| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (63) | SEC | 11-0 | 1622 | 1 | 1 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 3 | Florida (2) | SEC | 10-1 | 1512 | 3 | 4 | W 70-19 H Citadel |
| 3 | < | 5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1486 | 2 | 3 | W 65-21 H #2 Texas Tech |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1482 | 4 | 2 | DNP |
| 5 | < | 6 | USC | Pac-10 | 9-1 | 1352 | 5 | 5 | DNP |
| 6 | < | 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1238 | 6 | 8 | W 49-18 H #17 Michigan State |
| 7 | < | 2 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1212 | 8 | 7 | L 65-21 A #5 Oklahoma |
| 8 | < | 8 | Utah | MWC | 12-0 | 1206 | 7 | 6 | W 48-24 H #16 BYU |
| 9 | < | 9 | Boise State | WAC | 11-0 | 1064 | 9 | 9 | W 41-34 A Nevada |
| 10 | < | 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1043 | 10 | 10 | W 42-7 H Michigan |
| 11 | < | 11 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9-2 | 997 | 12 | 12 | DNP |
| 12 | < | 12 | Missouri | Big 12 | 9-2 | 917 | 11 | 13 | DNP |
| 13 | < | 13 | Georgia | SEC | 9-2 | 874 | 13 | 11 | DNP |
| 14 | < | 15 | TCU | MWC | 10-2 | 750 | 14 | 14 | W 44-10 H Air Force |
| 15 | < | 14 | Ball State | MAC | 11-0 | 731 | 15 | 15 | W 31-24 A Central Michigan |
| 16 | < | 19 | Cincinnati | Big East | 9-2 | 640 | 16 | 16 | W 28-21 H #20 Pittsburgh |
| 17 | < | 21 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 604 | 17 | 17 | W 19-17 A Arizona |
| 18 | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-3 | 339 | 23 | 22 | W 41-23 H #23 Miami (FL) |
| 19 | < | 24 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 320 | 18 | 23 | DNP |
| 20 | < | 16 | BYU | MWC | 10-2 | 309 | 19 | 18 | L 48-24 A #8 Utah |
| 20 | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 8-3 | 309 | 22 | 21 | W 24-21 A Wake Forest |
| 22 | < | 17 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 274 | 21 | 19 | L 49-18 A #7 Penn State |
| 23 | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 8-3 | 214 | 24 | 20 | W 37-3 A #22 Maryland |
| 24 | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 9-3 | 145 | 20 | 24 | W 27-10 H Illinois |
| 25 | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 7-4 | 127 | NR | NR | W 31-13 A #18 LSU |
| RV | < | NR | West Virginia | Big East | 120 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 20 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 7-3 | 108 | 25 | L 28-21 A #19 Cincinnati | |
| RV | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 54 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 18 | LSU | SEC | 7-4 | 35 | NR | L 31-13 H Mississippi | |
| RV | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 11 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Tulsa | CUSA | 8 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Western Michigan | MAC | 8 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Central Michigan | MAC | 5 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | South Carolina | SEC | 5 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Connecticut | Big East | 2 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Rice | CUSA | 1 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 22 | Maryland | ACC | 7-4 | 0 | NR | L 37-3 H Florida State | |
| RV | < | 23 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 7-4 | 0 | NR | L 41-23 A Georgia Tech | |
| RV | < | 25 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-4 | 0 | NR | L 41-10 H NC State | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 5 | 7.4 | 6094 |
| SEC | 4 | 10.3 | 4135 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 15.5 | 2700 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 13.7 | 2276 |
| MWC | 3 | 14.0 | 2265 |
| ACC | 3 | 20.3 | 862 |
| WAC | 1 | 9.0 | 1064 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 731 |
| Big East | 1 | 16.0 | 640 |
- Northwestern makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/6/2005 poll (50 polls).
- Mississippi makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2003 poll (77 polls).
- Texas Tech's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 10.
- Oklahoma's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 30.
- LSU's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 95.
- Boise State's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.