2009 College Football Ranking
Updated September 28, 2011
By Kevin Peters - kvosme2@comcast.net
Games Adjusted Team Sked Sked Total   Prev
Rank Team Played Record Pts For Pts Agst Skill Strength Rank Score Rank Week
1 Alabama 13 13-0 33.3 10.4 1.5795 0.6101 3 44.0120 1
2 Texas 12 12-0 42.7 15.0 1.5264 0.5650 36 40.1430 2
3 Florida 13 12-1 34.3 11.3 1.5007 0.5994 11 37.8336 3
4 Cincinnati 12 12-0 35.2 23.0 1.3209 0.5721 28 36.3199 4
5 Texas Christian 12 12-0 35.9 13.7 1.4215 0.5249 71 35.1320 5
6 Oregon 12 10-2 42.3 22.0 1.4155 0.5869 23 33.5007 6
7 Boise State 13 13-0 35.0 20.1 1.4546 0.4961 93 33.3607 7
8 Ohio State 12 10-2 29.0 12.7 1.4683 0.5500 49 33.1267 8
9 Georgia Tech 12 10-2 40.9 23.1 1.4077 0.5655 35 32.9570 9
10 Virginia Tech 12 9-3 37.6 15.0 1.5090 0.6057 6 32.6769 10
11 Penn State 12 10-2 27.2 13.5 1.2894 0.5459 53 29.2449 11
12 Iowa 12 10-2 25.5 16.0 1.2094 0.5891 21 28.5164 12
13 Pittsburgh 12 9-3 33.1 21.7 1.3067 0.5851 24 28.4162 13
14 Miami-Florida 12 9-3 34.9 20.6 1.2532 0.5964 12 27.6069 14
15 Nebraska 12 9-3 25.5 10.8 1.3201 0.5533 45 27.0435 15
16 Brigham Young 12 10-2 33.3 23.5 1.2347 0.5091 81 26.5321 16
17 Louisiana State 12 9-3 27.8 15.1 1.2710 0.5729 27 25.9009 17
18 Oklahoma State 12 9-3 28.0 20.7 1.1570 0.5690 31 25.8594 18
19 West Virginia 12 9-3 27.2 20.9 1.1111 0.5922 16 25.6698 19
20 Oregon State 12 8-4 33.6 22.9 1.2637 0.5766 26 25.5876 20
21 Clemson 12 8-4 34.6 19.7 1.3314 0.5909 17 25.0798 21
22 Arkansas 12 7-5 38.9 24.6 1.3994 0.6131 2 24.6403 22
23 Wisconsin 12 9-3 31.6 24.0 1.1938 0.5675 32 24.6217 23
24 Oklahoma 12 7-5 31.2 12.6 1.3925 0.6083 5 24.2414 24
25 Arizona 12 8-4 32.7 22.4 1.1960 0.5901 18 23.8579 25
26 Texas Tech 12 8-4 36.0 21.5 1.2755 0.5492 50 23.8514 26
27 Central Michigan 13 11-2 26.8 21.5 1.1454 0.4775 99 23.6863 27
28 North Carolina 12 8-4 23.7 16.1 1.1732 0.5956 13 23.2126 28
29 East Carolina 13 9-4 27.7 25.0 1.1782 0.5560 41 23.1679 29
30 Stanford 12 8-4 38.7 25.5 1.2511 0.5257 70 22.8750 30
31 Southern Cal 12 8-4 29.1 19.2 1.1777 0.5501 48 22.6324 31
32 Rutgers 12 8-4 24.0 21.6 1.2428 0.5384 58 22.4601 32
33 Mississippi 12 8-4 29.9 19.4 1.1104 0.5542 42 22.2576 33
34 Utah 12 9-3 27.2 21.2 1.1440 0.5087 82 22.0778 34
35 Missouri 12 8-4 29.1 23.8 1.1497 0.5568 38 21.1705 35
36 Houston 13 10-3 34.7 32.3 1.1175 0.5036 87 20.9875 36
37 Tennessee 12 7-5 34.2 20.8 1.2535 0.5566 40 20.7128 37
38 California 12 8-4 28.6 24.3 1.1391 0.5300 65 20.6242 38
