2009 Week 11 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 | 0.753 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +43 | Beat UCF 35–3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.812 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat LSU 24–15 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.859 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Vanderbilt 27–3 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.000 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat UConn 47–45 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.002 |  TCU |  MWC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat San Diego State 55–12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.183 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +30 | Beat East Carolina 16–3 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.221 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Louisiana Tech 45–35 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.297 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +30 | Lost to Stanford 42–51 |
| 9 | -4 | 1.317 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +38 | Lost to Northwestern 10–17 |
| 10 | 7 | 1.354 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +33 | Beat Penn State 24–7 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.404 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 7 | +33 | Beat Wake Forest 30–27 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.428 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +27 | Beat Syracuse 37–10 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.442 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +28 | Beat Tulsa 46–45 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.488 |  LSU | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +29 | Lost to Alabama 15–24 |
| 15 | -5 | 1.525 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +28 | Lost to Ohio State 7–24 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.574 |  USC | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +24 | Beat Arizona State 14–9 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.586 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +27 | Beat Indiana 31–28 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.606 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +23 | Beat Iowa State 34–8 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.670 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +24 | Beat Virginia 52–17 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.802 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +21 | Beat New Mexico 45–14 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.873 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +17 | Beat Washington State 48–7 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.876 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +19 | Beat Florida State 40–24 |
| 23 | 2 | 1.928 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +18 | Beat Louisville 17–9 |
| 24 | 13 | 1.936 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +20 | Beat California 31–14 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.943 |  BYU | MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +20 | Beat Wyoming 52–0 |
| 26 | 9 | 1.997 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +19 | Beat Notre Dame 23–21 |
| 27 | -3 | 2.039 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +13 | BYE |
| 28 | 5 | 2.097 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +16 | Beat Western Kentucky 40–20 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.103 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +12 | BYE |
| 30 | 4 | 2.119 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +16 | Beat FCS 63–31 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.136 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +13 | BYE |
| 32 | -2 | 2.155 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 33 | -11 | 2.205 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +15 | Lost to Navy 21–23 |
| 34 | 5 | 2.208 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +12 | Beat Oklahoma 10–3 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.224 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +14 | Beat Idaho 31–21 |
| 36 | -15 | 2.231 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +12 | Lost to Nebraska 3–10 |
| 37 | -6 | 2.351 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 25 | +10 | BYE |
| 38 | 0 | 2.408 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 14 | +17 | Beat Miami (OH) 34–32 |
| 39 | 5 | 2.459 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +11 | Beat Memphis 56–28 |
| 40 | -12 | 2.484 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Lost to Oregon State 14–31 |
| 41 | 13 | 2.501 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Beat Oregon 51–42 |
| 42 | 15 | 2.505 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +11 | Beat South Carolina 33–16 |
| 43 | 6 | 2.551 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Beat Duke 19–6 |
| 44 | -3 | 2.561 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +6 | Beat FCS 38–14 |
| 45 | -9 | 2.669 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +11 | Lost to Fresno State 21–31 |
| 46 | 5 | 2.801 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +6 | Beat San José State 62–7 |
| 47 | 12 | 2.814 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +9 | Beat FCS 38–0 |
| 48 | 5 | 2.858 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Beat Army 35–7 |
| 49 | 11 | 2.869 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 50–6 |
| 50 | -10 | 2.947 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +6 | Lost to Baylor 32–40 |
| 51 | 10 | 2.948 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +7 | Beat FCS 37–12 |
| 52 | -4 | 2.981 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +6 | Lost to Clemson 24–40 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.995 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +7 | Lost to Arkansas 16–33 |
| 54 | 8 | 3.049 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +6 | BYE |
| 55 | -3 | 3.063 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +5 | Lost to Cincinnati 45–47 |
| 56 | 8 | 3.109 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | 0 | Beat Florida International 48–21 |
| 57 | 10 | 3.181 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 67 | +5 | Beat Western Michigan 49–14 |
| 58 | -8 | 3.184 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 3–16 |
| 59 | 12 | 3.185 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Beat Kansas 17–10 |
