| BCS Standings | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | LSU | 9-0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 8-1 |
| 4 | Stanford | 9-0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 8-1 |
| 7 | Oregon | 8-1 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 8-1 |
| 9 | Clemson | 8-1 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 |
| 11 | Houston | 9-0 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8-1 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 7-2 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 7-2 |
| 15 | Georgia | 7-2 |
| 16 | Texas | 6-2 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 7-2 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 7-2 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 7-2 |
| 20 | Auburn | 6-3 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 8-1 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 7-1 |
| 24 | Michigan | 7-2 |
| 25 | Baylor | 5-3 |
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (59) | 9-0 | 1499 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 1398 |
| 3 | Stanford | 9-0 | 1369 |
| 4 | Alabama | 8-1 | 1334 |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 8-0 | 1288 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 1184 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 1138 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 8-1 | 1107 |
| 9 | Clemson | 8-1 | 979 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 885 |
| 11 | Houston | 9-0 | 804 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8-1 | 725 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 718 |
| 14 | Georgia | 7-2 | 657 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 654 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 602 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 546 |
| 18 | USC | 7-2 | 502 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 491 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 340 |
| 21 | Texas | 6-2 | 313 |
| 22 | Michigan | 7-2 | 264 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 206 |
| 24 | Auburn | 6-3 | 181 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 8-1 | 161 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (59) | 9-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Stanford | 9-0 | 1378 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 1359 |
| 4 | Alabama | 8-1 | 1286 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 1242 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 1180 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 1141 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 8-1 | 1075 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 955 |
| 10 | Clemson | 8-1 | 946 |
| 11 | Houston | 9-0 | 828 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8-1 | 799 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 696 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 654 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 618 |
| 16 | Georgia | 7-2 | 572 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 530 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 386 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 354 |
| 20 | Texas | 6-2 | 339 |
| 21 | Michigan | 7-2 | 334 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 328 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 8-1 | 301 |
| 24 | TCU | 7-2 | 115 |
| 25 | Auburn | 6-3 | 109 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU | 9-0 | 625 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 589 |
| 3 | Stanford | 9-0 | 572 |
| 4 | Alabama | 8-1 | 550 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 530 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 497 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 480 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 8-1 | 455 |
| 9 | Clemson | 8-1 | 417 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 375 |
| 11 | Houston | 9-0 | 353 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8-1 | 310 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 303 |
| 14 | Georgia | 7-2 | 277 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 273 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 249 |
| 17 | USC | 7-2 | 246 |
| 18 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 203 |
| 19 | Texas | 6-2 | 165 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 162 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 140 |
| 22 | Michigan | 7-2 | 106 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 93 |
| 24 | Southern Miss | 8-1 | 70 |
| 25 | Auburn | 6-3 | 35 |
