DAVETGC'S Rankings and Predictions-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Thursday, January 3, 2001
1-Miami-Florida 12-0/Big East & National Champs
2-Oregon 11-1/PAC-10 Champs (loss to Stanford)
3-Colorado 10-3/Big 12 Champs(losses to Texas/Fresno State/Oregon)
4-Nebraska 11-2 (Losses to Colorado/Miami-FL)
5-LSU 10-3/SEC Champs (Losses to Tennessee/Florida/Mississippi)
6-Oklahoma 11-2 (losses to Nebraska/Oklahoma State)
7-Tennessee 11-2 (losses to Georgia/LSU)
8-Florida 10-2 (losses to Auburn/Tennessee)
9-Texas 11-2 (losses to Oklahoma/Colorado)
10-Illinois 10-2/Big Ten Champs (losses to Michigan/LSU)
11-Maryland 10-2/ACC Champs (losses to Florida State/Florida)
12-Washington 8-4 (losses to UCLA/Oregon St./Miami-FL/Texas)
13-Washington State 10-2 (losses to Oregon/Washington)
14-South Carolina 9-3 (losses to Tennessee/Arkansas/Florida)
15-Syracuse 10-3 (losses to Georgia Tech/Tennessee/Miami-FL)
16--Florida State 8-4 (losses to No. Carolina/No.Carolina St./Miami-FL/Florida)
17-Stanford 9-3 (losses to Washington/Washington State/Georgia Tech)
18-Ohio State 7-5 (Losses to UCLA/Wisconsin/Penn State/Illinois/South Carolina)
19-Virginia Tech 8-4(losses to Pittsburgh/Syracuse/Miami-FL/Florida St.)
20-Boston College 8-4(losses to Miami-FL/Stanford/Virginia Tech/Syracuse)
21-Georgia 8-4(losses to So. Carolina/Florida/Auburn/Boston College)
22-Michigan 8-4(losses to Washington/Michigan St./Ohio St./Tennessee)
23-Georgia Tech 7-5 (Losses to Virginia/Maryland/Clemson/Florida State/Georgia)
24-North Carolina 8-5 (Losses to Wake Forest/Oklahoma/Texas/Maryland/Georgia Tech)
25-Louisville 10-2/Conference USA Champs (Losses to Illinois/TCU)
26-Texas A&M 8-4 (losses to Oklahoma/Colorado/Texas Tech/Texas)
27-UCLA 7-4 (losses to Oregon/Stanford/Washington State/USC)
28-Alabama 7-5 (Losses to UCLA/South Carolina/Mississippi/LSU/Tennessee)
29-Toledo 10-2/MAC Champs (Losses to Ball State/Bowling Green)
30-Marshall 11-2 (Losses to Florida/Toledo)
31-BYU 12-2/Mountain West Champs (Losses to Hawaii/Louisville)
32-Arkansas 7-5 (losses to Georgia/Alabama/Tennessee/LSU/Oklahoma)
33-Auburn 7-5 (losses to Syracuse/Arkansas/Alabama/LSU/No. Carolina)
34-Mississippi 7-4 (losses to Arkansas/Auburn/Georgia/Mississippi St.)
35-Texas Tech 7-5 (Losses to Texas/Kansas/Nebraska/Oklahoma/Iowa)
36-Kansas State 6-6 (Losses to Nebraska/Oklahoma/Colorado/Texas Tech/Texas A&M/Syracuse)
37-Iowa State 7-5 (Losses to Colorado/Kansas State/Nebraska/Texas A&M/Alabama)
38-Clemson 7-5 (Losses to Maryland/Virginia/North Carolina/Florida State/South Carolina)
39-North Carolina State 7-5 (Losses to North Carolina/Georgia Tech/Clemson/Maryland/Pittsburgh)
40-Notre Dame 5-6 (Losses to Boston College/Texas A&M/Michigan State/Tennessee/Nebraska/Stanford)
41-Purdue 6-6 (Losses to Michigan/Ohio State/Illinois/Indiana/Notre Dame/Washington St.)
42-Michigan State 7-5 (Losses to Indiana/Minnesota/Northwestern/Purdue/Penn State)
43-Iowa 7-5(Losses to Michigan/Michigan St./Wisconsin/Purdue/Iowa St.)
44-Fresno State 11-3 (Losses to Boise St./Hawaii/Michigan St.)
