1999 Final 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.
1999 Season
1999 Post-Season Week 4 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.
1999 Post-Season Week 3 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.
1999 Post-Season Week 2 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.
1999 Regular Season Final 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.
1999 Week 14 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 | 0.670 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +68 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.832 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +55 | BYE |
| 3 | 1 | 0.930 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +51 | Beat Boston College 38–14 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.986 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +52 | Beat Colorado 33–30 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.089 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat Ohio 34–3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.111 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +43 | Beat Vanderbilt 38–10 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.148 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +48 | BYE |
| 8 | 1 | 1.151 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +44 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.171 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +46 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.241 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +44 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.253 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +43 | BYE |
| 12 | -1 | 1.434 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +37 | Lost to Texas A&M 16–20 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.529 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +28 | BYE |
| 14 | 1 | 1.566 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +33 | Beat Ole Miss 23–20 |
| 15 | 9 | 1.658 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +32 | Beat Texas 20–16 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.674 |  BYU |  MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +30 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.689 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +28 | BYE |
| 18 | 3 | 1.714 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +30 | Beat UNLV 35–17 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.781 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +27 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.782 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +26 | BYE |
| 21 | 6 | 1.819 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +29 | Beat Georgia 51–48 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.837 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +22 | BYE |
| 23 | 6 | 1.848 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +25 | Beat Syracuse 45–13 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.923 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +27 | BYE |
| 25 | -11 | 1.939 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +25 | Lost to USC 19–45 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.972 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +24 | BYE |
| 27 | 1 | 2.035 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +27 | Beat Notre Dame 40–37 |
| 28 | 5 | 2.136 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +20 | BYE |
| 29 | 5 | 2.183 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 2 | 2.190 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 9–3 | 0.750 | 14 | +16 | BYE |
| 31 | -8 | 2.195 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +19 | Lost to San Diego State 7–39 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.217 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +23 | BYE |
| 33 | -17 | 2.219 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +16 | Lost to LSU 10–35 |
| 34 | 8 | 2.332 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +9 | Beat Oklahoma State 44–7 |
| 35 | -4 | 2.336 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +16 | Lost to Georgia Tech 48–51 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.357 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +13 | Lost to Mississippi State 20–23 |
| 37 | 1 | 2.470 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +12 | BYE |
| 38 | -2 | 2.495 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 17 | +14 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–38 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.527 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +12 | BYE |
| 40 | -1 | 2.528 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +12 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.547 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +15 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.747 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +6 | BYE |
| 43 | 4 | 2.752 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 58 | +11 | BYE |
| 44 | 4 | 2.775 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +8 | BYE |
| 45 | -1 | 2.776 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +10 | Lost to Nebraska 30–33 |
| 46 | -9 | 2.804 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +10 | Lost to Washington State 14–22 |
| 47 | 10 | 2.874 |  TCU | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +4 | Beat SMU 21–0 |
| 48 | 1 | 2.911 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +5 | BYE |
| 49 | 1 | 2.949 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +5 | BYE |
| 50 | 2 | 2.955 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | +4 | BYE |
| 51 | 4 | 3.023 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -9 | 3.056 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +2 | Lost to New Mexico 28–33 |
| 53 | -7 | 3.073 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +5 | Lost to Miami 13–45 |
| 54 | 10 | 3.111 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +7 | Beat Arizona 42–27 |
| 55 | 13 | 3.145 |  USC | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat Louisiana Tech 45–19 |
| 56 | -5 | 3.164 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | +6 | Lost to Stanford 37–40 |
| 57 | 1 | 3.167 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 7–4 | 0.636 | 30 | -2 | BYE |
| 58 | -5 | 3.216 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 58 | +6 | Lost to Arizona State 27–42 |
| 59 | 0 | 3.232 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 60 | -4 | 3.303 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -2 | Lost to Tennessee 10–38 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.316 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–44 |
| 62 | -2 | 3.333 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -3 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.450 |  UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | -2 | 3.458 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.493 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.513 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | 9 | 3.523 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -5 | Beat Wyoming 39–7 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.556 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 6–5 | 0.545 | 48 | -5 | BYE |
| 69 | -2 | 3.607 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -2 | BYE |
| 70 | -9 | 3.858 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -7 | Lost to West Virginia 21–52 |
| 71 | -1 | 3.977 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -5 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 4.003 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 4.205 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -9 | BYE |
| 74 | 1 | 4.209 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -5 | BYE |
| 75 | 13 | 4.246 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | Beat Pittsburgh 52–21 |
| 76 | 1 | 4.252 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -10 | BYE |
| 77 | -5 | 4.263 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -6 | Lost to Marshall 3–34 |
| 78 | -4 | 4.266 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 10 | 4.331 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | Beat Air Force 33–28 |
| 80 | 6 | 4.406 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -14 | Beat North Texas 34–7 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.427 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -16 | BYE |
| 82 | -3 | 4.527 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -16 | BYE |
| 83 | -3 | 4.580 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -16 | BYE |
| 84 | -1 | 4.617 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -16 | BYE |
| 85 | -4 | 4.636 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -18 | BYE |
| 86 | 8 | 4.640 |  LSU | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -17 | Beat Arkansas 35–10 |
| 87 | -3 | 4.716 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -21 | BYE |
| 88 | -3 | 4.778 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -22 | BYE |
