2009 Week 5 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 | 4 | 0.625 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +8 | Beat Miami 31–7 |
| 2 | 6 | 0.673 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Penn State 21–10 |
| 3 | 10 | 0.807 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Indiana 36–33 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.948 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat UTEP 64–7 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.968 |  LSU |  SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Mississippi State 30–26 |
| 6 | 12 | 0.980 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Kentucky 41–7 |
| 7 | 21 | 1.023 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +7 | Beat California 42–3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.027 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Texas Tech 29–28 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.080 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Fresno State 28–20 |
| 10 | 10 | 1.100 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Southern Miss 35–28 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.177 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Arkansas 35–7 |
| 12 | 5 | 1.203 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE |
| 13 | -2 | 1.216 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Bowling Green 49–14 |
| 14 | -12 | 1.218 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Ball State 54–30 |
| 15 | 14 | 1.298 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +6 | Beat Northwestern 35–24 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.364 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | Lost to TCU 10–14 |
| 17 | 19 | 1.444 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +5 | Beat Arizona State 20–17 |
| 18 | 26 | 1.519 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Beat Ole Miss 16–10 |
| 19 | 21 | 1.534 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +5 | Beat Oregon State 37–32 |
| 20 | 13 | 1.552 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UAB 56–19 |
| 21 | 25 | 1.572 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Beat Illinois 30–0 |
| 22 | -15 | 1.578 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | Lost to Stanford 14–34 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.593 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Michigan State 38–30 |
| 24 | 10 | 1.595 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Florida State 17–7 |
| 25 | 13 | 1.603 |  TCU |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Clemson 14–10 |
| 26 | 17 | 1.627 |  BYU | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Beat Colorado State 42–23 |
| 27 | -12 | 1.640 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–24 |
| 28 | -5 | 1.702 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Nevada 31–21 |
| 29 | 19 | 1.720 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Beat Louisiana 55–0 |
| 30 | 1 | 1.733 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +3 | Beat FCS 56–6 |
| 31 | -30 | 1.736 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–31 |
| 32 | -11 | 1.741 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Lost to Iowa 10–21 |
| 33 | -1 | 1.779 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | +2 | BYE |
| 34 | -12 | 1.791 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +3 | Beat FCS 52–10 |
| 35 | -25 | 1.793 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +3 | Lost to Oregon 3–42 |
| 36 | 21 | 1.836 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Beat Army 31–10 |
| 37 | 31 | 1.859 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Beat Pittsburgh 38–31 |
| 38 | 1 | 1.908 |  USC | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +3 | Beat Washington State 27–6 |
| 39 | 3 | 1.927 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +4 | Beat North Carolina 24–7 |
| 40 | -15 | 2.074 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Lost to NC State 31–38 |
| 41 | -22 | 2.087 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Lost to Kansas 28–35 |
| 42 | -12 | 2.097 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +3 | Lost to Michigan 33–36 |
| 43 | 16 | 2.147 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Beat Wake Forest 27–24 |
| 44 | 25 | 2.148 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Beat Louisville 30–14 |
| 45 | 4 | 2.165 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +3 | Beat Northern Illinois 34–31 |
| 46 | 1 | 2.243 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Beat Purdue 24–21 |
| 47 | 8 | 2.243 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +2 | Beat Washington 34–14 |
| 48 | 15 | 2.319 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 26–14 |
| 49 | 12 | 2.352 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +1 | Beat Akron 48–21 |
| 50 | 16 | 2.429 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +1 | Beat Maryland 34–13 |
| 51 | -24 | 2.448 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | +1 | Lost to Georgia 17–20 |
| 52 | 19 | 2.461 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Beat Ohio 34–23 |
| 53 | 0 | 2.527 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | +2 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 2.547 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | +1 | Beat FCS 68–13 |
| 55 | -20 | 2.607 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | 0 | Lost to BYU 23–42 |
| 56 | 14 | 2.647 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–3 |
| 57 | 15 | 2.664 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +1 | Beat Memphis 27–16 |
| 58 | -6 | 2.699 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 3–1 | 0.750 | 18 | +1 | Beat North Texas 37–21 |
| 59 | -8 | 2.734 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Lost to LSU 26–30 |
