| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (63) | ACC | 10-0 | 1719 | 1 | W 49-10 H Maryland |
| 2 | < | 2 | Virginia Tech (6) | Big East | 9-0 | 1658 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Florida | SEC | 9-1 | 1565 | 4 | |
| 4 | < | 7 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1534 | 3 | |
| 5 | < | 9 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1424 | 7 | |
| 6 | < | 10 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1277 | 9 | |
| 7 | < | 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2 | 1263 | 5 | |
| 8 | < | 11 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2 | 1250 | 6 | |
| 9 | < | 5 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1136 | 8 | |
| 10 | < | 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1045 | 10 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Marshall | MAC | 10-0 | 1002 | 14 | W 31-17 A Western Michigan |
| 12 | < | 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-1 | 945 | 15 | |
| 13 | < | 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 923 | 11 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-2 | 898 | 13 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-2 | 844 | 12 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-2 | 639 | NR | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-3 | 580 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 21 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 7-3 | 445 | NR | W 48-0 H Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 19 | < | 15 | BYU | MWC | 8-2 | 357 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 22 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-4 | 357 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 14 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3 | 338 | NR | |
| 22 | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 6-3 | 234 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 24 | East Carolina | CUSA | 8-2 | 232 | NR | W 48-34 H Cincinnati |
| 24 | < | NR | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 7-3 | 172 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | Boston College | Big East | 7-2 | 164 | NR | |
| NR | < | 19 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 23 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 7 | 12.7 | 6234 |
| Big Ten | 6 | 13.2 | 5173 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 10.8 | 4119 |
| ACC | 2 | 7.5 | 2617 |
| Big East | 2 | 13.5 | 1822 |
| CUSA | 2 | 20.5 | 677 |
| MAC | 1 | 11.0 | 1002 |
| MWC | 1 | 19.0 | 357 |