| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (52) | SEC | 2-0 | 1466 | *1 | W 24-3 H #18 Penn State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1410 | *2 | W 36-24 H #12 Miami (FL) |
| 3 | < | 3 | Boise State (1) | WAC | 1-0 | 1306 | 3 | DNP |
| 4 | < | 4 | TCU | MWC | 2-0 | 1235 | 5 | W 62-7 H Tennessee Tech |
| 5 | < | 7 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 1172 | 6 | W 48-13 A Tennessee |
| 6 | < | 5 | Texas (1) | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1150 | 4 | W 34-7 H Wyoming |
| 7 | < | 10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1123 | 9 | W 47-17 H #17 Florida State |
| 8 | < | 6 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1083 | 8 | W 38-17 H Idaho |
| 9 | < | 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1037 | 10 | W 35-7 H Iowa State |
| 10 | < | 8 | Florida | SEC | 2-0 | 1036 | 7 | W 38-14 H South Florida |
| 11 | < | 11 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0 | 855 | 11 | W 27-14 H San Jose State |
| 12 | < | 14 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-0 | 755 | 13 | W 31-7 H Louisiana-Monroe |
| 13 | < | 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-0 | 642 | 16 | W 17-6 H #22 Georgia |
| 14 | < | 20 | Utah | MWC | 2-0 | 627 | 14 | W 38-10 H UNLV |
| 15 | < | 19 | LSU | SEC | 2-0 | 595 | 12 | W 27-3 A Vanderbilt |
| 16 | < | 21 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0 | 538 | 15 | W 17-14 A Mississippi State |
| 17 | < | 12 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 1-1 | 530 | 17 | L 36-24 A #2 Ohio State |
| 18 | < | 16 | USC | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 481 | NR | W 17-14 H Virginia |
| 19 | < | 25 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 446 | 19 | W 35-0 A UCLA |
| 20 | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 437 | 22 | W 28-24 A Notre Dame |
| 21 | < | 23 | West Virginia | Big East | 2-0 | 197 | 21 | W 24-21 (1OT) A Marshall |
| 22 | < | 18 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-1 | 171 | 20 | L 24-3 A #1 Alabama |
| 23 | < | NR | Houston | C-USA | 2-0 | 169 | 23 | W 54-24 H UTEP |
| 24 | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 138 | 18 | W 52-6 H Citadel |
| 25 | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 75 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-1 | 62 | RV | W 38-16 H New Hampshire |
| RV | < | NR | Fresno State | WAC | 1-0 | 48 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 2-0 | 46 | RV | W 35-14 H BYU |
| RV | < | NR | California | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 45 | 24 | W 52-7 H Colorado |
| RV | < | 22 | Georgia | SEC | 1-1 | 42 | RV | L 17-6 A #24 South Carolina |
| RV | < | 17 | Florida State | ACC | 1-1 | 41 | RV | L 47-17 A #10 Oklahoma |
| RV | < | NR | Missouri | Big 12 | 2-0 | 37 | 25 | W 50-6 H McNeese State |
| RV | < | 15 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-1 | 35 | RV | L 28-25 A Kansas |
| RV | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 2-0 | 25 | RV | W 58-21 H Presbyterian |
| RV | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1 | 23 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 2-0 | 18 | RV | W 48-16 H Louisiana Tech |
| RV | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-0 | 17 | RV | W 52-17 A New Mexico |
| RV | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 15 | RV | W 30-17 A Florida Atlantic |
| RV | < | NR | James Madison | Other | 2-0 | 11 | NR | W 21-16 A #13 Virginia Tech |
| RV | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 10 | RV | W 48-24 H Missouri State |
| RV | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 10 | RV | W 41-38 H Troy |
| RV | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 2-0 | 6 | RV | W 62-3 H Morgan State |
| RV | < | NR | East Carolina | C-USA | 2-0 | 4 | RV | W 49-27 H Memphis |
| RV | < | NR | Nevada | WAC | 2-0 | 2 | RV | W 51-6 H Colorado State |
| RV | < | NR | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1 | NR | W 34-6 H Buffalo |
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 2-0 | 1 | RV | W 26-13 H Kent State |
| RV | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 2-0 | 1 | NR | W 28-21 A UCF |
| RV | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | RV | W 37-3 H Illinois State |
| NR | < | 13 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0-2 | 0 | RV | L 21-16 H James Madison |
| NR | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 41-20 H Northern Arizona |
| NR | < | NR | BYU | MWC | 1-1 | 0 | RV | L 35-14 A Air Force |
| NR | < | NR | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-1 | 0 | RV | W 40-7 H Indiana State |
| NR | < | NR | Connecticut | Big East | 1-1 | 0 | RV | W 62-3 H Texas Southern |
| NR | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-1 | 0 | RV | L 17-14 H #21 Auburn |
| NR | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-1 | 0 | RV | L 28-24 H Michigan |
| NR | < | NR | Temple | MAC | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 13-10 (1OT) H Central Michigan |
| NR | < | NR | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 0 | RV | W 41-20 H Syracuse |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 11.2 | 5032 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 12.8 | 3910 |
| Pac-10 | 5 | 18.2 | 2312 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 7.0 | 3356 |
| MWC | 2 | 9.0 | 1862 |
| WAC | 1 | 3.0 | 1306 |
| ACC | 1 | 17.0 | 530 |
| Big East | 1 | 21.0 | 197 |
| C-USA | 1 | 23.0 | 169 |
- Oregon makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 11/11/2007 poll (39 polls).
- Michigan makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/27/2009 poll (13 polls).
- Texas' weekly Top 5 streak ends at 30.
- Virginia Tech's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 20.
- Georgia Tech's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 14.
- Texas' weekly Top 25 streak reaches 160.
- Houston ties Kansas State for #43 in total appearances.
- TCU ties Duke for #46 in total appearances.
- Arizona ties 3 others for #52 in total appearances.