2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Three human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Two additional polls are released midway through the season; the Harris Interactive Poll is released after the fourth week of the season and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings is released after the seventh week. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS standings. At the end of the season, on Sunday, December 6, 2009, the BCS standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the 2010 BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2010 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

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AP Poll

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Preseason
Aug 22[1]
Week 1
Sep 8
Week 2
Sep 13
Week 3
Sep 20
Week 4
Sep 27
Week 5
Oct 4
Week 6
Oct 11
Week 7
Oct 18
Week 8
Oct 25
Week 9
Nov 1
Week 10
Nov 8
Week 11
Nov 15
Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
Nov 29
Week 14
Dec 6
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 7
1.Florida (58)Florida (1–0) (56)Florida (2–0) (56)Florida (3–0) (55)Florida (4–0) (55)Florida (4–0) (54)Florida (5–0) (50)Alabama (7–0) (39)Florida (7–0) (30)Florida (8–0) (38)Florida (9–0) (39)Florida (10–0) (36)Florida (11–0) (36)Florida (12–0) (46)Alabama (13–0) (58)Alabama (14–0) (60)1.
2.Texas (2)Texas (1–0) (2)Texas (2–0) (1)Texas (3–0) (2)Texas (4–0) (1)Texas (4–0) (1)Alabama (6–0) (10)Florida (6–0) (20)Alabama (8–0) (23)Texas (8–0) (13)Texas (9–0) (10)Alabama (10–0) (14)Alabama (11–0) (13)Alabama (12–0) (7)Texas (13–0) (2)Texas (13–1)2.
3.OklahomaUSC (1–0)USC (2–0) (1)Alabama (3–0) (3)Alabama (4–0) (4)Alabama (5–0) (5)Texas (5–0)Texas (6–0)Texas (7–0) (7)Alabama (8–0) (8)Alabama (9–0) (11)Texas (10–0) (10)Texas (11–0) (11)Texas (12–0) (7)TCU (12–0)Florida (13–1)3.
4.USCAlabama (1–0) (2)Alabama (2–0) (2)Ole Miss (2–0)LSU (4–0)LSU (5–0)Virginia Tech (5–1)USC (5–1)USC (6–1)Cincinnati (8–0)TCU (9–0)TCU (10–0)TCU (11–0)TCU (12–0)Cincinnati (12–0)Boise State (14–0)4.
5.AlabamaOklahoma State (1–0)Ole Miss (1–0) тPenn State (3–0)Boise State (4–0)Virginia Tech (4–1)Boise State (5–0)Cincinnati (6–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Boise State (8–0)Cincinnati (9–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (11–0)Florida (12–1)Ohio State (11-2)5.
6.Ohio StateOle Miss (1–0)Penn State (2–0) тCalifornia (3–0)Virginia Tech (3–1)Boise State (5–0)USC (4–1)Boise State (6–0)Boise State (7–0)TCU (8–0)Boise State (9–0)Boise State (10–0)Boise State (10–0)Boise State (12–0)Boise State (13–0)TCU (12–1)6.
7.Virginia TechPenn State (1–0)BYU (2–0)LSU (3–0)USC (3–1)USC (4–1)Ohio State (5–1)Iowa (7–0)Iowa (8–0)Oregon (7–1)Georgia Tech (9–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Oregon (9–2)Oregon (10–2)Iowa (11–2)7.
8.Ole MissOhio State (1–0)California (2–0)Boise State (3–0)Oklahoma (2–1)Cincinnati (5–0)Cincinnati (5–0)Miami (FL) (5–1)TCU (7–0)Iowa (9–0)Pittsburgh (8–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Ohio State (10–2)Ohio State (10–2)Cincinnati (12–1)8.
9.Oklahoma State тBYU (1–0)LSU (2–0)Miami (FL) (2–0)Ohio State (3–1)Ohio State (4–1)Miami (FL) (4–1)LSU (5–1)LSU (6–1)LSU (7–1)LSU (7–2)Ohio State (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)Iowa (10–2)Georgia Tech (11–2)Penn State (11–2)9.
10.Penn State тCalifornia (1–0)Boise State (2–0)Oklahoma (2–1)Cincinnati (4–0)TCU (4–0)LSU (5–1)TCU (6–0)Oregon (6–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)Ohio State (8–2)LSU (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Penn State (10–2)Iowa (10–2)Virginia Tech (10–3)10.
