| Rank | CPI | AP (No1 Votes) | BCS [Comp Rk] |
| 1 | Miami FL | Miami FL (72) | Miami FL [1] |
| 2 | Nebraska | Oregon | Nebraska [2] |
| 3 | Oregon | Colorado | Colorado [3] |
| 4 | Colorado | Nebraska | Oregon [4] |
| 5 | Tennessee | Florida | Florida [5] |
| 6 | Illinois | Maryland | Tennessee [6] |
| 7 | Florida | Illinois | Texas [7] |
| 8 | Hawai`i | Tennessee | Illinois [10] |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Texas | Stanford [8] |
| 10 | Maryland | Oklahoma | Maryland [12] |
| 11 | Stanford | Stanford | Oklahoma [9] |
| 12 | Washington St | LSU | Washington St [11] |
| 13 | Fresno State | Washington State | LSU [13] |
| 14 | Texas | South Carolina | South Carolina [19] |
| 15 | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Washington [15] |
| 16 | Syracuse | Georgia | |
| 17 | Brigham Young | Michigan | |
| 18 | LSU | Syracuse | |
| 19 | Louisville | Brigham Young | |
| 20 | Michigan | Fresno State | |
| 21 | Washington | Washington | |
| 22 | South Carolina | Ohio State | |
| 23 | Georgia | Louisville | |
| 24 | Troy | Florida State | |
| 25 | Arkansas | Toledo |