2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Three human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Two additional polls are released midway through the season; the Harris Interactive Poll is released after the sixth week of the season and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings is released after the seventh week. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS standings. At the end of the season, on Sunday, December 5, 2010, the BCS standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the 2011 BCS National Championship Game on January 10, 2011 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for BCS National Championship Game
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 Win–loss record
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 Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 21
Week 1
Sep 7
Week 2
Sep 12
Week 3
Sep 19
Week 4
Sep 26
Week 5
Oct 3
Week 6
Oct 10
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14
Dec 5
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11
1. Alabama (54)Alabama (1–0) (47)Alabama (2–0) (52)Alabama (3–0) (53)Alabama (4–0) (57)Alabama (5–0) (58)Ohio State (6–0) (34)Oregon (6–0) (39)Oregon (7–0) (44)Oregon (8–0) (49)Oregon (9–0) (49)Oregon (10–0) (38)Oregon (10–0) (37)Oregon (11–0) (36)Auburn (13–0) (36)Auburn (14–0) (56)1.
2. Ohio State (3)Ohio State (1–0) (4)Ohio State (2–0) (5)Ohio State (3–0) (5)Ohio State (4–0) (2)Ohio State (5–0) (1)Oregon (6–0) (15)Boise State (6–0) (15)Boise State (6–0) (11)Boise State (7–0) (7)Auburn (10–0) (2)Auburn (11–0) (12)Auburn (11–0) (13)Auburn (12–0) (23)Oregon (12–0) (23)TCU (13–0) (3)2.
3. Boise State (1)Boise State (1–0) (8)Boise State (1–0) (1)Boise State (2–0) (1)Boise State (3–0) (1)Oregon (5–0)Boise State (5–0) (8)Oklahoma (6–0) (3)Auburn (8–0) (3)Auburn (9–0) (2)TCU (10–0) (2)Boise State (9–0) (9)Boise State (10–0) (10)TCU (12–0) (1)TCU (12–0) (1)Oregon (12–1)3.
4. Florida TCU (1–0)TCU (2–0)TCU (3–0)Oregon (4–0)Boise State (4–0) (1)TCU (6–0) (1)TCU (7–0) (3)TCU (8–0) (2)TCU (9–0) (2)Boise State (8–0) (7)TCU (11–0) (1)TCU (11–0)Wisconsin (11–1)Wisconsin (11–1)Stanford (12–1)4.
5. Texas (1)Texas (1–0) (1)Oregon (2–0)Oregon (3–0)TCU (4–0)TCU (5–0)Nebraska (5–0)Auburn (7–0)Michigan State (8–0)Alabama (7–1)LSU (8–1)LSU (9–1)Wisconsin (10–1)Stanford (11–1)Stanford (11–1)Ohio State (12–1)5.
6. TCU Nebraska (1–0)Texas (2–0) (1)Nebraska (3–0)Nebraska (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Oklahoma (5–0) (2)LSU (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Utah (8–0)Wisconsin (8–1)Wisconsin (9–1)LSU (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Ohio State (11–1)Oklahoma (12–2)6.
7. Oklahoma (1)Oregon (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Texas (3–0) (1)Florida (4–0)Nebraska (4–0)Auburn (6–0)Alabama (6–1)Missouri (7–0)Wisconsin (7–1)Stanford (8–1)Stanford (9–1)Stanford (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Michigan State (11–1)Wisconsin (11–2)7.
8. Nebraska Florida (1–0)Nebraska (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Auburn (5–0)Alabama (5–1)Michigan State (7–0)Utah (7–0)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Arkansas (10–2)Arkansas (10–2)LSU (11–2)8.
9. Iowa Iowa (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Florida (3–0)Stanford (4–0)Arizona (4–0)LSU (6–0)Utah (6–0)Wisconsin (7–1)Nebraska (7–1)Nebraska (8–1)Nebraska (9–1)Alabama (9–2)Boise State (10–1)Oklahoma (11–2)Boise State (12–1)9.
