1999 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
1999 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.745 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +41 | Beat Illinois 27–7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.820 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +29 | Beat Southern Miss 35–14 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.848 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +36 | Beat Virginia 35–10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.869 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +30 | Beat Georgia 30–14 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.059 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Pittsburgh 30–17 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.137 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Baylor 48–7 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.180 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +21 | Beat South Carolina 30–7 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.193 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +26 | Beat Indiana 34–31 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.247 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Northern Illinois 41–9 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.249 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +22 | Beat Kansas 24–17 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.356 |  BYU |  MWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +22 | Beat Air Force 27–20 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.405 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +19 | BYE |
| 13 | -1 | 1.418 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | BYE |
| 14 | -4 | 1.434 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +22 | Beat Iowa State 44–41 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.537 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | Beat NC State 48–21 |
| 16 | 0 | 1.555 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +17 | Beat Northwestern 35–19 |
| 17 | 8 | 1.617 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +19 | Beat Minnesota 33–28 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.630 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +16 | Beat Houston 19–3 |
| 19 | 13 | 1.824 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +16 | Beat Stanford 35–30 |
| 20 | -3 | 1.852 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +15 | Lost to Florida 14–30 |
| 21 | -6 | 1.898 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +12 | Lost to Colorado State 24–31 |
| 22 | 5 | 1.942 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +14 | Beat West Virginia 28–20 |
| 23 | 26 | 1.981 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +13 | Beat Utah 31–24 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.999 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +12 | Beat Oklahoma State 21–3 |
| 25 | 4 | 2.031 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +17 | Beat Iowa 41–11 |
| 26 | 2 | 2.036 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +12 | Beat Toledo 34–17 |
| 27 | -7 | 2.072 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +11 | Lost to Alabama 14–35 |
| 28 | 8 | 2.162 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +10 | Beat Akron 24–10 |
| 29 | -6 | 2.182 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +7 | Lost to Purdue 28–33 |
| 30 | 1 | 2.208 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +9 | Beat LSU 42–23 |
| 31 | -10 | 2.230 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +11 | Lost to Boston College 23–24 |
| 32 | 12 | 2.258 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +5 | Beat Auburn 34–10 |
| 33 | -3 | 2.287 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +9 | Beat Navy 28–24 |
| 34 | -10 | 2.365 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Colorado 24–38 |
| 35 | 19 | 2.376 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +9 | Beat Arizona State 20–17 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.398 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +8 | BYE |
| 37 | 19 | 2.474 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +8 | Beat Oklahoma 38–24 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.475 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +11 | Beat UCLA 33–7 |
| 39 | -13 | 2.487 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +9 | Lost to Washington 30–35 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.533 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | +10 | Beat Wake Forest 12–3 |
| 41 | -2 | 2.538 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +5 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.568 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +7 | Beat UAB 23–14 |
| 43 | 15 | 2.650 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 16 | +3 | Beat Syracuse 24–23 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.735 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | +8 | Lost to Penn State 7–27 |
| 45 | 16 | 2.843 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +3 | Beat Washington State 27–13 |
| 46 | 20 | 2.851 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 28–14 |
| 47 | -4 | 2.880 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–24 |
| 48 | 3 | 2.902 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +4 | BYE |
| 49 | -9 | 2.905 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +4 | Lost to BYU 20–27 |
| 50 | 13 | 3.026 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | -1 | Beat Utah State 33–27 |
| 51 | -3 | 3.068 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 10–35 |
| 52 | -19 | 3.092 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | -1 | Lost to Duke 22–25 |
| 53 | 2 | 3.107 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | +2 | Lost to Texas 41–44 |
| 54 | -19 | 3.160 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | +3 | Lost to Cincinnati 42–52 |
| 55 | 15 | 3.229 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | +3 | Beat Texas Tech 34–7 |
| 56 | 3 | 3.243 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | +2 | Lost to Virginia Tech 17–30 |
