| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Florida | 8-0 |
| 2 | Texas | 8-0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9-0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 8-0 |
| 6 | TCU | 8-0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 8-0 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7-1 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 |
| 12 | USC | 6-2 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 |
| 14 | Utah | 7-1 |
| 15 | Houston | 7-1 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 7-2 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 |
| 18 | Arizona | 5-2 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 |
| 20 | California | 6-2 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 6-2 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 6-2 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 5-3 |
| 25 | South Florida | 6-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (38) | 8-0 | 1448 |
| 2 | Texas (13) | 8-0 | 1408 |
| 3 | Alabama (8) | 8-0 | 1390 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1212 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 1211 |
| 6 | TCU | 8-0 | 1147 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1130 |
| 8 | Iowa | 9-0 | 1127 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 | 1036 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 949 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 | 886 |
| 12 | USC | 6-2 | 741 |
| 13 | Houston | 7-1 | 707 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 690 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 636 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 | 602 |
| 17 | Utah | 7-1 | 552 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 361 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 352 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 348 |
| 21 | Arizona | 5-2 | 322 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 185 |
| 23 | California | 6-2 | 181 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 172 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 6-2 | 130 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (50) | 8-0 | 1463 |
| 2 | Texas (4) | 8-0 | 1395 |
| 3 | Alabama (5) | 8-0 | 1390 |
| 4 | TCU | 8-0 | 1182 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 1176 |
| 6 | Iowa | 9-0 | 1161 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1150 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1079 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 | 1062 |
| 10 | Penn State | 8-1 | 966 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 934 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 730 |
| 13 | USC | 6-2 | 729 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 694 |
| 15 | Houston | 7-1 | 672 |
| 16 | Utah | 7-1 | 567 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 | 549 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 371 |
| 19 | Arizona | 5-2 | 320 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 313 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 281 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 204 |
| 23 | California | 6-2 | 197 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 193 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 6-2 | 106 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida | 8-0 | 368 |
| 2 | Texas | 8-0 | 359 |
| 3 | Alabama | 8-0 | 353 |
| 4 | TCU | 8-0 | 316 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 306 |
| 6 | Boise State | 8-0 | 305 |
| 7 | Iowa | 9-0 | 290 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7-1 | 278 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 | 258 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 237 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 | 221 |
| 12 | USC | 6-2 | 195 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 187 |
| 14 | Houston | 7-1 | 166 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 | 158 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 150 |
| 17 | Utah | 7-1 | 149 |
| 18 | Arizona | 5-2 | 123 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 84 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 83 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 80 |
| 22 | California | 6-2 | 56 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 55 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 46 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 6-2 | 16 |
