2009 Week 10 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 | 0.735 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Oklahoma State 41–14 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.868 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Georgia 41–17 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.925 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Syracuse 28–7 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.953 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +32 | BYE |
| 5 | -3 | 1.003 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +39 | Beat Indiana 42–24 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.076 |  TCU |  MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat UNLV 41–0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.092 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +29 | Beat USC 47–20 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.215 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat San José State 45–7 |
| 9 | -4 | 1.284 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +23 | Lost to North Carolina 17–20 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.334 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +27 | Beat Northwestern 34–13 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.366 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +23 | BYE |
| 12 | 2 | 1.414 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +26 | Beat Vanderbilt 56–31 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.460 |  LSU | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +25 | Beat Tulane 42–0 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.521 |  USC | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +20 | Lost to Oregon 20–47 |
| 15 | 3 | 1.544 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +22 | Beat Southern Miss 50–43 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.628 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +20 | Beat Wake Forest 28–27 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.648 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +22 | Beat New Mexico State 45–0 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.659 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +20 | Beat Purdue 37–0 |
| 19 | -4 | 1.714 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | Lost to Texas 14–41 |
| 20 | 4 | 1.751 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +20 | Beat Wyoming 22–10 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.865 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +13 | Beat Kansas State 42–30 |
| 22 | -2 | 1.916 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | Beat Washington State 40–14 |
| 23 | 0 | 1.921 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +15 | BYE |
| 24 | 9 | 1.923 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +12 | Beat West Virginia 30–19 |
| 25 | -9 | 1.928 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +14 | Lost to South Florida 19–30 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.991 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +14 | Beat FCS 49–3 |
| 27 | 8 | 2.052 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Beat Kansas 42–21 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.065 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +12 | Beat Arizona State 23–21 |
| 29 | 1 | 2.083 |  BYU | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +15 | BYE |
| 30 | 12 | 2.093 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +15 | Beat Central Michigan 31–10 |
| 31 | 9 | 2.192 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +10 | Beat UConn 28–24 |
| 32 | -10 | 2.203 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +10 | Lost to Boston College 10–31 |
| 33 | 13 | 2.220 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +13 | Beat UL Monroe 42–21 |
| 34 | 10 | 2.262 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +14 | Beat Ole Miss 33–20 |
| 35 | -8 | 2.276 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Lost to Temple 24–27 |
| 36 | 5 | 2.329 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +13 | Beat Louisiana Tech 35–34 |
| 37 | -1 | 2.375 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +11 | Beat UCLA 26–19 |
| 38 | 12 | 2.418 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | Beat Navy 27–24 |
| 39 | 0 | 2.446 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +6 | Beat Baylor 20–10 |
| 40 | 11 | 2.599 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +7 | Beat Colorado 36–17 |
| 41 | -9 | 2.644 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Lost to Auburn 20–33 |
| 42 | 5 | 2.664 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +6 | Beat Utah State 31–27 |
| 43 | -14 | 2.668 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +6 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–42 |
| 44 | 16 | 2.681 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +8 | Beat South Carolina 31–13 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.691 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +13 | Beat Michigan State 42–34 |
| 46 | -20 | 2.709 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Lost to Tennessee 13–31 |
| 47 | 15 | 2.722 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +6 | Beat Iowa State 35–10 |
| 48 | 11 | 2.727 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +6 | Beat NC State 45–42 |
| 49 | 17 | 2.754 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +4 | Beat Virginia Tech 20–17 |
| 50 | 8 | 2.846 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +3 | Beat Memphis 38–19 |
| 51 | 4 | 2.848 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +6 | Beat Hawai'i 31–21 |
| 52 | -7 | 2.965 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Lost to Rutgers 24–28 |
| 53 | 12 | 2.966 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +3 | Beat Colorado State 34–16 |
| 54 | -6 | 2.967 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +2 | BYE |
| 55 | -2 | 2.983 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | +7 | BYE |
| 56 | 12 | 2.988 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +1 | Beat Marshall 21–20 |
| 57 | 0 | 2.997 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Beat Eastern Michigan 63–27 |
| 58 | -20 | 2.997 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +6 | Lost to Texas A&M 10–35 |
| 59 | -16 | 3.009 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +9 | Lost to Florida 17–41 |