| 57 | -11 | 3.265 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | 0 | Lost to TCU 14–34 |
| 58 | -6 | 3.276 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Georgia Tech 21–48 |
| 59 | -25 | 3.313 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +2 | Lost to SMU 2–27 |
| 60 | -19 | 3.381 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 3–12 |
| 61 | -8 | 3.404 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | +3 | Lost to Texas A&M 3–21 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.466 |  TCU | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | -3 | Beat Hawai'i 34–14 |
| 63 | 2 | 3.477 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 17–20 |
| 64 | 0 | 3.486 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | -1 | Lost to East Carolina 3–19 |
| 65 | -15 | 3.505 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 5–3 | 0.625 | 33 | -3 | Lost to New Mexico State 14–42 |
| 66 | -6 | 3.510 |  USC | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -3 | Lost to California 7–17 |
| 67 | 13 | 3.535 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | 0 | Beat San José State 42–26 |
| 68 | -11 | 3.557 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | +1 | Lost to Arkansas 10–34 |
| 69 | 13 | 3.619 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -1 | Beat Tulane 49–7 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.681 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | -1 | Beat USC 17–7 |
| 71 | 20 | 3.801 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | -5 | Beat Idaho 42–14 |
| 72 | -5 | 3.995 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 55 | -5 | Lost to Missouri 7–34 |
| 73 | -11 | 4.049 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -2 | Lost to UCF 6–31 |
| 74 | -3 | 4.050 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -3 | BYE |
| 75 | -2 | 4.113 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -3 | Lost to Arizona 7–33 |
| 76 | 13 | 4.125 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -6 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–6 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.143 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -6 | Lost to Michigan 31–34 |
| 78 | 21 | 4.273 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -7 | Beat UNLV 27–6 |
| 79 | -1 | 4.350 |  UAB | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -5 | Lost to Louisville 14–23 |
| 80 | 17 | 4.351 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -6 | Beat North Texas 41–28 |
| 81 | 15 | 4.497 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -1 | Beat Miami (OH) 52–42 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.550 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -9 | Lost to Wisconsin 19–35 |
| 83 | -14 | 4.563 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -9 | Lost to Miami 20–28 |
| 84 | 9 | 4.586 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -5 | Beat Maryland 25–22 |
| 85 | -17 | 4.711 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -8 | Lost to Memphis 7–49 |
| 86 | 4 | 4.763 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -8 | Lost to Nebraska 17–24 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.850 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -8 | Lost to Marshall 9–41 |
| 88 | -9 | 4.850 |  LSU | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -8 | Lost to Ole Miss 23–42 |
| 89 | -2 | 4.853 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -10 | BYE |
| 90 | -9 | 4.877 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -8 | Lost to Boise State 27–33 |
| 91 | 3 | 4.924 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -13 | Beat Middle Tennessee 10–0 |
| 92 | 3 | 4.928 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 68 | -9 | Beat Ball State 37–25 |
| 93 | -17 | 4.981 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -9 | Lost to New Mexico 6–27 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.033 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -9 | Beat Rutgers 56–28 |
| 95 | -7 | 5.127 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -14 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 17–34 |
| 96 | -12 | 5.137 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -13 | Lost to Oregon State 13–27 |
| 97 | -14 | 5.176 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -11 | Lost to Notre Dame 24–28 |
| 98 | -12 | 5.461 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -16 | Lost to UTEP 26–42 |
| 99 | 3 | 5.579 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -17 | Beat Central Michigan 31–7 |
| 100 | 7 | 5.647 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -10 | Beat Rice 27–2 |
| 101 | 2 | 6.027 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 111 | -18 | Lost to Tennessee 7–30 |
| 102 | 4 | 6.085 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -21 | Beat Louisiana 31–27 |
| 103 | -2 | 6.266 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -16 | Lost to Ohio State 11–41 |
| 104 | -6 | 6.408 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -22 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–31 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.552 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -16 | Lost to Kansas State 7–48 |
| 106 | -6 | 6.890 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -12 | Lost to Furman 3–28 |
| 107 | -2 | 7.057 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -22 | Lost to Nevada 28–41 |
| 108 | 0 | 7.587 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -25 | Lost to Fresno State 14–28 |
| 109 | 1 | 7.811 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 105 | -20 | Lost to UL Monroe 0–10 |
| 110 | 3 | 7.851 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 104 | -30 | Beat Buffalo 41–20 |
| 111 | -2 | 8.294 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–8 | 0.000 | 111 | -27 | Lost to Temple 28–56 |
| 112 | -1 | 8.555 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 111 | -31 | Lost to Ohio 25–37 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.881 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -35 | Lost to Arkansas State 27–31 |
| 114 | 0 | 9.713 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 111 | -28 | Lost to Kent State 20–41 |