| Rank | CPI | AP (No1 Votes) | BCS [Comp Rk] |
| 1 | Florida | Ohio State (65) | Ohio State [1] |
| 2 | Ohio State | Florida | Florida [T-2] |
| 3 | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan [T-2] |
| 4 | Louisville | LSU | LSU [5] |
| 5 | Boise St | Louisville | Southern Cal [4] |
| 6 | Southern Cal | Wisconsin | Louisville [6] |
| 7 | LSU | Oklahoma | Wisconsin [10] |
| 8 | West Virginia | Southern Cal | Boise State [7] |
| 9 | Rutgers | Boise State | Auburn [8] |
| 10 | Auburn | Auburn | Oklahoma [16] |
| 11 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame [9] |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | Arkansas [12] |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | West Virginia | West Virginia [T-14] |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest [18] |
| 15 | Arkansas | Wake Forest | Virginia Tech [19] |
| 16 | Texas | Rutgers | Rutgers [T-14] |
| 17 | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee [13] |
| 18 | Wake Forest | Texas | California [11] |
| 19 | California | Brigham Young | Texas [T-21] |
| 20 | Boston College | California | Brigham Young [23] |
| 21 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M [T-24] |
| 22 | Brigham Young | Nebraska | Oregon State [17] |
| 23 | Oregon St | Boston College | Nebraska [NR] |
| 24 | TCU | Oregon State | Boston College [NR] |
| 25 | Nebraska | TCU | UCLA [20] |