2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings | |||
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Season | 2009 | ||
Preseason #1 | Florida Gators | ||
End of Season Champions | Alabama Crimson Tide | ||
Conference with most teams in final AP poll |
ACC, Big Ten, and SEC (4 teams each) | ||
NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Three human polls and one formulaic 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 BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2010 at the Rose Bowl Stadium.
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
Selected for BCS National Championship Game | ||
Selected AP National Champion | ||
Italics | Number of first place votes | |
(#-#) | Win-loss record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Function[]
As the 2009 football season progresses, rankings are updated weekly. The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion. The BCS Rankings and Harris Poll do not vote in a final poll as their sole purpose is to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game. Other polls exist and may vote for different schools which causes confusion, especially for split titles. But generally, only the AP and Coaches Polls are used in crowning the National Champion.
The initial BCS Rankings came out on October 18, 2009 with Florida as the top rated team. Over the years, the Nos. 1–2 teams in the initial BCS standings have played just once in the BCS National Championship – USC and Texas (2005). Five times in the first 10 years of the system, the No. 1 team from the initial selection week has advanced to the title contest, and Florida State (1999) and USC (2004) are the only two first-week No. 1 schools to capture the eventual crown. Every year (excluding 1998 when UCLA and Ohio State opened at 1–2) at least one of the top two first standings’ squads has advanced to the BCS National Championship. The Florida Gators, last year's national champion, made their debut in the first BCS standings at No. 10, and fought all the way into the title game.
AP Poll[]
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 Jan 7 |
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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. | Oklahoma | USC (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. | USC | Alabama (1–0) (2) | Alabama (2–0) (2) | Mississippi (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. | Alabama | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Mississippi (1–0) т | Penn 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 State | Mississippi (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) т | California (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 Tech | Penn 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. | Mississippi | Ohio 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 т | BYU (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 т | California (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. | LSU | LSU (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. | California | Boise 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. | Georgia | Oklahoma (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 State | Virginia 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 Tech | Georgia 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. | Oregon | TCU (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. | TCU | Utah (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 State | Notre Dame (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Kansas (4–0) т | BYU (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. | Utah | North Carolina (1–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | BYU (2–1) | Georgia (3–1) т | Oklahoma (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. | BYU | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Kansas (3–0) | BYU (3–1) | Mississippi (3–1) | Oklahoma (3–2) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Oklahoma (5–3) | Virginia Tech (6–3) | Oregon State (7–3) | Mississippi (8–3) | USC (8–3) | Nebraska (9–4) | Mississippi (9-4) | 20. |
21. | North Carolina | Georgia (0–1) | Houston (2–0) | Georgia (2–1) | Mississippi (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. | Iowa | Nebraska (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 Dame | Cincinnati (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. | Nebraska | Kansas (1–0) | North Carolina (2–0) | Washington (2–1) | California (3–1) | Missouri (4–0) | Utah (4–1) | Kansas (5–1) | Mississippi (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. | Kansas | Missouri (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 Jan 7 |
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Dropped: Houston Georgia Michigan California |
Dropped: Auburn Mississippi Missouri |
Dropped: Nebraska South Florida Notre Dame |
Dropped: BYU Texas Tech Kansas |
Dropped: West Virginia South Carolina Mississippi |
Dropped: Notre Dame Oklahoma California |
Dropped: Arizona South Florida |
Dropped: Stanford Wisconsin Rutgers |
Dropped: Mississippi Utah North Carolina |
Dropped: Houston California USC Clemson |
Dropped: Oregon State Stanford Oklahoma State Arizona |
USA Today Coaches' Poll[]
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 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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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. | Alabama | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Mississippi (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 State | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Mississippi (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 Tech | Ohio State (1–0) | LSU (2–0) T | LSU (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 State | Mississippi (1–0) | California (2–0) T | Boise 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. | LSU | LSU (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | TCU (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Miami, Fla. (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. | Mississippi | California (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 State | Boise 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. | California | BYU (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. | Georgia | Georgia 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. | Oregon | Oklahoma (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 Tech | Virginia 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 (7–2) | Iowa (9–2) | BYU (9–2) | Pittsburgh (9–2) | Miami (FL) (9–3) | Pittsburgh (10–3) | 15. |