10. Virginia Tech Oklahoma (1–0)Florida (2–0)Arkansas (3–0)Auburn (4–0)Utah (4–0)South Carolina (4–1)Wisconsin (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)Stanford (7–1)Michigan State (9–1)Alabama (8–2)Oklahoma State (10–1)Oklahoma (10–2)Boise State (11–1)Alabama (10–3)10.
11. Oregon Wisconsin (1–0)Wisconsin (2–0)Wisconsin (3–0)Wisconsin (4–0)Arkansas (3–1)Utah (5–0)Ohio State (6–1)Oklahoma (6–1)Oklahoma (7–1)Alabama (7–2)Michigan State (9–1)Michigan State (10–1)LSU (10–2)LSU (10–2)Nevada (13–1)11.
12. Wisconsin Miami (FL) (1–0)Arkansas (2–0)South Carolina (3–0)LSU (4–0)LSU (5–0)Arkansas (4–1)Stanford (5–1)LSU (7–1)LSU (7–1)Oklahoma State (8–1)Oklahoma State (9–1)Arkansas (9–2)Virginia Tech (10–2)Virginia Tech (11–2)Arkansas (10–3)12.
13. Miami (FL) Virginia Tech (0–1)South Carolina (2–0)Utah (3–0)Utah (4–0)Miami (FL) (3–1)Michigan State (6–0)Iowa (5–1)Stanford (6–1)Arizona (7–1)Iowa (7–2)Arkansas (8–2)Virginia Tech (9–2)Nebraska (10–2)Nevada (12–1)Oklahoma State (11–2)13.
14. USC Arkansas (1–0)Utah (2–0)Arizona (3–0)Arizona (4–0)Florida (4–1)Stanford (5–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Missouri (7–1)Arkansas (7–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)Oklahoma (9–2)Nevada (11–1)Missouri (10–2)Michigan State (11–2)14.
15. Pittsburgh Georgia Tech (1–0)LSU (2–0)LSU (3–0)Arkansas (3–1)Iowa (4–1)Iowa (4–1)Arizona (5–1)Arizona (6–1)Iowa (6–2)Utah (8–1)Missouri (8–2)Missouri (9–2)Missouri (10–2)Alabama (9–3)Mississippi State (9–4)15.
16. Georgia Tech USC (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Stanford (3–0)Miami (FL) (2–1)Stanford (4–1)Florida State (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (6–1)Michigan State (8–1)Virginia Tech (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Virginia Tech (11–3)16.
17. Arkansas Florida State (1–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Auburn (3–0)Iowa (3–1)Michigan State (5–0)Arizona (4–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)South Carolina (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)South Carolina (7–3)Texas A&M (8–3)Alabama (9–3)Nebraska (10–3)Florida State (10–4)17.
18. North Carolina Penn State (1–0)USC (2–0)Iowa (2–1)USC (4–0)Michigan (5–0)Wisconsin (5–1)Missouri (6–0)Iowa (5–2)South Carolina (6–2)Arizona (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)South Carolina (8–3)South Carolina (9–3)Texas A&M (9–3)Missouri (10–3)18.
19. Penn State LSU (1–0)Stanford (2–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Michigan (4–0)South Carolina (3–1)Nevada (6–0)South Carolina (4–2)Arkansas (5–2)Oklahoma State (7–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Nevada (9–1)Nevada (10–1)Texas A&M (9–3)South Carolina (9–4)Texas A&M (9–4)19.
20. Florida State Utah (1–0) Michigan (2–0)USC (3–0)South Carolina (3–1)Wisconsin (4–1)Oklahoma State (5–0)West Virginia (5–1)Oklahoma State (6–1)Virginia Tech (6–2)Missouri (7–2)USC (7–3)Arizona (7–3)Florida State (9–3)Utah (10–2)Nebraska (10–4)20.
