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SportsLine.com 115
Week 6

SportsLine.com staff

Updated Oct. 1, 2000

Biggest rise: 24 spots -- Northwestern to No. 25
Biggest fall: 16 spots --USC to No. 22

The rest: Nos. 26-115


All Conf
Rk School W L W L Last week This week Pvs.
1 Nebraska 4 0 1 0 W 42-24 Missouri at Iowa St. 1
Struggled a bit vs. Missouri; will lose No. 1 ranking if Florida State beats Miami.
2 Florida State 5 0 3 0 W 59-7 at Maryland at Miami 2
Chris Weinke has won 25 consecutive starts; few have been as tough as this one.
3 Virginia Tech 4 0 2 0 W 48-34 at Boston Coll. Temple 4
His long TD run against B.C. proves it: Vick runs circles around the opposition.
4 Clemson 5 0 3 0 W 52-22 at Duke N.C. State 7
Just like Michael Vick, Woody Dantzler is proving to be quite a dancer in the open field.
5 Kansas State 5 0 1 0 W 44-21 at Colorado at Kansas 8
Kansas will be first K-State opponent to have won a Division I-A game this season.
6 Michigan 4 1 2 0 W 13-10 Wisconsin at Purdue 9
Having earned the role of Big Ten fave, UM won't let a little Brees stand in its way.
7 Oregon 4 1 2 0 W 23-16 Washington idle 17
After beating Bruins and Huskies, Ducks go for Pac-10 trifecta in two weeks -- at USC.
8 Florida 4 1 2 1 L 47-35 at Mississippi St. LSU 3
We're starting to believe Steve Spurrier when he says Gators aren't that good.
9 Miami 3 1 2 0 W 64-6 at Rutgers Florida St. 11
Brain battle: Butch Davis is 0-5 vs. Bobby Bowden, being outscored 179-68.
10 UCLA 4 1 1 1 W 38-31 Arizona St. idle 12
Bruins scare off Devils, but lose stud RB DeShaun Foster for a few weeks (wrist).
11 Southern Miss 3 1 1 0 W 24-3 Memphis South Florida 13
Eagles' streak of not allowing a TD -- 13 quarters -- should continue against Bulls.
12 Ohio State 4 0 1 0 idle at Wisconsin 15
Buckeyes slowly creeping up while rest of Big Ten takes turns beating each other.
13 Washington 3 1 0 1 L 23-16 at Oregon Oregon State 5
Humbled by Ducks, UW will be hard-pressed to not go 0-2 against the Beaver State.
14 Auburn 5 0 3 0 W 33-0 Vanderbilt at Mississippi St. 22
RB Rudi Johnson vs. defense that gave up less than nothing on ground to Gators.
15 Texas 3 1 1 0 W 42-7 Oklahoma St. vs. Oklahoma 18
Thanks for playing, Chris Simms ... but Major Applewhite should be full-time QB.
16 Oklahoma 4 0 1 0 W 34-16 Kansas vs. Texas 20
Will the Sooners swoon? First Texas, then Kansas State, then Nebraska.
17 TCU 4 0 1 0 W 24-0 at Navy Hawaii 19
If LaDainian Tomlinson is going to rush for, say, 300 yards ... this could be it.
18 Georgia 3 1 1 1 W 38-7 at Arkansas Tennessee 25
Dawgs looking confident again -- and just in time with Tennessee headed to Athens.
19 Tennessee 2 2 0 2 L 38-31 OT at LSU at Georgia 10
One tough road test follows another. Could Vols really start 0-3 in the SEC?
20 Wisconsin 3 2 0 2 L 13-10 at Michigan Ohio State 16
One tough test follows another. Could Badgers really start 0-3 in the Big Ten?
21 Oregon State 4 0 1 0 W 31-21 USC at Washington 45
Sure, Dennis Erickson has won national titles, but have you ever seen him happier?
22 Southern California 3 1 0 1 L 31-21 at Oregon State Arizona 6
Troy needs to get healthy at home, has lost 5 of past 6 conference road games.
23 South Carolina 4 1 2 1 L 27-17 at Alabama at Kentucky 14
Lou Holtz's Gamecocks have earned their ranking, even with a loss to 'Bama.
24 Mississippi State 3 1 1 1 W 47-35 Florida Auburn 32
Joe Lee Dunn's defense is just how he likes it -- big, fast and just downright honery.
25 Northwestern 4 1 2 0 W 37-17 at Mich. State Indiana 49
Shades of '95? Wildcats soaring with consecutive victories over ranked teams.
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