| 89 | -2 | 4.796 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 62 | -15 | BYE |
| 90 | -8 | 4.912 |  SMU | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -19 | Lost to TCU 0–21 |
| 91 | -1 | 4.926 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -17 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 5.041 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -13 | BYE |
| 93 | -2 | 5.141 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -20 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 5.155 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | 7 | 5.262 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -24 | Beat Hawai'i 22–14 |
| 96 | -1 | 5.401 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -30 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.402 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -20 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 5.442 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -24 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 5.548 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -14 | BYE |
| 100 | -1 | 5.780 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -28 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.816 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -20 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.955 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -28 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.181 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -32 | Lost to Colorado State 17–35 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.718 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 112 | -42 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.765 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 109 | -38 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.890 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -37 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 7.088 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -41 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 7.105 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -41 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 7.504 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 109 | -43 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 7.655 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -46 | Lost to Utah State 7–34 |
| 111 | 0 | 7.714 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -48 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.842 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–10 | 0.091 | 109 | -44 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 9.036 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 112 | -61 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 9.613 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 112 | -44 | BYE |
1999 Week 13 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 | 0.729 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +66 | Beat Florida 30–23 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.864 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +54 | Beat Auburn 28–17 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.998 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +46 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 1.063 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +41 | Beat Temple 62–7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.143 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.153 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +48 | Beat Ohio State 24–17 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.156 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +39 | Beat Kentucky 56–21 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.182 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +46 | Beat Penn State 35–28 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.190 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +42 | Lost to Florida State 23–30 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.233 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +43 | Beat Missouri 66–0 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.312 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +37 | BYE |
| 12 | -4 | 1.335 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 17 | +42 | Lost to Michigan State 28–35 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.548 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +28 | BYE |
| 14 | 2 | 1.674 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +31 | BYE |
| 15 | -1 | 1.784 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +26 | Lost to Arkansas 9–14 |
| 16 | 10 | 1.795 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +23 | Beat Mississippi State 14–9 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.815 | BYU | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +27 | Lost to Utah 17–20 |
| 18 | 9 | 1.831 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +25 | Beat BYU 20–17 |
| 19 | 3 | 1.852 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +26 | Beat Louisville 30–27 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.865 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 6 | +25 | Beat NC State 23–6 |
| 21 | 8 | 1.872 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +26 | Beat Air Force 41–21 |
| 22 | -4 | 1.894 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +22 | Beat Iowa 25–21 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.914 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +25 | Beat New Mexico 42–28 |
| 24 | -4 | 1.997 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +23 | BYE |
| 25 | 5 | 2.012 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +24 | Beat Oregon State 25–14 |
| 26 | -1 | 2.017 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +24 | Beat Indiana 30–24 |
| 27 | -10 | 2.128 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +22 | Lost to Wake Forest 23–26 |
| 28 | 4 | 2.207 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +20 | Beat California 31–13 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.220 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +18 | Beat Rutgers 55–0 |
| 30 | -9 | 2.231 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +16 | Lost to Georgia 17–20 |
| 31 | 9 | 2.245 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +17 | Beat Ole Miss 20–17 |
| 32 | 9 | 2.268 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 9–3 | 0.750 | 17 | +16 | Beat Idaho 45–14 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.278 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +19 | Beat Northwestern 29–7 |
| 34 | -6 | 2.291 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | Beat Washington State 24–14 |
| 35 | 3 | 2.343 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +22 | Beat Maryland 34–30 |
| 36 | 3 | 2.360 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +13 | Beat Notre Dame 31–29 |
| 37 | 5 | 2.404 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +19 | Beat Navy 48–41 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.635 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +12 | Lost to Southern Miss 27–30 |
| 39 | 9 | 2.642 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +12 | Beat San José State 63–12 |
| 40 | -5 | 2.661 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +11 | Lost to Oregon 14–25 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.672 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +15 | Beat South Carolina 31–21 |
| 42 | -18 | 2.690 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +6 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–38 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.744 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +9 | Lost to Colorado State 21–41 |
| 44 | 2 | 2.805 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +10 | BYE |
| 45 | -8 | 2.837 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +6 | Lost to Toledo 21–45 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.846 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +9 | BYE |
| 47 | -2 | 2.849 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 58 | +11 | Lost to Michigan 17–24 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.892 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +7 | Beat Army 26–14 |
| 49 | -5 | 3.008 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +5 | Lost to Tennessee 21–56 |
| 50 | -3 | 3.050 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +6 | Lost to Alabama 17–28 |
| 51 | -1 | 3.054 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +8 | Lost to Boston College 29–31 |
| 52 | 5 | 3.062 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +5 | Beat Buffalo 43–0 |
| 53 | -1 | 3.064 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +8 | BYE |
| 54 | 4 | 3.093 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +7 | Beat Baylor 34–14 |
| 55 | -1 | 3.109 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | 0 | BYE |
| 56 | -3 | 3.178 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | BYE |
| 57 | 4 | 3.212 | TCU | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +1 | Beat UTEP 52–24 |
