| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (55) | Big East | 7-0 | 1781 | 2 | W 38-0 H Temple |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (17) | Big 12 | 10-0 | 1745 | 1 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1623 | 3 | W 58-0 H Tulsa |
| 4 | < | 4 | Florida | SEC | 7-1 | 1591 | 7 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1517 | 5 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1 | 1399 | 4 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 8-1 | 1343 | 6 | |
| 8 | < | 11 | Washington | Pac-10 | 7-1 | 1288 | 8 | |
| 9 | < | 13 | BYU | MWC | 9-0 | 1147 | 13 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Florida State | ACC | 6-2 | 1060 | 14 | |
| 11 | < | 16 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 8-1 | 1050 | 9 | W 20-14 H UCLA |
| 12 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | 922 | 10 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Maryland | ACC | 8-1 | 892 | 15 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-2 | 748 | NR | W 38-14 H Wofford |
| 15 | < | 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-1 | 739 | 12 | |
| 16 | < | 10 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 731 | 11 | |
| 17 | < | 9 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 693 | NR | |
| 18 | < | 19 | Syracuse | Big East | 7-2 | 588 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 18 | Georgia | SEC | 5-2 | 556 | NR | |
| 20 | < | 23 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-2 | 501 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 25 | Colorado | Big 12 | 7-2 | 389 | NR | |
| 22 | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-2 | 287 | NR | |
| 23 | < | 12 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 6-2 | 221 | NR | |
| 24 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 6-2 | 125 | NR | |
| 25 | < | NR | Louisville | CUSA | 8-1 | 121 | NR | W 52-7 A Tulane |
| NR | < | 20 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 22 | North Carolina | ACC | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 5 | 11.8 | 5105 |
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 4419 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 7.8 | 5274 |
| Big East | 3 | 14.0 | 2590 |
| ACC | 3 | 14.3 | 2453 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 16.3 | 1948 |
| MWC | 1 | 9.0 | 1147 |
| CUSA | 1 | 25.0 | 121 |