39 Connecticut 12 7-5 32.9 27.1 1.1300 0.6005 9 20.2425 39
40 Boston College 12 8-4 25.6 20.0 1.0778 0.5356 60 20.0220 40
41 Air Force 12 7-5 24.9 18.2 1.2948 0.5220 73 19.8032 41
42 Kentucky 12 7-5 30.5 23.7 1.1583 0.5537 43 19.4559 42
43 Nevada-Reno 12 8-4 38.2 33.0 1.0783 0.4815 97 19.4506 43
44 Navy 12 8-4 25.1 22.4 1.1302 0.4992 88 19.3791 44
45 Auburn 12 7-5 34.5 24.6 1.1879 0.5891 20 19.3647 45
46 Northwestern 12 8-4 22.7 26.3 0.9811 0.4881 96 19.2607 46
47 South Carolina 12 7-5 23.6 18.3 1.0701 0.6023 8 19.1987 47
48 Florida State 12 6-6 34.9 28.4 1.1228 0.6093 4 19.1659 48
49 Fresno State 12 8-4 28.9 30.0 0.8916 0.5311 63 18.7952 49
50 Ohio 13 9-4 22.4 25.6 1.0664 0.4756 101 18.7433 50
51 Troy 12 9-3 26.1 32.1 0.8860 0.4801 98 18.2535 51
52 Georgia 12 7-5 32.3 24.9 0.9743 0.6041 7 18.2232 52
53 U-C-F 12 8-4 24.1 25.0 0.9834 0.4990 90 18.1000 53
54 Temple 12 9-3 26.1 28.4 0.9568 0.4414 116 17.6707 54
55 South Florida 12 7-5 22.8 22.8 0.9890 0.5694 30 17.4423 55
56 Middle Tennessee 12 9-3 23.9 27.1 1.0477 0.4181 118 17.2384 56
57 Bowling Green 12 7-5 24.1 30.6 0.9252 0.5195 77 16.6039 57
58 Michigan State 12 6-6 29.6 27.1 0.9876 0.5699 29 16.4703 58
59 Mississippi State 12 5-7 28.8 23.9 1.0438 0.6511 1 15.7549 59
60 Kansas State 12 6-6 24.1 25.0 1.0520 0.5304 64 15.5996 60
61 Notre Dame 12 6-6 30.4 23.5 1.1811 0.5443 54 15.1159 61
62 Southern Miss 12 7-5 27.3 29.8 1.0613 0.4747 103 14.7460 62
63 Iowa State 12 6-6 22.0 24.5 1.0107 0.5326 62 14.6297 63
64 Northern Illinois 12 7-5 23.9 26.5 1.0293 0.4441 115 14.2071 64
65 Texas A+M 12 6-6 35.5 31.1 1.0821 0.5205 76 13.8336 65
66 S-M-U 12 7-5 23.4 32.7 0.8340 0.4940 95 13.8096 66
67 U.C.L.A. 12 6-6 22.8 19.3 1.0671 0.5425 55 13.7823 67
68 Washington 12 5-7 28.6 24.1 1.1234 0.5661 33 13.7646 68
69 Minnesota 12 6-6 25.9 25.4 0.9791 0.5937 15 13.7592 69
70 Purdue 12 5-7 27.1 27.2 0.9483 0.5414 57 13.5895 70
71 Wake Forest 12 5-7 26.9 24.3 1.0107 0.5483 51 12.7357 71
72 Wyoming 12 6-6 16.5 27.4 0.8613 0.5277 67 12.4269 72
73 Duke 12 5-7 26.1 27.8 0.9868 0.5208 75 11.9245 73
74 Idaho 12 7-5 27.8 38.7 0.7043 0.4751 102 11.2459 74
75 No Carolina State 12 5-7 29.3 32.4 0.8505 0.5534 44 11.1082 75
76 U-A-B 12 5-7 22.9 34.4 0.7810 0.4956 94 11.0554 76
77 Marshall 12 6-6 19.3 26.2 0.8197 0.5239 72 11.0148 77
78 Nevada-Las Vegas 12 5-7 23.7 35.2 0.8212 0.5360 59 10.8963 78
79 UL-Monroe 12 6-6 19.8 33.0 0.7498 0.4614 108 10.6544 79
