2000 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 13 | 0 | 8.5289 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami(Florida) | 11 | 1 | 7.8354 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington | 11 | 1 | 7.7977 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | OregonState | 11 | 1 | 7.2993 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Oregon | 10 | 2 | 6.3297 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | VirginiaTech | 11 | 1 | 6.2335 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | FloridaState | 11 | 2 | 6.0558 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 5.6718 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | KansasState | 11 | 3 | 4.8287 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 | 3 | 4.2965 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | NotreDame | 9 | 3 | 4.1404 | 15 | 16 |
| 12 | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 3.9629 | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | GeorgiaTech | 9 | 3 | 3.8787 | 17 | 19 |
| 14 | Clemson | 9 | 3 | 3.8564 | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | Toledo | 10 | 1 | 3.8380 | 27 | 27 |
| 16 | TexasChristian | 10 | 2 | 3.8155 | 21 | 18 |
| 17 | ColoradoState | 10 | 2 | 3.7945 | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 3.4971 | 12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 3.3718 | 23 | 24 |
| 20 | IowaState | 9 | 3 | 3.1623 | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Purdue | 8 | 4 | 3.1590 | 13 | 13 |
| 22 | Louisville | 9 | 3 | 2.9845 | 30 | 32 |
| 23 | BoiseState | 10 | 2 | 2.8892 | 33 | 37 |
| 24 | Auburn | 9 | 4 | 2.8348 | 18 | 20 |
| 25 | AirForce | 9 | 3 | 2.7757 | 32 | 33 |
| 26 | MississippiState | 8 | 4 | 2.7562 | 24 | 22 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 2.7503 | 28 | 26 |
| 28 | LouisianaState | 8 | 4 | 2.5911 | 22 | 29 |
| 29 | OhioState | 8 | 4 | 2.5529 | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 2.5492 | 19 | 21 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 2.4657 | 26 | 25 |
| 32 | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 2.4160 | 20 | 17 |
| 33 | NorthCarolinaState | 8 | 4 | 2.3836 | 34 | 31 |
| 34 | WesternMichigan | 9 | 3 | 2.3796 | ||
| 35 | TexasA&M | 7 | 5 | 2.0964 | ||
| 36 | EastCarolina | 8 | 4 | 2.0893 | ||
| 37 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 1.9699 | ||
| 38 | WestVirginia | 7 | 5 | 1.8412 | ||
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 1.7882 | ||
| 40 | BostonCollege | 7 | 5 | 1.7456 | ||
| 41 | SouthernMississippi | 8 | 4 | 1.6960 | ||
| 42 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 1.6836 | ||
| 43 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 1.6674 | ||
| 44 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 1.6590 | ||
| 45 | Alabama-Birmingham | 7 | 4 | 1.6577 | ||
| 46 | Texas-ElPaso | 8 | 4 | 1.5505 | ||
| 47 | MichiganState | 5 | 6 | 1.5159 | ||
| 48 | ArizonaState | 6 | 6 | 1.4550 | ||
| 49 | Virginia | 6 | 6 | 1.2381 | ||
| 50 | NorthCarolina | 6 | 5 | 1.2070 | ||
| 51 | SouthernCalifornia | 5 | 7 | 1.1278 | ||
| 52 | Arkansas | 6 | 6 | 1.1148 | ||
| 53 | Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 0.9857 | ||
| 54 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 0.7355 | ||
| 55 | PennState | 5 | 7 | 0.7311 | ||
| 56 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 0.7195 | ||
| 57 | TexasTech |