2009 Post-Season Week 4 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 | 0.773 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +87 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.795 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +88 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 0.892 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 13–1 | 0.929 | 4 | +84 | Beat Cincinnati 51–24 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.016 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 14–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +78 | Beat TCU 17–10 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.037 |  TCU |  MWC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 5 | +69 | Lost to Boise State 10–17 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.049 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 12–1 | 0.923 | 5 | +71 | Lost to Florida 24–51 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.146 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +66 | Beat Oregon 26–17 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.237 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +58 | Lost to Ohio State 17–26 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.239 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +58 | Beat Tennessee 37–14 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.391 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +53 | Beat LSU 19–17 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.396 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +54 | BYE |
| 12 | -2 | 1.410 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +54 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.411 |  BYU | MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +54 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.456 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +50 | BYE |
| 15 | 3 | 1.574 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +47 | Beat Miami 20–14 |
| 16 | -1 | 1.660 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 7 | +39 | BYE |
| 17 | 6 | 1.664 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 10–4 | 0.714 | 20 | +44 | Beat Arizona 33–0 |
| 18 | -2 | 1.683 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +39 | Lost to Wisconsin 14–20 |
| 19 | -2 | 1.720 |  LSU | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +42 | Lost to Penn State 17–19 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.757 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +40 | BYE |
| 21 | 8 | 1.893 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +29 | Beat Stanford 31–27 |
| 22 | -3 | 1.896 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +37 | Lost to Florida State 21–33 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.905 |  USC | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +35 | BYE |
| 24 | -3 | 1.919 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +34 | Lost to Ole Miss 7–21 |
| 25 | 11 | 1.950 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +30 | Beat East Carolina 20–17 |
| 26 | 7 | 2.001 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 10–4 | 0.714 | 20 | +30 | Beat Missouri 35–13 |
| 27 | 3 | 2.033 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +27 | Beat Michigan State 41–31 |
| 28 | 0 | 2.037 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 32 | +33 | BYE |
| 29 | -7 | 2.062 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 10–4 | 0.714 | 20 | +27 | Lost to Air Force 20–47 |
| 30 | -4 | 2.088 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +29 | BYE |
| 31 | 10 | 2.132 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +24 | Beat Oklahoma State 21–7 |
| 32 | -7 | 2.167 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +27 | Lost to Nebraska 0–33 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.186 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +22 | BYE |
| 34 | 8 | 2.195 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +25 | Beat South Carolina 20–7 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.222 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +23 | BYE |
| 36 | -5 | 2.223 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +22 | BYE |
| 37 | 7 | 2.241 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +24 | Beat Northwestern 38–35 |
| 38 | -11 | 2.266 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 9–5 | 0.643 | 32 | +24 | Lost to Arkansas 17–20 |
| 39 | 0 | 2.302 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +25 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.311 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +22 | BYE |
| 41 | 8 | 2.320 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +18 | Beat Houston 47–20 |
| 42 | -10 | 2.415 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +17 | Lost to Oklahoma 27–31 |
| 43 | 13 | 2.472 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +14 | Beat Northern Illinois 27–3 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.507 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +19 | Lost to Navy 13–35 |
| 45 | 2 | 2.541 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | -9 | 2.552 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 23 | +23 | Lost to UCLA 21–30 |
| 47 | -1 | 2.583 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | -3 | 2.591 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 49 | 8 | 2.606 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +18 | Beat West Virginia 33–21 |
| 50 | 1 | 2.654 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 2.658 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 52 | -9 | 2.666 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +16 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–37 |
| 53 | 0 | 2.778 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 32 | +10 | BYE |
| 54 | 1 | 2.793 |  SMU | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +10 | BYE |
| 55 | -7 | 2.833 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +15 | Lost to UConn 7–20 |
| 56 | 8 | 2.943 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +9 | Beat Temple 30–21 |
| 57 | -5 | 2.988 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +4 | Lost to Auburn 35–38 |
| 58 | -4 | 3.053 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +7 | Lost to Idaho 42–43 |
| 59 | 7 | 3.057 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 35 | +11 | Beat Bowling Green 43–42 |
| 60 | -2 | 3.091 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +5 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.095 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | +7 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.208 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +4 | BYE |
| 63 | 2 | 3.281 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +3 | BYE |
| 64 | 3 | 3.385 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +6 | BYE |
| 65 | -6 | 3.409 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 31–41 |
| 66 | 4 | 3.429 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | +2 | Beat Minnesota 14–13 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.471 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | -6 | BYE |
| 68 | -5 | 3.475 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 55 | -11 | Lost to South Florida 3–27 |
| 69 | -8 | 3.487 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | +2 | Lost to Iowa State 13–14 |
| 70 | -1 | 3.587 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -3 | BYE |
| 71 | 2 | 3.771 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | -1 | 3.795 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -9 | BYE |
| 73 | 4 | 3.976 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -10 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.980 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -14 | BYE |
| 75 | -3 | 4.006 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -9 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.115 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -12 | BYE |
| 77 | -2 | 4.120 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -12 | BYE |
| 78 | 2 | 4.177 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -13 | BYE |
| 79 | 2 | 4.218 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -15 | BYE |
| 80 | -2 | 4.219 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | BYE |
| 81 | 2 | 4.235 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 70 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | -3 | 4.249 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -17 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.268 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.452 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -15 | BYE |
| 85 | 2 | 4.462 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -16 | BYE |
| 86 | 3 | 4.474 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -17 | BYE |
| 87 | -2 | 4.515 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -25 | BYE |
| 88 | -2 | 4.578 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | -1 | 4.588 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -26 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.664 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -13 | BYE |
| 91 | 1 | 4.707 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.840 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -24 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 4.957 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -30 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 4.994 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.007 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -33 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.124 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -26 | BYE |
| 97 | 1 | 5.162 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -28 | BYE |
| 98 | -1 | 5.303 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -36 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.357 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -27 | BYE |
| 100 | 2 | 5.377 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -19 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.381 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -34 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.454 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -31 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.644 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -30 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.808 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -31 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.840 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -37 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.172 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -43 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.260 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -40 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.315 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -46 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.518 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.591 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -49 | BYE |
| 111 | 1 | 6.890 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 6.925 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -48 | BYE |
| 113 | 1 | 7.097 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -52 | BYE |
| 114 | -1 | 7.136 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -49 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.180 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -47 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.186 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–10 | 0.231 | 108 | -53 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.504 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -53 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.759 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -57 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 9.250 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -76 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 9.375 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -67 | BYE |