2009 Week 8 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 | 1 | 0.833 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Oklahoma 16–13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.852 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Arkansas 23–20 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.864 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Wisconsin 20–10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.903 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat South Carolina 20–6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.921 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat South Florida 34–17 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.928 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +20 | Lost to Georgia Tech 23–28 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.100 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Tulsa 28–21 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.174 |  TCU |  MWC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Colorado State 44–6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.270 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +15 | BYE |
| 10 | 13 | 1.467 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +16 | Beat Virginia Tech 28–23 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.477 |  LSU | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +16 | BYE |
| 12 | 6 | 1.514 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +14 | Beat Rutgers 24–17 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.553 |  USC | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +11 | Beat Notre Dame 34–27 |
| 14 | 6 | 1.569 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +12 | Beat Minnesota 20–0 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.595 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +12 | Beat UCF 27–7 |
| 16 | 9 | 1.599 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +10 | Beat Missouri 33–17 |
| 17 | -10 | 1.711 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +13 | Lost to Purdue 18–26 |
| 18 | 11 | 1.768 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +11 | Beat Tulane 44–16 |
| 19 | 14 | 1.780 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +10 | Beat Marshall 24–7 |
| 20 | -6 | 1.860 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +12 | Lost to Iowa 10–20 |
| 21 | 9 | 1.871 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +9 | Beat Western Michigan 34–23 |
| 22 | -14 | 1.885 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +9 | Lost to Colorado 30–34 |
| 23 | -11 | 1.895 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +6 | Lost to Texas Tech 10–31 |
| 24 | 19 | 1.896 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +7 | Beat Nebraska 31–10 |
| 25 | 11 | 1.996 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +10 | Beat Stanford 43–38 |
| 26 | 5 | 2.017 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Beat FCS 63–6 |
| 27 | 14 | 2.041 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +7 | Beat SMU 38–35 |
| 28 | -4 | 2.059 |  BYU | MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +9 | Beat San Diego State 38–28 |
| 29 | -7 | 2.092 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +10 | Beat Hawai'i 35–23 |
| 30 | -2 | 2.093 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +8 | Beat UNLV 35–15 |
| 31 | -15 | 2.125 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Cincinnati 17–34 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.130 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat Louisville 38–25 |
| 33 | -7 | 2.162 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +9 | Lost to USC 27–34 |
| 34 | -7 | 2.190 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Lost to Alabama 6–20 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.194 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +8 | BYE |
| 36 | -19 | 2.232 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Lost to Kentucky 14–21 |
| 37 | -16 | 2.265 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +5 | Lost to Texas 13–16 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.270 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat UCLA 45–26 |
| 39 | 13 | 2.390 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +7 | Beat NC State 52–20 |
| 40 | 8 | 2.473 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +9 | Beat Vanderbilt 34–10 |
| 41 | 12 | 2.488 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +4 | BYE |
| 42 | 8 | 2.542 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +4 | Beat UAB 48–13 |
| 43 | 11 | 2.571 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +5 | Beat Northwestern 24–14 |
| 44 | 15 | 2.579 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +3 | Beat Washington 24–17 |
| 45 | 12 | 2.579 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +6 | Beat Wake Forest 38–3 |
| 46 | -8 | 2.600 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–33 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.669 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Lost to Penn State 0–20 |
| 48 | -11 | 2.713 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +5 | Lost to Florida 20–23 |
| 49 | -10 | 2.734 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +2 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–24 |
| 50 | -1 | 2.743 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +4 | BYE |
| 51 | -19 | 2.784 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | +7 | Lost to Arizona State 17–24 |
| 52 | 19 | 2.824 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +5 | Beat Auburn 21–14 |
| 53 | 13 | 2.873 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +5 | Beat Baylor 24–10 |
| 54 | 13 | 2.885 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 10–0 |
| 55 | 9 | 2.954 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 28–7 |
| 56 | 5 | 2.979 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +2 | Beat Western Kentucky 30–22 |
| 57 | 1 | 2.982 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +3 | Beat Florida International 42–33 |
| 58 | 10 | 2.984 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +1 | Beat Arkansas State 16–10 |
| 59 | -13 | 3.013 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | -1 | Lost to Boise State 21–28 |