11.LSULSU (1–0)Ohio State (1–1)Virginia Tech (2–1)TCU (3–0)Miami (FL) (3–1)Iowa (6–0)Georgia Tech (6–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)Penn State (7–1)USC (7–2)Oregon (8–2)Oklahoma State (9–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)Penn State (10–2)Oregon (10–3)11.
12.CaliforniaBoise State (1–0)Oklahoma (1–1)USC (2–1)Houston (3–0)Iowa (5–0)TCU (5–0)Oregon (5–1)Penn State (7–1)USC (6–2)Miami (FL) (7–2)Oklahoma State (8–2)Penn State (10–2)Georgia Tech (10–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)BYU (11–2)12.
13.GeorgiaOklahoma (0–1)Virginia Tech (1–1)Ohio State (2–1)Iowa (4–0)Oregon (4–1)Oregon (5–1)Penn State (6–1)Oklahoma State (6–1)Houston (7–1)Houston (8–1)Penn State (9–2)Iowa (10–2)Oregon State (8–3)LSU (9–3)Georgia Tech (11–3)13.
14.Boise StateVirginia Tech (0–1)Georgia Tech (2–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Oklahoma State (3–1)Penn State (4–1)Penn State (5–1)Oklahoma State (5–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Pittsburgh (7–1)Oregon (7–2)Stanford (7–3)Virginia Tech (8–3)Pittsburgh (9–2)Miami (FL) (9–3)Nebraska (10–4)14.
15.Georgia TechGeorgia Tech (1–0)TCU (1–0)TCU (2–0)Penn State (3–1)Oklahoma State (3–1)Nebraska (4–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Houston (6–1)Ohio State (7–2)Iowa (9–1)Iowa (9–2)Clemson (8–3)LSU (9–3)BYU (10–2)Pittsburgh (10–3)15.
16.OregonTCU (0–0)Oklahoma State (1–1)Oklahoma State (2–1)Oregon (3–1)Kansas (4–0)Oklahoma State (4–1)BYU (6–1)Pittsburgh (7–1)Miami (FL) (6–2)Utah (8–1)Virginia Tech (7–3)Oregon State (8–3)BYU (10–2)Oregon State (8–4)Wisconsin (10–3)16.
17.TCUUtah (1–0)Cincinnati (2–0)Houston (2–0)Miami (FL) (2–1)Auburn (5–0)Kansas (5–0)Houston (5–1)Ohio State (6–2)Utah (7–1)Oklahoma State (7–2)Wisconsin (8–2)LSU (8–3)Miami (FL) (9–3)Pittsburgh (9–3)LSU (9–4)17.
18.Florida StateNotre Dame (1–0)Utah (2–0)Florida State (2–1)Georgia (3–1) тBYU (4–1)BYU (5–1)Ohio State (5–2)Miami (FL) (5–2)Oklahoma State (6–2)Arizona (6–2)Clemson (7–3)BYU (9–2)Houston (10–2)West Virginia (9–3)Utah (10–3)18.
19.UtahNorth Carolina (1–0)Nebraska (1–0)BYU (2–1)Kansas (4–0) тOklahoma (2–2)Georgia Tech (5–1)Utah (5–1)Utah (6–1)Notre Dame (6–2)Penn State (8–2)BYU (8–2)Miami (FL) (8–3)California (8–3)Stanford (8–4)Miami (FL) (9–4)19.
20.BYUMiami (FL) (1–0)Miami (FL) (1–0)Kansas (3–0)BYU (3–1)Ole Miss (3–1)Oklahoma (3–2)Pittsburgh (6–1)West Virginia (6–1)Oklahoma (5–3)Virginia Tech (6–3)Oregon State (7–3)Ole Miss (8–3)USC (8–3)Nebraska (9–4)Ole Miss (9–4)20.
21.North CarolinaGeorgia (0–1)Houston (2–0)Georgia (2–1)Ole Miss (2–1)Nebraska (3–1)South Florida (5–0)Texas Tech (5–2)South Carolina (6–2)Arizona (5–2)Wisconsin (7–2)Miami (FL) (7–3)California (8–3)Nebraska (9–3)Oklahoma State (9–3)Texas Tech (9–4)21.