| 58 | -7 | 3.270 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | -3 | Lost to Boise State 14–45 |
| 59 | 7 | 3.358 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +2 | Beat Georgia Tech 26–23 |
| 60 | 8 | 3.391 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -1 | Beat Western Michigan 45–21 |
| 61 | -5 | 3.396 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | BYE |
| 62 | -3 | 3.517 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 58 | +1 | Lost to East Carolina 6–23 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.569 | UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | +3 | Beat Tulane 23–20 |
| 64 | -4 | 3.592 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | 0 | BYE |
| 65 | 6 | 3.594 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -1 | Beat Oklahoma 38–28 |
| 66 | -2 | 3.643 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -3 | Beat Cincinnati 21–13 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.669 | Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -1 | BYE |
| 68 | 2 | 3.724 | USC | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -4 | Beat UCLA 17–7 |
| 69 | 0 | 3.758 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -8 | Beat North Texas 22–9 |
| 70 | -8 | 4.154 | UCLA | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -4 | Lost to USC 7–17 |
| 71 | -4 | 4.179 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -12 | Lost to Virginia 30–34 |
| 72 | 4 | 4.228 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -6 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 4.290 | UTEP | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -8 | Lost to TCU 24–52 |
| 74 | 8 | 4.332 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -13 | Beat UCF 33–30 |
| 75 | -2 | 4.382 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -4 | Lost to Kansas State 0–66 |
| 76 | 9 | 4.413 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -12 | Beat UNLV 37–7 |
| 77 | -2 | 4.448 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -12 | Lost to Stanford 13–31 |
| 78 | 3 | 4.453 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -13 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.616 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -16 | Lost to Purdue 24–30 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.622 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 76 | -13 | Beat Iowa State 31–28 |
| 81 | -7 | 4.658 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -16 | Lost to Kansas 28–31 |
| 82 | 10 | 4.700 | SMU | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -13 | Beat Tulsa 28–14 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.707 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -16 | Lost to Northern Illinois 23–30 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.766 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -19 | Lost to Bowling Green 30–33 |
| 85 | -5 | 4.773 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -19 | Lost to Hawai'i 41–48 |
| 86 | 8 | 4.838 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -15 | Beat Nevada 37–35 |
| 87 | 8 | 4.864 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 65 | -14 | Beat Eastern Michigan 30–23 |
| 88 | -2 | 4.914 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -15 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 5.089 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -20 | Lost to Wyoming 28–42 |
| 90 | -1 | 5.111 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -18 | Lost to Illinois 7–29 |
| 91 | -4 | 5.174 | Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -19 | Lost to Houston 14–26 |
| 92 | -8 | 5.175 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -13 | Lost to Memphis 13–21 |
| 93 | 3 | 5.319 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -24 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 5.429 | LSU | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -22 | BYE |
| 95 | 7 | 5.492 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 79 | -29 | Beat Ball State 27–21 |
| 96 | -13 | 5.528 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -19 | Lost to North Carolina 0–38 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.642 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -24 | Lost to Utah State 35–37 |
| 98 | 5 | 5.717 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -14 | Beat Duke 38–0 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.794 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -26 | Lost to UAB 20–23 |
| 100 | -1 | 5.810 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -18 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–62 |
| 101 | -1 | 6.054 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -27 | Lost to Fresno State 12–63 |
| 102 | -1 | 6.107 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -31 | Lost to Washington 14–24 |
| 103 | -5 | 6.237 | UNLV | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -28 | Lost to San Diego State 7–37 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.725 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 112 | -38 | Lost to Clemson 21–31 |
| 105 | 0 | 6.860 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 109 | -38 | Lost to Minnesota 21–25 |
| 106 | 4 | 6.879 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 95 | -34 | Beat East Tennessee State 24–7 |
| 107 | 0 | 7.149 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -39 | BYE |
| 108 | -2 | 7.205 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -38 | Lost to SMU 14–28 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.504 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -38 | Lost to New Mexico State 9–22 |
| 110 | -2 | 7.506 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 109 | -38 | Lost to Oklahoma State 14–34 |
| 111 | 1 | 7.764 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 105 | -46 | Beat Wofford 37–34 |
| 112 | -1 | 7.892 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–10 | 0.091 | 109 | -41 | Lost to Miami 0–55 |
| 113 | 0 | 9.112 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 112 | -60 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–27 |
| 114 | 0 | 9.727 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 112 | -43 | Lost to Miami (OH) 0–43 |
1999 Week 12 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 | 0.793 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | Beat Maryland 49–10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.868 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +46 | Beat Mississippi State 19–7 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.984 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +42 | Beat Kansas State 41–15 |
| 4 | -2 | 1.037 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +40 | Beat South Carolina 20–3 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.059 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Miami 43–10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.170 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Western Michigan 31–17 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.182 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +41 | Beat Penn State 31–27 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.202 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +41 | Lost to Michigan 27–31 |
| 9 | -2 | 1.285 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +36 | Lost to Nebraska 15–41 |
| 10 | -6 | 1.290 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +30 | Lost to Arkansas 24–28 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.320 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +35 | Beat Texas Tech 58–7 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.345 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +34 | Beat Northwestern 34–0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.569 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 8 | +26 | Beat Iowa 41–3 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.570 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +26 | Lost to Alabama 7–19 |
| 15 | -3 | 1.669 | BYU | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +26 | Lost to Wyoming 17–31 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.694 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +26 | Beat UAB 41–20 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.736 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +25 | Beat Clemson 45–42 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.808 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +21 | Beat Indiana 44–20 |
| 19 | 14 | 1.915 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +22 | Beat BYU 31–17 |
| 20 | 6 | 1.954 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +21 | Beat Missouri 51–14 |
| 21 | 1 | 2.006 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +17 | BYE |
| 22 | 3 | 2.057 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +16 | Beat Louisiana 48–0 |
| 23 | 0 | 2.067 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +17 | Beat Cincinnati 48–34 |
| 24 | 6 | 2.072 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +12 | Beat Iowa State 31–10 |
