AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Final | 1 | Florida State | 1 | 70 | ACC | |
| 17 | Final | 2 | Virginia Tech | 2 | Big East | ||
| 17 | Final | 3 | Nebraska | 3 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 17 | Final | 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | Big Ten | ||
| 17 | Final | 5 | Michigan | 8 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 6 | Kansas State | 7 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 17 | Final | 7 | Michigan State | 9 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 8 | Alabama | 5 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 9 | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | SEC (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 10 | Marshall | 11 | 1 | MAC (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 11 | Penn State | 13 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 12 | Florida | 10 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 13 | Mississippi State | 15 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 14 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 2 | CUSA | |
| 17 | Final | 15 | Miami (FL) | 23 | 8 | Big East | |
| 17 | Final | 16 | Georgia | 21 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 17 | Arkansas | 24 | 7 | SEC (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 18 | Minnesota | 12 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 19 | Oregon | Pac-10 | |||
| 17 | Final | 20 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 3 | ACC | |
| 17 | Final | 21 | Texas | 14 | 7 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 17 | Final | 22 | Ole Miss | SEC (West) | |||
| 17 | Final | 23 | Texas A&M | 18 | 5 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 17 | Final | 24 | Illinois | Big Ten | |||
| 17 | Final | 25 | Purdue | 19 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 1 | Florida State (11-0) | 1 | 64 | ACC | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 2 | Virginia Tech (11-0) | 2 | 6 | Big East | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 3 | Nebraska (11-1) | 3 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 4 | Wisconsin (9-2) | 4 | Big Ten | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 5 | Alabama (10-2) | 7 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 6 | Tennessee (9-2) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 7 | Kansas State (10-1) | 8 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 8 | Michigan (9-2) | 9 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 9 | Michigan State (9-2) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 10 | Florida (9-3) | 5 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 11 | Marshall (12-0) | 11 | MAC (East) | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 12 | Minnesota (8-3) | 13 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 13 | Penn State (9-3) | 14 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 14 | Texas (9-4) | 12 | 2 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 15 | Mississippi State (9-2) | 16 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 16 | Southern Mississippi (8-3) | 15 | 1 | CUSA | |
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 17 | Georgia Tech (8-3) | 17 | ACC | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 18 | Texas A&M (8-3) | 18 | Big 12 (South) | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 19 | Purdue (7-4) | 19 | Big Ten | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 20 | East Carolina (9-2) | 20 | CUSA | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 21 | Georgia (7-4) | 21 | SEC (East) | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 22 | Stanford (8-3) | 22 | Pac-10 | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 23 | Miami (FL) (8-4) | 23 | Big East | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 24 | Arkansas (7-4) | 24 | SEC (West) | ||
| 16 | 1999-12-05 | 25 | Boston College (8-3) | 25 | Big East | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 1 | Florida State (11-0) | 1 | 64 | ACC | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 2 | Virginia Tech (11-0) | 2 | 6 | Big East | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 3 | Nebraska (10-1) | 3 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 4 | Wisconsin (9-2) | 4 | Big Ten | ||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 5 | Florida (9-2) | 5 | SEC (East) | ||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 6 | Tennessee (9-2) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 7 | Alabama (9-2) | 8 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 8 | Kansas State (10-1) | 9 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 9 | Michigan (9-2) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 10 | Michigan State (9-2) | 11 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 11 | Marshall (11-0) | 12 | 1 | MAC (East) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 12 | Texas (9-3) | 7 | 5 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 13 | Minnesota (8-3) | 13 | Big Ten | ||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 14 | Penn State (9-3) | 15 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 15 | Southern Mississippi (8-3) | 14 | 1 | CUSA | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 16 | Mississippi State (9-2) | 18 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 17 | Georgia Tech (8-3) | 20 | 3 | ACC | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 18 | Texas A&M (8-3) | 24 | 6 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 19 | Purdue (7-4) | 19 | Big Ten | ||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 20 | East Carolina (9-2) | 21 | 1 | CUSA | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 21 | Georgia (7-4) | 16 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 22 | Stanford (8-3) | Pac-10 | |||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 23 | Miami (FL) (7-4) | Big East | |||
