| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | LSU (60) | SEC | 10-1 | 1619 | 1 | 1 | W 41-24 A Mississippi |
| 2 | < | 4 | Kansas (3) | Big 12 | 11-0 | 1541 | 2 | 2 | W 45-7 H Iowa State |
| 3 | < | 6 | Missouri (1) | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1469 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | West Virginia (1) | Big East | 9-1 | 1457 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1341 | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Georgia | SEC | 9-2 | 1246 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 9-1 | 1219 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-2 | 1131 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | < | 2 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 8-2 | 1057 | 10 | 9 | |
| 10 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1031 | 9 | 10 | L 34-27 A Texas Tech |
| 11 | < | 11 | USC | Pac-10 | 8-2 | 967 | 12 | 11 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Florida | SEC | 8-3 | 874 | 14 | 12 | |
| 13 | < | 12 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-2 | 863 | 11 | 13 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Hawaii | WAC | 10-0 | 795 | 13 | 15 | W 28-26 A Nevada |
| 15 | < | 18 | Boston College | ACC | 9-2 | 678 | 16 | 14 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Virginia | ACC | 9-2 | 614 | 15 | 16 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Boise State | WAC | 10-1 | 597 | 17 | 19 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Illinois | Big Ten | 9-3 | 548 | 18 | 17 | |
| 19 | < | 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-3 | 512 | 19 | 18 | |
| 20 | < | 25 | Connecticut | Big East | 9-2 | 327 | 21 | 20 | W 30-7 H Syracuse |
| 21 | < | 15 | Clemson | ACC | 8-3 | 294 | 22 | 22 | |
| 22 | < | 24 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-3 | 274 | 20 | 21 | |
| 23 | < | NR | BYU | MWC | 8-2 | 158 | 23 | 25 | |
| 24 | < | 21 | Cincinnati | Big East | 8-3 | 149 | NR | 24 | L 28-23 H West Virginia |
| 25 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 7-4 | 100 | 25 | NR | |
| RV | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 89 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | South Florida | Big East | 73 | 23 | |||
| RV | < | 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 38 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 23 | Michigan | Big Ten | 19 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 9 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 7 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 6 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 6 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 5 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Penn State | Big Ten | 4 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Utah | MWC | 4 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | UCF | CUSA | 2 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Northern Iowa | MVC | 1 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Tulsa | CUSA | 1 | NR | |||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 12.6 | 4351 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 7.0 | 4904 |
| ACC | 4 | 15.0 | 2717 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 9.0 | 3243 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 15.0 | 2163 |
| Big East | 3 | 16.0 | 1933 |
| WAC | 2 | 15.5 | 1392 |
| MWC | 1 | 23.0 | 158 |