# 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Two human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings are released.

## Legend

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

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Aug 15 | Week 1 Aug 30 | Week 2 Sep 6 | Week 3 Sep 12 | Week 4 Sep 19 | Week 5 Sep 26 | Week 6 Oct 3 | Week 7 Oct 10 | Week 8 Oct 17 | Week 9 Oct 24 | Week 10 Oct 31 | Week 11 Nov 7 | Week 12 Nov 14 | Week 13 Nov 21 | Week 14 Nov 28 | Week 15 Dec 5 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 5 | |
| 1. | Florida State (48) | Florida State (1–0) (28) | Florida State (1–0) (31) | Florida State (2–0) (49) | Florida State (3–0) (59) | Florida State (4–0) (61) | Florida State (5–0) (64) | Florida State (6–0) (63) | Florida State (7–0) (62) | Florida State (8–0) (55) | Florida State (9–0) (55) | Florida State (9–0) (66) | Florida State (10–0) (63) | Florida State (11–0) (66) | Florida State (11–0) (64) | Florida State (11–0) (64) | Florida State (12–0) (70) | 1. |
| 2. | Tennessee (15) | Penn State (1–0) (26) | Penn State (2–0) (26) | Tennessee (1–0) (13) | Penn State (4–0) (7) | Penn State (5–0) (5) | Penn State (5–0) (5) | Penn State (6–0) (6) | Penn State (7–0) (6) | Penn State (8–0) (10) | Penn State (9–0) (9) | Virginia Tech (8–0) (4) | Virginia Tech (9–0) (6) | Virginia Tech (10–0) (4) | Virginia Tech (11–0) (6) | Virginia Tech (11–0) (6) | Virginia Tech (11–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Penn State (4) | Tennessee (0–0) (13) | Tennessee (1–0) (11) | Penn State (3–0) (6) | Florida (3–0) (3) | Florida (4–0) (3) | Michigan (5–0) | Nebraska (6–0) | Nebraska (6–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) (5) | Virginia Tech (7–0) (6) | Tennessee (7–1) | Florida (9–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | Nebraska (12–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Arizona (1) | Florida (0–0) (1) | Florida (1–0) (1) | Florida (2–0) (1) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Nebraska (5–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) (1) | Virginia Tech (6–0) (2) | Tennessee (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Florida (8–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida (1) | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (7–1) | Kansas State (9–0) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Florida (9–2) | Florida (9–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Michigan (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Nebraska | Texas A&M (0–0) | Michigan (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Florida (6–1) | Kansas State (7–0) | Kansas State (8–0) | Penn State (9–1) | Texas (9–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Kansas State (11–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | Michigan (0–0) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Tennessee (1–1) | Tennessee (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Florida (5–1) | Kansas State (6–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | Nebraska (8–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Kansas State (10–1) | Michigan State (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) (1) | Virginia Tech (3–0) (1) | Florida (4–1) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Mississippi State (7–0) т | Mississippi State (7–0) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Alabama (8–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Kansas State (10–1) | Michigan (9–2) | Alabama (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State | Wisconsin (0–0) | Wisconsin (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Kansas State (4–0) | Kansas State (5–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) т | Nebraska (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Kansas State (9–1) | Kansas State (10–1) | Michigan (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Wisconsin | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Georgia (3–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Michigan (8–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | Marshall (13–0) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech (0–0) (1) | Virginia Tech (1–0) (1) | Georgia (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Purdue (4–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Wisconsin (6–2) | Texas (7–2) | Alabama (7–2) | Marshall (10–0) | Michigan State (9–2) | Marshall (11–0) | Marshall (12–0) | Penn State (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami (FL) | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | Alabama (4–1) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Texas (6–2) | Alabama (6–2) | Marshall (9–0) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Marshall (10–0) | Texas (9–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | Florida (9–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Virginia Tech (1) | Ohio State (0–1) | Ohio State (0–1) | Ohio State (1–1) | Purdue (3–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Marshall (7–0) | Marshall (8–0) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Minnesota (8–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | Penn State (9–3) | Mississippi State (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | Colorado (0–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Purdue (2–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | Mississippi State (5–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Alabama (5–2) | Georgia (6–2) | Georgia (6–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Penn State (9–3) | Texas (9–4) | Southern Miss (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Colorado | Arizona (0–1) | Arkansas (1–0) | Arkansas (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Texas (4–1) | Marshall (5–0) | Marshall (5–0) | Marshall (6–0) | Michigan (5–2) | BYU (7–1) | BYU (8–1) | Michigan State (8–2) | Penn State (9–3) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Miami (FL) (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | UCLA | Notre Dame (1–0) | Notre Dame (1–1) | Kansas State (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Mississippi State (4–0) | East Carolina (5–0) | Syracuse (5–1) | Purdue (5–2) | BYU (6–1) | Michigan (6–2) | Michigan (7–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Georgia (7–3) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Georgia (8–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Texas | UCLA (0–0) | Kansas State (0–0) | USC (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | Marshall (4–0) | Purdue (4–1) | Wisconsin (4–2) | Wisconsin (5–2) | East Carolina (6–1) | Purdue (6–3) | Michigan State (7–2) | Minnesota (7–3) | Arkansas (7–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Arkansas (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Notre Dame | Arkansas (0–0) | USC (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | UCLA (2–1) | Miami (FL) (2–2) | Syracuse (4–1) | Ohio State (4–2) | Texas (5–2) | Purdue (5–3) | East Carolina (7–1) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Southern Miss (7–3) | Mississippi State (8–2) | Texas A&M (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–3) | Minnesota (8–4) | 18. |
| 19. | USC | Kansas State (0–0) | Arizona (1–1) | Arizona (2–1) | Michigan State (3–0) | East Carolina (4–0) | Miami (FL) (2–2) | Texas (5–2) | BYU (5–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Miami (FL) (5–3) | BYU (8–2) т | Purdue (7–4) | Purdue (7–4) | Purdue (7–4) | Oregon (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Alabama т | Alabama (0–0) | Purdue (1–0) | NC State (3–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) | Arkansas (2–1) | Wisconsin (3–2) | Purdue (4–2) | East Carolina (5–1) | Southern Miss (5–2) | Ohio State (6–3) | Minnesota (6–3) | Purdue (6–4) т | Georgia Tech (7–3) | East Carolina (9–2) | East Carolina (9–2) | Georgia Tech (8–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Kansas State т | USC (0–0) | Alabama (1–0) | UCLA (1–1) | Marshall (3–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Ohio State (3–2) | BYU (4–1) | Southern Miss (4–2) | Ohio State (5–3) | Texas A&M (6–2) | Southern Miss (6–3) | Georgia (6–3) | East Carolina (9–2) | Georgia (7–4) | Georgia (7–4) | Texas (9–5) | 21. |
| 22. | Arkansas | Purdue (0–0) | Virginia (1–0) | Arizona State (1–0) | Texas (3–1) | Syracuse (3–1) | USC (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Ohio State (4–3) | Texas A&M (5–2) | Miami (FL) (4–3) | Purdue (6–4) | Arkansas (6–3) | Boston College (8–2) | Stanford (8–3) | Stanford (8–3) | Ole Miss(8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Purdue | Virginia (0–0) | NC State (2–0) | Colorado State (2–0) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Texas (4–2) | East Carolina (5–1) | Miami (FL) (2–3) | Miami (FL) (3–3) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Washington (6–3) | East Carolina (8–2) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Miami (FL) (7–4) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Texas A&M (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Virginia | NC State (1–0) | Colorado State | Notre Dame (1–2) | Air Force (2–0) | Virginia (3–1) | BYU (3–1) | Miami (FL) (2–3) | Minnesota (5–1) | Oklahoma (4–2) | Notre Dame (5–3) | East Carolina (7–2) | Texas A&M (7–3) | Texas A&M (7–3) | Arkansas (7–4) | Arkansas (7–4) | Illinois (8–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Arizona State | Arizona State (0–0) | Arizona State (0–0) | BYU (1–0) | NC State (3–1) | Oregon (3–1) | Minnesota (4–0) | Southern Miss (3–2) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Southern Miss (5–3) | Ohio State (6–4) | Boston College (7–2) | Louisiana Tech (8–2) | Boston College (8–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Purdue (7–5) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 15 | Week 1 Aug 30 | Week 2 Sep 6 | Week 3 Sep 12 | Week 4 Sep 19 | Week 5 Sep 26 | Week 6 Oct 3 | Week 7 Oct 10 | Week 8 Oct 17 | Week 9 Oct 24 | Week 10 Oct 31 | Week 11 Nov 7 | Week 12 Nov 14 | Week 13 Nov 21 | Week 14 Nov 28 | Week 15 Dec 5 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 5 | |
| | | Dropped: Texas | Dropped: Colorado | Dropped: Virginia | Dropped: AlabamaArizonaArizona StateColorado StateNotre Dame | Dropped: USCBYUUCLAWisconsinAir ForceNC State | Dropped: ArkansasOklahomaVirginiaOregon | Dropped: USCMinnesota | Dropped: Syracuse | Dropped: Minnesota | Dropped: Oklahoma | Dropped: Texas A&MNotre Dame | Dropped: Miami (FL)WashingtonOhio State | Dropped: BYU | Dropped: Ole MissLouisiana Tech | None | Dropped: East CarolinaStanfordBoston College | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 6 | Week 2 Sep 7 | Week 3 Sep 13 | Week 4 Sep 20 | Week 5 Sep 27 | Week 6 Oct 4 | Week 7 Oct 11 | Week 8 Oct 18 | Week 9 October 25 | Week 10 Nov 1 | Week 11 Nov 8 | Week 12 Nov 15 | Week 13 Nov 22 | Week 14 Nov 29 | Week 15 Dec 6 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 6 | |
| 1. | Florida State (36) | Florida State (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) (44) | Florida State (3–0) (50) | Florida State (4–0) (52) | Florida State (5–0) (53) | Florida State (6–0) (53) | Florida State (7–0) (52) | Florida State (8–0) (41) | Florida State (9–0) (44) | Florida State (9–0) (57) | Florida State (10–0) (58) | Florida State (11–0) (57) | Florida State (11–0) (56) | Florida State (11–0) (56) | Florida State (12–0) (59) | 1. |
| 2. | Tennessee (13) | Penn State (2–0) | Tennessee (1–0) (8) | Penn State (4–0) (6) | Penn State (5–0) (5) | Penn State (5–0) (6) | Penn State (6–0) (6) | Penn State (7–0) (7) | Penn State (8–0) (16) | Penn State (9–0) (13) | Virginia Tech (8–0) (1) | Virginia Tech (9–0) (1) | Virginia Tech (10–0) (2) | Virginia Tech (11–0) (3) | Virginia Tech (11–0) (3) | Nebraska (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Arizona (2) | Tennessee (1–0) | Penn State (3–0) (7) | Florida (3–0) (3) | Florida (4–0) (2) | Michigan (5–0) | Nebraska (6–0) | Nebraska (6–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) (2) | Tennessee (7–1) (1) | Florida (9–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | Virginia Tech (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Penn State (8) | Florida (1–0) | Florida (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Nebraska (5–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Florida (8–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida | Michigan (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (7–1) | Kansas State (9–0) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Florida (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Michigan (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Nebraska | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Florida (5–1) | Florida (6–1) | Kansas State (7–0) | Kansas State (8–0) | Nebraska (8–1) | Texas (9–2) | Florida (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Kansas State (11–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Michigan | Texas A&M (1–0) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Tennessee (1–1) | Virginia Tech (3–0) | Florida (4–1) | Michigan State (6–0) | Kansas State (6–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Tennessee (7–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Kansas State (10–1) | Kansas State (10–1) | Michigan State (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas A&M | Wisconsin (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Tennessee (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Kansas State (5–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Mississippi State (7–0) | Mississippi State (7–0) | Penn State (9–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Kansas State (10–1) | Alabama (9–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Alabama (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Georgia (4–0) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Michigan (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Kansas State (9–1) | Alabama (9–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Wisconsin | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Purdue (4–0) | Kansas State (4–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Michigan (8–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | Marshall (13–0) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Purdue (3–0) | Georgia (3–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Wisconsin (6–2) | Texas (7–2) | Marshall (9–0) | Marshall (10–0) | Michigan State (9–2) | Marshall (11–0) | Marshall (12–0) | Penn State (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami (FL) | Georgia (1–0) | Ohio State (1–1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Alabama (5–1) | Texas (6–2) | Marshall (8–0) | BYU (8–1) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Marshall (10–0) | Texas (9–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | Mississippi State (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | UCLA (1–0) | Georgia Tech (1–1) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Kansas State (3–0) | Mississippi State (5–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Marshall (7–0) | BYU (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–3) | Southern Miss (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | Ohio State (0–1) | Purdue (2–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Michigan (5–2) | Alabama (6–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Minnesota (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–3) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Florida (9–4) | 14. |
| 15. | UCLA | Arizona (1–1) | Arkansas (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Texas (4–1) | Marshall (5–0) т | Syracuse (5–1) | Marshall (6–0) | BYU (6–1) | Michigan (6–2) | Michigan (7–2) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Penn State (9–3) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Miami (FL) (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas | Purdue (1–0) | Kansas State (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Mississippi State (4–0) | Purdue (4–1) т | Marshall (5–0) | Wisconsin (5–2) | Alabama (5–2) | Georgia (6–2) | Georgia (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Georgia (8–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Colorado | Arkansas (1–0) | Arizona (2–1) | Wisconsin (2–1) | Marshall (4–0) | Syracuse (4–1) | Ohio State (4–2) | Purdue (5–2) | East Carolina (6–1) | East Carolina (7–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Southern Miss (7–3) | Texas A&M (7–3) | Penn State (9–3) | Penn State (9–3) | Minnesota (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Notre Dame | Kansas State (0–0) | Alabama (2–0) | UCLA (1–1) | Arkansas (2–1) | East Carolina (5–0) | Wisconsin (4–2) | Texas (5–2) | Texas A&M (5–2) | Texas A&M (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Minnesota (7–3) | East Carolina (9–2) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Texas (9–4) | Oregon (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Kansas State | Virginia (1–0) | USC (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Ohio State (3–2) | Texas (5–2) | BYU (4–1) | Southern Miss (5–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Miami (FL) (5–3) | BYU (8–2) | Mississippi State (8–2) | East Carolina (9–2) | East Carolina (9–2) | Arkansas (8–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Alabama | USC (1–0) | NC State (3–0) | Texas (3–1) | Miami (FL) (2–2) | Wisconsin (3–2) | BYU (4–1) | East Carolina (5–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Ohio State (6–3) | Southern Miss (6–3) | Texas A&M (7–3) | Boston College (8–2) | Purdue (7–4) | Purdue (7–4) | Texas A&M (8–4) | 20. |
