| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11-1 |
| 4 | Florida | 11-1 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-1 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 10-1 |
| 7 | LSU | 10-2 |
| 8 | Stanford | 10-2 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 10-2 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 10-2 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 9-2 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 10-2 |
| 13 | Florida State | 10-2 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10-2 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 8-3 |
| 16 | UCLA | 9-3 |
| 17 | Kent State | 11-1 |
| 18 | Texas | 8-3 |
| 19 | Michigan | 8-4 |
| 20 | Boise State | 9-2 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 9-3 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 7-4 |
| 24 | Utah State | 10-2 |
| 25 | San Jose State | 10-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Notre Dame (60) | 12-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1400 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11-1 | 1331 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 1294 |
| 5 | Florida | 11-1 | 1262 |
| 6 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1242 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1079 |
| 8 | Stanford | 10-2 | 1061 |
| 9 | LSU | 10-2 | 1056 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1043 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 916 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 834 |
| 13 | Florida State | 10-2 | 764 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 704 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10-2 | 667 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 528 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9-3 | 505 |
| 18 | Kent State | 11-1 | 355 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 349 |
| 20 | Utah State | 10-2 | 274 |
| 21 | Michigan | 8-4 | 217 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 189 |
| 23 | Texas | 8-3 | 185 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 174 |
| 25 | Boise State | 9-2 | 145 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Notre Dame (56) | 12-0 | 1469 |
| 2 | Alabama (2) | 11-1 | 1398 |
| 3 | Georgia (1) | 11-1 | 1341 |
| 4 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1277 |
| 5 | Florida | 11-1 | 1265 |
| 6 | LSU | 10-2 | 1124 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1114 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1076 |
| 9 | Stanford | 10-2 | 1008 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 972 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 878 |
| 12 | Florida State | 10-2 | 829 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 765 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10-2 | 720 |
| 15 | Boise State | 9-2 | 479 |
| 16 | UCLA | 9-3 | 445 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 410 |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 377 |
| 19 | Kent State | 11-1 | 337 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 314 |
| 21 | Texas | 8-3 | 312 |
| 22 | Utah State | 10-2 | 264 |
| 23 | Louisville | 9-2 | 184 |
| 24 | Michigan | 8-4 | 158 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 9-2 | 152 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12-0 | 500 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 472 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 435 |
| 4 | Georgia | 11-1 | 434 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-1 | 421 |
| 6 | Florida | 11-1 | 416 |
| 7 | LSU | 10-2 | 358 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 357 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 355 |
| 10 | Stanford | 10-2 | 347 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 300 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 275 |
| 13 | Florida State | 10-2 | 253 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 244 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10-2 | 213 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 192 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9-3 | 190 |
| 18 | Kent State | 11-1 | 107 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 106 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 92 |
| 21 | Utah State | 10-2 | 89 |
| 22 | Michigan | 8-4 | 75 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 48 |
| 24 | Boise State | 9-2 | 38 |
| 25 | Texas | 8-3 | 38 |
