2009 Week 9 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 | 0.784 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Missouri 41–7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.865 |  Iowa (IOWA) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Michigan State 15–13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.924 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat Tennessee 12–10 |
| 4 | -2 | 0.932 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Mississippi State 29–19 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.941 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +22 | BYE |
| 6 | -1 | 0.999 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Louisville 41–10 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.099 |  TCU |  MWC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat BYU 38–7 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.147 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Hawai'i 54–9 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.272 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +21 | Beat Washington 43–19 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.344 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +21 | Beat South Florida 41–14 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.377 |  USC | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +17 | Beat Oregon State 42–36 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.401 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +19 | Beat Michigan 35–10 |
| 13 | -2 | 1.402 |  LSU | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +21 | Beat Auburn 31–10 |
| 14 | -4 | 1.432 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +20 | Beat Virginia 34–9 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.499 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +14 | Beat Baylor 34–7 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.579 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +15 | Beat UConn 28–24 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.653 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +18 | Beat Minnesota 38–7 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.705 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +15 | Beat SMU 38–15 |
| 19 | -4 | 1.809 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +13 | Lost to Clemson 37–40 |
| 20 | 13 | 1.838 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +15 | Beat Boston College 20–16 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.845 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +14 | BYE |
| 22 | -1 | 1.846 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +13 | Beat Bowling Green 24–10 |
| 23 | 2 | 1.859 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +14 | Beat UCLA 27–13 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.923 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 12 | +14 | Beat Air Force 23–16 |
| 25 | 12 | 1.958 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +8 | Beat Kansas 35–13 |
| 26 | 8 | 2.004 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +13 | Beat Vanderbilt 14–10 |
| 27 | 0 | 2.045 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +11 | Beat Wake Forest 13–10 |
| 28 | 17 | 2.102 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +11 | Beat Miami 40–37 |
| 29 | -7 | 2.150 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +9 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–35 |
| 30 | -2 | 2.162 |  BYU | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +13 | Lost to TCU 7–38 |
| 31 | 7 | 2.292 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Beat Washington State 49–17 |
| 32 | 10 | 2.300 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +7 | Beat Arkansas 30–17 |
| 33 | -2 | 2.329 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +5 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–41 |
| 34 | 18 | 2.340 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +9 | Beat UL Monroe 36–13 |
| 35 | -11 | 2.364 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +5 | Lost to Texas A&M 30–52 |
| 36 | -1 | 2.374 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +9 | Lost to USC 36–42 |
| 37 | -11 | 2.390 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +8 | Lost to Penn State 10–35 |
| 38 | 15 | 2.430 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +9 | Beat Nebraska 9–7 |
| 39 | -16 | 2.456 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Iowa State 7–9 |
| 40 | 9 | 2.498 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +5 | Beat Army 27–10 |
| 41 | -12 | 2.548 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +8 | Lost to Nevada 45–70 |
| 42 | -3 | 2.569 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +7 | Lost to Notre Dame 16–20 |
| 43 | -3 | 2.613 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +9 | BYE |
| 44 | -8 | 2.635 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +8 | Lost to LSU 10–31 |
| 45 | -13 | 2.677 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +5 | Lost to West Virginia 24–28 |
| 46 | 11 | 2.700 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +5 | Beat North Texas 50–26 |
| 47 | 14 | 2.795 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat New Mexico State 34–3 |
| 48 | 12 | 2.836 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +3 | Beat Arizona State 33–14 |
| 49 | -6 | 2.838 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | +6 | Lost to Iowa 13–15 |
| 50 | 14 | 2.852 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +10 | Beat Toledo 40–24 |
| 51 | -5 | 2.934 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Texas 7–41 |
| 52 | 13 | 2.983 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +1 | Beat Colorado 20–6 |
| 53 | -2 | 2.996 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | +7 | Lost to Oregon 19–43 |
| 54 | -7 | 3.001 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | +8 | Lost to Ohio State 7–38 |
| 55 | 27 | 3.061 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat Idaho 70–45 |
| 56 | 10 | 3.077 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | +3 | Beat UAB 27–7 |
| 57 | -9 | 3.079 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | +4 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–30 |
| 58 | 5 | 3.133 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +1 | BYE |
| 59 | 8 | 3.155 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | +2 | Beat North Carolina 30–27 |
