2009 Week 7 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 | 1 | 0.635 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +19 | Beat Boston College 48–14 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.845 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Colorado 38–14 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.885 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat LSU 13–3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.977 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Ole Miss 22–3 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.065 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Michigan 30–28 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.104 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | BYE |
| 7 | 1 | 1.130 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +15 | Beat Wisconsin 31–13 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.282 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Iowa State 41–36 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.293 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 10 | 4 | 1.293 |  TCU |  MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Air Force 20–17 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.307 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +12 | Beat UCLA 24–10 |
| 12 | 18 | 1.429 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +7 | Beat Missouri 27–12 |
| 13 | -8 | 1.493 |  LSU | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +13 | Lost to Florida 3–13 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.512 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +11 | Lost to Ohio State 13–31 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.646 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +9 | Beat FCS 48–16 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.720 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 17 | -10 | 1.726 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Lost to Arkansas 23–44 |
| 18 | 16 | 1.745 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat UConn 24–21 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.782 |  USC | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +7 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.784 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +7 | Beat FCS 52–3 |
| 21 | 24 | 1.799 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Beat Baylor 33–7 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.852 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Beat San José State 29–25 |
| 23 | 5 | 1.863 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Beat Florida State 49–44 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.926 |  BYU | MWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +7 | Beat UNLV 59–21 |
| 25 | 16 | 1.992 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +5 | Beat Texas A&M 36–31 |
| 26 | 5 | 2.017 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +7 | BYE |
| 27 | -1 | 2.046 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +5 | Beat Kentucky 28–26 |
| 28 | 16 | 2.053 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +6 | Beat Colorado State 24–17 |
| 29 | 10 | 2.066 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +6 | Beat Mississippi State 31–24 |
| 30 | 10 | 2.117 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +4 | Beat Eastern Michigan 56–8 |
| 31 | -10 | 2.121 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Lost to Iowa 28–30 |
| 32 | 0 | 2.124 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +8 | Beat Arizona 36–33 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.182 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +5 | Beat Syracuse 34–13 |
| 34 | 17 | 2.211 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat Stanford 38–28 |
| 35 | -10 | 2.252 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Pittsburgh 21–24 |
| 36 | -21 | 2.269 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +6 | Lost to Washington 33–36 |
| 37 | 25 | 2.277 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Beat Auburn 44–23 |
| 38 | -19 | 2.292 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +4 | Lost to Nebraska 12–27 |
| 39 | 8 | 2.356 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +3 | Beat FCS 42–0 |
| 40 | -2 | 2.356 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat Purdue 35–20 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.386 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +3 | Beat Rice 63–14 |
| 42 | -18 | 2.439 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +4 | Lost to Oregon State 28–38 |
| 43 | 20 | 2.451 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +2 | Beat Kansas State 66–14 |
| 44 | -22 | 2.461 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Lost to Oregon 10–24 |
| 45 | -9 | 2.473 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +5 | Beat Maryland 42–32 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.559 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | 0 | BYE |
| 47 | -1 | 2.561 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | BYE |
| 48 | -19 | 2.587 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +6 | Lost to Tennessee 19–45 |
| 49 | 12 | 2.669 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +4 | Beat Georgia 45–19 |
| 50 | -8 | 2.693 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +3 | Lost to Alabama 3–22 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.705 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | BYE |
| 52 | -17 | 2.716 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–48 |
| 53 | 2 | 2.751 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +2 | Beat FCS 42–12 |
| 54 | 2 | 2.982 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +2 | Beat Illinois 24–14 |
| 55 | 18 | 2.989 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +2 | Beat Tulane 31–10 |
| 56 | -23 | 3.021 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–33 |
| 57 | -7 | 3.158 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | +2 | BYE |
| 58 | 28 | 3.163 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Beat Middle Tennessee 31–7 |
| 59 | 13 | 3.175 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | -1 | Beat Washington State 27–14 |
