1999 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | FloridaState | 12 | 0 | 7.9383 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 12 | 1 | 6.8573 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 6.2896 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | MichiganState | 10 | 2 | 6.2758 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | VirginiaTech | 11 | 1 | 6.0731 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Marshall | 13 | 0 | 6.0395 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | KansasState | 11 | 1 | 5.8346 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 10 | 2 | 5.5235 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10 | 3 | 4.9052 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 9 | 3 | 4.8248 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | MississippiState | 10 | 2 | 4.7888 | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | PennState | 10 | 3 | 4.4626 | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Florida | 9 | 4 | 4.0637 | 12 | 14 |
| 14 | LouisianaTech | 8 | 3 | 3.9754 | NR | NR |
| 15 | SouthernMississippi | 9 | 3 | 3.8597 | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Illinois | 8 | 4 | 3.4571 | 24 | 25 |
| 17 | Oregon | 9 | 3 | 3.3901 | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Miami(Florida) | 9 | 4 | 3.2380 | 15 | 15 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 3.2089 | 17 | 19 |
| 20 | EastCarolina | 9 | 3 | 3.1864 | 27 | 26 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 3.1088 | 18 | 17 |
| 22 | Utah | 9 | 3 | 3.0350 | 31 | 31 |
| 23 | TexasA&M | 8 | 4 | 2.8798 | 23 | 20 |
| 24 | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 2.8445 | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | GeorgiaTech | 8 | 4 | 2.8262 | 20 | 21 |
| 26 | Mississippi | 8 | 4 | 2.7319 | 22 | 22 |
| 27 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | 2.5485 | 25 | 27 |
| 28 | Texas | 9 | 5 | 2.4723 | 21 | 23 |
| 29 | BoiseState | 10 | 3 | 2.4593 | ||
| 30 | BrighamYoung | 8 | 4 | 2.3501 | ||
| 31 | ColoradoState | 8 | 4 | 2.2150 | ||
| 32 | Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 2.0774 | ||
| 33 | OhioState | 6 | 6 | 2.0229 | ||
| 34 | Virginia | 7 | 5 | 1.9264 | ||
| 35 | Stanford | 8 | 4 | 1.8794 | ||
| 36 | BostonCollege | 8 | 4 | 1.7550 | ||
| 37 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 1.6627 | ||
| 38 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 1.5884 | ||
| 39 | TexasChristian | 8 | 4 | 1.5340 | ||
| 40 | Washington | 7 | 5 | 1.4547 | ||
| 41 | Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 1.4074 | ||
| 42 | Hawaii | 9 | 4 | 1.3833 | ||
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 1.3531 | ||
| 44 | WakeForest | 7 | 5 | 1.3434 | ||
| 45 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 1.3407 | ||
| 46 | Colorado | 7 | 5 | 1.3293 | ||
| 47 | NorthCarolinaState | 6 | 6 | 1.1502 | ||
| 48 | Oklahoma | 7 | 5 | 1.1311 | ||
| 49 | NotreDame | 5 | 7 | 1.0267 | ||
| 50 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 6 | 0.8811 | ||
| 51 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 0.8657 | ||
| 52 | OregonState | 7 | 5 | 0.8504 | ||
| 53 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0.8446 | ||
| 54 | OklahomaState | 5 | 6 | 0.7900 | ||
| 55 | ArizonaState | 6 | 6 | 0.7783 | ||
| 56 | AirForce | 6 | 5 | 0.7200 | ||
| 57 | SanDiegoState | 5 |