Charlie Burrus's College Football Rankings

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FBS Rankings as of October 12, 2009

Rank	Conference	Team	Record	Votes	Last Week's Rank	This Week's Result
1	SEC	Alabama	6-0	11.5551	1	Alabama 22 Mississippi 3
2	SEC	Florida	5-0	9.0463	2	Florida 13 LSU 3
3	ACC	Virginia Tech	5-1	7.8451	4	Virginia Tech 48 Boston College 14
4	WAC	Boise St.	5-0	6.9792	3
5	Big 12	Nebraska	4-1	5.7698	10	Nebraska 27 Missouri 12
6	Big East	Cincinnati	5-0	5.4671	8
7	Big 10	Iowa	6-0	5.3191	5	Iowa 30 Michigan 28
8	Big 12	Texas	5-0	4.8031	11	Texas 38 Colorado 14
9	Pac 10	USC	4-1	4.5396	14
10	Pac 10	Oregon	5-1	4.3605	17	Oregon 24 UCLA 10
11	Mtn West	TCU	5-0	4.1731	6	TCU 20 Air Force 17
12	SEC	LSU	5-1	4.0543	7	Florida 13 LSU 3
13	Big 12	Kansas	5-0	3.9761	12	Kansas 41 Iowa St. 36
14	Big 10	Ohio St.	5-1	3.9686	22	Ohio St. 31 Wisconsin 13
15	Big East	South Florida	5-0	3.7272	16
16	ACC	U. of Miami	4-1	3.7203	19	U. of Miami 48 Florida A&M 16
17	Ind	Notre Dame	4-1	3.3159	21
18	Pac 10	Arizona	3-2	3.1287	18	Washington 36 Arizona 33
19	ACC	Georgia Tech	5-1	3.0479	20	Georgia Tech 49 Florida St. 44
20	Big 10	Wisconsin	5-1	3.0226	15	Ohio St. 31 Wisconsin 13
21	Pac 10	Washington	3-3	3.0110	27	Washington 36 Arizona 33
22	Pac 10	Stanford	4-2	3.0070	13	Oregon St. 38 Stanford 28
23	SEC	Auburn	5-1	2.9839	9	Arkansas 44 Auburn 23
24	SEC	Arkansas	3-2	2.8802	49	Arkansas 44 Auburn 23
25	SEC	Tennessee	3-3	2.8469	37	Tennessee 45 Georgia 19
26	SEC	South Carolina	5-1	2.8436	25	South Carolina 28 Kentucky 26
27	Big 10	Michigan	4-2	2.7550	30	Iowa 30 Michigan 28
28	Big East	Pittsburgh	5-1	2.7270	35	Pittsburgh 24 Connecticut 21
29	Big 10	Penn St.	5-1	2.5931	28	Penn St. 52 Eastern Illinois 3
30	Pac 10	Oregon St.	4-2	2.5636	50	Oregon St. 38 Stanford 28
31	Mtn West	Utah	4-1	2.4427	44	Utah 24 Colorado St. 17
32	WAC	Fresno St.	2-3	2.4403	36	Fresno St. 42 Hawaii 17
33	Big 12	Oklahoma	3-2	2.4322	54	Oklahoma 33 Baylor 7
34	Pac 10	UCLA	3-2	2.3095	24	Oregon 24 UCLA 10
35	USA	Houston	4-1	2.3057	45	Houston 31 Mississippi St. 24
36	Big 12	Missouri	4-1	2.2914	32	Nebraska 27 Missouri 12
37	SEC	Georgia	3-3	2.2211	34	Tennessee 45 Georgia 19
38	ACC	Wake Forest	4-2	2.1764	23	Wake Forest 42 Maryland 32
39	SEC	Kentucky	2-3	2.1488	52	South Carolina 28 Kentucky 26
40	Big 12	Oklahoma St.	4-1	2.1391	42	Oklahoma St. 36 Texas A&M 31
41	Mtn West	BYU	5-1	2.1075	53	BYU 59 UNLV 21
