Miami finished with 5.69 points in the final 2000 Bowl Championship Series rankings. Florida State barely edged out Miami with 5.69 points to earn a berth in the Orange Bowl against top-ranked Oklahoma to determine the National Champion.
The current College Football Playoff Committee determines which teams make it subjectively. Twenty-five years later, Miami is once again involved in controversy. Miami's season-opening win over Notre Dame is polarizing over how much impact it should have on determining who earns a CFP berth.
The question of if Miami or Notre Dame should be higher in the CFP rankings has often been related to how much emphasis should be placed on a game played on August 31.