| BCS rank | team | A&H rank | rating | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 0.846 | 0.024 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 0.822 | 0.029 |
| 2 | Alabama | 3 | 0.793 | 0.020 |
| 4 | Stanford | 4 | 0.773 | 0.004 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 5 | 0.769 | 0.008 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 6 | 0.761 | 0.006 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 7 | 0.755 | 0.004 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 8 | 0.751 | 0.001 |
| 7 | Boise State | 9 | 0.750 | 0.006 |
| 12 | Baylor | 10 | 0.744 | 0.002 |
| 13 | Michigan | 11 | 0.742 | 0.009 |
| 5 | Oregon | 12 | 0.733 | 0.005 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 0.728 | 0.002 |
| 16 | Georgia | 14 | 0.726 | 0.009 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 15 | 0.717 | 0.014 |
| 19 | Houston | 16 | 0.703 | 0.002 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 17 | 0.701 | 0.011 |
| 24 | Texas | 18 | 0.690 | 0.009 |
| 15 | Clemson | 19 | 0.681 | 0.001 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 20 | 0.680 | 0.001 |
| 22 | Penn State | 21 | 0.679 | 0.010 |
| 18 | TCU | 22 | 0.669 | 0.023 |
| 25 | Auburn | 25 | 0.646 | 0.002 |
| 21 | Southern Miss. | 27 | 0.644 | 0.000 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 28 | 0.644 |
