Charlie Burrus's College Football Rankings
FBS Rankings as of December 14, 2009
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Bowl |
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| 1 | SEC | Alabama | 13-0 | 9.4405 | Championship |
| 2 | SEC | Florida | 12-1 | 6.3692 | Sugar |
| 3 | Big 12 | Texas | 13-0 | 6.2269 | Championship |
| 4 | Mtn West | TCU | 12-0 | 5.4893 | Fiesta |
| 5 | Big East | Cincinnati | 12-0 | 4.7728 | Sugar |
| 6 | ACC | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 4.5287 | Chick-Fil-A |
| 7 | WAC | Boise St. | 13-0 | 4.4040 | Fiesta |
| 8 | Pac 10 | Oregon | 10-2 | 4.3836 | Rose |
| 9 | ACC | Georgia Tech | 11-2 | 4.2356 | Orange |
| 10 | SEC | LSU | 9-3 | 3.8537 | Capital One |
| 11 | Big 10 | Ohio St. | 10-2 | 3.6506 | Rose |
| 12 | ACC | U. of Miami | 9-3 | 3.3992 | Champs Sports |
| 13 | SEC | Arkansas | 7-5 | 3.2651 | Liberty |
| 14 | SEC | Mississippi | 8-4 | 3.0228 | Cotton |
| 15 | SEC | Tennessee | 7-5 | 3.0141 | Chick-Fil-A |
| 16 | Pac 10 | Stanford | 8-4 | 3.0129 | Sun |
| 17 | Big 10 | Penn St. | 10-2 | 2.9780 | Capital One |
| 18 | Big 10 | Iowa | 10-2 | 2.9728 | Orange |
| 19 | ACC | Clemson | 8-5 | 2.9465 | Music City |
| 20 | Big East | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 2.9344 | Meineke Car Care |
| 21 | SEC | Auburn | 7-5 | 2.8901 | Outback |
| 22 | ACC | North Carolina | 8-4 | 2.8608 | Meineke Car Care |
| 23 | Pac 10 | Oregon St. | 8-4 | 2.8404 | Las Vegas |
| 24 | Pac 10 | Arizona | 8-4 | 2.8176 | Holiday |
| 25 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 8-4 | 2.8057 | Alamo |
| 26 | Big East | West Virginia | 9-3 | 2.7119 | Gator |
| 27 | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 7-5 | 2.7021 | Sun |
| 28 | Big 12 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 2.6962 | Holiday |
| 29 | SEC | Georgia | 7-5 | 2.6853 | Independence |
| 30 | SEC | South Carolina | 7-5 | 2.6838 | Papajohns.com |
| 31 | Pac 10 | USC | 8-4 | 2.6539 | Emerald |
| 32 | Big 12 | Oklahoma St. | 9-3 | 2.4584 | Cotton |
| 33 | Mtn West | BYU | 10-2 | 2.2828 | Las Vegas |
| 34 | USA | Houston | 10-3 | 2.2511 | Armed Forces |
| 35 | SEC | Kentucky | 7-5 | 2.2336 | Music City |
| 36 | Big 10 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 2.1342 | Champs Sports |
| 37 | Pac 10 | California | 8-4 | 2.1314 | Poinsettia |
| 38 | Mtn West | Utah | 9-3 | 2.0967 | Poinsettia |
| 39 | Big East | Connecticut | 7-5 | 2.0875 | Papajohns.com |
| 40 | SEC | Mississippi St. | 5-7 | 2.0565 | |
| 41 | ACC | Florida St. | 6-6 | 2.0328 | Gator |
| 42 | ACC | Boston College | 8-4 | 1.9505 | Emerald |
| 43 | USA | East Carolina | 9-4 | 1.9132 | Liberty |
| 44 | Mid-Am | Cent. Michigan | 11-2 | 1.8706 | GMAC |
| 45 | Big 12 | Missouri | 8-4 | 1.8640 | Texas |
| 46 | Ind | Notre Dame | 6-6 | 1.8369 | |
| 47 | Ind | Navy | 9-4 | 1.8043 | Texas |
| 48 | WAC | Nevada | 8-4 | 1.7996 | Hawaii |
| 49 | Big East | Rutgers | 8-4 | 1.7786 | St. Petersburg |
| 50 | Pac 10 | Washington | 5-7 | 1.7644 | |
| 51 | Pac 10 | UCLA | 6-6 | 1.7318 | |
| 52 | Big 12 | Texas A&M | 6-6 | 1.6963 | Independence |
| 53 | WAC | Fresno St. | 8-4 | 1.6557 | New Mexico |
| 54 | ACC | Wake Forest | 5-7 | 1.6521 | |
