| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (64) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1744 | 2 | W 36-10 A Northwestern |
| 2 | < | 2 | UCLA (1) | Pac-10 | 6-0 | 1641 | 1 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Tennessee (3) | SEC | 6-0 | 1617 | 3 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Kansas State (2) | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1565 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Florida State | ACC | 7-1 | 1438 | 5 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1437 | 7 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1250 | 6 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1240 | 8 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1209 | 9 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1118 | 10 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1036 | 13 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 997 | 11 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 7-1 | 887 | 14 | W 45-7 H Louisiana-Monroe |
| 14 | < | 15 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-0 | 847 | 12 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Virginia | ACC | 6-1 | 811 | 15 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-1 | 621 | 16 | |
| 17 | < | 21 | Syracuse | Big East | 4-2 | 476 | 20 | |
| 18 | < | 19 | Missouri | Big 12 | 5-2 | 472 | 18 | |
| 19 | < | 22 | Tulane | CUSA | 6-0 | 463 | 19 | W 52-24 A Rutgers |
| 20 | < | 23 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 6-1 | 394 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 13 | West Virginia | Big East | 4-2 | 291 | NR | |
| 22 | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2 | 231 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 20 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-2 | 175 | 17 | |
| 24 | < | 17 | Colorado | Big 12 | 6-2 | 164 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | Miami (FL) | Big East | 4-2 | 119 | NR | |
| NR | < | 24 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 5 | 12.2 | 4691 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 4937 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 10.5 | 4302 |
| Big East | 4 | 20.8 | 1280 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 9.0 | 3525 |
| ACC | 3 | 14.3 | 2424 |
| Ind | 1 | 16.0 | 621 |
| CUSA | 1 | 19.0 | 463 |