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2009 Week 3 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
140.555Texas (TEXAS)B122–01.0001+2Beat Wyoming 41–10
290.714Missouri (MISSOURI)B122–01.0001+2Beat Bowling Green 27–20
3170.768UCLAPAC2–01.0001+2Beat Tennessee 19–15
4260.773LSUSEC2–01.0001+2Beat Vanderbilt 23–9
5250.823Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Fresno State 34–31
6290.836Miami (MIAMI)ACC1–01.0001+1BYE
7310.845Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.0001+1BYE
8-50.995Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B122–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas State 38–9
9181.068Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Miami (OH) 48–0
10-81.082USCPAC2–01.0001+1Beat Ohio State 18–15
11-21.086Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 70–3
12281.100BYUMWC2–01.0001+1Beat Tulane 54–3
1301.114Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Mississippi State 49–24
14-91.123California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 59–7
15-21.132Penn State (PENN STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Syracuse 28–7
16281.168Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Kent State 34–7
17111.173Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Florida International 40–14
18-51.209Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Notre Dame 38–34
19351.255Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Buffalo 54–27
20251.268Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–01.0001+1Beat UCF 26–19
21261.273Houston (HOUSTON)USA2–01.0001+1Beat Oklahoma State 45–35
22161.291Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Air Force 20–13
23331.373North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat UConn 12–10
24531.386Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Iowa State 35–3
2501.400Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat FCS 34–17
26351.405Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat UNLV 23–21
27411.409West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat East Carolina 35–20
28-241.418Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010BYE
29341.423Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN2–01.0001+1Beat Kansas State 17–15
30341.432Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Clemson 30–27
31581.447Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)ACC1–10.50048+1Beat Marshall 52–10
32-251.482Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B121–01.00010BYE
33361.491SMUUSA2–01.0001+1Beat UAB 35–33
3491.505Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.00010Beat Troy 56–6
35-251.518Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010BYE
36-231.536Tulsa (TULSA)USA2–01.00010Beat New Mexico 44–10
37-201.564Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.50048+1Lost to Georgia Tech 27–30
38211.655TCUMWC1–01.00010Beat Virginia 30–14
39481.660Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.50048+1Beat Idaho 42–23
4091.668Kansas (KANSAS)B122–01.00010Beat UTEP 34–7
41-201.673Utah (UTAH)MWC2–01.00010Beat San José State 24–14
42201.682Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B122–01.00010Beat Rice 55–10
43-111.716UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND BE1–10.50048+1Lost to North Carolina 10–12
44351.727Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.50048+1Beat Stanford 24–17
45-211.734Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–10.50048+1Lost to Houston 35–45
46111.750South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)IND BE2–01.00010Beat Western Kentucky 35–13
47-121.758Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.50048+1Lost to USC 15–18
4801.773Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010BYE
4981.836Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 27–24
5021.855Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–01.00010BYE
51401.868Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–10.50048+1Beat Purdue 38–36
52401.890Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50048+1Beat Michigan State 29–27
53191.895Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Washington State 38–20
54171.955Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 23–19
55-221.968Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC2–01.00010Beat FCS 24–23
5682.018Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND BE1–01.00010BYE
57-562.280Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.500480Lost to UCLA 15–19
58-512.495Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–10.500480Lost to Michigan 34–38
59-182.600Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC1–10.500480Lost to Minnesota 13–20
60182.615Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–10.500480Beat FCS 64–0
61-432.622Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500480Lost to Oregon 36–38
62-432.626UABUSA1–10.500480Lost to SMU 33–35
63-412.713Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Missouri 20–27
64-182.770Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500480Lost to Wisconsin 31–34
65-302.818South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.500480Lost to Georgia 37–41
66-432.873Idaho (IDAHO)IND WAC1–10.500480Lost to Washington 23–42
67192.882Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.500480Beat North Texas 31–30
68-142.923UNLVMWC1–10.500480Lost to Oregon State 21–23
69252.929Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.500480Beat South Carolina 41–37
70-202.954Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.500480Lost to LSU 9–23
71-292.958Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN1–10.500480Lost to Nebraska 9–38
72153.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.500480Beat FCS 41–7
73-403.048Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Pittsburgh 27–54
74383.100UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN1–10.500480Beat FCS 58–0
75273.107Akron (AKRON)MAC1–10.500480Beat FCS 41–0
76-243.149Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.500480Lost to Auburn 24–49
7743.201Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–10.500480Beat FCS 19–9
78313.227Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–10.500480Beat FCS 45–7
79-53.240Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–10.500480Lost to Louisiana 15–17
80273.284Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.500480Beat FCS 45–17
81-73.296UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)USA1–10.500480Lost to Southern Miss 19–26
82163.307San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC1–10.500480Beat FCS 35–19
83-113.375East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA1–10.500480Lost to West Virginia 20–35
84-183.376Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–10.500480Lost to Boston College 7–34
85-183.442Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–10.500480Lost to Iowa 3–35
86-73.484Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–20.000990Lost to Penn State 7–28
87-173.533Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC1–10.500480Lost to Texas 10–41
88143.564Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000990Lost to Indiana 19–23
89233.663Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.500480Beat FCS 38–35
90-783.669Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50048-1Lost to Wake Forest 17–24
91-103.718Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.50048-1Beat Louisiana Tech 32–14
9253.722Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND WAC0–10.000990BYE
93-123.759NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–10.50048-1Beat FCS 65–7
94-663.766North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN1–10.50048-1Lost to Ohio 30–31
95-703.903Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.50048-1Lost to Duke 19–35
96-453.910Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50048-1Lost to Central Michigan 27–29
9733.928Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.50048-1Beat Colorado 54–38
9833.940Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN1–10.50048-1Beat Memphis 31–14
99-404.040Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)SUN0–10.000990Lost to Alabama 14–40
100164.258San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–20.000990Lost to Utah 14–24
101184.369Duke (DUKE)ACC1–10.50048+1Beat Army 35–19
10284.377New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–20.000990Lost to Tulsa 10–44
103-84.444New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND WAC1–10.50048-1Beat FCS 21–18
104-24.496Tulane (TULANE)USA0–20.000990Lost to BYU 3–54
105-294.745Marshall (MARSHALL)USA1–10.50048-1Lost to Virginia Tech 10–52
10684.793Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.000990Lost to Boise State 0–48
10784.833Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)SUN0–10.000990BYE
108-165.190Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.00099-1Lost to Northwestern 24–27
109-255.309Colorado (COLORADO)B120–20.00099-1Lost to Toledo 38–54
110-265.527UTEPUSA0–20.00099-1Lost to Kansas 7–34
111-95.706Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC0–20.00099-1Lost to Navy 14–32
112-65.745Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–20.00099-1Lost to Hawai'i 20–38
113-55.825Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–20.00099-1Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–31
114-156.162Rice (RICE)USA0–20.00099-1Lost to Texas Tech 10–55
115-196.202Troy (TROY)SUN0–20.00099-1Lost to Florida 6–56
11616.420Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)SUN0–20.00099-1Lost to South Florida 13–35
117-78.126Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–10.00099-1BYE
11828.324Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–20.000990Lost to TCU 14–30
119-309.970Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.00099-1Lost to FCS 16–23
120-212.648Temple (TEMPLE)MAC0–10.000990BYE

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