| 25 November 2009
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | |
| 2 | Alabama | |
| 3 | Florida |  1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 1 |
| 5 | Texas |  2 |
| 6 | Boise State | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | |
| 9 | Oregon | |
| 10 | Ohio State | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 1 |
| 13 | Clemson | 2 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 2 |
| 15 | Utah | 4 |
| 16 | Penn State | 2 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 6 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 3 |
| 19 | Miami (Florida) | 1 |
| 20 | Southern Cal | |
| 21 | LSU | 10 |
| 22 | California | |
| 23 | Brigham Young | |
| 24 | Navy | 2 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 1 |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Stanford (#14), Wisconsin (#17), Rutgers (#25).
