Final 2009-2010 FBS Rankings
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Pre-Bowl Rank | Bowl Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | Alabama | 14-0 | 10.4694 | 1 | Alabama 37 Texas 21 |
| 2 | SEC | Florida | 13-1 | 7.2145 | 2 | Florida 51 Cincinnati 24 |
| 3 | Big 12 | Texas | 13-1 | 5.3850 | 3 | Alabama 37 Texas 21 |
| 4 | WAC | Boise St. | 14-0 | 5.1347 | 7 | Boise St. 17 TCU 10 |
| 5 | Mtn West | TCU | 12-1 | 5.0908 | 4 | Boise St. 17 TCU 10 |
| 6 | ACC | Virginia Tech | 10-3 | 4.9547 | 6 | Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 14 |
| 7 | Big 10 | Ohio St. | 11-2 | 4.7958 | 11 | Ohio St. 26 Oregon 17 |
| 8 | Big East | Cincinnati | 12-1 | 3.9573 | 5 | Florida 51 Cincinnati 24 |
| 9 | Big 10 | Iowa | 11-2 | 3.8628 | 18 | Iowa 24 Georgia Tech 14 |
| 10 | ACC | Georgia Tech | 11-3 | 3.8611 | 9 | Iowa 24 Georgia Tech 14 |
| 11 | Big 10 | Penn St. | 11-2 | 3.7911 | 17 | Penn St. 19 LSU 17 |
| 12 | SEC | LSU | 9-4 | 3.7326 | 10 | Penn St. 19 LSU 17 |
| 13 | Pac 10 | Oregon | 10-3 | 3.6927 | 8 | Ohio St. 26 Oregon 17 |
| 14 | SEC | Arkansas | 8-5 | 3.3829 | 13 | Arkansas 20 East Carolina 17 |
| 15 | SEC | Mississippi | 9-4 | 3.2365 | 14 | Mississippi 21 Oklahoma St. 7 |
| 16 | Big East | Pittsburgh | 10-3 | 3.2312 | 20 | Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17 |
| 17 | ACC | U. of Miami | 9-4 | 3.0349 | 12 | Wisconsin 20 U. of Miami 14 |
| 18 | ACC | Clemson | 9-5 | 3.0040 | 19 | Clemson 21 Kentucky 13 |
| 19 | Big 12 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 3.0023 | 28 | Nebraska 33 Arizona 0 |
| 20 | SEC | Auburn | 8-5 | 3.0021 | 21 | Auburn 38 Northwestern 35 |
| 21 | Mtn West | BYU | 11-2 | 2.8480 | 33 | BYU 44 Oregon St. 20 |
| 22 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 9-4 | 2.8380 | 24 | Texas Tech 41 Michigan St. 31 |
| 23 | SEC | Tennessee | 7-6 | 2.8002 | 15 | Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 14 |
| 24 | SEC | Georgia | 8-5 | 2.7911 | 30 | Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20 |
| 25 | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 8-5 | 2.7777 | 27 | Oklahoma 31 Stanford 27 |
| 26 | Big 10 | Wisconsin | 10-3 | 2.7349 | 36 | Wisconsin 20 U. of Miami 14 |
| 27 | ACC | North Carolina | 8-5 | 2.7179 | 22 | Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17 |
| 28 | Pac 10 | USC | 9-4 | 2.6528 | 31 | USC 24 Boston College 13 |
| 29 | SEC | South Carolina | 7-6 | 2.5354 | 29 | Connecticut 20 South Carolina 7 |
| 30 | Pac 10 | Stanford | 8-5 | 2.5348 | 16 | Oklahoma 31 Stanford 27 |
| 31 | Big East | West Virginia | 9-4 | 2.4974 | 26 | Florida St. 33 West Virginia 21 |
| 32 | Mtn West | Utah | 10-3 | 2.3646 | 38 | Utah 37 California 27 |