21. LSU Auburn (1–0)West Virginia (2–0)Michigan (3–0)Texas (3–1)Nevada (5–0)Missouri (5–0)Arkansas (4–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Nevada (8–1)Iowa (7–3)NC State (8–3)Utah (10–2)Mississippi State (8–4)UCF (11–3)21.
22. Auburn Georgia (1–0)Penn State (1–1)West Virginia (3–0)Penn State (3–1) Oklahoma State (4–0)Florida (4–2)Texas (4–2)Miami (FL) (5–2)Baylor (7–2)South Carolina (6–3)Mississippi State (7–3)Florida State (8–3)Mississippi State (8–4)West Virginia (9–3)South Carolina (9–5)22.
23. Georgia West Virginia (1–0) Houston (2–0)Penn State (2–1) NC State (4–0)Florida State (4–1)Air Force (5–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Mississippi State (6–2)NC State (6–2) Texas A&M (6–3)Arizona (7–3)Utah (9–2)West Virginia (8–3)Florida State (9–4) Maryland (9–4)23.
24. Oregon State South Carolina (1–0) Arizona (2–0)Oregon State (1–1)Michigan State (4–0) Missouri (4–0)Oregon State (3–2) Mississippi State (5–2)USC (5–2)Florida State (6–2)Florida (6–3)Miami (FL) (7–3)Iowa (7–4) Northern Illinois (10–2)Hawaii (10–3) Tulsa (10–3)24.
25. West Virginia Stanford (1–0)Oregon State (0–1) Michigan State (3–0) Nevada (4–0) Air Force (4–1)West Virginia (5–1)Miami (FL) (4–2) Baylor (6–2)Nevada (7–1) UCF (7–2)Utah (8–2)Mississippi State (7–4) Hawaii (9–3) Connecticut (8–4)NC State (9–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 21
Week 1
Sep 7
Week 2
Sep 12
Week 3
Sep 19
Week 4
Sep 26
Week 5
Oct 3
Week 6
Oct 10
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14
Dec 5
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11
Dropped:
  • Pittsburgh
  • North Carolina
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • Virginia Tech
  • Georgia Tech
  • Florida State
  • Georgia
Dropped:
Houston
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Texas
  • Penn State
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Miami (FL)
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Nevada
  • Florida
  • Air Force
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Miami (FL)
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • NC State
  • Florida State
Dropped:
  • Florida
  • UCF
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • NC State
  • Iowa
Dropped:
Northern Illinois
Dropped:
  • Utah
  • West Virginia
  • Hawaii
  • Connecticut

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 6
Week 1
Sep 7
Week 2
Sep 12
Week 3
Sep 19
Week 4
Sep 26
Week 5
Oct 3
Week 6
Oct 10
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14
Dec 5
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11
1. Alabama (55)Alabama (1–0) (55)Alabama (2–0) (55)Alabama (3–0) (55)Alabama (4–0) (57)Alabama (5–0) (57)Ohio State (6–0) (49)Oregon (6–0) (42)Oregon (7–0) (50)Oregon (8–0) (51)Oregon (9–0) (50)Oregon (10–0) (46)Oregon (10–0) (48)Oregon (11–0) (46)Oregon (12–0) (34)Auburn (14–0) (56)1.
2. Ohio State (4)Ohio State (1–0) (4)Ohio State (2–0) (4)Ohio State (3–0) (3)Ohio State (4–0) (2)Ohio State (5–0) (1)Oregon (6–0) (6)Boise State (6–0) (11)Boise State (6–0) (5)Auburn (9–0) (4)Auburn (10–0) (4)Auburn (11–0) (6)Auburn (11–0) (4)Auburn (12–0) (10)Auburn (13–0) (24)TCU (13–0) (1)2.