| 25 | 2 | 2.073 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +19 | BYE |
| 26 | 17 | 2.107 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Beat Tennessee 28–24 |
| 27 | 4 | 2.125 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +15 | Beat New Mexico 52–7 |
| 28 | -12 | 2.154 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +20 | Lost to UCLA 20–23 |
| 29 | -10 | 2.160 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +18 | BYE |
| 30 | 2 | 2.183 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +17 | Beat California 24–19 |
| 31 | -13 | 2.235 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | +17 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–43 |
| 32 | 10 | 2.329 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +16 | Beat Arizona State 50–30 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.333 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +14 | BYE |
| 34 | 12 | 2.346 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +16 | Beat Ohio State 46–20 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.401 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +13 | Beat Arizona 28–20 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.406 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +11 | Beat UNLV 35–16 |
| 37 | -8 | 2.436 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +11 | Lost to Marshall 17–31 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.496 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +16 | Beat Buffalo 50–21 |
| 39 | 5 | 2.510 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +9 | Beat West Virginia 34–17 |
| 40 | -16 | 2.518 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +11 | Lost to Auburn 21–38 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.570 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +8 | Beat New Mexico State 45–26 |
| 42 | 11 | 2.591 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | +12 | Beat Fresno State 31–24 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.601 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +14 | Lost to Georgia Tech 42–45 |
| 44 | 7 | 2.652 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +9 | Beat Vanderbilt 19–17 |
| 45 | -10 | 2.730 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +12 | Lost to Illinois 20–46 |
| 46 | -1 | 2.733 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +9 | Beat Baylor 37–0 |
| 47 | 11 | 2.751 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +10 | Beat Georgia 38–21 |
| 48 | -8 | 2.819 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +9 | Lost to Hawai'i 24–31 |
| 49 | -21 | 2.860 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +8 | Lost to Rutgers 21–24 |
| 50 | -11 | 2.868 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +8 | Lost to Pittsburgh 27–37 |
| 51 | 3 | 2.986 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 7–3 | 0.700 | 22 | 0 | Beat Montana 33–30 |
| 52 | 0 | 3.056 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +7 | Lost to Oregon State 20–28 |
| 53 | -6 | 3.077 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +3 | Lost to Kentucky 17–19 |
| 54 | 1 | 3.083 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +2 | Beat Kent State 37–34 |
| 55 | 4 | 3.134 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +3 | Beat LSU 20–7 |
| 56 | 9 | 3.301 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | +2 | Beat Notre Dame 37–27 |
| 57 | -9 | 3.307 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 41 | +4 | Lost to Ohio 28–40 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.310 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 70 | +4 | Beat Kansas 45–13 |
| 59 | -9 | 3.387 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 52 | +3 | Lost to North Carolina 6–10 |
| 60 | -3 | 3.548 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -1 | Lost to Stanford 30–50 |
| 61 | 8 | 3.556 | TCU | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 50 | -4 | Beat North Texas 27–3 |
| 62 | 11 | 3.674 | UCLA | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | +1 | Beat Washington 23–20 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.731 | UAB | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–41 |
| 64 | 8 | 3.732 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Beat Army 14–10 |
| 65 | -5 | 3.775 | Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | Lost to UTEP 29–30 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.815 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -5 | Lost to Duke 35–48 |
| 67 | -3 | 3.871 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -7 | Lost to Florida State 10–49 |
| 68 | 11 | 3.905 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -9 | Beat Northern Illinois 44–14 |
| 69 | -6 | 3.921 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -8 | Lost to Boise State 26–45 |
| 70 | 4 | 3.952 | USC | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -8 | Beat Washington State 31–28 |
| 71 | -3 | 3.957 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -6 | Lost to Texas 7–58 |
| 72 | 4 | 3.998 | UTEP | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -5 | Beat Rice 30–29 |
| 73 | -7 | 4.017 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Texas A&M 14–51 |
| 74 | -7 | 4.061 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -8 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–31 |
| 75 | -4 | 4.085 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -7 | Lost to Oregon 19–24 |
| 76 | 12 | 4.214 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 55 | -6 | Beat Miami (OH) 40–28 |
| 77 | -7 | 4.270 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -8 | Lost to Central Michigan 26–29 |
| 78 | 6 | 4.303 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -11 | Beat Middle Tennessee 39–14 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.354 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -11 | Lost to Minnesota 20–44 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.491 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -13 | Beat Tulane 45–21 |
| 81 | 11 | 4.627 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | Beat Tulsa 37–34 |
| 82 | 14 | 4.846 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -19 | Beat Ball State 35–14 |
| 83 | 12 | 4.866 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -10 | Beat Wake Forest 48–35 |
| 84 | -1 | 4.901 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -6 | Lost to East Carolina 34–48 |
| 85 | 1 | 4.946 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -14 | BYE |
| 86 | -6 | 4.948 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -14 | Lost to Boston College 17–34 |
| 87 | -10 | 4.983 | Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -14 | Lost to Memphis 10–14 |
| 88 | -7 | 5.026 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -16 | Lost to Utah 7–52 |
| 89 | -4 | 5.031 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -14 | Lost to Michigan State 0–34 |
| 90 | -8 | 5.085 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -17 | Lost to Oklahoma State 13–45 |
| 91 | -13 | 5.200 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -16 | Lost to Arkansas State 28–44 |
| 92 | 7 | 5.246 | SMU | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 84 | -14 | Beat Northridge State 58–16 |
| 93 | -4 | 5.283 | LSU | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -17 | Lost to Houston 7–20 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.293 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -16 | BYE |
| 95 | -8 | 5.366 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -17 | Lost to Toledo 14–44 |
| 96 | 5 | 5.487 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -23 | Beat Nevada 44–28 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.558 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -20 | Lost to Navy 21–45 |
| 98 | -5 | 5.628 | UNLV | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -18 | Lost to Air Force 16–35 |
| 99 | -1 | 5.694 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -18 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.842 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 87 | -23 | BYE |
| 101 | -4 | 5.904 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -26 | Lost to USC 28–31 |
| 102 | 1 | 6.077 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 92 | -28 | Beat Eastern Michigan 29–26 |
| 103 | 5 | 6.256 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -15 | Beat NC State 10–6 |
| 104 | -2 | 6.481 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 112 | -28 | Lost to Florida 3–20 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.865 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 108 | -31 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–41 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.989 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -32 | Lost to UL Monroe 34–37 |
| 107 | 3 | 7.265 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -38 | Lost to Akron 34–37 |
| 108 | -2 | 7.289 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 108 | -31 | Lost to Colorado 0–37 |
