| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Alabama | 9-0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 9-0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 9-0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9-0 |
| 5 | Georgia | 8-1 |
| 6 | Florida | 8-1 |
| 7 | LSU | 7-2 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7-2 |
| 9 | Louisville | 9-0 |
| 10 | Florida State | 8-1 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 7-1 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 6-2 |
| 13 | Clemson | 8-1 |
| 14 | Stanford | 7-2 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 7-2 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 7-2 |
| 17 | Texas | 7-2 |
| 18 | UCLA | 7-2 |
| 19 | USC | 6-3 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 8-1 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 7-2 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 6-3 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 7-1 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 7-2 |
| 25 | Toledo | 8-1 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 9-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9-0 | 1421 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 9-0 | 1385 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9-0 | 1318 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1198 |
| 5 | Georgia | 8-1 | 1198 |
| 7 | Florida | 8-1 | 1112 |
| 8 | Florida State | 8-1 | 1057 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-2 | 1029 |
| 10 | Clemson | 8-1 | 931 |
| 11 | Louisville | 9-0 | 862 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 836 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 7-1 | 796 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 765 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | 700 |
| 16 | Stanford | 7-2 | 655 |
| 17 | UCLA | 7-2 | 446 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 441 |
| 19 | Texas | 7-2 | 355 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 8-1 | 355 |
| 21 | USC | 6-3 | 237 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 7-2 | 187 |
| 23 | Toledo | 8-1 | 146 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 99 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 6-3 | 97 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 9-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9-0 | 1399 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 9-0 | 1370 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9-0 | 1289 |
| 5 | Georgia | 8-1 | 1218 |
| 6 | Florida State | 8-1 | 1147 |
| 7 | Florida | 8-1 | 1091 |
| 8 | Clemson | 8-1 | 1013 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-2 | 998 |
| 10 | Louisville | 9-0 | 940 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 880 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 7-1 | 807 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 800 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | 736 |
| 15 | Stanford | 7-2 | 705 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 513 |
| 17 | Texas | 7-2 | 485 |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech | 8-1 | 363 |
| 19 | UCLA | 7-2 | 333 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 264 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 7-2 | 234 |
| 22 | USC | 6-3 | 224 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 7-2 | 186 |
| 24 | Boise State | 7-2 | 126 |
| 25 | Toledo | 8-1 | 108 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 9-0 | 499 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9-0 | 479 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 9-0 | 459 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 9-0 | 443 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 403 |
| 6 | Georgia | 8-1 | 397 |
| 7 | Florida State | 8-1 | 370 |
| 8 | Florida | 8-1 | 363 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-2 | 347 |
| 10 | Clemson | 8-1 | 312 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 287 |
| 12 | Louisville | 9-0 | 287 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 7-1 | 258 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 245 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | 235 |
| 16 | Stanford | 7-2 | 210 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 169 |
| 18 | UCLA | 7-2 | 153 |
| 19 | Texas | 7-2 | 112 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 8-1 | 99 |
| 21 | USC | 6-3 | 95 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 56 |
| 23 | Toledo | 8-1 | 45 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 7-2 | 41 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 7-2 | 38 |