22.IowaNebraska (1–0)Kansas (2–0)North Carolina (3–0)Michigan (4–0)Georgia Tech (4–1)South Carolina (5–1)West Virginia (5–1)Oklahoma (4–3)Virginia Tech (5–3)BYU (7–2)USC (7–3)Utah (9–2)Oklahoma State (9–3)Arizona (8–4)USC (9–4)22.
23.Notre DameCincinnati (1–0)Georgia (1–1)Michigan (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)South Florida (5–0)Houston (4–1)South Carolina (5–2)Arizona (5–2)California (6–2)South Florida (6–2)Utah (8–2)North Carolina (8–3)Stanford (8–4)Utah (9–3)Central Michigan (12–2)23.
24.NebraskaKansas (1–0)North Carolina (2–0)Washington (2–1)California (3–1)Missouri (4–0)Utah (4–1)Kansas (5–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Wisconsin (6–2)Clemson (6–3)Houston (8–2)USC (7–3)West Virginia (8–3)Wisconsin (9–3)Clemson (9–5)24.
25.KansasMissouri (1–0)Michigan (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Georgia Tech (3–1)South Carolina (4–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Oklahoma (3–3)Notre Dame (5–2)BYU (6–2)Stanford (6–3)Rutgers (7–2)Houston (9–2)Clemson (8–4)Central Michigan (11–2)West Virginia (9–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 22[1]
Week 1
Sep 8
Week 2
Sep 13
Week 3
Sep 20
Week 4
Sep 27
Week 5
Oct 4
Week 6
Oct 11
Week 7
Oct 18
Week 8
Oct 25
Week 9
Nov 1
Week 10
Nov 8
Week 11
Nov 15
Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
Nov 29
Week 14
Dec 6
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 7
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  • Iowa
  • Florida State
  • Oregon
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  • Notre Dame
  • Missouri
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  • Georgia Tech
  • Utah
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  • Florida State
  • North Carolina
  • Washington
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  • Houston
  • Georgia
  • Michigan
  • California
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  • Auburn
  • Ole Miss
  • Missouri
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  • Nebraska
  • South Florida
  • Notre Dame
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  • BYU
  • Texas Tech
  • Kansas
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  • West Virginia
  • South Carolina
  • Ole Miss
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  • Notre Dame
  • Oklahoma
  • California
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  • South Florida
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  • Stanford
  • Wisconsin
  • Rutgers
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  • Ole Miss
  • Utah
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  • Houston
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  • Clemson
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  • Oregon State
  • Stanford
  • Oklahoma State
  • Arizona

Coaches Poll

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Preseason
Aug 7[2]
Week 1
Sep 8
Week 2
Sep 13
Week 3
Sep 20
Week 4
Sep 27
Week 5
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Week 6
Oct 11
Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
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Week 10
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Week 11
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Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
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Week 14
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Week 15 (Final)
Jan 7
1.Florida (53)Florida (1–0) (56)Florida (2–0) (56)Florida (3–0) (59)Florida (4–0) (58)Florida (4–0) (57)Florida (5–0) (53)Florida (6–0) (49)Florida (7–0) (46)Florida (8–0) (50)Florida (9–0) (48)Florida (10–0) (48)Florida (11–0) (47)Florida (12–0) (53)Alabama (13–0) (54)Alabama (14–0) (58)1.
2.Texas (4)Texas (1–0) (2)Texas (2–0)Texas (3–0)Texas (4–0) (1)Texas (4–0) (1)Texas (5–0) (1)Alabama (7–0) (9)Alabama (8–0) (9)Texas (8–0) (4)Texas (9–0) (4)Texas (10–0) (4)Texas (11–0) (4)Texas (12–0) (3)Texas (13–0) (4)Texas (13–1)2.
3.Oklahoma (1)USC (1–0) (1)USC (2–0) (3)Alabama (3–0)Alabama (4–0)Alabama (5–0) (1)Alabama (6–0) (5)Texas (6–0) (1)Texas (7–0) (4)Alabama (8–0) (5)Alabama (9–0) (7)Alabama (10–0) (7)Alabama (11–0) (8)Alabama (12–0) (3)TCU (12–0)Florida (13–1)3.