3. Florida Boise State (1–0)Boise State (1–0)Boise State (2–0)Boise State (3–0)Oregon (5–0)Boise State (5–0) (1)Oklahoma (6–0) (4)Auburn (8–0) (3)Boise State (7–0) (3)TCU (10–0) (2)Boise State (9–0) (5)Boise State (10–0) (5)TCU (12–0) (3)TCU (12–0) (1)Oregon (12–1)3.
4. Texas Texas (1–0)Texas (2–0)Texas (3–0)Oregon (4–0)Boise State (4–0)Nebraska (5–0) (2)TCU (7–0) (1)TCU (8–0) (1)TCU (9–0) (1)Boise State (8–0) (3)TCU (11–0) (2)TCU (11–0) (2)Wisconsin (11–1)Wisconsin (11–1)Stanford (12–1)4.
5. Boise State TCU (1–0)TCU (2–0)TCU (3–0)TCU (4–0)TCU (5–0)TCU (6–0) (1)Auburn (7–0) (1)Michigan State (8–0)Alabama (7–1)Wisconsin (8–1)Wisconsin (9–1)Wisconsin (10–1)Stanford (11–1)Stanford (11–1)Ohio State (12–1)5.
6. Virginia Tech Florida (1–0)Oregon (2–0)Oregon (3–0)Nebraska (4–0)Nebraska (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)LSU (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Utah (8–0)LSU (8–1)LSU (9–1)LSU (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Ohio State (11–1)Oklahoma (12–2)6.
7. TCU Nebraska (1–0)Florida (2–0)Nebraska (3–0) (1)Florida (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Auburn (6–0)Alabama (6–1)Utah (7–0)Wisconsin (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Michigan State (11–1)Boise State (12–1)7.
8. Oklahoma Oregon (1–0)Nebraska (2–0)Florida (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Auburn (5–0)Alabama (5–1)Michigan State (7–0)Missouri (7–0)Ohio State (8–1)Nebraska (8–1)Stanford (9–1)Stanford (10–1)Arkansas (10–2)Arkansas (10–2)Wisconsin (11–2)8.
9. Nebraska Iowa (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Wisconsin (4–0)LSU (5–0)LSU (6–0)Utah (6–0)Wisconsin (7–1)Oklahoma (7–1)Stanford (8–1)Nebraska (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Oklahoma (10–2)Oklahoma (11–2)LSU (11–2)9.
10. Iowa Oklahoma (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Wisconsin (3–0)LSU (4–0)Utah (4–0)Utah (5–0)Ohio State (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)Nebraska (7–1)Michigan State (9–1)Oklahoma State (9–1)Michigan State (10–1)Boise State (10–1)Boise State (11–1)Oklahoma State (11–2)10.
11. Oregon Wisconsin (1–0)Wisconsin (2–0)Arkansas (3–0)Auburn (4–0)Arizona (4–0)Michigan State (6–0)Wisconsin (6–1)Oklahoma (6–1)LSU (7–1)Oklahoma State (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Alabama (9–2)Virginia Tech (10–2)Virginia Tech (11–2)Alabama (10–3)11.
12. Wisconsin Miami (FL) (1–0)LSU (2–0)LSU (3–0)Utah (4–0)Florida (4–1)South Carolina (4–1)Iowa (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Stanford (7–1)Alabama (7–2)Alabama (8–2)Arkansas (9–2)LSU (10–2)LSU (10–2)Arkansas (10–3)12.
13. Miami (FL) Virginia Tech (0–1)Arkansas (2–0)Utah (3–0)Stanford (4–0)Arkansas (3–1)Arkansas (4–1)Nebraska (5–1)LSU (7–1)Arizona (7–1)Iowa (7–2)Arkansas (8–2)Oklahoma (9–2)Nebraska (10–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Nevada (13–1)13.
14. Penn State Penn State (1–0)Utah (2–0)Auburn (3–0)Arizona (4–0)Miami (FL) (3–1)Iowa (4–1)Stanford (5–1)Stanford (6–1)Missouri (7–1)Arkansas (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Virginia Tech (9–2)Missouri (10–2)Missouri (10–2)Michigan State (11–2)14.
