| Level | Division 1 FBS | December 6, 2009 | |||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | Rating | Prev | This week | Next |
| 1 | Alabama | 13 | 0 | 85.42 | 2 | Beat Florida 32-13 | BCS vs. Texas |
| 2 | Texas | 13 | 0 | 84.15 | 1 | Beat Nebraska 13-12 | BCS vs. Alabama |
| 3 | TexasChristian | 12 | 0 | 82.67 | 3 | BCS Bowl | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 0 | 81.61 | 5 | Beat Pittsburgh 45-44 | BCS Bowl |
| 5 | BoiseState | 13 | 0 | 81.61 | 6 | Beat NewMexicoState 42-7 | BCS Bowl? |
| 6 | Florida | 12 | 1 | 78.26 | 4 | Lost to Alabama 13-32 | Sugar Bowl? |
| 7 | OhioState | 10 | 2 | 74.30 | 9 | Rose Bowl vs. Oregon | |
| 8 | GeorgiaTech | 11 | 2 | 71.88 | 8 | Beat Clemson 39-34 | Orange Bowl |
| 9 | Oregon | 10 | 2 | 71.54 | 11 | Beat OregonState 37-33 | Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State |
| 10 | Iowa | 10 | 2 | 71.48 | 10 | Bowl | |
| 11 | PennState | 10 | 2 | 69.96 | 12 | Bowl | |
| 12 | BrighamYoung | 10 | 2 | 68.21 | 15 | Las Vegas Bowl | |
| 13 | CentralMichigan | 11 | 2 | 67.95 | 18 | Beat Ohio 20-10 | Bowl |
| 14 | Miami | 9 | 3 | 67.31 | 20 | Bowl | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 3 | 66.84 | 7 | Lost to Cincinnati 44-45 | Bowl |
| 16 | VirginiaTech | 9 | 3 | 66.83 | 19 | Bowl | |
| 17 | Houston | 10 | 3 | 65.96 | 13 | Lost to EastCarolina 32-38 | Bowl |
| 18 | WestVirginia | 9 | 3 | 65.67 | 28 | Beat Rutgers 24-21 | Bowl |
| 19 | OklahomaState | 9 | 3 | 64.20 | 14 | Bowl | |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 63.64 | 29 | Beat Hawaii 51-10 | Bowl |
| 21 | NorthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 63.61 | 16 | Bowl | |
| 22 | LouisianaState | 9 | 3 | 63.38 | 31 | Bowl | |
| 23 | Nebraska | 9 | 4 | 62.31 | 21 | Lost to Texas 12-13 | Bowl |
| 24 | Stanford | 8 | 4 | 61.42 | 34 | Bowl | |
| 25 | Utah | 9 | 3 | 61.20 | 22 | Bowl | |
| 26 | Arizona | 8 | 4 | 60.47 | 44 | Beat SouthernCal 21-17 | Bowl |
| 27 | Nevada | 8 | 4 | 60.32 | 23 | Bowl | |
| 28 | EastCarolina | 9 | 4 | 60.05 | 46 | Beat Houston 38-32 | Liberty Bowl |
| 29 | TexasTech | 8 | 4 | 59.95 | 39 | Bowl | |
| 30 | MiddleTennessee | 9 | 3 | 59.87 | 40 | Bowl | |
| 31 | SouthernCal | 8 | 4 | 59.84 | 25 | Lost to Arizona 17-21 | Bowl |
| 32 | Troy | 9 | 3 | 59.49 | 43 | New Orleans Bowl | |
| 33 | Mississippi | 8 | 4 | 59.14 | 24 | Bowl | |
| 34 | Ohio | 9 | 4 | 59.05 | 32 | Lost to CentralMichigan 10-20 | Bowl |
| 35 | Clemson | 8 | 5 | 58.96 | 17 | Lost to GeorgiaTech 34-39 | Bowl |
| 36 | California | 8 | 4 | 58.72 | 27 | Lost to Washington 10-42 | Bowl |
| 37 | Temple | 9 | 3 | 58.59 | 26 | Bowl | |
| 38 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 58.02 | 45 | Bowl | |
| 39 | BostonCollege | 8 | 4 | 57.73 | 47 | Bowl | |
| 40 | OregonState | 8 | 4 | 57.56 | 30 | Lost to Oregon 33-37 | Bowl |
| 41 | Navy | 8 | 4 | 57.46 | 33 | vs. Army | |
| 42 | Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 57.42 | 42 | Bowl | |
| 43 | Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 56.80 | 38 | Lost to WestVirginia 21-24 | Bowl |
| 44 | FresnoState | 8 | 4 | 55.67 | 51 | Beat Illinois 53-52 | Bowl |
| 45 | CentralFlorida | 8 | 4 | 55.57 | 50 | Bowl | |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 7 | 5 | 55.57 | 55 | Bowl | |
| 47 | SouthernMiss | 7 | 5 | 55.24 | 36 | Bowl | |
| 48 | Auburn | 7 | 5 | 54.85 | 35 | Bowl | |
| 49 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 54.79 | 41 | Bowl | |
| 50 | Georgia | 7 | 5 | 54.15 | 60 | Bowl | |
| 51 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 53.58 | 62 | Bowl | |
| 52 | SouthernMethodist | 7 | 5 | 53.44 | 61 | Bowl | |
| 53 | BowlingGreen | 7 | 4 | 53.42 | 57 | ||
| 54 | Connecticut | 7 | 5 | 53.23 | 69 | Beat SouthFlorida 29-27 | Bowl |
| 55 | SouthCarolina | 7 | 5 | 52.86 | 64 | Bowl | |
