Color=d |Week14-1 =Oklahoma (10–0) (70) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 =Miami (FL) (9–1) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 =Florida State (11–1) (1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 =Washington (10–1) |Week14-4-Color =u |Week14-5 =Oregon State (10–1) |Week14-5-Color =u |Week14-6 =Virginia Tech (9–1) |Week14-6-Color =u |Week14-7 =Florida (9–2) |Week14-7-Color =d |Week14-8 =Kansas State (10–2) |Week14-8-Color =u |Week14-9 =Nebraska (8–2) |Week14-9-Color =u |Week14-10 =Oregon (9–2) |Week14-10-Color=d |Week14-11 =Notre Dame (8–2) |Week14-11-Color= |Week14-12 =Texas (8–2) |Week14-12-Color=u |Week14-13 =TCU (9–1) |Week14-13-Color=u |Week14-14 =Purdue (8–3) |Week14-14-Color=u |Week14-15 =Clemson (9–2) |Week14-15-Color=u |Week14-16 =Michigan (8–3) |Week14-16-Color=u |Week14-17 =Auburn (9–2) |Week14-17-Color=u |Week14-18 =Georgia Tech (8–2) |Week14-18-Color=u |Week14-19 =Georgia (7–3) |Week14-19-Color=u |Week14-20 =Northwestern (8–3) |Week14-20-Color=u |Week14-21 =Ohio State (8–3) |Week14-21-Color=d |Week14-22 =Texas A&M (7–3) |Week14-22-Color=d |Week14-23 =Mississippi State (7–3) |Week14-23-Color=d |Week14-24 =LSU (7–3) |Week14-24-Color=y |Week14-25 =Tennessee (7–3) |Week14-25-Color=y |Week15-1 =Oklahoma (11–0) (64) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 =Miami (FL) (10–1) (6) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 =Florida State (11–1) (1) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 =Washington (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 =Oregon State (10–1) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 =Virginia Tech (10–1) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 =Florida (9–2) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 =Kansas State (10–2) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 =Oregon (9–2) |Week15-9-Color =u |Week15-10 =Nebraska (9–2) |Week15-10-Color=d |Week15-11 =Notre Dame (9–2) |Week15-11-Color= |Week15-12 =Texas (9–2) |Week15-12-Color= |Week15-13 =TCU (10–1) |Week15-13-Color= |Week15-14 =Purdue (8–3) |Week15-14-Color= |Week15-15 =Clemson (9–2) |Week15-15-Color= |Week15-16 =Michigan (8–3) |Week15-16-Color= |Week15-17 =Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week15-17-Color=u |Week15-18 =Auburn (9–2) |Week15-18-Color=d |Week15-19 =Northwestern (8–3) |Week15-19-Color=u |Week15-20 =Ohio State (8–3) |Week15-20-Color=u |Week15-21 =Tennessee (8–3) |Week15-21-Color=u |Week15-22 =Louisville (9–2) |Week15-22-Color=y |Week15-23 =Colorado State (9–2) |Week15-23-Color=y |Week15-24 =Georgia (7–4) |Week15-24-Color=d |Week15-25 =Toledo (10–1) |Week15-25-Color=y |Week16-1 =Oklahoma (12–0) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 =Miami (FL) (10–1) (3) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 =Florida State (11–1) (1) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 =Washington (10–1) |Week16-4-Color = |Week16-5 =Oregon State (10–1) |Week16-5-Color = |Week16-6 =Virginia Tech (10–1) |Week16-6-Color = |Week16-7 =Florida (10–2) |Week16-7-Color = |Week16-8 =Oregon (9–2) |Week16-8-Color =u |Week16-9 =Nebraska (9–2) |Week16-9-Color =u |Week16-10 =Notre Dame (9–2) |Week16-10-Color=u |Week16-11 =Kansas State (10–3) |Week16-11-Color=d |Week16-12 =Texas (9–2) |Week16-12-Color= |Week16-13 =TCU (10–1) |Week16-13-Color= |Week16-14 =Purdue (8–3) |Week16-14-Color= |Week16-15 =Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week16-15-Color=u |Week16-16 =Clemson (9–2) |Week16-16-Color=d |Week16-17 =Michigan (8–3) |Week16-17-Color=d |Week16-18 =Northwestern (8–3) |Week16-18-Color=u |Week16-19 =Ohio State (8–3) |Week16-19-Color=u |Week16-20 =Auburn (9–3) |Week16-20-Color=d |Week16-21 =Tennessee (8–3) |Week16-21-Color= |Week16-22 =Louisville (9–2) |Week16-22-Color= |Week16-23 =Colorado State (9–2) |Week16-23-Color= |Week16-24 =Georgia (7–4) |Week16-24-Color= |Week16-25 =Toledo (10–1) |Week16-25-Color= |Week17-1 =Oklahoma (13–0) (71) |Week17-1-Color = |Week17-2 =Miami (FL) (11–1) |Week17-2-Color = |Week17-3 =Washington (11–1) |Week17-3-Color =u |Week17-4 =Oregon State (11–1) |Week17-4-Color =u |Week17-5 =Florida State (11–2) |Week17-5-Color =d |Week17-6 =Virginia Tech (11–1) |Week17-6-Color = |Week17-7 =Oregon (10-2) |Week17-7-Color =u |Week17-8 =Nebraska (10–2) |Week17-8-Color =u |Week17-9 =Kansas State (11–3) |Week17-9-Color =u |Week17-10 =Florida (10–3) |Week17-10-Color=d |Week17-11 =Michigan (9–3) |Week17-11-Color=u |Week17-12 =Texas (9–3) |Week17-12-Color= |Week17-13 =Purdue (8–4) |Week17-13-Color=u |Week17-14 =Colorado State (10–2) |Week17-14-Color=u |Week17-15 =Notre Dame (9–3) |Week17-15-Color=d |Week17-16 =Clemson (9–3) |Week17-16-Color= |Week17-17 =Georgia Tech (9–3) |Week17-17-Color=d |Week17-18 =Auburn (9–4) |Week17-18-Color=u |Week17-19 =South Carolina (8–4) |Week17-19-Color=y |Week17-20 =Georgia (8–4) |Week17-20-Color=u |Week17-21 =TCU (10–2) |Week17-21-Color=d |Week17-22 =LSU (8–4) |Week17-22-Color=y |Week17-23 =Wisconsin (9–4) |Week17-23-Color=y |Week17-24 =Mississippi State (8–4) |Week17-24-Color=y |Week17-25 =Iowa State (9–3) |Week17-25-Color=y

