| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | LSU | 13-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 11-1 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11-1 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-2 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 10-2 |
| 7 | Boise State | 11-1 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 10-2 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 10-2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 11-2 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 11-2 |
| 12 | Baylor | 9-3 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10-2 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 9-3 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10-3 |
| 16 | Georgia | 10-3 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 10-3 |
| 18 | TCU | 10-2 |
| 19 | Houston | 12-1 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 9-3 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | 11-2 |
| 22 | Penn State | 9-3 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 9-3 |
| 24 | Texas | 7-5 |
| 25 | Auburn | 7-5 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (60) | 13-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1418 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 11-1 | 1400 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11-1 | 1283 |
| 5 | USC | 10-2 | 1179 |
| 6 | Oregon | 11-2 | 1170 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10-2 | 1148 |
| 8 | Boise State | 11-1 | 1107 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 1038 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 946 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 10-2 | 829 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 10-3 | 733 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10-2 | 707 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10-3 | 663 |
| 15 | Baylor | 9-3 | 656 |
| 16 | TCU | 10-2 | 632 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 11-2 | 591 |
| 18 | Georgia | 10-3 | 566 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 9-3 | 386 |
| 20 | Houston | 12-1 | 370 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 363 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 11-2 | 336 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 199 |
| 24 | Penn State | 9-3 | 129 |
| 25 | Florida State | 8-4 | 49 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (59) | 13-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1399 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 11-1 | 1367 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11-1 | 1286 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-2 | 1232 |
| 6 | Boise State | 11-1 | 1128 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10-2 | 1112 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 1085 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 971 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 10-2 | 878 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 11-2 | 835 |
| 12 | Michigan | 10-2 | 789 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 10-3 | 735 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10-3 | 657 |
| 15 | TCU | 10-2 | 631 |
| 16 | Baylor | 9-3 | 599 |
| 17 | Houston | 12-1 | 542 |
| 18 | Georgia | 10-3 | 538 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 9-3 | 437 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 402 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | 11-2 | 366 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 278 |
| 23 | Penn State | 9-3 | 189 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 9-3 | 94 |
| 25 | Florida State | 8-4 | 68 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU | 13-0 | 625 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 592 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 11-1 | 583 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11-1 | 537 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-2 | 504 |
| 6 | USC | 10-2 | 502 |
| 7 | Boise State | 11-1 | 463 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 10-2 | 461 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 440 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 10-2 | 378 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 378 |
| 12 | Michigan | 10-2 | 331 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 10-3 | 298 |
| 14 | Baylor | 9-3 | 279 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10-3 | 272 |
| 16 | Georgia | 10-3 | 247 |
| 17 | TCU | 10-2 | 245 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 11-2 | 235 |
| 19 | Houston | 12-1 | 154 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 149 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 9-3 | 143 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 11-2 | 110 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 88 |
| 24 | Penn State | 9-3 | 62 |
| 25 | Florida State | 8-4 | 23 |
