2000 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 12 | 0 | 7.9717 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami(Florida) | 10 | 1 | 7.7257 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington | 10 | 1 | 7.6358 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | FloridaState | 11 | 1 | 7.2169 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | OregonState | 10 | 1 | 7.0158 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Oregon | 9 | 2 | 6.3341 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | VirginiaTech | 10 | 1 | 5.6396 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 5.5611 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | TexasChristian | 10 | 1 | 5.2883 | 13 | 16 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 | 2 | 5.2812 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | GeorgiaTech | 9 | 2 | 5.1958 | 15 | 17 |
| 12 | NotreDame | 9 | 2 | 5.0375 | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | KansasState | 10 | 3 | 4.6593 | 11 | 9 |
| 14 | Clemson | 9 | 2 | 4.6539 | 16 | 13 |
| 15 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 4.4246 | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | Michigan | 8 | 3 | 4.0900 | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | Purdue | 8 | 3 | 4.0681 | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Louisville | 9 | 2 | 3.8339 | 22 | 23 |
| 19 | Toledo | 10 | 1 | 3.7782 | 25 | 25 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 8 | 3 | 3.7273 | 18 | 19 |
| 21 | Auburn | 9 | 3 | 3.7068 | 20 | 20 |
| 22 | OhioState | 8 | 3 | 3.6965 | 19 | 18 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 3.3459 | 28 | 28 |
| 24 | TexasA&M | 7 | 4 | 3.1593 | 26 | 27 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 3.1500 | 21 | 21 |
| 26 | ColoradoState | 9 | 2 | 3.0076 | 23 | 22 |
| 27 | Texas-ElPaso | 8 | 3 | 2.8476 | NR | 34T |
| 28 | MississippiState | 7 | 4 | 2.7538 | 31 | 26 |
| 29 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 4 | 2.7018 | 35 | 32 |
| 30 | IowaState | 8 | 3 | 2.5641 | 30 | 30 |
| 31 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 2.5454 | 24 | 24 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 2.4667 | ||
| 33 | AirForce | 8 | 3 | 2.3958 | ||
| 34 | LouisianaState | 7 | 4 | 2.3499 | ||
| 35 | SouthCarolina | 7 | 4 | 2.2999 | ||
| 36 | UCLA | 6 | 5 | 2.2700 | ||
| 37 | WesternMichigan | 9 | 3 | 2.2685 | ||
| 38 | BoiseState | 9 | 2 | 2.0670 | ||
| 39 | EastCarolina | 7 | 4 | 2.0203 | ||
| 40 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 1.9122 | ||
| 41 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 1.8440 | ||
| 42 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 1.8423 | ||
| 43 | ArizonaState | 6 | 5 | 1.8216 | ||
| 44 | Virginia | 6 | 5 | 1.7250 | ||
| 45 | MichiganState | 5 | 6 | 1.7226 | ||
| 46 | WestVirginia | 6 | 5 | 1.6252 | ||
| 47 | FresnoState | 7 | 4 | 1.6051 | ||
| 48 | Alabama-Birmingham | 7 | 4 | 1.5738 | ||
| 49 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 1.5392 | ||
| 50 | NorthCarolina | 6 | 5 | 1.4983 | ||
| 51 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 1.4836 | ||
| 52 | SouthernCalifornia | 5 | 7 | 1.3755 | ||
| 53 | BostonCollege | 6 | 5 | 1.3080 | ||
| 54 | SouthernMississippi | 7 | 4 | 1.2478 | ||
| 55 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 1.2213 |