| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Tennessee (70) | SEC | 12-0 | 1750 | 1 | W 24-14 N #23 Mississippi State |
| 2 | < | 4 | Florida State | ACC | 11-1 | 1671 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1602 | 4 | |
| 4 | < | 2 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 11-1 | 1476 | 3 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 11-1 | 1412 | 7 | DNP |
| 6 | < | 3 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 10-1 | 1398 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Florida | SEC | 9-2 | 1337 | 8 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1310 | 6 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1176 | 9 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Tulane | CUSA | 11-0 | 1067 | 10 | DNP |
| 11 | < | 11 | Arkansas | SEC | 9-2 | 960 | 13 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-2 | 874 | 14 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Virginia | ACC | 9-2 | 817 | 12 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 9-3 | 815 | 11 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 793 | NR | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Air Force | WAC | 11-1 | 689 | NR | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-2 | 665 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 18 | Syracuse | Big East | 8-3 | 610 | 15 | |
| 19 | < | 19 | Georgia | SEC | 8-3 | 478 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 20 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-3 | 442 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 21 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 322 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 22 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 293 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 24 | Missouri | Big 12 | 7-4 | 206 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Miami (FL) | Big East | 8-3 | 190 | NR | |
| 25 | < | 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 159 | NR | |
| NR | < | 25 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 12.6 | 4684 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 13.8 | 4249 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 12.3 | 3864 |
| ACC | 3 | 9.0 | 3362 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 10.7 | 3132 |
| Big East | 2 | 21.0 | 800 |
| CUSA | 1 | 10.0 | 1067 |
| WAC | 1 | 16.0 | 689 |
| Ind | 1 | 17.0 | 665 |