| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (57) | Pac-10 | 6-0 | 1617 | 1 | W 34-31 A #9 Notre Dame |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas (8) | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1566 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-0 | 1495 | 3 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Georgia | SEC | 6-0 | 1426 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0 | 1306 | 5 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 5-1 | 1279 | 8 | |
| 7 | < | 10 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 1201 | 6 | |
| 8 | < | 12 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-0 | 1085 | 9 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-2 | 1020 | 16 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1007 | 7 | |
| 11 | < | 4 | Florida State | ACC | 5-1 | 1003 | 11 | |
| 12 | < | 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-1 | 854 | 10 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Boston College | ACC | 6-1 | 809 | 12 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 798 | 15 | |
| 15 | < | 20 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 665 | 13 | |
| 16 | < | 21 | Auburn | SEC | 5-1 | 644 | 18 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2 | 581 | 19 | |
| 18 | < | 11 | Florida | SEC | 5-2 | 575 | 20 | |
| 19 | < | 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-1 | 549 | 14 | |
| 20 | < | NR | West Virginia | Big East | 6-1 | 379 | 17 | |
| 21 | < | 25 | TCU | MWC | 6-1 | 249 | 21 | W 38-17 H Army |
| 22 | < | 16 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 223 | 24 | |
| 23 | < | NR | Virginia | ACC | 4-2 | 161 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Fresno State | WAC | 4-1 | 100 | NR | W 53-21 H Utah State |
| 25 | < | 18 | California | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 89 | 25 | |
| RV | < | NR | Nebraska | Big 12 | 84 | 23 | ||
| RV | < | 19 | Louisville | Big East | 70 | NR | ||
| RV | < | 22 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 67 | 22 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 58 | NR | ||
| RV | < | 24 | Colorado | Big 12 | 38 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 36 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 29 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 29 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 19 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 6 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Toledo | MAC | 5 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 2 | NR | ||
| RV | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 1 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 11.2 | 5733 |
| ACC | 5 | 11.2 | 4747 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 12.3 | 3456 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 16.8 | 2424 |
| Big 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 2573 |
| Ind | 1 | 9.0 | 1020 |
| Big East | 1 | 20.0 | 379 |
| MWC | 1 | 21.0 | 249 |
| WAC | 1 | 24.0 | 100 |