FBS Rankings as of September 28, 2009
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Last Week's Rank | This Week's Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | Alabama | 4-0 | 12.3709 | 11 | Alabama 53 North Texas 7 |
| 2 | Big 10 | Iowa | 4-0 | 9.4960 | 5 | Iowa 27 Arizona 17 |
| 3 | ACC | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 8.2764 | 27 | Virginia Tech 16 Nebraska 15 |
| 4 | WAC | Boise St. | 4-0 | 7.3222 | 14 | Boise St. 51 Fresno St. 34 |
| 5 | Mtn West | TCU | 3-0 | 5.9068 | 22 | TCU 56 Texas St. 21 |
| 6 | USA | Houston | 3-0 | 5.8990 | 30 | |
| 7 | Big East | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 5.2798 | 8 | Cincinnati 28 Oregon St. 18 |
| 8 | Big 12 | Texas | 4-0 | 5.0081 | 28 | Texas 34 Texas Tech 24 |
| 9 | SEC | Florida | 4-0 | 4.8023 | 39 | Florida 23 Tennessee 13 |
| 10 | Big 12 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 4.7037 | 53 | Virginia Tech 16 Nebraska 15 |
| 11 | SEC | LSU | 4-0 | 4.6882 | 7 | LSU 31 La.-Lafayette 3 |
| 12 | Pac 10 | Arizona | 3-1 | 4.3758 | 17 | Iowa 27 Arizona 17 |
| 13 | Big 10 | Michigan | 4-0 | 4.3752 | 21 | Michigan 45 E. Michigan 17 |
| 14 | Big East | South Florida | 4-0 | 4.3386 | 44 | South Florida 59 Charleston So. 0 |
| 15 | ACC | U. of Miami | 2-1 | 4.1629 | 1 | U. of Miami 33 Georgia Tech 17 |
| 16 | SEC | Auburn | 4-0 | 4.1029 | 4 | Auburn 41 West Virginia 30 |
| 17 | ACC | Georgia Tech | 3-1 | 3.8356 | 3 | U. of Miami 33 Georgia Tech 17 |
| 18 | Pac 10 | Oregon | 3-1 | 3.8244 | 45 | Oregon 31 Utah 24 |
| 19 | Big 10 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 3.5752 | 23 | Wisconsin 44 Wofford 14 |
| 20 | Pac 10 | UCLA | 3-0 | 3.4969 | 32 | UCLA 23 Kansas St. 9 |
| 21 | Big 12 | Oklahoma St. | 3-1 | 3.4162 | 65 | Oklahoma St. 41 Rice 24 |
| 22 | Big 12 | Kansas | 4-0 | 3.3221 | 16 | Kansas 44 Duke 16 |
| 23 | ACC | Clemson | 2-2 | 3.2764 | 6 | Clemson 25 Boston College 7 |
| 24 | Big 10 | Penn St. | 3-1 | 3.1909 | 20 | Penn St. 31 Temple 6 |
| 25 | SEC | Georgia | 3-1 | 3.1798 | 84 | Georgia 52 Arkansas 41 |
| 26 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 2-2 | 2.8091 | 59 | Texas 34 Texas Tech 24 |
| 27 | Pac 10 | Stanford | 3-1 | 2.8003 | 72 | Stanford 42 San Jose St. 17 |
| 28 | Ind | Notre Dame | 3-1 | 2.7846 | 47 | Notre Dame 33 Michigan St. 30 |
| 29 | SEC | South Carolina | 3-1 | 2.7538 | 88 | South Carolina 38 Fla. Atlantic 16 |
| 30 | Big 12 | Missouri | 4-0 | 2.6964 | 33 | Missouri 52 Furman 12 |
| 31 | Pac 10 | USC | 3-1 | 2.5151 | 26 | Washington 16 USC 13 |
| 32 | ACC | North Carolina | 3-1 | 2.4368 | 9 | North Carolina 31 East Carolina 17 |
| 33 | Big East | Connecticut | 3-1 | 2.4275 | 18 | Connecticut 30 Baylor 22 |
| 34 | Pac 10 | Washington | 2-2 | 2.2949 | 19 | Washington 16 USC 13 |
| 35 | ACC | Florida St. | 2-2 | 2.2796 | 2 | Florida St. 54 BYU 28 |
| 36 | Big 10 | Indiana | 3-1 | 2.2581 | 36 | Indiana 38 Akron 21 |
| 37 | WAC | Fresno St. | 1-3 | 2.2576 | 55 | Boise St. 51 Fresno St. 34 |
| 38 | Mid-Am | Cent. Michigan | 3-1 | 2.1765 | 52 | Cent. Michigan 48 Alcorn St. 0 |
