| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (74) | Big East | 9-0 | 1850 | 1 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-0 | 1766 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 9-1 | 1628 | 3 | DNP |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1622 | 4 | W 49-9 A Baylor |
| 5 | < | 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1617 | 7 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1 | 1472 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | USC | Pac-10 | 8-2 | 1341 | 8 | W 34-13 H Arizona State |
| 8 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-1 | 1284 | 6 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Alabama | SEC | 9-2 | 1264 | NR | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1171 | 11 | |
| 11 | < | 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1124 | 10 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1060 | 9 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-2 | 847 | NR | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Florida State | ACC | 8-3 | 796 | 12 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 755 | 15 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Colorado | Big 12 | 8-3 | 754 | 13 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 8-2 | 638 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 19 | Maryland | ACC | 9-2 | 637 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Florida | SEC | 8-3 | 572 | 14 | |
| 20 | < | 21 | Colorado State | MWC | 9-2 | 511 | NR | W 49-21 A San Diego State |
| 21 | < | 14 | LSU | SEC | 7-3 | 344 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 25 | TCU | CUSA | 8-1 | 246 | NR | DNP |
| 23 | < | NR | Boise State | WAC | 10-1 | 212 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8-4 | 145 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-10 | 7-3 | 121 | NR | |
| NR | < | 22 | NC State | ACC | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 23 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Auburn | SEC | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 5 | 13.0 | 4816 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 8.5 | 5198 |
| SEC | 4 | 13.8 | 3652 |
| Big East | 3 | 10.3 | 3335 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 11.7 | 3090 |
| ACC | 2 | 16.0 | 1433 |
| Ind | 1 | 8.0 | 1284 |
| MWC | 1 | 20.0 | 511 |
| CUSA | 1 | 22.0 | 246 |
| WAC | 1 | 23.0 | 212 |