42	SEC	Mississippi	3-2	2.1057	46	Alabama 22 Mississippi 3
43	Mid-Am	Cent. Michigan	5-1	2.0922	39	Cent. Michigan 56 E. Michigan 8
44	Big East	West Virginia	4-1	2.0724	40	West Virginia 34 Syracuse 13
45	ACC	Clemson	2-3	2.0571	31
46	Big 10	Michigan St.	3-3	2.0480	38	Michigan St. 24 Illinois 14
47	Big 12	Texas Tech	4-2	2.0208	61	Texas Tech 66 Kansas St. 14
48	WAC	Idaho	5-1	1.9925	47	Idaho 29 San Jose St. 25
49	ACC	Duke	3-3	1.9432	66	Duke 49 NC State 28
50	ACC	Boston College	4-2	1.9136	26	Virginia Tech 48 Boston College 14
51	ACC	Florida St.	2-4	1.8744	43	Georgia Tech 49 Florida St. 44
52	Mid-Am	N. Illinois	3-2	1.8122	48
53	Big East	Connecticut	3-2	1.8110	29	Pittsburgh 24 Connecticut 21
54	Sun Belt	Troy	3-2	1.7940	69	Troy 31 Mid. Tenn. St. 7
55	Ind	Navy	4-2	1.7540	58	Navy 63 Rice 14
56	Big 10	Minnesota	4-2	1.7205	59	Minnesota 35 Purdue 20
57	Pac 10	California	3-2	1.6853	55
58	Big East	Rutgers	4-1	1.6210	57	Rutgers 42 Texas Southern 0
59	Mid-Am	Ohio U.	4-2	1.6016	62	Ohio U. 19 Akron 7
60	ACC	Virginia	2-3	1.5606	63	Virginia 47 Indiana 7
61	Pac 10	Arizona St.	3-2	1.5139	71	Arizona St. 27 Washington St. 14
62	Sun Belt	Arkansas St.	1-3	1.5050	65
63	ACC	NC State	3-3	1.4985	41	Duke 49 NC State 28
64	ACC	North Carolina	4-2	1.4795	51	North Carolina 42 Georgia Southern 12
65	USA	Marshall	4-2	1.4270	77	Marshall 31 Tulane 10
66	Big 12	Iowa St.	3-3	1.3525	76	Kansas 41 Iowa St. 36
67	Mtn West	Air Force	3-3	1.3372	81	TCU 20 Air Force 17
68	USA	Southern Miss	3-3	1.3110	60	Louisville 25 Southern Miss 23
69	Big 12	Baylor	3-2	1.2807	33	Oklahoma 33 Baylor 7
70	Mid-Am	Bowling Green	2-4	1.2679	78	Bowling Green 36 Kent State 35
71	SEC	Mississippi St.	2-4	1.2275	56	Houston 31 Mississippi St. 24
72	Big 10	Purdue	1-5	1.2203	68	Minnesota 35 Purdue 20
73	Mtn West	Colorado St.	3-3	1.2151	80	Utah 24 Colorado St. 17
74	USA	SMU	3-2	1.2146	75	SMU 28 East Carolina 21
75	Sun Belt	La.-Lafayette	3-2	1.1683	74	La.-Lafayette 38 North Texas 34
76	Big 12	Texas A&M	3-2	1.1228	79	Oklahoma St. 36 Texas A&M 31
77	Sun Belt	Florida Int'l	1-4	1.1053	90	Florida Int'l 37 W. Kentucky 20
78	USA	UTEP	2-4	1.0842	72	Memphis 35 UTEP 20
79	Sun Belt	Mid. Tenn. St.	3-2	1.0810	64	Troy 31 Mid. Tenn. St. 7
80	USA	East Carolina	3-3	1.0712	73	SMU 28 East Carolina 21
81	Big 10	Northwestern	4-2	1.0450	88	Northwestern 16 Miami U. 6
82	Big 10	Indiana	3-3	1.0436	70	Virginia 47 Indiana 7
