1999 season
114 teams across 5 tiers · ingest from CFBD regular season
- National champion
- Florida Statefrom Premier
- Biggest riser (1999 tiers)
- Michigan State▲ 1 tier
- Biggest faller
- UCLA▼ 1 tier
Regular season champions
Tier winners — the top finisher in each tier on points, before any promotion playoff or main-playoff games.
Tier standings
Final regular-season standings within each tier. Promoted rows tinted green, relegated rows tinted red, survival winners tinted amber.
Premier24 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 11 | 0 | 38 | 412 | 174 | +238 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 9 | 2 | 38 | 326 | 213 | +113 | |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 35 | 389 | 144 | +245 | |
| 4 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 29 | 348 | 163 | +185 | |
| 5 | Florida | 9 | 2 | 29 | 362 | 201 | +161 | |
| 6 | Penn State | 9 | 3 | 29 | 393 | 234 | +159 | |
| 7 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 28 | 438 | 246 | +192 | |
| 8 | Oregon | 8 | 3 | 28 | 386 | 264 | +122 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 10 | 1 | 27 | 433 | 144 | +289 | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 26 | 318 | 208 | +110 | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 9 | 2 | 24 | 392 | 145 | +247 | |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 3 | 24 | 448 | 333 | +115 | |
| 13 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 24 | 328 | 246 | +82 | |
| 14 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 22 | 324 | 302 | +22 | |
| 15 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 20 | 339 | 364 | -25 | |
| 16 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 19 | 326 | 208 | +118 | |
| 17 | USC | 6 | 6 | 19 | 348 | 278 | +70 | |
| 18 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 19 | 308 | 285 | +23 | |
| 19 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 18 | 280 | 243 | +37 | |
| 20 | Ohio State | 6 | 6 | 17 | 285 | 287 | -2 | |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 5 | 7 | 15 | 348 | 331 | +17 | Survived |
| 22 | UCLA | 4 | 7 | 14 | 230 | 311 | -81 | Relegated |
| 23 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 13 | 264 | 218 | +46 | Relegated |
| 24 | Tulane | 3 | 8 | 6 | 279 | 399 | -120 | Relegated |
Tier 224 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 2 | 32 | 341 | 211 | +130 | Promoted |
| 2 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 32 | 310 | 223 | +87 | Promoted |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 0 | 29 | 455 | 116 | +339 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 4 | BYU | 8 | 3 | 27 | 332 | 230 | +102 | |
| 5 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 27 | 311 | 278 | +33 | |
| 6 | Purdue | 7 | 4 | 23 | 359 | 277 | +82 | |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 4 | 22 | 404 | 207 | +197 | |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 9 | 2 | 22 | 238 | 149 | +89 | |
| 9 | Marshall | 11 | 0 | 21 | 408 | 104 | +304 | |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 7 | 4 | 20 | 296 | 203 | +93 | |
| 11 | Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 19 | 302 | 270 | +32 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 17 | 253 | 282 | -29 | |
| 13 | Southern Miss | 8 | 3 | 16 | 310 | 172 | +138 | |
| 14 | TCU | 7 | 4 | 16 | 334 | 199 | +135 | |
| 15 | Colorado | 6 | 5 | 16 | 343 | 283 | +60 | |
| 16 | California | 4 | 7 | 15 | 180 | 254 | -74 | |
| 17 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 14 | 315 | 323 | -8 | |
| 18 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 13 | 335 | 264 | +71 | |
| 19 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 13 | 237 | 261 | -24 | |
| 20 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 12 | 272 | 226 | +46 | |
| 21 | NC State | 6 | 6 | 12 | 244 | 302 | -58 | Relegated |
| 22 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 9 | 292 | 289 | +3 | Survived |
| 23 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 9 | 224 | 371 | -147 | Relegated |
| 24 | North Carolina | 3 | 8 | 6 | 186 | 272 | -86 | Relegated |
Tier 326 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 33 | 409 | 347 | +62 | Promoted |
| 2 | Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 26 | 282 | 288 | -6 | Promoted |
| 3 | East Carolina | 9 | 2 | 25 | 319 | 197 | +122 | |
| 4 | Fresno State | 8 | 4 | 24 | 397 | 265 | +132 | |
| 5 | Utah | 8 | 3 | 23 | 363 | 194 | +169 | |