| 39 | Big 10 | Ohio St. | 3-1 | 2.1068 | 35 | Ohio St. 38 Toledo 0 |
| 40 | SEC | Tennessee | 2-2 | 2.0521 | 70 | Florida 23 Tennessee 13 |
| 41 | Big 12 | Baylor | 2-1 | 2.0450 | 43 | Connecticut 30 Baylor 22 |
| 42 | ACC | Wake Forest | 2-2 | 1.9741 | 64 | Wake Forest 35 Elon 7 |
| 43 | Pac 10 | Arizona St. | 2-1 | 1.9683 | 51 | Arizona St. 38 La.-Monroe 14 |
| 44 | Mtn West | Utah | 3-1 | 1.9452 | 78 | Oregon 31 Utah 24 |
| 45 | ACC | NC State | 3-1 | 1.9262 | 98 | NC State 45 Gardner-Webb 14 |
| 46 | Pac 10 | Oregon St. | 2-2 | 1.8913 | 31 | Cincinnati 28 Oregon St. 18 |
| 47 | SEC | Arkansas | 1-2 | 1.8902 | 103 | Georgia 52 Arkansas 41 |
| 48 | ACC | Boston College | 3-1 | 1.8782 | 34 | Clemson 25 Boston College 7 |
| 49 | Big 12 | Iowa St. | 3-1 | 1.8601 | 54 | Iowa St. 34 Kent State 14 |
| 50 | Big East | West Virginia | 2-1 | 1.8549 | 13 | Auburn 41 West Virginia 30 |
| 51 | SEC | Mississippi St. | 2-2 | 1.8338 | 24 | Mississippi St. 15 Vanderbilt 3 |
| 52 | USA | Marshall | 3-1 | 1.7823 | 83 | Marshall 17 Bowling Green 10 |
| 53 | Big 12 | Texas A&M | 3-0 | 1.7659 | 90 | Texas A&M 38 Utah St. 30 |
| 54 | SEC | Mississippi | 2-1 | 1.7241 | 15 | Mississippi 52 SE Louisiana St 6 |
| 55 | Big East | Pittsburgh | 3-1 | 1.7184 | 12 | Pittsburgh 27 Navy 14 |
| 56 | Pac 10 | California | 3-1 | 1.7081 | 10 | California 35 Minnesota 21 |
| 57 | Mid-Am | N. Illinois | 2-2 | 1.7023 | 46 | N. Illinois 28 Purdue 21 |
| 58 | USA | Southern Miss | 3-1 | 1.6995 | 40 | Southern Miss 37 Virginia 34 |
| 59 | WAC | Idaho | 3-1 | 1.6438 | 61 | Idaho 34 San Diego St. 20 |
| 60 | Big East | Rutgers | 3-1 | 1.6053 | 58 | Rutgers 23 Florida Int'l 15 |
| 61 | Big 10 | Purdue | 1-3 | 1.5426 | 76 | N. Illinois 28 Purdue 21 |
| 62 | Sun Belt | Mid. Tenn. St. | 3-1 | 1.5385 | 37 | Mid. Tenn. St. 32 Maryland 31 |
| 63 | Big 10 | Michigan St. | 1-3 | 1.4876 | 82 | Notre Dame 33 Michigan St. 30 |
| 64 | Sun Belt | Florida Int'l | 0-3 | 1.3496 | 69 | Rutgers 23 Florida Int'l 15 |
| 65 | Mtn West | BYU | 3-1 | 1.3235 | 25 | Florida St. 54 BYU 28 |
| 66 | Mid-Am | Bowling Green | 1-3 | 1.3068 | 85 | Marshall 17 Bowling Green 10 |
| 67 | SEC | Vanderbilt | 2-2 | 1.2176 | 49 | Mississippi St. 15 Vanderbilt 3 |
| 68 | Mid-Am | Ohio U. | 2-2 | 1.2144 | 50 | Ohio U. 28 Cal Poly SLO 10 |
| 69 | Sun Belt | North Texas | 1-3 | 1.1925 | 73 | Alabama 53 North Texas 7 |
| 70 | Big 10 | Minnesota | 3-1 | 1.1909 | 42 | California 35 Minnesota 21 |
| 71 | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 1.1805 | 48 | Oklahoma 45 Tulsa 0 |
| 72 | SEC | Kentucky | 2-1 | 1.1792 | 29 | Kentucky 31 Louisville 27 |
| 73 | Big 12 | Kansas St. | 2-2 | 1.1651 | 75 | UCLA 23 Kansas St. 9 |
| 74 | Mid-Am | W. Michigan | 2-2 | 1.1588 | 68 | W. Michigan 48 Miami U. 26 |
| 75 | ACC | Virginia | 0-3 | 1.1533 | 79 | Southern Miss 37 Virginia 34 |
| 76 | Ind | Navy | 2-2 | 1.1147 | 38 | Pittsburgh 27 Navy 14 |
| 77 | WAC | Hawaii | 2-1 | 1.0999 | 74 | UNLV 34 Hawaii 33 |
| 78 | Sun Belt | La.-Lafayette | 2-2 | 1.0954 | 56 | LSU 31 La.-Lafayette 3 |
