Win Over Purdue Starts the Buckeyes Climb up the Polls – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football coaches’ poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | Florida St (53) | 6-0 | 1,469 | 1 |
| 2. | Penn St (6) | 6-0 | 1,412 | 2 |
| 3. | Nebraska | 6-0 | 1,334 | 4 |
| 4. | Virginia Tech | 5-0 | 1,271 | 5 |
| 5. | Tennessee | 4-1 | 1,179 | 6 |
| 6. | Florida | 5-1 | 1,139 | 7 |
| 7. | Michigan St | 6-0 | 1,128 | 11 |
| 8. | Kansas St | 5-0 | 1,072 | 10 |
| 9. | Georgia Tech | 4-1 | 1,047 | 8 |
| 10. | Michigan | 5-1 | 936 | 3 |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 862 | 12 |
| 12. | Mississippi St | 6-0 | 836 | 13 |
| 13. | Alabama | 4-1 | 757 | 14 |
| 14. | Georgia | 4-1 | 648 | 9 |
| 15. | Syracuse | 5-1 | 620 | 17 |
| 16. | Marshall | 5-0 | 605 | 15 |
| 17. | Ohio St | 4-2 | 525 | 19 |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 472 | 20 |
| 19. | Texas | 5-2 | 399 | 23 |
| 20. | BYU | 4-1 | 322 | 24 |
| 21. | Purdue | 4-2 | 282 | 15 |
| 22. | Mississippi | 5-1 | 244 | 25 |
| 23. | East Carolina | 5-1 | 125 | 18 |
| 24. | Miami Fla | 2-3 | 93 | 21 |
| 25. | Air Force | 4-1 | 71 | NR |
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | Florida St (63) | 6-0 | 1,743 | 1 |
| 2. | Penn St (6) | 6-0 | 1,678 | 2 |
| 3. | Nebraska | 6-0 | 1,595 | 4 |
| 4. | Virginia Tech (1) | 5-0 | 1,497 | 5 |
| 5. | Michigan St | 6-0 | 1,408 | 11 |
| 6. | Tennessee | 4-1 | 1,398 | 6 |
| 7. | Florida | 5-1 | 1,282 | 8 |
| 8. | Georgia Tech | 4-1 | 1,258 | 7 |
| 9. | Kansas St | 5-0 | 1,212 | 9 |
| 10. | Michigan | 5-1 | 1,171 | 3 |
| 11. | Alabama | 4-1 | 991 | 12 |
| 12. | Mississippi St | 6-0 | 927 | 14 |
| 13. | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 926 | 13 |
| 14. | Georgia | 4-1 | 778 | 10 |
| 15. | Marshall | 5-0 | 760 | 15 |
| 16. | Syracuse | 5-1 | 715 | 18 |
| 17. | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 606 | 20 |
| 18. | Ohio St | 4-2 | 588 | 21 |
| 19. | Texas | 5-2 | 454 | 23 |
| 20. | Purdue | 4-2 | 366 | 17 |
| 21. | BYU | 4-1 | 341 | 24 |
| 22. | Mississippi | 5-1 | 218 | NR |
| 23. | East Carolina | 5-1 | 205 | 16 |
| 24. | Miami Fla | 2-3 | 161 | 19 |
| 25. | So Mississippi | 3-2 | 124 | NR |
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