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2000 NCAA Division I-A season

Sun Life Stadium (formerly named Pro Player Stadium) was the site of the national championship

Total # of teams

116^[1]

Preseason AP #1

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Number of bowls

Bowl games

December 20, 2000 –
January 3, 2001

National championship

2001 Orange Bowl

Location of championship

Pro Player Stadium,
Miami Gardens, Florida

Champions

Oklahoma Sooners

Heisman

Chris Weinke, Florida State

NCAA Division I-A football season

«1999

2001»

The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was in his second season as head coach, having been the defensive coordinator of Steve Spurrier's 1996 National Champion Florida Gators, and also having helped Bill Snyder turn the Kansas State Wildcats around in the early 1990s. Stoops erased a three-game losing streak against rival Texas by a score of 63–14, one of the worst defeats in Texas' football history. Despite the lopsided victory, this game marked a return of the Red River Shootout to a rivalry game with national title implications.

The BCS title game was not without controversy, as the system shut fourth-ranked Washington out of the championship game, despite being the only team who had beaten each #2 Miami and #5 Oregon State and having the same 10-1 record as #3 Florida State during the regular season. 10–1 Miami, who handed #3 Florida State their only loss, was ranked higher in both the AP Writers' Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, and had the same record as the Seminoles, was also seen as a possible title contender.

Virginia Tech also was left out of the BCS bowls, despite being ranked higher than one of the at-large teams, Notre Dame.

The South Carolina Gamecocks broke a 21-game losing streak, stretching back into 1998, to go 8–4 including a win over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl.

Two new bowl games began in the 2000 season: the Silicon Valley Bowl, which had a contractual tie-in with the WAC, and the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.

Nevada left the Big West Conference to become the ninth member of the Western Athletic Conference.

Two new teams joined Division I-A football this season; University of Connecticut and University of South Florida.

Contents

1 Conference standings
2 Bowl Championship Series rankings
3 Final BCS Standings
4 Bowl Games
5 Heisman Trophy Voting
6 Other Major Awards
7 References

Conference standings

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2000 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#5 Florida State †	8	–	0	11	–	2
#16 Clemson	6	–	2	9	–	3
#17 Georgia Tech	6	–	2	9	–	3
Virginia	5	–	3	6	–	6
NC State	4	–	4	8	–	4
North Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	5
Maryland	3	–	5	5	–	6
Wake Forest	1	–	7	2	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	0	–	11

† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Big 12 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
North
#9 Kansas State	6	–	2	11	–	3
#8 Nebraska	6	–	2	10	–	2
#25 Iowa State	5	–	3	9	–	3
Colorado	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	3	–	8
South
#1 Oklahoma †	8	–	0	13	–	0
#12 Texas	7	–	1	9	–	3
Texas A&M	5	–	3	7	–	5
Texas Tech	3	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma State	1	–	7	3	–	8
Baylor	0	–	8	2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Big East football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#2 Miami †	7	–	0	11	–	1
#6 Virginia Tech	6	–	1	11	–	1
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	7	–	5
Syracuse	4	–	3	6	–	5
Boston College	3	–	4	7	–	5
West Virginia	3	–	4	7	–	5
Temple	1	–	6	4	–	7
Rutgers	0	–	7	3	–	8

† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#11/10 Michigan §	6	–	2	9	–	3
#13/13 Purdue †§	6	–	2	8	–	4
Northwestern §	6	–	2	8	–	4
Ohio State	5	–	3	8	–	4
#23/24 Wisconsin	4	–	4	9	–	4
Minnesota	4	–	4	6	–	6
Penn State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Iowa	3	–	5	3	–	9
Illinois	2	–	6	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	2	–	6	3	–	8

† – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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2000 Big West Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Boise State †	5	–	0	10	–	2
Utah State	4	–	1	5	–	6
Idaho	3	–	2	5	–	6
New Mexico State	1	–	4	3	–	8
North Texas	1	–	4	3	–	8
Arkansas State	1	–	4	1	–	10

† – Conference champion † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Conference USA football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Louisville †	6	–	1	9	–	3
East Carolina	5	–	2	8	–	4
Cincinnati	5	–	2	7	–	5
Southern Miss	4	–	3	8	–	4
UAB	3	–	3	7	–	4
Tulane	3	–	4	6	–	5
Memphis	2	–	5	4	–	7
Houston	2	–	5	3	–	8
Army	1	–	6	1	–	10

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Division I-A independents football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#15 Notre Dame ‡		–		9	–	3
UCF		–		7	–	4
South Florida		–		7	–	4
Middle Tennessee		–		6	–	5
Connecticut		–		3	–	8
Louisiana Tech		–		3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette		–		1	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		–		1	–	10
Navy		–		1	–	10

