| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Alabama | 13-0 |
| 2 | Texas | 13-0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 12-0 |
| 4 | TCU | 12-0 |
| 5 | Florida | 12-1 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13-0 |
| 7 | Oregon | 10-2 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 11-2 |
| 10 | Iowa | 10-2 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 9-3 |
| 12 | LSU | 9-3 |
| 13 | Penn State | 10-2 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 10-2 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 9-3 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 9-3 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 8-4 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 |
| 20 | Arizona | 8-4 |
| 21 | Stanford | 8-4 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 9-4 |
| 23 | Utah | 9-3 |
| 24 | USC | 8-4 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 9-3 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (58) | 13-0 | 1498 |
| 2 | Texas (2) | 13-0 | 1425 |
| 3 | TCU | 12-0 | 1376 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12-0 | 1302 |
| 5 | Florida | 12-1 | 1253 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13-0 | 1237 |
| 7 | Oregon | 10-2 | 1128 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 1080 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 11-2 | 952 |
| 10 | Iowa | 10-2 | 925 |
| 11 | Penn State | 10-2 | 883 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 866 |
| 13 | LSU | 9-3 | 686 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 9-3 | 660 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 658 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-4 | 524 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 514 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 447 |
| 19 | Stanford | 8-4 | 390 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 371 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 349 |
| 22 | Arizona | 8-4 | 323 |
| 23 | Utah | 9-3 | 151 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 133 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 11-2 | 64 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (54) | 13-0 | 1470 |
| 2 | Texas (4) | 13-0 | 1409 |
| 3 | TCU | 12-0 | 1336 |
| 4 | Cincinnati (1) | 12-0 | 1280 |
| 5 | Florida | 12-1 | 1240 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13-0 | 1216 |
| 7 | Oregon | 10-2 | 1096 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 1077 |
| 9 | Penn State | 10-2 | 950 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 11-2 | 921 |
| 11 | Iowa | 10-2 | 918 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 829 |
| 13 | LSU | 9-3 | 718 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 702 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 9-3 | 611 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 506 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 429 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 404 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 391 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 8-4 | 368 |
| 21 | Stanford | 8-4 | 253 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 247 |
| 23 | Arizona | 8-4 | 237 |
| 24 | Utah | 9-3 | 183 |
| 25 | Houston | 10-3 | 106 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 13-0 | 375 |
| 2 | Texas | 13-0 | 353 |
| 3 | TCU | 12-0 | 352 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 12-0 | 328 |
| 5 | Florida | 12-1 | 315 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13-0 | 302 |
| 7 | Oregon | 10-2 | 283 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 271 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 11-2 | 242 |
| 10 | Iowa | 10-2 | 241 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 213 |
| 12 | Penn State | 10-2 | 208 |
| 13 | LSU | 9-3 | 186 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 9-3 | 175 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 8-4 | 157 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 10-2 | 142 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 9-3 | 134 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 9-3 | 119 |
| 19 | Stanford | 8-4 | 103 |
| 20 | Arizona | 8-4 | 101 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 92 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 62 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 37 |
| 24 | Utah | 9-3 | 30 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 11-2 | 13 |
