| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (55) | ACC | 8-0 | 1733 | 1 | W 17-14 A Clemson |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (10) | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1684 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Virginia Tech (5) | Big East | 6-0 | 1603 | 3 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1 | 1515 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1456 | 6 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1412 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-1 | 1329 | 8 | |
| 8 | < | 3 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1180 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 12 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-0 | 1180 | 11 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1072 | NR | |
| 11 | < | 17 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1010 | 9 | |
| 12 | < | 18 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-2 | 992 | 10 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Marshall | MAC | 7-0 | 921 | 14 | W 59-3 A Buffalo |
| 14 | < | 10 | Alabama | SEC | 5-2 | 805 | 13 | |
| 15 | < | 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2 | 649 | 12 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | BYU | MWC | 6-1 | 634 | NR | |
| 17 | < | 20 | East Carolina | CUSA | 6-1 | 545 | NR | W 52-7 H Tulane |
| 18 | < | 16 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-3 | 511 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 11 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 446 | 15 | |
| 20 | < | 21 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 5-2 | 434 | NR | W 28-20 H Cincinnati |
| 21 | < | 22 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-3 | 388 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 13 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 5-2 | 264 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 23 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 3-3 | 244 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-2 | 174 | NR | W 51-6 H #13 Texas A&M |
| 25 | < | 25 | Mississippi | SEC | 5-2 | 171 | NR | |
| NR | < | 24 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 11.0 | 6199 |
| Big Ten | 6 | 14.3 | 4688 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 14.4 | 4022 |
| ACC | 2 | 4.0 | 3062 |
| Big East | 2 | 13.0 | 1847 |
| CUSA | 2 | 18.5 | 979 |
| MAC | 1 | 13.0 | 921 |
| MWC | 1 | 16.0 | 634 |