| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | LSU | 8-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 |
| 4 | Stanford | 8-0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 7-0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 7-1 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 7-1 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7-1 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 7-1 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 7-1 |
| 11 | Clemson | 8-1 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 |
| 13 | Houston | 8-0 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 7-1 |
| 15 | Michigan | 7-1 |
| 16 | Penn State | 8-1 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 6-2 |
| 18 | Georgia | 6-2 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 6-2 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 6-2 |
| 21 | Texas | 5-2 |
| 22 | Auburn | 6-3 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 6-2 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 7-1 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (47) | 8-0 | 1439 |
| 2 | Alabama (10) | 8-0 | 1401 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 1305 |
| 4 | Stanford | 8-0 | 1278 |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 7-0 | 1241 |
| 6 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1148 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1096 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 1035 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 976 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 7-1 | 861 |
| 11 | Clemson | 8-1 | 851 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 755 |
| 13 | Michigan | 7-1 | 718 |
| 14 | Houston | 8-0 | 611 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 586 |
| 16 | Penn State | 8-1 | 553 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 536 |
| 18 | Georgia | 6-2 | 446 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 420 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 384 |
| 21 | USC | 6-2 | 323 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 230 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 128 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 6-2 | 111 |
| 25 | Auburn | 6-3 | 107 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (41) | 8-0 | 1457 |
| 2 | Alabama (18) | 8-0 | 1434 |
| 3 | Stanford | 8-0 | 1323 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 1314 |
| 5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 1237 |
| 6 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1175 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1117 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 1046 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 973 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 7-1 | 919 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 871 |
| 12 | Clemson | 8-1 | 779 |
| 13 | Michigan | 7-1 | 734 |
| 14 | Houston | 8-0 | 679 |
| 15 | Penn State | 8-1 | 646 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 528 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 463 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 445 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 440 |
| 20 | Georgia | 6-2 | 410 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 6-2 | 270 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 232 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 193 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 7-1 | 160 |
| 25 | Texas | 5-2 | 122 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU | 8-0 | 622 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 | 603 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 567 |
| 4 | Stanford | 8-0 | 553 |
| 5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 526 |
| 6 | Oregon | 7-1 | 492 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 483 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 446 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 404 |
| 10 | Clemson | 8-1 | 377 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-1 | 367 |
| 12 | Michigan | 7-1 | 318 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 311 |
| 14 | Houston | 8-0 | 290 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 241 |
| 16 | Penn State | 8-1 | 240 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 240 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 214 |
| 19 | Georgia | 6-2 | 195 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 191 |
| 21 | USC | 6-2 | 133 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 86 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 62 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 6-2 | 55 |
| 25 | Texas | 5-2 | 44 |
