May 9, 2000
SEATTLE - It is never too early for football and already CNNSI has a preseason football poll for 2000. The CNNSI poll has Washington ranked 13th in its preseason top 25 poll. USC is ranked 19th and Oregon State 25th among other Pac-10 schools.
Here is the CNNSI poll:
| RK. | SCHOOL |
| 1. | Nebraska |
| 2. | Florida State |
| 3. | Alabama |
| 4. | Miami |
| 5. | Texas |
| 6. | Georgia |
| 7. | Michigan |
| 8. | Florida |
| 9. | Wisconsin |
| 10. | Kansas State |
| 11. | Virginia Tech |
| 12. | Illinois |
| 13. | Washington |
| 14. | Colorado |
| 15. | Purdue |
| 16. | Ole Miss |
| 17. | Tennessee |
| 18. | Ohio State |
| 19. | USC |
| 20. | Clemson |
| 21. | Auburn |
| 22. | Oklahoma |
| 23. | TCU |
| 24. | East Carolina |
| 25. | Oregon State |