| 109 | -2 | 7.365 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -31 | Lost to TCU 3–27 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.495 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -32 | Lost to UCF 14–39 |
| 111 | 2 | 7.623 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–9 | 0.100 | 108 | -34 | Beat Syracuse 24–21 |
| 112 | 0 | 8.613 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 108 | -45 | Lost to Southern Miss 0–48 |
| 113 | -2 | 8.906 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 112 | -49 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–35 |
| 114 | 0 | 10.038 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 112 | -38 | Lost to Virginia 21–50 |
1999 Week 11 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 | 2 | 0.789 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | BYE |
| 2 | 2 | 0.911 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +37 | Beat Vanderbilt 13–6 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.012 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +35 | Beat LSU 23–17 |
| 4 | 3 | 1.067 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +29 | Beat Notre Dame 38–14 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.068 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat West Virginia 22–20 |
| 6 | -5 | 1.072 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +40 | Lost to Minnesota 23–24 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.128 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Colorado 20–14 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.132 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +30 | Beat Texas A&M 37–0 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.245 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Kent State 28–16 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.270 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +31 | Beat Northwestern 37–3 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.317 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +28 | Beat Ohio State 23–7 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.332 | BYU | MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +28 | Beat San Diego State 30–7 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.381 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Kentucky 23–22 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.445 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +27 | Beat Oklahoma State 34–21 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.489 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 11 | +24 | Beat Purdue 28–21 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.622 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +24 | Beat Arizona 33–25 |
| 17 | 9 | 1.863 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +18 | Beat UL Monroe 58–17 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.909 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +16 | Beat Pittsburgh 33–3 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.949 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +17 | Beat New Mexico 36–22 |
| 20 | 9 | 1.951 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +15 | Beat Penn State 24–23 |
| 21 | -6 | 1.957 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +16 | Lost to Virginia 38–45 |
| 22 | 8 | 2.011 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +14 | Beat Arkansas 38–16 |
| 23 | -5 | 2.023 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +13 | Lost to UAB 17–36 |
| 24 | -4 | 2.054 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +15 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 2.084 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +13 | Beat Memphis 20–5 |
| 26 | -2 | 2.115 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +15 | Lost to Nebraska 0–37 |
| 27 | -10 | 2.123 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +17 | Lost to Wisconsin 21–28 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.203 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +14 | Beat Temple 27–10 |
| 29 | -1 | 2.206 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 13 | +10 | BYE |
| 30 | 4 | 2.244 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +8 | Beat Missouri 37–0 |
| 31 | -10 | 2.250 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +10 | Lost to Wyoming 29–43 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.271 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +12 | Beat Washington State 52–10 |
| 33 | 15 | 2.291 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +12 | Beat Utah 43–29 |
| 34 | 8 | 2.373 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +12 | Beat Cincinnati 23–13 |
| 35 | -10 | 2.393 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +15 | Lost to Michigan State 7–23 |
| 36 | 4 | 2.396 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +14 | Beat Duke 58–7 |
| 37 | 12 | 2.504 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +8 | Beat Army 28–0 |
| 38 | 13 | 2.528 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +15 | Beat Georgia Tech 45–38 |
| 39 | -6 | 2.531 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +11 | Lost to Tennessee 14–38 |
| 40 | 6 | 2.555 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +10 | Beat Rice 47–18 |
| 41 | 4 | 2.556 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +7 | Beat California 17–7 |
| 42 | -3 | 2.589 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +9 | BYE |
| 43 | -11 | 2.619 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +4 | Lost to Ole Miss 16–38 |
| 44 | -1 | 2.625 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +4 | BYE |
| 45 | -8 | 2.642 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +10 | Lost to Kansas State 14–20 |
| 46 | -2 | 2.671 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +10 | Beat Iowa 40–24 |
| 47 | -11 | 2.691 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +8 | Lost to Florida 6–13 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.754 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +8 | Beat Akron 32–23 |
| 49 | 1 | 2.827 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +2 | Beat Arkansas State 63–10 |
| 50 | 8 | 2.841 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +10 | Beat Maryland 30–17 |
| 51 | -10 | 2.856 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Mississippi State 22–23 |
| 52 | -14 | 2.916 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +8 | Lost to Washington 25–33 |
| 53 | 4 | 3.038 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +3 | Beat San José State 62–41 |
| 54 | 11 | 3.093 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | 0 | Beat Nevada 42–33 |
| 55 | -8 | 3.163 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 23–32 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.177 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +2 | Beat North Carolina 19–3 |
| 57 | 6 | 3.180 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +3 | Beat USC 26–16 |
| 58 | 10 | 3.230 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | +4 | Beat UCF 28–10 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.233 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | +1 | Beat Tulane 36–31 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.519 | Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Lost to Fresno State 18–47 |
| 61 | 0 | 3.554 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 78 | +2 | Lost to Texas 21–34 |
| 62 | 17 | 3.564 | UAB | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | +1 | Beat East Carolina 36–17 |
| 63 | 8 | 3.570 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | -4 | Beat Utah State 14–6 |
| 64 | -12 | 3.625 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | -6 | Lost to NC State 17–30 |
| 65 | -9 | 3.656 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -2 | Lost to Miami 3–33 |
| 66 | -11 | 3.665 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–37 |
| 67 | -14 | 3.697 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -3 | Lost to Texas Tech 16–28 |
| 68 | 4 | 3.708 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 49 | -3 | Beat Iowa State 28–16 |
| 69 | -7 | 3.740 | TCU | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 3 | 3.747 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -2 | Beat Ball State 31–21 |
| 71 | -1 | 3.891 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -4 | Lost to Oregon State 7–17 |
| 72 | -3 | 3.904 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -4 | Lost to Southern Miss 5–20 |
| 73 | 2 | 4.086 | UCLA | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -3 | BYE |
| 74 | -8 | 4.150 | USC | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Arizona State 16–26 |
| 75 | 2 | 4.182 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -8 | BYE |
| 76 | -9 | 4.252 | UTEP | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 75 | -7 | Lost to Tulsa 19–43 |
| 77 | -3 | 4.364 | Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 78 | -6 | Lost to Air Force 0–28 |
| 78 | 2 | 4.377 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Idaho 33–42 |
| 79 | 16 | 4.400 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -12 | Beat Central Michigan 32–13 |
