Three human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankingsNCAA , 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 4, 2011, the BCS standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the 2012 BCS National Championship Game on January 9, 2012 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana .
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AP Poll
Preseason Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 (Final) 1. Oklahoma (36) Oklahoma (1–0) (32) Oklahoma (1–0) (31) Oklahoma (2–0) (37) LSU (4–0) (42) LSU (5–0) (40) LSU (6–0) (40) LSU (7–0) (41) LSU (8–0) (49) LSU (8–0) (47) LSU (9–0) (59) LSU (10–0) (60) LSU (11–0) (60) LSU (12–0) (60) LSU (13–0) (60) Alabama (12–1) (55) 1. 2. Alabama (17) LSU (1–0) (17) Alabama (2–0) (10) LSU (3–0) (14) Oklahoma (3–0) (12) Alabama (5–0) (12) Alabama (6–0) (10) Alabama (7–0) (11) Alabama (7–0) (10) Alabama (8–0) (10) Oklahoma State (9–0) Oklahoma State (10–0) Alabama (10–1) Alabama (11–1) Alabama (11–1) LSU (13–1) (1) 2. 3. Oregon (4) Alabama (1–0) (9) LSU (2–0) (17) Alabama (3–0) (7) Alabama (4–0) (5) Oklahoma (4–0) (7) Oklahoma (5–0) (8) Oklahoma (6–0) (6) Oklahoma State (7–0) Oklahoma State (8–0) Stanford (9–0) Alabama (9–1) Arkansas (10–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Oklahoma State (11–1) Oklahoma State (12–1) (4) 3. 4. LSU (1) Boise State (1–0) (2) Boise State (1–0) (2) Boise State (2–0) (2) Boise State (3–0) (1) Wisconsin (5–0) Wisconsin (5–0) Wisconsin (6–0) Stanford (7–0) Stanford (8–0) Alabama (8–1) Oregon (9–1) Stanford (10–1) Stanford (11–1) Stanford (11–1) Oregon (12–2) 4. 5. Boise State (2) Florida State (1–0) Florida State (2–0) Stanford (3–0) Oklahoma State (4–0) Boise State (4–0) (1) Boise State (5–0) (1) Boise State (6–0) (1) Boise State (7–0) (1) Boise State (7–0) (1) Boise State (8–0) (1) Oklahoma (8–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Virginia Tech (11–1) USC (10–2) Arkansas (11–2) 5. 6. Florida State Stanford (1–0) Stanford (2–0) Wisconsin (3–0) Stanford (3–0) Oklahoma State (4–0) Oklahoma State (5–0) Oklahoma State (6–0) Clemson (8–0) Oregon (7–1) Oregon (8–1) Arkansas (9–1) Virginia Tech (10–1) Arkansas (10–2) Oregon (11–2) USC (10–2) 6. 7. Stanford Texas A&M (1–0) Wisconsin (2–0) Oklahoma State (3–0) Wisconsin (4–0) Stanford (4–0) Stanford (5–0) Stanford (6–0) Oregon (6–1) Oklahoma (7–1) Oklahoma (8–1) Clemson (9–1) Boise State (9–1) Houston (12–0) Arkansas (10–2) Stanford (11–2) 7. 8. Texas A&M Wisconsin (1–0) Oklahoma State (2–0) Texas A&M (2–0) Nebraska (4–0) Clemson (5–0) Clemson (6–0) Clemson (7–0) Arkansas (6–1) Arkansas (7–1) Arkansas (8–1) Stanford (9–1) Houston (11–0) Oregon (10–2) Boise State (11–1) Boise State (12–1) 8. 9. Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (1–0) Texas A&M (1–0) Nebraska (3–0) Oregon (3–1) Oregon (3–1) Oregon (4–1) Oregon (5–1) Michigan State (6–1) Nebraska (7–1) Clemson (8–1) Virginia Tech (9–1) Oregon (9–2) Boise State (10–1) т Wisconsin (11–2) South Carolina (11–2) 9. 