| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (59) | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1619 | 1 | W 38-10 H Idaho |
| 2 | < | 2 | LSU (5) | SEC | 1-0 | 1542 | 2 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | West Virginia (1) | Big East | 1-0 | 1449 | 4 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1346 | 3 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1275 | 5 | |
| 5 | < | 8 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1275 | 6 | W 79-10 H North Texas |
| 7 | < | 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1221 | 7 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Louisville | Big East | 1-0 | 1152 | 8 | W 73-10 H Murray State |
| 9 | < | 9 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1085 | 9 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1080 | 10 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 959 | 12 | |
| 12 | < | 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 940 | 11 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 736 | 14 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 662 | 15 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0 | 659 | 16 | |
| 16 | < | 20 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 541 | 17 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 519 | 13 | |
| 18 | < | 21 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 450 | 18 | |
| 19 | < | 22 | TCU | MWC | 1-0 | 384 | 19 | W 27-0 H Baylor |
| 20 | < | 23 | Hawaii | WAC | 1-0 | 335 | 22 | W 63-6 H Northern Colorado |
| 21 | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 278 | 21 | |
| 22 | < | 24 | Boise State | WAC | 1-0 | 267 | 20 | |
| 23 | < | 25 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 1-0 | 217 | 23 | |
| 24 | < | 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-1 | 210 | 24 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 195 | NR | |
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 126 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Missouri | Big 12 | 116 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Miami (FL) | ACC | 91 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon | Pac-10 | 90 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 74 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 41 | |||
| RV | < | 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 39 | L 34-32 H Appalachian State | ||
| RV | < | NR | South Carolina | SEC | 39 | |||
| RV | < | NR | BYU | MWC | 27 | |||
| RV | < | NR | South Florida | Big East | 27 | |||
| RV | < | 19 | Florida State | ACC | 22 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 19 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Southern Miss | CUSA | 9 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Wake Forest | ACC | 7 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Kansas | Big 12 | 1 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Washington | Pac-10 | 1 | |||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 12.7 | 5026 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 12.8 | 3254 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 8.0 | 3435 |
| Big East | 3 | 8.7 | 3260 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 10.3 | 2877 |
| ACC | 3 | 18.3 | 1558 |
| WAC | 2 | 21.0 | 602 |
| MWC | 1 | 19.0 | 384 |