Coaches Poll

|Week1-1 = Nebraska (36) |Week1-2 = Florida State (21) |Week1-3 = Alabama (1) |Week1-4 = Michigan |Week1-5 = Wisconsin (1) |Week1-6 = Miami (FL) |Week1-7 = Florida |Week1-8 = Texas |Week1-9 = Kansas State |Week1-10 = Virginia Tech |Week1-11 = Georgia |Week1-12 = Tennessee |Week1-13 = Purdue |Week1-14 = Washington |Week1-15 = Ohio State |Week1-16 = USC |Week1-17 = Penn State |Week1-18 = Ole Miss |Week1-19 = Clemson |Week1-20 = Oklahoma |Week1-21 = Illinois |Week1-22 = Michigan State |Week1-23 = TCU |Week1-24 = Texas A&M |Week1-25 = Southern Miss |Week2-1 = Nebraska (0–0) (40) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Florida State (1–0) (17) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Alabama (0–0) (1) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Michigan (0–0) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Wisconsin (0–0) (1) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Miami (FL) (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Florida (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Kansas State (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Virginia Tech (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = Georgia (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = Tennessee (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 = USC (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Purdue (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Washington (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Ole Miss (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Clemson (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = u |Week2-19 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = u |Week2-20 = Illinois (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = u |Week2-21 = TCU (0–0) |Week2-21-Color = u |Week2-22 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-22-Color = |Week2-23 = Texas A&M (0–0) |Week2-23-Color = u |Week2-24 = Southern Miss (0–0) |Week2-24-Color = u |Week2-25 = Colorado (0–0) |Week2-25-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Nebraska (1–0) (43) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Florida State (1–0) (15) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Michigan (1–0) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Florida (1–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Wisconsin (1–0) (1) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Kansas State (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Texas (0–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Virginia Tech (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Georgia (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = |Week3-12 = USC (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Purdue (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Alabama (0–1) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = Washington (1–0) |Week3-15-Color = |Week3-16 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = |Week3-17 = UCLA (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = Ole Miss (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Clemson (1–0) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week3-21 = Illinois (1–0) |Week3-21-Color = d |Week3-22 = TCU (0–0) |Week3-22-Color = d |Week3-23 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week3-23-Color = d |Week3-24 = Southern Miss (0–1) |Week3-24-Color = |Week3-25 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-25-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (48) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Florida State (2–0) (10) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Michigan (2–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Florida (2–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Wisconsin (2–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Texas (1–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Kansas State (2–0) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 = Virginia Tech (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Washington (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = USC (2–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Purdue (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Alabama (1–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Miami (FL) (1–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Clemson (2–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = UCLA (2–0) |Week4-17-Color = |Week4-18 