1999 Week 9 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 | 3 | 0.774 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Purdue 31–25 |
| 2 | 3 | 0.874 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Clemson 17–14 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.982 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +21 | Lost to Tennessee 7–21 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.988 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 13 | +19 | Beat Alabama 21–7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.017 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +21 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.017 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | BYE |
| 7 | 1 | 1.033 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Oklahoma State 44–21 |
| 8 | -7 | 1.111 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +20 | Lost to Illinois 29–35 |
| 9 | -7 | 1.112 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +17 | Lost to Texas 20–24 |
| 10 | 7 | 1.252 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +18 | Beat Nebraska 24–20 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.289 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Buffalo 59–3 |
| 12 | 0 | 1.380 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat LSU 17–16 |
| 13 | -3 | 1.487 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +16 | Lost to Wisconsin 10–40 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.528 |  BYU |  MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +15 | Beat UNLV 29–0 |
| 15 | -2 | 1.534 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +14 | Beat San Diego State 38–16 |
| 16 | 7 | 1.616 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +13 | Beat Michigan State 40–10 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.631 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +15 | Beat Kentucky 49–34 |
| 18 | 7 | 1.665 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 7 | +11 | Beat Tulane 52–7 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.683 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 13 | +11 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.723 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +11 | Beat Cincinnati 28–20 |
| 21 | -2 | 1.745 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +13 | BYE |
| 22 | -7 | 1.928 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 6–51 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.930 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +8 | Lost to Ohio State 17–20 |
| 24 | 23 | 2.019 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +6 | Beat Texas A&M 51–6 |
| 25 | -7 | 2.022 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +12 | Lost to Penn State 25–31 |
| 26 | 2 | 2.048 |  Stanford (STANFORD) |  PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +11 | Beat USC 35–31 |
| 27 | 25 | 2.169 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +9 | Beat Boston College 31–28 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.257 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +7 | Beat UCF 46–35 |
| 29 | 19 | 2.280 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +13 | Beat Minnesota 20–17 |
| 30 | -6 | 2.290 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +7 | BYE |
| 31 | 1 | 2.344 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +5 | BYE |
| 32 | 13 | 2.378 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +9 | Beat California 31–27 |
| 33 | 9 | 2.387 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +4 | Beat North Carolina 45–7 |
| 34 | 7 | 2.420 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Beat TCU 42–21 |
| 35 | 5 | 2.428 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +7 | BYE |
| 36 | 7 | 2.437 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +4 | Beat Ball State 28–0 |
| 37 | -3 | 2.449 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Beat South Carolina 11–10 |
| 38 | 18 | 2.569 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +7 | Beat Michigan 35–29 |
| 39 | -10 | 2.587 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Lost to Georgia 34–49 |
| 40 | -7 | 2.589 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +5 | BYE |
| 41 | 17 | 2.592 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +6 | Beat UAB 47–3 |
| 42 | -7 | 2.616 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 14–17 |
| 43 | 8 | 2.637 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 15 | +4 | Beat Navy 35–29 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.680 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | 0 | BYE |
| 45 | 16 | 2.707 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Beat Houston 39–33 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.722 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 35–21 |
| 47 | -21 | 2.747 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Lost to Oregon 41–44 |
| 48 | -2 | 2.812 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +6 | BYE |
| 49 | 8 | 2.821 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat Wyoming 24–13 |
| 50 | 4 | 2.826 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | +1 | Beat Utah State 31–3 |
| 51 | -21 | 2.830 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Colorado State 13–24 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.907 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +4 | Beat Duke 31–24 |
| 53 | -17 | 2.948 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Lost to Kansas State 21–44 |
| 54 | 5 | 2.955 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +3 | Beat Arizona 44–41 |
| 55 | -28 | 2.968 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +3 | Lost to Colorado 12–16 |
| 56 | 16 | 2.992 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat Iowa State 16–12 |
| 57 | 3 | 3.051 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +3 | BYE |