| 60 | -36 | 2.759 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | +1 | Lost to Florida 7–41 |
| 61 | -35 | 2.832 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 10–16 |
| 62 | -25 | 2.850 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Lost to South Florida 7–17 |
| 63 | -22 | 2.953 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Arizona 32–37 |
| 64 | -2 | 3.000 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Boston College 24–27 |
| 65 | -7 | 3.053 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Houston 28–29 |
| 66 | -1 | 3.239 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–24 |
| 67 | -17 | 3.248 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Idaho 31–34 |
| 68 | 8 | 3.312 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Western Kentucky 38–22 |
| 69 | -9 | 3.353 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Lost to Nebraska 0–55 |
| 70 | 7 | 3.511 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat FCS 24–10 |
| 71 | 3 | 3.518 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | +1 | Lost to Boise State 14–49 |
| 72 | -8 | 3.587 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | 23 | 3.686 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Beat UCF 19–14 |
| 74 | -1 | 3.713 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | 0 | Lost to Cincinnati 20–28 |
| 75 | 13 | 3.826 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Beat Rice 36–17 |
| 76 | 26 | 3.848 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Beat Miami (OH) 29–19 |
| 77 | -32 | 3.896 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Lost to Wyoming 27–30 |
| 78 | 7 | 3.952 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Florida Atlantic 27–25 |
| 79 | 12 | 3.964 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Beat FCS 49–7 |
| 80 | 29 | 4.054 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | 0 | Beat UNLV 30–27 |
| 81 | -14 | 4.058 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Lost to Tennessee 23–34 |
| 82 | -26 | 4.070 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Lost to East Carolina 14–19 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.092 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -3 | Lost to Minnesota 24–35 |
| 84 | -9 | 4.104 |  SMU | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 51 | -2 | BYE |
| 85 | 13 | 4.107 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | +2 | Beat FCS 49–14 |
| 86 | 3 | 4.161 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 7–35 |
| 87 | 6 | 4.180 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -1 | BYE |
| 88 | 7 | 4.185 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Wisconsin 30–38 |
| 89 | -8 | 4.199 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -3 | Lost to Iowa State 10–31 |
| 90 | 11 | 4.202 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -1 | Beat FCS 53–34 |
| 91 | 9 | 4.232 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Arkansas State 30–27 |
| 92 | -6 | 4.363 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–24 |
| 93 | -9 | 4.420 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 0–30 |
| 94 | 11 | 4.469 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -3 | Beat Florida International 41–31 |
| 95 | -3 | 4.602 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -2 | Lost to Air Force 14–26 |
| 96 | -18 | 4.629 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -1 | Lost to USC 6–27 |
| 97 | 13 | 4.808 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | Beat New Mexico 20–17 |
| 98 | -16 | 4.860 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–48 |
| 99 | -2 | 4.966 |  UTEP | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -1 | Lost to Texas 7–64 |
| 100 | 4 | 4.985 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -2 | BYE |
| 101 | -14 | 4.987 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -3 | Lost to Troy 27–30 |
| 102 | 14 | 5.040 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -2 | Beat FCS 42–32 |
| 103 | -24 | 5.057 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | -2 | Lost to Utah 14–30 |
| 104 | 4 | 5.058 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 111 | -2 | Lost to Missouri 21–31 |
| 105 | -6 | 5.072 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Rutgers 13–34 |
| 106 | 6 | 5.228 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -3 | Beat FCS 19–9 |
| 107 | -17 | 5.279 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–37 |
| 108 | -14 | 5.391 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Marshall 16–27 |
| 109 | -3 | 5.627 |  UAB | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -3 | Lost to Texas A&M 19–56 |
| 110 | -7 | 5.957 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 111 | -3 | Lost to Toledo 31–41 |
| 111 | 7 | 5.978 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 88 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 37–13 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.162 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 111 | -4 | Lost to New Mexico State 17–20 |
| 113 | -30 | 6.387 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 97 | -4 | Lost to Temple 13–37 |
| 114 | 0 | 6.750 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 111 | -4 | Lost to UL Monroe 25–27 |
| 115 | -8 | 7.068 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 111 | -4 | BYE |
| 116 | -1 | 7.398 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 111 | -1 | BYE |
| 117 | -4 | 7.907 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 111 | -5 | Lost to Kent State 19–29 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.949 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 111 | -8 | Lost to Vanderbilt 17–36 |
| 119 | 1 | 9.226 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 111 | -4 | Lost to Navy 22–38 |
| 120 | -1 | 9.296 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 111 | -5 | Lost to Auburn 30–54 |