| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Tennessee (46) | SEC | 8-0 | 1718 | 1 | W 37-13 H UAB |
| 2 | < | 4 | Kansas State (19) | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1677 | 3 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | UCLA (4) | Pac-10 | 8-0 | 1615 | 2 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 8-1 | 1516 | 5 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Florida State (1) | ACC | 9-1 | 1510 | 4 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1319 | 6 | |
| 7 | < | 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1311 | 8 | L 28-24 H Michigan State |
| 8 | < | 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1309 | 9 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 9-1 | 1189 | 10 | W 41-7 H Washington State |
| 10 | < | 11 | Arkansas | SEC | 8-0 | 1171 | 7 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 8-2 | 931 | 11 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Notre Dame | Ind | 7-1 | 899 | 12 | |
| 13 | < | 18 | Missouri | Big 12 | 7-2 | 752 | 13 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Tulane | CUSA | 8-0 | 747 | 16 | W 41-31 A Memphis |
| 15 | < | 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 729 | 19 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 7-1 | 722 | 20 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 596 | 17 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-2 | 577 | 15 | |
| 19 | < | 9 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 575 | 18 | |
| 20 | < | 21 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 7-2 | 498 | 14 | |
| 21 | < | 12 | Virginia | ACC | 7-2 | 360 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 23 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-2 | 315 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 25 | Air Force | WAC | 8-1 | 260 | NR | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 5-2 | 244 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | Wyoming | WAC | 8-1 | 69 | NR | W 27-19 A Colorado State |
| NR | < | 15 | Syracuse | Big East | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 5 | 10.0 | 5256 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.0 | 5001 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 12.3 | 3924 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 10.7 | 3302 |
| ACC | 3 | 16.0 | 2185 |
| Big East | 2 | 20.0 | 966 |
| WAC | 2 | 24.0 | 329 |
| Ind | 1 | 12.0 | 899 |
| CUSA | 1 | 14.0 | 747 |