# 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.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for BCS National Championship Game |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Aug 22 | 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. | 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) | 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. | Alabama | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Ole Miss (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 | Ole Miss (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. | Ole Miss | 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) | Georgia (3–1) 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) | Kansas (4–0) 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) | 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 Carolina | Georgia (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. | 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) | 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. | 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 | 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 | |
| | | Dropped: IowaFlorida StateOregon | Dropped: Notre DameMissouri | Dropped: Georgia TechUtah | Dropped: Florida StateNorth CarolinaWashington | Dropped: HoustonGeorgiaMichiganCalifornia | Dropped: AuburnOle MissMissouri | Dropped: NebraskaSouth FloridaNotre Dame | Dropped: BYUTexas TechKansas | Dropped: West VirginiaSouth CarolinaOle Miss | Dropped: Notre DameOklahomaCalifornia | Dropped: ArizonaSouth Florida | Dropped: StanfordWisconsinRutgers | Dropped: Ole MissUtahNorth Carolina | Dropped: HoustonCaliforniaUSCClemson | Dropped: Oregon StateStanfordOklahoma StateArizona | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 7 | 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 (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) | 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 State | Oklahoma 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 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 | Ole Miss (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 (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 Miss | 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 (FL) (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) | 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. | TCU | Utah (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–1) | Georgia (2–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Houston (5–1) т | Pittsburgh (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. | Utah | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Ole Miss (2–1) | Missouri (4–0) | Oklahoma (3–2) | Ohio State (5–2) 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) | BYU (3–1) 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) | Ole Miss (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Nebraska | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) т | Nebraska (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 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) | Ole Miss (4–2) | Notre Dame (5–2) | BYU (6–2) | Auburn (7–3) | Nebraska (7–3) TNorth Carolina (7–3) T | Ole Miss (8–3) | Utah (9–3) | Houston (10–3) | Oklahoma State (9–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 7 | 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 | |
| | | Dropped: OregonFlorida StateIowa | Dropped: Notre Dame | Dropped: Georgia TechUtahOregon State | Dropped: North CarolinaFlorida State | Dropped: GeorgiaHoustonCaliforniaMichigan | Dropped: Ole MissAuburnWisconsin | Dropped: NebraskaOklahomaSouth FloridaMissouriNotre Dame | Dropped: BYUKansasTexas Tech | Dropped: West VirginiaSouth CarolinaOle Miss | Dropped: OklahomaNotre DameCalifornia | Dropped: ArizonaWest VirginiaSouth FloridaAuburn | Dropped: WisconsinStanford | Dropped: ClemsonNorth CarolinaOle Miss | Dropped: USCCalifornia | Dropped: Oregon StateStanfordArizonaHouston | |

## Harris Interactive Poll

| | 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 (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) 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) (6) | 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) | 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 | 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: HoustonGeorgiaMichiganCalifornia | Dropped: Ole MissMissouriWisconsin | Dropped: NebraskaSouth CarolinaAuburnNotre Dame | Dropped: BYUKansasTexas TechSouth Florida | Dropped: West VirginiaSouth CarolinaOle Miss | Dropped: OklahomaNotre DameCalifornia | Dropped: ArizonaSouth FloridaWest Virginia | Dropped: WisconsinStanford | Dropped: ClemsonOle Miss | Dropped: USCCalifornia | |

## BCS standings

| | 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: BYUWisconsinKansas | Dropped: West VirginiaSouth CarolinaOle Miss | Dropped: CaliforniaNotre DameOklahoma | Dropped: ArizonaSouth FloridaWest Virginia | Dropped: WisconsinStanford | Dropped: ClemsonNorth CarolinaOle Miss | Dropped: CaliforniaHouston | |