16. | Boise State | TCU (0–0) | Utah (2–0) | Oklahoma State (2–1) | Kansas (4–0) | Mississippi (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. | TCU | Utah (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–1) | Georgia (2–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Ohio State (5–2) т | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Miami, Fla. (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. | Utah | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Mississippi (2–1) | Missouri (4–0) | Oklahoma (3–2) | Houston (5–1) т | Miami (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 State | North 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 Carolina | Notre 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. | Iowa | Georgia (0–1) | Cincinnati (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) т | Oklahoma (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) | Mississippi (9–4) | 21. |
22. | Nebraska | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | BYU (3–1) т | Nebraska (3–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | Mississippi (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 Dame | Cincinnati (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. | BYU | Oregon 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 State | Kansas (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Oregon (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Mississippi (4–2) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Brigham Young (6–2) | Auburn (7–3) | Nebraska (7–3) T North Carolina (7–3) T |
Mississippi (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 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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Dropped: West Virginia South Carolina Mississippi |
Dropped: Oklahoma Notre Dame California |
Dropped: Arizona West Virginia South Florida Auburn |
Dropped: Wisconsin Stanford |
Dropped: Clemson North Carolina Mississippi |
Dropped: USC California |
Dropped: Oregon State Stanford Arizona Houston |
Harris Interactive Poll[]
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 Dec 6 |
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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) | 1. |
2. | Texas (4–0) (4) | Texas (4–0) (12) | Alabama (6–0) (13) т | Alabama (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) | 2. |
3. | Alabama (4–0) (11) | Alabama (5–0) (5) | Texas (5–0) (2) т | Texas (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. |
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, Fla. (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) | Oregan (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 (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, Fla. (6–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Stanford (7–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Miami (FL) (9–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | 17. |
18. | Mississippi (2–1) | Mississippi (3–1) | Oklahoma (2–2) | Houston (5–1) | Miami (5–2) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Brigham Young (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) | Mississippi (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 (5–0) | South Florida (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Wisconsin (6–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | Miami, Fla. (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) | Brigham Young (6–2) | Clemson (6–3) | Nebraska (7–3) | Mississippi (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 Dec 6 |
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Dropped: Mississippi Missouri Wisconsin |
Dropped: Nebraska South Carolina Auburn Notre Dame |
Dropped: BYU Kansas Texas Tech South Florida |
Dropped: West Virginia South Carolina Mississippi |
Dropped: Oklahoma Notre Dame California |
Dropped: Arizona South Florida West Virginia |
Dropped: Wisconsin Stanford |
Dropped: Clemson Mississippi |
Dropped: USC California |
BCS standings[]
Week 8 Oct 18 |
Week 9 Oct 25 |
Week 10 Nov 1 |
Week 11 Nov 8 |
Week 12 Nov 15 |
Week 13 Nov 22 |
Week 14 Nov 29 |
Week 15 (Final) Dec 6 |
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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, Fla. (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 (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, Fla. (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, Fla. (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 (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) | Mississippi (5–2) | South Florida (6–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | California (7–3) | Mississippi (8–3) | Utah (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | 25. |
Week 8 Oct 18 |
Week 9 Oct 25 |
Week 10 Nov 1 |
Week 11 Nov 8 |
Week 12 Nov 15 |
Week 13 Nov 22 |
Week 14 Nov 29 |
Week 15 (Final) Dec 6 |
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Dropped: BYU Wisconsin Kansas |
Dropped: West Virginia South Carolina Mississippi |
Dropped: California Notre Dame Oklahoma |
Dropped: Arizona South Florida West Virginia |
Dropped: Wisconsin Stanford |
Dropped: Clemson North Carolina Mississippi |
Dropped: California Houston |
Preseason polls[]
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
Athlon[4] | Lindy's | Phil Steele[5] | CCR[6] | Sporting News | College Football News[7] |
Sports Illustrated[8] |
CFP Users[9] | BCS Fan[10] | ESPN[11] | Rivals.com[12] | USA Today Coaches' Poll[13] |
NationalChamps .net[14] | ||
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1. | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida (12–0) | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | 1. |