80 Kansas 12 5-7 30.4 28.5 0.9863 0.5525 46 10.4907 80
81 Arizona State 12 4-8 21.4 20.6 0.9960 0.5504 47 10.1554 81
82 Hawaii 13 6-7 20.1 31.4 0.6858 0.4981 91 9.8532 82
83 Buffalo 12 5-7 20.5 29.0 0.7692 0.5039 85 9.8012 83
84 Baylor 12 4-8 21.6 25.6 0.8746 0.5872 22 9.5365 84
85 Louisville 12 4-8 19.0 26.8 0.8222 0.5943 14 9.5256 85
86 Syracuse 12 4-8 21.8 28.3 0.8762 0.6001 10 9.4064 86
87 UL-Lafayette 12 6-6 18.1 36.1 0.6567 0.4687 105 9.1722 87
88 Florida Atlantic 12 5-7 22.8 42.2 0.6409 0.4604 109 9.1720 88
89 Louisiana Tech 12 4-8 24.2 27.7 1.0015 0.5276 68 9.1365 89
90 Tulsa 12 5-7 24.8 35.2 0.8010 0.4757 100 9.0893 90
91 Virginia 12 3-9 23.4 23.1 1.0061 0.5899 19 8.9580 91
92 Army 11 5-6 13.9 28.1 0.7840 0.4175 119 8.7864 92
93 Utah State 12 4-8 24.7 33.4 0.8921 0.5276 69 8.5240 93
94 Michigan 12 5-7 26.8 29.9 0.8231 0.5148 78 8.2961 94
95 Kent State 12 5-7 16.5 30.7 0.7109 0.4383 117 8.1900 95
96 Indiana 12 4-8 24.6 32.3 0.9217 0.5217 74 7.7435 96
97 San Diego State 12 4-8 21.5 33.8 0.6689 0.4992 89 7.5752 97
98 Arkansas State 12 4-8 17.3 30.6 0.6961 0.4668 107 7.4517 98
99 Colorado 12 3-9 23.2 27.8 0.8532 0.5571 37 6.9637 99
100 Illinois 12 3-9 24.1 29.5 0.8590 0.5823 25 6.9429 100
101 Toledo 12 5-7 26.0 44.8 0.6419 0.4461 114 6.4584 101
102 UTEP 12 4-8 24.4 38.0 0.7114 0.4543 112 6.0437 102
103 Western Michigan 12 5-7 20.6 34.7 0.6730 0.4033 120 6.0323 103
104 Florida Intl 12 3-9 19.0 39.1 0.5795 0.5073 84 5.0965 104
105 Akron 12 3-9 17.3 36.5 0.5851 0.4980 92 4.9082 105
106 Vanderbilt 12 2-10 17.2 23.5 0.9097 0.5658 34 4.7630 106
107 Tulane 12 3-9 13.6 38.4 0.5292 0.5116 80 4.2673 107
108 Maryland 12 2-10 22.3 28.2 0.8294 0.5339 61 4.1890 108
109 Memphis 12 2-10 19.4 35.8 0.6009 0.5297 66 3.8984 109
110 Colorado State 12 3-9 20.4 30.3 0.8109 0.5133 79 3.2500 110
111 Ball State 12 2-10 16.4 32.0 0.6341 0.4672 106 2.9714 111
112 Rice 12 2-10 16.5 45.0 0.3688 0.5075 83 2.7374 112
113 San Jose State 12 2-10 14.3 37.7 0.5149 0.5420 56 2.5408 113
114 New Mexico State 13 3-10 9.9 33.6 0.4599 0.4706 104 2.5047 114
115 New Mexico 12 1-11 15.9 36.6 0.5467 0.5037 86 1.7025 115
116 North Texas 12 2-10 22.0 44.8 0.4282 0.4601 110 1.4340 116
117 Washington State 12 1-11 13.1 34.5 0.5246 0.5468 52 1.3518 117
118 Miami-Ohio 12 1-11 14.3 35.5 0.3611 0.5568 39 1.0667 118
119 Western Kentucky 12 0-12 17.5 45.4 0.3523 0.4583 111 -3.4766 119
120 Eastern Michigan 12 0-12 14.4 43.7 0.4134 0.4530 113 -5.6516 120