| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Florida | 6-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 7-0 |
| 3 | Texas | 6-0 |
| 4 | Boise State | 6-0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6-0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 7-0 |
| 7 | USC | 5-1 |
| 8 | TCU | 6-0 |
| 9 | LSU | 5-1 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 |
| 11 | Oregon | 5-1 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 |
| 13 | Penn State | 6-1 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 6-1 |
| 17 | Houston | 5-1 |
| 18 | Utah | 5-1 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 5-2 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 5-2 |
| 22 | Arizona | 4-2 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 5-1 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 5-2 |
| 25 | Kansas | 5-1 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (39) | 7-0 | 1447 |
| 2 | Florida (20) | 6-0 | 1434 |
| 3 | Texas | 6-0 | 1365 |
| 4 | USC | 5-1 | 1213 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1163 |
| 6 | Boise State | 6-0 | 1156 |
| 7 | Iowa | 7-0 | 1092 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 1056 |
| 9 | LSU | 5-1 | 1014 |
| 10 | TCU | 6-0 | 1001 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 861 |
| 12 | Oregon | 5-1 | 849 |
| 13 | Penn State | 6-1 | 753 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 690 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 684 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 6-1 | 601 |
| 17 | Houston | 5-1 | 478 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 5-2 | 373 |
| 19 | Utah | 5-1 | 350 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 330 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 286 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 205 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 159 |
| 24 | Kansas | 5-1 | 120 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 3-3 | 117 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (49) | 6-0 | 1464 |
| 2 | Alabama (9) | 7-0 | 1398 |
| 3 | Texas (1) | 6-0 | 1386 |
| 4 | USC | 5-1 | 1237 |
| 5 | Boise State | 6-0 | 1153 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1104 |
| 7 | TCU | 6-0 | 1069 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7-0 | 1037 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 998 |
| 10 | LSU | 5-1 | 995 |
| 11 | Penn State | 6-1 | 894 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 795 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 779 |
| 14 | Oregon | 5-1 | 769 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 672 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 6-1 | 577 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 5-2 | 481 |
| 17 | Houston | 5-1 | 421 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 328 |
| 20 | Utah | 5-1 | 300 |
| 21 | Kansas | 5-1 | 222 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 188 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 142 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 132 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | 4-2 | 114 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | 373 |
| 2 | Florida | 6-0 | 362 |
| 3 | Texas | 6-0 | 344 |
| 4 | USC | 5-1 | 323 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 296 |
| 6 | Iowa | 7-0 | 291 |
| 7 | Boise State | 6-0 | 285 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 273 |
| 9 | TCU | 6-0 | 251 |
| 10 | LSU | 5-1 | 237 |
| 11 | Oregon | 5-1 | 227 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 225 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 194 |
| 14 | Penn State | 6-1 | 180 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 160 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 6-1 | 153 |
| 17 | Houston | 5-1 | 120 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 113 |
| 19 | Utah | 5-1 | 97 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 5-2 | 87 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 52 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 51 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 36 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 3-3 | 35 |
| 25 | South Florida | 5-1 | 23 |
