1999 USA Today/ESPN Rankings
| Final Poll For 1999 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1999 USA Today/ESPN |
| 1 | Florida State | 12-0-0 | | | 2 | Nebraska | 12-1-0 | |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11-1-0 | | | 4 | Wisconsin | 10-2-0 | |
| 5 | Michigan | 10-2-0 | | | 6 | Kansas State | 11-1-0 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 10-2-0 | | | 8 | Alabama | 10-3-0 | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 9-3-0 | | | 10 | Marshall | 13-0-0 | |
| 11 | Penn State | 10-3-0 | | | 12 | Mississippi State | 10-2-0 | |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | 9-3-0 | | | 14 | Florida | 9-4-0 | |
| 15 | Miami | 9-4-0 | | | 16 | Georgia | 8-4-0 | |
| 17 | Minnesota | 8-4-0 | | | 18 | Oregon | 9-3-0 | |
| 19 | Arkansas | 8-4-0 | | | 20 | Texas A&M | 8-4-0 | |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 8-4-0 | | | 22 | Mississippi | 8-4-0 | |
| 23 | Texas | 9-5-0 | | | 24 | Stanford | 8-4-0 | |
| 25 | Illinois | 8-4-0 | |
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