2009 Week 14 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 | 0.813 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +74 | Beat Texas A&M 49–39 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.868 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +69 | Beat Florida State 37–10 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.877 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +71 | Beat Auburn 26–21 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.984 |  TCU |  MWC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | Beat New Mexico 51–10 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.041 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +56 | Beat Illinois 49–36 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.063 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +59 | Beat Nevada 44–33 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.268 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +52 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.289 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +48 | BYE |
| 9 | -2 | 1.289 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +49 | Beat Virginia 42–13 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.390 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +49 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.423 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +44 | BYE |
| 12 | -2 | 1.515 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +43 | Lost to Georgia 24–30 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.591 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +40 | Beat South Florida 31–10 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.593 |  BYU | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +43 | Beat Utah 26–23 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.598 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +38 | Lost to West Virginia 16–19 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.650 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +36 | Beat Rice 73–14 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.736 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +40 | Beat Arkansas 33–30 |
| 18 | 8 | 1.752 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 7 | +32 | Beat Northern Illinois 45–31 |
| 19 | -5 | 1.763 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +37 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–27 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.812 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | Beat Colorado 28–20 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.867 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | 8 | 1.928 |  USC | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +32 | Beat UCLA 28–7 |
| 23 | -2 | 1.956 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +32 | Lost to BYU 23–26 |
| 24 | 0 | 1.997 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +29 | BYE |
| 25 | 8 | 2.017 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +31 | Beat Pittsburgh 19–16 |
| 26 | -10 | 2.039 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +28 | Lost to South Carolina 17–34 |
| 27 | -2 | 2.087 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +26 | BYE |
| 28 | 6 | 2.094 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +28 | Beat Louisiana 48–31 |
| 29 | 14 | 2.112 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +23 | Beat Oklahoma State 27–0 |
| 30 | 2 | 2.134 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +23 | Beat Baylor 20–13 |
| 31 | -2 | 2.265 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +22 | Lost to LSU 30–33 |
| 32 | -1 | 2.275 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +29 | Lost to Ohio 17–35 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.276 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +23 | Beat Notre Dame 45–38 |
| 34 | -11 | 2.286 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +21 | Lost to NC State 27–28 |
| 35 | 3 | 2.298 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +24 | Beat Kansas 41–39 |
| 36 | 3 | 2.324 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 44 | +23 | Beat Arizona State 20–17 |
| 37 | 13 | 2.338 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +19 | Beat Temple 35–17 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.374 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +20 | Beat Southern Miss 25–20 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.379 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 26 | +17 | Beat Louisville 34–14 |
| 40 | 5 | 2.386 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +21 | Beat UAB 34–27 |
| 41 | -13 | 2.411 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +17 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–24 |
| 42 | -5 | 2.414 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +19 | Beat Maryland 19–17 |
| 43 | 3 | 2.416 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +14 | Beat UL Monroe 38–19 |
| 44 | -17 | 2.464 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +15 | Lost to Mississippi State 27–41 |
| 45 | -10 | 2.469 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +18 | Lost to Boise State 33–44 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.479 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +19 | Beat Kentucky 30–24 |
| 47 | 6 | 2.507 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +21 | Beat Georgia Tech 30–24 |
| 48 | -6 | 2.614 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 44 | +18 | BYE |
| 49 | -13 | 2.624 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 44 | +14 | Lost to Miami 10–31 |
| 50 | -6 | 2.642 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +15 | Lost to Alabama 21–26 |
| 51 | 8 | 2.666 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +19 | Beat Clemson 34–17 |
| 52 | 0 | 2.775 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +9 | BYE |
| 53 | 9 | 2.778 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +15 | Beat Toledo 38–24 |
| 54 | 0 | 2.782 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 60 | +15 | Beat Syracuse 56–31 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.788 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 32 | +9 | BYE |
| 56 | -5 | 2.923 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +13 | Lost to Florida 10–37 |
| 57 | -9 | 2.969 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +10 | Lost to Tennessee 24–30 |
| 58 | 10 | 3.136 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | +9 | Beat Ole Miss 41–27 |
