| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida (38) | SEC | 8-0 | 1448 | 1 | 1 | W 41-17 N Georgia |
| 2 | < | 3 | Texas (13) | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1408 | 2 | 2 | W 41-14 A #13 Oklahoma State |
| 3 | < | 2 | Alabama (8) | SEC | 8-0 | 1390 | 3 | 3 | DNP |
| 4 | < | 5 | Cincinnati | Big East | 8-0 | 1212 | 7 | 5 | W 28-7 A Syracuse |
| 5 | < | 6 | Boise State | WAC | 8-0 | 1211 | 5 | 7 | W 45-7 H San Jose State |
| 6 | < | 8 | TCU | MWC | 8-0 | 1147 | 4 | 6 | W 41-0 H UNLV |
| 7 | < | 10 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 7-1 | 1130 | 8 | 8 | W 47-20 H #4 USC |
| 8 | < | 7 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1127 | 6 | 4 | W 42-24 H Indiana |
| 9 | < | 9 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | 1036 | 9 | 9 | W 42-0 H Tulane |
| 10 | < | 11 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-1 | 949 | 11 | 10 | W 56-31 H Vanderbilt |
| 11 | < | 12 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 886 | 10 | 11 | W 34-13 A Northwestern |
| 12 | < | 4 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 741 | 13 | 12 | L 47-20 A #10 Oregon |
| 13 | < | 15 | Houston | CUSA | 7-1 | 707 | 15 | 15 | W 50-43 H Southern Miss |
| 14 | < | 16 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 7-1 | 690 | 14 | 13 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 636 | 12 | 16 | W 45-0 H New Mexico State |
| 16 | < | 18 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 6-2 | 602 | 17 | 17 | W 28-27 A Wake Forest |
| 17 | < | 19 | Utah | MWC | 7-1 | 552 | 16 | 14 | W 22-10 H Wyoming |
| 18 | < | 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 361 | 18 | 19 | L 41-14 H #3 Texas |
| 19 | < | 25 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-2 | 352 | 21 | 22 | W 40-14 N Washington State |
| 20 | < | 22 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-3 | 348 | 20 | 24 | W 42-30 H Kansas State |
| 21 | < | 23 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 322 | 19 | 18 | DNP |
| 22 | < | 14 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-3 | 185 | 24 | 23 | L 20-17 H North Carolina |
| 23 | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 181 | 23 | 20 | W 23-21 A Arizona State |
| 24 | < | NR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2 | 172 | 22 | 21 | W 37-0 H Purdue |
| 25 | < | NR | BYU | MWC | 6-2 | 130 | 25 | NR | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | South Florida | Big East | 115 | 25 | W 30-19 H #20 West Virginia | ||
| RV | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 35 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 30 | NR | W 33-20 H #24 Mississippi | ||
| RV | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 24 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 20 | West Virginia | Big East | 6-2 | 15 | NR | NR | L 30-19 A South Florida |
| RV | < | NR | Rutgers | Big East | 11 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 6 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Central Michigan | MAC | 4 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 4 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 3 | NR | W 31-13 H #21 South Carolina | ||
| RV | < | NR | Idaho | Other | 2 | NR | W 35-34 H Louisiana Tech | ||
| RV | < | 21 | South Carolina | SEC | 6-3 | 1 | NR | NR | L 31-13 A Tennessee |
| RV | < | NR | Richmond | Other | 1 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Temple | MAC | 1 | NR | |||
| NR | < | 24 | Mississippi | SEC | 5-3 | 0 | NR | NR | L 33-20 A Auburn |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 14.5 | 2821 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 15.8 | 2374 |
| SEC | 3 | 4.3 | 3874 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 13.3 | 2117 |
| MWC | 3 | 16.0 | 1829 |
| ACC | 3 | 16.0 | 1736 |
| Big East | 2 | 9.0 | 1902 |
| WAC | 1 | 5.0 | 1211 |
| CUSA | 1 | 13.0 | 707 |
| Ind | 1 | 19.0 | 352 |
- Georgia Tech makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/23/2001 poll (137 polls).
- Wisconsin makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/28/2008 poll (20 polls).
- Florida's weekly Top 5 streak reaches 20.
- Alabama's weekly Top 5 streak reaches 10.
- Florida's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 20.
- Oklahoma's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 60.
- LSU's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.
- Georgia Tech's total appearances reach 280.
- Virginia Tech ties West Virginia for #31 in total appearances.
- BYU breaks tie with North Carolina for #33 in total appearances.
- California breaks tie with Maryland for #37 in total appearances.
- Oregon's total appearances reach 180.
- Houston ties Minnesota for #46 in total appearances.
- TCU breaks tie with Northwestern for #48 in total appearances.
- Oklahoma State's total appearances reach 140 and ties Army, Boston College, and Mississippi State for #51.
- Boise State's total appearances reach 70 and ties Rice for #67.
- Cincinnati breaks tie with East Carolina at #90, and ties Princeton, Rutgers, and Vanderbilt for #87 in total appearances.