|
The Top Ranked College Football
Programs of the
2000s
Notes:
Ranking Explanation
|
Rnk |
College |
|
1 |
USC |
|
2 |
Florida |
|
3 |
Miami |
|
4 |
Ohio St. |
|
5 |
Texas |
|
6 |
LSU |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
|
8 |
Alabama |
|
9 |
Georgia |
|
10 |
Utah |
|
11 |
Oregon |
|
12 |
Auburn |
|
13 |
Penn St. |
|
14 |
Washington |
|
15 |
Tennessee |
|
16 |
Boise St. |
|
17 |
Oregon St. |
|
18 |
Missouri |
|
19 |
Florida St. |
|
20 |
West Virginia |
|
21 |
Virginia Tech |
|
22 |
Michigan |
|
23 |
TCU |
|
24 |
Louisville |
|
25 |
Wisconsin |
|
26 |
Iowa |
|
27 |
Kansas St. |
|
28 |
Kansas |
|
29 |
Nebraska |
|
30 |
Cincinnati |
|
31 |
Cal |
|
32 |
Notre Dame |
|
33 |
Colorado |
|
34 |
Washington St. |
|
35 |
Miami (OH) |
|
36 |
Boston College |
|
37 |
Maryland |
|
38 |
Texas Tech |
|
39 |
BYU |
|
40 |
NC State |
|
41 |
Rutgers |
|
42 |
Illinois |
|
43 |
Georgia Tech |
|
44 |
South Carolina |
|
45 |
Ole Miss |
|
46 |
Purdue |
|
47 |
Syracuse |
|
48 |
Colorado St. |
|
49 |
Arkansas |
|
50 |
Pitt |
|
51 |
Clemson |
|
52 |
UCLA |
|
53 |
Oklahoma St. |
|
54 |
Arizona St. |
|
55 |
Stanford |
|
56 |
Wake Forest |
|
57 |
Hawaii |
|
58 |
Minnesota |
|
59 |
Virginia |
|
60 |
Fresno St. |
|
61 |
Toledo |
|
62 |
Bowling Green |
|
63 |
Central Michigan |
|
64 |
Michigan St. |
|
65 |
Mississippi St. |
|
66 |
Navy |
|
67 |
Marshall |
|
68 |
Iowa St. |
|
69 |
Texas A&M |
|
70 |
South Florida |
|
71 |
Kentucky |
|
72 |
Northwestern |
|
73 |
Arizona |
|
74 |
Appalachian St. |
|
75 |
Montana |
|
76 |
Delaware |
|
77 |
Villanova |
|
78 |
Georgia Southern |
|
79 |
Richmond |
|
80 |
James Madison |
|
81 |
Western Kentucky |
|
82 |
North Carolina |
|
83 |
Northern Iowa |
|
84 |
Furman |
|
85 |
McNeese St. |
|
86 |
U.Mass |
|
87 |
Colgate |
|
88 |
William & Mary |
|
89 |
Southern Illinois |
|
90 |
Wofford |
|
91 |
Sam Houston St. |
|
92 |
Youngstown St. |
|
93 |
Florida Atlantic |
|
94 |
Texas St. |
|
95 |
Southern Miss |
|
96 |
Tulsa |
|
97 |
Connecticut |
|
98 |
New Hampshire |
|
99 |
Eastern Washington |
|
100 |
Lehigh |
|
101 |
Maine |
|
102 |
Western Illinois |
|
103 |
Montana St. |
|
104 |
Cal Poly |
|
105 |
Fordham |
|
106 |
Hofstra |
|
107 |
Northern Arizona |
|
108 |
Weber St. |
|
109 |
Illinois St. |
|
110 |
Stephen F. Austin |
|
111 |
East Carolina |
|
112 |
Ball St. |
|
113 |
Air Force |
|
114 |
Eastern Illinois |
|
115 |
Hampton |
|
116 |
Lafayette |
|
117 |
Northwestern St. |
|
118 |
Bethune-Cookman |
|
119 |
Eastern Kentucky |
|
120 |
Florida A&M |
|
121 |
Jacksonville St. |
|
122 |
South Carolina St. |
|
123 |
Troy |
|
124 |
UTEP |
|
125 |
Coastal Carolina |
|
126 |
Delaware St. |
|
127 |
Elon |
|
128 |
Holy Cross |
|
129 |
Murray St. |
|
130 |
Nicholls St. |
|
131 |
North Carolina A&T |
|
132 |
Northeastern |
|
133 |
Portland St. |
|
134 |
South Dakota St. |
|
135 |
Tennessee-Martin |
|
136 |
Western Michigan |
|
137 |
Central Florida |
|
138 |
Houston |
|
139 |
Vanderbilt |
|
140 |