15. Pittsburgh Arkansas (1–0)Auburn (2–0)South Carolina (3–0)Arkansas (3–1)Iowa (4–1)Stanford (5–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)Florida State (6–1)Michigan State (8–1)Utah (8–1)Virginia Tech (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Nevada (12–1)Virginia Tech (11–3)15.
16. LSU LSU (1–0)South Carolina (2–0)Arizona (3–0)Texas (3–1)Michigan State (5–0)Wisconsin (5–1)Missouri (6–0)Arizona (6–1)Iowa (6–2)Oklahoma (7–2)Missouri (8–2)Missouri (9–2)South Carolina (9–3)Nebraska (10–3)Florida State (10–4)16.
17. Georgia Tech Georgia Tech (1–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Stanford (3–0)Miami (FL) (2–1)Michigan (5–0)Florida State (5–1)Florida State (6–1)South Carolina (5–2)South Carolina (6–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)South Carolina (7–3)South Carolina (8–3)Nevada (11–1)Texas A&M (9–3)Mississippi State (9–4)17.
18. North Carolina Florida State (1–0)Arizona (2–0)Iowa (2–1)Iowa (3–1)Stanford (4–1)Oklahoma State (5–0)Arizona (5–1)Arkansas (5–2)Oklahoma State (7–1)Mississippi State (7–2)Nevada (9–1)Texas A&M (8–3)Texas A&M (9–3)Alabama (9–3)Missouri (10–3)18.
19. Arkansas Georgia (1–0) Stanford (2–0)Miami (FL) (1–1)Michigan (4–0)Wisconsin (4–1)Missouri (5–0)West Virginia (5–1)Iowa (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Arizona (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Nevada (10–1)Alabama (9–3)Utah (10–2)Nebraska (10–4)19.
20. Florida State Utah (1–0)Penn State (1–1)Penn State (2–1)Penn State (3–1)South Carolina (3–1)Arizona (4–1)South Carolina (4–2)Oklahoma State (6–1)Virginia Tech (6–2)Missouri (7–2)Iowa (7–3)Arizona (7–3)Florida State (9–3)South Carolina (9–4)UCF (11–3)20.
21. Georgia Auburn (1–0)West Virginia (2–0)West Virginia (3–0)Michigan State (4–0)Oklahoma State (4–0)Nevada (6–0)Arkansas (4–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Nevada (8–1)Miami (FL) (7–3)Florida State (8–3)Utah (10–2)West Virginia (9–3)Texas A&M (9–4)21.
22. Oregon State West Virginia (1–0) Michigan (2–0)Michigan (3–0)South Carolina (3–1)Missouri (4–0)Florida (4–2)Texas (4–2)Miami (FL) (5–2)Baylor (7–2)South Carolina (6–3)Mississippi State (7–3)Utah (9–2)Mississippi State (8–4)Mississippi State (8–4)South Carolina (9–5)22.
23. Auburn Arizona (1–0) Houston (2–0) Michigan State (3–0)Missouri (4–0)Nevada (5–0) Air Force (5–1)Virginia Tech (5–2)Mississippi State (6–2)Nevada (7–1) UCF (7–2)Arizona (7–3)NC State (8–3) Northern Illinois (10–2)Florida State (9–4)Utah (10–3)23.
24. Utah т BYU (1–0) California (2–0)Missouri (3–0)Oklahoma State (3–0)Florida State (4–1)Michigan (5–1) Mississippi State (5–2) Baylor (6–2)Florida State (6–2)Florida (6–3)Utah (8–2)Iowa (7–4)West Virginia (8–3)UCF (10–3) Maryland (9–4)24.
