| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Ohio State | 8-0 |
| 2 | Boston College | 7-0 |
| 3 | LSU | 7-1 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 7-0 |
| 5 | Oregon | 6-1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 7-1 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 6-1 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 |
| 9 | Kansas | 7-0 |
| 10 | South Florida | 6-1 |
| 11 | Florida | 5-2 |
| 12 | USC | 6-1 |
| 13 | Missouri | 6-1 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 6-2 |
| 15 | Virginia | 7-1 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 6-2 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 7-0 |
| 18 | Georgia | 5-2 |
| 19 | Texas | 5-2 |
| 20 | Michigan | 6-2 |
| 21 | California | 5-2 |
| 22 | Auburn | 5-3 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 6-1 |
| 24 | Alabama | 6-2 |
| 25 | Penn State | 6-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (57) | 8-0 | 1612 |
| 2 | Boston College (2) | 7-0 | 1494 |
| 3 | LSU (5) | 7-1 | 1479 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1421 |
| 5 | Oregon | 6-1 | 1355 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 1228 |
| 7 | Arizona State (1) | 7-0 | 1156 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 1111 |
| 9 | USC | 6-1 | 1107 |
| 9 | Florida | 5-2 | 1107 |
| 11 | South Florida | 6-1 | 980 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-0 | 960 |
| 13 | Missouri | 6-1 | 925 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 6-2 | 719 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 649 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 7-0 | 573 |
| 17 | Texas | 6-2 | 497 |
| 18 | California | 5-2 | 444 |
| 19 | Michigan | 6-2 | 401 |
| 20 | Georgia | 5-2 | 394 |
| 21 | Virginia | 7-1 | 315 |
| 22 | Alabama | 6-2 | 263 |
| 23 | Auburn | 5-3 | 248 |
| 24 | Penn State | 6-2 | 209 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 5-2 | 174 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (58) | 8-0 | 1498 |
| 2 | Boston College (2) | 7-0 | 1412 |
| 3 | LSU | 7-1 | 1319 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1306 |
| 5 | Oregon | 6-1 | 1225 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 1134 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 7-0 | 1089 |
| 8 | USC | 6-1 | 1060 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 1052 |
| 10 | Kansas | 7-0 | 911 |
| 11 | Florida | 5-2 | 906 |
| 12 | South Florida | 6-1 | 813 |
| 13 | Missouri | 6-1 | 790 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 7-0 | 617 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 6-2 | 604 |
| 16 | Texas | 5-2 | 527 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 474 |
| 18 | Virginia | 7-1 | 466 |
| 19 | Georgia | 5-2 | 402 |
| 20 | California | 5-2 | 397 |
| 21 | Michigan | 6-2 | 325 |
| 22 | Penn State | 6-2 | 294 |
| 23 | Auburn | 5-3 | 179 |
| 24 | Alabama | 6-2 | 177 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 105 |
