1999 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | FloridaState | 11 | 0 | 7.8017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VirginiaTech | 11 | 0 | 6.8030 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 11 | 1 | 6.5885 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 10 | 2 | 6.0302 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 5.8658 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | MichiganState | 9 | 2 | 5.8344 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | KansasState | 10 | 1 | 5.7442 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9 | 2 | 5.4978 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Marshall | 12 | 0 | 5.4690 | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 9 | 2 | 5.2546 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Florida | 9 | 3 | 5.1396 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | MississippiState | 9 | 2 | 4.6879 | 15 | 16 |
| 13 | EastCarolina | 9 | 2 | 4.2260 | 20 | 19 |
| 14 | PennState | 9 | 3 | 4.1886 | 13 | 17 |
| 15 | LouisianaTech | 8 | 3 | 4.1758 | NR | NR |
| 16 | TexasA&M | 8 | 3 | 3.8771 | 18 | 13 |
| 17 | SouthernMississippi | 8 | 3 | 3.8629 | 16 | 14 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 8 | 3 | 3.8501 | 12 | 12 |
| 19 | GeorgiaTech | 8 | 3 | 3.8450 | 17 | 15 |
| 20 | Texas | 9 | 4 | 3.6384 | 14 | 18 |
| 21 | BrighamYoung | 8 | 3 | 3.5616 | 28 | 25 |
| 22 | Purdue | 7 | 4 | 3.3594 | 19 | 20 |
| 23 | Oregon | 8 | 3 | 3.3001 | 27 | 26 |
| 24 | ColoradoState | 8 | 3 | 3.2267 | 30 | 27 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 3.2194 | 24 | 28 |
| 26 | Utah | 8 | 3 | 3.1909 | 31 | 36T |
| 27 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 3.1785 | 33 | NR |
| 28 | Illinois | 7 | 4 | 3.1050 | 29 | 30 |
| 29 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 3.0366 | 22 | 21 |
| 30 | Miami(Florida) | 8 | 4 | 2.9021 | 23 | 23 |
| 31 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 2.7496 | 21 | 24 |
| 32 | BostonCollege | 8 | 3 | 2.6514 | 25 | 22 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 2.6045 | 26 | 29 |
| 34 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 2.5369 | 36T | NR |
| 35 | Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 2.3151 | ||
| 36 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 2.2577 | ||
| 37 | BoiseState | 9 | 3 | 2.2560 | ||
| 38 | OregonState | 7 | 4 | 2.0078 | ||
| 39 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 1.9671 | ||
| 40 | OhioState | 6 | 6 | 1.9022 | ||
| 41 | Louisville | 7 | 4 | 1.8076 | ||
| 42 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 1.7083 | ||
| 43 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 1.6580 | ||
| 44 | WakeForest | 6 | 5 | 1.5415 | ||
| 45 | FresnoState | 8 | 4 | 1.5414 | ||
| 46 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 1.4769 | ||
| 47 | NorthCarolinaState | 6 | 6 | 1.4528 | ||
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 1.4280 | ||
| 49 | Colorado | 6 | 5 | 1.3130 | ||
| 50 | NotreDame | 5 | 7 | 1.2900 | ||
| 51 | Hawaii | 8 | 4 | 1.1510 | ||
| 52 | ArizonaState | 6 | 5 | 1.1166 | ||
| 53 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 6 | 1.0923 | ||
| 54 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 1.0396 | ||
| 55 | AirForce | 6 | 5 | 0.9522 | ||
| 56 | OklahomaState | 5 | 6 | 0.9125 | ||
| 57 | SanDiegoState |