| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Tennessee (41) | SEC | 11-0 | 1669 | 1 | W 41-0 A Vanderbilt |
| 2 | < | 2 | Kansas State (24) | Big 12 | 11-0 | 1638 | 3 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | UCLA (3) | Pac-10 | 10-0 | 1579 | 2 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Florida State | ACC | 11-1 | 1501 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1427 | 5 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 11-1 | 1358 | 6 | W 50-42 H Arizona State |
| 7 | < | 8 | Florida | SEC | 9-2 | 1280 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1173 | 9 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Tulane | CUSA | 11-0 | 1043 | 10 | W 63-30 H Louisiana Tech |
| 10 | < | 6 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1014 | 8 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Arkansas | SEC | 9-2 | 941 | 13 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-2 | 843 | 12 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 9-3 | 831 | 11 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Virginia | ACC | 9-2 | 811 | 14 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 809 | NR | |
| 16 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-2 | 667 | NR | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Air Force | WAC | 10-1 | 617 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 21 | Syracuse | Big East | 8-3 | 576 | 15 | |
| 19 | < | 12 | Georgia | SEC | 8-3 | 490 | NR | |
| 20 | < | NR | Texas | Big 12 | 8-3 | 402 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 22 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 324 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 23 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 315 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-3 | 275 | NR | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Missouri | Big 12 | 7-4 | 230 | NR | |
| 25 | < | 20 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-3 | 105 | NR | |
| NR | < | 19 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 12.2 | 4655 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 13.8 | 4115 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 12.5 | 3724 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 10.0 | 3261 |
| ACC | 3 | 10.0 | 3155 |
| Big East | 2 | 21.5 | 681 |
| CUSA | 1 | 9.0 | 1043 |
| Ind | 1 | 16.0 | 667 |
| WAC | 1 | 17.0 | 617 |