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2000: Bowls & playoff

28 games. 15 ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. 12 games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 3, 20011Oklahoma 13, 3Florida State 2Orange BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20012Miami 37, 7Florida 20Sugar BowlBox score
Dec 2, 20001Oklahoma 27, 11Kansas State 24Big 12 Championship GameBox score
Jan 1, 20015Oregon State 41, 10Notre Dame 9Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20014Washington 34, 14Purdue 24Rose BowlBox score
Dec 29, 20008Oregon 35, 12Texas 30Holiday BowlBox score

Upsets

Dec 20, 2000Southern Miss 28, 13TCU 21upsetMobile Alabama BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2000LSU 28, 15Georgia Tech 14upsetPeach BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2001South Carolina 24, 19Ohio State 7upsetOutback BowlBox score
Dec 29, 200023Colorado State 22, 22Louisville 17upsetLiberty BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 2, 20007Florida 28, 20Auburn 6SEC Championship GameBox score
Dec 2, 2000Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14Mid-American Championship GameBox score
Dec 2, 20001Oklahoma 27, 11Kansas State 24Big 12 Championship GameBox score
Dec 20, 2000Southern Miss 28, 13TCU 21upsetMobile Alabama BowlBox score
Dec 21, 2000UNLV 31, Arkansas 14Las Vegas BowlBox score
Dec 24, 200024Georgia 37, Virginia 14Oahu BowlBox score
Dec 25, 2000Boston College 31, Arizona State 17Aloha BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2000East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27Galleryfurniture.com BowlBox score
Dec 27, 2000Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14Motor City BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2000Boise State 38, UTEP 23Humanitarian BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2000Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29Insight.com BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2000NC State 38, Minnesota 30MicronPC.com BowlBox score
Dec 28, 2000West Virginia 49, Ole Miss 38Music City BowlBox score
Dec 29, 200023Colorado State 22, 22Louisville 17upsetLiberty BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2000LSU 28, 15Georgia Tech 14upsetPeach BowlBox score
Dec 29, 20008Oregon 35, 12Texas 30Holiday BowlBox score
Dec 29, 2000Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20Sun BowlBox score
Dec 30, 20009Nebraska 66, 18Northwestern 17Alamo BowlBox score
Dec 31, 2000Air Force 37, Fresno State 34Silicon Valley Football ClassicBox score
Dec 31, 2000Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41Independence BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200111Kansas State 35, 21Tennessee 21Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 200117Michigan 31, 20Auburn 28Citrus BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20015Oregon State 41, 10Notre Dame 9Fiesta BowlBox score
Jan 1, 2001South Carolina 24, 19Ohio State 7upsetOutback BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20016Virginia Tech 41, 16Clemson 20Gator BowlBox score
Jan 1, 20014Washington 34, 14Purdue 24Rose BowlBox score
Jan 2, 20012Miami 37, 7Florida 20Sugar BowlBox score
Jan 3, 20011Oklahoma 13, 3Florida State 2Orange BowlBox score