| 6 | Oregon State | 7 | 4 | 23 | 330 | 254 | +76 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 7 | Boston College | 8 | 3 | 22 | 269 | 246 | +23 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 19 | 405 | 202 | +203 | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 8 | 3 | 18 | 348 | 172 | +176 | |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 3 | 15 | 389 | 306 | +83 | |
| 11 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 14 | 233 | 236 | -3 | |
| 12 | Idaho | 7 | 4 | 12 | 304 | 283 | +21 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 12 | 267 | 274 | -7 | |
| 14 | Louisville | 7 | 4 | 10 | 412 | 331 | +81 | |
| 15 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 10 | 296 | 312 | -16 | |
| 16 | LSU | 3 | 8 | 10 | 223 | 259 | -36 | |
| 17 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 10 | 193 | 235 | -42 | |
| 18 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 9 | 293 | 229 | +64 | |
| 19 | Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 9 | 343 | 308 | +35 | |
| 20 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 7 | 291 | 386 | -95 | |
| 21 | Washington State | 3 | 9 | 6 | 248 | 327 | -79 | |
| 22 | San Jose State | 3 | 7 | 6 | 258 | 402 | -144 | |
| 23 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | 5 | 283 | 418 | -135 | Survived |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 4 | 7 | 3 | 229 | 344 | -115 | Relegated |
| 25 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 2 | 277 | 318 | -41 | Relegated |
| 26 | Tulsa | 2 | 9 | 2 | 230 | 386 | -156 | Relegated |
Tier 426 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 4 | 23 | 325 | 254 | +71 | Promoted |
| 2 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 20 | 254 | 211 | +43 | Promoted |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 18 | 243 | 206 | +37 | |
| 4 | Boise State | 9 | 3 | 17 | 396 | 246 | +150 | |
| 5 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 16 | 315 | 236 | +79 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 6 | Navy | 5 | 7 | 14 | 326 | 306 | +20 | |
| 7 | UTEP | 5 | 7 | 14 | 306 | 389 | -83 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 6 | 5 | 12 | 311 | 274 | +37 | |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 12 | 281 | 278 | +3 | |
| 10 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 11 | 292 | 260 | +32 | |
| 11 | Akron | 7 | 4 | 11 | 315 | 314 | +1 | |
| 12 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | 11 | 294 | 354 | -60 | |
| 13 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 10 | 240 | 298 | -58 | |
| 14 | Duke | 3 | 8 | 9 | 217 | 363 | -146 | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 8 | 252 | 256 | -4 | |
| 16 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 8 | 141 | 301 | -160 | |
| 17 | Ohio | 5 | 6 | 7 | 271 | 287 | -16 | |
| 18 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 7 | 247 | 272 | -25 | |
| 19 | Utah State | 4 | 7 | 7 | 234 | 301 | -67 | |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 6 | 246 | 332 | -86 | |
| 21 | Army | 3 | 8 | 6 | 225 | 317 | -92 | |
| 22 | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 291 | -173 | |
| 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 5 | 186 | 322 | -136 | Survived |
| 24 | Rutgers | 1 | 10 | 5 | 155 | 427 | -272 | Relegated |
| 25 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 2 | 137 | 414 | -277 | Relegated |
| 26 | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 1 | 162 | 347 | -185 | Relegated |
Tier 514 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 8 | 4 | 18 | 348 | 332 | +16 | Promoted |
| 2 | UAB | 5 | 6 | 13 | 248 | 279 | -31 | Promoted |
| 3 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 11 | 232 | 182 | +50 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | 8 | 239 | 338 | -99 | |
| 5 | UNLV | 3 | 8 | 8 | 160 | 324 | -164 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 3 | 8 | 7 | 275 | 289 | -14 | |
| 7 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 5 | 153 | 366 | -213 | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 4 | 289 | 289 | 0 | |
| 9 | Kent State | 2 | 9 | 4 | 213 | 376 | -163 | |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 9 | 1 | 203 | 415 | -212 | |
| 11 | South Carolina | 0 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 278 | -191 | |
| 12 | Ball State | 0 | 11 | 0 | 157 | 361 | -204 | |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 8 | -3 | 272 | 379 | -107 | |
| 14 | Buffalo | 0 | 11 | -6 | 130 | 426 | -296 |
Main playoff
Twelve-team championship bracket: top 8 from Premier (seeds 1–8), top 2 from Tier 2 (seeds 9–10), top 2 from Tier 3 (seeds 11–12). Seeds 1–4 receive first-round byes. Champion: Florida State.
