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2000
Associated Press Top 25
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The
Associated Press Top 25 college football preseason poll, with number of
first-place votes in parentheses as of August 7, 2000.
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Rank
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Team
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1999
Record
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Points
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1999
Final Rank
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1. | Nebraska (36) |
(12-1)
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1,732
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3
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2. | Florida State (29) |
(12-0)
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1,720
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1
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3. | Alabama (3) |
(10-3)
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1,570
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8
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4. | Wisconsin (1) |
(10-2)
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1,408
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4
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5. | Miami (FL) |
(9-4)
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1,392
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15
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6. | Michigan |
(10-2)
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1,380
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5
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7. | Texas (2) |
(9-5)
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1,297
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21
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8. | Kansas State (6) |
(11-1)
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1,276
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6
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9. | Florida |
(9-4)
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1,255
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12
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10. | Georgia |
(8-4)
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1,226
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16
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11. | Virginia Tech |
(11-1)
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1,044
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2
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12. | Tennessee |
(9-3)
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940
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9
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13. | Washington |
(7-5)
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816
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NR
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14. | Purdue |
(7-5)
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751
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25
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15. | Southern Cal |
(6-6)
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723
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NR
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16. | Ohio State |
(6-6)
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601
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NR
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17. | Clemson |
(6-6)
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599
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NR
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18. | Mississippi |
(8-4)
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541
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22
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19. | Oklahoma |
(7-5)
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455
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NR
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20. | Texas Christian |
(8-4)
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404
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NR
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21. | Illinois |
(8-4)
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361
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24
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22. | Penn State |
(10-3)
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359
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11
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23. | Southern Miss |
(9-3)
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224
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14
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24. | Colorado |
(7-5)
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166
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NR
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25. | Michigan State |
(10-2)
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145
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7
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Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 139, UCLA 115, East Carolina 75, Oregon 63, Auburn 36, Colorado State 35, Mississippi State 34, Utah 33, Notre Dame 32, Virginia 26, Marshall 23, Arkansas 22, Georgia Tech 10, Louisiana State 10, Syracuse 9, Brigham Young 7, Minnesota 5, Boston College 3, Texas Tech 3, Toledo 3, Stanford 2, Arizona State 1, Oregon State 1. |