2009 Week 4 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 | 5 | 0.436 |  Miami (MIAMI) |  ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Georgia Tech 33–17 |
| 2 | 11 | 0.642 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat West Virginia 41–30 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.673 |  LSU | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Louisiana 31–3 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.755 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Oregon State 28–18 |
| 5 | 26 | 0.829 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +4 | Beat Nebraska 16–15 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.879 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Texas Tech 34–24 |
| 7 | 32 | 0.931 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +4 | Beat USC 16–13 |
| 8 | 16 | 0.955 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Arizona 27–17 |
| 9 | 8 | 1.048 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat North Texas 53–7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.064 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Minnesota 35–21 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.067 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Fresno State 51–34 |
| 12 | 9 | 1.100 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 13 | 5 | 1.127 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Eastern Michigan 45–17 |
| 14 | 23 | 1.128 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +3 | Beat Boston College 25–7 |
| 15 | 8 | 1.230 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat East Carolina 31–17 |
| 16 | -11 | 1.258 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat FCS 44–14 |
| 17 | -14 | 1.306 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Kansas State 23–9 |
| 18 | 16 | 1.318 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Tennessee 23–13 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.370 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Virginia 37–34 |
| 20 | 20 | 1.373 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Duke 44–16 |
| 21 | -6 | 1.382 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Temple 31–6 |
| 22 | 21 | 1.407 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +3 | Beat Baylor 30–22 |
| 23 | -21 | 1.421 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 52–12 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.427 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Louisville 31–27 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.452 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Navy 27–14 |
| 26 | 9 | 1.459 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat FCS 52–6 |
| 27 | 21 | 1.486 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 38–14 |
| 28 | 23 | 1.546 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +3 | Beat Utah 31–24 |
| 29 | -7 | 1.558 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +3 | Lost to California 21–35 |
| 30 | 24 | 1.597 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Akron 38–21 |
| 31 | 14 | 1.734 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat Rice 41–24 |
| 32 | 28 | 1.741 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Tulsa 45–0 |
| 33 | -1 | 1.750 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 38–30 |
| 34 | 12 | 1.770 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 59–0 |
| 35 | 20 | 1.788 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Nevada 35–20 |
| 36 | 33 | 1.807 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat Arkansas 52–41 |
| 37 | 40 | 1.823 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Beat BYU 54–28 |
| 38 | 0 | 1.841 |  TCU | MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–21 |
| 39 | -29 | 1.887 |  USC | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Lost to Washington 13–16 |
| 40 | -15 | 1.890 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Lost to Iowa 17–27 |
| 41 | -15 | 1.896 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Lost to Cincinnati 18–28 |
| 42 | -12 | 1.963 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +2 | Lost to Miami 17–33 |
| 43 | -31 | 2.044 |  BYU | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Lost to Florida State 28–54 |
| 44 | 21 | 2.055 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Florida Atlantic 38–16 |
| 45 | 23 | 2.140 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 34–33 |
| 46 | 1 | 2.178 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Toledo 38–0 |
| 47 | 11 | 2.189 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Michigan State 33–30 |
| 48 | -40 | 2.247 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 15–16 |
| 49 | 17 | 2.342 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat San Diego State 34–20 |
| 50 | 22 | 2.347 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) |  MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Purdue 28–21 |
| 51 | 25 | 2.399 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Vanderbilt 15–3 |
| 52 | 46 | 2.425 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Maryland 32–31 |
| 53 | -26 | 2.435 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Lost to Auburn 30–41 |
| 54 | -47 | 2.463 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 73 | +1 | Lost to UConn 22–30 |
| 55 | 35 | 2.466 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat San José State 42–17 |
| 56 | 25 | 2.508 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Buffalo 23–17 |
| 57 | 28 | 2.510 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat Kent State 34–14 |
| 58 | -16 | 2.515 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Texas 24–34 |
| 59 | -43 | 2.520 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 7–25 |
