Final AP college football poll
Friday, January 09, 2009
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| 1. Florida (48) | 13-1 | 1,60 | 1 |
| 2. Utah (16) | 13-0 | 1,519 | 7 |
| 3. Southern Cal (1) | 12-1 | 1,481 | 5 |
| 4. Texas | 12-1 | 1,478 | 3 |
| 5. Oklahoma | 12-2 | 1,391 | 2 |
| 6. Alabama | 12-2 | 1,264 | 4 |
| 7. TCU | 11-2 | 1,193 | 11 |
| 8. Penn St. | 11-2 | 1,153 | 6 |
| 9. Ohio St. | 10-3 | 1,013 | 10 |
| 10. Oregon | 10-3 | 997 | 15 |
| 11. Boise St. | 12-1 | 938 | 9 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 11-2 | 916 | 8 |
| 13. Georgia | 10-3 | 903 | 16 |
| 14. Mississippi | 9-4 | 857 | 20 |
| 15. Virginia Tech | 10-4 | 713 | 21 |
| 16. Oklahoma St. | 9-4 | 534 | 13 |
| 17. Cincinnati | 11-3 | 506 | 12 |
| 18. Oregon St. | 9-4 | 467 | 24 |
| 19. Missouri | 10-4 | 435 | 25 |
| 20. Iowa | 9-4 | 317 | — |
| 21. Florida St. | 9-4 | 246 | — |
| 22. Georgia Tech | 9-4 | 223 | 14 |
| 23. West Virginia | 9-4 | 144 | — |
| 24. Michigan St. | 9-4 | 138 | 19 |
| 25. BYU | 10-3 | 137 | 17 |
| Others receiving votes: California 128, Pittsburgh 106, LSU 95, Nebraska 64, Tulsa 61, Northwestern 53, Ball St. 13, Boston College 11, Rutgers 11, Rice 8, Arizona 4, Kansas 2. | |||