| 33 | Big East | Connecticut | 8-5 | 2.3595 | 39 | Connecticut 20 South Carolina 7 |
| 34 | ACC | Florida St. | 7-6 | 2.3138 | 41 | Florida St. 33 West Virginia 21 |
| 35 | Pac 10 | Arizona | 8-5 | 2.2460 | 25 | Nebraska 33 Arizona 0 |
| 36 | Ind | Navy | 10-4 | 2.2020 | 47 | Navy 36 Missouri 13 |
| 37 | Pac 10 | Oregon St. | 8-5 | 2.1878 | 23 | BYU 44 Oregon St. 20 |
| 38 | SEC | Kentucky | 7-6 | 2.1765 | 35 | Clemson 21 Kentucky 13 |
| 39 | Big 12 | Oklahoma St. | 9-4 | 2.1584 | 32 | Mississippi 21 Oklahoma St. 7 |
| 40 | SEC | Mississippi St. | 5-7 | 2.1370 | 40 | |
| 41 | Mtn West | Air Force | 8-5 | 2.0403 | 55 | Air Force 47 Houston 20 |
| 42 | Big East | Rutgers | 9-4 | 1.9895 | 49 | Rutgers 45 Central Florida 24 |
| 43 | Mid-Am | Cent. Michigan | 12-2 | 1.9336 | 44 | Cent. Michigan 44 Troy 41 |
| 44 | USA | Houston | 10-4 | 1.8728 | 34 | Air Force 47 Houston 20 |
| 45 | ACC | Boston College | 8-5 | 1.8646 | 42 | USC 24 Boston College 13 |
| 46 | Big 10 | Northwestern | 8-5 | 1.8440 | 57 | Auburn 38 Northwestern 35 |
| 47 | Ind | Notre Dame | 6-6 | 1.8391 | 46 | |
| 48 | USA | East Carolina | 9-5 | 1.8299 | 43 | Arkansas 20 East Carolina 17 |
| 49 | Pac 10 | California | 8-5 | 1.7828 | 37 | Utah 37 California 27 |
| 50 | Big East | South Florida | 8-5 | 1.7091 | 56 | South Florida 27 N. Illinois 3 |
| 51 | Pac 10 | UCLA | 7-6 | 1.6349 | 51 | UCLA 30 Temple 21 |
| 52 | ACC | Wake Forest | 5-7 | 1.6030 | 53 | |
| 53 | Big 12 | Missouri | 8-5 | 1.5987 | 45 | Navy 36 Missouri 13 |
| 54 | WAC | Nevada | 8-5 | 1.5981 | 48 | SMU 45 Nevada 10 |
| 55 | Big 10 | Purdue | 5-7 | 1.5962 | 61 | |
| 56 | Pac 10 | Washington | 5-7 | 1.5879 | 50 | |
| 57 | Big 10 | Michigan St. | 6-7 | 1.5781 | 60 | Texas Tech 41 Michigan St. 31 |
| 58 | WAC | Fresno St. | 8-5 | 1.5598 | 54 | Wyoming 35 Fresno St. 28 |
| 59 | Big 12 | Texas A&M | 6-7 | 1.5204 | 52 | Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20 |
| 60 | Sun Belt | Troy | 9-4 | 1.4735 | 58 | Cent. Michigan 44 Troy 41 |
| 61 | Big 10 | Minnesota | 6-7 | 1.4696 | 63 | Iowa St. 14 Minnesota 13 |
| 62 | Sun Belt | Mid. Tenn. St. | 10-3 | 1.4049 | 69 | Mid. Tenn. St. 42 Southern Miss 32 |
| 63 | USA | SMU | 8-5 | 1.3841 | 73 | SMU 45 Nevada 10 |
| 64 | Mid-Am | Temple | 9-4 | 1.3586 | 62 | UCLA 30 Temple 21 |
| 65 | ACC | NC State | 5-7 | 1.3423 | 65 | |
| 66 | Big 12 | Iowa St. | 7-6 | 1.2805 | 74 | Iowa St. 14 Minnesota 13 |
| 67 | ACC | Virginia | 3-9 | 1.2256 | 68 | |
| 68 | USA | Central Florida | 8-5 | 1.2238 | 59 | Rutgers 45 Central Florida 24 |
| 69 | Big 12 | Kansas St. | 6-6 | 1.2214 | 70 | |
| 70 | Big 10 | Michigan | 5-7 | 1.2170 | 79 | |
