This Week’S Polls

Mon., Sept. 25, 2000

AP Top 25 1. Nebraska (39) 3-0 1,743 1

2. Florida St. (30) 4-0 1,732 2 3. Florida (1) 4-0 1,603 3 4. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,491 5 5. Kansas St. (1) 4-0 1,484 4 6. Washington 3-0 1,426 8 7. Clemson 4-0 1,223 11 8. Southern Cal 3-0 1,181 9 9. Michigan 3-1 1,160 10 10. Miami 2-1 1,079 12 11. Tennessee 2-1 1,043 13 12. Ohio St. 4-0 995 14 13. Texas 2-1 747 15 14. Oklahoma 3-0 740 17 15. UCLA 3-1 727 6 16. TCU 3-0 640 18 17. Wisconsin 3-1 594 7 18. Michigan St. 3-0 583 23 19. Auburn 4-0 545 20 20. Oregon 3-1 457 - 21. Southern Miss. 2-1 418 22 22. Purdue 3-1 414 21 23. South Carolina 4-0 291 - 24. Illinois 3-1 268 19 25. Georgia 2-1 199 24

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 172, Air Force 22, N.C. State 17, Mississippi 15, Pittsburgh 15, Arizona St. 13, Arkansas 13, East Carolina 7, Texas A&M 6, Texas Tech 5, Mississippi St. 3, Alabama 1, Colorado St. 1, LSU 1, Stanford 1.

Carter Strickland’s ballot: 1. Florida State; 2. Nebraska; 3. Florida; 4. Virginia Tech; 5. Washington; 6. Kansas State; 7. Southern Cal; 8. Michigan; 9. Clemson; 10. Ohio State; 11. Texas; 12. Tennessee; 13. Miami; 14. UCLA; 15. Oregon; 16. Michigan State; 17. Wisconsin; 18. TCU; 19. Auburn; 20. Southern Mississippi; 21. Oklahoma; 22. Purdue; 23. Georgia; 24. Illinois; 25. South Carolina.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll

Rec Pts Pvs 1. Nebraska (44) 3-0 1,455 1 2. Florida State (14) 4-0 1,424 2 3. Florida 4-0 1,346 3 4. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,274 4 5. Kansas State (1) 4-0 1,233 5 6. Washington 3-0 1,135 7 7. Southern California 3-0 989 9 8. Clemson 4-0 973 11 9. Michigan 3-1 964 10 10. Ohio State 4-0 939 12 11. Tennessee 2-1 818 13 12. Miami 2-1 774 14 13. Texas 2-1 639 15 14. Wisconsin 3-1 610 6 15. Michigan State 3-0 609 20 16. Oklahoma 3-0 552 16 17. UCLA 3-1 541 8 18. Texas Christian 3-0 509 19 19. Purdue 3-1 424 21 20. Auburn 4-0 387 22 21. Southern Mississippi 2-1 356 23 22. Illinois 3-1 229 17 23. South Carolina 4-0 218 - 24. Georgia 2-1 217 24 25. Oregon 3-1 183 -

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 62, Arkansas 47, North Carolina State 36, Mississippi State 33, Colorado State 25, Texas A&M 25, Stanford 24, Pittsburgh 22, Mississippi 20, Texas Tech 18, Air Force 16, Oregon State 15, East Carolina 11, Iowa State 7, Arizona State 6, Arizona 4, Northwestern 4, Western Michigan 2.

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