| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (71) | Big East | 10-0 | 1823 | 1 | W 28-21 H #17 Pittsburgh |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (2) | Big Ten | 13-0 | 1748 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1654 | 3 | W 60-15 H #24 Texas Tech |
| 4 | < | 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1625 | 5 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1 | 1513 | 4 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | USC | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 1421 | 6 | W 52-21 A #25 UCLA |
| 7 | < | 8 | Notre Dame | Ind | 10-1 | 1366 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1305 | 10 | |
| 9 | < | 3 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 1239 | 8 | L 29-26 A Washington |
| 10 | < | 11 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1196 | 9 | |
| 11 | < | 15 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1019 | 14 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 958 | 11 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Colorado | Big 12 | 8-3 | 924 | 12 | |
| 14 | < | 9 | Alabama | SEC | 9-3 | 849 | NR | |
| 15 | < | 19 | Florida | SEC | 8-3 | 757 | 13 | |
| 16 | < | 20 | Colorado State | MWC | 10-2 | 743 | 15 | W 22-14 H New Mexico |
| 17 | < | 17 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 8-3 | 619 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 21 | LSU | SEC | 8-3 | 559 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 23 | Boise State | WAC | 11-1 | 372 | NR | |
| 20 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 8-4 | 370 | NR | |
| 21 | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 10-3 | 300 | NR | |
| 22 | < | 13 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-3 | 284 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 14 | Florida State | ACC | 8-4 | 255 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | West Virginia | Big East | 8-3 | 251 | NR | |
| 25 | < | 18 | Maryland | ACC | 9-3 | 120 | NR | |
| NR | < | 22 | TCU | CUSA | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 25 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 14.4 | 4048 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 7.3 | 5350 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 8.5 | 5079 |
| Big East | 4 | 16.0 | 2977 |
| ACC | 3 | 23.0 | 675 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 7.5 | 2660 |
| Ind | 1 | 7.0 | 1366 |
| MWC | 1 | 16.0 | 743 |
| WAC | 1 | 19.0 | 372 |