2009 Week 12 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 | 0.778 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | Beat Baylor 47–14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.825 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +54 | Beat Mississippi State 31–3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.874 |  TCU |  MWC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat Utah 55–28 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.893 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat South Carolina 24–14 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.972 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat West Virginia 24–21 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.152 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +39 | Beat Idaho 63–25 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.223 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +44 | Beat Iowa 27–24 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.259 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +35 | Beat Maryland 36–9 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.283 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +36 | Beat Arizona State 44–21 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.334 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 7 | +41 | Beat Duke 49–10 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.388 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +35 | Beat Notre Dame 27–22 |
| 12 | -3 | 1.444 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +40 | Lost to Ohio State 24–27 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.504 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +32 | Beat Texas Tech 24–17 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.524 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 9 | +34 | Beat Indiana 31–20 |
| 15 | 2 | 1.535 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +34 | Beat Michigan 45–24 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.617 |  LSU | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +33 | Beat Louisiana Tech 24–16 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.730 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +25 | Beat NC State 43–23 |
| 18 | -5 | 1.757 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +26 | Lost to UCF 32–37 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.834 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +25 | Lost to North Carolina 24–33 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.862 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +25 | Lost to TCU 28–55 |
| 21 | -5 | 1.878 |  USC | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +23 | Lost to Stanford 21–55 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.884 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +24 | Beat Washington 48–21 |
| 23 | 2 | 1.909 |  BYU | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +23 | Beat New Mexico 24–19 |
| 24 | 7 | 1.989 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +19 | Beat Toledo 56–28 |
| 25 | 9 | 2.007 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +19 | Beat Kansas 31–17 |
| 26 | 11 | 2.010 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +18 | Beat South Florida 31–0 |
| 27 | -1 | 2.012 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 22 | +22 | Beat FCS 35–18 |
| 28 | 4 | 2.057 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +19 | Beat Virginia 14–10 |
| 29 | 12 | 2.138 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +16 | Beat USC 55–21 |
| 30 | 10 | 2.151 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +16 | Beat Arizona 24–16 |
| 31 | 5 | 2.154 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +16 | Beat Texas A&M 65–10 |
| 32 | -11 | 2.154 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +16 | Lost to California 16–24 |
| 33 | 10 | 2.185 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +16 | Beat Miami 33–24 |
| 34 | -11 | 2.228 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +18 | Lost to Cincinnati 21–24 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.231 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +18 | Beat Troy 56–20 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.295 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 12 | +21 | Beat Akron 56–17 |
| 37 | 7 | 2.343 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +11 | Beat Tennessee 42–17 |
| 38 | -10 | 2.365 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +16 | Lost to Arkansas 20–56 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.420 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +13 | Beat Fresno State 52–14 |
| 40 | -13 | 2.448 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 40 | +12 | Lost to Rutgers 0–31 |
| 41 | -8 | 2.470 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +15 | Lost to Pittsburgh 22–27 |
| 42 | -13 | 2.514 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–24 |
| 43 | -13 | 2.540 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 42 | +13 | Lost to Georgia 24–31 |
| 44 | 4 | 2.589 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 42 | +10 | Beat UNLV 45–17 |
| 45 | -10 | 2.596 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +13 | Lost to Nevada 14–52 |
| 46 | 1 | 2.605 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +16 | Beat Auburn 31–24 |
| 47 | 3 | 2.619 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +13 | Beat Kansas State 38–12 |
| 48 | 8 | 2.748 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +5 | Beat Louisiana 34–17 |
| 49 | 0 | 2.796 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | +1 | Beat Ball State 26–20 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.843 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +10 | Beat Wake Forest 41–28 |
| 51 | -12 | 2.868 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +9 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–42 |
| 52 | 6 | 2.907 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +5 | Beat Tulsa 44–17 |
| 53 | 12 | 2.908 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +8 | Beat Houston 37–32 |
| 54 | -3 | 2.946 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +9 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–13 |
| 55 | -10 | 2.952 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 42 | +11 | Lost to Boise State 25–63 |
| 56 | 1 | 3.013 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 59 | +9 | Beat Purdue 40–37 |
| 57 | 3 | 3.062 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 59 | +11 | Beat FCS 16–13 |
| 58 | -3 | 3.087 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 78 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 5 | 3.102 |  SMU | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +5 | Beat UTEP 35–31 |
