2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Season 2010
Preseason #1 Alabama Crimson Tide
End of Season Champions Auburn Tigers
Conference with most
teams in final AP poll		 SEC (6 teams)
NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
«2009 2011»

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.

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
*
   Selected AP National Champion
Italics   Number of first place votes
(#-#)   Win-loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Contents

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) LSU (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) Wisconsin (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		 Dropped:
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) Kansas State (5–1) &
Nevada (6–1)		 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
Dropped:
Florida
Air Force
Michigan		 Dropped:
West Virginia
Texas
Kansas State		 Dropped:
Miami (FL)		 Dropped:
Baylor
Florida State
NC State		 Dropped:
Florida
UCF		 Dropped:
Miami (FL)		 Dropped:
NC State
Iowa		 Dropped:
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)		 Dropped:
NC State
Iowa		 Dropped:
Northern Illinois
Arizona

Preseason polls

Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.

Athlon[1] Lindy's[2] Phil Steele[3] CCR[4] Sporting News[5] College
Football News [6]		 Sports
Illustrated [7]		 CFP Users[8] ESPN Rivals.com[9] USA Today
Coaches' Poll[10]		 NationalChamps
.net[11]
1. Alabama Alabama Oklahoma Boise State Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama 1.
2. Ohio State Boise State Ohio State Texas Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State 2.
3. USC Ohio State Alabama TCU Boise State Georgia Boise State Boise State Boise State Boise State Florida Boise State 3.
4. Boise State Texas TCU Alabama Miami FL Florida Texas Texas Texas Oregon Texas Florida 4.
5. Oklahoma Florida Nebraska Ohio State Florida Oklahoma TCU Florida Florida Nebraska Boise State Texas 5.
6. Florida Wisconsin Boise State Oregon TCU Wisconsin Iowa TCU Oklahoma Florida Virginia Tech TCU 6.
7. Nebraska TCU Florida North Carolina Nebraska TCU Florida Virginia Tech TCU Texas TCU Oregon 7.
8. Texas Virginia Tech USC Florida Wisconsin Boise State Oregon Iowa Virginia Tech Iowa Oklahoma Iowa 8.
9. Oregon Oklahoma Miami FL Oklahoma Texas Virginia Tech Nebraska Oregon Iowa Virginia Tech Nebraska Nebraska 9.
10. Virginia Tech Iowa Oregon Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Virginia Tech Oklahoma Miami FL TCU Iowa Wisconsin 10.
11. TCU Nebraska Texas Arkansas Oregon Miami FL Wisconsin Nebraska Nebraska Wisconsin Oregon Virginia Tech 11.
12. Iowa USC North Carolina Iowa Virginia Tech Florida State Oklahoma Wisconsin Oregon USC Wisconsin Oklahoma 12.
13. Florida State North Carolina Virginia Tech Utah Iowa North Carolina North Carolina Penn State Wisconsin Oklahoma Miami FL USC 13.
14. Miami FL Pittsburgh Iowa Virginia Tech Florida State Iowa Georgia Tech Arkansas Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penn State Georgia Tech 14.
15. Georgia Oregon Auburn Temple Oregon State Oregon Miami FL Pittsburgh USC LSU Pittsburgh Penn State 15.
16. Wisconsin Arkansas Notre Dame Georgia Tech USC USC Pittsburgh USC Georgia Tech Miami FL LSU Miami FL 16.
17. Arkansas Georgia Tech Arkansas BYU Auburn Pittsburgh USC LSU Arkansas North Carolina Georgia Tech Oregon State 17.
18. Pittsburgh LSU Penn State Texas Tech Georgia Tech Penn State Cincinnati Miami FL Florida State Arkansas North Carolina Arkansas 18.
19. North Carolina West Virginia Georgia Middle Tennessee Pittsburgh Arkansas Penn State Georgia Tech LSU Penn State Arkansas LSU 19.
20. Connecticut Miami FL Florida State Central Florida LSU Nebraska Oregon State North Carolina North Carolina Connecticut Florida State Pittsburgh 20.
21. Missouri Georgia South Carolina Wisconsin Arkansas Oregon State LSU Georgia Penn State Florida State Georgia Florida State 21.
22. Auburn Cincinnati West Virginia Connecticut Utah LSU Utah Cincinnati Auburn Oregon State Oregon State Cincinnati 22.
23. Penn State Houston Wisconsin Central Michigan North Carolina Auburn Arkansas West Virginia Oregon State Navy Auburn North Carolina 23.
24. LSU Penn State Houston Penn State West Virginia West Virginia Stanford Oregon State Georgia Cincinnati Utah
West Virginia		 Georgia 24.
25. Clemson Utah Arizona Houston Washington Ole Miss Florida State Florida State Stanford Georgia West Virginia 25.
Athlon Lindy's Phil Steele CCR Sporting News College
Football News		 Sports
Illustrated		 CFP Users ESPN Rivals.com USA Today
Coaches' Poll		 NationalChamps
.net

References

  1. ^ "Season Previews, Predictions and Pre-Game Analysis". AthlonSports.com. http://www.athlonsports.com/. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  2. ^ "Lindy's announces its 2010 preseason Top 25 and All-America teams". Lindys Sports. http://www.lindyssports.com/article.php?cn=1783. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  3. ^ "Phil Steele". Phil Steele. http://philsteele.com/. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  4. ^ "Preseason Congrove Rankings". CollegeFootballPoll.com. http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/pre_season_congrove_rankings.html. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  5. ^ "College football countdown: SN's preseason top 100". Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2010-05-26/college-football-on-clock-sns-preseason-top-100. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  6. ^ "2010 CFN Preseason Rankings". CollegeFootballNews. http://cfn.scout.com/2/990840.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  7. ^ College Football Season Preview. Sports Illustrated, August 16, 2010 issue. 
  8. ^ "CFP Users Poll". CollegeFootballPoll.com. http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/cfpusers.php. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  9. ^ "Rivals.com Preseason Top 120 Countdown". http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1094845. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
  10. ^ "USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-06. 
  11. ^ "2010 College Football Preview". Nationalchamps.net. http://nationalchamps.net/. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
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