December 6, 2009



 
      1.  Alabama Crimson Tide (58)             13-0       1,498        2
      2.  Texas Longhorns (2)                   13-0       1,425        3
      3.  T-C-U Horned Frogs                    12-0       1,376        4
      4.  Cincinnati Bearcats                   12-0       1,302        5
      5.  Florida Gators                        12-1       1,253        1
      6.  Boise State Broncos                   13-0       1,237        6
      7.  Oregon Ducks                          10-2       1,128        7
      8.  Ohio State Buckeyes                   10-2       1,080        8
      9.  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets           11-2         952       12
      10. Iowa Hawkeyes                         10-2         925        9
      11. Penn State Nittany Lions              10-2         883       10
      12. Virginia Tech Hokies                   9-3         866       11
      13. L-S-U Tigers                           9-3         686       15
      14. Miami-Florida Hurricanes               9-3         660       17
      15. B-Y-U Cougars                         10-2         658       16
      16. Oregon State Beavers                   8-4         524       13
      17. Pittsburgh Panthers                    9-3         514       14
      18. West Virginia Mountaineers             9-3         447       24
      19. Stanford Cardinal                      8-4         390       23
      20. Nebraska Cornhuskers                   9-4         371       21
      21. Oklahoma State Cowboys                 9-3         349       22
      22. Arizona Wildcats                       8-4         323       NR
      23. Utah Utes                              9-3         151       NR
      24. Wisconsin Badgers                      9-3         133       NR
      25. Central Michigan Chippewas            11-2          64       NR
 
 Others receiving votes: East Carolina 53, Houston 50, Texas Tech 44, 
 Northwestern 35, Clemson 31, California 14, Ole Miss 14, U-S-C 8, Oklahoma 7, 
 North Carolina 7, Tennessee 6, Missouri 4, Montana 1, Georgia 1.