10. Nebraska Nebraska (1–0) South Carolina (2–0) Oregon (2–1) South Carolina (4–0) Arkansas (4–1) Arkansas (5–1) Arkansas (5–1) Kansas State (7–0) South Carolina (7–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Boise State (8–1) USC (9–2) USC (10–2) т South Carolina (10–2) Wisconsin (11–3) 10. 11. Wisconsin Virginia Tech (1–0) Nebraska (2–0) Florida State (2–1) Virginia Tech (4–0) Texas (4–0) Michigan (6–0) West Virginia (5–1) Oklahoma (6–1) Clemson (8–1) Houston (9–0) Houston (10–0) Michigan State (9–2) Michigan State (10–2) Kansas State (10–2) Michigan State (11–3) 11. 12. South Carolina South Carolina (1–0) Oregon (1–1) South Carolina (3–0) Florida (4–0) Michigan (5–0) Georgia Tech (6–0) Kansas State (6–0) Wisconsin (6–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Penn State (8–1) Michigan State (8–2) Oklahoma (8–2) Georgia (10–2) Michigan State (10–3) Michigan (11–2) 12. 13. Virginia Tech Oregon (0–1) Virginia Tech (2–0) Virginia Tech (3–0) Clemson (4–0) Georgia Tech (5–0) West Virginia (5–1) Nebraska (5–1) Nebraska (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Michigan State (7–2) Georgia (8–2) Georgia (9–2) Oklahoma (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Baylor (10–3) 13. 14. TCU Arkansas (1–0) Arkansas (2–0) Arkansas (3–0) Texas A&M (2–1) Nebraska (4–1) Nebraska (5–1) South Carolina (6–1) South Carolina (6–1) Houston (8–0) Georgia (7–2) South Carolina (8–2) South Carolina (9–2) South Carolina (10–2) Clemson (10–3) TCU (11–2) 14. 15. Arkansas Ohio State (1–0) Michigan State (2–0) Florida (3–0) Baylor (3–0) Auburn (4–1) South Carolina (5–1) Michigan State (5–1) Virginia Tech (7–1) Michigan State (6–2) South Carolina (7–2) Wisconsin (8–2) Wisconsin (9–2) Wisconsin (10–2) Baylor (9–3) Kansas State (10–3) 15. 16. Notre Dame Mississippi State (1–0) Florida (2–0) West Virginia (3–0) South Florida (4–0) West Virginia (4–1) Illinois (6–0) Virginia Tech (6–1) Texas A&M (5–2) Penn State (8–1) Wisconsin (7–2) Kansas State (8–2) Kansas State (9–2) Kansas State (9–2) TCU (10–2) Oklahoma (10–3) 16. 17. Michigan State Michigan State (1–0) Ohio State (2–0) Baylor (2–0) Texas (3–0) Florida (4–1) Kansas State (5–0) Texas A&M (4–2) Michigan (6–1) Kansas State (7–1) Kansas State (7–2) Nebraska (8–2) Michigan (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Virginia Tech (11–2) West Virginia (10–3) 17. 18. Ohio State Florida (1–0) West Virginia (2–0) South Florida (3–0) Arkansas (3–1) South Carolina (4–1) Arizona State (5–1) Michigan (6–1) Houston (7–0) Georgia (6–2) USC (7–2) USC (8–2) Clemson (9–2) TCU (9–2) Georgia (10–3) Houston (13–1) 18. 19. Georgia West Virginia (1–0) Baylor (1–0) Texas (3–0) Michigan (4–0) Illinois (5–0) Virginia Tech (5–1) Auburn (5–2) Texas Tech (5–2)Wisconsin (6–2) Nebraska (7–2) TCU (8–2) TCU (9–2) Baylor (8–3) Oklahoma (9–3) Georgia (10–4) 19. 20. Mississippi State Baylor (1–0)South Florida (2–0) TCU (2–1) TCU (3–1) Kansas State (4–0)Baylor (4–1) Georgia Tech (6–1) USC (6–1) Arizona State (6–2) Georgia Tech (7–2) Michigan (8–2) Penn State (9–2) Nebraska (9–3) Houston (12–1) Southern Miss (12–2) 20. 