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Associated Press, USA Today/ESPN Preseason Top 25 Polls Announced
August 11, 2000 | Football
THE PRESEASON TOP 25
By The Associated Press
The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press preseason college football
poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1999 records, total points based
on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and
ranking in the 1999 final poll:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | ||
| 1. | Nebraska (36) | 12-1 | 1,732 | 3 |
| 2. | Florida St. (29) | 12-0 | 1,720 | 1 |
| 3. | Alabama (3) | 10-3 | 1,570 | 8 |
| 4. | Wisconsin (1) | 10-2 | 1,408 | 4 |
| 5. | Miami | 9-4 | 1,392 | 15 |
| 6. | Michigan | 10-2 | 1,380 | 5 |
| 7. | Texas (2) | 9-5 | 1,297 | 21 |
| 8. | Kansas St. | 11-1 | 1,276 | 6 |
| 9. | Florida | 9-4 | 1,255 | 12 |
| 10. | Georgia | 8-4 | 1,226 | 16 |
| 11. | Virginia Tech | 11-1 | 1,044 | 2 |
| 12. | Tennessee | 9-3 | 940 | 9 |
| 13. | Washington | 7-5 | 816 | - |
| 14. | Purdue | 7-5 | 751 | 25 |
| 15. | Southern California | 6-6 | 723 | - |
| 16. | Ohio St. | 6-6 | 601 | - |
| 17. | Clemson | 6-6 | 599 | - |
| 18. | Mississippi | 8-4 | 541 | 22 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 7-5 | 455 | - |
| 20. | TCU | 8-4 | 404 | - |
| 21. | Illinois | 8-4 | 361 | 24 |
| 22. | Penn St. | 10-3 | 359 | 11 |
| 23. | Southern Miss. | 9-3 | 224 | 14 |
| 24. | Colorado | 7-5 | 166 | - |
| 25. | Michigan St. | 10-2 | 145 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 139, UCLA 115, East Carolina 75, Oregon 63, Auburn 36, Colorado St. 35, Mississippi St. 34, Utah 33, Notre Dame 32, Virginia 26, Marshall 23, Arkansas 22, Georgia Tech 10, LSU 10, Syracuse 9, BYU 7, Minnesota 5, Boston College 3, Kentucky 3, Texas Tech 3, Toledo 3, Stanford 2, Arizona St. 1, Oregon St. 1.
USA TODAY/ESPN PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL
The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN preseason college football
poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1999 records, total points based
on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and
previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | ||
| 1. | Nebraska (36) | 12-1 | 1,442 | 2 |
| 2. | Florida State (21) | 12-0 | 1,426 | 1 |
| 3. | Alabama (1) | 10-3 | 1,266 | 8 |
| 4. | Michigan | 10-2 | 1,196 | 5 |
| 5. | Wisconsin (1) | 10-2 | 1,192 | 4 |
| 6. | Miami | 9-4 | 1,110 | 15 |
| 7. | Florida | 9-4 | 1,065 | 14 |
| 8. | Texas | 9-5 | 997 | 23 |
| 9. | Kansas State | 11-1 | 985 | 6 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 11-1 | 974 | 3 |
| 11. | Georgia | 8-4 | 933 | 16 |
| 12. | Tennessee | 9-3 | 840 | 9 |
| 13. | Purdue | 7-5 | 626 | - |
| 14. | Washington | 8-4 | 586 | - |
| 15. | Ohio State | 6-6 | 543 | - |
| 16. | Southern California | 6-6 | 530 | - |
| 17. | Penn State | 10-3 | 489 | 11 |
| 18. | Mississippi | 8-4 | 376 | 22 |
| 19. | Clemson | 6-6 | 340 | - |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 7-5 | 283 | - |
| 21. | Illinois | 8-4 | 279 | 25 |
| 22. | Michigan State | 10-2 | 245 | 7 |
| 23. | Texas Christian | 8-4 | 215 | - |
| 24. | Texas A&M | 8-4 | 211 | 20 |
| 25. | Southern Mississippi | 9-3 | 197 | 13 |
Also receiving votes: Colorado 164, Mississippi State 116, UCLA 69, Arkansas 55, Minnesota 54, Oregon 52, Georgia Tech 48, East Carolina 41, Marshall 38, Utah 32, Syracuse 31, Brigham Young 28, Virginia 24, Colorado State 21, Notre Dame 14, Stanford 12, Oregon State 7, Vanderbilt 7, Boston College 3, San Diego State 3, Arizona 2, Fresno State 2, Hawaii 2, Arizona State 1, Duke 1, Idaho 1, Toledo 1.
