| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (52) | Big East | 9-0 | 1777 | 2 | W 59-0 H #14 Syracuse |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (20) | Big 12 | 11-0 | 1746 | 1 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Florida | SEC | 9-1 | 1615 | 4 | |
| 4 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1613 | 3 | W 30-13 A Texas Tech |
| 5 | < | 5 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1519 | 6 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 9-1 | 1404 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1 | 1372 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Maryland | ACC | 10-1 | 1197 | 12 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | BYU | MWC | 11-0 | 1188 | 13 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Illinois | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1130 | 8 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1103 | 10 | |
| 12 | < | 16 | Washington | Pac-10 | 8-2 | 987 | 11 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 7-2 | 958 | 9 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Colorado | Big 12 | 8-2 | 867 | 15 | |
| 15 | < | 9 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 788 | 14 | L 26-14 A Washington |
| 16 | < | 18 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-2 | 657 | NR | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Louisville | CUSA | 10-1 | 609 | NR | W 39-34 A East Carolina |
| 18 | < | 22 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-3 | 575 | NR | W 20-15 H Clemson |
| 19 | < | 23 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3 | 434 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 24 | Marshall | MAC | 9-1 | 354 | NR | W 42-18 H Ohio |
| 21 | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-3 | 284 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 14 | Syracuse | Big East | 8-3 | 272 | NR | |
| 23 | < | NR | Fresno State | WAC | 9-2 | 207 | NR | W 61-14 A Nevada |
| 24 | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 7-3 | 189 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | Boston College | Big East | 7-3 | 148 | NR | |
| NR | < | 17 | Auburn | SEC | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 20 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 21 | Florida State | ACC | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 14.2 | 4185 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 6.3 | 5745 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 11.5 | 4137 |
| Big East | 4 | 16.0 | 2854 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 10.5 | 2233 |
| ACC | 2 | 14.5 | 1481 |
| MWC | 1 | 9.0 | 1188 |
| CUSA | 1 | 17.0 | 609 |
| MAC | 1 | 20.0 | 354 |
| WAC | 1 | 23.0 | 207 |