| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 12-1 |
| 2 | Florida | 12-1 |
| 3 | Texas | 11-1 |
| 4 | Alabama | 12-1 |
| 5 | USC | 11-1 |
| 6 | Utah | 12-0 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 11-1 |
| 8 | Penn State | 11-1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 12-0 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10-2 |
| 11 | TCU | 10-2 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 11-2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 9-3 |
| 15 | Georgia | 9-3 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 10-2 |
| 17 | Oregon | 9-3 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 9-3 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 9-4 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 |
| 21 | Missouri | 9-4 |
| 22 | Ball State | 12-1 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 9-3 |
| 24 | Boston College | 9-4 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | 8-4 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (50) | 12-1 | 1602 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (9) | 12-1 | 1540 |
| 3 | Texas (6) | 11-1 | 1530 |
| 4 | Alabama | 12-1 | 1410 |
| 5 | USC | 11-1 | 1372 |
| 6 | Penn State | 11-1 | 1259 |
| 7 | Utah | 12-0 | 1225 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 11-1 | 1193 |
| 9 | Boise State | 12-0 | 1101 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 1069 |
| 11 | TCU | 10-2 | 921 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 11-2 | 863 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 853 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 9-3 | 761 |
| 15 | Oregon | 9-3 | 710 |
| 16 | Georgia | 9-3 | 599 |
| 17 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 477 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 428 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 9-3 | 423 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 8-4 | 389 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 9-4 | 318 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 262 |
| 23 | Ball State | 12-1 | 249 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 8-4 | 163 |
| 25 | Missouri | 9-4 | 150 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Oklahoma (31) | 12-1 | 1482 |
| 2 | Florida (26) | 12-1 | 1481 |
| 3 | Texas (4) | 11-1 | 1408 |
| 4 | USC | 11-1 | 1309 |
| 4 | Alabama | 12-1 | 1309 |
| 6 | Penn State | 11-1 | 1193 |
| 7 | Utah | 12-0 | 1134 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 11-1 | 1132 |
| 9 | Boise State | 12-0 | 1034 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 1004 |
| 11 | TCU | 10-2 | 877 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 11-2 | 830 |
| 13 | Oregon | 9-3 | 747 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 722 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 9-3 | 690 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 541 |
| 17 | Georgia | 9-3 | 537 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 9-3 | 466 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 9-4 | 337 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 334 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 316 |
| 22 | Ball State | 12-1 | 219 |
| 23 | Missouri | 9-4 | 218 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 8-4 | 160 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 8-4 | 131 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida | 12-1 | 367 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 12-1 | 360 |
| 3 | Texas | 11-1 | 351 |
| 4 | Alabama | 12-1 | 325 |
| 5 | USC | 11-1 | 321 |
| 6 | Penn State | 11-1 | 288 |
| 7 | Utah | 12-0 | 285 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 11-1 | 279 |
| 9 | Boise State | 12-0 | 251 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 243 |
| 11 | TCU | 10-2 | 210 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 11-2 | 205 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 183 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 9-3 | 181 |
| 15 | Oregon | 9-3 | 171 |
| 16 | Georgia | 9-3 | 135 |
| 17 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 118 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | 8-4 | 108 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 104 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 9-3 | 96 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 9-4 | 80 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 8-4 | 48 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 44 |
| 24 | Ball State | 12-1 | 39 |
| 25 | Missouri | 9-4 | 35 |