21. Missouri Missouri (1–0) Auburn (2–0) Clemson (3–0)Georgia Tech (4–0) Virginia Tech (4–1) Texas A&M (3–2) Houston (6–0) Penn State (7–1) USC (6–2) Texas (6–2) Penn State (8–2) Baylor (7–3) Clemson (9–3) Nebraska (9–3) Virginia Tech (11–3) 21. 22. Florida South Florida (1–0)Arizona State (2–0)Michigan (3–0)West Virginia (3–1) Arizona State (4–1) Texas (4–1) Washington (5–1)Georgia (5–2) Georgia Tech (7–2) Michigan (7–2) Southern Miss (9–1) Nebraska (8–3) т West Virginia (8–3) Southern Miss (11–2) Clemson (10–4) 22. 23. Auburn Penn State (1–0)TCU (1–1) т USC (3–0) Florida State (2–2) Florida State (2–2) Michigan State (4–1) Illinois (6–1) Arizona State (5–2) Cincinnati (6–1) Cincinnati (7–1) Florida State (7–3) Notre Dame (8–3) т Penn State (9–3) West Virginia (9–3) Florida State (9–4) 23. 24. West Virginia Texas (1–0)Texas (2–0) т Illinois (3–0)Illinois (4–0) Texas A&M (2–2) Auburn (4–2) Arizona State (5–2) т Cincinnati (6–1)West Virginia (6–2) Auburn (6–3) Notre Dame (7–3) Virginia (8–3)Southern Miss (10–2) Penn State (9–3) Nebraska (9–4) 24. 25. USC TCU (0–1) Mississippi State (1–1) Georgia Tech (3–0)Arizona State (3–1) Baylor (3–1) Houston (6–0)Georgia (5–2) т West Virginia (5–2) Auburn (6–3) Southern Miss (8–1)Baylor (6–3) Georgia Tech (8–3) Florida State (8–4) Florida State (8–4) Cincinnati (10–3) 25. Preseason Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 (Final) Dropped: Notre Dame Georgia Auburn USC Dropped: Dropped: Michigan State Ohio State Auburn Arizona State Mississippi State Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Auburn Georgia Tech Washington Illinois Dropped: Dropped: Arizona State West Virginia Dropped: Georgia Tech Texas Cincinnati Auburn Dropped: Southern Miss Florida State Dropped: Notre Dame Virginia Georgia Tech None Dropped:
Coaches Poll
Preseason Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 (Final) 1. Oklahoma (42) Oklahoma (1–0) (43) Oklahoma (1–0) (44) Oklahoma (2–0) (50) Oklahoma (3–0) (32) Oklahoma (4–0) (27) Oklahoma (5–0) (32) Oklahoma (6–0) (31) LSU (8–0) (41) LSU (8–0) (41) LSU (9–0) (59) LSU (10–0) (59) LSU (11–0) (60) LSU (12–0) (59) LSU (13–0) (59) Alabama (12–1) (59) 1. 2. Alabama (13) Alabama (1–0) (9) Alabama (2–0) (8) Alabama (3–0) (4) Alabama (4–0) (7) т LSU (5–0) (21) LSU (6–0) (15) LSU (7–0) (15) Alabama (8–0) (18) Alabama (8–0) (18) Stanford (9–0) Oklahoma State (10–0) Alabama (10–1) Alabama (11–1) Alabama (11–1) LSU (13–1) 2. 3. Oregon (2) LSU (1–0) (7) LSU (2–0) (7) LSU (3–0) (5) LSU (4–0) (20) т Alabama (5–0) (10) Alabama (6–0) (11) Alabama (7–0) (12) Stanford (7–0) Stanford (8–0) Oklahoma State (9–0) Alabama (9–1) Arkansas (10–1) Virginia Tech (11–1) Oklahoma State (11–1) Oklahoma State (12–1) 3. 4. LSU (2) Florida State (1–0) Boise State (1–0) Boise State (2–0) Stanford (3–0) Stanford (4–0) Wisconsin (5–0) (1) Wisconsin (6–0) (1) Oklahoma State (7–0) Oklahoma State (8–0) Alabama (8–1) Oregon (9–1) Virginia Tech (10–1) Stanford (11–1) Stanford (11–1) Oregon (12–2) 4. 