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 |