| Season: | 1999 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 23 |
| Bowl Start: | December 18, 1999 |
| Bowl End: | January 4, 2000 |
| Championship Bowl: | Sugar Bowl |
| Championship Location: | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| Champions: | Florida State |
| Conference1: | SEC |
| Conference1 Teams: | 8 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference1 Ap Poll: | 7 |
| Conference2: | Big Ten |
| Conference2 Teams: | 7 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 5 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference2 Ap Poll: | 7 |
| Conference3: | Big 12 |
| Conference3 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference3 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference4: | ACC |
| Conference4 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference4 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference5: | Pac-10 |
| Conference5 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference5 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference6: | Big East |
| Conference6 Teams: | 4 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference6 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference7: | WAC |
| Conference7 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference7 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference8: | CUSA |
| Conference8 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference8 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference9: | MW |
| Conference9 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference9 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference10: | Big West |
| Conference10 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference10 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference10 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference10 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference11: | MAC |
| Conference11 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference11 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference11 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference11 Ap Poll: | 1 |
The 1999–2000 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the second year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Florida State defeated Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1999 season.
A total of 23 bowl games were played between December 18, 1999 and January 4, 2000 by 46 bowl-eligible teams.[1] One new bowl was established for the 1999–2000 season: the Mobile Alabama Bowl (now known as the 68 Ventures Bowl).
See also: 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
| Rank | Team | Conference and standing | Bowl game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACC champions | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) | ||
| 2 | Big East champions | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) | ||
| 3 | Big 12 Champions | Fiesta Bowl | ||
| 4 | SEC Champions | Orange Bowl | ||
| 5 | SEC Eastern Division second place | Fiesta Bowl | ||
| 6 | Co-Big 12 North Division Champions | Holiday Bowl | ||
| 7 | Big Ten Champions | Rose Bowl | ||
| 8 | Big Ten second place (tie) | Orange Bowl | ||
| 9 | Big Ten second place (tie) | Citrus Bowl | ||
| 10 | SEC Eastern Division champions | Citrus Bowl | ||
| 11 | Big Ten fourth place (tie) | Alamo Bowl | ||
| 12 | MAC Champions | Motor City Bowl | ||
| 13 | Big Ten fourth place (tie) | Sun Bowl | ||
| 14 | Big 12 South Division second place (tie) | Alamo Bowl | ||
| 15 | Big 12 South Division Champions | Cotton Bowl |
Rankings are per the final BCS standings.
| Conference | Champion | Rank | Bowl game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) | ||
| 2 | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) | ||
| 7 | Rose Bowl | ||
| 3 | Fiesta Bowl | ||
| — | Humanitarian Bowl | ||
| — | Liberty Bowl | ||
| 12 | Motor City Bowl | ||
| — | Las Vegas Bowl | ||
| — | Motor City Bowl | ||
| — | Liberty Bowl | ||
| — | Rose Bowl | ||
| 4 | Orange Bowl | ||
| — | Oahu Bowl | ||
| — | Mobile Alabama Bowl | ||
| — | Las Vegas Bowl |
Each of the games in the following table was televised by ABC.
| - | Date | Time | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 4:30 PM | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA | No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers No. 22 Stanford Cardinal | Big Ten Pac-10 | Wisconsin 17 Stanford 9 | |
| 8:30 PM | Orange Bowl | Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL | No. 8 Michigan Wolverines No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide | Big Ten SEC | Michigan 35 Alabama 34 (OT) | ||
| Jan 2 | 8:00 PM | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ | No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers | Big 12 SEC | Nebraska 31 Tennessee 21 | |
| Jan 4 | 8:00 PM | Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | No. 1 Florida State Seminoles No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies | ACC Big East | Florida State 46 Virginia Tech 29 | |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Eastern Time. |