USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll

<br>The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through

Sunday, September 17th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Nebraska (44) 2-0 1,456 1

2. Florida State (14) 3-0 1,424 2

3. Florida 3-0 1,336 4

4. Virginia Tech (1) 3-0 1,202 8

5. Kansas State 3-0 1,192 7

6. Wisconsin 3-0 1,184 5

7. Washington 3-0 1,074 10

8. UCLA 3-0 1,042 17

9. Southern California 2-0 964 11

10. Michigan 2-1 874 3

11. Clemson 3-0 810 16

12. Ohio State 3-0 733 15

13. Tennessee 1-1 671 9

14. Miami 1-1 662 14

15. Texas 1-1 610 6

16. Oklahoma 2-0 549 18

17. Illinois 3-0 484 19

18. Notre Dame 2-1 477 23

19. Texas Christian 2-0 420 21

20. Michigan State 2-0 382 20

21. Purdue 2-1 322 12

22. Auburn 3-0 296 24

23. Southern Mississippi 1-1 270 _

24. Georgia 1-1 184 22

25. Mississippi State 2-0 170 _

Also receiving votes: Alabama 77, South Carolina 41, Colorado St 33, Texas A&M 29, Mississippi 27, Arkansas 26, West Virginia 23, Stanford 19, Oregon 17, Air Force 15, Georgia Tech 13, Texas Tech 12, Toledo 11, Oregon St 7, Arizona 6, Arizona St 6, Pittsburgh 5, Iowa St 4, Marshall 4, Minnesota 4, No Carolina St 3, Cincinnati 2, LSU 2, East Carolina 1.