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College Football Ranking 2008-2009
Last Updated: 2025-10-27 11:37:52 Central Daylight Time
Nearby teams are re-ordered to minimize ranking violations.
| Rank |
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Overall Rating Rank |
Overall Rating |
Matrix Rating |
Elo |
adjCPPD |
Best Rank |
Worst Rank |
| 1 |
Florida |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0.981405 |
1.000000 |
2350 |
3.152 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Texas |
12 |
1 |
3 |
0.930976 |
0.950349 |
2125 |
2.822 |
1 |
6 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma |
12 |
2 |
2 |
0.965426 |
0.982059 |
2327 |
3.207 |
3 |
7 |
| 4 |
USC |
12 |
1 |
4 |
0.921560 |
0.941172 |
2220 |
2.683 |
1 |
4 |
| 5 |
Penn State |
11 |
2 |
5 |
0.872587 |
0.908236 |
2069 |
2.454 |
2 |
8 |
| 6 |
Texas Tech |
11 |
2 |
7 |
0.831061 |
0.869002 |
1911 |
2.150 |
2 |
12 |
| 7 |
Utah |
13 |
0 |
8 |
0.826357 |
0.849726 |
1948 |
1.746 |
3 |
7 |
| 8 |
TCU |
11 |
2 |
9 |
0.816488 |
0.855139 |
1958 |
1.988 |
7 |
10 |
| 9 |
Boise State |
12 |
1 |
6 |
0.833890 |
0.851287 |
1970 |
2.021 |
9 |
11 |
| 10 |
Ohio State |
10 |
3 |
10 |
0.794380 |
0.847202 |
1994 |
1.911 |
7 |
15 |
| 11 |
Alabama |
12 |
2 |
11 |
0.788406 |
0.855632 |
1952 |
1.603 |
7 |
16 |
| 12 |
Iowa |
9 |
4 |
13 |
0.751905 |
0.820990 |
1887 |
1.717 |
8 |
17 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss |
9 |
4 |
14 |
0.748024 |
0.824780 |
1839 |
1.680 |
12 |
19 |
| 14 |
California |
9 |
4 |
19 |
0.706814 |
0.786833 |
1853 |
1.282 |
14 |
24 |
| 15 |
Oregon |
10 |
3 |
15 |
0.733040 |
0.815032 |
1948 |
1.268 |
11 |
16 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma State |
9 |
4 |
16 |
0.726906 |
0.821508 |
1784 |
1.452 |
12 |
20 |
| 17 |
Missouri |
10 |
4 |
12 |
0.752432 |
0.839960 |
1883 |
1.602 |
13 |
17 |
| 18 |
Tulsa |
11 |
3 |
17 |
0.714082 |
0.776406 |
1797 |
1.204 |
12 |
22 |
| 19 |
Georgia |
10 |
3 |
18 |
0.710517 |
0.796048 |
1794 |
1.132 |
13 |
23 |
| 20 |
Ball State |
12 |
2 |
20 |
0.704147 |
0.737154 |
1545 |
1.172 |
15 |
24 |
| 21 |
Florida State |
9 |
4 |
21 |
0.697354 |
0.800825 |
1789 |
1.146 |
16 |
26 |
| 22 |
Oregon State |
9 |
4 |
22 |
0.682921 |
0.770010 |
1752 |
1.092 |
18 |
23 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati |
11 |
3 |
23 |
0.678377 |
0.710311 |
1634 |
1.073 |
18 |
25 |
| 24 |
Arizona |
8 |
5 |
25 |
0.675818 |
0.780698 |
1845 |
1.109 |
20 |
26 |
| 25 |
BYU |
10 |
3 |
24 |
0.678339 |
0.735005 |
1723 |
0.978 |
23 |
29 |
| 26 |
Nebraska |
9 |
4 |
26 |
0.674106 |
