2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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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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 Selected for BCS National Championship Game
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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 (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) 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 State Ole 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 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 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. 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) 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. Utah North 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. 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 [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
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Florida State
  • Oregon
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Utah
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • North Carolina
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • Georgia
  • Michigan
  • California
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Ole Miss
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Nebraska
  • South Florida
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Texas Tech
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • South Carolina
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Oklahoma
  • California
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • South Florida
Dropped:
  • Stanford
  • Wisconsin
  • Rutgers
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Utah
  • North Carolina
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • California
  • USC
  • Clemson
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Stanford
  • Oklahoma State
  • Arizona

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
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) 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 State Ole 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. 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) 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. 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) 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 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) 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. Nebraska Miami (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 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) 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
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:
  • 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
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 (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 [4] 		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

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

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