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2009 Final AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

W-L

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Alabama (60)

 

SEC

 

14-0

 

1500

 

*1

 

W 37-21 vs #2 Texas (BCS)

2

  <  2

 

Texas

 

Big 12

 

13-1

 

1399

 

2

 

L 37-21 vs #1 Alabama (BCS)

3

  <  5

 

Florida

 

SEC

 

13-1

 

1370

 

3

 

W 51-24 vs #4 Cincinnati (Sugar)

4

  <  6

 

Boise State

 

WAC

 

14-0

 

1366

 

4

 

W 17-10 vs #3 TCU (Fiesta)

5

  <  8

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

11-2

 

1224

 

5

 

W 26-17 vs #7 Oregon (Rose)

6

  <  3

 

TCU

 

MWC

 

12-1

 

1163

 

6

 

L 17-10 vs #6 Boise State (Fiesta)

7

  <  10

 

Iowa

 

Big Ten

 

11-2

 

1126

 

7

 

W 24-14 vs #9 Georgia Tech (Orange)

8

  <  4

 

Cincinnati

 

Big East

 

12-1

 

1060

 

9

 

L 51-24 vs #5 Florida (Sugar)

9

  <  11

 

Penn State

 

Big Ten

 

11-2

 

1016

 

8

 

W 19-17 vs #13 LSU (Capital One)

10

  <  12

 

Virginia Tech

 

ACC

 

10-3

 

953

 

10

 

W 37-14 vs Tennessee (Chick-fil-A)

11

  <  7

 

Oregon

 

Pac-10

 

10-3

 

886

 

11

 

L 26-17 vs #8 Ohio State (Rose)

12

  <  15

 

BYU

 

MWC

 

11-2

 

806

 

12

 

W 44-20 vs #16 Oregon State (Las Vegas)

13

  <  9

 

Georgia Tech

 

ACC

 

11-3

 

768

 

13

 

L 24-14 vs #10 Iowa (Orange)

14

  <  20

 

Nebraska

 

Big 12

 

10-4

 

724

 

14

 

W 33-0 vs #22 Arizona (Holiday)

15

  <  17

 

Pittsburgh

 

Big East

 

10-3

 

697

 

15

 

W 19-17 vs North Carolina (Meineke Car Care)

16

  <  24

 

Wisconsin

 

Big Ten

 

10-3

 

571

 

16

 

W 20-14 vs #14 Miami (FL) (Champ Sports)

17

  <  13

 

LSU

 

SEC

 

9-4

 

501

 

17

 

L 19-17 vs #11 Penn State (Capital One)

18

  <  23

 

Utah

 

MWC

 

10-3

 

491

 

18

 

W 37-27 vs California (Poinsettia)

19

  <  14

 

Miami (FL)

 

ACC

 

9-4

 

310

 

19

 

L 20-14 vs #24 Wisconsin (Champ Sports)

20

  <  NR

 

Mississippi

 

SEC

 

9-4

 

296

 

21

 

W 21-7 vs #21 Oklahoma State (Cotton)

21

  <  NR

 

Texas Tech

 

Big 12

 

9-4

 

224

 

23

 

W 41-31 vs Michigan State (Alamo)

22

  <  NR

 

USC

 

Pac-10

 

9-4

 

216

 

20

 

W 24-13 vs Boston College (Emerald)

23

  <  25

 

Central Michigan

 

MAC

 

12-2

 

166

 

24

 

W 44-41 (2OT) vs Troy (GMAC)

24

  <  NR

 

Clemson

 

ACC

 

9-5

 

125

 

RV

 

W 21-13 vs Kentucky (Music City)

25

  <  18

 

West Virginia

 

Big East

 

9-4

 

91

 

22

 

L 33-21 vs Florida State (Gator)

RV

  <  NR

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 12

 

8-5

 

90

 

RV

 

W 31-27 vs #19 Stanford (Sun)

RV

  <  16

 

Oregon State

 

Pac-10

 

8-5

 

89

 

RV

 

L 44-20 vs #15 BYU (Las Vegas)

RV

  <  NR

 

Navy (MD)

 

Ind

 

10-4

 

85

 

RV

 

W 35-13 vs Missouri (Texas)

RV

  <  19

 

Stanford

 

Pac-10

 

8-5

 

67

 

RV

 

L 31-27 vs Oklahoma (Sun)

RV

  <  21

 

Oklahoma State

 

Big 12

 

9-4

 

40

 

25

 

L 21-7 vs Mississippi (Cotton)

RV

  <  NR

 

Rutgers (NJ)

 

Big East

 

9-4

 

37

 

RV

 

W 45-24 vs UCF

RV

  <  NR

 

Auburn

 

SEC

 

8-5

 

8

 

RV

 

W 38-35 (1OT) vs Northwestern (Outback)

RV

  <  NR

 

Georgia

 

SEC

 

8-5

 

7

 

RV

 

W 44-20 vs Texas A&M (Independence)

RV

  <  NR

 

Florida State

 

ACC

 

7-6

 

6

 

RV

 

W 33-21 vs #18 West Virginia (Gator)

RV

  <  22

 

Arizona

 

Pac-10

 

8-5

 

5

 

RV

 

L 33-0 vs #20 Nebraska (Holiday)

RV

  <  NR

 

Connecticut

 

Big East

 

8-5

 

5

 

RV

 

W 20-7 vs South Carolina (PapaJohns.com)

RV

  <  NR

 

Middle Tennessee

 

Sun Belt

 

10-3

 

4

 

RV

 

W 42-32 vs Southern Miss (New Orleans)

RV

  <  NR

 

Air Force

 

MWC

 

8-5

 

3

 

RV

 

W 47-20 vs Houston (Armed Forces)

RV

  <  NR

 

Arkansas

 

SEC

 

8-5

 

3

 

RV

 

W 20-17 (1OT) vs East Carolina (Liberty)

RV

  <  NR

 

Villanova (PA)

 

Other

 

14-1

 

2

 

NR

 

W 23-21 vs Montana (FCS NC)

NR

  <  NR

 

East Carolina

 

C-USA

 

9-5

 

0

 

RV

 

L 20-17 (1OT) vs Arkansas (Liberty)

NR

  <  NR

 

Houston

 

C-USA

 

10-4

 

0

 

RV

 

L 47-20 vs Air Force (Armed Forces)

NR

  <  NR

 

Northwestern

 

Big Ten

 

8-5

 

0

 

RV

 

L 38-35 (1OT) vs Auburn (Outback)

NR

  <  NR

 

SMU

 

C-USA

 

8-5

 

0

 

RV

 

W 45-10 vs Nevada (Hawaii)

MILESTONES
- Ohio State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 9/7/2008 poll (29 polls).
- Georgia's final poll streak ends at 12.
- Oklahoma's final poll streak ends at 9.
- Florida's final poll streak reaches 5.
- West Virginia's final poll streak reaches 5.
- Arizona State's season streak ends at 7.
- Boston College's season streak ends at 5.
- Tennessee's season streak ends at 24.
- Alabama's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 30.
- Oklahoma State's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 27.
- USC breaks tie with Oklahoma for #4 in total appearances.
- Oklahoma State ties NC State for #50 in total appearances.
- West Virginia ties Purdue for #31 in total appearances.
- Boise State ties Air Force for #66 in total appearances.
- Central Michigan breaks tie with 15 other teams for #145 and ties 7 other teams for #138 in total appearances.

NOTES
- Hold the mouse cursor over the non-AP rankings to see the first place votes, total points, and previous rank in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips), where available
- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
- Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia



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