| 80 | 3 | 4.489 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -10 | Lost to Virginia Tech 20–22 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.542 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 78 | -11 | Lost to Colorado State 22–36 |
| 82 | 4 | 4.556 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 75 | -11 | Beat Baylor 45–10 |
| 83 | -2 | 4.603 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -3 | Lost to Louisville 13–23 |
| 84 | -8 | 4.740 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -12 | Lost to Auburn 10–28 |
| 85 | -3 | 4.803 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -12 | Lost to Michigan 3–37 |
| 86 | 3 | 4.850 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -12 | Lost to BYU 7–30 |
| 87 | 0 | 4.898 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -10 | BYE |
| 88 | 4 | 4.915 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -11 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.958 | LSU | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -11 | Lost to Alabama 17–23 |
| 90 | 7 | 5.004 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -15 | Beat Rutgers 34–7 |
| 91 | -6 | 5.026 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -14 | Lost to Houston 31–36 |
| 92 | -1 | 5.045 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 75 | -16 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 17–58 |
| 93 | 0 | 5.177 | UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 78 | -12 | BYE |
| 94 | -4 | 5.226 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -13 | Lost to New Mexico State 6–14 |
| 95 | -11 | 5.333 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -12 | Lost to Clemson 7–58 |
| 96 | 3 | 5.447 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -19 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.500 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -18 | Lost to Oregon 10–52 |
| 98 | -4 | 5.563 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -16 | Lost to Syracuse 10–27 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.743 | SMU | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 96 | -12 | BYE |
| 100 | -2 | 5.897 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 82 | -22 | Lost to Hawai'i 41–62 |
| 101 | 1 | 6.267 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -26 | Lost to Boise State 10–63 |
| 102 | -1 | 6.416 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 111 | -22 | BYE |
| 103 | 1 | 6.659 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -28 | Lost to Toledo 13–32 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.729 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 107 | -24 | Lost to Illinois 24–40 |
| 105 | 3 | 6.769 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -25 | Beat UTEP 43–19 |
| 106 | -1 | 7.037 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 107 | -23 | Lost to Kansas 10–45 |
| 107 | 0 | 7.086 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -24 | BYE |
| 108 | -2 | 7.093 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 107 | -18 | Lost to Wake Forest 3–19 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.146 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 98 | -23 | Beat Tennessee Martin 70–14 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.369 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -32 | Lost to Marshall 16–28 |
| 111 | 1 | 8.601 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 111 | -38 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 21–31 |
| 112 | 1 | 8.820 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 107 | -39 | BYE |
| 113 | -2 | 8.846 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–9 | 0.000 | 111 | -37 | Lost to Navy 7–34 |
| 114 | 0 | 10.247 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 111 | -31 | Lost to Hofstra 13–20 |
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 |
1999 Week 9 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 | 3 | 0.774 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Purdue 31–25 |
| 2 | 3 | 0.874 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Clemson 17–14 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.982 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +21 | Lost to Tennessee 7–21 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.988 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 13 | +19 | Beat Alabama 21–7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.017 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +21 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.017 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | BYE |
| 7 | 1 | 1.033 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Oklahoma State 44–21 |
| 8 | -7 | 1.111 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +20 | Lost to Illinois 29–35 |
| 9 | -7 | 1.112 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +17 | Lost to Texas 20–24 |
| 10 | 7 | 1.252 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +18 | Beat Nebraska 24–20 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.289 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Buffalo 59–3 |
| 12 | 0 | 1.380 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat LSU 17–16 |
| 13 | -3 | 1.487 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +16 | Lost to Wisconsin 10–40 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.528 | BYU | MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +15 | Beat UNLV 29–0 |
| 15 | -2 | 1.534 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +14 | Beat San Diego State 38–16 |
| 16 | 7 | 1.616 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +13 | Beat Michigan State 40–10 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.631 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +15 | Beat Kentucky 49–34 |
| 18 | 7 | 1.665 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +11 | Beat Tulane 52–7 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.683 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 13 | +11 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.723 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +11 | Beat Cincinnati 28–20 |
| 21 | -2 | 1.745 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +13 | BYE |
| 22 | -7 | 1.928 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 6–51 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.930 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +8 | Lost to Ohio State 17–20 |
| 24 | 23 | 2.019 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +6 | Beat Texas A&M 51–6 |
| 25 | -7 | 2.022 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +12 | Lost to Penn State 25–31 |
| 26 | 2 | 2.048 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +11 | Beat USC 35–31 |
| 27 | 25 | 2.169 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +9 | Beat Boston College 31–28 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.257 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +7 | Beat UCF 46–35 |
| 29 | 19 | 2.280 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +13 | Beat Minnesota 20–17 |
| 30 | -6 | 2.290 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +7 | BYE |
| 31 | 1 | 2.344 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +5 | BYE |
| 32 | 13 | 2.378 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +9 | Beat California 31–27 |
| 33 | 9 | 2.387 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +4 | Beat North Carolina 45–7 |
| 34 | 7 | 2.420 | Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Beat TCU 42–21 |
| 35 | 5 | 2.428 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +7 | BYE |
| 36 | 7 | 2.437 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +4 | Beat Ball State 28–0 |
| 37 | -3 | 2.449 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Beat South Carolina 11–10 |
| 38 | 18 | 2.569 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +7 | Beat Michigan 35–29 |
| 39 | -10 | 2.587 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Lost to Georgia 34–49 |
| 40 | -7 | 2.589 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +5 | BYE |
| 41 | 17 | 2.592 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +6 | Beat UAB 47–3 |
| 42 | -7 | 2.616 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 14–17 |
| 43 | 8 | 2.637 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +4 | Beat Navy 35–29 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.680 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | 0 | BYE |
| 45 | 16 | 2.707 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Beat Houston 39–33 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.722 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 35–21 |
| 47 | -21 | 2.747 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Lost to Oregon 41–44 |
| 48 | -2 | 2.812 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +6 | BYE |
| 49 | 8 | 2.821 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 24–13 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.826 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +1 | Beat Utah State 31–3 |
| 51 | -21 | 2.830 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Colorado State 13–24 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.907 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +4 | Beat Duke 31–24 |