4.USC (1)Alabama (1–0)Alabama (2–0)Penn State (3–0)LSU (4–0)LSU (5–0)Virginia Tech (5–1)USC (5–1)USC (6–1)TCU (8–0)TCU (9–0)TCU (10–0)TCU (11–0)TCU (12–0)Cincinnati (12–0) (1)Boise State (14–0)4.
5.AlabamaPenn State (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Ole Miss (2–0)Boise State (4–0)Virginia Tech (4–1)USC (4–1)Boise State (6–0)Boise State (7–0)Boise State (8–0)Cincinnati (9–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (11–0)Florida (12–1)Ohio State (11–2)5.
6.Ohio StateOklahoma State (1–0)Ole Miss (1–0)California (3–0)Virginia Tech (3–1)Boise State (5–0)Boise State (5–0)Cincinnati (6–0)TCU (7–0)Iowa (9–0)Boise State (9–0)Boise State (10–0)Boise State (11–0)Boise State (12–0)Boise State (13–0)TCU (12–1)6.
7.Virginia TechOhio State (1–0)LSU (2–0) TLSU (3–0)USC (3–1)USC (4–1)Ohio State (5–1)TCU (6–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Cincinnati (8–0)Georgia Tech (9–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)Oregon (10–2)Iowa (11–2)7.
8.Penn StateOle Miss (1–0)California (2–0) TBoise State (3–0)Oklahoma (2–1)Ohio State (4–1)TCU (5–0)Iowa (7–0)Iowa (8–0)Oregon (7–1)Ohio State (8–2)Ohio State (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)Oregon (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)Penn State (11–2)8.
9.LSULSU (1–0)BYU (2–0)Oklahoma (2–1)Ohio State (3–1)TCU (4–0)Cincinnati (5–0)Miami (FL) (5–1)LSU (6–1)LSU (7–1)Pittsburgh (8–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Penn State (10–2)Penn State (10–2)Cincinnati (12–1)9.
10.Ole MissCalifornia (1–0)Boise State (2–0)USC (2–1)TCU (3–0)Cincinnati (5–0)LSU (5–1)LSU (5–1)Penn State (7–1)Penn State (8–1)USC (7–2)LSU (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Iowa (10–2)Georgia Tech (11–2)Virginia Tech (10–3)10.
11.Oklahoma StateBoise State (1–0)Ohio State (1–1)Ohio State (2–1)Cincinnati (4–0)Miami (FL) (3–1)Miami (FL) (4–1)Penn State (6–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)Georgia Tech (8–1)LSU (7–2)Oregon (8–2)Penn State (10–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)Iowa (10–2)Oregon (10–3)11.
12.CaliforniaBYU (1–0)Oklahoma (1–1)Virginia Tech (2–1)Oklahoma State (3–1)Penn State (4–1)Iowa (6–0)Oklahoma State (5–1)Oregon (6–1)Ohio State (7–2)Houston (8–1)Penn State (9–2)Oklahoma State (9–2)Georgia Tech (10–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)BYU (11–2)12.
13.GeorgiaGeorgia Tech (1–0)Georgia Tech (2–0)Miami (FL) (2–0)Penn State (3–1)Oklahoma State (3–1)Penn State (5–1)Georgia Tech (6–1)Oklahoma State (6–1)USC (6–2)Iowa (9–1)Oklahoma State (8–2)Iowa (10–2)BYU (10–2)LSU (9–3)Georgia Tech (11–3)13.
14.OregonOklahoma (0–1)Virginia Tech (1–1)TCU (2–0)Georgia (3–1)Iowa (5–0)Oklahoma State (4–1)Oregon (5–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Pittsburgh (7–1)Utah (8–1)Wisconsin (8–2)Virginia Tech (8–3)LSU (9–3)BYU (10–2)Nebraska (10–4)14.
15.Georgia TechVirginia Tech (0–1)TCU (1–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Houston (3–0)Kansas (4–0)Kansas (5–0)Virginia Tech (5–2)Ohio State (6–2)Houston (7–1)Miami (FL) (7–2)Iowa (9–2)BYU (9–2)Pittsburgh (9–2)Miami (FL) (9–3)Pittsburgh (10–3)15.
16.Boise StateTCU (0–0)Utah (2–0)Oklahoma State (2–1)Kansas (4–0)Ole Miss (3–1)Oregon (5–1)BYU (6–1)Houston (6–1)Utah (7–1)Oregon (7–2)Virginia Tech (7–3)Clemson (8–3)Oregon State (8–3)Pittsburgh (9–3)Wisconsin (10–3)16.