5. Florida State Boise State (1–0) Florida State (2–0) Stanford (3–0) Boise State (3–0) Wisconsin (5–0) (1) Stanford (5–0) Stanford (6–0) Boise State (7–0) Boise State (7–0) Boise State (8–0) Oklahoma (8–1) Stanford (10–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Oregon (11–2) Arkansas (11–2) 5. 6. Stanford Stanford (1–0) Stanford (2–0) Oklahoma State (3–0) Oklahoma State (4–0) Boise State (4–0) Boise State (5–0) Oklahoma State (6–0) Clemson (8–0) Oregon (7–1) Oregon (8–1) Arkansas (9–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Houston (12–0) Boise State (11–1) Boise State (12–1) 6. 7. Boise State Oklahoma State (1–0) Oklahoma State (2–0) Wisconsin (3–0) Wisconsin (4–0) Oklahoma State (4–0) Oklahoma State (5–0) Boise State (6–0) Oregon (6–1) Oklahoma (7–1) Oklahoma (8–1) Virginia Tech (9–1) Houston (11–0) Oregon (10–2) Arkansas (10–2) Stanford (11–2) 7. 8. Oklahoma State Texas A&M (1–0) Wisconsin (2–0) Texas A&M (2–0) Nebraska (4–0) Clemson (5–0) Clemson (6–0) Clemson (7–0) т Arkansas (6–1) Arkansas (7–1) Arkansas (8–1) Clemson (9–1) Boise State (9–1) Boise State (10–1) Wisconsin (11–2) South Carolina (11–2) 8. 9. Texas A&M Wisconsin (1–0) Texas A&M (1–0) Nebraska (3–0) South Carolina (4–0) Oregon (3–1) Oregon (4–1) Oregon (5–1) т Oklahoma (6–1) Nebraska (7–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Stanford (9–1) Oregon (9–2) Michigan State (10–2) South Carolina (10–2) Michigan (11–2) 9. 10. Wisconsin Nebraska (1–0) Nebraska (2–0) South Carolina (3–0) Virginia Tech (4–0) Texas (4–0) Michigan (6–0) Arkansas (5–1) Michigan State (6–1) South Carolina (7–1) Clemson (8–1) Houston (10–0) Michigan State (9–2) Arkansas (10–2) Kansas State (10–2) Michigan State (11–3) 10. 11. Nebraska Virginia Tech (1–0) South Carolina (2–0) Virginia Tech (3–0) Oregon (3–1) Michigan (5–0) Arkansas (5–1) Nebraska (5–1) Wisconsin (6–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Houston (9–0) Boise State (8–1) Oklahoma (8–2) Oklahoma (9–2) Virginia Tech (11–2) Wisconsin (11–3) 11. 12. South Carolina South Carolina (1–0) Virginia Tech (2–0) Arkansas (3–0) Florida (4–0) Arkansas (4–1) Georgia Tech (6–0) South Carolina (6–1) Kansas State (7–0) Clemson (8–1) Penn State (8–1) Michigan State (8–2) Wisconsin (9–2) Wisconsin (10–2) Michigan (10–2) Baylor (10–3) 12. 13. Virginia Tech Arkansas (1–0) Arkansas (2–0) Oregon (2–1) Texas A&M (2–1) Georgia Tech (5–0) South Carolina (5–1) Michigan State (5–1) Nebraska (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Michigan State (7–2) Wisconsin (8–2) South Carolina (9–2) South Carolina (10–2) Michigan State (10–3) TCU (11–2) 13. 14. Arkansas Oregon (0–1) Oregon (1–1) Florida State (2–1) South Florida (4–0) South Carolina (4–1) Nebraska (5–1) Virginia Tech (6–1) т South Carolina (6–1) Houston (8–0) Wisconsin (7–2) South Carolina (8–2) Georgia (9–2) Georgia (10–2) Clemson (10–3) Houston (13–1) 14. 