| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Alabama | 6-0 |
| 2 | Florida | 6-0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 6-0 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 6-0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6-0 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 6-1 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 5-0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 4-1 |
| 10 | USC | 5-1 |
| 11 | Georgia | 5-1 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 6-0 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 5-1 |
| 14 | Florida State | 6-1 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 6-0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 6-0 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 5-1 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 5-1 |
| 19 | Clemson | 5-1 |
| 20 | Stanford | 4-2 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 5-0 |
| 22 | Boise State | 5-1 |
| 23 | TCU | 5-1 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 4-2 |
| 25 | Texas | 4-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 6-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 1436 |
| 3 | Florida | 6-0 | 1361 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 1296 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 1283 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 1153 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 1071 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 5-0 | 1050 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1042 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 994 |
| 11 | USC | 5-1 | 874 |
| 12 | Florida State | 6-1 | 836 |
| 13 | Georgia | 5-1 | 753 |
| 14 | Clemson | 5-1 | 673 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 6-0 | 591 |
| 16 | Louisville | 6-0 | 574 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 552 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 444 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 405 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 379 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 294 |
| 22 | Stanford | 4-2 | 242 |
| 23 | Michigan | 4-2 | 177 |
| 24 | Boise State | 5-1 | 133 |
| 25 | Ohio | 7-0 | 104 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 6-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 1414 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 1307 |
| 4 | Florida | 6-0 | 1297 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 1251 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 1179 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 1021 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1012 |
| 9 | USC | 5-1 | 995 |
| 10 | Florida State | 6-1 | 919 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 5-0 | 839 |
| 12 | Georgia | 5-1 | 806 |
| 13 | Clemson | 5-1 | 741 |
| 14 | Louisville | 6-0 | 695 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 677 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 6-0 | 671 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 495 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 456 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 397 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 274 |
| 21 | TCU | 5-1 | 272 |
| 22 | Boise State | 5-1 | 271 |
| 23 | Stanford | 4-2 | 215 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 133 |
| 25 | Michigan | 4-2 | 96 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 6-0 | 499 |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-0 | 480 |
| 3 | Florida | 6-0 | 456 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 429 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 429 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 381 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 5-0 | 365 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 360 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 347 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 310 |
| 11 | USC | 5-1 | 307 |
| 12 | Florida State | 6-1 | 284 |
| 13 | Georgia | 5-1 | 246 |
| 14 | Clemson | 5-1 | 233 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 6-0 | 203 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 199 |
| 17 | Louisville | 6-0 | 171 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 148 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 136 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 122 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 112 |
| 22 | Stanford | 4-2 | 69 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 55 |
| 24 | Michigan | 4-2 | 55 |
| 25 | Ohio | 7-0 | 34 |