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Illinois (2–0) |Week4-19-Color = u |Week4-20 = Michigan State (1–0) |Week4-20-Color = u |Week4-21 = TCU (1–0) |Week4-21-Color = u |Week4-22 = Georgia (1–1) |Week4-22-Color = d |Week4-23 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-23-Color = u |Week4-24 = Auburn (2–0) |Week4-24-Color = npr |Week4-25 = Colorado State (2–0) |Week4-25-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (44) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Florida State (3–0) (14) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Florida (3–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Virginia Tech (3–0) (1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Kansas State (3–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Wisconsin (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Washington (3–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = UCLA (3–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = USC (2–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Michigan (2–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = Clemson (3–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Tennessee (1–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Miami (FL) (1–1) |Week5-14-Color = |Week5-15 = Texas (1–1) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Illinois (3–0) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = TCU (2–0) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = Michigan State (2–0) |Week5-20-Color = |Week5-21 = Purdue (2–1) |Week5-21-Color = d |Week5-22 = Auburn (3–0) |Week5-22-Color = u |Week5-23 = Southern Miss (1–1) |Week5-23-Color = npr |Week5-24 = Georgia (1–1) |Week5-24-Color = d |Week5-25 = Mississippi State (2–0) |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Nebraska (3–0) (44) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Florida State (4–0) (14) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Florida (4–0) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Kansas State (4–0) (1) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Washington (3–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = USC (3–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Clemson (4–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Michigan (3–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Ohio State (4–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Tennessee (2–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Miami (FL) (2–1) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Texas (2–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Wisconsin (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Michigan State (3–0) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 = UCLA (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = TCU (3–0) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = Purdue (3–1) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = Auburn (4–0) |Week6-20-Color = u |Week6-21 = Southern Miss (2–1) |Week6-21-Color = u |Week6-22 = Illinois (3–1) |Week6-22-Color = d |Week6-23 = South Carolina (4–0) |Week6-23-Color = npr |Week6-24 = Georgia (2–1) |Week6-24-Color = |Week6-25 = Oregon (3–1) |Week6-25-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Nebraska (4–0) (37) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Florida State (5–0) (21) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Kansas State (5–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Clemson (5–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Michigan (4–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Ohio State (4–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Miami (FL) (3–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Florida (4–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Texas (3–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Washington (3–1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Oklahoma (4–0) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Auburn (5–0) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = TCU (4–0) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Oregon (4–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = USC (3–1) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = UCLA (4–1) |Week7-17-Color = |Week7-18 = Southern Miss (3–1) |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = Georgia (3–1) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Mississippi State (3–1) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week7-21 = Tennessee (2–2) |Week7-21-Color = d |Week7-22 = Wisconsin (3–2) |Week7-22-Color = d |Week7-23 = Oregon State (4–0) |Week7-23-Color = npr |Week7-24 = Northwestern (4–1) |Week7-24-Color = npr |Week7-25 = Michigan State (3–1) |Week7-25-Color = d |Week8-1 = Nebraska (5–0) (53) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Virginia Tech (5–0) (3) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Kansas State (6–0) (3) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = Clemson (6–0) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Ohio State (5–0) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Miami (FL) (4–1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Florida State (5–1) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Oklahoma (5–0) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Florida (5–1) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 = Washington (4–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = TCU (5–0) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Oregon (4–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Georgia (4–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Mississippi State (4–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = UCLA (4–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Southern Miss (4–1) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Michigan (4–2) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Northwestern (5–1) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Auburn (5–1) |Week8-19-Color = d |Week8-20 = Oregon State (4–1) |Week8-20-Color = u |Week8-21 = Purdue (4–2) |Week8-21-Color = npr |Week8-22 = Arizona (4–1) |Week8-22-Color = npr |Week8-23 = Texas (3–2) |Week8-23-Color = d |Week8-24 = South Carolina (5–1) |Week8-24-Color = npr |Week8-25 = Mississippi (4–1) |Week8-25-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Nebraska (6–0) (57) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Virginia Tech (6–0) (1) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Clemson (7–0) |Week9-3-Color = u |Week9-4 = Oklahoma (6–0) (1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Miami (FL) (4–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Florida State (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Florida (6–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Kansas State (6–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = Washington (6–1) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = TCU (5–0) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Oregon (5–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Georgia (5–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = Mississippi State (4–1) |Week9-14-Color = |Week9-15 = Southern Miss (5–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Michigan (5–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Purdue (5–2) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Oregon State (5–1) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = South Carolina (6–1) |Week9-19-Color = u |Week9-20 = Arizona (5–1) |Week9-20-Color = u |Week9-21 = Texas (4–2) |Week9-21-Color = u |Week9-22 = Notre Dame (4–2) |Week9-22-Color = npr |Week9-23 = Minnesota (5–2) |Week9-23-Color = npr |Week9-24 = UCLA (4–2) |Week9-24-Color = d |Week9-25 = NC State (5–1) |Week9-25-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Nebraska (7–0) (58) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Virginia Tech (7–0) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Oklahoma (6–0) (1) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Clemson (8–0) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Miami (FL) (5–1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Florida State (7–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Florida (6–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Kansas State (7–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Washington (6–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Oregon (6–1) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = TCU (6–0) |Week10-11-Color= d |Week10-12 = Georgia (6–1) |Week10-12-Color= |Week10-13 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week10-13-Color= |Week10-14 = Southern Miss (5–1) |Week10-14-Color= u |Week10-15 = Michigan (6–2) |Week10-15-Color= u |Week10-16 = Purdue (6–2) |Week10-16-Color= u |Week10-17 = Oregon State (6–1) |Week10-17-Color= u |Week10-18 = South Carolina (7–1) |Week10-18-Color= u |Week10-19 = Notre Dame (5–2) |Week10-19-Color= u |Week10-20 = Texas (5–2) |Week10-20-Color= u |Week10-21 = Mississippi State (4–2) |Week10-21-Color= d |Week10-22 = NC State (5–1) |Week10-22-Color= u |Week10-23 = Arizona (5–2) |Week10-23-Color= d |Week10-24 = Colorado State (6–1) |Week10-24-Color= npr |Week10-25 = Auburn (6–2) |Week10-25-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Oklahoma (7–0) (55) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Virginia Tech (8–0) (4) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Florida State (8–1) |Week11-4-Color = u |Week11-5 = Florida (7–1) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Nebraska (7–1) |Week11-6-Color = d |Week11-7 = Washington (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Oregon (7–1) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = TCU (7–0) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Clemson (8–1) |Week11-10-Color= d |Week11-11 = Southern Miss (6–1) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Michigan (6–2) |Week11-12-Color= u |Week11-13 = Purdue (7–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Oregon State (7–1) |Week11-14-Color= u |Week11-15 = Kansas State (7–2) |Week11-15-Color= d |Week11-16 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week11-16-Color= u |Week11-17 = Georgia (6–2) |Week11-17-Color= d |Week11-18 = Mississippi State (5–2) |Week11-18-Color= u |Week11-19 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week11-19-Color= d |Week11-20 = Texas (6–2) |Week11-20-Color= |Week11-21 = Colorado State (7–1) |Week11-21-Color= u |Week11-22 = Auburn (7–2) |Week11-22-Color= u |Week11-23 = Northwestern (6–2) |Week11-23-Color= npr |Week11-24 = South Carolina (7–2) |Week11-24-Color= d |Week11-25 = Texas A&M (6–2) |Week11-25-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Oklahoma (8–0) (58) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Miami (FL) (7–1) (1) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = Florida State (9–1) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Florida (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Nebraska (8–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Washington (8–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Oregon (8–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Virginia Tech (8–1) |Week12-8-Color = d |Week12-9 = Purdue (7–2) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Oregon State (8–1) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Kansas State (8–2) |Week12-11-Color= u |Week12-12 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week12-12-Color= u |Week12-13 = Georgia (6–2) |Week12-13-Color= u |Week12-14 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week12-14-Color= u |Week12-15 = Clemson (8–2) |Week12-15-Color= d |Week12-16 = Mississippi State (6–2) |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = TCU (7–1) |Week12-17-Color= d |Week12-18 = Northwestern (7–2) |Week12-18-Color= u |Week12-19 = Texas (7–2) |Week12-19-Color= u |Week12-20 = Colorado State (8–1) |Week12-20-Color= u |Week12-21 = Michigan (6–3) |Week12-21-Color= d |Week12-22 = Southern Miss (6–2) |Week12-22-Color= d |Week12-23 = Auburn (7–2) |Week12-23-Color= d |Week12-24 = Texas A&M (7–2) |Week12-24-Color= u |Week12-25 = South Carolina (7–2) |Week12-25-Color= d |Week13-1 = Oklahoma (9–0) (57) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Miami (FL) (8–1) (2) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = Florida State (10–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Florida (9–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Washington (9–1) |Week13-5-Color = u |Week13-6 = Oregon (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Virginia Tech (9–1) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Oregon State (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Kansas State (9–2) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week13-10-Color= d |Week13-11 = Notre Dame (7–2) |Week13-11-Color= u |Week13-12 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week13-12-Color= u |Week13-13 = Mississippi State (7–2) |Week13-13-Color= u |Week13-14 = Clemson (8–2) |Week13-14-Color= u |Week13-15 = Texas (8–2) |Week13-15-Color= u |Week13-16 = TCU (8–1) |Week13-16-Color= u |Week13-17 = Purdue (7–3) |Week13-17-Color= d |Week13-18 = Michigan (7–3) |Week13-18-Color= u |Week13-19 = Auburn (8–2) |Week13-19-Color= u |Week13-20 = Southern Miss (7–2) |Week13-20-Color= u |Week13-21 = Georgia (6–3) |Week13-21-Color= d |Week13-22 = Georgia Tech (7–2) |Week13-22-Color= npr |Week13-23 = Texas A&M (7–3) |Week13-23-Color= u |Week13-24 = Northwestern (7–3) |Week13-24-Color= d |Week13-25 = Tennessee (6–3) |Week13-25-Color= npr |Week14-1 = Oklahoma (10–0) (56) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Miami (FL) (9–1) (2) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Florida State (11–1) (1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Washington (10–1) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Virginia Tech (9–1) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Oregon State (10–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Kansas State (10–2) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Florida (9–2) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week14-10-Color= u |Week14-11 = Oregon (9–2) |Week14-11-Color= d |Week14-12 = Clemson (9–2) |Week14-12-Color= u |Week14-13 = Texas (8–2 |Week14-13-Color= u |Week14-14 = Purdue (8–3) |Week14-14-Color= u |Week14-15 = TCU (9–1) |Week14-15-Color= u |Week14-16 = Michigan (8–3) |Week14-16-Color= u |Week14-17 = Auburn (9–2) |Week14-17-Color= u |Week14-18 = Georgia (7–3) |Week14-18-Color= u |Week14-19 = Georgia Tech (8–2) |Week14-19-Color= u |Week14-20 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week14-20-Color= d |Week14-21 = Northwestern (8–3) |Week14-21-Color= u |Week14-22 = Texas A&M (7–3) |Week14-22-Color= u |Week14-23 = Mississippi State (7–3) |Week14-23-Color= d |Week14-24 = Tennessee (7–3) |Week14-24-Color= u |Week14-25 = Colorado State (9–2) |Week14-25-Color= npr |Week15-1 = Oklahoma (11–0) (49) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Miami (FL) (10–1) (5) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Florida State (11–1) (5) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Washington (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = Oregon State (10–1) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 = Kansas State (10–2) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 = Florida (9–2) |Week15-8-Color = u |Week15-9 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week15-9-Color = d |Week15-10 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week15-10-Color= |Week15-11 = Oregon (9–2) |Week15-11-Color= |Week15-12 = Texas (9–2) |Week15-12-Color= u |Week15-13 = Clemson (9–2) |Week15-13-Color= d |Week15-14 = Purdue (8–3) |Week15-14-Color= |Week15-15 = TCU (10–1) |Week15-15-Color= |Week15-16 = Michigan (8–3) |Week15-16-Color= |Week15-17 = Auburn (9–2) |Week15-17-Color= |Week15-18 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week15-18-Color= u |Week15-19 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week15-19-Color= u |Week15-20 = Northwestern (8–3) |Week15-20-Color= u |Week15-21 = Tennessee (8–3) |Week15-21-Color= u |Week15-22 = Colorado State (9–2) |Week15-22-Color= u |Week15-23 = Louisville (9–2) |Week15-23-Color= npr |Week15-24 = Georgia (7–4) |Week15-24-Color= d |Week15-25 = Toledo (10–1) |Week15-25-Color= npr |Week16-1 = Oklahoma (12–0) (56) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Miami (FL) (10–1) (2) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Florida State (11–1) (1) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 = Washington (10–1) |Week16-4-Color = |Week16-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1) |Week16-5-Color = |Week16-6 = Oregon State (10–1) |Week16-6-Color = |Week16-7 = Florida (10–2) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week16-8-Color = u |Week16-9 = Kansas State (10–3) |Week16-9-Color = d |Week16-10 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week16-10-Color= |Week16-11 = Oregon (9–2) |Week16-11-Color= |Week16-12 = Texas (9–2) |Week16-12-Color= |Week16-13 = Clemson (9–2) |Week16-13-Color= |Week16-14 = Purdue (8–3) |Week16-14-Color= |Week16-15 = Michigan (8–3) |Week16-15-Color= u |Week16-16 = TCU (10–1) |Week16-16-Color= d |Week16-17 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week16-17-Color= u |Week16-18 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week16-18-Color= u |Week16-19 = Northwestern (8–3) |Week16-19-Color= u |Week16-20 = Auburn (9–3) |Week16-20-Color= d |Week16-21 = Tennessee (8–3) |Week16-21-Color= |Week16-22 = Colorado State (9–2) |Week16-22-Color= |Week16-23 = Louisville (9–2) |Week16-23-Color= |Week16-24 = Georgia (7–4) |Week16-24-Color= |Week16-25 = Toledo (10–1) |Week16-25-Color= |Week17-1 = Oklahoma (13–0) (59) |Week17-1-Color = |Week17-2 = Miami (FL) (11–1) |Week17-2-Color = |Week17-3 = Washington (11–1) |Week17-3-Color = u |Week17-4 = Florida State (11–2) |Week17-4-Color = d |Week17-5 = Oregon State (11–1) |Week17-5-Color = u |Week17-6 = Virginia Tech (11–1) |Week17-6-Color = d |Week17-7 = Nebraska (10–2) |Week17-7-Color = u |Week17-8 = Kansas State (11–3) |Week17-8-Color = u |Week17-9 = Oregon (10–2) |Week17-9-Color = u |Week17-10 = Michigan (9–3) |Week17-10-Color= u |Week17-11 = Florida (10–3) |Week17-11-Color= d |Week17-12 = Texas (9–3) |Week17-12-Color= |Week17-13 = Purdue (8–4) |Week17-13-Color= u |Week17-14 = Clemson (9–3) |Week17-14-Color= d |Week17-15 = Colorado State (10–2) |Week17-15-Color= u |Week17-16 = Notre Dame (9–3) |Week17-16-Color= d |Week17-17 = Georgia (8–4) |Week17-17-Color= u |Week17-18 = TCU (10–2) |Week17-18-Color= d |Week17-19 = Georgia Tech (9–3) |Week17-19-Color= d |Week17-20 = Auburn (9–4) |Week17-20-Color= |Week17-21 = South Carolina (8–4) |Week17-21-Color= npr |Week17-22 = Mississippi State (8–4) |Week17-22-Color= npr |Week17-23 = Iowa State (9–3) |Week17-23-Color= npr |Week17-24 = Wisconsin (9–4) |Week17-24-Color= npr |Week17-25 = Tennessee (8–4) |Week17-25-Color= d

BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2001 Orange Bowl.