17.TCUUtah (1–0)Oklahoma State (1–1)Georgia (2–1)Iowa (4–0)Oregon (4–1)Nebraska (4–1)Houston (5–1) тPittsburgh (7–1)Miami (FL) (6–2)Penn State (8–2)Stanford (7–3)LSU (8–3)Miami (FL) (9–3)West Virginia (9–3)LSU (9–4)17.
18.UtahNebraska (1–0)Nebraska (2–0)North Carolina (3–0)Ole Miss (2–1)Missouri (4–0)Oklahoma (3–2)Ohio State (5–2) тMiami (FL) (5–2)Oklahoma State (6–2)Oklahoma State (7–2)BYU (8–2)Oregon State (8–3)Houston (10–2)Oklahoma State (9–3)Utah (10–3)18.
19.Florida StateNorth Carolina (1–0)North Carolina (2–0)Kansas (3–0)California (3–1)Auburn (5–0)BYU (5–1)Pittsburgh (6–1)Utah (6–1)Arizona (5–2)Arizona (6–2)Clemson (7–3)Utah (9–2)USC (8–3)Nebraska (9–4)Miami (FL) (9–4)19.
20.North CarolinaNotre Dame (1–0)Georgia (1–1)BYU (2–1)Michigan (4–0)BYU (4–1)Georgia Tech (5–1)Utah (5–1)West Virginia (6–1)Oklahoma (5–3)Wisconsin (7–2)Oregon State (7–3)Houston (9–2)Nebraska (9–3)Oregon State (8–4)USC (9–4)20.
21.IowaGeorgia (0–1)Cincinnati (2–0)Missouri (3–0)BYU (3–1) тOklahoma (2–2)South Florida (5–0)Kansas (5–1)South Carolina (6–2)Notre Dame (6–2)Virginia Tech (6–3)USC (7–3)Miami (FL) (8–3)Oklahoma State (9–3)Stanford (8–4)Ole Miss (9–4)21.
22.NebraskaMiami (FL) (1–0)Miami (FL) (1–0)Michigan (3–0)Miami (FL) (2–1) тNebraska (3–1)South Carolina (5–1)West Virginia (5–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Wisconsin (6–2)BYU (7–2)Houston (8–2)USC (7–3)California (8–3)Wisconsin (9–3)West Virginia (9–4)22.
23.Notre DameCincinnati (1–0)Kansas (2–0)Houston (2–0)Missouri (4–0)Georgia Tech (4–1)Houston (4–1)South Carolina (5–2)Oklahoma (4–3)California (6–2)West Virginia (7–2)Utah (8–2)Nebraska (8–3)West Virginia (8–3)Arizona (8–4)Texas Tech (9–4)23.
24.BYUOregon State (1–0)Oregon State (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Nebraska (3–1)South Florida (5–0)Missouri (4–0)Texas Tech (5–2)Arizona (5–2)Virginia Tech (5–3)South Florida (6–2)Miami (FL) (7–3)North Carolina (8–3)Stanford (8–4)Utah (9–3)Central Michigan (12–2)24.
25.Oregon StateKansas (1–0)Missouri (2–0)Florida State (2–1)Oregon (3–1)Wisconsin (5–0)Notre Dame (4–1)Ole Miss (4–2)Notre Dame (5–2)BYU (6–2)Auburn (7–3)
  • Nebraska (7–3) T
  • North Carolina (7–3) T
Ole Miss (8–3)Utah (9–3)Houston (10–3)Oklahoma State (9–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 7[2]
Week 1
Sep 8
Week 2
Sep 13
Week 3
Sep 20
Week 4
Sep 27
Week 5
Oct 4
Week 6
Oct 11
Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
Nov 1
Week 10
Nov 8
Week 11
Nov 15
Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
Nov 29
Week 14
Dec 6
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 7
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Florida State
  • Iowa
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Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Utah
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • North Carolina
  • Florida State
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • Houston
  • California
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Auburn
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Nebraska
  • Oklahoma
  • South Florida
  • Missouri
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Kansas
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • South Carolina
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma
  • Notre Dame
  • California
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • West Virginia
  • South Florida
  • Auburn
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • North Carolina
  • Ole Miss
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  • USC
  • California
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Stanford
  • Arizona
  • Houston

Harris Interactive Poll

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Week 4
Sep 27[3]
Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
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Week 14 (Final)
Dec 6
1.Florida (4–0) (99)Florida (4–0) (97)Florida (5–0) (99)Florida (6–0) (77)Florida (7–0) (75)Florida (8–0) (83)Florida (9–0) (82)Florida (10–0) (78)Florida (11–0) (78)Florida (12–0) (82)Alabama (13–0) (105)1.