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 24 | Arkansas (7-4) | 17 | 7 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | 1999-11-28 | 25 | Boston College (8-3) | 22 | 3 | Big East | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 1 | Florida State (11-0) | 1 | 66 | ACC | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 2 | Virginia Tech (10-0) | 2 | 4 | Big East | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 3 | Nebraska (9-1) | 4 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 4 | Wisconsin (9-2) | 5 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 5 | Florida (9-2) | 3 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 6 | Tennessee (8-2) | 7 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 7 | Texas (9-2) | 6 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 8 | Alabama (9-2) | 8 | SEC (West) | ||
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 9 | Kansas State (10-1) | 9 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 10 | Michigan (9-2) | 10 | Big Ten | ||
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 11 | Michigan State (9-2) | 15 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 12 | Marshall (10-0) | 11 | 1 | MAC (East) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 13 | Minnesota (8-3) | 17 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 14 | Southern Mississippi (8-3) | 18 | 4 | CUSA | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 15 | Penn State (9-3) | 13 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 16 | Georgia (7-3) | 21 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 17 | Arkansas (7-3) | 22 | 5 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 18 | Mississippi State (8-2) | 12 | 6 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 19 | Purdue (7-4) | 19 | Big Ten | ||
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 20 | Georgia Tech (7-3) | 14 | 6 | ACC | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 21 | East Carolina (9-2) | 23 | 2 | CUSA | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 22 | Boston College (8-2) | 25 | 3 | Big East | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 23 | Ole Miss (7-3) | 16 | 7 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 24 | Texas A&M (7-3) | 24 | Big 12 (South) | ||
| 14 | 1999-11-21 | 25 | Louisiana Tech (8-2) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 1 | Florida State (10-0) | 1 | 63 | ACC | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 2 | Virginia Tech (9-0) | 2 | 6 | Big East | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 3 | Florida (9-1) | 4 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 4 | Nebraska (9-1) | 7 | 3 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 5 | Wisconsin (9-2) | 9 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 6 | Texas (9-2) | 10 | 4 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 7 | Tennessee (7-2) | 3 | 4 | SEC (East) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 8 | Alabama (8-2) | 11 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 9 | Kansas State (9-1) | 5 | 4 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 10 | Michigan (8-2) | 16 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 11 | Marshall (10-0) | 12 | 1 | MAC (East) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 12 | Mississippi State (8-1) | 8 | 4 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 13 | Penn State (9-2) | 6 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 14 | Georgia Tech (7-2) | 13 | 1 | ACC | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 15 | Michigan State (8-2) | 17 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 16 | Ole Miss (7-2) | 18 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 17 | Minnesota (7-3) | 20 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 18 | Southern Mississippi (7-3) | 21 | 3 | CUSA | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 19 | BYU (8-2) | 15 | 4 | MWC | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 19 | Purdue (6-4) | 22 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 21 | Georgia (6-3) | 14 | 7 | SEC (East) | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 22 | Arkansas (6-3) | SEC (West) | |||
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 23 | East Carolina (8-2) | 24 | 1 | CUSA | |
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 24 | Texas A&M (7-3) | Big 12 (South) | |||
| 13 | 1999-11-14 | 25 | Boston College (7-2) | Big East | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 1 | Florida State (9-0) | 1 | 66 | ACC | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 2 | Virginia Tech (8-0) | 3 | 1 | 4 | Big East |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 3 | Tennessee (7-1) | 4 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 4 | Florida (8-1) | 5 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 5 | Kansas State (9-0) | 6 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 6 | Penn State (9-1) | 2 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 7 | Nebraska (8-1) | 9 | 2 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 8 | Mississippi State (8-0) | 8 | SEC (West) | ||
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 9 | Wisconsin (8-2) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 10 | Texas (8-2) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 11 | Alabama (7-2) | 12 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 12 | Marshall (9-0) | 13 | 1 | MAC (East) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 13 | Georgia Tech (6-2) | 7 | 6 | ACC | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 14 | Georgia (6-2) | 14 | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 15 | BYU (8-1) | 15 | MWC | ||
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 16 | Michigan (7-2) | 16 | Big Ten | ||
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 17 | Michigan State (7-2) | 19 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 18 | Ole Miss (7-2) | 23 | 5 | SEC (West) | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 19 | Miami (FL) (5-3) | 22 | 3 | Big East | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 20 | Minnesota (6-3) | Big Ten | |||
