| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Oklahoma (64) | Big 12 | 11-0 | 1765 | 1 | W 12-7 A Oklahoma State | 
| 2 | < | 2 | Miami (FL) (6) | Big East | 10-1 | 1696 | 3 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida State (1) | ACC | 11-1 | 1640 | 2 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Washington | Pac-10 | 10-1 | 1569 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 10-1 | 1472 | 6 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 10-1 | 1407 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Florida | SEC | 9-2 | 1277 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1230 | 9 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 1183 | 10 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1142 | 8 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-2 | 1082 | 11 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-2 | 915 | 12 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | TCU | WAC | 10-1 | 844 | 14 | W 62-7 A SMU | 
| 14 | < | 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-3 | 785 | NR | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Clemson | ACC | 9-2 | 750 | 15 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-3 | 747 | 16 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-2 | 742 | 13 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Auburn | SEC | 9-2 | 720 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-3 | 499 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 21 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 449 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 25 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-3 | 321 | NR | |
| 22 | < | NR | Louisville | CUSA | 9-2 | 201 | NR | DNP | 
| 23 | < | NR | Colorado State | MWC | 9-2 | 170 | NR | DNP | 
| 24 | < | 19 | Georgia | SEC | 7-4 | 126 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | Toledo | MAC | 10-1 | 73 | NR | W 51-17 H Bowling Green | 
| NR | < | 22 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 24 | LSU | SEC | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 4 | 7.8 | 5052 | 
| Big Ten | 4 | 17.3 | 2480 | 
| SEC | 4 | 17.5 | 2444 | 
| Pac-10 | 3 | 6.0 | 4224 | 
| ACC | 3 | 11.7 | 3132 | 
| Big East | 2 | 4.0 | 3103 | 
| Ind | 1 | 11.0 | 1082 | 
| WAC | 1 | 13.0 | 844 | 
| CUSA | 1 | 22.0 | 201 | 
| MWC | 1 | 23.0 | 170 | 
| MAC | 1 | 25.0 | 73 |