| | | | USA | Comp. | BCS | Previous |
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| Team | Record | Harris | Rank | Avg. | Avg. | Rank |
|---|
| 1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 12-0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
.9978 | 1
|
| 2. Alabama Crimson Tide | 12-1 | 2 | 2 | .910 | .9441 | 2 |
| 3. Florida Gators | 11-1 | 4 | 4 | .960 | .8984 | 4 |
| 4. Oregon Ducks | 11-1 | 3 | 3 | .810 | .8621 | 5 |
| 5. Kansas State Wildcats | 11-1 | 6 | 6 | .850 | .8226 | 6 |
| 6. Stanford Cardinal | 11-2 | 7 | 8 | .850 | .7683 | 8 |
| 7. Georgia Bulldogs | 11-2 | 5 | 5 | .620 | .7583 | 3 |
| 8. LSU Tigers | 10-2 | 8 | 7 | .760 | .7511 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M Aggies | 10-2 | 9 | 9 | .630 | .6756 | 9 |
| 10. South Carolina Gamecocks | 10-2 | 10 | 10 | .700 |
.6604 | 10
|
| 11. Oklahoma Sooners | 10-2 | 11 | 11 | .730 | .6502 | 11 |
| 12. Florida State Seminoles | 11-2 | 12 | 12 | .360 |
.5047 | 13
|
| 13. Oregon State Beavers | 9-3 | 14 | 14 | .520 | .4716 | 15 |
| 14. Clemson Tigers | 10-2 | 13 | 13 | .370 | .4693 | 14 |
| 15. Northern Illinois Huskies | 12-1 | 16 | 16 | .300 |
.3276 | 21
|
| 16. Nebraska Cornhuskers | 10-3 | 18 | 21 | .510 | .3264 | 12 |
| 17. UCLA Bruins | 9-4 | 17 | 19 | .310 | .2872 | 16 |
| 18. Michigan Wolverines | 8-4 | 22 | 22 | .390 | .2537 | 19 |
| 19. Boise State Broncos | 10-2 | 15 | 15 | .000 | .2513 | 20 |
| 20. Northwestern Wildcats | 9-3 | 20 | 17 | .160 |
.2327 | 22
|
| 21. Louisville Cardinals | 10-2 | 19 | 18 | .020 | .1808 | NR |
| 22. Utah State Aggies | 10-2 | 21 | 20 | .080 | .1787 | 24 |
| 23. Texas Longhorns | 8-4 | 24 | 25 | .310 | .1519 | 18 |
| 24. San Jose State Spartans | 10-2 | NR | 24 | .260 |
.1346 | 25
|
| 25. Kent State Golden Flashes | 11-2 | 23 | NR | .060 |
.0772 | 17
|
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| KEY: Harris - Harris Interactive
Rankings; USA Rank - USA Today Rankings; |
| Comp. Avg. - Computer Average;
BCS Avg. - Bowl Championship Series Average. |