25. West Virginia т South Carolina (1–0) Missouri (2–0) Oklahoma State (3–0) Nevada (4–0) Northwestern (5–0)West Virginia (4–1)Miami (FL) (4–2)Michigan (5–2) NC State (6–2) Texas A&M (6–3)Northwestern (7–3)Mississippi State (7–4)UCF (9–3) Hawaii (10–3)NC State (9–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 6
Week 1
Sep 7
Week 2
Sep 12
Week 3
Sep 19
Week 4
Sep 26
Week 5
Oct 3
Week 6
Oct 10
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14
Dec 5
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11
Dropped:
  • Pittsburgh
  • North Carolina
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • Virginia Tech
  • Georgia Tech
  • Florida State
  • Georgia
  • BYU
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • California
Dropped:
West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • Penn State
Dropped:
  • Miami (FL)
  • Northwestern
Dropped:
  • Nevada
  • Florida
  • Air Force
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Miami (FL)
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • Florida State
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • UCF
  • Florida
Dropped:
  • Miami (FL)
  • Northwestern
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • NC State
  • Iowa
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Northern Illinois
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • Hawaii

Harris Interactive Poll

Week 6
Oct 10
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 5
1. Ohio State (6–0) (79)Oregon (6–0) (77)Oregon (7–0) (91)Oregon (8–0) (92)Oregon (9–0) (93)Oregon (10–0) (65)Oregon (10–0) (68)Oregon (11–0) (70)Auburn (13–0) (75)1.
2. Oregon (6–0) (23)Boise State (6–0) (29)Boise State (6–0) (14)Auburn (9–0) (10)Auburn (10–0) (7)Auburn (11–0) (35)Auburn (11–0) (31)Auburn (12–0) (42)Oregon (12–0) (38)2.
3. Boise State (5–0) (10)TCU (7–0) (3)Auburn (8–0) (6)Boise State (7–0) (12)TCU (10–0) (5)Boise State (9–0) (11)Boise State (10–0) (14)TCU (12–0) (2)TCU (12–0) (1)3.
4. TCU (6–0)Oklahoma (6–0) (4)TCU (8–0) (3)TCU (9–0)Boise State (8–0) (9)TCU (11–0) (3)TCU (11–0) (1)Wisconsin (11–1)Wisconsin (11–1)4.
5. Nebraska (5–0)Auburn (7–0)Michigan State (8–0)Alabama (7–1)Wisconsin (8–1)Wisconsin (9–1)Wisconsin (10–1)Stanford (11–1)Stanford (11–1)5.
6. Oklahoma (5–0) (2)LSU (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Utah (8–0)LSU (8–1)LSU (9–1)LSU (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Ohio State (11–1)6.
7. Auburn (6–0)Alabama (6–1)Utah (7–0)Wisconsin (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Stanford (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Michigan State (11–1)7.
8. Alabama (5–1)Michigan State (7–0)Missouri (7–0)Ohio State (8–1)Stanford (8–1)Stanford (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Arkansas (10–2)Arkansas (10–2)8.
9. LSU (6–0)Utah (6–0)Wisconsin (7–1)Oklahoma (7–1)Nebraska (8–1)Nebraska (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Oklahoma (10–2)Oklahoma (11–2)9.
10. Utah (5–0)Ohio State (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)Stanford (7–1)Michigan State (9–1)Michigan State (9–1)Michigan State (10–1)Boise State (10–1)Boise State (11–1)10.
11. South Carolina (4–1)Wisconsin (6–1)Oklahoma (6–1)Nebraska (7–1)Alabama (7–2)Alabama (8–2)Alabama (9–2)LSU (10–2)LSU (10–2)11.
12. Michigan State (6–0)Iowa (5–1)LSU (7–1)LSU (7–1)Iowa (7–2)Oklahoma State (9–1)Arkansas (9–2)Virginia Tech (10–2)Virginia Tech (11–2)12.
13. Arkansas (4–1)Stanford (5–1)Stanford (6–1)Arizona (7–1)Oklahoma State (8–1)Arkansas (8–2)Oklahoma (9–2)Nebraska (10–2)Missouri (10–2)13.
