| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Oregon (37) | Pac-10 | 10-0 | 1467 | *1 | 1 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Auburn (13) | SEC | 11-0 | 1430 | *2 | 2 | DNP |
| 3 | < | 3 | Boise State (10) | WAC | 10-0 | 1394 | *3 | 4 | W 51-0 H Fresno State |
| 4 | < | 4 | TCU | MWC | 11-0 | 1340 | *4 | 3 | DNP |
| 5 | < | 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1196 | 5 | 7 | W 48-28 A Michigan |
| 6 | < | 5 | LSU | SEC | 10-1 | 1194 | 6 | 5 | W 43-36 H Mississippi |
| 7 | < | 7 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 10-1 | 1178 | 8 | 6 | W 48-14 A California |
| 8 | < | 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1088 | 7 | 8 | W 20-17 A #21 Iowa |
| 9 | < | 10 | Alabama | SEC | 9-2 | 972 | 11 | 11 | W 63-7 H Georgia State |
| 10 | < | 12 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-1 | 958 | 9 | 9 | W 48-14 A Kansas |
| 11 | < | 11 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 927 | 10 | 10 | W 35-31 H Purdue |
| 12 | < | 13 | Arkansas | SEC | 9-2 | 861 | 12 | 12 | W 38-31 (1OT) A #22 Mississippi State |
| 13 | < | 14 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-2 | 720 | 14 | 16 | W 31-17 A #24 Miami (FL) |
| 14 | < | 16 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-2 | 650 | 13 | 13 | W 53-24 A Baylor |
| 15 | < | 15 | Missouri | Big 12 | 9-2 | 639 | 16 | 14 | W 14-0 A Iowa State |
| 16 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 9-2 | 618 | 15 | 15 | L 9-6 A #18 Texas A&M |
| 17 | < | 18 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 8-3 | 573 | 18 | 17 | W 9-6 H #9 Nebraska |
| 18 | < | 17 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-3 | 559 | 17 | 18 | W 69-24 H Troy |
| 19 | < | 19 | Nevada | WAC | 10-1 | 439 | 19 | 19 | W 52-6 H New Mexico State |
| 20 | < | 23 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 7-3 | 268 | 20 | 21 | DNP |
| 21 | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 238 | 23 | 23 | W 29-25 A North Carolina |
| 22 | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 8-3 | 232 | 21 | 22 | W 30-16 A Maryland |
| 23 | < | 25 | Utah | MWC | 9-2 | 211 | 22 | 20 | W 38-34 A San Diego State |
| 24 | < | 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-4 | 100 | 24 | 24 | L 20-17 H #8 Ohio State |
| 25 | < | 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-4 | 94 | 25 | 25 | L 38-31 (1OT) H #13 Arkansas |
| RV | < | NR | Northern Illinois | MAC | 9-2 | 72 | RV | NR | W 59-21 A Ball State |
| RV | < | NR | West Virginia | Big East | 7-3 | 26 | RV | NR | W 17-10 A Louisville |
| RV | < | NR | Tulsa | C-USA | 8-3 | 12 | RV | NR | W 31-28 H UTEP |
| RV | < | 20 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-4 | 8 | NR | NR | L 36-7 A Oregon State |
| RV | < | 24 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 7-4 | 7 | RV | NR | L 31-17 H #14 Virginia Tech |
| RV | < | NR | Hawaii | WAC | 8-3 | 7 | RV | NR | W 41-7 H San Jose State |
| RV | < | NR | Navy | Ind | 8-3 | 7 | RV | NR | W 35-19 H Arkansas State |
| RV | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 7-4 | 4 | RV | NR | W 48-10 H Appalachian State |
| RV | < | NR | UCF | C-USA | 8-3 | 4 | RV | NR | W 61-14 A Tulane |
| RV | < | NR | Southern Miss | C-USA | 8-3 | 3 | RV | NR | W 59-41 H Houston |
| RV | < | NR | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-4 | 2 | RV | NR | W 41-24 A Indiana |
| RV | < | NR | Ohio | MAC | 8-3 | 1 | RV | NR | W 31-23 A Temple |
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 5-5 | 1 | NR | NR | W 36-7 H #20 USC |
| NR | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 8-4 | 0 | NR | NR | W 35-20 A UNLV |
| NR | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 6-5 | 0 | NR | NR | W 30-10 A Wake Forest |
| NR | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 7-4 | 0 | RV | NR | L 30-16 H Florida State |
| NR | < | NR | Miami (OH) | MAC | 7-4 | 0 | NR | NR | W 19-14 A Akron |
| NR | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-4 | 0 | RV | NR | L 48-28 H #6 Wisconsin |
| NR | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-4 | 0 | RV | NR | L 48-27 N Illinois |
| NR | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-5 | 0 | NR | NR | W 27-3 N Army |
| NR | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Big East | 6-4 | 0 | RV | NR | W 17-10 A South Florida |
| NR | < | NR | San Diego State | MWC | 7-4 | 0 | RV | NR | L 38-34 H #25 Utah |
| NR | < | NR | Syracuse | Big East | 7-4 | 0 | NR | NR | L 23-6 H Connecticut |
| NR | < | NR | Temple | MAC | 8-3 | 0 | RV | NR | L 31-23 H Ohio |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 12.0 | 5110 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 14.4 | 3438 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 12.0 | 3311 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 9.3 | 2913 |
| ACC | 3 | 18.7 | 1190 |
| WAC | 2 | 11.0 | 1833 |
| MWC | 2 | 13.5 | 1551 |
- Wisconsin makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 9/30/2007 poll (55 polls)
- Oklahoma State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/8/2009 poll (26 polls)
- Michigan State's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances
- Michigan State breaks tie for #21
- Arizona ties Northwestern for #50
- South Carolina breaks tie for #56
- Boise State ties Penn for #62
- Nevada ties 2 others for #104