2.Texas (4–0) (4)Texas (4–0) (12)Alabama (6–0) (13) тAlabama (7–0) (33)Alabama (8–0) (17)Texas (8–0) (19)Texas (9–0) (18)Texas (10–0) (19)Texas (11–0) (18)Texas (12–0) (15)Texas (13–0) (6)2.
3.Alabama (4–0) (11)Alabama (5–0) (5)Texas (5–0) (2) тTexas (6–0) (4)Texas (7–0) (20)Alabama (8–0) (9)Alabama (9–0) (14)Alabama (10–0) (16)Alabama (11–0) (15)Alabama (12–0) (12)TCU (12–0) (3)3.
4.LSU (4–0)LSU (5–0)Virginia Tech (5–1)USC (5–1)USC (6–1)Boise State (8–0) (1)TCU (9–0)TCU (10–0) (1)TCU (11–0) (3)TCU (12–0) (4)Cincinnati (12–0)4.
5.Boise State (4–0)Boise State (5–0)Boise State (5–0)Boise State (6–0)Boise State (7–0)Cincinnati (8–0)Cincinnati (9–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (11–0)Florida (12–1)5.
6.Virginia Tech (3–1)Virginia Tech (4–1)USC (4–1)Cincinnati (6–0)Cincinnati (7–0)TCU (8–0)Boise State (9–0)Boise State (10–0)Boise State (11–0)Boise State (12–0)Boise State (13–0)6.
7.USC (3–1)USC (4–1)Ohio State (5–1)Iowa (7–0)TCU (7–0)Iowa (9–0) (2)Georgia Tech (9–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)Oregon (10–2)7.
8.Ohio State (3–1)Ohio State (4–1)Cincinnati (5–0)TCU (6–0)Iowa (8–0) (1)Oregon (7–1)Ohio State (8–2)Ohio State (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)Oregon (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)8.
9.Oklahoma (2–1)Cincinnati (5–0)LSU (5–1)LSU (5–1)LSU (6–1)LSU (7–1)Pittsburgh (8–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Penn State (10–2)Penn State (10–2)9.
10.Cincinnati (4–0)TCU (4–0)TCU (5–0)Miami (FL) (5–1)Penn State (7–1)Penn State (8–1)USC (7–2)LSU (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Iowa (10–2)Georgia Tech (11–2)10.
11.TCU (3–0)Iowa (5–0)Iowa (6–0)Penn State (6–1)Oregon (6–1)Georgia Tech (8–1)LSU (7–2)Oregon (8–2)Penn State (10–2)Georgia Tech (10–2)Iowa (10–2)11.
12.Penn State (3–1)Miami (FL) (3–1)Miami (FL) (4–1)Oregon (5–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)USC (6–2)Iowa (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Oklahoma State (9–2)Virginia Tech (10–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)12.
13.Houston (3–0)Penn State (4–1)Penn State (5–1)Georgia Tech (6–1)Oklahoma State (6–1)Ohio State (7–2)Houston (8–1)Oklahoma State (8–2)Iowa (10–2)BYU (10–2)LSU (9–3)13.
14.Iowa (4–0)Oklahoma State (3–1)Oregon (5–1)Oklahoma State (5–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Houston (7–1)Oregon (7–2)Iowa (9–2)Virginia Tech (8–3)LSU (9–3)BYU (10–2)14.
15.Oklahoma State (3–1)Oregon (4–1)Oklahoma State (4–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Ohio State (5–2)Pittsburgh (7–1)Miami (FL) (7–2)Wisconsin (8–2)BYU (9–2)Pittsburgh (9–2)Miami (FL) (9–3)15.
16.Kansas (4–0)Kansas (4–0)Kansas (5–0)BYU (6–1)Houston (6–1)Utah (7–1)Utah (8–1)Virginia Tech (7–3)LSU (8–3)Oregon State (8–3)Pittsburgh (9–3)16.