2. | Oklahoma | Texas | Texas | Oklahoma (12–0) | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | 2. |
3. | Texas | Oklahoma | USC | USC (12–0) | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 3. |
4. | USC | USC | Oklahoma | Texas (11–1) | USC | Oklahoma | USC | Virginia Tech | USC | USC | Oklahoma | USC (1) | USC | 4. |
5. | Ohio St. | Virginia Tech | Penn St. | Utah (12–0) | Ole Miss | LSU | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | 5. |
6. | Alabama | LSU | Mississippi | Alabama (12–0) | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Ole Miss | USC | Oklahoma State | Ohio St. | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Oklahoma St. | 6. |
7. | Penn St. | Alabama | Notre Dame | Michigan St. (12–0) | Oregon | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma St. | Alabama | Alabama | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Ohio St. | 7. |
8. | Virginia Tech. | Ohio State | Alabama | Virginia Tech (11–1) | LSU | Alabama | Alabama | Penn State | Ohio State | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | Penn State | Virginia Tech. | 8. |
9. | Oklahoma St. | Ole Miss | California | Ohio St. (11–1) | Ohio State | Boise State | Boise State | Mississippi | Ole Miss | Penn State | Boise State | LSU | Mississippi | 9. |
10. | Ole Miss | Oklahoma State | Ohio St. | Tulsa (11–1) | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Ohio St. | Georgia | Penn State | LSU | Oklahoma State | Ole Miss | LSU | 10. |
11. | California | Penn State | Virginia Tech. | Boise St. (12–1) | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Oklahoma State | Boise State | Oklahoma State | LSU | Oklahoma State | Penn St. | 11. |
12. | Boise St. | California | Boise St. | Pittsburgh (11–1) | Penn State | California | Georgia Tech | LSU | LSU | California | Penn State | California | Georgia Tech | 12. |
13. | Oregon | Boise State | Georgia | Texas Tech. (10–2) | Alabama | Penn State | LSU | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | California | Georgia | Oregon | 13. |
14. | Georgia | TCU | Oklahoma St. | Georgia (10–2) | Boise State | Ole Miss | Penn St. | Utah | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Boise St. | 14. |
15. | Florida St. | Oregon | BYU | Penn St. (10–2) | Georgia | Oregon | Georgia | Florida State | California | Boise St. | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Georgia | 15. |
16. | Nebraska | Georgia Tech | Rutgers | Florida St. (10–2) | Oregon State | Florida St. | Florida St. | California | TCU | Georgia Tech | Kansas | Boise State | California | 16. |
17. | LSU | Georgia | LSU | California (10–2) | Florida State | Utah | TCU | Boise State | Georgia | TCU | Oregon | TCU | Utah | 17. |
18. | Cincinnati | Florida State | TCU | TCU (10–2) | Notre Dame | Georgia | Oregon St. | Georgia Tech | Utah | Notre Dame | Iowa | Utah | TCU | 18. |
19. | North Carolina | North Carolina | Illinois | BYU (10–2) | Utah | Kansas | Utah | TCU | Florida State | Nebraska | West Virginia | Florida State | Kansas | 19. |
20. | Michigan St. | West Virginia | Iowa | West Virginia (10–2) | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | North Carolina | Michigan State | BYU | Florida St. | TCU | North Carolina | Florida St. | 20. |
21. | Utah | Kansas | Miami | Rutgers (10–2) | California | Iowa | California | BYU | Kansas | Iowa | Texas Tech | Iowa | Iowa | 21. |
22. | Georgia Tech | Nebraska | Nebraska | Temple (11–1) | BYU | BYU | BYU | Texas Tech | Iowa | North Carolina | Utah | Nebraska | North Carolina | 22. |
23. | Iowa | Utah | Pittsburgh | Troy (10–2) | North Carolina | Notre Dame | Iowa | Nebraska | Oregon State | BYU | Florida State | Notre Dame | Texas Tech. | 23. |
24. | Notre Dame | Michigan State | UCLA | Oklahoma St. (9–3) | TCU | South Florida | Kansas | West Virginia | Nebraska | Miami (FL) | Notre Dame | BYU | BYU | 24. |
25. | Oregon St. | BYU | Clemson | LSU (9–3) | Kansas | Oregon St. | Notre Dame | Kansas | North Carolina | Kansas | South Florida | Oregon State | East Carolina | 25. |
Athlon | Lindy's | Phil Steele | CCR | Sporting News | College Football News |
Sports Illustrated |
CFP Users | BCS Fan | ESPN | Rivals.com | USA Today Coaches' Poll |
NationalChamps .net |
Timeline[]
- Spring practice and games were started as early as Friday, February 20, 2009 and must end no later than Tuesday, April 28, 2009
- First Associated Press Top 25 Poll was released on Saturday, August 22, 2009
- First games of the season were played on Thursday, September 3, 2009
- First Harris Poll was released on Sunday, September 27, 2009
- First BCS standings were posted on Sunday, October 18, 2009
- BCS Selection Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, December 6, 2009
References[]
- ↑ "2009 Preseason AP Poll". AP Poll Archive. August 22, 2009. http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ "Breaking down the preseason Top 25". USA Today. August 7, 2009. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2009-08-07-poll-capsules_N.htm. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Sept_27_2009.pdf
- ↑ "2009 Preseason Top 25 - AthlonSports.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5iiUA4Wnu. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ↑ "2009 Preseason Top 25 - PhilSteele.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5iiU9UaZ5. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ↑ 2009 Preseason Top 25 – CCR 120
- ↑ Scout.com: 2008 Pre-Preseason Rankings – Top 25
- ↑ 2009 Preseason Top 10 – Stewart Mandell – SportsIllustrated.com
- ↑ College Football Poll, College football rankings
- ↑ BCS Fan Poll
- ↑ ESPN – Bulldogs back at No. 1 in updated Top 25 – College Football
- ↑ "Preseason Top 120 Countdown". Rivals.com. August 13, 2009. http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=954694
- ↑ USATODAY.com
- ↑ "2009 Preseason Top 25 - NationalChamps.net". Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1248466135328887. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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