| Rank | CPI | AP (No1 Votes) | BCS [Comp Rk] |
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State (50) | Ohio State [3] |
| 2 | LSU | LSU (11) | LSU [2] |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma (1) | Virginia Tech [1] |
| 4 | Georgia | Georgia (1) | Oklahoma [T-6] |
| 5 | Missouri | Virginia Tech (1) | Georgia [T-6] |
| 6 | Kansas | Southern Cal | Missouri [4] |
| 7 | West Virginia | Missouri | Southern Cal [9] |
| 8 | Florida | Kansas | Kansas [5] |
| 9 | Hawai`i | Florida | West Virginia [10] |
| 10 | Brigham Young | Hawaii (1) | Hawaii [12] |
| 11 | Oklahoma | West Virginia | Arizona State [8] |
| 12 | Boston College | Arizona State | Florida [11] |
| 13 | South Florida | Illinois | Illinois [16] |
| 14 | Arizona St | Boston College | Boston College [13] |
| 15 | Illinois | Clemson | Clemson [15] |
| 16 | Clemson | Tennessee | Tennessee [17] |
| 17 | Southern Cal | Texas | Brigham Young [19] |
| 18 | Cincinnati | Wisconsin | Wisconsin [24] |
| 19 | Tennessee | Brigham Young | Texas [25] |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Cincinnati | Virginia [18] |
| 21 | Connecticut | Virginia | South Florida [14] |
| 22 | Boise St | Auburn | Cincinnati [T-20] |
| 23 | Texas | South Florida | Auburn [23] |
| 24 | Virginia | Boise State | Boise State [NR] |
| 25 | Auburn | Arkansas | Connecticut [T-20] |