2009 Week 2 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 | 0.873 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Kentucky 63–7 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.900 |  USC |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San José State 56–3 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.964 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida Atlantic 49–3 |
| 4 | -3 | 1.000 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 42–0 |
| 5 | -4 | 1.027 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Maryland 52–13 |
| 5 | -4 | 1.027 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 59–20 |
| 7 | -6 | 1.064 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Nevada 35–0 |
| 7 | -6 | 1.064 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 41–6 |
| 9 | -8 | 1.091 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 47–15 |
| 10 | -9 | 1.100 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Memphis 45–14 |
| 11 | -10 | 1.127 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Illinois 37–9 |
| 12 | -11 | 1.145 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington State 39–13 |
| 13 | -12 | 1.164 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana Tech 37–13 |
| 13 | -12 | 1.164 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Michigan 31–7 |
| 13 | -12 | 1.164 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 31–7 |
| 13 | -12 | 1.164 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulane 37–13 |
| 17 | -16 | 1.173 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 37–14 |
| 18 | -17 | 1.191 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Toledo 52–31 |
| 19 | -18 | 1.200 |  UAB | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rice 44–24 |
| 20 | -19 | 1.209 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 33–14 |
| 21 | -20 | 1.218 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 35–17 |
| 22 | -21 | 1.227 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Troy 31–14 |
| 23 | -22 | 1.245 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 21–6 |
| 24 | -23 | 1.255 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Georgia 24–10 |
| 25 | -24 | 1.264 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Central Michigan 19–6 |
| 25 | -24 | 1.264 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 27–14 |
| 27 | -26 | 1.282 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oregon 19–8 |
| 28 | -27 | 1.291 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Virginia Tech 34–24 |
| 28 | -27 | 1.291 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ball State 20–10 |
| 30 | -29 | 1.309 |  LSU | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington 31–23 |
| 30 | -29 | 1.309 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 28–20 |
| 32 | -31 | 1.318 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ohio 23–16 |
| 33 | -32 | 1.327 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UTEP 23–17 |
| 33 | -32 | 1.327 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Colorado 23–17 |
| 35 | -34 | 1.345 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida State 38–34 |
| 35 | -34 | 1.345 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Navy 31–27 |
| 35 | -34 | 1.345 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat NC State 7–3 |
| 38 | -37 | 1.355 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 24–21 |
| 38 | -37 | 1.355 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 23–20 |
| 40 | -39 | 1.373 |  BYU | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oklahoma 14–13 |
| 41 | -40 | 1.545 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 72–0 |
| 42 | -41 | 1.645 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 61–0 |
| 43 | -42 | 1.664 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 62–3 |
| 44 | -43 | 1.709 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 54–0 |
| 45 | -44 | 1.727 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–0 |
| 46 | -45 | 1.736 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 51–0 |
| 47 | -46 | 1.764 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 55–7 |
| 48 | -47 | 1.773 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 50–3 |
| 49 | -48 | 1.782 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–3 |
| 50 | -49 | 1.791 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–0 |
| 51 | -50 | 1.827 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 44–3 |
| 52 | -51 | 1.855 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–10 |
| 52 | -51 | 1.855 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–7 |
| 54 | -53 | 1.882 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–3 |
| 54 | -53 | 1.882 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–3 |
| 56 | -55 | 1.891 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–6 |
| 57 | -56 | 1.900 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 47–14 |
| 57 | -56 | 1.900 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 40–7 |
| 59 | -58 | 1.950 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–0 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | BYE |
| 59 | -58 | 1.950 |  TCU | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | -60 | 1.955 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 34–7 |
| 62 | -61 | 1.973 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–13 |
| 63 | -62 | 1.991 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–19 |
| 64 | -63 | 2.018 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–17 |
| 64 | -63 | 2.018 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 30–10 |
| 66 | -65 | 2.036 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 18–0 |
| 67 | -66 | 2.045 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 34–17 |
| 68 | -67 | 2.082 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 33–20 |
| 69 | -68 | 2.127 |  SMU | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–23 |
| 70 | -69 | 2.136 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 29–22 |
| 71 | -70 | 2.145 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 19–13 |
| 72 | -71 | 2.155 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 29–24 |
| 72 | -71 | 2.155 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 25–20 |
| 74 | -73 | 2.164 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–24 |
| 74 | -73 | 2.164 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 21–17 |
| 76 | -75 | 2.173 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–28 |
| 77 | -76 | 2.191 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 17–16 |
| 78 | -77 | 2.364 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to BYU 13–14 |
| 79 | -78 | 2.443 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 20–23 |
| 79 | -78 | 2.443 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Baylor 21–24 |
| 81 | -80 | 2.483 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Miami 34–38 |
| 81 | -80 | 2.483 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 27–31 |
| 81 | -80 | 2.483 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 3–7 |
| 84 | -83 | 2.562 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Colorado State 17–23 |
| 84 | -83 | 2.562 |  UTEP | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Buffalo 17–23 |
| 86 | -85 | 2.602 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to UConn 16–23 |
| 87 | -86 | 2.641 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 20–28 |
| 87 | -86 | 2.641 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to LSU 23–31 |
| 89 | -88 | 2.721 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to North Texas 10–20 |
| 89 | -88 | 2.721 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 24–34 |
| 91 | -90 | 2.760 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 8–19 |
| 92 | -91 | 2.840 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 6–19 |
| 92 | -91 | 2.840 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Army 14–27 |
| 94 | -93 | 2.879 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 10–24 |
| 95 | -94 | 2.919 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Idaho 6–21 |
| 96 | -95 | 2.998 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–31 |
| 97 | -96 | 3.038 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Utah 17–35 |
| 98 | -97 | 3.078 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 14–33 |
| 99 | -98 | 3.117 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to UAB 24–44 |
| 100 | -99 | 3.157 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 31–52 |
| 101 | -100 | 3.236 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 14–37 |
| 102 | -101 | 3.276 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 7–31 |
| 102 | -101 | 3.276 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 13–37 |
| 102 | -101 | 3.276 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Tulsa 13–37 |
| 102 | -101 | 3.276 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 7–31 |
| 106 | -105 | 3.355 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Stanford 13–39 |
| 107 | -106 | 3.435 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 9–37 |
| 108 | -107 | 3.554 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 14–45 |
| 109 | -108 | 3.593 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Cincinnati 15–47 |
| 110 | -109 | 3.712 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 0–35 |
| 110 | -109 | 3.712 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 6–41 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.871 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Texas 20–59 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.871 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to California 13–52 |
| 114 | -113 | 3.990 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 0–42 |
| 115 | -114 | 4.149 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 3–49 |
| 116 | -115 | 4.426 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to USC 3–56 |
| 117 | -116 | 4.545 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 7–63 |
| 118 | -117 | 11.964 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to FCS 24–27 |
| 119 | -118 | 12.162 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to FCS 16–24 |
| 120 | -119 | 12.321 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 76 | 0 | Lost to FCS 14–26 |