| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida (56) | SEC | 1-0 | 1493 | 1 | W 62-3 H Charleston Southern |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas (2) | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1424 | 2 | W 59-20 H Louisiana-Monroe |
| 3 | < | 4 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1355 | 3 | W 56-3 H San Jose State |
| 4 | < | 5 | Alabama (2) | SEC | 1-0 | 1331 | 4 | W 34-24 N #7 Virginia Tech |
| 5 | < | 9 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1201 | 6 | W 24-10 H #13 Georgia |
| 6 | < | 8 | Mississippi | SEC | 1-0 | 1095 | 8 | W 45-14 A Memphis |
| 7 | < | 9 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1082 | 5 | W 31-7 H Akron |
| 8 | < | 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 985 | 7 | W 31-27 H Navy |
| 9 | < | 20 | BYU | MWC | 1-0 | 984 | 12 | W 14-13 N #3 Oklahoma |
| 10 | < | 12 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 971 | 10 | W 52-13 H Maryland |
| 11 | < | 11 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 890 | 9 | W 31-23 A Washington |
| 12 | < | 14 | Boise State | WAC | 1-0 | 882 | 11 | W 19-8 H #16 Oregon |
| 13 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0-1 | 782 | 14 | L 14-13 N #20 BYU |
| 14 | < | 7 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0-1 | 652 | 15 | L 34-24 N #5 Alabama |
| 15 | < | 15 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 630 | 13 | W 37-17 H Jacksonville State |
| 16 | < | 17 | TCU | MWC | 0-0 | 523 | 16 | DNP |
| 17 | < | 19 | Utah | MWC | 1-0 | 404 | 17 | W 35-17 H Utah State |
| 18 | < | 23 | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 383 | 20 | W 35-0 H Nevada |
| 19 | < | 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0 | 338 | 19 | W 40-6 H Citadel |
| 20 | < | NR | Miami (FL) | ACC | 1-0 | 315 | 22 | W 38-34 A #18 Florida State |
| 21 | < | 13 | Georgia | SEC | 0-1 | 294 | 21 | L 24-10 A #9 Oklahoma State |
| 22 | < | 24 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 266 | 18 | W 49-3 H Florida Atlantic |
| 23 | < | NR | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-0 | 248 | 23 | W 47-15 A Rutgers |
| 24 | < | 25 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 196 | 25 | W 49-3 H Northern Colorado |
| 25 | < | NR | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 126 | NR | W 37-9 N Illinois |
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 113 | 24 | |
| RV | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 83 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Big East | 82 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 53 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 40 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | West Virginia | Big East | 32 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 30 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 18 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-10 | 18 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Baylor | Big 12 | 17 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 14 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 12 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | East Carolina | CUSA | 6 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 4 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 4 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Colorado State | MWC | 4 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 3 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | South Carolina | SEC | 3 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Houston | CUSA | 1 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | South Florida | Big East | 1 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Southern Miss | CUSA | 1 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Tulsa | CUSA | 1 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 47 | NR | L 19-8 A #14 Boise State |
| NR | < | 18 | Florida State | ACC | 0-1 | 39 | NR | L 38-34 H Miami (FL) |
| NR | < | 22 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 24 | NR | W 17-16 H Northern Iowa |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 6 | 15.2 | 3995 |
| SEC | 5 | 8.6 | 5103 |
| ACC | 4 | 17.0 | 1935 |
| MWC | 3 | 14.0 | 1911 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 6.5 | 2326 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 7.5 | 2067 |
| WAC | 1 | 12.0 | 882 |
| Ind | 1 | 18.0 | 383 |
| Big East | 1 | 23.0 | 248 |