2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

2000 NCAA Division I-A season
Sun Life Stadium (formerly named Pro Player Stadium) was the site of the national championship
Number of teams	116
Preseason AP #1	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Post-season
Duration	December 20, 2000 – January 3, 2001
Bowl games	25
Heisman Trophy	Chris Weinke, Florida State QB
Bowl Championship Series
2001 Orange Bowl
Site	Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Winner	Oklahoma Sooners
Division I-A football seasons
← 1999 2001 →

2000 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Florida State $		8	–	0		11	–	2
#17 Georgia Tech		6	–	2		9	–	3
#16 Clemson		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 conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2000 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Miami (FL) $		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 conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2000 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Michigan +		6	–	2		9	–	3
#13 Purdue $+		6	–	2		8	–	4
Northwestern +		6	–	2		8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3		8	–	4
#23 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 conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2000 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#9 Kansas State xy		6	–	2		11	–	3
#8 Nebraska x		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
Southern Division
#1 Oklahoma x$#		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 National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

2000 Big West Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
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

2000 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
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

2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div				Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L		W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$		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 Division
Western Michigan xy		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

2000 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
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

2000 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
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 conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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