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August 14, 2000
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August 14, 2000

Conference Rankings

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1. BIG TEN

2. SEC

3. BIG 12

4. ACC

1. Michigan (4)

East

North

1. Florida State (2)

2. Wisconsin (5)

1. Georgia (7)

1. Nebraska (1)

2. Clemson (8)

3. Purdue (16)

2. Florida (11)

2. Kansas State (6)

3. Georgia Tech (33)

4. Penn State (19)

3. Tennessee (14)

3. Colorado (25)

4. Virginia (40)

5. Illinois (21)

4. Kentucky (51)

4. Iowa State (54)

5. Maryland (42)

6. Ohio State (22)

5. Vanderbilt (61)

5. Kansas (59)

6. North Carolina (44)

7. Michigan State (28)

6. South Carolina (73)

6. Missouri (65)

7. 8. N.C. State (60)

8. Minnesota (36)

West

South

Wake Forest (67)

9. Indiana (53)

1. Alabama (3)

1. Texas (9)

9. Duke (90)

10. Iowa (78)

2. Mississippi (17)

2. Oklahoma (23)

11 Northwestern (86)

3. Arkansas(38)

3. Texas A&M (29)

4. Mississippi State (41)

4. Texas Tech (57)

5. LSU (47)

5. Oklahoma State (62)

6. Auburn (55)

6. Baylor (95)

5 PAC-10

6 BIG EAST

7 MOUNTAIN WEST

8 CONFERENCE USA

1. Washington (13)

1. Miami (10)

1. Colorado State (24)

1. Southern Miss. (20)

2. USC (18)

2. Virginia Tech (12)

2. BYU (32)

2. East Carolina (30)

3. Oregon (27)

3. Boston College (37)

3. Utah (39)

3. Houston (64)

4. UCLA (31)

4. Syracuse (43)

4. Wyoming (56)

4. Louisville (68)

5. Oregon State (35)

5. Pittsburgh (52)

5. UNLV (58)

5. Cincinnati (70)

6. Arizona (45)

6. West Virginia (69)

6. Air Force (79)

6. Memphis (72)

7. Stanford (48)

7. Temple (94)

7. New Mexico (88)

7. Tulane (80)

8. Arizona State (50)

8. Rutgers (99)

8. San Diego State (93)

8. UAB (89)

9. California (76)

9. Army (97)

10. Washington St. (87)

9 WAC

10 INDEPENDENTS

11 MID-AMERICAN

12 BIG WEST

1. TCU (15)

1. Notre Dame (26)

East

1. Boise State (63)

2. Fresno State (46)

2. Louisiana Tech (66)

1. Marshall (34)

2. New Mexico St. (85)

3. Hawaii (49)

3. Central Florida (83)

2. Miami ( Ohio) (71)

3. Idaho (91)

4. SMU (81)

4. Navy (84)

3. Akron (74)

4. Utah State (102)

5. UTEP (82)

5. La.-Monroe (108)

4. Ohio (96)

5. Arkansas State (106)

6. Rice (92)

6. Middle Tenn. St. (112)

5. Bowling Green (104)

6. North Texas (109)

7. San Jose State (100)

7. La.-Lafayette (113)

6. Kent (110)

8. Tulsa (103)

8. UConn (114)

7. Buffalo (115)

9. Nevada (105)

West

1. Toledo (75)

2. Northern Illinois (77)

3. W. Michigan (98)

4. C. Michigan (101)

5. E. Michigan (107)

6. Ball State (111)

Conferences are listed in order of strength. Each team's SI national ranking is in parentheses

[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Jan. 1 Rose Bowl, in Pasadena
Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl, in Tempo, Ariz.
Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl, in New Orleans
Jan. 3 Orange Bowl, in Miami

The BCS will select the eight teams for its four bowls from the champions of the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC as well as two at-large teams. The two top teams, as determined by the complex BCS formula, will play for the national championship in the Orange Bowl.

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