15. TCU Ohio State (1–0) Michigan State (2–0) Florida (3–0) Clemson (4–0) Nebraska (4–1) Illinois (6–0) West Virginia (5–1) т Virginia Tech (7–1) Penn State (8–1) South Carolina (7–2) Georgia (8–2) Kansas State (9–2) Kansas State (9–2) TCU (10–2) Oklahoma (10–3) 15. 16. Ohio State Michigan State (1–0) Ohio State (2–0) West Virginia (3–0) Baylor (3–0) Illinois (5–0) West Virginia (5–1) Kansas State (6–0) Texas A&M (5–2) Michigan State (6–2) Georgia (7–2) Nebraska (8–2) Michigan (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Baylor (9–3) Kansas State (10–3) 16. 17. Michigan State Mississippi State (1–0) Florida (2–0) South Florida (3–0) Texas (3–0) Virginia Tech (4–1) Virginia Tech (5–1) Michigan (6–1) Michigan (6–1) Wisconsin (6–2) Nebraska (7–2) Kansas State (8–2) Clemson (9–2) TCU (9–2) Houston (12–1) Virginia Tech (11–3) 17. 18. Notre Dame Florida (1–0) Arizona State (2–0) Texas (3–0) Arkansas (3–1) Florida (4–1) Kansas State (5–0) Texas A&M (4–2) Houston (7–0) Arizona State (6–2) Cincinnati (7–1) Michigan (8–2) TCU (9–2) Baylor (8–3) Georgia (10–3) West Virginia (10–3) 18. 19. Auburn Missouri (1–0) Auburn (2–0) Baylor (2–0) Michigan (4–0) West Virginia (4–1) Michigan State (4–1) Georgia Tech (6–1) Penn State (7–1) Kansas State (7–1) Georgia Tech (7–2) TCU (8–2) Penn State (9–2) Nebraska (9–3) Oklahoma (9–3) Southern Miss (12–2) 19. 20. Mississippi State Penn State (1–0) West Virginia (2–0) TCU (2–1) TCU (3–1) Michigan State (4–1) Arizona State (5–1) Houston (6–0) Arizona State (5–2) Georgia (6–2) Texas (6–2) Southern Miss (9–1) Baylor (7–3) West Virginia (8–3) Nebraska (9–3) Georgia (10–4) 20. 21. Missouri Texas (1–0) Texas (2–0) Michigan (3–0)Georgia Tech (4–0) Kansas State (4–0)Texas (4–1) Illinois (6–1) Georgia (5–2) West Virginia (6–2) Michigan (7–2) Penn State (8–2) Georgia Tech (8–3) Clemson (9–3) Southern Miss (11–2) Cincinnati (10–3) 21. 22. Georgia Auburn (1–0) South Florida (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Illinois (4–0)Florida State (2–2) Houston (6–0)Penn State (6–1) Texas Tech (5–2)Cincinnati (6–1) Kansas State (7–2) Florida State (7–3) Nebraska (8–3) Penn State (9–3) West Virginia (9–3) Clemson (10–4) 22. 23. Florida Arizona State (1–0)TCU (1–1) Michigan State (2–1) West Virginia (3–1) Auburn (4–1) Texas A&M (3–2) Auburn (5–2) Cincinnati (6–1)Georgia Tech (7–2) Southern Miss (8–1) Georgia Tech (7–3) т West Virginia (7–3) Southern Miss (10–2) Penn State (9–3) Florida State (9–4) 23. 24. Texas West Virginia (1–0)Baylor (1–0)Georgia Tech (3–0)Florida State (2–2) Arizona State (4–1) Baylor (4–1) Washington (5–1)West Virginia (5–2) Southern Miss (7–1) TCU (7–2) West Virginia (7–3) т Notre Dame (8–3) Florida State (8–4) Cincinnati (9–3) Nebraska (9–4) 24. 25. Penn State TCU (0–1) Mississippi State (1–1) North Carolina (3–0)Michigan State (3–1) Texas A&M (2–2) Penn State (5–1) Arizona State (5–2) Southern Miss (6–1)Texas (5–2) Auburn (6–3) Notre Dame (7–3) Virginia (8–3)Cincinnati (8–4) Florida State (8–4) BYU (10–3)25. Preseason Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 (Final) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Ohio State Arizona State Auburn Mississippi State Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Florida Florida State Auburn Dropped: Dropped: Georgia Tech Illinois Auburn Washington Dropped: Dropped: Arizona State West Virginia Dropped: Dropped: Southern Miss Florida State Dropped: Georgia Tech Notre Dame Virginia None Dropped:
