Preseason Magazine Report
July 3, 2000
Red Rage has compiled six of the top preseason polls to see what the preseason Top 25 might look like. The Cornhuskers grab the top spot, followed by future UofL opponent, Florida State. Conference USA sees two teams make the grade, plus another future member.
| Rank |
Team |
Total
Points |
Athlon |
Sporting
News |
Lindy |
Phil
Steele |
College Football
Digest |
College Football
News |
| 1 | Nebraska | 147 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State | 145 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Alabama | 130 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 4t | Wisconsin | 122 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 4t | Miami-Florida | 122 |
9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Texas | 117 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Florida | 114 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 110 |
12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Michigan | 108 |
4 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Georgia | 104 |
7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 76 |
16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 67 |
14 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 21 |
| 13 | Southern Cal | 66 |
15 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 12 |
| 14 | Washington | 65 |
8 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| 15 | Clemson | 62 |
13 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 57 |
11 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 18 |
| 17 | Texas Christian | 53 |
20 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| 18 | Purdue | 50 |
21 | 14 | 13 | - | 22 | 10 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 45 |
19 | 19 | 15 | - | 18 | 14 |
| 20 | Penn State | 37 |
18 | - | 17 | 13 | 19 | - |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 25 |
17 | 17 | - | 23 | 25 | 23 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 19 |
- | 21 | 25 | 18 | 21 | - |
| 23t | Southern Miss | 17 |
- | 25 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
| 23t | East Carolina | 17 |
- | - | - | 19 | - | 16 |
| 25 | Illinois | 15 |
- | - | 20 | - | 23 | 19 |
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