| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7-0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 6-0 |
| 3 | Boston College | 7-0 |
| 4 | LSU | 6-1 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 6-1 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 6-1 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 6-1 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 7-0 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 5-1 |
| 10 | Oregon | 5-1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 |
| 12 | California | 5-1 |
| 13 | Kansas | 6-0 |
| 14 | USC | 5-1 |
| 15 | Florida | 4-2 |
| 16 | Missouri | 5-1 |
| 17 | Auburn | 5-2 |
| 18 | Hawaii | 7-0 |
| 19 | Virginia | 6-1 |
| 20 | Georgia | 5-2 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 4-2 |
| 22 | Texas | 5-2 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 6-1 |
| 25 | Michigan | 5-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (50) | 7-0 | 1599 |
| 2 | South Florida (11) | 6-0 | 1503 |
| 3 | Boston College (1) | 7-0 | 1448 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (1) | 6-1 | 1399 |
| 5 | LSU (1) | 6-1 | 1331 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1247 |
| 7 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1177 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 1098 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 1090 |
| 10 | California | 5-1 | 1065 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 951 |
| 12 | Arizona State (1) | 7-0 | 948 |
| 13 | USC | 5-1 | 932 |
| 14 | Florida | 4-2 | 865 |
| 15 | Kansas | 6-0 | 664 |
| 15 | Missouri | 5-1 | 664 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 7-0 | 551 |
| 18 | Auburn | 5-2 | 488 |
| 19 | Texas | 5-2 | 348 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 4-2 | 339 |
| 21 | Georgia | 5-2 | 279 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 241 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 194 |
| 24 | Michigan | 5-2 | 189 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 4-2 | 107 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (56) | 7-0 | 1495 |
| 2 | Boston College (1) | 7-0 | 1383 |
| 3 | South Florida (3) | 6-0 | 1320 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 1288 |
| 5 | LSU | 6-1 | 1173 |
| 6 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1077 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 1007 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 997 |
| 9 | California | 5-1 | 983 |
| 9 | USC | 5-1 | 983 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 982 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 7-0 | 936 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 874 |
| 14 | Florida | 4-2 | 726 |
| 15 | Kansas | 6-0 | 705 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 7-0 | 558 |
| 17 | Missouri | 5-1 | 519 |
| 18 | Texas | 5-2 | 396 |
| 19 | Auburn | 5-2 | 372 |
| 20 | Georgia | 5-2 | 282 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 232 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 4-2 | 193 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 192 |
| 24 | Virginia | 6-1 | 184 |
| 25 | Penn State | 5-2 | 128 |
