Conference Power Rankings: 2009 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
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| Rank | Conference | Score | OOC Record | # Teams | Best Team | Worst Team |
| 1. | ![]() Southeastern Conference |
610.07 | 0-0 | 12 | #2 Florida (0-0) | #103 Mississippi State (0-0) |
| 2. | ![]() Big XII Conference |
598.64 | 0-0 | 12 | #1 Texas (0-0) | #116 Iowa State (0-0) |
| 3. | ![]() Atlantic Coast Conference |
592.28 | 0-0 | 12 | #13 Florida State (0-0) | #83 Duke (0-0) |
| 4. | ![]() Big East Conference |
587.18 | 0-0 | 8 | #17 Pittsburgh (0-0) | #100 Syracuse (0-0) |
| 5. | ![]() Big Ten Conference |
578.04 | 0-0 | 11 | #7 Penn State (0-0) | #107 Indiana (0-0) |
| 6. | ![]() Pacific 10 Conference |
576.55 | 0-0 | 10 | #3 USC (0-0) | #106 Washington (0-0) |
| 7. | ![]() Mountain West Conference |
515.24 | 0-0 | 9 | #8 TCU (0-0) | #114 San Diego State (0-0) |
| 8. | ![]() Conference USA |
484.00 | 0-0 | 12 | #31 Houston (0-0) | #113 Tulane (0-0) |
| 9. | ![]() Western Athletic Conference |
477.94 | 0-0 | 9 | #9 Boise State (0-0) | #117 Idaho (0-0) |
| 10. | ![]() FBS Independents |
477.50 | 0-0 | 3 | #43 Notre Dame (0-0) | #115 Army (0-0) |
| 11. | ![]() Mid-American Conference |
461.03 | 0-0 | 13 | #55 Ball State (0-0) | #119 Miami (OH) (0-0) |
| 12. | ![]() Sun Belt Conference |
432.87 | 0-0 | 9 | #47 Troy (0-0) | #120 Western Kentucky (0-0) |

















