| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 3 | USC (21) | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1539 | 1 | W 52-7 A Virginia |
| 2 | < | 1 | Georgia (20) | SEC | 1-0 | 1506 | 2 | W 45-21 H Georgia Southern |
| 3 | < | 2 | Ohio State (15) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1497 | 3 | W 43-0 H Youngstown State |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oklahoma (2) | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1432 | 4 | W 57-2 H Chattanooga |
| 5 | < | 5 | Florida (5) | SEC | 1-0 | 1415 | 5 | W 56-10 H Hawaii |
| 6 | < | 6 | Missouri (1) | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1301 | 7 | W 52-42 N #20 Illinois |
| 7 | < | 7 | LSU (1) | SEC | 1-0 | 1207 | 6 | W 41-13 H Appalachian State |
| 8 | < | 8 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0 | 1108 | 8 | W 48-21 H Villanova |
| 9 | < | 10 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 1033 | 10 | W 34-0 H Louisiana-Monroe |
| 10 | < | 11 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1028 | 9 | W 52-10 H Florida Atlantic |
| 11 | < | 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 849 | 11 | W 38-17 H Akron |
| 12 | < | 12 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-0 | 842 | 13 | W 49-24 H Eastern Washington |
| 13 | < | 24 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 834 | 17 | W 34-10 N #9 Clemson |
| 14 | < | 14 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 748 | 12 | W 40-10 H FIU |
| 15 | < | 15 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 672 | 14 | W 30-13 H Northern Arizona |
| 15 | < | 16 | BYU | MWC | 1-0 | 672 | 15 | W 41-17 H Northern Iowa |
| 17 | < | 19 | South Florida | Big East | 1-0 | 588 | 18 | W 56-7 H Tennessee-Martin |
| 18 | < | 21 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 508 | 16 | W 44-10 H Washington |
| 19 | < | 22 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 467 | 19 | W 66-10 H Coastal Carolina |
| 20 | < | 23 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-0 | 414 | 20 | W 41-13 A Baylor |
| 21 | < | NR | Fresno State | WAC | 1-0 | 242 | 21 | W 24-7 A Rutgers |
| 22 | < | NR | Utah | MWC | 1-0 | 214 | 23 | W 25-23 A Michigan |
| 23 | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 151 | NR | W 27-24 (1OT) H #18 Tennessee |
| 24 | < | 20 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1 | 147 | 25 | L 52-42 N #6 Missouri |
| 24 | < | NR | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 147 | 24 | W 34-0 H NC State |
| RV | < | 9 | Clemson | ACC | 0-1 | 143 | L 34-10 N #24 Alabama | |
| RV | < | NR | East Carolina | CUSA | 108 | |||
| RV | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 91 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 36 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 36 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Cincinnati | Big East | 35 | |||
| RV | < | 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 30 | L 27-24 (1OT) A UCLA | ||
| RV | < | NR | Boise State | WAC | 19 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Bowling Green | MAC | 17 | |||
| RV | < | 17 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 14 | L 27-22 N East Carolina | ||
| RV | < | NR | Connecticut | Big East | 9 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Rutgers | Big East | 6 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Kentucky | SEC | 5 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Nebraska | Big 12 | 4 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2 | |||
| RV | < | NR | TCU | MWC | 2 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Miami (FL) | ACC | 1 | |||
| RV | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 1 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 1 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Tulsa | CUSA | 1 | |||
| RV | < | 25 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 0 | L 27-17 H Bowling Green | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 10.0 | 6142 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 9.2 | 5351 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 14.3 | 2870 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 14.3 | 2960 |
| Big East | 2 | 12.5 | 1696 |
| MWC | 2 | 18.5 | 886 |
| ACC | 1 | 20.0 | 414 |
| WAC | 1 | 21.0 | 242 |