2009 Final College Football Team Rankings
2009 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.728 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 14–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +101 | Beat Texas 37–21 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.853 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 13–1 | 0.929 | 3 | +87 | Lost to Alabama 21–37 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.886 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 13–1 | 0.929 | 3 | +84 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 1.016 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 14–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +78 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 1.039 |  TCU |  MWC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 5 | +69 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.044 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 12–1 | 0.923 | 5 | +71 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.147 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +67 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.237 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +58 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.247 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +57 | BYE |
| 10 | 2 | 1.258 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +65 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–14 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.392 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +53 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.421 |  BYU | MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +54 | BYE |
| 13 | 1 | 1.450 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +50 | BYE |
| 14 | -3 | 1.520 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 12 | +52 | Lost to Iowa 14–24 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.552 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 7 | +48 | Beat Troy 44–41 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.565 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +47 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.654 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 10–4 | 0.714 | 19 | +43 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.682 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +39 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.705 |  LSU | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +42 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.759 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +40 | BYE |
| 21 | 1 | 1.881 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +37 | BYE |
| 22 | -1 | 1.890 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +28 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.895 |  USC | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +35 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.904 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +33 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.950 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +30 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 1.989 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 10–4 | 0.714 | 19 | +30 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.018 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +26 | BYE |
| 28 | 1 | 2.046 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 10–4 | 0.714 | 19 | +27 | BYE |
| 29 | -1 | 2.061 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 32 | +31 | BYE |
| 30 | 1 | 2.115 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +24 | BYE |
| 31 | 1 | 2.149 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +28 | BYE |
| 32 | 1 | 2.171 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +22 | BYE |
| 33 | -3 | 2.182 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +27 | Lost to Central Michigan 41–44 |
| 34 | 0 | 2.189 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +25 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.222 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +23 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.230 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +21 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.233 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +24 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.261 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–5 | 0.643 | 32 | +24 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.307 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +25 | BYE |
| 40 | 1 | 2.317 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +18 | BYE |
| 41 | -1 | 2.323 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +21 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.413 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +17 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.463 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.504 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +18 | BYE |
| 45 | 0 | 2.538 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +16 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.540 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 22 | +23 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.580 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | 0 | 2.589 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.616 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +17 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.654 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.658 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.659 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +16 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 2.776 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 32 | +10 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 2.787 |  SMU | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 2.827 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +15 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 2.937 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +9 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 2.980 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +5 | BYE |
| 58 | 1 | 3.057 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +11 | BYE |
| 59 | -1 | 3.062 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +7 | BYE |
| 60 | 0 | 3.084 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +5 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 3.100 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | +6 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.205 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +4 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.277 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +3 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.395 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +5 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.395 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | 0 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.410 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +2 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.468 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.475 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | -11 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.480 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | +2 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.579 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -3 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.772 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | -5 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.787 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -9 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.976 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -11 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.993 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -15 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.010 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -9 | BYE |
| 76 | 1 | 4.124 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -13 | BYE |
| 77 | -1 | 4.134 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -14 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.181 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -13 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.214 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.227 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -16 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.232 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.241 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -17 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.268 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.448 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.453 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -16 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.469 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -18 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.510 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -25 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 4.583 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -26 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.586 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -21 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.681 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -14 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.698 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.840 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -24 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 4.953 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -30 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 4.995 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -33 | BYE |
| 95 | -1 | 4.999 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.114 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -26 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.166 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -28 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.303 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -36 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.352 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -28 | BYE |
| 100 | 1 | 5.372 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -35 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.398 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -20 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.464 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -31 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.649 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -31 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.813 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -32 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.845 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -37 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.172 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -43 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.255 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -40 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.326 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.512 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.579 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -49 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.884 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.903 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -48 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.113 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -53 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.130 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -49 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.175 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.191 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–10 | 0.231 | 108 | -53 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.498 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -53 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.759 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -57 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 9.243 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -76 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 9.388 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -68 | BYE |