0.776996 |
1683 |
0.992 |
21 |
31 |
| 27 |
Rutgers |
8 |
5 |
27 |
0.671270 |
0.749191 |
1800 |
1.188 |
25 |
32 |
| 28 |
Pittsburgh |
9 |
4 |
29 |
0.668645 |
0.750959 |
1691 |
1.011 |
26 |
34 |
| 29 |
West Virginia |
9 |
4 |
30 |
0.667687 |
0.742571 |
1801 |
0.969 |
25 |
30 |
| 30 |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
4 |
31 |
0.666455 |
0.755517 |
1764 |
0.871 |
27 |
36 |
| 31 |
North Carolina |
8 |
5 |
28 |
0.671198 |
0.785220 |
1587 |
1.174 |
26 |
33 |
| 32 |
Rice |
10 |
3 |
32 |
0.664818 |
0.703117 |
1593 |
0.990 |
27 |
37 |
| 33 |
Kansas |
8 |
5 |
33 |
0.662801 |
0.763118 |
1710 |
1.079 |
28 |
38 |
| 34 |
LSU |
9 |
5 |
34 |
0.658379 |
0.740582 |
1802 |
0.983 |
29 |
35 |
| 35 |
Georgia Tech |
9 |
4 |
35 |
0.656235 |
0.748665 |
1582 |
0.920 |
33 |
39 |
| 36 |
Michigan State |
9 |
4 |
36 |
0.654950 |
0.734529 |
1608 |
0.940 |
31 |
41 |
| 37 |
Clemson |
7 |
6 |
38 |
0.643446 |
0.754312 |
1717 |
1.056 |
33 |
40 |
| 38 |
Boston College |
9 |
5 |
37 |
0.652709 |
0.743265 |
1629 |
0.995 |
38 |
42 |
| 39 |
South Florida |
8 |
5 |
39 |
0.640500 |
0.704553 |
1621 |
1.052 |
34 |
44 |
| 40 |
Northwestern |
9 |
4 |
40 |
0.635989 |
0.710733 |
1562 |
0.808 |
35 |
45 |
| 41 |
UConn |
8 |
5 |
41 |
0.634771 |
0.711770 |
1588 |
0.971 |
38 |
46 |
| 42 |
Troy |
8 |
5 |
42 |
0.611748 |
0.678738 |
1627 |
0.774 |
37 |
47 |
| 43 |
Houston |
8 |
5 |
44 |
0.607358 |
0.698874 |
1627 |
0.646 |
39 |
49 |
| 44 |
South Carolina |
7 |
6 |
45 |
0.605307 |
0.728095 |
1575 |
0.740 |
40 |
50 |
| 45 |
Wisconsin |
7 |
6 |
46 |
0.602984 |
0.701530 |
1605 |
0.789 |
41 |
51 |
| 46 |
Miami |
7 |
6 |
47 |
0.595602 |
0.715368 |
1508 |
0.698 |
42 |
47 |
| 47 |
Maryland |
8 |
5 |
48 |
0.595551 |
0.688193 |
1499 |
0.603 |
43 |
47 |
| 48 |
Wake Forest |
8 |
5 |
43 |
0.610289 |
0.741987 |
1600 |
0.544 |
45 |
48 |
| 49 |
Notre Dame |
7 |
6 |
51 |
0.592285 |
0.689478 |
1582 |
0.708 |
46 |
52 |
| 50 |
Navy |
8 |
5 |
49 |
0.594172 |
0.699770 |
1569 |
0.506 |
49 |
54 |
| 51 |
Southern Miss |
7 |
6 |
50 |
0.592489 |
0.673594 |
1614 |
0.750 |
45 |
51 |
| 52 |
Air Force |
8 |
5 |
52 |
0.586594 |
0.681651 |
1558 |
0.480 |
52 |
57 |
| 53 |
East Carolina |
9 |
5 |
53 |
0.581690 |
0.661469 |
1544 |
0.427 |
49 |
58 |
| 54 |
Nevada |
7 |
6 |
54 |
0.581480 |
0.671271 |
1516 |
0.671 |
49 |
59 |
| 55 |
Minnesota |
7 |
6 |
59 |
0.547123 |
0.659392 |
1352 |
0.364 |
54 |
59 |
| 56 |
Illinois |
5 |
7 |
55 |
0.581316 |
0.693114 |
1615 |
0.848 |
55 |
60 |
| 57 |
Buffalo |
8 |
6 |
61 |
0.544394 |
0.648449 |
1459 |
0.226 |
56 |
66 |
| 58 |
Bowling Green |
6 |
6 |
