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2009 Week 6 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
130.648Texas (TEXAS)B124–01.0001+11BYE
2-10.938Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC4–10.80014+11Beat Duke 34–26
3-11.009Iowa (IOWA)B105–01.0001+11Beat Arkansas State 24–21
471.076Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Kentucky 38–20
501.158LSUSEC5–01.0001+11Beat Georgia 20–13
601.180Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–01.0001+6BYE
771.182Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Tennessee 26–22
8131.192Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80014+9Beat Indiana 33–14
901.216Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE5–01.0001+7Beat Miami (OH) 37–13
1001.223Kansas (KANSAS)B124–01.0001+7BYE
11121.305Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–01.0001+9Beat Minnesota 31–28
1211.413Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC5–01.0001+6Beat FCS 34–16
13-61.452Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80014+8Beat Washington State 52–6
14111.477TCUMWC4–01.0001+5Beat SMU 39–14
1541.532Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–10.75030+7BYE
16151.609Miami (MIAMI)ACC3–10.75030+7Beat Oklahoma 21–20
1771.615South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE5–01.0001+4Beat Syracuse 34–20
18201.707USCPAC4–10.80014+6Beat California 30–3
1991.730Missouri (MISSOURI)B124–01.0001+3BYE
20121.735Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–10.80014+6Beat Illinois 35–17
21-181.765Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80014+6Lost to Michigan State 20–26
22-101.781UCLAPAC3–10.75030+6Lost to Stanford 16–24
23221.847Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC4–10.80014+7Beat Colorado State 31–29
24231.851Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80014+5Beat UCLA 24–16
2591.870UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE3–10.75030+4BYE
26-81.871South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC4–10.80014+4Beat FCS 38–14
27-11.885BYUMWC4–10.80014+5Beat Utah State 35–17
28111.917Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–10.80014+6Beat Mississippi State 42–31
29-121.939Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60044+7Lost to LSU 13–20
30-11.963Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B123–10.75030+2BYE
31152.009Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80014+5Beat Washington 37–30
32-102.063Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–30.40079+6Lost to Notre Dame 30–37
33212.072Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–10.75030+4Beat Kent State 31–15
3462.089Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE4–10.80014+3Beat Louisville 35–10
3582.098Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC4–10.80014+4Beat Florida State 28–21
36282.107Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60044+5Beat NC State 30–24
37162.111West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE3–10.75030+4Beat Colorado 35–24
38-232.143Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–20.60044+6Lost to Wisconsin 28–31
39-312.192Houston (HOUSTON)USA3–10.75030+3Lost to UTEP 41–58
4092.252Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80014+3Beat Buffalo 20–13
41-112.296Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–10.75030+2BYE
42192.327Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75030+2Beat Vanderbilt 23–7
43252.367Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.60044+3Beat Air Force 16–13
4402.384Utah (UTAH)MWC3–10.75030+2BYE
45-122.409Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–20.50068+2Lost to Miami 20–21
46-112.451California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60044+3Lost to USC 3–30
4732.455Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE3–10.75030+2BYE
4882.497Tulsa (TULSA)USA4–10.800140Beat Rice 27–10
49-122.584NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–20.60044+1Lost to Wake Forest 24–30
50-342.657Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.40079+3Lost to Maryland 21–24
51122.678Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–20.60044+3Beat Arizona State 28–17
52152.695Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–20.60044+2Beat Western Michigan 38–3
53202.739East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA3–20.60044+3Beat Marshall 21–17
54-342.742Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B123–10.75030+1Lost to Arkansas 19–47
55-282.803North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60044+2Lost to Virginia 3–16
56322.831Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40079+2Beat Michigan 26–20
57-212.872Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B123–20.60044+2Lost to Kansas State 23–24
58-162.935Indiana (INDIANA)B103–20.60044+1Lost to Ohio State 14–33
59-12.936Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN3–10.75030+1BYE
60-192.958Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA3–20.60044+1Lost to UAB 17–30
61-92.999Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–30.40079+2Lost to Auburn 22–26
62243.010Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–20.50068+1Beat Texas A&M 47–19
