BCS standings
| AP | USA/ESPN | Computer | BCS | ||||||||
| Rk | Pts | Pct | Rk | Pts | Pct | Rk | Pts | Pct | Avg | Pv | |
| 1. Southern Cal | 1 | 1610 | .991 | 1 | 1513 | .992 | 2 | 97 | .970 | .9984 | 1 |
| 2. Oklahoma | 2 | 1567 | .964 | 2 | 1469 | .963 | 4 | 87 | .870 | .9325 | 3 |
| 3. Miami | 4 | 1441 | .887 | 3 | 1380 | .905 | 1 | 98 | .980 | .9239 | 2 |
| 4. Auburn | 3 | 1486 | .914 | 4 | 1358 | .890 | 3 | 89 | .890 | .8983 | 4 |
| 5. Florida St. | 5 | 1266 | .779 | 5 | 1218 | .799 | 7 | 75 | .750 | .7759 | 5 |
| 6. Utah | 9 | 1103 | .679 | 10 | 1001 | .656 | 5 | 83 | .830 | .7217 | 7 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 6 | 1265 | .778 | 6 | 1152 | .755 | 11 | 62 | .620 | .7180 | 6 |
| 8. California | 7 | 1234 | .759 | 8 | 1066 | .699 | 14 | 47 | .470 | .6428 | 8 |
| 9. Georgia | 10 | 1039 | .639 | 7 | 1127 | .739 | t12 | 48 | .480 | .6195 | 10 |
| 10. Texas | 8 | 1125 | .692 | 9 | 1032 | .677 | t12 | 48 | .480 | .6163 | 11 |
| 11. Tennessee | 11 | 1006 | .619 | 12 | 864 | .567 | 10 | 66 | .660 | .6152 | 9 |
| 12. Michigan | 12 | 985 | .606 | 11 | 970 | .636 | t15 | 46 | .460 | .5674 | 13 |
| 13. Boise St. | 18 | 552 | .340 | 15 | 638 | .418 | 9 | 69 | .690 | .4827 | 14 |
| 14. Texas A&M | 16 | 639 | .393 | 17 | 503 | .330 | 8 | 71 | .710 | .4777 | 16 |
| 15. Arizona St. | t20 | 425 | .262 | 21 | 346 | .227 | 6 | 77 | .770 | .4195 | 18 |
| 16. Virginia | 13 | 765 | .471 | 14 | 660 | .433 | 18 | 35 | .350 | .4179 | 15 |
| 17. Louisville | 14 | 728 | .448 | 16 | 582 | .382 | 17 | 36 | .360 | .3965 | 17 |
| 18. West Virginia | 15 | 686 | .422 | 13 | 738 | .484 | 22 | 14 | .140 | .3487 | 20 |
| 19. Oklahoma St. | t20 | 425 | .262 | 20 | 415 | .272 | t15 | 46 | .460 | .3312 | 21 |
| 20. LSU | 19 | 461 | .284 | 18 | 477 | .313 | 19 | 24 | .240 | .2788 | 19 |
| 21. Purdue | 17 | 553 | .340 | 19 | 457 | .300 | 23 | 12 | .120 | .2533 | 12 |
| 22. Virginia Tech | 22 | 289 | .178 | 22 | 338 | .222 | NR | 0 | .000 | .1332 | 25 |
| 23. Iowa | 23 | 191 | .118 | 24 | 89 | .058 | t20 | 21 | .210 | .1286 | NR |
| 24. UTEP | 33 | 5 | .003 | 39 | 3 | .002 | t20 | 21 | .210 | .0717 | NR |
| 25. Minnesota | 24 | 93 | .057 | 23 | 176 | .115 | NR | 1 | .010 | .0609 | NR |
Explanation Key
Team percentages are derived by dividing a team’s actual voting points by a maximum 1,625 possible points in the AP Poll and 1,525 possible points in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
Six computer rankings calculated in inverse points order (25 for No. 1, 24 for No. 2, etc.) are used to determine the overall computer component. The best and worst ranking for each team is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided by 100 (the maximum possible points) to produce a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength in its formula.
The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Associated Press, USA Today/ESPN Coaches and Computer polls.