2000–2001 College Football Season: Other Final Division I-A Polls

Updated July 13, 2018 | Infoplease Staff

USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll

Voted on by panel of 59 Division I-A head coaches; winning team receives the Sears Trophy (originally the McDonald's Trophy, 1991-93); first place votes in parentheses with total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.).

Pts
1Oklahoma. (59)1475
2Miami-FL1404
3Washington1336
4Florida St.1253
5Oregon St.1245
6Virginia Tech1215
7Nebraska1099
8Kansas St.1077
9Oregon1009
10Michigan901
11Florida899
12Texas731
13Purdue626
14Clemson590
15Colorado St.587
16Notre Dame457
17Georgia357
18TCU341
19Georgia Tech335
20Auburn325
21South Carolina314
22Mississippi St.272
23Iowa St.225
24Wisconsin220
25Tennessee159
Other teams receiving votes: 26. Northwestern (116 pts), 27. Toledo (111), 28. Ohio St. (101), 29. LSU (84), 30. So. Miss. (62), 31. N.C. State (57), 32. Louisville (54), 33. Air Force (50), 34. East Carolina (35), 35. West Virginia (17), 36. Texas A&M (9), 37. Boise St. (8), 38. Marshall and W. Michigan (5), 40. Boston College and Pittsburgh (4), 41. Fresno St. (1).

FWAA Poll

Voted on by a five-person panel comprised of Tony Barnhart of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times, Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star, Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News, and Kelly Whiteside of USA Today. Each selector voted for one team. Winning team receives the Grantland Rice Award, given since 1954.

Oklahoma (5)

NFF's MacArthur Bowl

In the past the MacArthur Bowl was awarded following a vote by a panel of members of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame but since the advent of the Bowl Championship Series it has been awarded to the BCS champion; winning team receives the NFF's MacArthur Bowl, given since 1959; The MacArthur Bowl was the gift of an anonymous donor in the name of General Douglas MacArthur who served for several years as chairman of the Foundation's National Advisory Board. Almost 400 ounces of silver went into the bowl which represents a huge stadium with rows of seats carved in relief.

Oklahoma

AP Weekly Ratings

The Associated Press Top 25 college football polls on a weekly basis are listed below. The table starts with the preseason and progresses through the season.

AugSepOctNovDecJan
Pre28411182529162330613202744
Nebraska1111112111541091098
Florida St.22222217664333335
Alabama331315NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Wisconsin445471724NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR23
Miami-FL55412121074443222222
Michigan6633109618161512201916161711
Texas776515131125NR2220191412121212
Kansas St.8877454210101916988119
Florida99863312108865477710
Georgia101092324251914121317142219242420
Virginia Tech11111085433222876666
Tennessee12131211131121NRNRNRNRNRNR252121NR
Washington1314159861311998764443
Purdue141514132122NR2117161191714141413
USC151211109818NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Ohio St.161618171412861412161312212019NR
Clemson17171716117555510171615151616
Mississippi181819NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Oklahoma191920181714108331111111
TCU202022201816141211119181513131321
Illinois212121191924NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Penn St.22NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
So. Mississippi23222525222117161514132524NRNRNRNR
Colorado2423NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Michigan St.252424222318NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Texas A&MNR25NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR24232122NRNRNR
UCLANRNR1614615161323NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Notre DameNRNR232116NR2520201915111111111015
AuburnNRNRNR2420191519NR2523221817182018
Mississippi St.NRNRNRNR25NR2015132018151323NRNR24
OregonNRNRNRNRNR20997776510987
South CarolinaNRNRNRNRNR23NR241817222125NRNRNR19
NorthwesternNRNRNRNRNRNR22172523211223201918NR
Oregon St.NRNRNRNRNRNR23231918141085554
ArizonaNRNRNRNRNRNRNR222124NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
MinnesotaNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR22NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
N.C. StateNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR2421NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Georgia TechNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR25242018171517
LSUNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR24NRNR22
LouisvilleNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR2222NR
Colorado St.NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR232314
ToledoNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR2525NR
Iowa St.NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR25

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