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 |