| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Florida | 10-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10-0 |
| 3 | Texas | 10-0 |
| 4 | TCU | 10-0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10-0 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 |
| 8 | LSU | 8-2 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 9-2 |
| 11 | Oregon | 8-2 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 8-2 |
| 13 | Iowa | 9-2 |
| 14 | Penn State | 9-2 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 7-3 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 8-2 |
| 17 | Stanford | 7-3 |
| 18 | USC | 7-3 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 7-3 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 7-3 |
| 21 | Utah | 8-2 |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 8-2 |
| 23 | Clemson | 7-3 |
| 24 | Houston | 8-2 |
| 25 | California | 7-3 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (36) | 10-0 | 1463 |
| 2 | Alabama (14) | 10-0 | 1429 |
| 3 | Texas (10) | 10-0 | 1424 |
| 4 | TCU | 10-0 | 1307 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 1247 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10-0 | 1213 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | 1139 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 1030 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 990 |
| 10 | LSU | 8-2 | 968 |
| 11 | Oregon | 8-2 | 918 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 8-2 | 754 |
| 13 | Penn State | 9-2 | 689 |
| 14 | Stanford | 7-3 | 652 |
| 15 | Iowa | 9-2 | 633 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 7-3 | 559 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 547 |
| 18 | Clemson | 7-3 | 442 |
| 19 | Brigham Young | 8-2 | 344 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 7-3 | 338 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 7-3 | 255 |
| 22 | USC | 7-3 | 223 |
| 23 | Utah | 8-2 | 183 |
| 24 | Houston | 8-2 | 149 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 7-2 | 145 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (48) | 10-0 | 1460 |
| 2 | Texas (4) | 10-0 | 1397 |
| 3 | Alabama (7) | 10-0 | 1388 |
| 4 | TCU | 10-0 | 1277 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 1219 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10-0 | 1183 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | 1127 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 1019 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 997 |
| 10 | LSU | 8-2 | 956 |
| 11 | Oregon | 8-2 | 875 |
| 12 | Penn State | 9-2 | 772 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 8-2 | 750 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 630 |
| 15 | Iowa | 9-2 | 584 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 7-3 | 558 |
| 17 | Stanford | 7-3 | 516 |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 8-2 | 404 |
| 19 | Clemson | 7-3 | 274 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 7-3 | 256 |
| 21 | USC | 7-3 | 239 |
| 22 | Houston | 8-2 | 229 |
| 23 | Utah | 8-2 | 212 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 7-3 | 156 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 7-3 | 107 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 7-3 | 107 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida | 10-0 | 364 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10-0 | 362 |
| 3 | Texas | 10-0 | 354 |
| 4 | TCU | 10-0 | 330 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 314 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10-0 | 298 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | 285 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 264 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 241 |
| 10 | Oregon | 8-2 | 240 |
| 11 | LSU | 8-2 | 233 |
| 12 | Stanford | 7-3 | 200 |
| 13 | Iowa | 9-2 | 184 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 8-2 | 181 |
| 15 | Penn State | 9-2 | 146 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 7-3 | 140 |
| 17 | Clemson | 7-3 | 125 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 123 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 7-3 | 108 |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 8-2 | 63 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 7-3 | 59 |
| 22 | USC | 7-3 | 59 |
| 23 | Utah | 8-2 | 51 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 7-3 | 37 |
| 25 | Houston | 8-2 | 27 |