57 |
0.560912 |
0.649203 |
1482 |
0.604 |
55 |
62 |
| 59 |
Tennessee |
5 |
7 |
58 |
0.547603 |
0.682501 |
1629 |
0.448 |
53 |
62 |
| 60 |
Vanderbilt |
7 |
6 |
56 |
0.571513 |
0.698943 |
1525 |
0.440 |
54 |
61 |
| 61 |
NC State |
6 |
7 |
60 |
0.545470 |
0.680688 |
1518 |
0.373 |
55 |
65 |
| 62 |
Stanford |
5 |
7 |
62 |
0.542730 |
0.648926 |
1520 |
0.565 |
57 |
67 |
| 63 |
Kentucky |
7 |
6 |
63 |
0.538716 |
0.673169 |
1513 |
0.120 |
58 |
68 |
| 64 |
Baylor |
4 |
8 |
64 |
0.536338 |
0.674323 |
1471 |
0.632 |
59 |
69 |
| 65 |
Purdue |
4 |
8 |
65 |
0.532828 |
0.648889 |
1589 |
0.614 |
60 |
69 |
| 66 |
Colorado State |
7 |
6 |
66 |
0.530263 |
0.605171 |
1377 |
0.329 |
61 |
71 |
| 67 |
Central Michigan |
8 |
5 |
67 |
0.529719 |
0.586963 |
1406 |
0.175 |
62 |
69 |
| 68 |
Virginia |
5 |
7 |
68 |
0.528348 |
0.662948 |
1504 |
0.340 |
63 |
73 |
| 69 |
Western Michigan |
9 |
4 |
69 |
0.527914 |
0.627423 |
1371 |
-0.170 |
64 |
73 |
| 70 |
Arizona State |
5 |
7 |
70 |
0.517895 |
0.666413 |
1578 |
0.154 |
65 |
75 |
| 71 |
Temple |
5 |
7 |
72 |
0.509748 |
0.617694 |
1361 |
0.342 |
70 |
77 |
| 72 |
Arkansas |
5 |
7 |
75 |
0.502393 |
0.643281 |
1504 |
0.079 |
70 |
73 |
| 73 |
Auburn |
5 |
7 |
73 |
0.506959 |
0.671172 |
1564 |
0.005 |
71 |
78 |
| 74 |
Louisiana Tech |
8 |
5 |
79 |
0.490651 |
0.595104 |
1342 |
-0.318 |
74 |
81 |
| 75 |
Northern Illinois |
6 |
7 |
71 |
0.516442 |
0.628622 |
1392 |
0.257 |
75 |
76 |
| 76 |
Colorado |
5 |
7 |
76 |
0.498816 |
0.617333 |
1390 |
0.188 |
71 |
78 |
| 77 |
Kansas State |
5 |
7 |
74 |
0.506454 |
0.597716 |
1404 |
0.348 |
72 |
79 |
| 78 |
Fresno State |
7 |
6 |
77 |
0.498522 |
0.590347 |
1373 |
-0.021 |
75 |
82 |
| 79 |
Memphis |
6 |
7 |
78 |
0.495309 |
0.571258 |
1317 |
0.233 |
73 |
83 |
| 80 |
New Mexico |
4 |
8 |
80 |
0.480650 |
0.610482 |
1514 |
0.126 |
75 |
85 |
| 81 |
Duke |
4 |
8 |
81 |
0.478084 |
0.644197 |
1346 |
0.064 |
77 |
86 |
| 82 |
Akron |
5 |
7 |
82 |
0.476288 |
0.577814 |
1290 |
0.096 |
77 |
87 |
| 83 |
San José State |
6 |
6 |
86 |
0.467102 |
0.549966 |
1256 |
-0.116 |
81 |
91 |
| 84 |
Hawai'i |
7 |
7 |
83 |
0.471287 |
0.561294 |
1324 |
-0.140 |
78 |
88 |
| 85 |
UTEP |
5 |
7 |
89 |
0.461036 |
0.584911 |
1347 |
-0.155 |
84 |
89 |
| 86 |
Louisiana |
6 |
6 |
85 |
0.469931 |
0.569424 |
1246 |
-0.144 |
85 |
90 |
| 87 |
Louisville |
5 |
7 |
87 |
0.465485 |
0.562253 |
1330 |
-0.008 |
82 |
92 |
| 88 |
Arkansas State |
6 |
6 |
88 |
0.465182 |
0.554500 |
1286 |
-0.173 |
83 |
93 |
| 89 |
Florida Atlantic |
7 |
6 |
84 |
0.469979 |
0.541880 |
1301 |
-0.173 |
79 |
89 |
| 90 |
Michigan |
3 |