| 21. | USC | Notre Dame (1–1) | UCLA (1–1) | Michigan State (3–0) | East Carolina (4–0) | Miami (FL) (2–2) | Purdue (4–2) | Southern Miss (4–2) | Ohio State (5–3) | Purdue (5–3) | Minnesota (6–3) | East Carolina (8–2) | Georgia (6–3) | Stanford (8–3) | Stanford (8–3) | Georgia Tech (8–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Arkansas | Alabama (1–0) | Texas (2–1) | Marshall (3–0) | Alabama (3–1) | USC (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Ohio State (4–3) | Purdue (5–3) | Miami (FL) (4–3) | Washington (6–3) | Boston College (7–2) | Arkansas (7–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Purdue | Texas (1–1) | Arizona State (1–0) | Mississippi State (3–0) | USC (2–1) | Texas (4–2) | East Carolina (5–1) | Miami (FL) (2–3) | Miami (FL) (3–3) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Texas A&M (6–3) | Georgia (6–3) | Purdue (7–4) | Georgia (7–4) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Texas (9–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Virginia | NC State (2–0) | Colorado State (2–0) | NC State (3–1) | Virginia (3–1) | BYU (3–1) | Miami (FL) (2–3) | Syracuse (5–2) | Syracuse (5–2) | Arkansas (5–2) | East Carolina (7–2) | Arkansas (6–3) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Miami (FL) (7–4) | Georgia (7–4) | Stanford (8–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Arizona State | Arizona State (1–0) | Marshall (2–0) | Air Force (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Air Force (4–1) | Minnesota (5–1) | Stanford (5–2) | Southern Miss (5–3) | Boston College (6–2) | Purdue (6–4) | Stanford (7–3) | BYU (8–3) | BYU (8–3) | Illinois (8–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 6 | Week 2 Sep 7 | Week 3 Sep 13 | Week 4 Sep 20 | Week 5 Sep 27 | Week 6 Oct 4 | Week 7 Oct 11 | Week 8 Oct 18 | Week 9 October 25 | Week 10 Nov 1 | Week 11 Nov 8 | Week 12 Nov 15 | Week 13 Nov 22 | Week 14 Nov 29 | Week 15 Dec 6 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 6 | |
| | | Dropped: Colorado | Dropped: VirginiaNotre Dame | Dropped: ArizonaAlabamaArizona StateColorado State | Dropped: WisconsinUCLABYUNC StateAir Force | Dropped: ArkansasVirginiaOklahoma | Dropped: USC | Dropped: Ole MissAir Force | Dropped: Minnesota | Dropped: SyracuseStanford | Dropped: Ohio StatePurdueArkansas | Dropped: Miami (FL)Washington | Dropped: BYU | Dropped: ArkansasOle Miss | None | Dropped: East CarolinaPurdueBoston CollegeBYU | |

## BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2000 Sugar Bowl.
| | Week 9 Oct 25 | Week 10 Nov 1 | Week 11 Nov 8 | Week 12 Nov 15 | Week 13 Nov 22 | Week 14 Nov 29 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 5 | |
| 1. | Florida State (8–0) | Florida State (9–0) | Florida State (9–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Florida State (11–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Penn State (8–0) | Penn State (9–0) | Tennessee (7–1) | Virginia Tech (9–0) | Virginia Tech (10–0) | Virginia Tech (11–0) | Virginia Tech (11–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (8–0) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Nebraska (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Tennessee (5–1) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (8–1) | Florida (9–1) | Tennessee (8–2) | Florida (9–2) | Alabama (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Kansas State (7–0) | Tennessee (6–1) | Kansas State (9–0) | Tennessee (7–2) | Florida (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida (6–1) | Kansas State (8–0) | Nebraska (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Kansas State (10–1) | Kansas State (10–1) | Kansas State (10–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Nebraska (6–1) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Kansas State (9–1) | Alabama (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Michigan (9–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin (6–2) | Alabama (6–2) | Alabama (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas (6–2) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Mississippi St. (8–0) | Michigan (8–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Mississippi St. (7–0) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Texas (9–3) | Penn State (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan (5–2) | Mississippi St. (7–0) | Michigan (8–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Penn State (9–3) | Marshall (11–0) | Marshall (12–0) | 12. |
| 13. | Alabama (5–2) | Michigan (6–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Marshall (10–0) | Penn State (9–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Marshall (7–0) | Marshall (8–0) | BYU (8–1) | Marshall (10–0) | Minnesota (8–3) | Minnesota (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Michigan State (6–2) | BYU (7–1) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Mississippi St. (8–1) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Texas A&M (8–3) | Texas (9–4) | 15. |
| | Week 9 Oct 25 | Week 10 Nov 1 | Week 11 Nov 8 | Week 12 Nov 15 | Week 13 Nov 22 | Week 14 Nov 29 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 5 | |
| | | Dropped: Michigan State | Dropped: Marshall | Dropped: BYU | Dropped: Georgia Tech Mississippi St. | Dropped: Southern Miss | Dropped: None |