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 |