New Mexico |
|
141 |
Rice |
|
142 |
Nevada |
|
143 |
Indiana |
|
144 |
Northern Illinois |
|
145 |
Grand Valley St. |
|
146 |
Valdosta St. |
|
147 |
NW Missouri St. |
|
148 |
North Dakota |
|
149 |
Delta St. |
|
150 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
|
151 |
Bloomsburg |
|
152 |
Pittsburg St. |
|
153 |
North Alabama |
|
154 |
California (PA) |
|
155 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
|
156 |
UC-Davis |
|
157 |
Carson-Newman |
|
158 |
Catawba |
|
159 |
West Chester |
|
160 |
East Stroudsburg |
|
161 |
North Dakota St. |
|
162 |
Northern Colorado |
|
163 |
Saginaw Valley St. |
|
164 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
|
165 |
Albany St. |
|
166 |
Chadron St. |
|
167 |
Winona St. |
|
168 |
Indiana (PA) |
|
169 |
Central Washington |
|
170 |
Abilene Christian |
|
171 |
Northwood |
|
172 |
Shepherd |
|
173 |
Tarleton St. |
|
174 |
CW Post |
|
175 |
Mesa St. |
|
176 |
Central Arkansas |
|
177 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
178 |
West Liberty |
|
179 |
West Texas A&M |
|
180 |
Southern Connecticut St. |
|
181 |
Edinboro |
|
182 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
|
183 |
Fayetteville St. |
|
184 |
Midwestern St. |
|
185 |
Arkansas Tech |
|
186 |
North Carolina Central |
|
187 |
Shippensburg |
|
188 |
Ashland |
|
189 |
Bentley |
|
190 |
Washburn |
|
191 |
Central Missouri |
|
192 |
Colorado Mines |
|
193 |
Emporia St. |
|
194 |
Fort Valley St. |
|
195 |
Hillsdale |
|
196 |
Merrimack |
|
197 |
Michigan Tech |
|
198 |
Newberry |
|
199 |
Northeastern St. |
|
200 |
Presbyterian |
|
201 |
Seton Hill |
|
202 |
South Dakota |
|
203 |
Southern Arkansas |
|
204 |
Tusculum |
|
205 |
West Alabama |
|
206 |
West Georgia |
|
207 |
Bryant |
|
208 |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
|
209 |
American International |
|
210 |
Angelo St. |
|
211 |
Elizabeth City St. |
|
212 |
Missouri Western |
|
213 |
SE Oklahoma St. |
|
214 |
Shaw |
|
215 |
St. Cloud St. |
|
216 |
UNC-Pembroke |
|
217 |
Wayne St. (NE) |
|
218 |
Mount Union |
|
219 |
Carroll (MT) |
|
220 |
Sioux Falls |
|
221 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
|
222 |
Georgetown (KY) |
|
223 |
St. John's (MN) |
|
224 |
Linfield |
|
225 |
St. Francis (IN) |
|
226 |
NW Oklahoma St. |
|
227 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
|
228 |
Bridgewater |
|
229 |
Lindenwood |
|
230 |
Trinity (TX) |
|
231 |
Wesley |
|
232 |
Rowan |
|
233 |
St. Xavier |
|
234 |
Missouri Valley |
|
235 |
Morningside |
|
236 |
McKendree |
|
237 |
Wheaton (IL) |
|
238 |
Hardin-Simmons |
|
239 |
Bethel (MN) |
|
240 |
Azusa Pacific |
|
241 |
Benedictine (KS) |
|
242 |
Northwestern (IA) |
|
243 |
St. John Fisher |
|
244 |
Widener |
|
245 |
RPI |
|
246 |
John Carroll |
|
247 |
Washington & Jefferson |
|
248 |
St. Ambrose |
|
249 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
|
250 |
Dickinson St. |
|
251 |
Central (IA) |
|
252 |
Mary |
|
253 |
Wittenberg |