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 21 | Southern Mississippi (6-3) | 25 | 4 | CUSA | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 22 | Purdue (6-4) | 17 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 23 | Washington (6-3) | Pac-10 | |||
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 24 | East Carolina (7-2) | 18 | 6 | CUSA | |
| 12 | 1999-11-07 | 25 | Ohio State (6-4) | 20 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 1 | Florida State (9-0) | 1 | 55 | ACC | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 2 | Penn State (9-0) | 2 | 9 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 3 | Virginia Tech (7-0) | 3 | 6 | Big East | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 4 | Tennessee (6-1) | 4 | SEC (East) | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 5 | Florida (7-1) | 5 | SEC (East) | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 6 | Kansas State (8-0) | 6 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 7 | Georgia Tech (6-1) | 7 | ACC | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 8 | Mississippi State (7-0) | 8 | SEC (West) | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 9 | Nebraska (7-1) | 8 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 10 | Wisconsin (7-2) | 11 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 11 | Texas (7-2) | 12 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 12 | Alabama (6-2) | 14 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 13 | Marshall (8-0) | 13 | MAC (East) | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 14 | Georgia (6-2) | 10 | 4 | SEC (East) | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 15 | BYU (7-1) | 16 | 1 | MWC | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 16 | Michigan (6-2) | 15 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 17 | Purdue (6-3) | 18 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 18 | East Carolina (7-1) | 17 | 1 | CUSA | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 19 | Michigan State (6-2) | 19 | Big Ten | ||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 20 | Ohio State (6-3) | 21 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 21 | Texas A&M (6-2) | 22 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 22 | Miami (FL) (4-3) | 23 | 1 | Big East | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 23 | Ole Miss (6-2) | 25 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 24 | Notre Dame (5-3) | Ind | |||
| 11 | 1999-10-31 | 25 | Southern Mississippi (5-3) | 20 | 5 | CUSA | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 1 | Florida State (8-0) | 1 | 55 | ACC | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 2 | Penn State (8-0) | 2 | 10 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 3 | Virginia Tech (6-0) | 4 | 1 | 5 | Big East |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 4 | Tennessee (5-1) | 5 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 5 | Florida (6-1) | 6 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 6 | Kansas State (7-0) | 7 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 7 | Georgia Tech (5-1) | 8 | 1 | ACC | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 8 | Mississippi State (7-0) | 12 | 4 | SEC (West) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 8 | Nebraska (6-1) | 3 | 5 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 10 | Georgia (6-1) | 14 | 4 | SEC (East) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 11 | Wisconsin (6-2) | 17 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 12 | Texas (6-2) | 18 | 6 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 13 | Marshall (7-0) | 15 | 2 | MAC (East) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 14 | Alabama (5-2) | 10 | 4 | SEC (West) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 15 | Michigan (5-2) | 9 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 16 | BYU (6-1) | 19 | 3 | MWC | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 17 | East Carolina (6-1) | 20 | 3 | CUSA | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 18 | Purdue (5-3) | 16 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 19 | Michigan State (6-2) | 11 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 20 | Southern Mississippi (5-2) | 21 | 1 | CUSA | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 21 | Ohio State (5-3) | 22 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 22 | Texas A&M (5-2) | 13 | 9 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 23 | Miami (FL) (3-3) | 23 | Big East | ||
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 24 | Oklahoma (4-2) | Big 12 (South) | |||
| 10 | 1999-10-24 | 25 | Ole Miss (5-2) | 25 | SEC (West) | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 1 | Florida State (7-0) | 1 | 62 | ACC | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 2 | Penn State (7-0) | 2 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 3 | Nebraska (6-0) | 3 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 4 | Virginia Tech (6-0) | 4 | 2 | Big East | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 5 | Tennessee (4-1) | 6 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 6 | Florida (6-1) | 7 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 7 | Kansas State (6-0) | 9 | 2 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 8 | Georgia Tech (5-1) | 8 | ACC | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 9 | Michigan (5-1) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 10 | Alabama (5-1) | 11 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 11 | Michigan State (6-1) | 5 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 12 | Mississippi State (6-0) | 12 | SEC (West) | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 13 | Texas A&M (5-1) | 13 | Big 12 (South) | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 14 | Georgia (5-1) | 14 | SEC (East) | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 15 | Marshall (6-0) | 15 | MAC (East) | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 16 | Purdue (5-2) | 20 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 17 | Wisconsin (5-2) | 17 | Big Ten | ||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 18 | Texas (5-2) | 19 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 19 | BYU (5-1) | 21 | 2 | MWC | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 20 | East Carolina (5-1) | 23 | 3 | CUSA | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 21 | Southern Mississippi (4-2) | 25 | 4 | CUSA | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 22 | Ohio State (4-3) | 18 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 23 | Miami (FL) (2-3) | 24 | 1 | Big East | |