9 |
90 |
0.460473 |
0.587545 |
1483 |
0.180 |
85 |
95 |
| 91 |
Marshall |
4 |
8 |
91 |
0.453964 |
0.541327 |
1283 |
0.158 |
86 |
96 |
| 92 |
Ohio |
4 |
8 |
92 |
0.448459 |
0.543154 |
1276 |
0.085 |
87 |
97 |
| 93 |
UCLA |
4 |
8 |
93 |
0.447376 |
0.558008 |
1394 |
-0.046 |
88 |
98 |
| 94 |
Mississippi State |
4 |
8 |
94 |
0.443586 |
0.553107 |
1293 |
-0.022 |
89 |
99 |
| 95 |
UNLV |
5 |
7 |
95 |
0.437408 |
0.548644 |
1220 |
-0.258 |
90 |
100 |
| 96 |
Texas A&M |
4 |
8 |
96 |
0.428627 |
0.555372 |
1350 |
-0.252 |
91 |
101 |
| 97 |
UAB |
4 |
8 |
101 |
0.400150 |
0.484038 |
1152 |
-0.253 |
96 |
106 |
| 98 |
UCF |
4 |
8 |
97 |
0.421170 |
0.522402 |
1307 |
-0.206 |
92 |
102 |
| 99 |
Florida International |
5 |
7 |
98 |
0.409678 |
0.535883 |
1212 |
-0.562 |
93 |
103 |
| 100 |
Middle Tennessee |
5 |
7 |
99 |
0.406825 |
0.510975 |
1307 |
-0.561 |
94 |
104 |
| 101 |
Kent State |
4 |
8 |
100 |
0.402073 |
0.489524 |
1220 |
-0.285 |
95 |
105 |
| 102 |
Syracuse |
3 |
9 |
102 |
0.387836 |
0.493082 |
1204 |
-0.258 |
97 |
107 |
| 103 |
UL Monroe |
4 |
8 |
103 |
0.382148 |
0.472121 |
1113 |
-0.419 |
98 |
108 |
| 104 |
Wyoming |
4 |
8 |
104 |
0.376848 |
0.460283 |
1186 |
-0.484 |
99 |
109 |
| 105 |
Iowa State |
2 |
10 |
105 |
0.374406 |
0.515008 |
1226 |
-0.307 |
100 |
110 |
| 106 |
Toledo |
3 |
9 |
106 |
0.373279 |
0.475203 |
1206 |
-0.381 |
101 |
111 |
| 107 |
Army |
3 |
9 |
107 |
0.371667 |
0.511992 |
1193 |
-0.526 |
102 |
111 |
| 108 |
Utah State |
3 |
9 |
108 |
0.367025 |
0.501681 |
1288 |
-0.600 |
103 |
113 |
| 109 |
Indiana |
3 |
9 |
109 |
0.348347 |
0.461361 |
1107 |
-0.596 |
104 |
114 |
| 110 |
Eastern Michigan |
3 |
9 |
110 |
0.329986 |
0.413264 |
1108 |
-0.659 |
105 |
115 |
| 111 |
New Mexico State |
3 |
9 |
111 |
0.309656 |
0.401360 |
970 |
-0.801 |
106 |
116 |
| 112 |
San Diego State |
2 |
10 |
112 |
0.299532 |
0.417658 |
1057 |
-0.823 |
107 |
117 |
| 113 |
Tulane |
2 |
10 |
114 |
0.275088 |
0.390085 |
942 |
-0.974 |
109 |
119 |
| 114 |
Miami (OH) |
2 |
10 |
115 |
0.271569 |
0.374951 |
1062 |
-1.030 |
110 |
120 |
| 115 |
SMU |
1 |
11 |
116 |
0.266353 |
0.410363 |
1122 |
-1.043 |
111 |
120 |
| 116 |
Washington State |
2 |
11 |
118 |
0.168634 |
0.230899 |
846 |
-1.679 |
113 |
120 |
| 117 |
North Texas |
1 |
11 |
120 |
0.050837 |
0.000000 |
803 |
-2.154 |
115 |
120 |
| 118 |
Western Kentucky |
2 |
10 |
113 |
0.278052 |
0.354899 |
1083 |
-0.887 |
109 |
118 |
| 119 |
Washington |
0 |
12 |
117 |
0.224636 |
0.405918 |
1137 |
-1.355 |
113 |
120 |
| 120 |
Idaho |
2 |
10 |
119 |
0.156360 |
0.193107 |
873 |
-1.748 |
114 |
120 |