83	USA	Tulsa	4-1	1.0290	93
84	Sun Belt	North Texas	1-4	1.0166	85	La.-Lafayette 38 North Texas 34
85	Sun Belt	La.-Monroe	3-2	1.0163	94
86	Big East	Louisville	2-3	1.0001	105	Louisville 25 Southern Miss 23
87	Big 12	Kansas St.	3-3	0.9784	67	Texas Tech 66 Kansas St. 14
88	Mid-Am	Temple	3-2	0.9519	84	Temple 24 Ball State 19
89	WAC	Nevada	2-3	0.9518	98	Nevada 37 Louisiana Tech 14
90	Big 12	Colorado	1-4	0.9434	97	Texas 38 Colorado 14
91	ACC	Maryland	2-4	0.9301	83	Wake Forest 42 Maryland 32
92	Mid-Am	W. Michigan	3-3	0.9255	100	W. Michigan 58 Toledo 26
93	WAC	San Jose St.	1-4	0.9065	91	Idaho 29 San Jose St. 25
94	Big East	Syracuse	2-4	0.8995	86	West Virginia 34 Syracuse 13
95	USA	Central Florida	3-2	0.8782	92
96	Mid-Am	Toledo	3-3	0.8704	87	W. Michigan 58 Toledo 26
97	Mtn West	San Diego St.	2-3	0.8320	95
98	USA	UAB	2-3	0.8191	96
99	Mtn West	Wyoming	4-2	0.8180	102	Wyoming 37 New Mexico 13
100	Pac 10	Washington St.	1-5	0.7561	99	Arizona St. 27 Washington St. 14
101	SEC	Vanderbilt	2-4	0.7279	89	Army 16 Vanderbilt 13
102	Mid-Am	Buffalo	2-4	0.7202	103	Buffalo 40 Gardner-Webb 3
103	Sun Belt	Fla. Atlantic	0-4	0.6839	108
104	WAC	Louisiana Tech	2-3	0.6777	82	Nevada 37 Louisiana Tech 14
105	Big 10	Illinois	1-4	0.6690	107	Michigan St. 24 Illinois 14
106	WAC	Utah St.	1-4	0.6647	104	New Mexico St. 20 Utah St. 17
107	Ind	Army	3-3	0.6271	113	Army 16 Vanderbilt 13
108	USA	Memphis	2-4	0.6206	116	Memphis 35 UTEP 20
109	Mid-Am	Miami U.	0-6	0.6133	110	Northwestern 16 Miami U. 6
110	WAC	Hawaii	2-3	0.6130	101	Fresno St. 42 Hawaii 17
111	Mtn West	UNLV	2-4	0.6049	109	BYU 59 UNLV 21
112	Mid-Am	Kent State	2-4	0.5578	106	Bowling Green 36 Kent State 35
113	WAC	New Mexico St.	3-3	0.5245	117	New Mexico St. 20 Utah St. 17
114	Mid-Am	Ball State	0-6	0.5150	111	Temple 24 Ball State 19
115	Mid-Am	Akron	1-4	0.5093	112	Ohio U. 19 Akron 7
116	Sun Belt	W. Kentucky	0-5	0.4690	114	Florida Int'l 37 W. Kentucky 20
117	USA	Tulane	2-3	0.4648	115	Marshall 31 Tulane 10
118	Mid-Am	E. Michigan	0-5	0.4015	118	Cent. Michigan 56 E. Michigan 8
119	USA	Rice	0-6	0.3514	119	Navy 63 Rice 14
120	Mtn West	New Mexico	0-6	0.2817	120	Wyoming 37 New Mexico 13

Alabama, Florida and Virginia Tech are atop the rankings after impressive wins this week. Virginia Tech is ahead of 7 undefeated teams, but that's because their one loss was to top-ranked Alabama.

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