| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (59) | Big East | 7-0 | 1832 | 2 | W 40-23 A West Virginia |
| 2 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (14) | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1788 | 1 | DNP |
| 3 | < | 3 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-0 | 1611 | 6 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Notre Dame (1) | Ind | 8-0 | 1597 | 3 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0 | 1582 | 4 | |
| 6 | < | 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1575 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1351 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 7-1 | 1271 | 8 | W 21-13 A Arizona |
| 9 | < | 13 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1269 | 10 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | NC State | ACC | 9-0 | 1232 | 9 | |
| 11 | < | 15 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 1100 | 11 | W 44-33 A #14 Oregon |
| 12 | < | 19 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2 | 955 | NR | |
| 13 | < | 21 | Colorado | Big 12 | 6-2 | 894 | 12 | |
| 14 | < | 20 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 778 | 15 | |
| 15 | < | 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | 702 | 13 | |
| 16 | < | 23 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 7-2 | 625 | NR | |
| 17 | < | 10 | LSU | SEC | 6-2 | 604 | 14 | |
| 18 | < | 11 | Florida State | ACC | 5-3 | 551 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 14 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 536 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 18 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-3 | 388 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 24 | Bowling Green | MAC | 7-0 | 361 | NR | W 38-20 H Ball State |
| 22 | < | 17 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 335 | NR | L 21-10 A Texas |
| 23 | < | 25 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-1 | 327 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Colorado State | MWC | 7-2 | 144 | NR | W 37-10 H BYU |
| 25 | < | 16 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3 | 119 | NR | |
| NR | < | 22 | Air Force | MWC | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 5 | 11.6 | 5146 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 14.6 | 4261 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 13.5 | 3532 |
| SEC | 4 | 14.8 | 3260 |
| Big East | 2 | 2.0 | 3443 |
| ACC | 2 | 14.0 | 1783 |
| Ind | 1 | 4.0 | 1597 |
| MAC | 1 | 21.0 | 361 |
| MWC | 1 | 24.0 | 144 |