2009 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today | Bowl Games |
| 1 | Alabama | 14 | 0 | 10.6441 | 1 | 1 | Beat Texas 37-21 |
| 2 | BoiseSt | 14 | 0 | 9.2593 | 4 | 4 | Beat TCU 17-10 |
| 3 | Florida | 13 | 1 | 8.8508 | 3 | 3 | Beat Cincinnati 51-24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12 | 1 | 7.9902 | 8 | 9 | Lost to Florida |
| 5 | TCU | 12 | 1 | 7.8721 | 6 | 6 | Lost to Boise State |
| 6 | Texas | 13 | 1 | 7.6649 | 2 | 2 | Lost to Alabama |
| 7 | OhioState | 11 | 2 | 7.2990 | 5 | 5 | Beat Oregon 26-17 |
| 8 | Iowa | 11 | 2 | 7.0119 | 7 | 7 | Beat Georgia Tech 24-14 |
| 9 | BrighamYoung | 11 | 2 | 6.3891 | 12 | 12 | Beat Oregon State 44-20 |
| 10 | PennState | 11 | 2 | 6.1732 | 9 | 8 | Beat LSU 19-17 |
| 11 | GeorgiaTech | 11 | 3 | 5.9041 | 13 | 13 | Lost to Iowa |
| 12 | Oregon | 10 | 3 | 5.8792 | 11 | 11 | Lost to Ohio State |
| 13 | VirginiaTech | 10 | 3 | 5.7285 | 10 | 10 | Beat Tennessee 37-14 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | 4.9914 | 16 | 16 | Beat Miami(FL) 24-14 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 3 | 4.9337 | 15 | 15 | Beat North Carolina 19-17 |
| 16 | Utah | 10 | 3 | 4.8740 | 18 | 18 | Beat California 37-27 |
| 17 | LSU | 9 | 4 | 4.7984 | 17 | 17 | Lost to Penn State |
| 18 | SouthernCal | 9 | 4 | 4.7460 | 22 | 20 | Beat Boston College 24-13 |
| 19 | MiamiFL | 9 | 4 | 4.6401 | 19 | 19 | Lost to Wisconsin |
| 20 | CentralMichigan | 12 | 2 | 4.6099 | 23 | 24 | Beat Troy 44-41 |
| 21 | Mississippi | 9 | 4 | 4.5461 | 20 | 21 | Beat Oklahoma State 21-7 |
| 22 | WestVirginia | 9 | 4 | 4.3974 | 25 | 22 | Lost to Florida State |
| 23 | Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 4.1523 | 14 | 14 | Beat Arizona 33-0 |
| 24 | OklahomaSt | 9 | 4 | 4.1301 | 30 | 25 | Lost to Mississippi |
| 25 | TexasTech | 9 | 4 | 3.9381 | 21 | 23 | Beat Michigan State 41-31 |
| 26 | Georgia | 8 | 5 | 3.7156 | 33 | 32 | Beat Texas A&M 44-20 |
| 27 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 3.6609 | 31 | 39T | Beat Central Florida 45-24 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 8 | 5 | 3.5682 | 38T | 36T | Beat East Carolina 20-17 |
| 29 | Arizona | 8 | 5 | 3.5481 | 35T | 35 | Lost to Nebraska |
| 30 | Stanford | 8 | 5 | 3.4945 | 29 | 30 | Lost to Oklahoma |
| 31 | Auburn | 8 | 5 | 3.4840 | 32 | 31 | Beat Northwestern 38-35 |
| 32 | OregonSt | 8 | 5 | 3.4533 | 27 | 27 | Lost to BYU |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 8 | 5 | 3.3000 | 26 | 29 | Beat Stanford 31-27 |
| 34 | Houston | 10 | 4 | 3.2524 | 33T | Lost to Air Force | |
| 35 | Navy | 10 | 4 | 3.2317 | 28 | 26 | Beat Missouri 35-13 |
| 36 | NorthCarolina | 8 | 5 | 3.2261 | Lost to Pittsburgh | ||
| 37 | California | 8 | 5 | 3.1694 | Lost to Utah | ||
| 38 | Clemson | 9 | 5 | 3.0880 | 24 | 28 | Beat Kentucky 21-13 |
| 39 | SouthFlorida | 8 | 5 | 3.0793 | Beat Northern Illinois 27-3 | ||
| 40 | Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 2.8779 | 35T | 36T | Beat South Carolina 20-7 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 2.8454 | 41 | Lost to Auburn | |
| 42 | MiddleTennesseeSt | 10 | 3 | 2.6477 | 37 | 33T | Beat Southern Miss. 42-32 |
| 43 | FloridaSt | 7 | 6 | 2.6282 | 34 | 38 | Beat West Virginia 33-21 |
| 44 | BostonCollege | 8 | 5 | 2.6201 | Lost to USC | ||
| 45 | Troy | 9 | 4 | 2.5838 | Lost to Central Michigan | ||
| 46 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 2.5111 | Lost to Virginia Tech | ||
| 47 | SouthCarolina | 7 | 6 | 2.4538 | Lost to Connecticut | ||
| 48 | AirForce | 8 | 5 | 2.3421 | 38T | 39T | Beat Houston 47-20 |
| 49 | EastCarolina | 9 | 5 | 2.3420 | 42 | Lost to Arkansas | |
| 50 | Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 2.1738 | Lost to Clemson | ||
| 51 | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 2.1127 | Lost to Navy | ||