6323.048Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B123–20.60044-1Beat New Mexico 48–28
64-93.078Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC3–20.600440Lost to Idaho 29–31
65-33.085Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–30.40079+2Lost to Boston College 21–28
66-183.181Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC3–20.60044-2Lost to Navy 13–16
67123.307Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–20.600440Beat Iowa State 24–23
68-83.308Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50068+1Lost to Alabama 20–38
69-103.427Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40079+1Lost to Georgia Tech 31–42
70-13.452Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN2–20.50068+2BYE
71293.466Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC2–20.500680Beat Hawai'i 27–6
72-213.468Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–20.50068-1Lost to Oregon State 17–28
73-163.568Marshall (MARSHALL)USA3–20.60044-1Lost to East Carolina 17–21
7443.606UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN3–20.60044-2Beat Florida International 48–35
7573.645UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA3–20.60044-2Beat Memphis 32–14
76-103.668Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–30.400790Lost to South Florida 20–34
77-33.713Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–30.250970BYE
7833.760Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–20.60044-2Beat Bowling Green 44–37
7913.775Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC3–20.60044-1Beat Florida Atlantic 30–28
80223.803Tulane (TULANE)USA2–20.500680Beat Army 17–16
81183.821UTEPUSA2–30.40079+1Beat Houston 58–41
8213.910Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.60044-4Beat Purdue 27–21
83113.974Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–20.60044-4Beat Ball State 37–30
84114.263San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC2–30.40079-2Beat New Mexico State 34–17
85194.333Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC1–30.25097-1Beat UNLV 63–28
8654.392Troy (TROY)SUN2–20.50068-1BYE
87-34.450SMUUSA2–20.50068-2Lost to TCU 14–39
8844.518Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.200108-3Lost to Northwestern 21–27
89-24.613Colorado (COLORADO)B121–30.25097-2Lost to West Virginia 24–35
9034.632Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.25097-2Lost to Penn State 17–35
91144.632Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40079-2Beat Clemson 24–21
92-174.643Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40079-4Lost to Ole Miss 7–23
93-84.662Duke (DUKE)ACC2–30.40079+1Lost to Virginia Tech 26–34
94154.690UABUSA2–30.40079-2Beat Southern Miss 30–17
95-194.694Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–30.40079-4Lost to Baylor 15–31
96-254.735Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–40.200108-2Lost to Ohio 37–44
97-274.799Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40079-5Lost to Northern Illinois 3–38
98134.822Temple (TEMPLE)MAC2–20.500680Beat Eastern Michigan 24–12
99-275.071Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–20.50068-4Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–27
100-235.106UNLVMWC2–30.40079-5Lost to Nevada 28–63
101-35.134Akron (AKRON)MAC1–30.25097-4BYE
102-125.135Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC1–30.25097-3Lost to BYU 17–35
103-25.154Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–30.25097-3Lost to Iowa 21–24
10435.246North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN1–30.25097-3BYE
10515.289San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–30.25097-3BYE
106105.403Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–30.25097+1Beat North Carolina 16–3
107-115.428Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–40.200108-3Lost to Oregon 6–52
108-195.576Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–30.40079-7Lost to Tulane 16–17
10945.623Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC1–40.200108-4Lost to Central Michigan 13–20
110-135.624New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC2–30.40079-7Lost to San Diego State 17–34
111-85.713Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE1–30.25097-4Lost to Pittsburgh 10–35
112-46.181Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA1–40.200108-6Lost to UCF 14–32
113-36.271Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN0–40.000113-5Lost to UL Monroe 35–48
11406.678Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN0–40.000113-6Lost to Wyoming 28–30
115-37.614New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–50.000113-9Lost to Texas Tech 28–48
116-17.967Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.000113-8Lost to Temple 12–24
11708.122Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–50.000113-8Lost to Cincinnati 13–37
11808.185Rice (RICE)USA0–50.000113-10Lost to Tulsa 10–27
11919.209Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–50.000113-8Lost to Toledo 30–37
120-19.345Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)SUN0–40.000113-5BYE

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