| 60 | -18 | 3.184 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Lost to Arizona 38–43 |
| 61 | 2 | 3.194 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +1 | Beat San José State 41–21 |
| 62 | -18 | 3.202 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +3 | Lost to California 26–45 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.209 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat Rice 49–13 |
| 64 | 15 | 3.245 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 34 | +5 | Beat Army 27–13 |
| 65 | 20 | 3.272 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | 0 | Beat Texas A&M 62–14 |
| 66 | -11 | 3.402 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Lost to West Virginia 7–24 |
| 67 | 6 | 3.421 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | +1 | BYE |
| 68 | 18 | 3.473 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +7 | Beat Maryland 20–9 |
| 69 | -24 | 3.473 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Lost to Clemson 3–38 |
| 70 | -19 | 3.503 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Toledo 19–20 |
| 71 | 7 | 3.580 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -1 | Beat Memphis 36–16 |
| 72 | -3 | 3.595 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | +2 | Lost to TCU 6–44 |
| 73 | 10 | 3.632 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 27–6 |
| 74 | 8 | 3.671 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -2 | Beat Illinois 27–14 |
| 75 | 6 | 3.772 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | 0 | Beat Ball State 31–17 |
| 76 | -20 | 3.795 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Iowa State 10–24 |
| 77 | 16 | 3.808 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | Beat New Mexico State 45–7 |
| 78 | 21 | 3.849 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | +1 | Beat Kansas 34–30 |
| 79 | -9 | 3.875 |  SMU | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -1 | Lost to Navy 35–38 |
| 80 | -3 | 3.979 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | Lost to Miami 7–27 |
| 81 | -9 | 3.991 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -4 | Lost to Air Force 0–10 |
| 82 | 5 | 4.034 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -2 | Beat Utah State 35–32 |
| 83 | -8 | 4.079 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | +3 | BYE |
| 84 | -19 | 4.091 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -4 | Lost to Boston College 20–52 |
| 85 | 10 | 4.107 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -5 | Beat Northern Illinois 20–19 |
| 86 | -12 | 4.161 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -8 | Lost to Michigan State 14–24 |
| 87 | -27 | 4.171 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -4 | Lost to Kansas State 14–62 |
| 88 | -8 | 4.232 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -2 | BYE |
| 89 | -5 | 4.338 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -5 | Lost to Central Michigan 23–34 |
| 90 | 4 | 4.371 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -4 | Beat Akron 21–17 |
| 91 | 9 | 4.483 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 101 | -3 | Beat Ohio State 26–18 |
| 92 | -3 | 4.541 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -3 | Lost to UConn 25–38 |
| 93 | -17 | 4.632 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 65 | -4 | Lost to Mississippi State 6–27 |
| 94 | -3 | 4.744 |  UTEP | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -2 | BYE |
| 95 | -5 | 4.842 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -5 | Lost to BYU 28–38 |
| 96 | -8 | 5.022 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -4 | Lost to Houston 16–44 |
| 97 | 0 | 5.124 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -6 | Lost to UL Monroe 10–16 |
| 98 | -6 | 5.284 |  UAB | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -6 | Lost to Ole Miss 13–48 |
| 99 | 13 | 5.296 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -12 | Beat Eastern Michigan 28–6 |
| 100 | -4 | 5.352 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -10 | Lost to Temple 13–27 |
| 101 | 0 | 5.438 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 101 | -8 | Lost to Utah 15–35 |
| 102 | -4 | 5.746 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 82 | -11 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–45 |
| 103 | 5 | 5.773 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -9 | Lost to Troy 33–42 |
| 104 | -2 | 5.921 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 101 | -10 | Lost to Virginia 9–20 |
| 105 | 8 | 6.007 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 106 | -8 | Beat North Texas 44–40 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.023 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -11 | Lost to Buffalo 17–21 |
| 107 | -3 | 6.103 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -9 | Lost to Fresno State 21–41 |
| 108 | -3 | 6.105 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -11 | Lost to Indiana 14–27 |
| 109 | 5 | 6.113 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -11 | Lost to Idaho 23–35 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.144 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 101 | -14 | Lost to Georgia 10–34 |
| 111 | -8 | 6.185 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 101 | -12 | Lost to Southern Miss 16–36 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.224 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -8 | BYE |
| 113 | -3 | 6.635 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -12 | Lost to Nevada 32–35 |
| 114 | -5 | 6.692 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -11 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 40–44 |
| 115 | 2 | 7.865 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -16 | Lost to Ohio 7–28 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.941 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -16 | Lost to Kent State 6–28 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.364 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -17 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 8.398 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -19 | Lost to East Carolina 13–49 |
| 119 | 1 | 9.170 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -13 | Lost to Louisiana 22–30 |
| 120 | -1 | 9.503 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -20 | Lost to Bowling Green 17–31 |