| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 8-0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 8-0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 8-0 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 |
| 6 | Georgia | 7-1 |
| 7 | Florida | 7-1 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7-2 |
| 9 | Florida State | 8-1 |
| 10 | Louisville | 8-0 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 6-1 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 5-2 |
| 13 | Clemson | 7-1 |
| 14 | Stanford | 6-2 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 7-1 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 6-2 |
| 17 | USC | 6-2 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 6-2 |
| 19 | Boise State | 7-1 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 6-2 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 5-2 |
| 22 | Arizona | 5-3 |
| 23 | Texas | 6-2 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 8-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Oregon | 8-0 | 1412 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 8-0 | 1382 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1344 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 | 1216 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 1158 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7-1 | 1145 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 1075 |
| 9 | Florida State | 8-1 | 1046 |
| 10 | Clemson | 7-1 | 914 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 823 |
| 12 | Louisville | 8-0 | 817 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 762 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 758 |
| 15 | Stanford | 6-2 | 627 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 580 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 559 |
| 18 | USC | 6-2 | 418 |
| 19 | Boise State | 7-1 | 406 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 388 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 249 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 209 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 126 |
| 24 | Arizona | 5-3 | 106 |
| 25 | UCLA | 6-2 | 103 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 8-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Oregon | 8-0 | 1391 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 8-0 | 1366 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1307 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 | 1225 |
| 6 | Georgia | 7-1 | 1149 |
| 7 | Florida State | 8-1 | 1121 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 1024 |
| 9 | Clemson | 7-1 | 976 |
| 10 | Louisville | 8-0 | 888 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 838 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 758 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 684 |
| 14 | Boise State | 7-1 | 634 |
| 15 | Stanford | 6-2 | 626 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 592 |
| 17 | USC | 6-2 | 583 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 569 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 326 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 284 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 283 |
| 22 | Texas | 6-2 | 200 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 191 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 166 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 151 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 8-0 | 499 |
| 2 | Oregon | 8-0 | 472 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 8-0 | 456 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 453 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 | 406 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 386 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7-1 | 379 |
| 8 | Florida State | 8-1 | 361 |
| 9 | Florida | 7-1 | 360 |
| 10 | Clemson | 7-1 | 309 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 282 |
| 12 | Louisville | 8-0 | 253 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 249 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 249 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 202 |
| 16 | Stanford | 6-2 | 202 |
| 17 | USC | 6-2 | 190 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 179 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 126 |
| 20 | Boise State | 7-1 | 112 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 100 |
| 22 | Arizona | 5-3 | 55 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 54 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 40 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 35 |