| 59 | 4 | 3.140 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +10 | BYE |
| 60 | 5 | 3.141 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | BYE |
| 61 | -4 | 3.159 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +7 | Lost to Stanford 38–45 |
| 62 | -1 | 3.252 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | -4 | Lost to Central Michigan 31–45 |
| 63 | 3 | 3.263 |  SMU | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +4 | Beat Tulane 26–21 |
| 64 | -6 | 3.287 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | -1 | Lost to East Carolina 20–25 |
| 65 | -5 | 3.294 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | +7 | Lost to USC 7–28 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.465 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +5 | Lost to Utah State 49–52 |
| 67 | 0 | 3.579 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Lost to Texas 39–49 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.590 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | BYE |
| 69 | -5 | 3.672 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Lost to UTEP 21–52 |
| 70 | 1 | 3.770 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -8 | BYE |
| 71 | 6 | 3.887 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | Beat Colorado State 17–16 |
| 72 | 2 | 3.941 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -5 | BYE |
| 73 | 7 | 4.031 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -11 | Beat Duke 45–34 |
| 74 | -1 | 4.036 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -9 | Lost to Missouri 39–41 |
| 75 | -3 | 4.043 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -10 | Lost to Troy 31–48 |
| 76 | -6 | 4.061 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -13 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 19–38 |
| 77 | 10 | 4.115 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -13 | Beat Kent State 9–6 |
| 78 | 11 | 4.125 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 61 | -10 | Beat Navy 24–17 |
| 79 | 6 | 4.189 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -9 | Beat San Diego State 28–24 |
| 80 | 1 | 4.244 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -15 | BYE |
| 81 | 2 | 4.281 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -9 | Beat Washington State 30–0 |
| 82 | 8 | 4.282 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -17 | Beat North Carolina 28–27 |
| 83 | -8 | 4.320 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -13 | Lost to UCF 27–34 |
| 84 | 9 | 4.560 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -21 | Beat Memphis 33–30 |
| 85 | -9 | 4.575 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -11 | Lost to UConn 31–56 |
| 86 | -8 | 4.609 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -11 | Lost to Rutgers 14–34 |
| 87 | -3 | 4.617 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -14 | Lost to Texas Tech 13–20 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.676 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -19 | Lost to Arizona 17–20 |
| 89 | -10 | 4.676 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -11 | Lost to Wake Forest 34–45 |
| 90 | -4 | 4.777 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -22 | Lost to Bowling Green 24–38 |
| 91 | -3 | 4.881 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -27 | Lost to Buffalo 6–9 |
| 92 | 10 | 5.014 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -22 | Beat Idaho 52–49 |
| 93 | 6 | 5.033 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -22 | Beat Western Kentucky 29–23 |
| 94 | 2 | 5.060 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -27 | BYE |
| 95 | 2 | 5.169 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -25 | BYE |
| 96 | -2 | 5.187 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -24 | BYE |
| 97 | 3 | 5.226 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -22 | Lost to Cincinnati 36–49 |
| 98 | -6 | 5.270 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 75 | -34 | Lost to Ball State 17–22 |
| 99 | -8 | 5.315 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -27 | Lost to UNLV 24–28 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.321 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -14 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–42 |
| 101 | -3 | 5.357 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -24 | Lost to Nebraska 20–28 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.514 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -22 | BYE |
| 103 | 6 | 5.684 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 91 | -31 | Beat Marshall 52–21 |
| 104 | 0 | 5.705 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 99 | -33 | Beat North Texas 30–26 |
| 105 | 3 | 6.029 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -38 | Beat Eastern Michigan 28–21 |
| 106 | -3 | 6.031 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -36 | Lost to Wyoming 16–17 |
| 107 | -2 | 6.248 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -35 | Lost to SMU 21–26 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.278 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -40 | BYE |
| 109 | -3 | 6.548 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -43 | Lost to Tulsa 30–33 |
| 110 | 4 | 6.549 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 109 | -34 | Beat New Mexico State 13–10 |
| 111 | -1 | 6.587 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -44 | Lost to Boston College 17–19 |
| 112 | 1 | 6.832 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -41 | BYE |
| 113 | 2 | 7.032 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -43 | Lost to Houston 14–73 |
| 114 | 3 | 7.071 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -41 | Beat Western Michigan 22–17 |
| 115 | -4 | 7.099 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -48 | Lost to Arkansas State 26–30 |
| 116 | -4 | 7.297 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 103 | -49 | Lost to San José State 10–13 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.565 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -45 | Lost to Washington 0–30 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.855 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -54 | Lost to TCU 10–51 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.256 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 119 | -72 | Lost to Akron 21–28 |
| 120 | 0 | 9.359 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–11 | 0.000 | 119 | -56 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 23–29 |