| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Texas | 8-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 9-0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 7-1 |
| 5 | USC | 6-1 |
| 6 | Georgia | 7-1 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 8-0 |
| 8 | Florida | 6-1 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 7-1 |
| 10 | Utah | 8-0 |
| 11 | Boise State | 7-0 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 7-2 |
| 13 | TCU | 8-1 |
| 14 | Missouri | 6-2 |
| 15 | Florida State | 6-1 |
| 16 | Ball State | 8-0 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 7-1 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 7-0 |
| 19 | LSU | 5-2 |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 7-1 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 7-2 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 6-2 |
| 23 | South Florida | 6-2 |
| 24 | Oregon | 6-2 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 6-2 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Texas (65) | 8-0 | 1625 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 | 1542 |
| 3 | Penn State | 9-0 | 1503 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1361 |
| 5 | Florida | 6-1 | 1337 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 8-0 | 1280 |
| 7 | USC | 6-1 | 1234 |
| 8 | Georgia | 7-1 | 1212 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 1168 |
| 10 | Utah | 8-0 | 1027 |
| 11 | Boise State | 7-0 | 946 |
| 12 | TCU | 8-1 | 848 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 834 |
| 14 | Missouri | 6-2 | 791 |
| 15 | LSU | 5-2 | 649 |
| 16 | Florida State | 6-1 | 558 |
| 17 | Brigham Young | 7-1 | 553 |
| 18 | Ball State | 8-0 | 542 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 8-0 | 527 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 438 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 228 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 219 |
| 23 | Oregon | 6-2 | 188 |
| 24 | South Florida | 6-2 | 100 |
| 25 | Maryland | 6-2 | 89 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Texas (58) | 8-0 | 1522 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 | 1439 |
| 3 | Penn State (3) | 9-0 | 1414 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1265 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 8-0 | 1246 |
| 6 | USC | 6-1 | 1228 |
| 7 | Florida | 6-1 | 1199 |
| 8 | Georgia | 7-1 | 1137 |
| 9 | Utah | 8-0 | 987 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 972 |
| 11 | Boise State | 7-0 | 894 |
| 12 | TCU | 8-1 | 813 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 752 |
| 14 | Missouri | 6-2 | 740 |
| 15 | LSU | 5-2 | 573 |
| 16 | Florida State | 6-1 | 546 |
| 17 | Brigham Young | 7-1 | 545 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 7-0 | 524 |
| 19 | Ball State | 8-0 | 445 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 403 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 292 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 232 |
| 23 | South Florida | 6-2 | 153 |
| 24 | Oregon | 6-2 | 150 |
| 25 | Maryland | 6-2 | 71 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Texas | 8-0 | 374 |
| 2 | Alabama | 8-0 | 355 |
| 3 | Penn State | 9-0 | 348 |
| 4 | Florida | 6-1 | 311 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 308 |
| 6 | USC | 6-1 | 297 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 8-0 | 292 |
| 8 | Georgia | 7-1 | 284 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 259 |
| 10 | Utah | 8-0 | 238 |
| 11 | Boise State | 7-0 | 219 |
| 12 | TCU | 8-1 | 194 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 193 |
| 14 | Missouri | 6-2 | 190 |
| 15 | LSU | 5-2 | 142 |
| 16 | Florida State | 6-1 | 140 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 8-0 | 129 |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 7-1 | 107 |
| 19 | Ball State | 8-0 | 104 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 89 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 76 |
| 22 | Oregon | 6-2 | 64 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 58 |
| 24 | Maryland | 6-2 | 29 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 20 |