| 60 | 6 | 3.142 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 23 | -1 | Beat Buffalo 27–24 |
| 61 | -8 | 3.157 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 59 | +9 | Lost to Florida 14–24 |
| 62 | 8 | 3.201 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat Marshall 27–20 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.223 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +5 | Beat Washington State 43–7 |
| 64 | 5 | 3.230 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 42 | +2 | Beat Illinois 21–16 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.253 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | +6 | Lost to Alabama 3–31 |
| 66 | 2 | 3.315 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 59 | +4 | Beat Colorado 17–10 |
| 67 | 4 | 3.402 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +3 | Beat Miami (OH) 35–14 |
| 68 | 4 | 3.517 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | -3 | Beat Western Kentucky 21–18 |
| 69 | -8 | 3.707 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -3 | Lost to Nebraska 17–31 |
| 70 | -3 | 3.717 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -3 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–27 |
| 71 | -12 | 3.728 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 59 | -3 | Lost to Missouri 12–38 |
| 72 | -10 | 3.771 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–65 |
| 73 | 3 | 3.888 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -8 | Lost to Oregon 21–44 |
| 74 | 7 | 3.948 |  UAB | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -5 | Beat Memphis 31–21 |
| 75 | 11 | 3.991 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -4 | Beat San Diego State 30–27 |
| 76 | -1 | 4.085 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–49 |
| 77 | -3 | 4.140 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Michigan State 37–40 |
| 78 | 1 | 4.143 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -4 | Lost to Texas 14–47 |
| 79 | 8 | 4.173 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -4 | Beat Syracuse 10–9 |
| 80 | -7 | 4.175 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -5 | Lost to Oregon State 21–48 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.179 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–45 |
| 82 | -4 | 4.354 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -11 | Lost to Florida State 28–41 |
| 83 | 6 | 4.382 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -14 | BYE |
| 84 | -4 | 4.408 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | -11 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 17–34 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.613 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -12 | Lost to Air Force 17–45 |
| 86 | -3 | 4.703 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -14 | Lost to Wyoming 27–30 |
| 87 | -3 | 4.708 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -17 | Lost to East Carolina 17–44 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.713 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -17 | Lost to Clemson 23–43 |
| 89 | 3 | 4.810 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -15 | Lost to Penn State 20–31 |
| 90 | 3 | 4.826 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -15 | Lost to Central Michigan 28–56 |
| 91 | 3 | 4.832 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -16 | Lost to LSU 16–24 |
| 92 | -10 | 4.835 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -11 | Lost to Louisville 9–10 |
| 93 | 4 | 4.844 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 76 | -20 | Beat Eastern Michigan 35–14 |
| 94 | -4 | 4.861 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -3 | Lost to Boston College 10–14 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.051 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -15 | BYE |
| 96 | 5 | 5.063 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -18 | Beat New Mexico State 24–6 |
| 97 | -2 | 5.094 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -18 | Lost to Ohio 24–27 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.215 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -15 | Lost to Iowa State 10–17 |
| 99 | 4 | 5.261 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 79 | -22 | Beat FCS 22–17 |
| 100 | 6 | 5.314 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 93 | -16 | Beat Arkansas State 35–18 |
| 101 | 3 | 5.423 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -18 | Beat North Texas 35–28 |
| 102 | -4 | 5.426 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -20 | Lost to Northwestern 16–21 |
| 103 | 4 | 5.648 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -25 | Beat San José State 24–9 |
| 104 | -4 | 5.831 |  UTEP | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -21 | Lost to SMU 31–35 |
| 105 | -6 | 5.981 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -23 | Lost to Rice 20–28 |
| 106 | -4 | 6.138 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -26 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 18–35 |
| 107 | 4 | 6.245 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -28 | Lost to Temple 17–56 |
| 108 | 2 | 6.273 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -30 | Lost to Kentucky 13–24 |
| 109 | 4 | 6.407 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -29 | Lost to Virginia Tech 9–36 |
| 110 | 4 | 6.553 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -28 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–35 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.571 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -30 | Lost to UAB 21–31 |
| 112 | -4 | 6.571 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 108 | -30 | Lost to Florida International 28–35 |
| 113 | -8 | 6.710 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 113 | -26 | Lost to Utah State 9–24 |
| 114 | -5 | 6.745 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 94 | -33 | Lost to Hawai'i 6–24 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.004 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -29 | Lost to UCLA 7–43 |
| 116 | 2 | 7.864 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -38 | Beat Tulane 28–20 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.009 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -37 | Lost to Northern Illinois 20–26 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.719 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -47 | Lost to Western Michigan 14–35 |
| 119 | 0 | 8.881 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -48 | Lost to BYU 19–24 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.167 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -41 | Lost to UL Monroe 18–21 |