2009

2009 saw Alabama return to prominence, finishing atop the RPR after an undefeated season capped by a victory over Texas in the BCS Championship Game. The Crimson Tide were tied for the best Win %, and finished in the top 3 in SOS and Score Ratio. Florida was the only team that fell in the CCT cutoff, but with failing to top Alabama in most categories and with a head-to-head loss factored in, they didn’t warrant serious consideration.

Co-champion Consideration Threshold: 0.0373; CCT Rating Cutoff: 0.7116

RankTeamRating
1Alabama (BCS)0.7488
2Florida0.7262
3Texas0.7017
4Texas Christian0.7017
5Boise State0.6875
6Cincinnati0.6843
7Ohio State0.6745
8Penn State0.6648
9Iowa0.6629
10Virginia Tech0.6512
11Pittsburgh0.6448
12Oregon0.6409
13Nebraska0.6363
14Brigham Young0.6332
15Georgia Tech0.6281
16Wisconsin0.6270
17Oklahoma0.6257
18Louisiana State0.6232
19Miami, FL0.6191
20Central Michigan0.6155
21Mississippi0.6135
22Arkansas0.6095
23West Virginia0.6066
24Utah0.6032
25Rutgers0.6012
26Oklahoma State0.6010
27Texas Tech0.6004
28North Carolina0.5991
29Clemson0.5960
30Connecticut0.5937
31Southern California0.5900
32Air Force0.5900
33Navy0.5865
34Auburn0.5853
35Arizona0.5832
36Oregon State0.5831
37South Florida0.5821
38Georgia0.5800
39Houston0.5773
40East Carolina0.5712
41Florida State0.5665
42Missouri0.5661
43Boston College0.5654
44Tennessee0.5634
45South Carolina0.5625
46Stanford0.5598
47Troy0.5596
48Fresno State0.5572
49Central Florida0.5551
50California0.5540
51Mississippi State0.5525
52Middle Tennessee0.5499
53Kentucky0.5489
54Nevada0.5473
55Temple0.5413
56Michigan State0.5366
57Southern Methodist0.5354
58Notre Dame0.5324
59Northwestern0.5322
60Ohio0.5321
61UCLA0.5318
62Minnesota0.5269
63Bowling Green0.5224
64Iowa State0.5190
65Southern Mississippi0.5168
66Kansas State0.5163
67Marshall0.5153
68Idaho0.5134
69Kansas0.5080
70Wyoming0.5072
71Northern Illinois0.5071
72Washington0.5066
73Texas A&M0.5055
74Wake Forest0.5028
75North Carolina State0.5022
76Michigan0.4959
77Purdue0.4944
78Syracuse0.4906
79UNLV0.4846
80Baylor0.4839
81Louisiana Tech0.4838
82Arizona State0.4834
83Louisville0.4826
84Buffalo0.4798
85Duke0.4793
86Lousiana-Monroe0.4780
87Hawaii0.4775
88Tulsa0.4755
89UAB0.4674
90Louisiana-Lafayette0.4663
91Utah State0.4646
92Indiana0.4594
93Illinois0.4593
94Virginia0.4567
95San Diego State0.4502
96Florida Atlantic0.4489
97Colorado0.4479
98Arkansas State0.4437
99Toledo0.4375
100Kent State0.4358
101Texas-El Paso0.4311
102Colorado State0.4308
103Vanderbilt0.4253
104Western Michigan0.4238
105Army0.4216
106Florida International0.4204
107Maryland0.4112
108Akron0.4096
109Memphis0.4013
110Tulane0.3944
111North Texas0.3801
112San Jose State0.3793
113Ball State0.3742
114Rice0.3710
115Miami, OH0.3709
116New Mexico State0.3632
117New Mexico0.3578
118Washington State0.3514
119Western Kentucky0.3196
120Eastern Michigan0.3016

Best Win Percentage: Alabama/Boise State
Best SOS: Mississippi State
Best Score Ratio: Texas Christian