2009 Week 13 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 | 0.826 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | Beat Kansas 51–20 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.877 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +59 | Beat FCS 45–0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.903 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | Beat Florida International 62–3 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.919 |  TCU |  MWC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +58 | Beat Wyoming 45–10 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.954 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.155 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +46 | Beat Utah State 52–21 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.245 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +43 | Beat NC State 38–10 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.288 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +45 | Beat Arizona 44–41 |
| 9 | -2 | 1.293 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +52 | Beat Michigan 21–10 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.304 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 7 | +45 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.360 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +38 | BYE |
| 12 | 2 | 1.486 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +43 | Beat Michigan State 42–14 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.507 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +47 | Beat Minnesota 12–0 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.537 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +39 | Beat Colorado 31–28 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.680 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +32 | Beat Duke 34–16 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.719 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +30 | Beat Virginia 34–21 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.769 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +30 | Beat Memphis 55–14 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.825 |  BYU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +31 | Beat Air Force 38–21 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.830 |  LSU | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +31 | Lost to Ole Miss 23–25 |
| 20 | -5 | 1.850 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +32 | Lost to Northwestern 31–33 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.862 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +30 | Beat San Diego State 38–7 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.892 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +26 | Beat Kansas State 17–3 |
| 23 | 10 | 1.896 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +26 | Beat Boston College 31–13 |
| 24 | -2 | 1.954 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +26 | Beat Washington State 42–10 |
| 25 | 5 | 2.009 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +24 | Beat Stanford 34–28 |
| 26 | -2 | 2.011 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +21 | Beat Ball State 35–3 |
| 27 | 10 | 2.022 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +21 | Beat LSU 25–23 |
| 28 | -1 | 2.030 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +23 | BYE |
| 29 | 6 | 2.059 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +23 | Beat Mississippi State 42–21 |
| 30 | -9 | 2.090 |  USC | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +25 | BYE |
| 31 | 5 | 2.104 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 12 | +29 | Beat Kent State 47–13 |
| 32 | 10 | 2.230 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +19 | Beat Oklahoma 41–13 |
| 33 | 1 | 2.239 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +22 | BYE |
| 34 | 4 | 2.254 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +20 | Beat Florida Atlantic 47–21 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.268 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +16 | Beat New Mexico State 63–20 |
| 36 | 4 | 2.324 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +17 | Beat Louisville 34–22 |
| 37 | -9 | 2.392 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +17 | Lost to North Carolina 13–31 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.410 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +20 | Beat Iowa State 34–24 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.410 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 52 | +17 | Lost to Oregon 41–44 |
| 40 | -14 | 2.476 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 34 | +14 | Lost to Syracuse 13–31 |
| 41 | -12 | 2.484 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +14 | Lost to California 28–34 |
| 42 | 3 | 2.508 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +16 | Beat Louisiana Tech 30–28 |
| 43 | -12 | 2.515 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +13 | Lost to Texas Tech 13–41 |
| 44 | -1 | 2.522 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +13 | BYE |
| 45 | 8 | 2.554 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +15 | Beat Tulane 49–0 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.607 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +7 | Beat Arkansas State 38–14 |
| 47 | 5 | 2.646 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +12 | Beat UAB 37–21 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.690 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +14 | Beat Georgia 34–27 |
| 49 | 2 | 2.693 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +12 | Beat Vanderbilt 31–16 |
| 50 | 10 | 2.721 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 19 | +7 | Beat Northern Illinois 38–31 |
| 51 | -1 | 2.727 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +13 | Beat Maryland 29–26 |
| 52 | -8 | 2.851 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 53 | +9 | Lost to BYU 21–38 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.852 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +12 | Lost to Kentucky 27–34 |
| 54 | 4 | 2.853 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 67 | +12 | Beat Notre Dame 33–30 |
| 55 | 9 | 2.889 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +10 | Beat Wisconsin 33–31 |
| 56 | -1 | 2.958 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +12 | BYE |
| 57 | -16 | 2.965 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +11 | Lost to UConn 30–33 |
| 58 | 4 | 3.004 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | +4 | Beat Tulsa 44–34 |
| 59 | 2 | 3.033 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +10 | BYE |