| 53 | -17 | 2.948 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Lost to Kansas State 21–44 |
| 54 | 5 | 2.955 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +3 | Beat Arizona 44–41 |
| 55 | -28 | 2.968 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +3 | Lost to Colorado 12–16 |
| 56 | 16 | 2.992 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat Iowa State 16–12 |
| 57 | 3 | 3.051 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +3 | BYE |
| 58 | -21 | 3.091 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | -2 | Lost to Miami 28–31 |
| 59 | -4 | 3.129 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 38–15 |
| 60 | -16 | 3.162 | USC | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 31–35 |
| 61 | 10 | 3.181 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +1 | Beat UCLA 55–7 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.234 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +3 | Beat Toledo 20–13 |
| 63 | 5 | 3.254 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -2 | Beat Nevada 52–17 |
| 64 | -25 | 3.275 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 33–39 |
| 65 | -3 | 3.319 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +2 | Beat Washington State 33–21 |
| 66 | 3 | 3.368 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -1 | Beat UTEP 24–23 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.406 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | 0 | Beat Baylor 35–7 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.759 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -2 | Lost to East Carolina 7–52 |
| 69 | 14 | 3.809 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -4 | Beat Temple 20–17 |
| 70 | -21 | 3.840 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -1 | Lost to Kansas 0–21 |
| 71 | 18 | 3.840 | Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -2 | Beat New Mexico State 35–18 |
| 72 | 9 | 3.894 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Iowa 38–31 |
| 73 | -3 | 4.054 | UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -1 | Lost to Oregon State 7–55 |
| 74 | -10 | 4.134 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -3 | Lost to Washington 27–31 |
| 75 | -2 | 4.188 | TCU | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -7 | Lost to Rice 21–42 |
| 76 | -9 | 4.211 | UNLV | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -3 | Lost to BYU 0–29 |
| 77 | 1 | 4.261 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | -15 | 4.284 | UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -3 | Lost to Wake Forest 3–47 |
| 79 | 3 | 4.363 | LSU | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Mississippi State 16–17 |
| 80 | -6 | 4.383 | UTEP | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -5 | Lost to Fresno State 23–24 |
| 81 | -2 | 4.422 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -3 | Lost to Idaho 3–31 |
| 82 | 4 | 4.450 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -5 | BYE |
| 83 | 1 | 4.550 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -6 | Lost to Akron 29–35 |
| 84 | -8 | 4.619 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -7 | Lost to Arizona State 21–33 |
| 85 | 13 | 4.738 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -8 | Beat Kent State 50–7 |
| 86 | 4 | 4.797 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -9 | BYE |
| 87 | 1 | 4.817 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Utah 16–38 |
| 88 | -11 | 4.836 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -11 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 13–20 |
| 89 | -4 | 4.865 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -8 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–46 |
| 90 | 13 | 4.984 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | Beat Missouri 21–0 |
| 91 | -11 | 4.995 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -11 | Lost to Army 18–35 |
| 92 | -5 | 5.001 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -6 | Lost to West Virginia 17–20 |
| 93 | -1 | 5.157 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -8 | Lost to NC State 24–31 |
| 94 | 7 | 5.347 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Beat Louisiana 31–7 |
| 95 | 10 | 5.424 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Beat Bowling Green 17–14 |
| 96 | -3 | 5.435 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -5 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–28 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.443 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -9 | Lost to Boise State 17–52 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.494 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -13 | BYE |
| 99 | -5 | 5.494 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 100 | -4 | 5.712 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -9 | Lost to Maryland 7–45 |
| 101 | -6 | 5.809 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -10 | Lost to Indiana 31–38 |
| 102 | -5 | 6.064 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -16 | Lost to Ohio 14–17 |
| 103 | 1 | 6.071 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 111 | -15 | Lost to Vanderbilt 10–11 |
| 104 | -2 | 6.342 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -13 | Lost to Texas Tech 7–35 |
| 105 | -6 | 6.356 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -14 | Lost to Arkansas State 10–14 |
| 106 | 4 | 6.642 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -19 | Beat North Texas 14–10 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.896 | SMU | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -13 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 7.327 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -18 | Lost to Hawai'i 21–35 |
| 109 | -1 | 7.566 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–7 | 0.000 | 111 | -18 | Lost to Pittsburgh 15–38 |
| 110 | 1 | 7.763 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -14 | BYE |
| 111 | 2 | 7.971 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 111 | -22 | Lost to Western Michigan 0–28 |
| 112 | -3 | 8.325 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -24 | Lost to UL Monroe 7–31 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.713 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -26 | Lost to Northern Illinois 7–50 |
| 114 | 0 | 9.146 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 111 | -18 | Lost to Marshall 3–59 |
1999 Week 8 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.
1999 Week 7 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 | 1 | 0.716 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +19 | Lost to Michigan State 31–34 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.749 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Iowa State 49–14 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.800 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Iowa 31–7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.866 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Miami 31–21 |
| 5 | 5 | 0.883 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +13 | BYE |
| 6 | -1 | 0.924 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Kansas 50–9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0.927 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +14 | Beat LSU 31–10 |
| 8 | -2 | 0.939 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Michigan 34–31 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.105 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +11 | Beat Georgia 37–20 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.184 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Auburn 18–16 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.274 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 12 | 4 | 1.304 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +10 | Beat Pittsburgh 24–17 |
| 13 | -6 | 1.343 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Rutgers 58–20 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.521 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Beat North Carolina 31–24 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.618 | BYU | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +7 | Beat California 38–28 |
| 16 | 18 | 1.635 | Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +7 | Beat UL Monroe 42–0 |
| 17 | 26 | 1.719 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +7 | Beat Oregon State 47–21 |
| 18 | 15 | 1.750 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Beat Oklahoma 38–28 |
| 19 | 5 | 1.789 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +5 | Beat Baylor 45–13 |
| 20 | 7 | 1.931 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +6 | Beat Tulane 20–13 |
| 21 | 33 | 1.933 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +6 | Beat East Carolina 39–22 |
| 22 | -9 | 1.984 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–20 |
| 23 | 24 | 2.010 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Beat Wake Forest 17–14 |
| 24 | 16 | 2.050 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +7 | Beat Citadel 58–0 |