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 24 | Minnesota (5-1) | Big Ten | |||
| 9 | 1999-10-17 | 25 | Ole Miss (5-2) | 22 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 1 | Florida State (6-0) | 1 | 63 | ACC | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 2 | Penn State (6-0) | 2 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 3 | Nebraska (6-0) | 4 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 4 | Virginia Tech (5-0) | 5 | 1 | 1 | Big East |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 5 | Michigan State (6-0) | 11 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 6 | Tennessee (4-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 7 | Florida (5-1) | 8 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 8 | Georgia Tech (4-1) | 7 | 1 | ACC | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 9 | Kansas State (5-0) | 9 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 10 | Michigan (5-1) | 3 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 11 | Alabama (4-1) | 12 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 12 | Mississippi State (6-0) | 14 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 13 | Texas A&M (4-1) | 13 | Big 12 (South) | ||
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 14 | Georgia (4-1) | 10 | 4 | SEC (East) | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 15 | Marshall (5-0) | 15 | MAC (East) | ||
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 16 | Syracuse (5-1) | 18 | 2 | Big East | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 17 | Wisconsin (4-2) | 20 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 18 | Ohio State (4-2) | 21 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 19 | Texas (5-2) | 23 | 4 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 20 | Purdue (4-2) | 17 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 21 | BYU (4-1) | 24 | 3 | MWC | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 22 | Ole Miss (5-1) | SEC (West) | |||
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 23 | East Carolina (5-1) | 16 | 7 | CUSA | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 24 | Miami (FL) (2-3) | 19 | 5 | Big East | |
| 8 | 1999-10-10 | 25 | Southern Mississippi (3-2) | CUSA | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 1 | Florida State (5-0) | 1 | 64 | ACC | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 2 | Penn State (5-0) | 2 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 3 | Michigan (5-0) | 4 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 4 | Nebraska (5-0) | 6 | 2 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 5 | Virginia Tech (4-0) | 8 | 3 | 1 | Big East |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 6 | Tennessee (3-1) | 7 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 7 | Georgia Tech (3-1) | 9 | 2 | ACC | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 8 | Florida (4-1) | 3 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 9 | Kansas State (4-0) | 13 | 4 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 10 | Georgia (4-0) | 10 | SEC (East) | ||
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 11 | Michigan State (5-0) | 14 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 12 | Alabama (4-1) | 21 | 9 | SEC (West) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 13 | Texas A&M (3-1) | 5 | 8 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 14 | Mississippi State (5-0) | 16 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 15 | Marshall (5-0) | 17 | 2 | MAC (East) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 16 | East Carolina (5-0) | 19 | 3 | CUSA | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 17 | Purdue (4-1) | 11 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 18 | Syracuse (4-1) | 22 | 4 | Big East | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 19 | Miami (FL) (2-2) | 18 | 1 | Big East | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 20 | Wisconsin (3-2) | Big Ten | |||
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 21 | Ohio State (3-2) | 12 | 9 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 22 | USC (3-1) | Pac-10 | |||
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 23 | Texas (4-2) | 15 | 8 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 24 | BYU (3-1) | MWC | |||