| 71 | Mid-Am | Ohio U. | 9-5 | 1.2110 | 64 | Marshall 21 Ohio U. 17 |
| 72 | ACC | Duke | 5-7 | 1.2014 | 71 | |
| 73 | Pac 10 | Arizona St. | 4-8 | 1.1558 | 66 | |
| 74 | WAC | Louisiana Tech | 4-8 | 1.1516 | 76 | |
| 75 | Big 12 | Kansas | 5-7 | 1.1494 | 72 | |
| 76 | USA | Marshall | 7-6 | 1.1342 | 78 | Marshall 21 Ohio U. 17 |
| 77 | USA | Southern Miss | 7-6 | 1.1263 | 67 | Mid. Tenn. St. 42 Southern Miss 32 |
| 78 | Mtn West | Wyoming | 7-6 | 1.0989 | 86 | Wyoming 35 Fresno St. 28 |
| 79 | WAC | Idaho | 8-5 | 1.0678 | 82 | Idaho 43 Bowling Green 42 |
| 80 | Big 10 | Indiana | 4-8 | 1.0526 | 90 | |
| 81 | Big 10 | Illinois | 3-9 | 1.0468 | 83 | |
| 82 | Big 12 | Colorado | 3-9 | 1.0345 | 77 | |
| 83 | Mid-Am | Bowling Green | 7-6 | 1.0335 | 75 | Idaho 43 Bowling Green 42 |
| 84 | Big East | Syracuse | 4-8 | 1.0332 | 84 | |
| 85 | Big 12 | Baylor | 4-8 | 0.9927 | 80 | |
| 86 | Mid-Am | N. Illinois | 7-6 | 0.9538 | 81 | South Florida 27 N. Illinois 3 |
| 87 | Big East | Louisville | 4-8 | 0.9368 | 87 | |
| 88 | ACC | Maryland | 2-10 | 0.9322 | 88 | |
| 89 | SEC | Vanderbilt | 2-10 | 0.9318 | 85 | |
| 90 | WAC | Utah St. | 4-8 | 0.9234 | 91 | |
| 91 | WAC | Hawaii | 6-7 | 0.9103 | 93 | |
| 92 | USA | Tulsa | 5-7 | 0.8775 | 92 | |
| 93 | USA | UTEP | 4-8 | 0.8617 | 89 | |
| 94 | Mtn West | UNLV | 5-7 | 0.8407 | 95 | |
| 95 | USA | UAB | 5-7 | 0.8135 | 94 | |
| 96 | Mtn West | Colorado St. | 3-9 | 0.8063 | 96 | |
| 97 | Sun Belt | Florida Int'l | 3-9 | 0.7876 | 99 | |
| 98 | Mtn West | San Diego St. | 4-8 | 0.7741 | 100 | |
| 99 | Sun Belt | La.-Monroe | 6-6 | 0.7533 | 98 | |
| 100 | Mid-Am | Buffalo | 5-7 | 0.7400 | 97 | |
| 101 | Sun Belt | La.-Lafayette | 6-6 | 0.7100 | 101 | |
| 102 | Sun Belt | Fla. Atlantic | 5-7 | 0.7093 | 103 | |
| 103 | Sun Belt | Arkansas St. | 4-8 | 0.6973 | 104 | |
| 104 | Mid-Am | Toledo | 5-7 | 0.6965 | 102 | |
| 105 | Mid-Am | W. Michigan | 5-7 | 0.5971 | 106 | |
| 106 | Mid-Am | Kent State | 5-7 | 0.5929 | 105 | |
| 107 | Ind | Army | 5-7 | 0.5831 | 107 | |
| 108 | Sun Belt | North Texas | 2-10 | 0.5545 | 109 | |
| 109 | Mtn West | New Mexico | 1-11 | 0.5368 | 112 | |
| 110 | WAC | San Jose St. | 2-10 | 0.5251 | 110 | |
| 111 | USA | Memphis | 2-10 | 0.5178 | 108 | |
| 112 | Mid-Am | Ball State | 2-10 | 0.5037 | 113 | |
| 113 | WAC | New Mexico St. | 3-10 | 0.4955 | 117 | |
| 114 | USA | Tulane | 3-9 | 0.4911 | 115 | |
| 115 | Mid-Am | Miami U. | 1-11 | 0.4885 | 114 | |
| 116 | Pac 10 | Washington St. | 1-11 | 0.4709 | 111 | |
| 117 | USA | Rice | 2-10 | 0.4673 | 116 | |
| 118 | Mid-Am | Akron | 3-9 | 0.4672 | 118 | |
| 119 | Sun Belt | W. Kentucky | 0-12 | 0.3385 | 119 | |
| 120 | Mid-Am | E. Michigan | 0-12 | 0.3066 | 120 |