Harris Interactive Poll
Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 (Final) 1. LSU (6–0) (71) LSU (7–0) (74) LSU (8–0) (94) LSU (8–0) (93) LSU (9–0) (112) LSU (10–0) (115) LSU (11–0) (115) LSU (12–0) (115) LSU (13–0) (115) 1. 2. Alabama (6–0) (17) Alabama (7–0) (25) Alabama (8–0) (20) Alabama (8–0) (21) Oklahoma State (9–0) Oklahoma State (10–0) Alabama (10–1) Alabama (11–1) Alabama (11–1) 2. 3. Oklahoma (5–0) (24) Oklahoma (6–0) (13) Oklahoma State (7–0) Oklahoma State (8–0) Stanford (9–0) (2) Alabama (9–1) Arkansas (10–1) Stanford (11–1) Oklahoma State (11–1) 3. 4. Wisconsin (5–0) (1) Wisconsin (6–0) (1) Stanford (7–0) (1) Stanford (8–0) (1) Alabama (8–1) Oregon (9–1) Stanford (10–1) Virginia Tech (11–1) Stanford (11–1) 4. 5. Boise State (5–0) (1) Boise State (6–0) (1) Boise State (7–0) Boise State (7–0) Boise State (8–0) Oklahoma (8–1) Virginia Tech (10–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Oregon (11–2) 5. 6. Oklahoma State (5–0)Oklahoma State (6–0) Clemson (8–0) Oregon (7–1) Oregon (8–1) Arkansas (9–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Houston (12–0) Boise State (11–1) 6. 7. Stanford (5–0) (1) Stanford (6–0) (1) Oregon (6–1) Oklahoma (7–1) Oklahoma (8–1) Stanford (9–1) Houston (11–0) Oregon (10–2) Arkansas (10–2) 7. 8. Clemson (6–0)Clemson (7–0) Oklahoma (6–1) Arkansas (7–1) Arkansas (8–1) Clemson (9–1) Boise State (9–1) Boise State (10–1) Wisconsin (11–2) 8. 9. Oregon (4–1)Oregon (5–1) Arkansas (6–1) Nebraska (7–1) Clemson (8–1) Virginia Tech (9–1) Oregon (9–2) Arkansas (10–2) South Carolina (10–2) 9. 10. Michigan (6–0)Arkansas (5–1) Kansas State (7–0) Clemson (8–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Houston (10–0) Oklahoma (8–2) Oklahoma (9–2) Kansas State (10–2) 10. 11. Arkansas (5–1)Nebraska (5–1) Michigan State (6–1) South Carolina (7–1) Houston (9–0) Boise State (8–1) Michigan State (9–2) Michigan State (10–2) Virginia Tech (11–2) 11. 12. Georgia Tech (6–0)Kansas State (6–0) Wisconsin (6–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Penn State (8–1) Michigan State (8–2) Georgia (9–2) Georgia (10–2) Michigan (10–2) 12. 13. Nebraska (5–1)South Carolina (6–1) Nebraska (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Michigan State (7–2) Wisconsin (8–2) South Carolina (9–2) Wisconsin (10–2) Michigan State (10–3) 13. 14. Illinois (6–0)West Virginia (5–1) South Carolina (6–1) Houston (8–0) Wisconsin (7–2) Georgia (8–2) Wisconsin (9–2) South Carolina (10–2) Clemson (10–3) 14. 15. South Carolina (5–1)Michigan State (5–1) Virginia Tech (7–1) Kansas State (7–1) Georgia (7–2) South Carolina (8–2) Kansas State (9–2) Kansas State (9–2) TCU (10–2) 15. 