| 7 | 1999-10-03 | 25 | Minnesota (4-0) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 1 | Florida State (4-0) | 1 | 61 | ACC | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 2 | Penn State (5-0) | 2 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 3 | Florida (4-0) | 3 | 3 | SEC (East) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 4 | Michigan (4-0) | 4 | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 5 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 5 | Big 12 (South) | ||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 6 | Nebraska (4-0) | 6 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 7 | Tennessee (2-1) | 7 | SEC (East) | ||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 8 | Virginia Tech (3-0) | 8 | 1 | Big East | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 9 | Georgia Tech (2-1) | 10 | 1 | ACC | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 10 | Georgia (3-0) | 11 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 11 | Purdue (4-0) | 13 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 12 | Ohio State (3-1) | 12 | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 13 | Kansas State (3-0) | 15 | 2 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 14 | Michigan State (4-0) | 19 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 15 | Texas (4-1) | 22 | 7 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 16 | Mississippi State (4-0) | 23 | 7 | SEC (West) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 17 | Marshall (4-0) | 21 | 4 | MAC (East) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 18 | Miami (FL) (2-2) | 9 | 9 | Big East | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 19 | East Carolina (4-0) | CUSA | |||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 20 | Arkansas (2-1) | 14 | 6 | SEC (West) | |
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 21 | Alabama (3-1) | SEC (West) | |||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 22 | Syracuse (3-1) | Big East | |||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 23 | Oklahoma (3-0) | Big 12 (South) | |||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 24 | Virginia (3-1) | ACC | |||
| 6 | 1999-09-26 | 25 | Oregon (3-1) | Pac-10 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 1 | Florida State (3-0) | 1 | 59 | ACC | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 2 | Penn State (4-0) | 3 | 1 | 7 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 3 | Florida (3-0) | 4 | 1 | 3 | SEC (East) |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 4 | Michigan (3-0) | 6 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 5 | Texas A&M (2-0) | 7 | 2 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 6 | Nebraska (3-0) | 4 | 2 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 7 | Tennessee (1-1) | 2 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 8 | Virginia Tech (2-0) | 10 | 2 | 1 | Big East |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 9 | Miami (FL) (2-1) | 8 | 1 | Big East | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 10 | Georgia Tech (2-1) | 12 | 2 | ACC | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 11 | Georgia (2-0) | 11 | SEC (East) | ||
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 12 | Ohio State (2-1) | 13 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 13 | Purdue (3-0) | 14 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 14 | Arkansas (2-0) | 15 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 15 | Kansas State (2-0) | 16 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 16 | USC (2-0) | 17 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 17 | BYU (2-0) | 25 | 8 | MWC | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 18 | UCLA (2-1) | 21 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 19 | Michigan State (3-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 20 | Wisconsin (2-1) | 9 | 11 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 21 | Marshall (3-0) | MAC (East) | |||
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 22 | Texas (3-1) | Big 12 (South) | |||
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 23 | Mississippi State (3-0) | SEC (West) | |||
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 24 | Air Force (2-0) | MWC | |||
| 5 | 1999-09-19 | 25 | North Carolina State (3-1) | 20 | 5 | ACC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 1 | Florida State (2-0) | 1 | 49 | ACC | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 2 | Tennessee (1-0) | 3 | 1 | 13 | SEC (East) |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 3 | Penn State (3-0) | 2 | 1 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 4 | Florida (2-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 4 | Nebraska (2-0) | 5 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 6 | Michigan (2-0) | 6 | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 7 | Texas A&M (1-0) | 7 | Big 12 (South) | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 8 | Miami (FL) (2-0) | 8 | Big East | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 9 | Wisconsin (2-0) | 9 | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 10 | Virginia Tech (2-0) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Big East |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 11 | Georgia (2-0) | 12 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 12 | Georgia Tech (1-1) | 10 | 2 | ACC | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 13 | Ohio State (1-1) | 13 | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 14 | Purdue (2-0) | 20 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 15 | Arkansas (1-0) | 15 | SEC (West) | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 16 | Kansas State (1-0) | 17 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 17 | USC (1-0) | 18 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 18 | Alabama (2-0) | 21 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 19 | Arizona (2-1) | 19 | Pac-10 | ||
