# 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games

The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.
A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams. One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).

## Team selections
### BCS top 15 standings and bowl games

| Rank | Team | Conference and standing | Bowl game |
| 1 | Florida State | ACC champions | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | Big East champions | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 12 Champions | Fiesta Bowl |
| 4 | Alabama | SEC Champions | Orange Bowl |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC Eastern Division second place | Fiesta Bowl |
| 6 | Kansas State | Co-Big 12 North Division Champions | Holiday Bowl |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Champions | Rose Bowl |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten second place (tie) | Orange Bowl |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten second place (tie) | Citrus Bowl |
| 10 | Florida | SEC Eastern Division champions | Citrus Bowl |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten fourth place (tie) | Alamo Bowl |
| 12 | Marshall | MAC Champions | Motor City Bowl |
| 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten fourth place (tie) | Sun Bowl |
| 14 | Texas A&M | Big 12 South Division second place (tie) | Alamo Bowl |
| 15 | Texas | Big 12 South Division Champions | Cotton Bowl |

### Conference champions' bowl games

Rankings are per the final BCS standings.
| Conference | Champion | Rank | Bowl game |
| ACC | Florida State | 1 | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| Big East | Virginia Tech | 2 | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) |
| Big Ten | Wisconsin | 7 | Rose Bowl |
| Big 12 | Nebraska | 3 | Fiesta Bowl |
| Big West | Boise State | — | Humanitarian Bowl |
| Conference USA | Southern Miss | — | Liberty Bowl |
| MAC | Marshall | 12 | Motor City Bowl |
| Mountain West† | Utah | — | Las Vegas Bowl |
| Mountain West† | BYU | — | Motor City Bowl |
| Mountain West† | Colorado State | — | Liberty Bowl |
| Pac-10 | Stanford | — | Rose Bowl |
| SEC | Alabama | 4 | Orange Bowl |
| WAC† | Hawaii | — | Oahu Bowl |
| WAC† | TCU | — | Mobile Alabama Bowl |
| WAC† | Fresno State | — | Las Vegas Bowl |
† denotes a conference that named co-champions

### Bowl eligibile teams

* ACC (5): Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest
* Big East (4): Boston College, Miami (FL), Syracuse, Virginia Tech
* Big Ten (7): Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
* Big 12 (6): Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
* Big West (1): Boise State
* Conference USA (3): East Carolina, Louisville, Southern Miss
* MAC (1): Marshall
* Mountain West (3): BYU, Colorado State, Utah
* Pac-10 (5): Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington
* SEC (8) : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee
* WAC (3): Fresno State, Hawaii, TCU

## Non-BCS bowls

| Date | Time | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Result |
| Dec 18 | 6:00 PM | Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV | ESPN2 | Utah Utes Fresno State Bulldogs | Mountain West WAC | Utah 17 Fresno State 16 |
| Dec 22 | 7:30 PM | Mobile Alabama Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL | ESPN2 | TCU Horned Frogs No. 20 East Carolina Pirates | WAC Conference USA | TCU 28 East Carolina 14 |
| Dec 25 | 3:30 PM | Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI | ABC | Wake Forest Demon Deacons Arizona State Sun Devils | ACC Pac-10 | Wake Forest 23 Arizona State 3 |
| Dec 25 | 8:30 PM | Oahu Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI | ESPN | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Oregon State Beavers | WAC Pac-10 | Hawaii 23 Oregon State 17 |
| Dec 27 | 2:30 PM | Motor City Bowl | Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI | ESPN | No. 11 Marshall Thundering Herd BYU Cougars | MAC Mountain West | Marshall 21 BYU 3 |
| Dec 28 | 7:30 PM | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ESPN | No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies | Big Ten Big 12 | Penn State 24 Texas A&M 0 |
| Dec 29 | 4:00 PM | Music City Bowl | Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN | ESPN | Syracuse Orangemen Kentucky Wildcats | Big East SEC | Syracuse 20 Kentucky 13 |
| Dec 29 | 8:00 PM | Holiday Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA | ESPN | No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats Washington Huskies | Big 12 Pac-10 | Kansas State 24 Washington 20 |
| Dec 30 | 3:00 PM | Humanitarian Bowl | Bronco Stadium Boise, ID | ESPN2 | Boise State Broncos Louisville Cardinals | Big West Conference USA | Boise State 34 Louisville 31 |
| Dec 30 | 7:00 PM | MicronPC Bowl | Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL | TBS | Illinois Fighting Illini Virginia Cavaliers | Big Ten ACC | Illinois 63 Virginia 21 |
| Dec 30 | 7:30 PM | Peach Bowl | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA | ESPN | No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs Clemson Tigers | SEC ACC | Mississippi State 17 Clemson 7 |
| Dec 31 | 1:30 PM | Insight.com Bowl | Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ | ESPN | Colorado Buffaloes No. 25 Boston College Eagles | Big 12 Big East | Colorado 62 Boston College 28 |
| Dec 31 | 2:15 PM | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, TX | CBS | Oregon Ducks No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers | Pac-10 Big Ten | Oregon 24 Minnesota 20 |
| Dec 31 | 5:00 PM | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN | ESPN | No. 16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Colorado State Rams | Conference USA Mountain West | Southern Miss 23 Colorado State 17 |
| Dec 31 | 8:30 PM | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA | ESPN | Ole Miss Rebels Oklahoma Sooners | SEC Big 12 | Ole Miss 27 Oklahoma 25 |
| Jan 1 | 11:00 AM | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL | ESPN | No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs No. 19 Purdue Boilermakers | SEC Big Ten | Georgia 28 Purdue 25 (OT) |
| Jan 1 | 11:00 AM | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX | Fox | No. 24 Arkansas Razorbacks No. 14 Texas Longhorns | SEC Big 12 | Arkansas 27 Texas 6 |
| Jan 1 | 12:30 PM | Gator Bowl | Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL | NBC | No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes No. 17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Big East ACC | Miami (FL) 28 Georgia Tech 13 |
| Jan 1 | 1:00 PM | Florida Citrus Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL | ABC | No. 9 Michigan State Spartans No. 10 Florida Gators | Big Ten SEC | Michigan State 37 Florida 34 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||

## BCS bowls

Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.
| Date | Time | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Result |
| Jan 1 | 4:30 PM | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA | No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers No. 22 Stanford Cardinal | Big Ten Pac-10 | Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9 |
| Jan 1 | 8:30 PM | Orange Bowl | Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL | No. 8 Michigan Wolverines No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide | Big Ten SEC | Michigan 35 Alabama 34 (OT) |
| Jan 2 | 8:00 PM | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ | No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers | Big 12 SEC | Nebraska 31 Tennessee 21 |
| Jan 4 | 8:00 PM | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | No. 1 Florida State Seminoles No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies | ACC Big East | Florida State 46 Virginia Tech 29 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||