| 60 | -10 | 3.199 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | +2 | Lost to Alabama 10–12 |
| 61 | -17 | 3.230 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -1 | Lost to Stanford 14–33 |
| 62 | 25 | 3.232 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +1 | Beat Texas Tech 52–30 |
| 63 | 8 | 3.240 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -1 | Beat Tulane 43–6 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.240 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -1 | Beat Miami (OH) 27–22 |
| 65 | -11 | 3.263 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | 0 | Lost to Utah 16–23 |
| 66 | -25 | 3.280 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -1 | Lost to Florida State 27–30 |
| 67 | -5 | 3.310 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | +3 | Lost to Arizona 13–27 |
| 68 | 12 | 3.463 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -3 | Beat Rice 49–7 |
| 69 | -11 | 3.531 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -1 | Lost to Kentucky 13–36 |
| 70 | -11 | 3.626 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -5 | Lost to UTEP 24–28 |
| 71 | 15 | 3.628 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -5 | Beat Indiana 29–28 |
| 72 | -17 | 3.669 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 36 | -6 | Lost to Kent State 11–20 |
| 73 | 10 | 3.671 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | +4 | Beat Maryland 17–13 |
| 74 | -1 | 3.743 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | 0 | Lost to Florida 19–29 |
| 75 | -19 | 3.823 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -2 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 29–51 |
| 76 | -7 | 3.834 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | -2 | Lost to Navy 10–13 |
| 77 | -2 | 3.887 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | 0 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–24 |
| 78 | 15 | 3.905 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -5 | Beat Western Kentucky 62–24 |
| 79 | -11 | 3.929 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | +6 | Lost to Georgia Tech 9–34 |
| 80 | 8 | 3.947 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | -2 | Beat Akron 28–14 |
| 81 | 0 | 4.002 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 47 | -4 | BYE |
| 82 | 12 | 4.009 |  UTEP | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | +1 | Beat Tulsa 28–24 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.026 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Oklahoma State 7–34 |
| 84 | 5 | 4.037 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | -4 | Beat Buffalo 34–31 |
| 85 | -1 | 4.059 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | -5 | BYE |
| 86 | 5 | 4.077 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -2 | Beat Illinois 24–14 |
| 87 | -8 | 4.193 |  SMU | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | -3 | Lost to Houston 15–38 |
| 88 | -14 | 4.207 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | -6 | Lost to Northwestern 28–29 |
| 89 | -17 | 4.310 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -3 | Lost to San Diego State 28–42 |
| 90 | -5 | 4.335 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | -5 | Lost to Temple 24–40 |
| 91 | 8 | 4.444 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 69 | -10 | Beat Ohio 20–11 |
| 92 | 0 | 4.539 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–41 |
| 93 | -15 | 4.551 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -4 | Lost to Kansas State 6–20 |
| 94 | 1 | 4.593 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | -6 | Beat Colorado State 42–28 |
| 95 | -5 | 4.615 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -7 | Lost to Western Michigan 31–34 |
| 96 | -19 | 4.681 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 77 | -8 | Lost to Utah State 21–23 |
| 97 | 0 | 4.833 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 98 | -7 | Beat Florida International 27–10 |
| 98 | 7 | 4.948 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 98 | -6 | Beat Louisiana 51–29 |
| 99 | 2 | 4.978 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -10 | Beat New Mexico 34–17 |
| 100 | -2 | 5.308 |  UAB | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -9 | Lost to Marshall 7–27 |
| 101 | -1 | 5.365 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -12 | Lost to Rutgers 10–27 |
| 102 | 9 | 5.434 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -11 | BYE |
| 103 | 10 | 5.518 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -11 | Beat Louisiana Tech 23–21 |
| 104 | -8 | 5.577 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -9 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–43 |
| 105 | 2 | 5.849 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 109 | -10 | BYE |
| 106 | -2 | 6.007 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 107 | -14 | Lost to Duke 13–17 |
| 107 | -5 | 6.023 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 89 | -15 | Lost to Fresno State 3–34 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.145 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 100 | -13 | Lost to Boise State 9–54 |
| 109 | 1 | 6.176 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 107 | -18 | Lost to South Carolina 10–14 |
| 110 | 2 | 6.444 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 110 | -12 | Lost to California 17–49 |
| 111 | 3 | 6.670 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 110 | -14 | Lost to Troy 26–50 |
| 112 | -9 | 6.687 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 110 | -15 | Lost to Arkansas State 10–27 |
| 113 | -7 | 6.932 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 110 | -18 | Lost to Syracuse 14–28 |
| 114 | -6 | 7.181 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 110 | -19 | Lost to Purdue 14–24 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.372 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -20 | Lost to Northern Illinois 22–27 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.433 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -25 | Lost to Ball State 27–29 |
| 117 | 1 | 8.765 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -26 | Lost to UCF 7–49 |
| 118 | 2 | 8.867 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 115 | -25 | Beat Eastern Michigan 29–27 |
| 119 | -2 | 9.130 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -26 | Lost to UNLV 17–34 |
| 120 | -1 | 9.487 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -20 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 24–62 |