| 58 | -21 | 3.091 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 20 | -2 | Lost to Miami 28–31 |
| 59 | -4 | 3.129 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 38–15 |
| 60 | -16 | 3.162 |  USC | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 31–35 |
| 61 | 10 | 3.181 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +1 | Beat UCLA 55–7 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.234 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | +3 | Beat Toledo 20–13 |
| 63 | 5 | 3.254 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -2 | Beat Nevada 52–17 |
| 64 | -25 | 3.275 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 33–39 |
| 65 | -3 | 3.319 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +2 | Beat Washington State 33–21 |
| 66 | 3 | 3.368 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -1 | Beat UTEP 24–23 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.406 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | 0 | Beat Baylor 35–7 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.759 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -2 | Lost to East Carolina 7–52 |
| 69 | 14 | 3.809 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -4 | Beat Temple 20–17 |
| 70 | -21 | 3.840 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -1 | Lost to Kansas 0–21 |
| 71 | 18 | 3.840 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -2 | Beat New Mexico State 35–18 |
| 72 | 9 | 3.894 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Iowa 38–31 |
| 73 | -3 | 4.054 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -1 | Lost to Oregon State 7–55 |
| 74 | -10 | 4.134 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -3 | Lost to Washington 27–31 |
| 75 | -2 | 4.188 |  TCU | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -7 | Lost to Rice 21–42 |
| 76 | -9 | 4.211 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -3 | Lost to BYU 0–29 |
| 77 | 1 | 4.261 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | -15 | 4.284 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -3 | Lost to Wake Forest 3–47 |
| 79 | 3 | 4.363 |  LSU | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Mississippi State 16–17 |
| 80 | -6 | 4.383 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -5 | Lost to Fresno State 23–24 |
| 81 | -2 | 4.422 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -3 | Lost to Idaho 3–31 |
| 82 | 4 | 4.450 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -5 | BYE |
| 83 | 1 | 4.550 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -6 | Lost to Akron 29–35 |
| 84 | -8 | 4.619 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -7 | Lost to Arizona State 21–33 |
| 85 | 13 | 4.738 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -8 | Beat Kent State 50–7 |
| 86 | 4 | 4.797 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -9 | BYE |
| 87 | 1 | 4.817 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -7 | Lost to Utah 16–38 |
| 88 | -11 | 4.836 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -11 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 13–20 |
| 89 | -4 | 4.865 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -8 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–46 |
| 90 | 13 | 4.984 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | Beat Missouri 21–0 |
| 91 | -11 | 4.995 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–4 | 0.429 | 66 | -11 | Lost to Army 18–35 |
| 92 | -5 | 5.001 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -6 | Lost to West Virginia 17–20 |
| 93 | -1 | 5.157 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -8 | Lost to NC State 24–31 |
| 94 | 7 | 5.347 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Beat Louisiana 31–7 |
| 95 | 10 | 5.424 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Beat Bowling Green 17–14 |
| 96 | -3 | 5.435 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -5 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–28 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.443 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -9 | Lost to Boise State 17–52 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.494 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -13 | BYE |
| 99 | -5 | 5.494 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 100 | -4 | 5.712 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -9 | Lost to Maryland 7–45 |
| 101 | -6 | 5.809 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -10 | Lost to Indiana 31–38 |
| 102 | -5 | 6.064 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -16 | Lost to Ohio 14–17 |
| 103 | 1 | 6.071 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 111 | -15 | Lost to Vanderbilt 10–11 |
| 104 | -2 | 6.342 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -13 | Lost to Texas Tech 7–35 |
| 105 | -6 | 6.356 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–5 | 0.286 | 89 | -14 | Lost to Arkansas State 10–14 |
| 106 | 4 | 6.642 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -19 | Beat North Texas 14–10 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.896 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 101 | -13 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 7.327 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -18 | Lost to Hawai'i 21–35 |
| 109 | -1 | 7.566 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–7 | 0.000 | 111 | -18 | Lost to Pittsburgh 15–38 |
| 110 | 1 | 7.763 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 102 | -14 | BYE |
| 111 | 2 | 7.971 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 111 | -22 | Lost to Western Michigan 0–28 |
| 112 | -3 | 8.325 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -24 | Lost to UL Monroe 7–31 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.713 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 109 | -26 | Lost to Northern Illinois 7–50 |
| 114 | 0 | 9.146 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 111 | -18 | Lost to Marshall 3–59 |