| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida (48) | SEC | 13-1 | 1606 | 1 | W 24-14 N #2 Oklahoma (BCS NC) |
| 2 | < | 7 | Utah (16) | MWC | 13-0 | 1519 | 4 | W 31-17 N #4 Alabama (Sugar) |
| 3 | < | 5 | USC (1) | Pac-10 | 12-1 | 1481 | 2 | W 38-24 N #6 Penn State (Rose) |
| 4 | < | 3 | Texas | Big 12 | 12-1 | 1478 | 3 | W 24-21 N #10 Ohio State (Fiesta) |
| 5 | < | 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 12-2 | 1391 | 5 | L 24-14 N #1 Florida (BCS NC) |
| 6 | < | 4 | Alabama | SEC | 12-2 | 1264 | 6 | L 31-17 N #7 Utah (Sugar) |
| 7 | < | 11 | TCU | MWC | 11-2 | 1193 | 7 | W 17-16 N #9 Boise State (Poinsettia) |
| 8 | < | 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1153 | 8 | L 38-24 N #5 USC (Rose) |
| 9 | < | 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1013 | 11 | L 24-21 N #3 Texas (Fiesta) |
| 10 | < | 15 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 10-3 | 997 | 9 | W 42-31 N #13 Oklahoma State (Holiday) |
| 11 | < | 9 | Boise State | WAC | 12-1 | 938 | 13 | L 17-16 N #11 TCU (Poinsettia) |
| 12 | < | 8 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 11-2 | 916 | 12 | L 47-34 N #20 Mississippi (Cotton) |
| 13 | < | 16 | Georgia | SEC | 10-3 | 903 | 10 | W 24-12 N #19 Michigan State (Capital One) |
| 14 | < | 20 | Mississippi | SEC | 9-4 | 857 | 15 | W 47-34 N #8 Texas Tech (Cotton) |
| 15 | < | 21 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-4 | 713 | 14 | W 20-7 N #12 Cincinnati (Orange) |
| 16 | < | 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9-4 | 534 | 18 | L 42-31 N #15 Oregon (Holiday) |
| 17 | < | 12 | Cincinnati | Big East | 11-3 | 506 | 17 | L 20-7 N #21 Virginia Tech (Orange) |
| 18 | < | 24 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 9-4 | 467 | 19 | W 3-0 N #18 Pittsburgh (Sun) |
| 19 | < | 25 | Missouri | Big 12 | 10-4 | 435 | 16 | W 30-23 (1OT) N #22 Northwestern (Alamo) |
| 20 | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-4 | 317 | 20 | W 31-10 N South Carolina (Outback) |
| 21 | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 | 246 | 23 | W 42-13 N Wisconsin (Champs Sports) |
| 22 | < | 14 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-4 | 223 | 22 | L 38-3 N LSU (Peach) |
| 23 | < | NR | West Virginia | Big East | 9-4 | 144 | NR | W 31-30 N North Carolina (Meineke Car Care) |
| 24 | < | 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-4 | 138 | 24 | L 24-12 N #16 Georgia (Capital One) |
| 25 | < | 17 | BYU | MWC | 10-3 | 137 | 21 | L 31-21 N Arizona (Las Vegas) |
| RV | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 128 | |||
| RV | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 95 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Nebraska | Big 12 | 64 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Tulsa | C-USA | 61 | |||
| RV | < | 22 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 9-4 | 53 | L 30-23 (1OT) N #25 Missouri | |
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 11 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Rutgers | Big East | 11 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Rice | C-USA | 8 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Kansas | Big 12 | 2 | |||
| NR | < | 18 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 9-4 | 106 | L 3-0 N #24 Oregon State | |
| NR | < | 23 | Ball State | MAC | 12-2 | 13 | L 45-13 N Tulsa | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 5 | 11.2 | 4754 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 4630 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 15.3 | 2621 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 10.3 | 2945 |
| MWC | 3 | 11.3 | 2849 |
| ACC | 3 | 19.3 | 1182 |
| Big East | 2 | 20.0 | 650 |
| WAC | 1 | 11.0 | 938 |
- Utah makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2004 poll (64 polls).
- Oregon makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/18/2007 poll (19 polls).
- TCU makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/16/2003 poll (84 polls).
- Iowa makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/8/2006 poll (41 polls).
- Alabama's weekly Top 5 streak ends at 11.
- Texas Tech's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 12.
- Ball State's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 10.
- Florida's weekly Top 5 and Top 10 streaks reach 10.
- USC's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 20.
- Oklahoma's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 50.
- Missouri's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 30.