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College Football Rankings : 2008-2009 Season
The National Champions are shown in Bold Italics.
| Rank | Team | Strength | Record |
| 1 | Florida Gators | 35.01 | 13-1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners | 31.86 | 12-2 |
| 3 | USC Trojans | 25.98 | 12-1 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 23.53 | 12-1 |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 20.37 | 10-3 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks | 18.92 | 10-3 |
| 7 | Utah Utes | 18.52 | 13-0 |
| 8 | Mississippi Rebels | 18.15 | 9-4 |
| 9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 18.01 | 11-2 |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 17.79 | 12-2 |
| 11 | Texas Christian Horned Frogs | 17.42 | 11-2 |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 16.11 | 11-2 |
| 13 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 15.57 | 9-4 |
| 14 | Boise State Broncos | 15.00 | 12-1 |
| 15 | Arizona Wildcats | 13.19 | 8-5 |
| 16 | California Golden Bears | 12.65 | 9-4 |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles | 12.55 | 9-4 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 11.61 | 9-4 |
| 19 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 11.49 | 8-5 |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs | 11.18 | 10-3 |
| 21 | Oregon State Beavers | 10.75 | 9-4 |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers | 10.65 | 10-4 |
| 23 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 9.40 | 9-4 |
| 24 | Louisiana State Tigers | 9.33 | 8-5 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 9.25 | 10-4 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 9.03 | 9-4 |
| 27 | Clemson Tigers | 8.44 | 7-6 |
| 28 | Kansas Jayhawks | 8.11 | 8-5 |
| 29 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 6.39 | 9-4 |
| 30 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 6.36 | 6-7 |
| 31 | Baylor Bears | 5.62 | 4-8 |
| 32 | Rice Owls | 5.26 | 10-3 |
| 33 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 4.95 | 8-5 |
| 34 | Brigham Young Cougars | 4.94 | 10-3 |
| 35 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 4.26 | 5-7 |
| 36 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 4.08 | 7-6 |
| 37 | Northwestern Wildcats | 4.01 | 9-4 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets | 4.00 | 9-4 |
| 39 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 3.91 | 11-3 |
| 40 | Troy Trojans | 3.88 | 8-5 |
| 41 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 3.83 | 11-3 |
| 42 | Tennessee Volunteers | 3.74 | 5-7 |
| 43 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 3.46 | 8-5 |
| 44 | Boston College Eagles | 3.15 | 9-5 |
| 45 | Stanford Cardinal | 2.92 | 5-7 |
| 46 | Miami Hurricanes (Florida) | 2.77 | 7-6 |
| 47 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2.57 | 7-6 |
| 48 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2.51 | 5-7 |
| 49 | Michigan State Spartans | 2.43 | 9-4 |
| 50 | Wisconsin Badgers | 2.37 | 7-6 |
| 51 | Houston Cougars | 2.18 | 8-5 |
| 52 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | 2.10 | 7-6 |
| 53 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 1.99 | 5-7 |
| 54 | Navy Midshipmen | 1.47 | 8-5 |
| 55 | Connecticut Huskies | 1.34 | 8-5 |
| 56 | Virginia Cavaliers | 0.70 | 5-7 |
| 57 | Auburn Tigers | 0.59 | 5-7 |
| 58 | Purdue Boilermakers | 0.45 | 4-8 |
| 59 | Nevada Wolf Pack | 0.42 | 7-6 |
| 60 | South Florida Bulls | 0.34 | 8-5 |
| 61 | Kentucky Wildcats | 0.23 | 7-6 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 0.19 | 7-6 |
| 63 | Maryland Terrapins | 0.15 | 8-5 |
| 64 | Ball State Cardinals | 0.14 | 12-2 |
| 65 | Air Force Falcons | -0.46 | 8-5 |
| 66 | Bowling Green Falcons | -1.24 | 6-6 |
| 67 | East Carolina Pirates | -1.28 | 9-5 |
| 68 | Buffalo Bison | -2.24 | 8-6 |
| 69 | Michigan Wolverines | -2.57 | 3-9 |
| 70 | Colorado State Rams | -2.64 | 7-6 |
| 71 | UCLA Bruins | -2.78 | 4-8 |
| 72 | New Mexico Lobos | -2.94 | 4-8 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | -3.48 | 8-5 |
| 74 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -3.56 | 4-8 |
| 75 | Colorado Buffaloes | -3.94 | 5-7 |
| 76 | Central Michigan Chippewas | -4.69 | 8-5 |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic Owls | -4.96 | 7-6 |
| 78 | Western Michigan Broncos | -5.21 | 9-4 |
| 79 | Kansas State Wildcats | -5.81 | 5-7 |
| 80 | Temple Owls | -6.20 | 5-7 |
| 81 | Texas A&M Aggies | -6.25 | 4-8 |
| 82 | Duke Blue Devils | -6.31 | 4-8 |
| 83 | Texas El Paso Miners | -6.41 | 5-7 |
| 84 | Utah State Aggies | -6.41 | 3-9 |
| 85 | Northern Illinois Huskies | -6.51 | 6-7 |
| 86 | Arkansas State Red Wolves | -6.63 | 6-6 |
| 87 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | -7.04 | 7-6 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | -7.30 | 6-6 |
| 89 | Florida International Golden Panthers | -7.73 | 5-7 |
| 90 | Middle Tennessee State | -7.92 | 5-7 |
| 91 | Fresno State Bulldogs | -8.35 | 7-6 |
| 92 | Hawai'i Warriors | -8.95 | 7-7 |
| 93 | Louisville Cardinals | -9.23 | 5-7 |
| 94 | Central Florida Golden Knights | -9.74 | 4-8 |
| 95 | UNLV Rebels | -9.79 | 5-7 |
| 96 | Louisiana-Monroe Indians | -9.83 | 4-8 |
| 97 | Memphis Tigers | -9.94 | 6-7 |
| 98 | Marshall Thundering Herd | -10.50 | 4-8 |
| 99 | Wyoming Cowboys | -10.54 | 4-8 |
| 100 | UAB Blazers | -10.71 | 4-8 |
| 101 | Ohio Bobcats | -10.86 | 4-8 |
| 102 | Kent State Golden Flashes | -11.02 | 4-8 |
| 103 | Syracuse Orangemen | -11.04 | 3-9 |
| 104 | Iowa State Cyclones | -11.56 | 2-10 |
| 105 | Akron Zips | -11.58 | 5-7 |
| 106 | Army Black Knights | -12.44 | 3-9 |
| 107 | Toledo Rockets | -13.10 | 3-9 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | -13.29 | 3-9 |
| 109 | San Jose State Spartans | -13.33 | 6-6 |
| 110 | Indiana Hoosiers | -13.95 | 3-9 |
| 111 | Washington Huskies | -15.02 | 0-12 |
| 112 | San Diego State Aztecs | -16.10 | 2-10 |
| 113 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | -16.77 | 1-11 |
| 114 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | -17.62 | 2-10 |
| 115 | Washington State Cougars | -18.46 | 2-11 |
| 116 | New Mexico State Aggies | -20.33 | 3-9 |
| 117 | Miami Redhawks (Ohio) | -20.67 | 2-10 |
| 118 | Idaho Vandals | -21.67 | 2-10 |
| 119 | North Texas Eagles | -21.92 | 1-11 |
| 120 | Tulane Green Wave | -23.98 | 2-10 |