| Rank | CPI | AP (No1 Votes) | BCS [Comp Rk] |
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama (58) | Alabama [1] |
| 2 | Cincinnati | Texas (2) | Texas [3] |
| 3 | Texas | TCU | Cincinnati [2] |
| 4 | Florida | Cincinnati | TCU [5] |
| 5 | TCU | Florida | Florida [4] |
| 6 | Boise St | Boise St | Boise St [T-6] |
| 7 | Iowa | Oregon | Oregon [T-6] |
| 8 | Oregon | Ohio State | Ohio State [12] |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech [8] |
| 10 | Penn State | Iowa | Iowa [10] |
| 11 | Ohio State | Penn State | Virginia Tech [11] |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | LSU [9] |
| 13 | Miami FL | LSU | Penn State [18] |
| 14 | West Virginia | Miami FL | Brigham Young [15] |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | Brigham Young | Miami FL [13] |
| 16 | LSU | Oregon St | West Virginia [14] |
| 17 | Oklahoma St | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh [20] |
| 18 | Wisconsin | West Virginia | Oregon St [17] |
| 19 | Brigham Young | Stanford | Oklahoma St [21] |
| 20 | Central Michigan | Nebraska | Arizona [16] |
| 21 | North Carolina | Oklahoma State | Stanford [22] |
| 22 | Arizona | Arizona | Nebraska [30] |
| 23 | East Carolina | Utah | Utah [24] |
| 24 | Houston | Wisconsin | Southern Cal [19] |
| 25 | Oregon St | Central Michigan | Wisconsin [26] |