| 60 | 3 | 3.056 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +8 | Beat Arizona State 23–13 |
| 61 | -12 | 3.075 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 39 | -2 | Lost to Ohio 31–38 |
| 62 | 5 | 3.098 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +7 | Beat Akron 36–20 |
| 63 | -6 | 3.247 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +11 | Lost to Iowa 0–12 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.252 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +4 | Beat SMU 34–31 |
| 65 | -9 | 3.279 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | +6 | Lost to Penn State 14–42 |
| 66 | -7 | 3.440 |  SMU | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Marshall 31–34 |
| 67 | 5 | 3.474 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +1 | Beat Baylor 38–3 |
| 68 | -3 | 3.522 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | +3 | Lost to Arkansas 21–42 |
| 69 | -3 | 3.640 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 24–34 |
| 70 | -2 | 3.844 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -9 | Lost to Louisiana 17–21 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.873 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 67 | -6 | Lost to Nebraska 3–17 |
| 72 | 12 | 3.938 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -8 | Beat UL Monroe 21–17 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.972 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -5 | Lost to Texas 20–51 |
| 74 | 3 | 4.039 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -3 | Beat Indiana 38–21 |
| 75 | -1 | 4.132 |  UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -8 | Lost to East Carolina 21–37 |
| 76 | 16 | 4.194 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -5 | Beat Rutgers 31–13 |
| 77 | -2 | 4.217 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -5 | Lost to TCU 10–45 |
| 78 | 1 | 4.262 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -5 | Lost to South Florida 22–34 |
| 79 | -3 | 4.300 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -2 | Lost to Miami 16–34 |
| 80 | 2 | 4.323 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -13 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.354 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -14 | Lost to Ohio State 10–21 |
| 82 | -9 | 4.371 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -15 | Lost to UCLA 13–23 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.422 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -9 | BYE |
| 84 | -6 | 4.481 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -10 | Lost to Texas A&M 3–38 |
| 85 | 0 | 4.525 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -12 | BYE |
| 86 | 4 | 4.565 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -16 | Beat Eastern Michigan 47–21 |
| 87 | 10 | 4.601 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -17 | Beat Miami (OH) 42–17 |
| 88 | -5 | 4.641 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -19 | Lost to Temple 13–47 |
| 89 | 7 | 4.699 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -18 | Beat San José State 17–10 |
| 90 | -2 | 4.850 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -22 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–38 |
| 91 | -5 | 4.870 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -17 | Lost to Utah 7–38 |
| 92 | 1 | 4.893 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -23 | BYE |
| 93 | -6 | 4.944 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -22 | Lost to Southern Miss 34–44 |
| 94 | -3 | 4.996 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -21 | Lost to Fresno State 28–30 |
| 95 | -1 | 5.045 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -7 | Lost to Clemson 21–34 |
| 96 | 3 | 5.084 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -25 | Beat North Texas 17–13 |
| 97 | -8 | 5.275 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 94 | -25 | Lost to Purdue 21–38 |
| 98 | 0 | 5.360 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -19 | Lost to Oklahoma State 28–31 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.406 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -21 | Lost to Troy 21–47 |
| 100 | 2 | 5.481 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -22 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.513 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -20 | Lost to Florida 3–62 |
| 102 | 1 | 5.556 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -26 | Lost to Boise State 21–52 |
| 103 | -8 | 5.668 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -26 | Lost to New Mexico 27–29 |
| 104 | 2 | 6.115 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 107 | -32 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–38 |
| 105 | 0 | 6.147 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -28 | Lost to UCF 0–49 |
| 106 | 5 | 6.305 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -33 | Lost to Houston 14–55 |
| 107 | 1 | 6.391 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 113 | -37 | Lost to Tennessee 16–31 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.415 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -35 | Lost to Bowling Green 20–36 |
| 109 | -5 | 6.458 |  UTEP | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -34 | Lost to Rice 29–30 |
| 110 | -1 | 6.556 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -37 | Lost to Florida State 26–29 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.738 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -39 | Lost to Army 13–17 |
| 112 | 2 | 6.798 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -38 | Lost to Nevada 20–63 |
| 113 | -3 | 6.857 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 118 | -36 | Lost to Buffalo 17–42 |
| 114 | -1 | 7.100 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -34 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–17 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.161 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -39 | Beat UTEP 30–29 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.209 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -36 | Lost to Oregon State 10–42 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.748 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -41 | Lost to Central Michigan 3–35 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.157 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 115 | -50 | Beat Colorado State 29–27 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.944 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 119 | -57 | Lost to Toledo 21–47 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.998 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–10 | 0.000 | 119 | -44 | BYE |