14. Stanford (5–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Iowa (6–2)Arkansas (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Virginia Tech (9–2)Missouri (10–2)Nevada (12–1)14.
15. Iowa (4–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)Arizona (6–1)Missouri (7–1)Utah (8–1)Virginia Tech (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Nevada (11–1)Oklahoma State (10–2)15.
16. Wisconsin (5–1)Missouri (6–0)Florida State (6–1)Michigan State (8–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Missouri (8–2)Missouri (9–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Alabama (9–3)16.
17. Florida State (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Iowa (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)South Carolina (7–3)South Carolina (8–3)South Carolina (9–3)Nebraska (10–3)17.
18. Oklahoma State (5–0)Arizona (5–1)Arkansas (5–2)Oklahoma State (7–1)Mississippi State (7–2)Nevada (9–1)Texas A&M (8–3)Alabama (9–3)Texas A&M (9–3)18.
19. Missouri (5–0)West Virginia (5–1)South Carolina (5–2)South Carolina (6–2)Arizona (7–2)Iowa (7–3)Nevada (10–1)Texas A&M (9–3)Utah (10–2)19.
20. Nevada (6–0)Arkansas (4–2)Oklahoma State (6–1)Virginia Tech (6–2)Missouri (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Utah (9–2)Florida State (9–3)South Carolina (9–4)20.
21. Arizona (4–1)South Carolina (4–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Nevada (8–1)Utah (8–2)Arizona (7–3)Utah (10–2)West Virginia (9–3)21.
22. Florida (4–2) Texas (4–2)Miami (FL) (5–2)Baylor (7–2)South Carolina (6–3)Mississippi State (7–3)Florida State (8–3)Mississippi State (8–4)Mississippi State (8–4)22.
23. Air Force (5–1) Virginia Tech (4–2) Mississippi State (6–2)Nevada (7–1)Florida (6–3)Arizona (7–3)NC State (8–3)West Virginia (8–3)Florida State (9–4)23.
24. Michigan (5–1) Miami (FL) (4–2)Nevada (6–1)Florida State (6–2) Texas A&M (6–3)Miami (FL) (7–3)Iowa (7–4) Northern Illinois (10–2) Hawaii (10–3)24.
25. West Virginia (4–1)
Baylor (6–2) NC State (6–2) UCF (7–2)Florida State (7–3)Mississippi State (7–4)Arizona (7–4)UCF (10–3)25.
Week 6
Oct 10
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 5
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  • Florida
  • Air Force
  • Michigan
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  • West Virginia
  • Texas
  • Kansas State
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Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • Florida State
  • NC State
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  • Florida
  • UCF
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Miami (FL)
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  • NC State
  • Iowa
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  • Northern Illinois
  • Arizona

BCS standings

Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 5
1. Oklahoma (6–0)Auburn (8–0)Oregon (8–0)Oregon (9–0)Oregon (10–0)Oregon (10–0)Auburn (12–0)Auburn (13–0)1.
2. Oregon (6–0)Oregon (7–0)Auburn (9–0)Auburn (10–0)Auburn (11–0)Auburn (11–0)Oregon (11–0)Oregon (12–0)2.
3. Boise State (6–0)Boise State (6–0)TCU (9–0)TCU (10–0)TCU (11–0)TCU (11–0)TCU (12–0)TCU (12–0)3.
4. Auburn (7–0)TCU (8–0)Boise State (7–0)Boise State (8–0)Boise State (9–0)Boise State (10–0)Stanford (11–1)Stanford (11–1)4.
5. TCU (7–0)Michigan State (8–0)Utah (8–0)LSU (8–1)LSU (9–1)LSU (10–1)Wisconsin (11–1)Wisconsin (11–1)5.
6. LSU (7–0)Missouri (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Stanford (8–1)Stanford (9–1)Stanford (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Ohio State (11–1)6.
