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 |