| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Florida | 7-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 3 | Texas | 7-0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8-0 |
| 5 | USC | 6-1 |
| 6 | TCU | 7-0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 7-0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 7-0 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-1 |
| 10 | Oregon | 6-1 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 7-1 |
| 12 | Penn State | 7-1 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 |
| 16 | Utah | 6-1 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 6-2 |
| 18 | Houston | 6-1 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 5-2 |
| 20 | Arizona | 5-2 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 6-1 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 6-2 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 5-2 |
| 24 | California | 5-2 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 5-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (30) | 7-0 | 1463 |
| 2 | Alabama (23) | 8-0 | 1448 |
| 3 | Texas (7) | 7-0 | 1407 |
| 4 | USC | 6-1 | 1217 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 1211 |
| 6 | Boise State | 7-0 | 1177 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8-0 | 1148 |
| 8 | TCU | 7-0 | 1132 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-1 | 1040 |
| 10 | Oregon | 6-1 | 933 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 7-1 | 923 |
| 12 | Penn State | 7-1 | 843 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 768 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 734 |
| 15 | Houston | 6-1 | 601 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 551 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 508 |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 5-2 | 501 |
| 19 | Utah | 6-1 | 400 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 323 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 270 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 4-3 | 210 |
| 23 | Arizona | 5-2 | 164 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 5-2 | 142 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 5-2 | 135 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (46) | 7-0 | 1459 |
| 2 | Alabama (9) | 8-0 | 1399 |
| 3 | Texas (4) | 7-0 | 1390 |
| 4 | USC | 6-1 | 1244 |
| 5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 1152 |
| 6 | TCU | 7-0 | 1131 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 1126 |
| 8 | Iowa | 8-0 | 1086 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-1 | 1037 |
| 10 | Penn State | 7-1 | 935 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 7-1 | 865 |
| 12 | Oregon | 6-1 | 839 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 825 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 691 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 569 |
| 16 | Houston | 6-1 | 544 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 542 |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 5-2 | 433 |
| 19 | Utah | 6-1 | 403 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 365 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 279 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 5-2 | 223 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 4-3 | 168 |
| 24 | Arizona | 5-2 | 149 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 5-2 | 82 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 8-0 | 365 |
| 2 | Florida | 7-0 | 360 |
| 3 | Texas | 7-0 | 355 |
| 4 | USC | 6-1 | 317 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 303 |
| 6 | TCU | 7-0 | 295 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8-0 | 292 |
| 8 | Boise State | 7-0 | 280 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-1 | 249 |
| 10 | Oregon | 6-1 | 244 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 7-1 | 234 |
| 12 | Penn State | 7-1 | 196 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 188 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 184 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 155 |
| 16 | Houston | 6-1 | 140 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 5-2 | 130 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 116 |
| 19 | Utah | 6-1 | 103 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 86 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 4-3 | 66 |
| 22 | Arizona | 5-2 | 65 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 64 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 5-2 | 32 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 5-2 | 29 |
