2009 Regular Season 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 | 0 | 0.768 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +83 | Beat Nebraska 13–12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.792 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +83 | Beat Florida 32–13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.931 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +68 | Beat Pittsburgh 45–44 |
| 4 | -2 | 0.985 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 6 | +69 | Lost to Alabama 13–32 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.996 |  TCU |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.078 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +65 | Beat New Mexico State 42–7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.111 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +58 | Beat Oregon State 37–33 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.263 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +50 | BYE |
| 9 | -2 | 1.289 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +52 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.343 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +52 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.445 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.460 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +51 | Beat Clemson 39–34 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.580 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +41 | Beat Ohio 20–10 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.593 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +40 | BYE |
| 15 | -1 | 1.599 |  BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +43 | BYE |
| 16 | -1 | 1.608 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +39 | Lost to Cincinnati 44–45 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.638 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +39 | Beat Hawai'i 51–10 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.663 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +41 | BYE |
| 19 | 6 | 1.699 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +40 | Beat Rutgers 24–21 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.743 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +36 | BYE |
| 21 | -5 | 1.818 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +32 | Lost to East Carolina 32–38 |
| 22 | -2 | 1.895 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +35 | Lost to Texas 12–13 |
| 23 | 13 | 1.923 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +31 | Beat USC 21–17 |
| 24 | -1 | 1.930 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +32 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 2.031 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +27 | Lost to Oregon 33–37 |
| 26 | 12 | 2.034 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +30 | Beat Houston 38–32 |
| 27 | 1 | 2.038 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +29 | BYE |
| 28 | -6 | 2.050 |  USC | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +28 | Lost to Arizona 17–21 |
| 29 | 0 | 2.122 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.134 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | 2 | 2.167 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 32 | 2 | 2.173 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 33 | -2 | 2.241 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 34 | -8 | 2.243 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 45 | +26 | Lost to Georgia Tech 34–39 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.275 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +23 | BYE |
| 36 | -4 | 2.280 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +28 | BYE |
| 37 | 3 | 2.331 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +21 | BYE |
| 38 | 5 | 2.381 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 15 | +15 | BYE |
| 39 | -12 | 2.382 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +18 | Lost to Washington 10–42 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.384 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +16 | BYE |
| 41 | 1 | 2.394 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +19 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.397 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +20 | BYE |
| 43 | 5 | 2.397 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | Beat Illinois 53–52 |
| 44 | 0 | 2.406 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +15 | BYE |
| 45 | 9 | 2.425 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +20 | Beat South Florida 29–27 |
| 46 | -9 | 2.475 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +17 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–20 |
| 47 | -8 | 2.478 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +14 | Lost to West Virginia 21–24 |
| 48 | -2 | 2.483 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +18 | BYE |
| 49 | -2 | 2.484 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.542 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +17 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.640 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +19 | BYE |
| 52 | 3 | 2.736 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +10 | BYE |
| 53 | -1 | 2.748 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | -1 | 2.775 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +14 | BYE |
| 55 | -6 | 2.806 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +8 | Lost to UConn 27–29 |
| 56 | 1 | 2.956 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +9 | BYE |
| 57 | -1 | 2.976 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +10 | BYE |
| 58 | 3 | 3.032 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.112 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.127 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +8 | BYE |
| 61 | -3 | 3.151 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | +7 | BYE |
| 62 | 3 | 3.191 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | BYE |
| 63 | -1 | 3.222 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -5 | BYE |
| 64 | -1 | 3.235 |  SMU | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +4 | BYE |
| 65 | -1 | 3.251 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.363 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +6 | BYE |
| 67 | 14 | 3.529 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -1 | Beat California 42–10 |
| 68 | -1 | 3.550 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.573 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | BYE |
| 70 | -2 | 3.610 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -1 | 3.774 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -9 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.825 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.874 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | 2 | 3.978 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -11 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.994 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -11 | BYE |
| 76 | -2 | 4.036 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -10 | BYE |
| 77 | -4 | 4.041 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | -1 | 4.133 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 4 | 4.197 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -12 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.227 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -10 | BYE |
| 81 | -1 | 4.231 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -16 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.304 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -18 | BYE |
| 83 | -5 | 4.323 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 73 | -13 | Lost to Wisconsin 10–51 |
| 84 | 2 | 4.474 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.475 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -13 | BYE |
| 86 | -2 | 4.537 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -22 | BYE |
| 87 | 1 | 4.548 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -21 | BYE |
| 88 | -1 | 4.563 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | BYE |
| 89 | 4 | 4.564 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -19 | Beat Florida International 28–21 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.644 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -11 | BYE |
| 91 | -1 | 4.769 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -22 | BYE |
| 92 | 4 | 4.770 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -22 | Beat San José State 55–20 |
| 93 | -2 | 4.890 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -27 | BYE |
| 94 | -2 | 4.976 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -23 | BYE |
| 95 | -1 | 5.043 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -28 | BYE |
| 96 | -1 | 5.123 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 97 | 1 | 5.262 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -34 | BYE |
| 98 | 3 | 5.277 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -25 | BYE |
| 99 | -2 | 5.285 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -26 | Lost to Fresno State 52–53 |
| 100 | 0 | 5.294 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -15 | BYE |
| 101 | -2 | 5.323 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -27 | BYE |
| 102 | 2 | 5.344 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -34 | Beat Western Kentucky 24–20 |
| 103 | 0 | 5.712 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -31 | BYE |
| 104 | -2 | 5.800 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -31 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 21–28 |
| 105 | 1 | 5.959 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -36 | BYE |
| 106 | -1 | 6.030 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.214 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -36 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.232 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -41 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.479 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -44 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 6.623 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -46 | BYE |
| 111 | 1 | 6.851 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -42 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 6.912 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -44 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–55 |
| 113 | 0 | 6.937 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -44 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 7.002 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -50 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 7.074 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -42 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.205 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–10 | 0.231 | 108 | -51 | Lost to Boise State 7–42 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.462 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -49 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.856 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -55 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 9.197 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -72 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 9.375 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -66 | Lost to Arkansas State 20–24 |