2009 Post-Season Week 2 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 | 0 | 0.794 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +84 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.796 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +83 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.954 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +69 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.988 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 6 | +69 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.992 |  TCU |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +64 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.099 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +65 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.132 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +58 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.284 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +50 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.285 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +53 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.358 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +52 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.453 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.456 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +51 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.585 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | 1 | 1.599 |  BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | BYE |
| 15 | 1 | 1.605 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +41 | BYE |
| 16 | -2 | 1.638 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +40 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.678 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +41 | BYE |
| 18 | -1 | 1.688 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +39 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.709 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +41 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.769 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +36 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.882 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.910 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +35 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.937 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.970 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +31 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 2.047 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +30 | BYE |
| 26 | 1 | 2.077 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +27 | BYE |
| 27 | 1 | 2.101 |  USC | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +28 | BYE |
| 28 | -2 | 2.110 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +30 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.134 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +22 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.166 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +22 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.207 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +23 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.216 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +23 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.218 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +27 | BYE |
| 34 | 5 | 2.246 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +22 | Beat Southern Miss 42–32 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.254 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 36 | -1 | 2.273 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +21 | BYE |
| 37 | 12 | 2.274 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +22 | Beat UCF 45–24 |
| 38 | -2 | 2.277 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +29 | BYE |
| 39 | -2 | 2.312 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +23 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.420 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +19 | BYE |
| 41 | 3 | 2.429 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +15 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.431 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +20 | BYE |
| 43 | -2 | 2.433 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +18 | BYE |
| 44 | -2 | 2.467 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +20 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.473 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +17 | BYE |
| 46 | 1 | 2.490 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 47 | 1 | 2.493 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +18 | BYE |
| 48 | 2 | 2.551 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +17 | BYE |
| 49 | 2 | 2.634 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +19 | BYE |
| 50 | -12 | 2.691 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +16 | Lost to Rutgers 24–45 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.739 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +10 | BYE |
| 52 | 1 | 2.768 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | BYE |
| 53 | 1 | 2.779 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +14 | BYE |
| 54 | -11 | 2.802 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +16 | Lost to Wyoming 28–35 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.808 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +8 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 2.955 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +9 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 2.995 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +10 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.062 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.136 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | 1 | 3.141 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | +8 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.161 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +8 | BYE |
| 62 | 1 | 3.216 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | -5 | BYE |
| 63 | 1 | 3.222 |  SMU | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +4 | BYE |
| 64 | -2 | 3.244 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | BYE |
| 65 | 1 | 3.412 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +5 | BYE |
| 66 | 6 | 3.525 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +7 | Beat Fresno State 35–28 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.557 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | -5 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 32–42 |
| 68 | -1 | 3.562 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -1 | BYE |
| 69 | -1 | 3.581 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.638 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -2 | 3.697 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.816 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -9 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.873 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.995 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.017 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -11 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.019 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -12 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.092 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -10 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.173 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -16 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.217 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -16 | BYE |
| 80 | 1 | 4.225 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -10 | BYE |
| 81 | 1 | 4.297 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -18 | BYE |
| 82 | -3 | 4.308 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -13 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.371 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 73 | -13 | BYE |
| 84 | 1 | 4.485 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -12 | BYE |
| 85 | -1 | 4.533 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -13 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.546 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.577 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -23 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.586 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.598 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -21 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.631 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -11 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.747 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -22 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.835 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -23 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 4.881 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -27 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.059 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -24 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.090 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -32 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.124 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.232 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -34 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.298 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -24 | BYE |
| 99 | 2 | 5.323 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -27 | BYE |
| 100 | 2 | 5.349 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -34 | BYE |
| 101 | -2 | 5.376 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -27 | BYE |
| 102 | -2 | 5.379 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -16 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.698 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -31 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.784 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -31 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.963 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -36 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.026 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 1 | 6.243 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -42 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 6.361 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.607 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -46 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.635 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -46 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.845 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -42 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.003 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -45 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.008 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -51 | BYE |
| 114 | -1 | 7.029 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -45 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.069 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -43 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.281 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–10 | 0.231 | 108 | -52 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.529 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -49 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.862 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -55 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 9.190 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -73 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 9.362 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -66 | BYE |