Round 1
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Promotion playoffs
Each lower tier sends two teams up automatically (ranks 1 and 2); ranks 3–6 contest a single-elimination playoff for the third promotion spot.
Relegation playoffs
Bottom 4 of each upper tier play a survival bracket. The Survival Final winner stays up; the other three drop down.
Premierbottom 4 · survivor: Notre Dame
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
Tier 2bottom 4 · survivor: West Virginia
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
Tier 3bottom 4 · survivor: Nevada
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
Tier 4bottom 4 · survivor: Louisiana-Monroe
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
2000 starting tiers
Cascade from 1999: promoted teams move up, relegated teams move down, and FBS membership is reconciled against CFBD's roster for the next year.
Premier24
- Florida State1
- Michigan2
- Nebraska3
- Michigan State4
- Alabama5
- Virginia Tech6
- Tennessee7
- Florida8
- Penn State9
- Texas10
- Oregon11
- Kansas State12
- Texas A&M13
- Wisconsin14
- Georgia Tech15
- Colorado State16
- Virginia17
- Arizona18
- Arkansas19
- USC20
- Georgia21
- Syracuse22
- Ohio State23
- Notre Dame24
Tier 224
- Stanford1
- BYU2
- Washington3
- Arizona State4
- Purdue5
- Oregon State6
- Miami (FL)7
- Mississippi State8
- Marshall9
- Ole Miss10
- Wyoming11
- Texas Tech12
- Southern Miss13
- TCU14
- Colorado15
- California16
- Kentucky17
- UCLA18
- Miami (OH)19
- Air Force20
- Rice21
- San Diego State22
- West Virginia23
- Tulane24
Tier 326
- East Carolina1
- Fresno State2
- Utah3
- Illinois4
- Boston College5
- Houston6
- Oklahoma7
- Minnesota8
- Clemson9
- Louisiana Tech10
- Auburn11
- Idaho12
- Oklahoma State13
- NC State14
- Louisville15
- Bowling Green16
- LSU17
- SMU18
- Toledo19
- Western Michigan20
- Missouri21
- Indiana22
- Washington State23
- North Carolina24
- San Jose State25
- Nevada26
Tier 426
- Wake Forest1
- Hawaii2
- Boise State3
- Navy4
- UTEP5
- UAB6
- New Mexico State7
- Pittsburgh8
- Memphis9
- Maryland10
- Akron11
- Kansas12
- New Mexico13
- Duke14
- Vanderbilt15
- Northwestern16
- Ohio17
- Iowa State18
- Utah State19
- Arkansas State20
- Army21
- North Texas22
- Louisiana-Monroe23
- Central Michigan24
- UCF25
- Tulsa26
Tier 514
- Eastern Michigan1
- UNLV2
- Cincinnati3
- Temple4
- Rutgers5
- Northern Illinois6
- Kent State7
- Baylor8
- Iowa9
- Louisiana-Lafayette10
- South Carolina11
- Ball State12
- Middle Tennessee13
- Buffalo14