# 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1999 season.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## The Sports Network poll

| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Postseason | |
| 1. | Georgia Southern (58) | Georgia Southern (1–0) (44) | Georgia Southern (2–0) (50) | Georgia Southern (2–1) (36) | Georgia Southern (3–1) (39) | Georgia Southern (4–1) (53) | Georgia Southern (5–1) (57) | Troy State (6–0) (54) | Troy State (7–0) (60) | Troy State (8–0) (53) | Troy State (9–0) (61) | Tennessee State (10–0) (47) | Tennessee State (11–0) (43) | Georgia Southern (13–2) (51) | 1. |
| 2. | UMass (37) | UMass (0–0) (3) | UMass (1–0) (10) | Montana (2–0) (18) | Montana (3–0) (12) | Troy State (4–0) (9) | Troy State (5–0) (8) | Tennessee State (6–0) (8) | Tennessee State (7–0) (6) | Tennessee State (8–0) (4) | Tennessee State (9–0) (6) | Georgia Southern (9–2) (13) | Georgia Southern (9–2) (3) | Youngstown State (12–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Montana (4) | Montana (1–0) (2) | Montana (2–0) (4) | Appalachian State (1–1) (1) | Appalachian State (2–1) | Appalachian State (3–1) | Hofstra (6–0) (2) | Southern (7–0) (2) | Southern (8–0) (1) | Southern (8–0) (1) | Georgia Southern (8–2) (1) | Appalachian State (8–2) (2) | Appalachian State (9–2) (1) | Illinois State (11–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Appalachian State | Appalachian State (0–1) (1) | Appalachian State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (3–0) (8) | Troy State (3–0) (5) | Hofstra (5–0) (1) | Tennessee State (5–0) (2) | Montana (5–1) | Georgia Southern (6–2) | Georgia Southern (7–2) | Montana (8–1) | Hofstra (9–1) | Hofstra (10–1) | Florida A&M (10–4) | 4. |
| 5. | McNeese State (2) | Illinois State (1–0) | Illinois State (2–0) | Troy State (2–0) (5) | Northern Iowa (4–0) (4) | Tennessee State (4–0) (2) | Southern (6–0) | Georgia Southern (5–2) (1) | Montana (6–1) | Montana (7–1) | Appalachian State (7–2) | Illinois State (9–2) | Illinois State (9–2) | Hofstra (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida A&M | Hofstra (1–0) | Northern Iowa (2–0) (2) | Hofstra (3–0) | Hofstra (4–0) | Southern (5–0) | Illinois State (5–1) | Appalachian State (4–2) | Appalachian State (5–2) | Appalachian State (6–2) | Hofstra (8–1) | Troy State (9–1) | Troy State (10–1) | Troy State (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Northwestern State | Hampton (1–0) | Hofstra (2–0) | Delaware (3–0) | Tennessee State (3–0) (2) | Illinois State (4–1) | Montana (4–1) | Northern Iowa (6–1) | Lehigh (7–0) | Furman (7–1) (2) | Illinois State (8–2) | Montana (8–2) | Montana (9–2) | UMass (9–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Illinois State | Delaware (1–0) | Troy State (1–0) (1) | Tennessee State (3–0) (1) | Hampton (4–0) | Montana (3–1) | Northern Iowa (5–1) | Lehigh (6–0) | Youngstown State (7–1) | James Madison (7–1) (1) | Florida A&M (7–2) | Furman (8–2) | Furman (9–2) | Montana (9–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Hampton (2) | Northern Iowa (1–0) (1) | Delaware (2–0) | UMass (1–1) (2) | Southern (4–0) | Northern Iowa (4–1) | Lehigh (5–0) | Youngstown State (6–1) | Hofstra (7–1) | Lehigh (8–0) | Furman (7–2) | Youngstown State (9–2) | Youngstown State (9–2) | Appalachian State (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Troy State | Troy State (0–0) | Hampton (2–0) | Hampton (3–0) | Illinois State (3–1) | Lehigh (4–0) | Youngstown State (5–1) | Hofstra (6–1) | James Madison (6–1) | Hofstra (7–1) | Youngstown State (8–2) | Southern (9–1) | UMass (8–3) | North Carolina A&T (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Delaware | Southern (1–0) | Southern (2–0) | Illinois State (2–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Youngstown State (4–1) | Appalachian State (3–2) | James Madison (5–1) | Illinois State (6–2) | Illinois State (7–2) | Northern Iowa (7–2) | James Madison (8–2) | Southern (9–1) | Tennessee State (11–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Hofstra | Richmond (1–0) | Tennessee State (2–0) (1) | Southern (3–0) | Lehigh (3–0) | Delaware (4–1) | Delaware (4–1) | Illinois State (5–2) | Furman (6–1) | Florida A&M (6–2) | Southern (8–1) | Jackson State (8–2) | Lehigh (10–1) | Furman (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Tennessee State | Florida A&M (0–1) | Florida A&M (1–1) | Western Illinois (3–0) | Youngstown State (3–1) | Hampton (4–1) | James Madison (4–1) | East Tennessee State (5–1) | Florida A&M (5–2) | Northern Iowa (7–2) | Portland State (8–2) | UMass (7–3) | James Madison (8–3) | James Madison (8–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Southern | Tennessee State (1–0) | Western Illinois (2–0) | Villanova (2–1) | Delaware (3–1) | James Madison (4–1) | Florida A&M (4–2) | Furman (5–1) | Northern Iowa (6–2) | Youngstown State (7–2) | James Madison (7–2) | Lehigh (9–1) | Florida A&M (8–3) | Lehigh (10–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Richmond (1) | Northwestern State (0–1) (1) | McNeese State (1–1) | Lehigh (2–0) | Northern Arizona (2–1) | Florida A&M (3–2) | Eastern Kentucky (5–1) | Florida A&M (4–2) | Eastern Kentucky (6–1) | Portland State (7–2) | Jackson State (7–2) | Florida A&M (7–3) | Jackson State (9–2) | Northern Iowa (8–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Northern Iowa | McNeese State (0–1) | Northern Arizona (1–0) | South Florida (2–1) | UMass (1–2) | Eastern Kentucky (4–1) | East Tennessee State (4–1) | Eastern Kentucky (5–1) | South Florida (6–2) | Jackson State (6–2) | Lehigh (8–1) | North Carolina A&T (9–1) | North Carolina A&T (10–1) | Northern Arizona (8–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Connecticut | Jackson State (1–0) | Lehigh (1–0) | Northern Arizona (1–1) | East Tennessee State (4–0) | East Tennessee State (4–1) | Jackson State (4–1) | South Florida (5–2) | Portland State (6–2) | UMass (5–3) | UMass (6–3) | Northern Arizona (7–3) | Northern Arizona (8–3) | Southern U. (11–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Jackson State | Western Illinois (1–0) | Montana State (2–0) | Youngstown State (2–1) | Florida A&M (2–2) | Jackson State (3–1) | Furman (4–1) | Delaware (4–2) | Jackson State (5–2) | Eastern Kentucky (6–2) | South Florida (7–3) | Northern Iowa (7–3) | Northern Iowa (8–3) | Colgate (10–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Lehigh | Youngstown State (1–0) | Richmond (1–1) (1) | Florida A&M (1–2) | Western Illinois (3–1) | Villanova (3–2) | South Florida (4–2) | Western Illinois (5–2) | East Tennessee State (5–2) | Stephen F. Austin (6–2) | Villanova (6–3) | Colgate (9–1) | Colgate (10–1) | Jackson State (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Western Illinois | Lehigh (0–0) | Youngstown State (1–1) | East Tennessee State (3–0) | Jackson State (3–1) | Portland State (4–1) | Western Illinois (4–2) | Hampton (5–2) | UMass (4–3) | Villanova (6–3) | Northern Arizona (6–3) | Elon (9–2) | Elon (9–2) | Portland State (8–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Youngstown State | Northern Arizona (0–0) | South Florida (1–1) | Jackson State (2–1) | Eastern Kentucky (3–1) | South Florida (3–2) | Northern Arizona (3–2) | Elon (6–1) | Villanova (5–3) | South Florida (6–3) | Elon (8–2) | Portland State (8–3) | Portland State (8–3) | Elon (9–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Northern Arizona | Montana State (1–0) | Villanova (1–1) | Northwestern State (1–2) | James Madison (3–1) | Elon (5–0) | Hampton (4–2) | Jackson State (4–2) | Stephen F. Austin (5–2) | Northern Arizona (5–3) | Colgate (8–1) | Delaware (7–3) | Stephen F. Austin (8–3) | Stephen F. Austin (8–3) | 22. |
| 23. | South Florida | Eastern Kentucky (1–0) | Northwestern State (0–2) | McNeese State (1–2) | South Florida (2–2) | Northern Arizona (2–2) | Sacramento State (4–2) | Portland State (5–2) | Tennessee Tech (5–1) | Elon (7–2) | North Carolina A&T (8–1) | Stephen F. Austin (7–3) | South Florida (7–4) | South Florida (7–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Murray State | Colgate (0–1) | Jackson State (1–1) | Eastern Kentucky (2–1) | Sacramento State (3–1) | Western Illinois (3–2) | Elon (5–1) | UMass (3–3) | Northern Arizona (4–3) | North Carolina A&T (7–1) | Delaware (6–3) | Eastern Kentucky (7–3) | Villanova (7–4) | Villanova (7–4) | 24. |
| 25. | William & Mary | South Florida (0–1) | East Tennessee State (2–0) | Southern Illinois (3–0) | Elon (4–0) | Eastern Washington (3–2) | UMass (2–3) | Villanova (4–3) | North Carolina A&T (6–1) | Delaware (5–3) | Stephen F. Austin (6–3) | South Florida (7–4) | Brown (9–1) | Brown (9–1) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Postseason | |
| | | Dropped: 17 Connecticut24 Murray State25 William & Mary | Dropped: 23 Eastern Kentucky24 Colgate | Dropped: 18 Montana State19 Richmond | Dropped: 22 Northwestern State23 McNeese State25 Southern Illinois | Dropped: 16 UMass24 Sacramento State | Dropped: 19 Villanova20 Portland State25 Eastern Washington | Dropped: 21 Northern Arizona23 Sacramento State | Dropped: 18 Delaware19 Western Illinois20 Hampton21 Elon | Dropped: 19 East Tennessee State23 Tennessee Tech | Dropped: 18 Eastern Kentucky | Dropped: 19 Villanova | Dropped: 22 Delaware24 Eastern Kentucky | None | |