| 55 | Mtn West | Air Force | 7-5 | 1.6056 | Armed Forces |
| 56 | Big East | South Florida | 7-5 | 1.5781 | International |
| 57 | Big 10 | Northwestern | 8-4 | 1.5739 | Outback |
| 58 | Sun Belt | Troy | 9-3 | 1.4628 | GMAC |
| 59 | USA | Central Florida | 8-4 | 1.4343 | St. Petersburg |
| 60 | Big 10 | Michigan St. | 6-6 | 1.4337 | Alamo |
| 61 | Big 10 | Purdue | 5-7 | 1.4196 | |
| 62 | Mid-Am | Temple | 9-3 | 1.3713 | Eaglebank |
| 63 | Big 10 | Minnesota | 6-6 | 1.3459 | Insight |
| 64 | Mid-Am | Ohio U. | 9-4 | 1.3137 | Little Caesars Pizza |
| 65 | ACC | NC State | 5-7 | 1.3058 | |
| 66 | Pac 10 | Arizona St. | 4-8 | 1.2895 | |
| 67 | USA | Southern Miss | 7-5 | 1.2607 | New Orleans |
| 68 | ACC | Virginia | 3-9 | 1.2431 | |
| 69 | Sun Belt | Mid. Tenn. St. | 9-3 | 1.2429 | New Orleans |
| 70 | Big 12 | Kansas St. | 6-6 | 1.2277 | |
| 71 | ACC | Duke | 5-7 | 1.2047 | |
| 72 | Big 12 | Kansas | 5-7 | 1.1839 | |
| 73 | USA | SMU | 7-5 | 1.1639 | Hawaii |
| 74 | Big 12 | Iowa St. | 6-6 | 1.1535 | Insight |
| 75 | WAC | Louisiana Tech | 4-8 | 1.0899 | |
| 76 | Mid-Am | Bowling Green | 7-5 | 1.0885 | Humanitarian |
| 77 | Big 12 | Colorado | 3-9 | 1.0677 | |
| 78 | USA | Marshall | 6-6 | 1.0531 | Meineke Car Care |
| 79 | Big 10 | Michigan | 5-7 | 1.0404 | |
| 80 | Big 12 | Baylor | 4-8 | 1.0263 | |
| 81 | Mid-Am | N. Illinois | 7-5 | 1.0166 | International |
| 82 | WAC | Idaho | 7-5 | 0.9819 | Humanitarian |
| 83 | Big 10 | Illinois | 3-9 | 0.9779 | |
| 84 | Big East | Syracuse | 4-8 | 0.9595 | |
| 85 | Mtn West | Wyoming | 6-6 | 0.9355 | New Mexico |
| 86 | SEC | Vanderbilt | 2-10 | 0.9310 | |
| 87 | Big East | Louisville | 4-8 | 0.9263 | |
| 88 | ACC | Maryland | 2-10 | 0.9025 | |
| 89 | USA | UTEP | 4-8 | 0.8910 | |
| 90 | Big 10 | Indiana | 4-8 | 0.8824 | |
| 91 | WAC | Utah St. | 4-8 | 0.8742 | |
| 92 | USA | Tulsa | 5-7 | 0.8654 | |
| 93 | WAC | Hawaii | 6-7 | 0.8321 | |
| 94 | USA | UAB | 5-7 | 0.8270 | |
| 95 | Mtn West | UNLV | 5-7 | 0.8237 | |
| 96 | Mtn West | Colorado St. | 3-9 | 0.7847 | |
| 97 | Mid-Am | Buffalo | 5-7 | 0.7485 | |
| 98 | Sun Belt | La.-Monroe | 6-6 | 0.7464 | |
| 99 | Sun Belt | Florida Int'l | 3-9 | 0.7254 | |
| 100 | Mtn West | San Diego St. | 4-8 | 0.7196 | |
| 101 | Sun Belt | La.-Lafayette | 6-6 | 0.6822 | |
| 102 | Mid-Am | Toledo | 5-7 | 0.6705 | |
| 103 | Sun Belt | Fla. Atlantic | 5-7 | 0.6669 | |
| 104 | Sun Belt | Arkansas St. | 4-8 | 0.6266 | |
| 105 | Mid-Am | Kent State | 5-7 | 0.6014 | |
| 106 | Mid-Am | W. Michigan | 5-7 | 0.5728 | |
| 107 | Ind | Army | 5-7 | 0.5419 | |
| 108 | USA | Memphis | 2-10 | 0.5346 | |
| 109 | Sun Belt | North Texas | 2-10 | 0.5254 | |
| 110 | WAC | San Jose St. | 2-10 | 0.5104 | |
| 111 | Pac 10 | Washington St. | 1-11 | 0.5084 | |
| 112 | Mtn West | New Mexico | 1-11 | 0.5016 | |
| 113 | Mid-Am | Ball State | 2-10 | 0.4983 | |
| 114 | Mid-Am | Miami U. | 1-11 | 0.4870 | |
| 115 | USA | Tulane | 3-9 | 0.4834 | |
| 116 | USA | Rice | 2-10 | 0.4719 | |
| 117 | WAC | New Mexico St. | 3-10 | 0.4545 | |
| 118 | Mid-Am | Akron | 3-9 | 0.4488 | |
| 119 | Sun Belt | W. Kentucky | 0-12 | 0.3177 | |
| 120 | Mid-Am | E. Michigan | 0-12 | 0.2909 | |