| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (55) | ACC | 9-0 | 1732 | 1 | W 35-10 A Virginia |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (9) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1683 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Virginia Tech (6) | Big East | 7-0 | 1607 | 3 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1 | 1507 | 5 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 7-1 | 1470 | 4 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1417 | 6 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-1 | 1331 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-0 | 1207 | 12 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1155 | 8 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1087 | 10 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-2 | 996 | 11 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2 | 935 | 9 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Marshall | MAC | 8-0 | 931 | 14 | W 41-9 H Northern Illinois |
| 14 | < | 10 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 787 | NR | |
| 15 | < | 16 | BYU | MWC | 7-1 | 734 | 15 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | 691 | 13 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-3 | 602 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 17 | East Carolina | CUSA | 7-1 | 594 | NR | W 19-3 A Houston |
| 19 | < | 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 472 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 21 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-3 | 459 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 22 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 6-2 | 356 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 23 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 4-3 | 302 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 25 | Mississippi | SEC | 6-2 | 262 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-3 | 112 | NR | |
| 25 | < | 20 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 5-3 | 111 | NR | L 35-14 A Alabama |
| NR | < | 24 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-3 | 0 | NR | L 38-24 A Colorado |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 11.0 | 6168 |
| Big Ten | 6 | 14.0 | 4994 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 11.8 | 3924 |
| ACC | 2 | 4.0 | 3063 |
| Big East | 2 | 12.5 | 1909 |
| CUSA | 2 | 21.5 | 705 |
| MAC | 1 | 13.0 | 931 |
| MWC | 1 | 15.0 | 734 |
| Ind | 1 | 24.0 | 112 |