| 60 | -6 | 3.187 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma State 31–36 |
| 61 | 9 | 3.204 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Beat North Texas 38–34 |
| 62 | -9 | 3.272 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +2 | Lost to SMU 21–28 |
| 63 | 14 | 3.287 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 42–17 |
| 64 | 14 | 3.323 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | -1 | Beat Akron 19–7 |
| 65 | -16 | 3.352 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Duke 28–49 |
| 66 | -9 | 3.379 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +2 | Lost to Kansas 36–41 |
| 67 | -1 | 3.390 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | Lost to TCU 17–20 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.435 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | -1 | BYE |
| 69 | -5 | 3.484 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | 0 | Lost to Utah 17–24 |
| 70 | 17 | 3.491 |  SMU | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 28–21 |
| 71 | -3 | 3.494 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | +1 | Lost to South Carolina 26–28 |
| 72 | 7 | 3.499 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | -2 | Beat New Mexico 37–13 |
| 73 | -8 | 3.532 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | +1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 44–49 |
| 74 | 8 | 3.561 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | -5 | Beat Miami (OH) 16–6 |
| 75 | 18 | 3.646 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +5 | Beat NC State 49–28 |
| 76 | -17 | 3.793 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Troy 7–31 |
| 77 | -2 | 3.800 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | -2 | BYE |
| 78 | -18 | 3.837 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Louisville 23–25 |
| 79 | 19 | 3.923 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +1 | Beat Ball State 24–19 |
| 80 | -4 | 3.952 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 13–34 |
| 81 | 15 | 4.041 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | 0 | Beat Kent State 36–35 |
| 82 | -24 | 4.095 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | Lost to Virginia 7–47 |
| 83 | -14 | 4.130 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -2 | Lost to Houston 24–31 |
| 84 | 13 | 4.169 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -4 | Beat Toledo 58–26 |
| 85 | -18 | 4.173 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -3 | Lost to Texas Tech 14–66 |
| 86 | 20 | 4.219 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | +4 | Beat Indiana 47–7 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.278 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -1 | Beat Louisiana Tech 37–14 |
| 88 | -8 | 4.336 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -1 | Lost to Marshall 10–31 |
| 89 | 22 | 4.513 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -2 | Beat Southern Miss 25–23 |
| 90 | -6 | 4.533 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -3 | BYE |
| 91 | -10 | 4.605 |  UTEP | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -1 | Lost to Memphis 20–35 |
| 92 | 2 | 4.696 |  UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -3 | BYE |
| 93 | -22 | 4.726 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -4 | Lost to Nevada 14–37 |
| 94 | 15 | 4.798 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -4 | Beat FCS 40–3 |
| 95 | -12 | 4.861 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -7 | Lost to Western Michigan 26–58 |
| 96 | 12 | 4.864 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -7 | Beat Vanderbilt 16–13 |
| 97 | 6 | 4.883 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 104 | -3 | BYE |
| 98 | 12 | 4.914 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -7 | Beat Utah State 20–17 |
| 99 | -10 | 5.052 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -3 | Lost to Texas 14–38 |
| 100 | -12 | 5.102 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 112 | -5 | Lost to Minnesota 20–35 |
| 101 | -1 | 5.221 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -6 | Lost to BYU 21–59 |
| 102 | -11 | 5.233 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -5 | Lost to Wake Forest 32–42 |
| 103 | 9 | 5.422 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -6 | Beat UTEP 35–20 |
| 104 | 1 | 5.561 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -5 | Lost to Idaho 25–29 |
| 105 | -15 | 5.648 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -6 | Lost to Michigan State 14–24 |
| 106 | -5 | 5.674 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -7 | Lost to Ohio 7–19 |
| 107 | -15 | 5.726 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -10 | Lost to Army 13–16 |
| 108 | 5 | 5.804 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -6 | Beat Western Kentucky 37–20 |
| 109 | -5 | 5.820 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -6 | Lost to Louisiana 34–38 |
| 110 | -8 | 5.926 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 105 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico State 17–20 |
| 111 | -4 | 6.049 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 112 | -6 | Lost to Arizona State 14–27 |
| 112 | -17 | 6.185 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 93 | -11 | Lost to Bowling Green 35–36 |
| 113 | 1 | 6.350 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 114 | -6 | BYE |
| 114 | -15 | 6.398 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -9 | Lost to Fresno State 17–42 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.215 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 114 | -10 | Lost to Central Michigan 8–56 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.845 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 114 | -13 | Lost to Wyoming 13–37 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.056 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 114 | -12 | Lost to Northwestern 6–16 |
| 118 | 0 | 8.301 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 114 | -13 | Lost to Navy 14–63 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.233 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 114 | -13 | Lost to Temple 19–24 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.595 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 114 | -9 | Lost to Florida International 20–37 |