| 60 | -31 | 2.551 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Lost to LSU 3–31 |
| 61 | -9 | 2.657 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–0 |
| 62 | -18 | 2.669 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | +1 | Beat FCS 35–7 |
| 63 | -4 | 2.687 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Beat New Mexico 37–13 |
| 64 | -11 | 2.732 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Lost to UNLV 33–34 |
| 65 | 21 | 2.772 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 37–34 |
| 66 | 12 | 2.774 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat Florida International 23–15 |
| 67 | 0 | 2.789 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–10 |
| 68 | 25 | 2.858 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Beat FCS 45–14 |
| 69 | -28 | 2.902 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Lost to Oregon 24–31 |
| 70 | -34 | 2.964 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–45 |
| 71 | -14 | 3.033 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Florida 13–23 |
| 72 | 33 | 3.043 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | 0 | Beat Bowling Green 17–10 |
| 73 | -9 | 3.366 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 34–51 |
| 74 | -11 | 3.388 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Marshall 10–17 |
| 75 | -42 | 3.390 |  SMU | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -1 | Lost to Washington State 27–30 |
| 76 | 15 | 3.407 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–27 |
| 77 | 11 | 3.448 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 48–26 |
| 78 | 34 | 3.470 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Beat SMU 30–27 |
| 79 | -23 | 3.501 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 27–31 |
| 80 | -31 | 3.562 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -2 | Lost to Syracuse 34–37 |
| 81 | 14 | 3.574 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 29 | -2 | Beat Ball State 24–17 |
| 82 | -7 | 3.643 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 21–38 |
| 83 | -10 | 3.655 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to UCF 17–23 |
| 84 | -4 | 3.687 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 85 | -11 | 3.702 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 14–38 |
| 86 | -25 | 3.822 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Northern Illinois 21–28 |
| 87 | -16 | 3.986 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 88 | -18 | 3.986 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Mississippi State 3–15 |
| 89 | -39 | 4.020 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Georgia 41–52 |
| 90 | 4 | 4.238 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 7–53 |
| 91 | -12 | 4.239 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 9–23 |
| 92 | -10 | 4.294 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Idaho 20–34 |
| 93 | 16 | 4.302 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Beat Wyoming 24–0 |
| 94 | 19 | 4.340 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Beat FCS 41–14 |
| 95 | 1 | 4.341 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Lost to Notre Dame 30–33 |
| 96 | -13 | 4.350 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to North Carolina 17–31 |
| 97 | 13 | 4.386 |  UTEP | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Beat New Mexico State 38–12 |
| 98 | 3 | 4.463 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | +2 | Lost to Kansas 16–44 |
| 99 | -10 | 4.468 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 31–32 |
| 100 | 15 | 4.808 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -1 | Beat UAB 27–14 |
| 101 | -9 | 4.873 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 107 | -1 | Lost to Texas A&M 30–38 |
| 102 | -18 | 4.920 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Lost to Iowa State 14–34 |
| 103 | -4 | 5.031 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 107 | -1 | Lost to Rutgers 15–23 |
| 104 | 7 | 5.117 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Beat FCS 48–13 |
| 105 | -8 | 5.223 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Lost to Ohio State 0–38 |
| 106 | -44 | 5.274 |  UAB | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -3 | Lost to Troy 14–27 |
| 107 | 1 | 5.309 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to Michigan 17–45 |
| 108 | 9 | 5.349 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 107 | -1 | Lost to Colorado State 20–35 |
| 109 | -22 | 5.472 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -2 | Lost to Colorado 0–24 |
| 110 | -7 | 5.891 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 78 | -3 | Lost to UTEP 12–38 |
| 111 | -9 | 5.957 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to Air Force 13–37 |
| 112 | -12 | 6.631 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -3 | Lost to Stanford 17–42 |
| 113 | -7 | 6.764 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to Western Michigan 26–48 |
| 114 | -7 | 6.817 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to South Carolina 16–38 |
| 115 | 3 | 6.830 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | 0 | Lost to Southern Miss 34–37 |
| 116 | -12 | 6.955 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | BYE |
| 117 | -3 | 7.848 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 24–41 |
| 118 | 2 | 8.562 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 107 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 6–31 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.514 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -3 | Lost to Army 17–24 |
| 120 | -4 | 9.765 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to FCS 7–28 |