| 56 | AirForce | 7 | 5 | 52.57 | 54 | Bowl | |
| 57 | SouthFlorida | 7 | 5 | 51.64 | 37 | Lost to Connecticut 27-29 | Bowl |
| 58 | NorthernIllinois | 7 | 5 | 51.44 | 48 | ||
| 59 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 51.38 | 49 | Bowl | |
| 60 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 51.34 | 58 | ||
| 61 | Idaho | 7 | 5 | 50.95 | 52 | Bowl | |
| 62 | NotreDame | 6 | 6 | 50.78 | 53 | ||
| 63 | TexasAM | 6 | 6 | 48.56 | 56 | Bowl | |
| 64 | KansasState | 6 | 6 | 48.19 | 67 | ||
| 65 | MichiganState | 6 | 6 | 48.12 | 66 | Bowl | |
| 66 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 47.76 | 68 | Bowl | |
| 67 | FloridaState | 6 | 6 | 47.62 | 59 | Bowl | |
| 68 | IowaState | 6 | 6 | 47.12 | 71 | Bowl | |
| 69 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 46.88 | 63 | Bowl | |
| 70 | LouisianaLafayette | 6 | 6 | 45.85 | 65 | ||
| 71 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 45.51 | 89 | Beat California 42-10 | |
| 72 | Purdue | 5 | 7 | 45.21 | 75 | ||
| 73 | WakeForest | 5 | 7 | 44.99 | 82 | ||
| 74 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 44.99 | 70 | ||
| 75 | LouisianaMonroe | 6 | 6 | 44.98 | 72 | ||
| 76 | WesternMichigan | 5 | 7 | 44.90 | 73 | ||
| 77 | KentState | 5 | 7 | 44.39 | 74 | ||
| 78 | NorthCarolinaState | 5 | 7 | 43.68 | 84 | ||
| 79 | TexasElPaso | 4 | 8 | 43.54 | 85 | ||
| 80 | Hawaii | 6 | 7 | 43.28 | 79 | Lost to Wisconsin 10-51 | |
| 81 | Army | 5 | 6 | 42.75 | 80 | @ Navy | |
| 82 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | 42.71 | 76 | ||
| 83 | AlabamaBirmingham | 5 | 7 | 42.41 | 77 | ||
| 84 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 42.33 | 86 | ||
| 85 | FloridaAtlantic | 5 | 7 | 42.12 | 92 | Beat FloridaInternational 28-21 | |
| 86 | Wyoming | 6 | 6 | 42.03 | 87 | ||
| 87 | Michigan | 5 | 7 | 41.53 | 81 | ||
| 88 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 41.37 | 78 | ||
| 89 | MississippiState | 5 | 7 | 40.01 | 99 | ||
| 90 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 39.39 | 96 | ||
| 91 | Duke | 5 | 7 | 39.13 | 83 | ||
| 92 | LouisianaTech | 4 | 8 | 38.14 | 101 | Beat SanJoseState 55-20 | |
| 93 | ArkansasState | 4 | 8 | 38.11 | 104 | Beat WesternKentucky 24-20 | |
| 94 | UtahState | 4 | 8 | 37.83 | 102 | ||
| 95 | ArizonaState | 4 | 8 | 37.07 | 88 | ||
| 96 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 36.97 | 93 | ||
| 97 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 36.10 | 91 | ||
| 98 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 35.81 | 90 | ||
| 99 | SanDiegoState | 4 | 8 | 35.74 | 94 | ||
| 100 | ColoradoState | 3 | 9 | 35.22 | 97 | ||
| 101 | Colorado | 3 | 9 | 34.03 | 98 | ||
| 102 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 33.59 | 100 | ||
| 103 | Illinois | 3 | 9 | 32.57 | 95 | Lost to FresnoState 52-53 | |
| 104 | Akron | 3 | 9 | 32.03 | 110 | ||
| 105 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 31.38 | 105 | ||
| 106 | NewMexicoState | 3 | 10 | 30.99 | 103 | Lost to BoiseState 7-42 | |
| 107 | FloridaInternational | 3 | 9 | 30.67 | 106 | Lost to FloridaAtlantic 21-28 | |
| 108 | Maryland | 2 | 10 | 30.49 | 107 | ||
| 109 | NorthTexas | 2 | 10 | 29.38 | 109 | ||
| 110 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | 29.08 | 108 | ||
| 111 | BallState | 2 | 10 | 29.07 | 114 | ||
| 112 | Memphis | 2 | 10 | 27.81 | 111 | ||
| 113 | Rice | 2 | 10 | 25.43 | 112 | ||
| 114 | SanJoseState | 2 | 10 | 25.33 | 118 | Lost to LouisianaTech 20-55 | |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 10 | 24.79 | 115 | ||
| 116 | NewMexico | 1 | 11 | 22.88 | 113 | ||
| 117 | EasternMichigan | 0 | 12 | 22.47 | 117 | ||
| 118 | MiamiOhio | 1 | 11 | 21.84 | 116 | ||
| 119 | WesternKentucky | 0 | 12 | 21.76 | 120 | Lost to ArkansasState 20-24 | |
| 120 | WashingtonState | 1 | 11 | 20.05 | 119 |