7. Michigan State (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Nebraska (7–1)Wisconsin (8–1)Wisconsin (9–1)Wisconsin (10–1)Arkansas (10–2)Oklahoma (11–2)7.
8. Alabama (6–1)Utah (7–0)Oklahoma (7–1)Nebraska (8–1)Nebraska (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Arkansas (10–2)8.
9. Utah (6–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Wisconsin (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Oklahoma (10–2)Michigan State (11–1)9.
10. Ohio State (6–1)Wisconsin (7–1)LSU (7–1)Oklahoma State (8–1)Oklahoma State (9–1)Michigan State (10–1)LSU (10–2)Boise State (11–1)10.
11. Missouri (6–0)Ohio State (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Alabama (8–2)Alabama (9–2)Boise State (10–1)LSU (10–2)11.
12. Stanford (5–1)LSU (7–1)Missouri (7–1)Alabama (7–2)Michigan State (9–1)Arkansas (9–2)Missouri (10–2)Missouri (10–2)12.
13. Wisconsin (6–1)Stanford (6–1)Stanford (7–1)Iowa (7–2)Arkansas (8–2)Oklahoma (9–2)Nebraska (10–2)Virginia Tech (11–2)13.
14. Oklahoma State (6–0)Nebraska (6–1)Michigan State (8–1)Utah (8–1)Oklahoma (8–2)Missouri (9–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)14.
15. Iowa (5–1)Arizona (6–1)Arizona (7–1)Arkansas (7–2)Missouri (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Virginia Tech (10–2)Nevada (12–1)15.
16. Nebraska (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Iowa (6–2)Oklahoma (7–2)Virginia Tech (8–2)Virginia Tech (9–2)Alabama (9–3)Alabama (9–3)16.
17. Florida State (6–1)Oklahoma State (6–1)Oklahoma State (7–1)Missouri (7–2)South Carolina (7–3)Texas A&M (8–3)Nevada (11–1)Texas A&M (9–3)17.
18. Arizona (5–1)Iowa (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Arizona (7–2)Nevada (9–1)South Carolina (8–3)Texas A&M (9–3)Nebraska (10–3)18.
19. Texas (4–2)Arkansas (5–2)South Carolina (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Nevada (10–1)South Carolina (9–3)Utah (10–2)19.
20. West Virginia (5–1)South Carolina (5–2)Mississippi State (7–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)Iowa (7–3)Utah (9–2)Utah (10–2)South Carolina (9–4)20.
21. South Carolina (4–2)Mississippi State (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Nevada (8–1)Mississippi State (7–3)Arizona (7–3)Florida State (9–3)Mississippi State (8–4)21.
22. Kansas State (5–1) Miami (FL) (5–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)Florida (6–3)Arizona (7–3)Florida State (8–3)Mississippi State (8–4)West Virginia (9–3)22.
23. Arkansas (4–2)Virginia Tech (6–2)Nevada (7–1)South Carolina (6–3)Utah (8–2)NC State (8–3)Arizona (7–4)Florida State (9–4)23.
24. Mississippi State (5–2) Nevada (6–1)Florida State (6–2)Kansas State (6–3)Miami (FL) (7–3)Iowa (7–4)West Virginia (8–3) Hawaii (10–3)24.
25. Virginia Tech (4–2) Baylor (6–2) NC State (6–2) Texas A&M (6–3)Florida State (7–3)Mississippi State (7–4) Northern Illinois (10–2) UCF (10–3)25.
Week 7
Oct 17
Week 8
Oct 24
Week 9
Oct 31
Week 10
Nov 7
Week 11
Nov 14
Week 12
Nov 21
Week 13
Nov 28
Week 14 (Final)
Dec 5
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • West Virginia
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • Florida State
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Florida
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
Miami (FL)
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  • NC State
  • Iowa
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  • Northern Illinois
  • Arizona

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