| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | LSU | 8-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 7-0 |
| 4 | Boise State | 7-0 |
| 5 | Clemson | 8-0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 7-0 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6-1 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 7-0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 6-1 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 6-1 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 6-1 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 7-1 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 6-1 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 6-1 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 6-1 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 5-2 |
| 17 | Houston | 7-0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 6-1 |
| 19 | Penn State | 7-1 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 5-2 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 5-2 |
| 22 | Georgia | 5-2 |
| 23 | Auburn | 5-3 |
| 24 | Texas | 4-2 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 5-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (49) | 8-0 | 1489 |
| 2 | Alabama (10) | 8-0 | 1448 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 7-0 | 1326 |
| 4 | Stanford | 7-0 | 1318 |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 7-0 | 1269 |
| 6 | Clemson | 8-0 | 1225 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6-1 | 1136 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 6-1 | 1003 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 6-1 | 964 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 945 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 912 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 6-1 | 887 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 6-1 | 756 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 675 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 7-1 | 673 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 614 |
| 17 | Michigan | 6-1 | 508 |
| 18 | Houston | 7-0 | 400 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 350 |
| 20 | USC | 6-1 | 340 |
| 21 | Penn State | 7-1 | 312 |
| 22 | Georgia | 5-2 | 290 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 239 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 71 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 64 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (41) | 8-0 | 1457 |
| 2 | Alabama (18) | 8-0 | 1434 |
| 3 | Stanford | 7-0 | 1327 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 7-0 | 1301 |
| 5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 1213 |
| 6 | Clemson | 8-0 | 1174 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6-1 | 1121 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 6-1 | 974 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 964 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 6-1 | 932 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 6-1 | 867 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 827 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 6-1 | 798 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 730 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 7-1 | 729 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 520 |
| 17 | Michigan | 6-1 | 519 |
| 18 | Houston | 7-0 | 507 |
| 19 | Penn State | 7-1 | 448 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 253 |
| 21 | Georgia | 5-2 | 208 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 180 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 159 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 155 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 6-1 | 128 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU | 8-0 | 623 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 | 602 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 7-0 | 556 |
| 4 | Stanford | 7-0 | 552 |
| 5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 523 |
| 6 | Clemson | 8-0 | 508 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6-1 | 480 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 6-1 | 417 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 410 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 6-1 | 402 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 401 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 6-1 | 367 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 7-1 | 286 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 6-1 | 283 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 266 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 240 |
| 17 | Michigan | 6-1 | 215 |
| 18 | Houston | 7-0 | 210 |
| 19 | USC | 6-1 | 170 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 144 |
| 21 | Penn State | 7-1 | 133 |
| 22 | Georgia | 5-2 | 111 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 110 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 38 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 16 |