|Week1-1 = Nebraska (7–0) |Week1-2 = Oklahoma (6–0) |Week1-3 = Virginia Tech (7–0) |Week1-4 = Miami (FL) (5–1) |Week1-5 = Florida State (7–1) |Week1-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week1-7 = Clemson (8–0) |Week1-8 = Oregon (6–1) |Week1-9 = Washington (6–1) |Week1-10 = Kansas State (7–1) |Week1-11 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week1-12 = Georgia (6–1) |Week1-13 = TCU (6–0) |Week1-14 = Southern Miss (5–1) |Week1-15 = Purdue (6–2) |Week2-1 = Oklahoma (7–0) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Virginia Tech (8–0) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Florida State (8–1) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Nebraska (7–1) |Week2-4-Color = d |Week2-5 = Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week2-5-Color = d |Week2-6 = Florida (7–1) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Oregon (7–1) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Washington (7–1) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = TCU (7–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Purdue (7–2) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Oregon State (7–1) |Week2-11-Color = y |Week2-12 = Michigan (6–2) |Week2-12-Color = y |Week2-13 = Clemson (8–1) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week2-14-Color = y |Week2-15 = Mississippi State (5–2) |Week2-15-Color = y |Week3-1 = Oklahoma (8–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Florida State (9–1) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Miami (FL) (7–1) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Nebraska (8–1) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Florida (8–1) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Washington (8–1) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Oregon (8–1) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Virginia Tech (8–1) |Week3-8-Color = d |Week3-9 = Oregon State (8–1) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Purdue (7–2) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 = Kansas State (8–2) |Week3-11-Color = y |Week3-12 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week3-13-Color = y |Week3-14 = Mississippi State (6–2) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Northwestern (7–2) |Week3-15-Color = y |Week4-1 = Oklahoma (9–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Miami (FL) (8–1) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Florida State (10–1) |Week4-3-Color = d |Week4-4 = Florida (9–1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Washington (9–1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Virginia Tech (9–1) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Oregon (9–1) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Oregon State (9–1) |Week4-9-Color = |Week4-10 = Kansas State (9–2) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Notre Dame (7–2) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Mississippi State (7–2) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week4-13-Color = |Week4-14 = Texas (8–2) |Week4-14-Color = y |Week4-15 = Texas A&M (7–3) |Week4-15-Color = y |Week5-1 = Oklahoma (10–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Florida State (11–1) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Miami (FL) (9–1) |Week5-3-Color = d |Week5-4 = Washington (10–1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Oregon State (10–1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Virginia Tech (9–1) |Week5-6-Color = |Week5-7 = Florida (9–2) |Week5-7-Color = d |Week5-8 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = Kansas State (10–2) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Oregon (9–2) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week5-11-Color = |Week5-12 = Texas (8–2) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Clemson (9–2) |Week5-13-Color = y |Week5-14 = TCU (9–1) |Week5-14-Color = y |Week5-15 = Michigan (8–3) |Week5-15-Color = y |Week6-1 = Oklahoma (11–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Florida State (11–1) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Washington (10–1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Oregon State (10–1) |Week6-6-Color = d |Week6-7 = Florida (9–2) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week6-8-Color = |Week6-9 = Kansas State (10–2) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = Oregon (9–2) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = Texas (9–2) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week6-13-Color = y |Week6-14 = TCU (10–1) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = Clemson (9–2) |Week6-15-Color = d |Week7-1 = Oklahoma (12–0) |Week7-1-Color = nc |Week7-2 = Florida State (11–1) |Week7-2-Color = nc |Week7-3 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Washington (10–1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Oregon State (10–1) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Florida (10–2) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week7-8-Color = |Week7-9 = Kansas State (10–3) |Week7-9-Color = |Week7-10 = Oregon (9–2) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week7-11-Color = |Week7-12 = Texas (9–2) |Week7-12-Color = |Week7-13 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week7-13-Color = |Week7-14 = TCU (10–1) |Week7-14-Color = |Week7-15 = Clemson (9–2) |Week7-15-Color =

|#CEF2CE|BCS Bowl team |#FFFFFF| No BCS Bowl

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