| 79 | Mid-Am | Toledo | 2-2 | 1.0467 | 101 | Ohio St. 38 Toledo 0 |
| 80 | Mtn West | Colorado St. | 3-1 | 1.0001 | 81 | Colorado St. 35 Nevada 20 |
| 81 | Mtn West | Air Force | 3-1 | 0.9780 | 71 | Air Force 37 New Mexico 13 |
| 82 | Mtn West | UNLV | 2-2 | 0.9024 | 62 | UNLV 34 Hawaii 33 |
| 83 | USA | East Carolina | 2-2 | 0.8984 | 41 | North Carolina 31 East Carolina 17 |
| 84 | ACC | Duke | 2-2 | 0.8717 | 67 | Kansas 44 Duke 16 |
| 85 | USA | SMU | 2-1 | 0.8698 | 99 | Washington St. 30 SMU 27 |
| 86 | Sun Belt | Troy | 2-2 | 0.8392 | 107 | Troy 27 UAB 14 |
| 87 | Sun Belt | La.-Monroe | 2-2 | 0.8216 | 100 | Arizona St. 38 La.-Monroe 14 |
| 88 | WAC | Utah St. | 1-2 | 0.8095 | 112 | Texas A&M 38 Utah St. 30 |
| 89 | Big 12 | Colorado | 1-2 | 0.7895 | 102 | Colorado 24 Wyoming 0 |
| 90 | Mtn West | Wyoming | 2-2 | 0.7651 | 108 | Colorado 24 Wyoming 0 |
| 91 | Mtn West | San Diego St. | 1-3 | 0.7589 | 87 | Idaho 34 San Diego St. 20 |
| 92 | Big East | Syracuse | 2-2 | 0.7483 | 77 | Syracuse 37 Northwestern 34 |
| 93 | WAC | Louisiana Tech | 1-2 | 0.7124 | 57 | Louisiana Tech 48 Nicholls St 13 |
| 94 | Mid-Am | Temple | 1-2 | 0.7122 | 93 | Penn St. 31 Temple 6 |
| 95 | Sun Belt | Fla. Atlantic | 0-3 | 0.6734 | 118 | South Carolina 38 Fla. Atlantic 16 |
| 96 | USA | Central Florida | 2-2 | 0.6711 | 63 | Central Florida 23 Buffalo 17 |
| 97 | Big East | Louisville | 1-2 | 0.6525 | 60 | Kentucky 31 Louisville 27 |
| 98 | Ind | Army | 2-2 | 0.6500 | 95 | Army 24 Ball State 17 |
| 99 | USA | UTEP | 1-3 | 0.6464 | 91 | UTEP 38 New Mexico St. 12 |
| 100 | Mid-Am | Akron | 1-3 | 0.6370 | 89 | Indiana 38 Akron 21 |
| 101 | Mid-Am | Ball State | 0-4 | 0.6353 | 104 | Army 24 Ball State 17 |
| 102 | Sun Belt | Arkansas St. | 1-2 | 0.6349 | 115 | |
| 103 | Pac 10 | Washington St. | 1-3 | 0.6294 | 110 | Washington St. 30 SMU 27 |
| 104 | WAC | San Jose St. | 1-3 | 0.6195 | 109 | Stanford 42 San Jose St. 17 |
| 105 | WAC | Nevada | 0-3 | 0.6175 | 111 | Colorado St. 35 Nevada 20 |
| 106 | ACC | Maryland | 1-3 | 0.6019 | 66 | Mid. Tenn. St. 32 Maryland 31 |
| 107 | USA | Tulsa | 3-1 | 0.5959 | 96 | Oklahoma 45 Tulsa 0 |
| 108 | USA | Memphis | 1-3 | 0.5774 | 86 | Memphis 41 Tennessee-Martin 14 |
| 109 | Mid-Am | Kent State | 2-2 | 0.5650 | 106 | Iowa St. 34 Kent State 14 |
| 110 | Big 10 | Northwestern | 2-2 | 0.5520 | 94 | Syracuse 37 Northwestern 34 |
| 111 | Mid-Am | Miami U. | 0-4 | 0.5427 | 97 | W. Michigan 48 Miami U. 26 |
| 112 | USA | Rice | 0-4 | 0.5377 | 116 | Oklahoma St. 41 Rice 24 |
| 113 | Mid-Am | E. Michigan | 0-3 | 0.4939 | 105 | Michigan 45 E. Michigan 17 |
| 114 | Big 10 | Illinois | 1-2 | 0.4900 | 92 | |
| 115 | USA | UAB | 1-3 | 0.4738 | 114 | Troy 27 UAB 14 |
| 116 | Sun Belt | W. Kentucky | 0-4 | 0.4538 | 119 | Central Arkansas 28 W. Kentucky 7 |
| 117 | Mid-Am | Buffalo | 1-3 | 0.4098 | 80 | Central Florida 23 Buffalo 17 |
| 118 | WAC | New Mexico St. | 2-2 | 0.3181 | 117 | UTEP 38 New Mexico St. 12 |
| 119 | USA | Tulane | 1-2 | 0.2648 | 113 | |
| 120 | Mtn West | New Mexico | 0-4 | 0.1845 | 120 | Air Force 37 New Mexico 13 |