| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (47) | SEC | 1-0 | 1484 | *1 | W 48-3 H San Jose State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (4) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1412 | *2 | W 45-7 H Marshall |
| 3 | < | 3 | Boise State (8) | WAC | 1-0 | 1399 | 3 | W 33-30 N #10 Virginia Tech |
| 4 | < | 6 | TCU | MWC | 1-0 | 1256 | 5 | W 30-21 N #24 Oregon State |
| 5 | < | 5 | Texas (1) | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1192 | 4 | W 34-17 A Rice |
| 6 | < | 8 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1105 | 7 | W 49-10 H Western Kentucky |
| 7 | < | 11 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1077 | 8 | W 72-0 H New Mexico |
| 8 | < | 4 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1065 | 6 | W 34-12 H Miami (OH) |
| 9 | < | 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1044 | 9 | W 37-7 H Eastern Illinois |
| 10 | < | 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 917 | 10 | W 31-24 H Utah State |
| 11 | < | 12 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 881 | 11 | W 41-21 A UNLV |
| 12 | < | 13 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 1-0 | 877 | 12 | W 45-0 H Florida A&M |
| 13 | < | 10 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0-1 | 782 | 13 | L 33-30 N #3 Boise State |
| 14 | < | 17 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 572 | 15 | W 44-3 H Tennessee Tech |
| 15 | < | 16 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 555 | 17 | W 41-10 H South Carolina State |
| 16 | < | 14 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 520 | NR | W 49-36 A Hawaii |
| 17 | < | 20 | Florida State | ACC | 1-0 | 504 | 18 | W 59-6 H Samford |
| 18 | < | 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 418 | 14 | W 44-14 H Youngstown State |
| 19 | < | 21 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 384 | 16 | W 30-24 N #18 North Carolina |
| 20 | < | NR | Utah | MWC | 1-0 | 365 | 20 | W 27-24 (1OT) H #15 Pittsburgh |
| 21 | < | 22 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 362 | 20 | W 52-26 H Arkansas State |
| 22 | < | 23 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 353 | 19 | W 55-7 H Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 23 | < | 25 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0 | 226 | 22 | W 31-0 H Coastal Carolina |
| 24 | < | NR | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 164 | 25 | W 41-13 H Southern Miss |
| 25 | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 96 | RV | W 52-17 H Sacramento State |
| RV | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 71 | RV | W 30-10 H Connecticut |
| RV | < | NR | Houston | CUSA | 1-0 | 60 | RV | W 68-28 H Texas State |
| RV | < | 15 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 0-1 | 59 | RV | L 27-24 (1OT) A Utah |
| RV | < | 24 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 58 | RV | L 30-21 N #6 TCU |
| RV | < | 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1 | 45 | RV | L 30-24 N #21 LSU |
| RV | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 38 | RV | W 23-12 H Purdue |
| RV | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 30 | 23 | W 41-2 A Toledo |
| RV | < | NR | BYU | MWC | 1-0 | 30 | 24 | W 23-17 H Washington |
| RV | < | NR | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 25 | RV | W 23-13 N Illinois |
| RV | < | NR | Fresno State | WAC | 1-0 | 24 | RV | W 28-14 H Cincinnati |
| RV | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 12 | RV | W 31-22 H UCLA |
| RV | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 11 | RV | W 35-10 H North Texas |
| RV | < | NR | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 1-0 | 10 | RV | W 48-7 H Stephen F. Austin |
| RV | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 7 | RV | W 65-17 H Washington State |
| RV | < | NR | Cincinnati | Big East | 0-1 | 4 | RV | L 28-14 A Fresno State |
| RV | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-0 | 3 | RV | W 35-27 H SMU |
| RV | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 2 | RV | W 38-14 H Western Michigan |
| RV | < | NR | East Carolina | CUSA | 1-0 | 1 | NR | W 51-49 H Tulsa |
| NR | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 65-21 H Northwestern State |
| NR | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 54-9 H Portland State |
| NR | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 38-20 H Weber State |
| NR | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 52-3 H UC Davis |
| NR | < | NR | Connecticut | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | RV | L 30-10 A Michigan |
| NR | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 17-14 N Navy |
| NR | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 49-7 H Memphis |
| NR | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 48-7 H Western Carolina |
| NR | < | NR | Nevada | WAC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 49-24 H Eastern Washington |
| NR | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 23-21 A Vanderbilt |
| NR | < | NR | South Florida | Big East | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 59-14 H Stony Brook |
| NR | < | NR | Temple | MAC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 31-24 H Villanova |
| NR | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 50-0 H Tennessee-Martin |
| NR | < | NR | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | RV | L 23-17 A BYU |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 7 | 15.6 | 4384 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 10.0 | 3755 |
| ACC | 4 | 14.3 | 2718 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 7.0 | 3214 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 16.0 | 1693 |
| MWC | 2 | 12.0 | 1621 |
| WAC | 1 | 3.0 | 1399 |
| Big East | 1 | 23.0 | 226 |
- Texas' weekly Top 5 streak reaches 30.
- Florida's weekly Top 5 streak ends at 27.
- Pittsburgh's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 10.
- Virginia Tech's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 20.
- TCU ties Minnesota for #47 in total appearances.
- Boise State ties Kentucky for #65 in total appearances.