17.Georgia (3–1)BYU (4–1)BYU (5–1)Ohio State (5–2)Pittsburgh (7–1)Miami (FL) (6–2)Penn State (8–2)Stanford (7–3)Clemson (8–3)Miami (FL) (9–3)Oklahoma State (9–3)17.
18.Ole Miss (2–1)Ole Miss (3–1)Oklahoma (2–2)Houston (5–1)Miami (FL) (5–2)Oklahoma State (6–2)Oklahoma State (7–2)BYU (8–2)Oregon State (8–3)Houston (10–2)West Virginia (9–3)18.
19.BYU (3–1)Auburn (5–0)Nebraska (4–1)Utah (5–1)Utah (6–1)Oklahoma (5–3)Arizona (6–2)Clemson (7–3)Utah (9–2)USC (8–3)Oregon State (8–4)19.
20.Michigan (4–0)Oklahoma (2–2)Georgia Tech (5–1)Pittsburgh (6–1)West Virginia (6–1)Notre Dame (6–2)Wisconsin (7–2)USC (7–3)Houston (9–2)Oklahoma State (9–3)Nebraska (8–4)20.
21.California (3–1)Nebraska (3–1)South Florida (5–0)Kansas (5–1)South Carolina (6–2)Arizona (5–2)Virginia Tech (6–3)Utah (8–2)Miami (FL) (8–3)California (8–3)Stanford (8–4)21.
22.Miami (FL) (2–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)South Carolina (5–1)Texas Tech (5–2)Oklahoma (4–3)California (6–2)BYU (7–2)Oregon State (7–3)USC (7–3)Nebraska (9–3)Utah (9–3)22.
23.Oregon (3–1)Missouri (4–0)Houston (4–1)West Virginia (5–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Virginia Tech (5–3)South Florida (6–2)Houston (8–2)California (8–3)Stanford (8–4)Wisconsin (9–3)23.
24.Nebraska (3–1)South Florida (5–0)Auburn (5–1)South Florida (5–1)Notre Dame (5–2)Wisconsin (6–2)West Virginia (7–2)Miami (FL) (7–3)Nebraska (8–3)Utah (9–3)Arizona (8–4)24.
25.Missouri (4–0)Wisconsin (5–0)Notre Dame (4–1)Oklahoma (3–3)Arizona (5–2)BYU (6–2)Clemson (6–3)Nebraska (7–3)Ole Miss (8–3)West Virginia (8–3)Houston (10–3)25.
Week 4
Sep 27[3]
Week 5
Oct 4
Week 6
Oct 11
Week 7
Oct 18
Week 8
Oct 25
Week 9
Nov 1
Week 10
Nov 8
Week 11
Nov 15
Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
Nov 29
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 6
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • Georgia
  • Michigan
  • California
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Missouri
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Nebraska
  • South Carolina
  • Auburn
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Kansas
  • Texas Tech
  • South Florida
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • South Carolina
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma
  • Notre Dame
  • California
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • South Florida
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • USC
  • California

BCS standings

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Week 7
Oct 18
Week 8
Oct 25
Week 9
Nov 1
Week 10
Nov 8
Week 11
Nov 15
Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
Nov 29
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 6
1.Florida (6–0)Florida (7–0)Florida (8–0)Florida (9–0)Florida (10–0)Florida (11–0)Florida (12–0)Alabama (13–0)1.
2.Alabama (7–0)Alabama (8–0)Texas (8–0)Alabama (9–0)Alabama (10–0)Alabama (11–0)Alabama (12–0)Texas (13–0)2.
3.Texas (6–0)Texas (7–0)Alabama (8–0)Texas (9–0)Texas (10–0)Texas (11–0)Texas (12–0)Cincinnati (12–0)3.
4.Boise State (6–0)Iowa (8–0)Iowa (9–0)TCU (9–0)TCU (10–0)TCU (11–0)TCU (12–0)TCU (12–0)4.
5.Cincinnati (6–0)USC (6–1)Cincinnati (8–0)Cincinnati (9–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (11–0)Florida (12–1)5.
6.Iowa (7–0)TCU (7–0)TCU (8–0)Boise State (9–0)Boise State (10–0)Boise State (11–0)Boise State (12–0)Boise State (13–0)6.
