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1999 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.373USCPAC1–01.0001+1BYE
200.622Penn State (PENN STATE)B103–01.0001+4Beat Pittsburgh 20–17
3170.660Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
4270.717Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Houston 37–10
5210.727Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.0001+1BYE
600.890Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B122–01.0001+1Beat California 45–0
7-30.957Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+1Beat San Diego State 38–10
8130.971Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Central Michigan 47–7
980.980Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat UL Monroe 35–0
1030.985Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat UCF 58–27
11161.014Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 46–9
12241.028Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Eastern Michigan 51–7
13-21.052Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 24–9
14-71.062Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Georgia Tech 41–35
15131.090Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Fresno State 46–23
16-11.119Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC2–01.0001+1Beat Nevada 38–33
17181.153East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA2–01.0001+1Beat Duke 27–9
18-91.224Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–01.0001+1Beat Northwestern State 40–6
19251.239Miami (MIAMI)IND BE2–01.0001+1BYE
20181.248Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Liberty 63–3
21321.263Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Temple 40–0
22-81.282Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA2–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 58–30
23111.358LSUSEC2–01.00010Beat North Texas 52–0
24-81.397Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010BYE
25-11.416Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B121–01.0001+1BYE
2671.435NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat William & Mary 38–9
27-191.440Purdue (PURDUE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Notre Dame 28–23
2841.444Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Rice 37–3
29-41.454Utah (UTAH)MWC1–01.00010BYE
30251.463Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Army 34–15
31-211.473Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.00010Beat Memphis 13–10
32411.483Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Idaho 30–23
33-281.513Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–10.50047+1Lost to Florida State 35–41
3451.516Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 38–14
35-131.521UNLVMWC2–01.00010Beat Baylor 27–24
36211.545Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.00010Beat Ball State 50–10
3781.573New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW2–01.00010Beat New Mexico 35–28
38121.578BYUMWC1–01.00010Beat Washington 35–28
3981.597Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE2–01.00010Beat UAB 31–10
4001.617Missouri (MISSOURI)B121–01.00010BYE
4121.636Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–01.00010BYE
42-191.639Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–10.50047+1Lost to Penn State 17–20
43251.650Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.50047+1Beat Virginia 33–14
44311.697Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–10.50047+1Beat UTEP 47–28
45-81.698Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–01.00010Beat Western Carolina 51–10
46331.711Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.50047+1Beat UCLA 42–20
47291.729West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–10.50047+1Beat Miami (OH) 43–27
4861.731Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–01.00010Beat Indiana State 49–0
49-31.750Texas (TEXAS)B122–10.66745+1Beat Rutgers 38–21
50121.765Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–01.00010Beat Iowa 17–10
51121.970Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–01.00010BYE
5282.392Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.33384+1Lost to Purdue 23–28
53332.644Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–10.500470Beat Louisiana 38–17
54302.668Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–10.667450Beat Middle Tennessee 34–19
55412.674Colorado (COLORADO)B121–10.500470Beat San José State 63–35
56482.692Tulane (TULANE)USA1–10.500470Beat SMU 53–19
57-392.706Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–10.500470Lost to Alabama 10–37
58222.755Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.500470Beat Northern Illinois 34–31
59122.805North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.500470Beat Indiana 42–30
60-412.818Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–10.500470Lost to West Virginia 27–43
61-492.824UCLAPAC1–10.500470Lost to Ohio State 20–42
6232.842Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–20.000860Lost to UNLV 24–27
6362.883Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–20.000860Lost to Mississippi State 10–13
64-353.036California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.500470Lost to Nebraska 0–45
65-93.050Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–10.000860Lost to BYU 28–35
66-53.074Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW1–10.500470Lost to Auburn 23–30
67-253.090Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500470Lost to Clemson 14–33
68413.123Akron (AKRON)MAC1–10.500470Beat Buffalo 17–10
69143.176Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–20.000860Lost to Colorado State 33–38
70-113.251Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500470Lost to Oregon State 23–46
7113.259UABUSA0–20.000860Lost to Virginia Tech 10–31
72263.277Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.500470Beat UConn 45–14
7353.280South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–20.000860Lost to Georgia 9–24
74273.280Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–10.500470Beat Stephen F. Austin 51–17
75-173.299San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC1–10.500470Lost to Illinois 10–38
76173.307Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–10.500470Beat Weber State 41–16
77223.429Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500470Beat Youngstown State 46–28
78-143.458Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC1–10.500470Lost to Oklahoma State 9–46
79-283.510Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000860Lost to East Carolina 9–27
80-143.510UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI1–10.500470Lost to Minnesota 0–35
81-333.551Army (ARMY)USA0–10.000860Lost to Wake Forest 15–34
82-153.580Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500470Lost to Syracuse 7–47
83223.635Iowa (IOWA)B100–20.000860Lost to Iowa State 10–17
84-103.718Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–20.000860Lost to Kansas State 0–40
8553.718Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000860BYE
86-563.750Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.50047-1Lost to North Carolina 30–42
87233.885Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–10.500470Beat Eastern Illinois 31–27
88253.904Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50047-1Beat Washington State 54–17
8923.924Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.50047-1Beat TCU 17–7
90-493.929UTEPIND WAC1–10.50047-1Lost to Oregon 28–47
91153.934Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.50047-1Beat Kent State 48–28
9254.005Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–20.333840Beat SAM Houston State 55–17
93144.052Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND BW0–20.000860Lost to Ole Miss 14–38
9494.115UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–20.000860Lost to Florida 27–58
95-64.323North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW0–20.000860Lost to LSU 0–52
96-94.328Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.50047-1Beat Tennessee Tech 40–15
97-454.595Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000860Lost to Michigan State 7–51
9824.640Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–10.50047-1Beat Southern Utah 35–27
99-294.887New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–20.00086-1Lost to New Mexico State 28–35
100-975.008Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA1–10.500470Lost to Troy 24–31
101115.029Kansas (KANSAS)B121–10.50047-2Beat Northridge State 71–14
102-255.430San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–20.00086-1Lost to Colorado 35–63
103-185.471Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–20.00086-1Lost to Texas Tech 17–38
104-25.597Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)IND FBSI0–20.00086-1Lost to Arizona 19–34
105-245.763Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.00086-1Lost to Wisconsin 10–50
106-185.868Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–20.00086-1Lost to Stanford 17–54
107-155.910Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–20.00086-1Lost to Michigan 3–37
108-135.930SMUIND WAC0–20.00086-1Lost to Tulane 19–53
10926.807TCUIND WAC0–20.00086-2Lost to Northwestern 7–17
110-616.890Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–10.00086-1Lost to Akron 10–17
111-297.162Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–20.00086-2Lost to Texas 21–38
112-47.809Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00086-2Lost to Navy 28–48
113-198.372Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.000860Lost to Northern Iowa 21–36
11409.624Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–20.00086-1Lost to Vanderbilt 31–34

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