| 60 | -15 | 3.220 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 67 | +9 | Lost to Illinois 32–35 |
| 61 | -18 | 3.248 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +1 | Lost to Kansas State 10–17 |
| 62 | -15 | 3.259 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +1 | Lost to Colorado 34–35 |
| 63 | 9 | 3.280 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +5 | Beat Washington 24–23 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.330 |  SMU | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +1 | Beat Rice 31–28 |
| 65 | -9 | 3.333 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | 0 | Lost to Texas 3–35 |
| 66 | 0 | 3.358 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | 2 | 3.389 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -10 | 3.432 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 67 | +3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 8–34 |
| 69 | 7 | 3.444 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Beat Iowa 17–10 |
| 70 | -2 | 3.520 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -3 | BYE |
| 71 | 3 | 3.521 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +3 | Beat Buffalo 30–29 |
| 72 | 6 | 3.691 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -3 | Beat North Texas 33–6 |
| 73 | -18 | 3.720 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 23–24 |
| 74 | 8 | 3.782 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 85 | +1 | Beat Michigan 38–36 |
| 75 | -10 | 3.796 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +2 | Lost to North Carolina 6–19 |
| 76 | -3 | 3.798 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -6 | Lost to USC 9–14 |
| 77 | -14 | 3.925 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 67 | -6 | Lost to Purdue 36–38 |
| 78 | -1 | 4.011 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Georgia Tech 27–30 |
| 79 | 7 | 4.096 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -5 | Beat Missouri 40–32 |
| 80 | 12 | 4.176 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -8 | Beat Arkansas State 21–18 |
| 81 | 12 | 4.185 |  UAB | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -7 | Beat Florida Atlantic 56–29 |
| 82 | -3 | 4.330 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -4 | Lost to Pittsburgh 10–37 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.343 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -8 | Lost to TCU 12–55 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.362 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -12 | Lost to Houston 45–46 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.427 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -12 | Beat Maryland 38–31 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.435 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -7 | Lost to BYU 0–52 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.493 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -6 | Lost to West Virginia 9–17 |
| 88 | 9 | 4.536 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 85 | -8 | Beat Colorado State 35–16 |
| 89 | -14 | 4.559 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 67 | -14 | Lost to Akron 20–28 |
| 90 | -6 | 4.655 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | +1 | Lost to Miami 17–52 |
| 91 | 8 | 4.710 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -8 | Beat Texas A&M 35–34 |
| 92 | -3 | 4.737 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 85 | -11 | Lost to Wisconsin 28–31 |
| 93 | 3 | 4.784 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -13 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 4.800 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -13 | Lost to Boise State 35–45 |
| 95 | -8 | 5.132 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -15 | Lost to Bowling Green 29–30 |
| 96 | -5 | 5.138 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 103 | -12 | Lost to UNLV 16–35 |
| 97 | -7 | 5.222 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 85 | -18 | Lost to Michigan State 14–49 |
| 98 | 11 | 5.294 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -15 | Beat Minnesota 35–32 |
| 99 | 8 | 5.329 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -12 | Beat UTEP 45–38 |
| 100 | -6 | 5.473 |  UTEP | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -13 | Lost to Tulane 38–45 |
| 101 | 10 | 5.567 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -18 | Beat Utah State 49–36 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.638 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 104 | -18 | Lost to Louisiana 18–21 |
| 103 | -5 | 5.734 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -20 | Lost to Air Force 7–35 |
| 104 | 1 | 5.872 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -17 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–48 |
| 105 | -1 | 5.969 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 113 | -15 | Lost to Nevada 7–62 |
| 106 | -5 | 5.992 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 104 | -17 | Lost to UAB 29–56 |
| 107 | -5 | 6.119 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -22 | Lost to Hawai'i 36–49 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.182 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -21 | Lost to UL Monroe 6–33 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.186 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -23 | BYE |
| 110 | 2 | 6.228 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 112 | -25 | Lost to Florida 3–27 |
| 111 | 4 | 6.307 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -23 | Beat Kent State 28–20 |
| 112 | -6 | 6.327 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -23 | Lost to Tennessee 28–56 |
| 113 | -10 | 6.361 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 106 | -23 | Lost to NC State 31–38 |
| 114 | 0 | 6.509 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -23 | Lost to Temple 32–34 |
| 115 | -2 | 6.615 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 114 | -21 | Lost to Arizona 7–48 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.297 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 114 | -31 | BYE |
| 117 | 1 | 8.745 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -39 | Lost to Northern Illinois 6–50 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.807 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -38 | Lost to SMU 28–31 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.970 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -39 | Lost to Utah 14–45 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.120 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -32 | Lost to Troy 20–40 |