16. West Virginia (5–1)Virginia Tech (6–1) Michigan (6–1) Penn State (8–1) South Carolina (7–2) Nebraska (8–2) Michigan (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Baylor (9–3) 16. 17. Kansas State (5–0)Michigan (6–1) Texas A&M (5–2) Michigan State (6–2) Nebraska (7–2) Kansas State (8–2) Clemson (9–2) TCU (9–2) Houston (12–1) 17. 18. Virginia Tech (5–1)Georgia Tech (6–1) Houston (7–0) Wisconsin (6–2) Kansas State (7–2) Michigan (8–2) Penn State (9–2) Baylor (8–3) Georgia (10–3) 18. 19. Arizona State (5–1)Texas A&M (4–2) Penn State (7–1) Arizona State (6–2) Georgia Tech (7–2) Penn State (8–2) TCU (9–2) Nebraska (9–3) Oklahoma (9–3) 19. 20. Texas (4–1)Illinois (6–1) Arizona State (5–2) Georgia (6–2) Texas (6–2) Southern Miss (9–1) Baylor (7–3) Clemson (9–3) Nebraska (9–3) 20. 21. Baylor (4–1)Auburn (5–2)Texas Tech (5–2)Georgia Tech (7–2) Michigan (7–2) TCU (8–2) Nebraska (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) Southern Miss (11–2) 21. 22. Michigan State (4–1)Houston (6–0) Georgia (5–2)West Virginia (6–2) Cincinnati (7–1) West Virginia (7–3) Georgia Tech (8–3) Penn State (9–3) West Virginia (9–3) 22. 23. Texas A&M (3–2)Arizona State (5–2) West Virginia (5–2) Cincinnati (6–1) Southern Miss (8–1)Florida State (7–3)Notre Dame (8–3)Southern Miss (10–2) Penn State (9–3) 23. 24. Houston (6–0)Penn State (6–1)Cincinnati (6–1)Texas (5–2) Auburn (6–3) Georgia Tech (7–3) West Virginia (7–3) Florida State (8–4) Cincinnati (9–3) 24. 25. Florida (4–2)Washington (5–1)Texas (4–2) Auburn (6–3) TCU (7–2)Baylor (6–3) Virginia (8–3)Texas (7–4) Florida State (8–4) 25. Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 (Final) Dropped: Dropped: Georgia Tech Illinois Auburn Washington Dropped: Dropped: Arizona State West Virginia Dropped: Dropped: Southern Miss Florida State Dropped: Georgia Tech Notre Dame Virginia Dropped:
BCS standings
Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 (Final) 1. LSU (7–0)LSU (8–0) LSU (8–0) LSU (9–0) LSU (10–0) LSU (11–0) LSU (12–0) LSU (13–0) 1. 2. Alabama (7–0)Alabama (8–0) Alabama (8–0) Oklahoma State (9–0) Oklahoma State (10–0) Alabama (10–1) Alabama (11–1) Alabama (11–1) 2. 3. Oklahoma (6–0)Oklahoma State (7–0) Oklahoma State (8–0) Alabama (8–1) Alabama (9–1) Arkansas (10–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Oklahoma State (11–1) 3. 4. Oklahoma State (6–0)Boise State (7–0) Stanford (8–0) Stanford (9–0) Oregon (9–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) Stanford (11–1) Stanford (11–1) 4. 5. Boise State (6–0)Clemson (8–0) Boise State (7–0) Boise State (8–0) Oklahoma (8–1) Virginia Tech (10–1) Virginia Tech (11–1) Oregon (11–2) 5. 6. Wisconsin (6–0)Stanford (7–0) Oklahoma (7–1) Oklahoma (8–1) Arkansas (9–1) Stanford (10–1) Houston (12–0) Arkansas (10–2) 6. 7. Clemson (7–0)Oregon (6–1) Arkansas (7–1) Oregon (8–1) Clemson (9–1) Boise State (9–1) Boise State (10–1) Boise State (11–1) 7. 