‡ – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L	W		L
East
Marshall ^x^y†	5	–	1	5	–	3	8	–	5
Akron ^x	5	–	1	5	–	3	6	–	5
Ohio	4	–	2	5	–	3	7	–	4
Miami	4	–	2	5	–	3	6	–	5
Bowling Green	1	–	5	2	–	6	2	–	9
Buffalo	2	–	4	2	–	6	2	–	9
Kent State	0	–	6	1	–	7	1	–	10
West
Western Michigan ^x^y	4	–	1	7	–	1	9	–	3
Toledo ^x	4	–	1	6	–	1	10	–	1
Northern Illinois	2	–	3	4	–	3	6	–	5
Ball State	2	–	3	4	–	3	5	–	6
Eastern Michigan	2	–	3	2	–	5	3	–	8
Central Michigan	1	–	4	2	–	6	2	–	9
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#14 Colorado State †	6	–	1	10	–	2
Air Force	5	–	2	9	–	3
UNLV	4	–	3	8	–	5
BYU	4	–	3	6	–	6
New Mexico	3	–	4	5	–	7
Utah	3	–	4	4	–	7
San Diego State	3	–	4	3	–	8
Wyoming	0	–	7	1	–	10

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#3 Washington †§	7	–	1	11	–	1
#4 Oregon State ‡§	7	–	1	11	–	1
#7 Oregon §	7	–	1	10	–	2
Stanford	4	–	4	5	–	6
UCLA	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
USC	2	–	6	5	–	7
Washington State	2	–	6	4	–	7
California	2	–	6	3	–	8

† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida ^x†	7	–	1	10	–	3
#20 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
#19 South Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	4
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	4
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	8
Kentucky	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn ^x	6	–	2	9	–	4
#22 LSU	5	–	3	8	–	4
#24 Mississippi State	4	–	4	8	–	4
Ole Miss	4	–	4	7	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	5	6	–	6
Alabama	3	–	5	3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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2000 WAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#21 TCU §	7	–	1	10	–	2
UTEP §	7	–	1	8	–	4
Fresno State	6	–	2	7	–	5
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	2	–	6	3	–	8
Hawaiʻi	2	–	6	3	–	9
SMU	2	–	6	3	–	9
Nevada	1	–	7	2	–	10

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Bowl Championship Series rankings

Main article: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

WEEK	#1	#2	EVENT
OCT 23	Nebraska	Oklahoma	Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 14
OCT 30	Oklahoma	Virginia Tech	Miami 41, Va. Tech 21
NOV 6	Oklahoma	Florida State	Miami 35, Pittsburgh 7
NOV 13	Oklahoma	Miami	Florida St 30, Florida 7
NOV 20	Oklahoma	Florida State
NOV 27	Oklahoma	Florida State	Oklahoma 27, Kansas St. 24
FINAL	Oklahoma	Florida State

Final BCS Standings

Bowl Games

Main article: 2000–01 NCAA football bowl games

BCS Bowls

Orange Bowl: #1 Oklahoma (BCS #1) 13, #3 Florida State (BCS #2) 2
Rose Bowl: #4 Washington (Pac10 co-champ) 34, #14 Purdue (Big10 co-Champ) 24
Fiesta Bowl: #6 Oregon State (At Large [Pac10 co-champ]) 41, #10 Notre Dame (At Large) 9
Sugar Bowl: #2 Miami (Big East Champ) 37, #7 Florida (SEC Champ) 20

Other New Years Day Bowls

Cotton Bowl Classic: #11 Kansas State (Big 12 runner-up) 35, #21 Tennessee 21
Florida Citrus Bowl: #17 Michigan (Big10 co-champ) 31, #20 Auburn (SEC runner-up) 28
Gator Bowl: #6 Virginia Tech 41, #16 Clemson 20
Outback Bowl: South Carolina 24, #19 Ohio State 7

December Bowl Games

Holiday Bowl: #8 Oregon (Pac10 co-champ) 35, #12 Texas 30
Peach Bowl: LSU 28, #15 Georgia Tech 14
MicronPC.com Bowl: NC State 38, Minnesota 30
Sun Bowl: Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20
Alamo Bowl: #9 Nebraska 66, #18 Northwestern (Big10 co-champ) 17
Insight.com Bowl: Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29
Liberty Bowl: #23 Colorado State (MWC champ) 22, #22 Louisville (C-USA champ) 17
Aloha Bowl: Boston College 31, Arizona State 17
Oahu Bowl: #24 Georgia 37, Virginia 14
Independence Bowl: Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41 (OT)
Music City Bowl: West Virginia 49, Mississippi 38
Las Vegas Bowl: UNLV 31, Arkansas 14
Motor City Bowl: Marshall (MAC champ) 25, Cincinnati 14
Humanitarian Bowl: Boise State (Big West champ) 38, UTEP (WAC co-champ) 23
Mobile Alabama Bowl: Southern Miss 28, #13 TCU (WAC co-champ) 21
Silicon Valley Classic: Air Force 37, Fresno State 34
Galleryfurniture.com bowl: East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27

Heisman Trophy Voting

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year

Winner: Chris Weinke, Florida State (1628 points)
2. Josh Heupel, Oklahoma (1552 points)
3. Drew Brees, Purdue (619 points)
4. LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (566 points)
5. Damien Anderson, Northwestern (101 points)

Other Major Awards

Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) - Drew Brees, Purdue
Walter Camp Award (Back) - Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) - Chris Weinke, Florida State
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior Quarterback) - Chris Weinke, Florida State
Doak Walker Award (Running Back) - LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU^[2]
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver) - Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player) - Dan Morgan, Miami
Chuck Bednarik Award - Dan Morgan, Miami
Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) - Dan Morgan, Miami
Lombardi Award (Lineman or Linebacker) - Jamal Reynolds, Florida State
Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) - John Henderson, Tennessee, DT
Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive Back) - Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) - Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award - Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

References

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