2010 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings
2010 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 | 0.676 |  Auburn (AUBURN) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +37 | Beat LSU 24–17 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.840 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Oklahoma 36–27 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.933 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Northwestern 35–27 |
| 4 | 6 | 1.045 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +23 | Beat Purdue 49–0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.053 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | BYE |
| 6 | 2 | 1.108 |  TCU |  MWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Air Force 38–7 |
| 7 | -6 | 1.112 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +24 | Lost to Missouri 27–36 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.222 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat UCLA 60–13 |
| 9 | -6 | 1.245 |  LSU | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +23 | Lost to Auburn 17–24 |
| 10 | -5 | 1.290 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +18 | Lost to Nebraska 41–51 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.364 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +16 | Beat Oklahoma State 51–41 |
| 12 | 0 | 1.369 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +18 | Beat Tennessee 41–10 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.395 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Colorado State 59–6 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.519 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +18 | Beat Iowa 31–30 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.580 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +15 | Beat Washington State 38–28 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.581 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +15 | Beat Washington 44–14 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.614 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +14 | BYE |
| 18 | -4 | 1.682 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +13 | Lost to Wisconsin 30–31 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.723 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +14 | Beat Utah State 45–7 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.807 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +14 | Beat Vanderbilt 21–7 |
| 21 | 5 | 1.810 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +14 | Beat UAB 29–24 |
| 22 | 16 | 1.834 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +11 | Beat North Carolina 33–10 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.852 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +11 | BYE |
| 24 | 8 | 1.863 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +13 | Beat Ole Miss 38–24 |
| 25 | 14 | 1.913 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +13 | Beat Indiana 43–13 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.918 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +9 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 1.942 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) |  USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +11 | Beat Marshall 37–10 |
| 28 | -9 | 1.963 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +11 | Lost to Baylor 42–47 |
| 29 | 0 | 2.013 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +17 | Beat Duke 44–7 |
| 30 | -8 | 2.014 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Lost to Syracuse 14–19 |
| 31 | 4 | 2.043 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +11 | Beat Kansas State 47–42 |
| 32 | -2 | 2.098 |  USC | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +10 | BYE |
| 33 | -17 | 2.124 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +10 | Lost to Miami 10–33 |
| 34 | -10 | 2.141 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +10 | BYE |
| 35 | -4 | 2.222 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +10 | BYE |
| 36 | 6 | 2.347 |  Temple (TEMPLE) |  MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +7 | Beat Buffalo 42–0 |
| 37 | 9 | 2.365 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +8 | Beat Notre Dame 35–17 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.421 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +5 | Beat Boston College 24–21 |
| 39 | 4 | 2.482 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +3 | Beat Rice 41–14 |
| 40 | 8 | 2.498 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +4 | Beat Central Michigan 33–7 |
| 41 | 18 | 2.501 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +6 | Beat Georgia Tech 27–13 |
| 42 | -9 | 2.515 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +9 | Lost to TCU 7–38 |
| 43 | 2 | 2.558 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.561 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +3 | Beat New Mexico 30–20 |
| 45 | 5 | 2.577 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Beat Arizona State 50–17 |
| 46 | 16 | 2.610 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Beat Rutgers 41–21 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.628 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 68 | +9 | BYE |
| 48 | 24 | 2.663 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +2 | Beat West Virginia 19–14 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.699 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +10 | Beat Ball State 31–24 |
| 50 | -14 | 2.699 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +4 | Lost to Michigan State 27–35 |
| 51 | 6 | 2.722 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +4 | Beat Kansas 45–10 |
| 52 | -15 | 2.773 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 68 | +8 | Lost to Navy 17–35 |
| 53 | 0 | 2.818 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 25 | +1 | Beat San José State 33–18 |
| 54 | 14 | 2.843 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 68 | +9 | Beat Texas 28–21 |
| 55 | 10 | 2.907 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +4 | Beat Minnesota 33–21 |
| 56 | 7 | 2.922 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Beat Colorado 27–24 |
| 57 | -23 | 2.944 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | +5 | Lost to Iowa State 21–28 |
| 58 | -6 | 3.039 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 43 | +3 | BYE |
| 59 | -18 | 3.046 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Clemson 13–27 |
| 60 | 9 | 3.226 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -1 | BYE |