|
254 |
Wabash |
|
255 |
Ithaca |
|
256 |
Lambuth |
|
257 |
Springfield |
|
258 |
Wartburg |
|
259 |
Brockport St. |
|
260 |
Occidental |
|
261 |
Delaware Valley |
|
262 |
Cumberlands |
|
263 |
Ottawa |
|
264 |
Tabor |
|
265 |
Capital |
|
266 |
Evangel |
|
267 |
Southern Oregon |
|
268 |
Bethel (KS) |
|
269 |
Hastings |
|
270 |
Langston |
|
271 |
Montana Tech |
|
272 |
Pacific Lutheran |
|
273 |
Cortland St. |
|
274 |
Franklin |
|
275 |
Johns Hopkins |
|
276 |
Lycoming |
|
277 |
Albright |
|
278 |
Bethel (TN) |
|
279 |
Campbellsville |
|
280 |
Carthage |
|
281 |
Concordia (NE) |
|
282 |
Huron |
|
283 |
Ohio Dominican |
|
284 |
St. Thomas (MN) |
|
285 |
Hobart |
|
286 |
Christopher Newport |
|
287 |
Curry |
|
288 |
St. Norbert |
|
289 |
Muhlenberg |
|
290 |
North Central |
|
291 |
Wisconsin-LaCrosse |
|
292 |
Montclair St. |
|
293 |
Friends |
|
294 |
Coe |
|
295 |
Thomas More |
|
296 |
Case Western Reserve |
|
297 |
Hanover |
|
298 |
Monmouth (IL) |
|
299 |
Union (NY) |
|
300 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
|
301 |
Augustana (IL) |
|
302 |
Black Hills St. |
|
303 |
Concordia-Moorhead |
|
304 |
Jamestown |
|
305 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
|
306 |
Minot St. |
|
307 |
Valley City St. |
|
308 |
McDaniel |
|
309 |
Millsaps |
|
310 |
North Carolina Wesleyan |
|
311 |
Trine |
|
312 |
Whitworth |
|
313 |
Wilkes |
|
314 |
Willamette |
|
315 |
Baker |
|
316 |
Baldwin-Wallace |
|
317 |
Carnegie Mellon |
|
318 |
East Texas Baptist |
|
319 |
Geneva |
|
320 |
Graceland |
|
321 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
|
322 |
King's (PA) |
|
323 |
McPherson |
|
324 |
Mississippi College |
|
325 |
Montana St.-Northern |
|
326 |
Montana Western |
|
327 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
|
328 |
Ohio Northern |
|
329 |
Olivet Nazarene |
|
330 |
Pikeville |
|
331 |
Shorter |
|
332 |
TCNJ |
|
333 |
Thiel |
|
334 |
Trine |
|
335 |
Trinity International |
|
336 |
Union (KY) |
|
337 |
Walsh |
|
338 |
Western Connecticut St. |
|
339 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
|
340 |
Wooster |
|
341 |
Mount St. Joseph |
|
342 |
Aurora |
|
343 |
Concordia (WI) |
|
344 |
Hope |
|
345 |
Redlands |
|
346 |
Salisbury |
|
347 |
Alma |
|
348 |
Hampden-Sydney |
|
349 |
Lakeland |
|
350 |
MacMurray |
|
351 |
Albion |
|
352 |
Alfred |
|
353 |
Allegheny |
|
354 |
Bridgewater St. |
|
355 |
Cal Lutheran |
|
356 |
Defiance |
|
357 |
DePauw |
|
358 |
Dickinson |
|
359 |
Emory & Henry |
|
360 |
Ferrum |
|
361 |
Hartwick |
|
362 |
Huntingdon |
|
363 |
LaGrange |
|
364 |
Lake Forest |
|
365 |
Maine Maritime |
|
366 |
Millikin |
|
367 |
Olivet |
|
368 |
Otterbein |
|
369 |
Plymouth St. |
|
370 |
Randolph-Macon |
|
371 |
Shenandoah |
|
372 |
Simpson |
|
373 |
Susquehanna |
|
374 |
U.Mass-Dartmouth |
|
375 |
Washington & Lee |
|
376 |
Waynesburg |
|
377 |
Westfield St. |
|
378 |
Wisconsin-Stout |
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