| 60 | 4 | 3.072 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | 0 | Beat Akron 27–10 |
| 61 | -27 | 3.107 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +6 | Lost to Mississippi State 24–31 |
| 62 | 12 | 3.228 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +5 | Beat Kentucky 31–24 |
| 63 | -26 | 3.295 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | +2 | Lost to Illinois 13–38 |
| 64 | 14 | 3.351 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -2 | Beat Florida Atlantic 27–20 |
| 65 | 8 | 3.354 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +5 | Beat Virginia 28–17 |
| 66 | 6 | 3.381 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | -4 | Beat Ball State 20–17 |
| 67 | -18 | 3.415 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +2 | Lost to Minnesota 34–42 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.484 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | -2 | Lost to Houston 43–50 |
| 69 | -13 | 3.492 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | -1 | Lost to UCF 20–21 |
| 70 | 17 | 3.515 |  SMU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Beat Tulsa 27–13 |
| 71 | -19 | 3.594 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma 30–42 |
| 72 | -5 | 3.608 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | +2 | Lost to Oregon State 19–26 |
| 73 | -12 | 3.703 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -4 | Lost to California 21–23 |
| 74 | 3 | 3.725 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | 0 | BYE |
| 75 | 16 | 3.913 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | -6 | Beat Western Michigan 26–14 |
| 76 | -5 | 4.047 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 55 | -7 | Lost to Penn State 13–34 |
| 77 | -1 | 4.058 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -6 | Lost to Miami 27–28 |
| 78 | -9 | 4.099 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -4 | Lost to Troy 21–42 |
| 79 | 1 | 4.103 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 7–28 |
| 80 | 14 | 4.197 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -7 | Beat New Mexico 23–20 |
| 81 | -11 | 4.256 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -10 | Lost to SMU 13–27 |
| 82 | 4 | 4.271 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 96 | -3 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–37 |
| 83 | -2 | 4.298 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -6 | Lost to Utah 10–22 |
| 84 | -5 | 4.331 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | +3 | Lost to Duke 17–28 |
| 85 | 7 | 4.387 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -3 | Beat Arkansas State 21–13 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.510 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -7 | Lost to Nebraska 10–20 |
| 87 | 8 | 4.563 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -9 | BYE |
| 88 | -3 | 4.566 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -11 | Lost to Florida State 42–45 |
| 89 | -1 | 4.571 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -8 | Lost to Iowa 24–42 |
| 90 | -6 | 4.585 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -10 | Lost to Kent State 14–26 |
| 91 | -2 | 4.591 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 96 | -6 | Lost to Air Force 16–34 |
| 92 | -17 | 4.635 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -8 | Lost to Florida International 17–20 |
| 93 | 7 | 4.702 |  UAB | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -8 | Beat UTEP 38–33 |
| 94 | -12 | 4.797 |  UTEP | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -5 | Lost to UAB 33–38 |
| 95 | 1 | 4.823 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -12 | Lost to Idaho 34–35 |
| 96 | -6 | 4.992 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -13 | Lost to Miami (OH) 24–31 |
| 97 | 2 | 5.103 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 96 | -11 | Lost to TCU 0–41 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.275 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 83 | -14 | BYE |
| 99 | -6 | 5.339 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -11 | Lost to Missouri 17–36 |
| 100 | -3 | 5.395 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -12 | Lost to Louisville 13–21 |
| 101 | -3 | 5.534 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -11 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 20–27 |
| 102 | 1 | 5.571 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -15 | Lost to Fresno State 27–31 |
| 103 | 3 | 5.691 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -15 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 5.724 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -11 | Lost to Boise State 7–45 |
| 105 | 7 | 5.851 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -14 | Beat Louisiana 20–17 |
| 106 | -4 | 5.908 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -17 | Lost to East Carolina 19–38 |
| 107 | -3 | 5.997 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -13 | Lost to LSU 0–42 |
| 108 | 3 | 6.016 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -16 | Beat Western Kentucky 68–49 |
| 109 | 5 | 6.043 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -17 | Beat Michigan 38–13 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.124 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 96 | -19 | Lost to Ohio State 0–45 |
| 111 | -3 | 6.259 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -18 | Lost to Nevada 21–31 |
| 112 | -3 | 6.334 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 111 | -22 | Lost to Georgia Tech 31–56 |
| 113 | -3 | 6.505 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 113 | -16 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–40 |
| 114 | 1 | 6.755 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -19 | Beat Toledo 31–24 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.100 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 113 | -24 | Lost to Northern Illinois 10–27 |
| 116 | 2 | 8.417 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -29 | Lost to Ohio 17–20 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.765 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -30 | BYE |
| 118 | -2 | 8.840 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -33 | Lost to Arkansas 27–63 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.286 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -34 | Lost to San Diego State 20–23 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.787 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -28 | Lost to North Texas 49–68 |