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 20 | North Carolina State (3-0) | 23 | 3 | ACC | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 21 | UCLA (1-1) | 14 | 7 | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 22 | Arizona State (1-0) | 25 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 23 | Colorado State (2-0) | 24 | 1 | MWC | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 24 | Notre Dame (1-2) | 16 | 8 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1999-09-12 | 25 | BYU (1-0) | MWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 1 | Florida State (1-0) | 1 | 31 | ACC | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 2 | Penn State (2-0) | 2 | 26 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 3 | Tennessee (1-0) | 3 | 11 | SEC (East) | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 4 | Florida (1-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 5 | Nebraska (1-0) | 5 | Big 12 (North) | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 6 | Michigan (1-0) | 7 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 7 | Texas A&M (1-0) | 6 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 8 | Miami (FL) (2-0) | 8 | Big East | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 9 | Wisconsin (1-0) | 9 | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 10 | Georgia Tech (1-0) | 10 | ACC | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 11 | Virginia Tech (1-0) | 11 | 1 | Big East | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 12 | Georgia (1-0) | 12 | SEC (East) | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 13 | Ohio State (0-1) | 13 | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 14 | UCLA (1-0) | 17 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 15 | Arkansas (1-0) | 18 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 16 | Notre Dame (1-1) | 16 | Ind | ||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 17 | Kansas State | 19 | 2 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 18 | USC (1-0) | 21 | 3 | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 19 | Arizona (1-1) | 15 | 4 | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 20 | Purdue (1-0) | 22 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 21 | Alabama (1-0) | 20 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 22 | Virginia (1-0) | 23 | 1 | ACC | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 23 | North Carolina State (2-0) | 24 | 1 | ACC | |
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 24 | Colorado State (1-0) | MWC | |||
| 3 | 1999-09-06 | 25 | Arizona State | 25 | Pac-10 | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 1 | Florida State (1-0) | 1 | 28 | ACC | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 2 | Penn State (1-0) | 3 | 1 | 26 | Big Ten |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 3 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 13 | SEC (East) |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 4 | Florida | 5 | 1 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 5 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 6 | Texas A&M | 7 | 1 | Big 12 (South) | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 7 | Michigan | 8 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 8 | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 12 | 4 | Big East | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 9 | Wisconsin | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 10 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 1 | ACC | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 11 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 2 | 1 | Big East |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 12 | Georgia | 14 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 13 | Ohio State (0-1) | 9 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 14 | Colorado | 15 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 15 | Arizona (0-1) | 4 | 11 | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 16 | Notre Dame (1-0) | 18 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 17 | UCLA | 16 | 1 | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 18 | Arkansas | 22 | 4 | SEC (West) | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 19 | Kansas State | 20 | 1 | Big 12 (North) | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 20 | Alabama | 20 | SEC (West) | ||
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 21 | USC | 19 | 2 | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 22 | Purdue | 23 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 23 | Virginia | 24 | 1 | ACC | |
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 24 | North Carolina State (1-0) | ACC | |||
| 2 | 1999-08-30 | 25 | Arizona State | 25 | Pac-10 | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Florida State | NA | — | 48 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Tennessee | NA | — | 15 | SEC (East) |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Penn State | NA | — | 4 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Arizona | NA | — | 1 | Pac-10 |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Florida | NA | — | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Nebraska | NA | — | Big 12 (North) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Texas A&M | NA | — | Big 12 (South) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | Michigan | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Ohio State | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Wisconsin | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Georgia Tech | NA | — | ACC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | Miami (FL) | NA | — | Big East | |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | Virginia Tech | NA | — | 1 | Big East |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Georgia | NA | — | SEC (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Colorado | NA | — | Big 12 (North) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | UCLA | NA | — | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | Texas | NA | — | Big 12 (South) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | Notre Dame | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | USC | NA | — | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Alabama | NA | — | SEC (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Kansas State | NA | — | Big 12 (North) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 22 | Arkansas | NA | — | SEC (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 23 | Purdue | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 24 | Virginia | NA | — | ACC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 25 | Arizona State | NA | — | Pac-10 |
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