| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 |
| 2 | Florida | 7-0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 7-0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 7-0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 |
| 6 | LSU | 7-1 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 6-0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 5-1 |
| 9 | USC | 6-1 |
| 10 | Georgia | 6-1 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 7-0 |
| 12 | Florida State | 7-1 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 6-2 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 6-1 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 7-0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7-0 |
| 17 | Stanford | 5-2 |
| 18 | Clemson | 6-1 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 5-2 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 5-2 |
| 21 | Boise State | 6-1 |
| 22 | Michigan | 5-2 |
| 23 | Texas | 5-2 |
| 24 | Ohio | 7-0 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 6-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 7-0 | 1499 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7-0 | 1424 |
| 3 | Florida (1) | 7-0 | 1380 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 1333 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 1241 |
| 6 | LSU | 7-1 | 1172 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 6-0 | 1106 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 1065 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 1028 |
| 10 | USC | 6-1 | 944 |
| 11 | Florida State | 7-1 | 872 |
| 12 | Georgia | 6-1 | 745 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 7-0 | 739 |
| 14 | Clemson | 6-1 | 713 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 653 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7-0 | 620 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 591 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 7-0 | 539 |
| 19 | Stanford | 5-2 | 421 |
| 20 | Michigan | 5-2 | 300 |
| 21 | Boise State | 6-1 | 258 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 252 |
| 23 | Ohio | 7-0 | 181 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 6-1 | 106 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 76 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 7-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7-0 | 1403 |
| 3 | Florida | 7-0 | 1329 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 1326 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 1221 |
| 6 | LSU | 7-1 | 1164 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 1084 |
| 8 | USC | 6-1 | 1014 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 6-0 | 974 |
| 10 | Florida State | 7-1 | 948 |
| 11 | Georgia | 6-1 | 850 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 7-0 | 800 |
| 13 | Clemson | 6-1 | 788 |
| 14 | Louisville | 7-0 | 720 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 7-0 | 637 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 598 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 571 |
| 18 | Boise State | 6-1 | 407 |
| 19 | Stanford | 5-2 | 401 |
| 20 | Michigan | 5-2 | 264 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 229 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 173 |
| 23 | Ohio | 7-0 | 132 |
| 24 | Texas | 5-2 | 109 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 104 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | 499 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7-0 | 472 |
| 3 | Florida | 7-0 | 464 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 444 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 410 |
| 6 | LSU | 7-1 | 389 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 6-0 | 380 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 354 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 340 |
| 10 | USC | 6-1 | 333 |
| 11 | Florida State | 7-1 | 293 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 7-0 | 258 |
| 13 | Georgia | 6-1 | 246 |
| 14 | Clemson | 6-1 | 241 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 218 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7-0 | 194 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 7-0 | 190 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 188 |
| 19 | Stanford | 5-2 | 139 |
| 20 | Michigan | 5-2 | 94 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 89 |
| 22 | Boise State | 6-1 | 71 |
| 23 | Ohio | 7-0 | 65 |
| 24 | Penn State | 5-2 | 27 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 25 |