| 52 | CentralFlorida | 8 | 5 | 1.9799 | Lost to Rutgers | ||
| 53 | FresnoSt | 8 | 5 | 1.8452 | Lost to Wyoming | ||
| 54 | Temple | 9 | 4 | 1.8249 | Lost to UCLA | ||
| 55 | UCLA | 7 | 6 | 1.7475 | Beat Temple 30-21 | ||
| 56 | SMU | 8 | 5 | 1.6352 | 43 | Beat Nevada 45-10 | |
| 57 | Nevada | 8 | 5 | 1.6038 | Lost to SMU | ||
| 58 | MississippiSt | 5 | 7 | 1.4612 | |||
| 59 | NotreDame | 6 | 6 | 1.3653 | |||
| 60 | Minnesota | 6 | 7 | 1.1876 | Lost to Iowa State | ||
| 61 | IowaSt | 7 | 6 | 1.1763 | Beat Minnesota 14-13 | ||
| 62 | Wyoming | 7 | 6 | 1.1642 | Beat Fresno State 35-28 | ||
| 63 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 1.0366 | |||
| 64 | TexasA&M | 6 | 7 | 1.0330 | Lost to Georgia | ||
| 65 | Idaho | 8 | 5 | 0.9572 | Beat Bowling Green 43-42 | ||
| 66 | MichiganSt | 6 | 7 | 0.8709 | Lost to Texas Tech | ||
| 67 | OhioU. | 9 | 5 | 0.8030 | Lost to Marshall | ||
| 68 | KansasSt | 6 | 6 | 0.6255 | |||
| 69 | Marshall | 7 | 6 | 0.3756 | Beat Ohio Univ. 21-17 | ||
| 70 | NorthCarolinaSt | 5 | 7 | 0.3058 | |||
| 71 | BowlingGreen | 7 | 6 | 0.2496 | Lost to Idaho | ||
| 72 | WakeForest | 5 | 7 | 0.2245 | |||
| 73 | Purdue | 5 | 7 | 0.1928 | |||
| 74 | Hawaii | 6 | 7 | 0.1144 | |||
| 75 | SouthernMiss | 7 | 6 | 0.0503 | Lost to Middle Tennessee State | ||
| 76 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | -0.2510 | |||
| 77 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 6 | -0.3203 | |||
| 78 | Michigan | 5 | 7 | -0.3340 | |||
| 79 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | -0.3597 | |||
| 80 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | -0.5706 | |||
| 81 | NorthernIllinois | 7 | 6 | -0.5993 | Lost to South Florida | ||
| 82 | ArizonaSt | 4 | 8 | -0.6043 | |||
| 83 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 6 | -0.6818 | |||
| 84 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | -0.6969 | |||
| 85 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | -0.8007 | |||
| 86 | Duke | 5 | 7 | -0.9085 | |||
| 87 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5 | 7 | -1.1015 | |||
| 88 | FloridaAtlantic | 5 | 7 | -1.5525 | |||
| 89 | UtahSt | 4 | 8 | -1.6568 | |||
| 90 | LouisianaTech | 4 | 8 | -1.7142 | |||
| 91 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | -1.7178 | |||
| 92 | SanDiegoSt | 4 | 8 | -1.8275 | |||
| 93 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | -1.8388 | |||
| 94 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | -2.0167 | |||
| 95 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | -2.0210 | |||
| 96 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | -2.0763 | |||
| 97 | Illinois | 3 | 9 | -2.1739 | |||
| 98 | KentSt | 5 | 7 | -2.2095 | |||
| 99 | Army | 5 | 7 | -2.2320 | |||
| 100 | Colorado | 3 | 9 | -2.2823 | |||
| 101 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | -2.6223 | |||
| 102 | ColoradoSt | 3 | 9 | -2.7015 | |||
| 103 | WesternMichigan | 5 | 7 | -2.8550 | |||
| 104 | ArkansasSt | 4 | 8 | -2.8634 | |||
| 105 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 10 | -3.0051 | |||
| 106 | FloridaInt'l | 3 | 9 | -3.2021 | |||
| 107 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | -3.4140 | |||
| 108 | Maryland | 2 | 10 | -3.5292 | |||
| 109 | WashingtonSt | 1 | 11 | -3.7216 | |||
| 110 | SanJoseSt | 2 | 10 | -3.7876 | |||
| 111 | NewMexicoSt | 3 | 10 | -3.9160 | |||
| 112 | Akron | 3 | 9 | -4.0173 | |||
| 113 | Rice | 2 | 10 | -4.1332 | |||
| 114 | Memphis | 2 | 10 | -4.1983 | |||
| 115 | NewMexico | 1 | 11 | -4.6909 | |||
| 116 | NorthTexas | 2 | 10 | -5.2287 | |||
| 117 | MiamiOH | 1 | 11 | -5.2713 | |||
| 118 | BallSt | 2 | 10 | -5.6658 | |||
| 119 | WesternKentucky | 0 | 12 | -6.9297 | |||
| 120 | EasternMichigan | 0 | 12 | -7.3281 | |||
| 121 | NON_DIV1A | 5 | 89 | -7.7813 |
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