| 25 | 6 | 2.057 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +5 | Beat Navy 19–14 |
| 26 | 23 | 2.068 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Beat Minnesota 20–17 |
| 27 | -10 | 2.070 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Tennessee 20–37 |
| 28 | -10 | 2.097 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 9 | +4 | Lost to Southern Miss 22–39 |
| 29 | -20 | 2.175 | USC | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | Lost to Arizona 24–31 |
| 30 | -11 | 2.208 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +5 | Lost to Fresno State 13–44 |
| 31 | -6 | 2.228 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +5 | Lost to Ohio State 22–25 |
| 32 | 21 | 2.236 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +6 | Beat Purdue 25–22 |
| 33 | -12 | 2.304 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +6 | Lost to Colorado 39–46 |
| 34 | -12 | 2.379 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | Lost to UNLV 32–35 |
| 35 | 24 | 2.381 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +6 | Beat USC 31–24 |
| 36 | 16 | 2.450 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +5 | Beat Clemson 35–31 |
| 37 | 19 | 2.452 | Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | Beat Missouri 46–39 |
| 38 | 13 | 2.475 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | BYE |
| 39 | 5 | 2.476 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | BYE |
| 40 | 2 | 2.484 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Beat Arizona State 48–17 |
| 41 | 16 | 2.512 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | Beat Texas Tech 41–21 |
| 42 | 24 | 2.557 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +2 | Beat Colorado State 44–13 |
| 43 | 12 | 2.567 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +2 | Beat South Carolina 30–10 |
| 44 | -12 | 2.568 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +4 | Lost to Nebraska 14–49 |
| 45 | 13 | 2.630 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +1 | Beat Eastern Washington 41–7 |
| 46 | -8 | 2.630 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +3 | Lost to Florida State 21–31 |
| 47 | -12 | 2.658 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +2 | Lost to Maryland 14–17 |
| 48 | -18 | 2.664 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | Lost to Syracuse 17–24 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.728 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +3 | BYE |
| 50 | -22 | 2.740 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +2 | Lost to Rice 19–38 |
| 51 | -6 | 2.746 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Lost to Mississippi State 16–18 |
| 52 | 12 | 2.770 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 58–6 |
| 53 | 7 | 2.791 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 40–37 |
| 54 | 13 | 2.798 | UCLA | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Beat Oregon 34–29 |
| 55 | 7 | 2.828 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | +3 | Beat Bowling Green 45–31 |
| 56 | -27 | 2.865 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +2 | Lost to Washington 21–47 |
| 57 | -21 | 2.868 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Lost to UCLA 29–34 |
| 58 | 10 | 2.934 | Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | +2 | Beat Cincinnati 23–20 |
| 59 | -36 | 2.981 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | -2 | Lost to Temple 14–24 |
| 60 | -21 | 3.019 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | -1 | Lost to Texas 28–38 |
| 61 | -24 | 3.168 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +2 | Lost to NC State 31–35 |
| 62 | 19 | 3.172 | Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Beat Hawai'i 38–19 |
| 63 | 8 | 3.316 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 26 | -1 | Beat Ohio 41–28 |
| 64 | -38 | 3.438 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to Duke 17–24 |
| 65 | 5 | 3.463 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | -2 | Beat North Texas 28–10 |
| 66 | -1 | 3.531 | UTEP | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat SMU 42–28 |
| 67 | -19 | 3.656 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Lost to Army 52–59 |
| 68 | 16 | 3.659 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 39 | -4 | Beat Kent State 47–7 |
| 69 | 10 | 3.671 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat Northwestern 34–17 |
| 70 | -20 | 3.753 | LSU | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Florida 10–31 |
| 71 | -30 | 3.816 | UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Memphis 14–38 |
| 72 | 1 | 3.850 | Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Lost to Ole Miss 13–20 |
| 73 | 7 | 3.856 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -1 | Beat UAB 38–14 |
| 74 | 15 | 3.967 | UNLV | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Beat Wyoming 35–32 |
| 75 | 11 | 4.040 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Beat Arkansas State 20–14 |
| 76 | -15 | 4.194 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 16–23 |
| 77 | -14 | 4.273 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | Lost to TCU 0–42 |
| 78 | 22 | 4.295 | TCU | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Beat San José State 42–0 |
| 79 | 18 | 4.406 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -1 | Beat Boston College 24–14 |
| 80 | 13 | 4.458 | Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Beat Louisville 59–52 |
| 81 | -6 | 4.468 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +1 | Lost to Houston 20–23 |
| 82 | 14 | 4.490 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -4 | Beat Louisiana 44–0 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.533 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Lost to BYU 28–38 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.570 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 7–31 |
| 85 | 2 | 4.591 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -3 | BYE |
| 86 | -3 | 4.616 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -4 | Lost to Air Force 14–19 |
| 87 | -11 | 4.707 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -5 | Lost to Indiana 17–34 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.756 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -3 | Lost to Western Michigan 37–40 |
| 89 | 13 | 4.787 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -6 | Beat San Diego State 24–21 |
| 90 | 5 | 4.788 | Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -3 | Beat New Mexico State 23–16 |
| 91 | -19 | 4.838 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 21–41 |
| 92 | -23 | 4.874 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–48 |
| 93 | -8 | 4.915 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -6 | Lost to Miami (OH) 31–45 |
| 94 | 5 | 4.963 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -7 | Beat Buffalo 38–19 |
| 95 | -21 | 4.998 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -6 | Lost to New Mexico 21–24 |
| 96 | 8 | 5.110 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -4 | Beat Virginia 24–17 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.224 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -5 | BYE |
| 98 | -10 | 5.329 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -4 | Lost to Georgia Tech 24–31 |
| 99 | -9 | 5.346 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -7 | Lost to Kentucky 10–30 |
| 100 | -8 | 5.468 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -4 | Lost to Akron 28–41 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.684 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -7 | Lost to Utah 0–42 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.839 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -9 | Lost to Kansas State 9–50 |
| 103 | -5 | 6.134 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -8 | Lost to Texas A&M 13–45 |
| 104 | 6 | 6.213 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 84 | -8 | Beat Ball State 37–17 |
| 105 | -2 | 6.732 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -8 | Lost to Virginia Tech 20–58 |
| 106 | 1 | 6.753 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -9 | BYE |
| 107 | 2 | 7.401 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -13 | Lost to Utah State 14–20 |
| 108 | 0 | 7.598 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 1–4 | 0.200 | 96 | -11 | Lost to Idaho 10–28 |
| 109 | -3 | 7.675 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -12 | Lost to Washington State 0–44 |
| 110 | 1 | 7.932 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -9 | Lost to Arkansas 6–58 |
| 111 | -6 | 7.964 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -13 | Lost to Toledo 7–47 |
| 112 | 1 | 8.553 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 110 | -16 | Lost to Northern Illinois 17–37 |
| 113 | -1 | 9.019 | SMU | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -14 | Lost to UTEP 28–42 |
| 114 | 0 | 10.922 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -14 | Lost to Central Michigan 19–38 |
1999 Week 6 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.
1999 Week 5 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.