| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (64) | ACC | 11-0 | 1744 | 1 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Virginia Tech (6) | Big East | 11-0 | 1685 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 11-1 | 1606 | 3 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1482 | 7 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Alabama | SEC | 10-2 | 1450 | 4 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-2 | 1412 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1336 | 6 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1226 | 8 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1193 | 9 | |
| 10 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 9-3 | 1095 | 10 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Marshall | MAC | 12-0 | 1047 | 12 | W 34-30 H Western Michigan (MAC CG) |
| 12 | < | 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-3 | 935 | 13 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 772 | 11 | |
| 14 | < | 12 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-4 | 746 | 15 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-2 | 727 | NR | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 8-3 | 722 | NR | DNP |
| 17 | < | 17 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-3 | 672 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 18 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 8-3 | 632 | 14 | |
| 19 | < | 19 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-4 | 504 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 20 | East Carolina | CUSA | 9-2 | 431 | NR | DNP |
| 21 | < | 21 | Georgia | SEC | 7-4 | 298 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 22 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 270 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 23 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 8-4 | 224 | NR | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Arkansas | SEC | 7-4 | 121 | NR | |
| 25 | < | 25 | Boston College | Big East | 8-3 | 112 | NR | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 10.8 | 6112 |
| SEC | 6 | 13.5 | 5103 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 10.5 | 4320 |
| Big East | 3 | 16.7 | 2021 |
| ACC | 2 | 9.0 | 2416 |
| CUSA | 2 | 18.0 | 1153 |
| MAC | 1 | 11.0 | 1047 |
| Pac-10 | 1 | 22.0 | 270 |