8. Stanford (6–0)Kansas State (7–0) Oregon (7–1) Arkansas (8–1) Virginia Tech (9–1) Houston (11–0) Arkansas (10–2) Kansas State (10–2) 8. 9. Arkansas (5–1)Oklahoma (6–1) South Carolina (7–1) Clemson (8–1) Stanford (9–1) Oklahoma (8–2) Oregon (10–2) South Carolina (10–2) 9. 10. Oregon (5–1)Arkansas (6–1) Nebraska (7–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Boise State (8–1) Oregon (9–2) Oklahoma (9–2) Wisconsin (11–2) 10. 11. Kansas State (6–0)Michigan State (6–1) Clemson (8–1) Houston (9–0) Houston (10–0) Kansas State (9–2) Kansas State (9–2) Virginia Tech (11–2) 11. 12. Virginia Tech (6–1)Virginia Tech (7–1) Virginia Tech (8–1) Penn State (8–1) South Carolina (8–2) South Carolina (9–2) South Carolina (10–2) Baylor (9–3) 12. 13. Nebraska (5–1)South Carolina (6–1) Houston (8–0) South Carolina (7–2) Kansas State (8–2) Georgia (9–2) Michigan State (10–2) Michigan (10–2) 13. 14. South Carolina (6–1)Nebraska (6–1) Kansas State (7–1) Kansas State (7–2) Georgia (8–2) Michigan State (9–2) Georgia (10–2) Oklahoma (9–3) 14. 15. West Virginia (5–1)Wisconsin (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Georgia (7–2) Michigan State (8–2) Michigan (9–2) Wisconsin (10–2) Clemson (10–3) 15. 16. Michigan State (5–1)Texas A&M (5–2) Penn State (8–1) Texas (6–2) Nebraska (8–2) Wisconsin (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Georgia (10–3) 16. 17. Texas A&M (4–2)Houston (7–0) Michigan State (6–2) Michigan State (7–2) Wisconsin (8–2) Clemson (9–2) Baylor (8–3) Michigan State (10–3) 17. 18. Michigan (6–1)Michigan (6–1) Georgia (6–2) Wisconsin (7–2) Michigan (8–2) Baylor (7–3) TCU (9–2) TCU (10–2) 18. 19. Houston (6–0)Penn State (7–1) Arizona State (6–2) Nebraska (7–2) TCU (8–2)Penn State (9–2) Nebraska (9–3) Houston (12–1) 19. 20. Auburn (5–2)Texas Tech (5–2)Wisconsin (6–2) Auburn (6–3) Southern Miss (9–1) TCU (9–2) Clemson (9–3) Nebraska (9–3) 20. 21. Penn State (6–1)Arizona State (5–2)Texas (5–2) Georgia Tech (7–2) Penn State (8–2) Nebraska (8–3) Penn State (9–3) Southern Miss (11–2) 21. 22. Georgia Tech (6–1)Georgia (5–2)Auburn (6–3) Southern Miss (8–1) Baylor (6–3) Notre Dame (8–3)Texas (7–4) Penn State (9–3) 22. 23. Illinois (6–1)Auburn (5–3) Georgia Tech (7–2) Cincinnati (7–1)Texas (6–3) Georgia Tech (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) West Virginia (9–3) 23. 24. Texas (4–2)Texas (4–2) West Virginia (6–2) Michigan (7–2) Auburn (6–4) Auburn (7–4) Southern Miss (10–2) Texas (7–5) 24. 25. Washington (5–1)West Virginia (5–2) Southern Miss (7–1)Baylor (5–3)Florida State (7–3)Texas (6–4) Missouri (7–5)Auburn (7–5) 25. Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 (Final) Dropped: Georgia Tech Illinois Washington Dropped: Dropped: Arizona State West Virginia Dropped: Dropped: Southern Miss Florida State Dropped: Notre Dame Georgia Tech Auburn Dropped:
References
Pre-divisional NCAA University Division NCAA Division I NCAA Division I-A/FBS NCAA Division I-AA/FCS Small college NCAA Division II NCAA Division III Polls
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans
