| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (57) | SEC | 4-0 | 1496 | *1 | W 24-20 A #10 Arkansas |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (2) | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1431 | *2 | W 73-20 H Eastern Michigan |
| 3 | < | 3 | Boise State (1) | WAC | 3-0 | 1356 | 3 | W 37-24 H #24 Oregon State |
| 4 | < | 5 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 1276 | 4 | W 42-31 A Arizona State |
| 5 | < | 4 | TCU | MWC | 4-0 | 1269 | 5 | W 41-24 A SMU |
| 6 | < | 6 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1158 | 6 | W 17-3 H South Dakota State |
| 7 | < | 9 | Florida | SEC | 4-0 | 1132 | 7 | W 48-14 H Kentucky |
| 8 | < | 8 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1095 | 8 | W 31-29 A Cincinnati |
| 9 | < | 16 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 895 | 13 | W 37-14 A Notre Dame |
| 10 | < | 17 | Auburn | SEC | 4-0 | 863 | 11 | W 35-27 H #12 South Carolina |
| 11 | < | 11 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-0 | 854 | 9 | W 70-3 H Austin Peay |
| 12 | < | 15 | LSU | SEC | 4-0 | 805 | 10 | W 20-14 H #22 West Virginia |
| 13 | < | 13 | Utah | MWC | 4-0 | 792 | 12 | W 56-3 H San Jose State |
| 14 | < | 14 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 724 | 14 | W 10-9 H California |
| 15 | < | 10 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-1 | 716 | 15 | L 24-20 H #1 Alabama |
| 16 | < | 19 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 2-1 | 598 | 17 | W 31-3 A Pittsburgh |
| 17 | < | 18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-1 | 505 | 18 | W 45-0 H Ball State |
| 18 | < | 20 | USC | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 467 | NR | W 50-16 A Washington State |
| 19 | < | 21 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-0 | 398 | 19 | W 65-21 H Bowling Green |
| 20 | < | 12 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-1 | 397 | 22 | L 35-27 A #17 Auburn |
| 21 | < | 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-1 | 364 | 16 | L 34-12 H UCLA |
| 22 | < | 23 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 197 | 20 | W 22-13 H Temple |
| 23 | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 4-0 | 166 | RV | W 45-28 A Georgia Tech |
| 24 | < | 25 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 149 | 21 | W 45-7 H Northern Colorado |
| 25 | < | NR | Nevada | WAC | 4-0 | 123 | 25 | W 27-13 A BYU |
| RV | < | 22 | West Virginia | Big East | 3-1 | 57 | RV | L 20-14 A #15 LSU |
| RV | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 3-1 | 51 | RV | W 31-0 H Wake Forest |
| RV | < | NR | Missouri | Big 12 | 4-0 | 51 | 23 | W 51-13 H Miami (OH) |
| RV | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 3-1 | 32 | RV | W 20-14 A Wyoming |
| RV | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-0 | 27 | RV | W 17-13 H UCF |
| RV | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 24 | 24 | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 2-1 | 9 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-2 | 9 | RV | W 34-12 A #7 Texas |
| RV | < | 24 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-2 | 7 | NR | L 37-24 A #3 Boise State |
| RV | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-0 | 4 | RV | W 30-25 H Central Michigan |
| RV | < | NR | Houston | CUSA | 3-1 | 3 | RV | W 42-23 H Tulane |
| NR | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2 | 0 | RV | W 24-12 H Georgia |
| NR | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-1 | 0 | RV | DNP |
| NR | < | NR | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-2 | 0 | RV | W 19-0 A Boston College |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 10.8 | 5409 |
| Big Ten | 6 | 15.8 | 3534 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 11.3 | 3362 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 11.7 | 2617 |
| MWC | 2 | 9.0 | 2061 |
| WAC | 2 | 14.0 | 1479 |
| ACC | 2 | 19.5 | 764 |
- Stanford makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/28/2001 poll (143 polls).
- Auburn makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/14/2008 poll (33 polls).
- NC State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/7/2003 poll (115 polls).
- Nevada makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/8/948 poll (902 polls).
- Alabama's weekly Top 5 streak reachs 20.
- Texas' weekly Top 10 streak ends at 36.
- TCU's weekly Top 25 streak reachs 30.
- Miami (FL)'s weekly Top 25 streak reachs 20.
- Iowa breaks tie for #25 in total appearances.
- TCU breaks tie for #45 in total appearances.
- NC State breaks tie for #50 in total appearances.
- Boise State ties 2 others for #63 in total appearances.
- Nevada ties 4 others for #115 in total appearances.