7.USC (5–1)Boise State (7–0)Boise State (8–0)Georgia Tech (9–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Oregon (9–2)Oregon (10–2)7.
8.TCU (6–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Oregon (7–1)LSU (7–2)LSU (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)Ohio State (10–2)8.
9.LSU (5–1)LSU (6–1)LSU (7–1)USC (7–2)Pittsburgh (9–1)Pittsburgh (9–1)Iowa (10–2)Georgia Tech (11–2)9.
10.Miami (FL) (5–1)Oregon (6–1)Georgia Tech (8–1)Iowa (9–1)Ohio State (9–2)Ohio State (10–2)Georgia Tech (10–2)Iowa (10–2)10.
11.Oregon (5–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)Penn State (8–1)Ohio State (8–2)Oregon (8–2)Iowa (10–2)Penn State (10–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)11.
12.Georgia Tech (6–1)Penn State (7–1)USC (6–2)Pittsburgh (8–1)Oklahoma State (8–2)Oklahoma State (9–2)Virginia Tech (9–3)LSU (9–3)12.
13.Penn State (6–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Pittsburgh (7–1)Oregon (7–2)Iowa (9–2)Penn State (10–2)LSU (9–3)Penn State (10–2)13.
14.Virginia Tech (5–2)Oklahoma State (6–1)Utah (7–1)Miami (FL) (7–2)Penn State (9–2)Virginia Tech (8–3)BYU (10–2)BYU (10–2)14.
15.Oklahoma State (5–1)Pittsburgh (7–1)Houston (7–1)Houston (8–1)Virginia Tech (7–3)LSU (8–3)Pittsburgh (9–2)Miami (FL) (9–3)15.
16.BYU (6–1)Utah (6–1)Ohio State (7–2)Utah (8–1)Wisconsin (8–2)Oregon State (8–3)Oregon State (8–3)West Virginia (9–3)16.
17.Houston (5–1)Ohio State (6–2)Miami (FL) (6–2)Arizona (8–2)Stanford (7–3)Miami (FL) (8–3)Miami (FL) (9–3)Pittsburgh (9–3)17.
18.Utah (5–1)Houston (6–1)Arizona (5–2)Penn State (8–2)USC (7–3)Clemson (8–3)USC (8–3)Oregon State (8–4)18.
19.Ohio State (5–2)Miami (FL) (5–2)Oklahoma State (6–2)Oklahoma State (7–2)Oregon State (7–3)BYU (9–2)California (8–3)Oklahoma State (9–3)19.
20.Pittsburgh (6–1)Arizona (5–2)California (6–2)Wisconsin (7–2)Miami (FL) (7–3)USC (7–3)Oklahoma State (9–3)Arizona (8–4)20.
21.Wisconsin (5–2)West Virginia (6–1)Wisconsin (6–2)Virginia Tech (6–3)Utah (8–2)Utah (9–2)Houston (10–2)Stanford (8–4)21.
22.Arizona (4–2)South Carolina (6–2)Notre Dame (6–2)BYU (7–2)BYU (8–2)California (8–3)Nebraska (9–3)Nebraska (9–4)22.
23.West Virginia (5–1)Notre Dame (5–2)Virginia Tech (5–3)Oregon State (6–3)Clemson (7–3)Houston (9–2)West Virginia (8–3)Utah (9–3)23.
24.South Carolina (5–2)California (5–2)Oklahoma (5–3)South Florida (6–2)Houston (8–2)North Carolina (8–3)Stanford (8–4)USC (8–4)24.
25.Kansas (5–1)Ole Miss (5–2)South Florida (6–2)West Virginia (7–2)California (7–3)Ole Miss (8–3)Utah (9–3)Wisconsin (9–3)25.
Week 7
Oct 18
Week 8
Oct 25
Week 9
Nov 1
Week 10
Nov 8
Week 11
Nov 15
Week 12
Nov 22
Week 13
Nov 29
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 6
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Wisconsin
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • South Carolina
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • California
  • Notre Dame
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • South Florida
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • North Carolina
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • California
  • Houston

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Preseason AP Poll". AP Poll Archive. August 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Breaking down the preseason Top 25". USA Today. August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll" (PDF) (Press release). Harris Interactive College Football Poll. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009.