| 61 | 15 | 3.294 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | 0 | Beat SMU 45–20 |
| 62 | 16 | 3.324 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -2 | Beat Cincinnati 38–30 |
| 63 | 8 | 3.359 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -2 | BYE |
| 64 | 13 | 3.400 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 68 | 0 | Beat Kentucky 44–31 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.428 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 0–49 |
| 66 | -17 | 3.457 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 21–41 |
| 67 | -16 | 3.470 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | 0 | Lost to South Florida 30–38 |
| 68 | -7 | 3.491 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +4 | Lost to Texas Tech 24–27 |
| 69 | -13 | 3.501 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -2 | Lost to Illinois 13–43 |
| 70 | 9 | 3.509 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | -4 | Beat Miami (OH) 34–13 |
| 71 | -7 | 3.523 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +3 | Lost to Oregon 13–60 |
| 72 | -6 | 3.593 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +2 | Lost to Arizona 14–44 |
| 73 | -13 | 3.629 |  SMU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 68 | +1 | Lost to Houston 20–45 |
| 74 | -16 | 3.644 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 68 | -1 | Lost to Georgia 31–44 |
| 75 | 8 | 3.779 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -6 | Beat New Mexico State 37–14 |
| 76 | 6 | 3.800 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 49 | -4 | Beat UConn 26–0 |
| 77 | 3 | 3.907 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -3 | BYE |
| 78 | -11 | 3.916 |  UTEP | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 44 | -8 | Lost to Tulane 24–34 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.135 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | +4 | Lost to Arkansas 24–38 |
| 80 | -7 | 4.150 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -4 | Lost to California 17–50 |
| 81 | -11 | 4.154 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -6 | Lost to Louisville 0–26 |
| 82 | -1 | 4.220 |  BYU | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 25–20 |
| 83 | -9 | 4.264 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 68 | -2 | Lost to Ohio 13–34 |
| 84 | 15 | 4.452 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -4 | Beat UTEP 34–24 |
| 85 | 1 | 4.460 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -8 | Beat Eastern Michigan 48–21 |
| 86 | 10 | 4.562 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -8 | Beat Akron 56–10 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.846 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Maryland 21–24 |
| 88 | 5 | 4.887 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -8 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.921 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -7 | Lost to Alabama 10–41 |
| 90 | 8 | 4.978 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -8 | Beat Florida Atlantic 37–16 |
| 91 | -4 | 5.156 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -9 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–38 |
| 92 | 3 | 5.167 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Hawai'i 7–45 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.240 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -9 | Lost to South Carolina 7–21 |
| 94 | 6 | 5.290 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -9 | BYE |
| 95 | -11 | 5.298 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -6 | Lost to BYU 20–25 |
| 96 | 11 | 5.334 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -13 | Beat UL Monroe 38–10 |
| 97 | 8 | 5.336 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 75 | -14 | Beat Bowling Green 30–6 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.383 |  UAB | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -9 | Lost to Mississippi State 24–29 |
| 99 | -5 | 5.421 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -7 | Lost to Utah 6–59 |
| 100 | -8 | 5.445 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -11 | Lost to UCF 14–41 |
| 101 | -4 | 5.482 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -11 | Lost to Temple 0–42 |
| 102 | -12 | 5.597 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Texas A&M 10–45 |
| 103 | -2 | 5.808 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -17 | Lost to Northern Illinois 7–33 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.867 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -11 | Lost to East Carolina 10–37 |
| 105 | 3 | 6.250 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -5 | Lost to Fresno State 18–33 |
| 106 | 3 | 6.284 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -13 | BYE |
| 107 | 3 | 6.284 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -12 | BYE |
| 108 | -2 | 6.344 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -13 | Lost to Stanford 28–38 |
| 109 | -5 | 6.354 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -10 | Lost to Penn State 21–33 |
| 110 | 4 | 6.440 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -15 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–44 |
| 111 | -9 | 6.491 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -13 | Lost to Western Kentucky 21–54 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.930 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -15 | Lost to Idaho 14–37 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.210 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -20 | Lost to Kent State 6–30 |
| 114 | 3 | 7.273 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -17 | Beat Louisiana 54–21 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.276 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -17 | Lost to Toledo 24–31 |
| 116 | -3 | 7.454 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 106 | -16 | Lost to Arkansas State 16–37 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.334 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -24 | Lost to Virginia 21–48 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.522 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 119 | -20 | Lost to San Diego State 20–30 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.598 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -25 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 9.236 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 119 | -22 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–56 |