45-Utah 8-4 (Losses to Oregon/Colorado State/BYU/Air Force)
46-Pittsburgh 7-5 (upset Virginia Tech)
47-East Carolina 6-6(Losses to Wake Forest/Syracuse/North Carolina/Louisville/Southern Mississippi/Marshall)
48-Oregon State 5-6 (Losses to Fresno State/UCLA/Washington State/USC/Arizona State/Oregon)-upset Washington
49-Southern California 6-6 (Losses to Kansas State/Oregon/Stanford/Washington/Notre Dame/Utah)-upset UCLA
50-Wake Forest 6-5 (Losses to Maryland/Florida State/North Carolina State/Clemson)
51-Wisconsin 5-7 (Losses to Fresno State/Oregon/Michigan State/Indiana/Illinois/Michigan/Minnesota)
52-Virginia 5-7
53-Penn State 5-6 (Losses to Michigan/Miami-FL/Wisconsin/Iowa/Illinois/Virginia)
54-Colorado State 7-5 (Losses to Colorado/BYU/Fresno State/Louisville/San Diego State)
55-Louisiana Tech 7-5/WAC Champs (Losses to Auburn/Fresno State/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Clemson)
56-Rice 8-4 (Losses to Nebraska/Louisiana Tech/Fresno State/SMU)
57-Boise State 8-4 (Losses to South Carolina/Washington State/Rice/Louisiana Tech)
58-Miami-Ohio 7-5 (Losses to Michigan/Iowa/Marshall/Hawaii)
59-Bowling Green 8-3(Losses to Western Michigan/Marshall/Miami-Ohio)
60-Northwestern 4-7
61-Air Force 6-6
62-Arizona 5-6
63-Arizona State 4-7
64-Southern Mississippi 6-5 (Losses to Louisville/Memphis State/Penn State/Alabama/Southern Mississippi)
65-North Texas State 5-7/Sunbelt Co-Champs
66-Middle Tennessee State 8-3/Sunbelt Co-Champs (Losses to Mississippi/LSU/North Texas State)
67-Cincinnati 7-5(Losses to Purdue/Miami-OH/Louisville/East Carolina/Toledo)
68-Hawaii 9-3 (Losses to Boise State/Rice/Nevada)
69-New Mexico 6-5(Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Utah/BYU/Colorado St.)
70-Texas Christian 6-6
71-Alabama-Birmingham 6-5
72-Mississippi State 3-8
73-Indiana 5-6 (upset Michigan State/Wisconsin/Purdue)
74-UNLV 4-7
75-Temple 4-7
76-West Virginia 3-8
77-Minnesota 4-7
78-Kansas 3-8 (upset Texas Tech)
79-Northern Illinois 6-5
80-South Florida 8-3 (Losses to Northern Illinois/Utah/Memphis State)
81-Central Florida 6-5
82-Western Michigan 5-6
83-Memphis State 5-6
84-Missouri 4-7
85-Oklahoma State 4-7 (upset Louisiana Tech/Oklahoma)
86-New Mexico State 5-7
87-Baylor 3-8 (upset New Mexico)
88-Vanderbilt 2-9
89-Kentucky 2-9
90-California 1-10
91-Troy State 6-5
92-San Diego State 3-8
93-Kent State 6-5
94-Ball State 5-6 (upset Toledo)
95-SMU 4-6
96-Utah State 4-6
97-Akron 4-7
98-Rutgers 2-9
99-Wyoming 2-9
100-Central Michigan 3-8
100-Nevada 3-8 (upset Hawaii)
101-Texas-El Paso 2-9
102-Army 3-8
103-Tulane 3-9
105-San Jose State 3-8
106-Arkansas State 2-9
107-Louisiana-Lafayette 3-8
108-Louisiana-Monroe 2-9
109-Tulsa 1-10
110--Ohio University 1-10
111-Connecticut 2-9
112-Eastern Michigan 2-9
113-Buffalo 2-7
114-Houston 0-11
115-Duke 0-11
116-Navy 0-10
117-Idaho 1-10

Conference Rankings (teams in Top 25/50)
1-Southeastern-12 teams-(SEC)-5/9 (3 in Top 10-LSU/Tennessee/Florida) 9 bowl eligible teams (South Carolina/Auburn/Arkansas/Georgia/Mississippi/LSU/Alabama) 5-3 in Bowls
2-Big Twelve-12 teams-4/8 (4 in Top 10-Colorado/Nebraska/Oklahoma/Texas)
8 bowl eligible teams (Texas Tech/Texas A&M/Kansas State/Iowa State)-3-5 in Bowls
3-Pacific-10 teams (PAC-10)-4/7 (1 in Top 10-Oregon)
6 bowl eligible teams (Washington/Washington State/Stanford/USC/UCLA)-2-4 in Bowls
4-ACC-9 teams-4/7
7 bowl eligible teams (Maryland/Florida State/Georgia Tech/North Carolina/North Carolina State/Clemson/Wake Forest)-4-2 in Bowls
5-Big Ten-11 teams-3/6 (1 in Top 10-Illinois)
6 bowl eligible teams (Michigan/Ohio State/Purdue/Iowa/Michigan State)-2-4 in Bowls
6-Big East-8 teams-4/5 (1 in Top 10-Miami-FL)
5 bowl eligible teams (Syracuse/Virginia Tech/Boston College/Pittsburgh)-4-1 in Bowls
7-Conference USA-10 teams-1/3 (Louisville/East Carolina/TCU/Southern Mississippi/Cincinnati/UAB)
6 bowl eligible teams-1-3 in Bowls
8-Mid-American-13 teams (MAC)-0/2 (Toledo/Marshall/Miami-OH/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois)
5 bowl eligible teams-2-0 in Bowls
9-Mountain West-8 teams-0/2 (BYU/Utah/Colorado State)
3 bowl eligible teams
10-Western Athletic-10 teams (WAC)-0/1 (Fresno State/Louisiana Tech/Boise State/Hawaii/Rice)-0-2 in Bowls
5 bowl eligible teams
11-Sun Belt-7 teams-0/0 (North Texas State/Middle Tennessee State)
2 bowl eligible teams-0-1 in Bowls
12-Independents-5 teams-0/1 (South Florida/Central Florida/Notre Dame)