| USA Today / Coaches Poll | AP Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 16 Aug 2010 | 21 Aug 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 55 | 1469 | 99.6 | 1. | Alabama | 54 | 1491 | 99.4 | 1. | Alabama | 99.50 | ||
| 2. | Ohio State | 4 | 1392 | 94.4 | 2. | Ohio State | 3 | 1400 | 93.3 | 2. | Ohio State | 93.85 | ||
| 3. | Florida | 1245 | 84.4 | 3. | Boise State | 1 | 1336 | 89.1 | 3. | Boise State | 85.72 | |||
| 4. | Texas | 1240 | 84.1 | 4. | Florida | 1237 | 82.5 | 4. | Florida | 83.44 | ||||
| 5. | Boise State | 1215 | 82.4 | 5. | Texas | 1 | 1223 | 81.5 | 5. | Texas | 82.80 | |||
| 6. | Virginia Tech | 1052 | 71.3 | 6. | Texas Christian | 1160 | 77.3 | 6. | Texas Christian | 74.29 | ||||
| 7. | Texas Christian | 1051 | 71.3 | 7. | Oklahoma | 1 | 1104 | 73.6 | 7. | Oklahoma | 71.88 | |||
| 8. | Oklahoma | 1035 | 70.2 | 8. | Nebraska | 1033 | 68.9 | 8. | Nebraska | 68.37 | ||||
| 9. | Nebraska | 1001 | 67.9 | 9. | Iowa | 1007 | 67.1 | 9. | Virginia Tech | 68.09 | ||||
| 10. | Iowa | 952 | 64.5 | 10. | Virginia Tech | 973 | 64.9 | 10. | Iowa | 65.84 | ||||
| 11. | Oregon | 940 | 63.7 | 11. | Oregon | 870 | 58.0 | 11. | Oregon | 60.86 | ||||
| 12. | Wisconsin | 778 | 52.7 | 12. | Wisconsin | 822 | 54.8 | 12. | Wisconsin | 53.77 | ||||
| 13. | Miami-Florida | 728 | 49.4 | 13. | Miami-Florida | 785 | 52.3 | 13. | Miami-Florida | 50.84 | ||||
| 14. | Penn State | 508 | 34.4 | 14. | Southern Cal | 590 | 39.3 | 14. | Pittsburgh | 33.88 | ||||
| 15. | Pittsburgh | 492 | 33.4 | 15. | Pittsburgh | 516 | 34.4 | 15. | Georgia Tech | 32.46 | ||||
| 16. | LSU | 476 | 32.3 | 16. | Georgia Tech | 511 | 34.1 | 16. | Arkansas | 31.38 | ||||
| 17. | Georgia Tech | 455 | 30.8 | 17. | Arkansas | 496 | 33.1 | 17. | Penn State | 29.95 | ||||
| 18. | North Carolina | 445 | 30.2 | 18. | North Carolina | 397 | 26.5 | 18. | North Carolina | 28.32 | ||||
| 19. | Arkansas | 438 | 29.7 | 19. | Penn State | 382 | 25.5 | 19. | LSU | 26.14 | ||||
| 20. | Florida State | 374 | 25.4 | 20. | Florida State | 379 | 25.3 | 20. | Florida State | 25.31 | ||||
| 21. | Georgia | 312 | 21.2 | 21. | LSU | 300 | 20.0 | 21. | Southern Cal | 19.67 | ||||
| 22. | Oregon State | 263 | 17.8 | 22. | Auburn | 296 | 19.7 | 22. | Auburn | 18.68 | ||||
| 23. | Auburn | 260 | 17.6 | 23. | Georgia | 206 | 13.7 | 23. | Georgia | 17.44 | ||||
| 24. | West Virginia | 169 | 11.5 | 24. | Oregon State | 198 | 13.2 | 24. | Oregon State | 15.52 | ||||
| 25. | Utah | 169 | 11.5 | 25. | West Virginia | 184 | 12.3 | 25. | West Virginia | 11.86 | ||||
| 26. | Cincinnati | 135 | 9.2 | 26. | Cincinnati | 108 | 7.2 | 26. | Utah | 8.40 | ||||
| 27. | Houston | 76 | 5.2 | 27. | Stanford | 81 | 5.4 | 27. | Cincinnati | 8.18 | ||||
| 28. | Brigham Young | 66 | 4.5 | 28. | Utah | 80 | 5.3 | 28. | Houston | 4.78 | ||||
| 29. | Arizona | 65 | 4.4 | 29. | South Carolina | 71 | 4.7 | 29. | Stanford | 4.09 | ||||
| 30. | Mississippi | 48 | 3.3 | 30. | Houston | 66 | 4.4 | 30. | South Carolina | 3.65 | ||||
| 31. | Clemson | 44 | 3.0 | 31. | Connecticut | 32 | 2.1 | 31. | Brigham Young | 2.87 | ||||
| 32. | Stanford | 41 | 2.8 | 32. | Notre Dame | 31 | 2.1 | 32. | Arizona | 2.70 | ||||
| 33. | Connecticut | 40 | 2.7 | 33. | Missouri | 27 | 1.8 | 33. | Connecticut | 2.42 | ||||
| 34. | Notre Dame | 38 | 2.6 | 34. | Brigham Young | 19 | 1.3 | 34. | Notre Dame | 2.32 | ||||
| 35. | South Carolina | 38 | 2.6 | 35. | Clemson | 15 | 1.0 | 35. | Clemson | 1.99 | ||||
| 36. | Washington | 26 | 1.8 | 36. | Arizona | 15 | 1.0 | 36. | Mississippi | 1.83 | ||||
| 37. | Missouri | 23 | 1.6 | 37. | Texas Tech | 14 | 0.9 | 37. | Missouri | 1.68 | ||||
| 38. | Navy | 12 | 0.8 | 38. | Navy | 12 | 0.8 | 38. | Washington | 1.15 | ||||
| 39. | Oklahoma State | 11 | 0.7 | 39. | Washington | 8 | 0.5 | 39. | Navy | 0.81 | ||||
| 40. | Boston College | 10 | 0.7 | 40. | Texas A&M | 7 | 0.5 | 40. | Texas Tech | 0.64 | ||||
| 41. | Michigan State | 10 | 0.7 | 41. | Mississippi | 6 | 0.4 | 41. | Oklahoma State | 0.47 | ||||
| 42. | California | 6 | 0.4 | 42. | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0.2 | 42. | Boston College | 0.37 | ||||
| 43. | Arizona State | 6 | 0.4 | 43. | Central Michigan | 2 | 0.1 | 43. | Michigan State | 0.34 | ||||
| 44. | Texas Tech | 5 | 0.3 | 44. | Temple | 2 | 0.1 | 44. | Texas A&M | 0.34 | ||||
| 45. | South Florida | 4 | 0.3 | 45. | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0.1 | 45. | California | 0.20 | ||||
| 46. | Texas A&M | 3 | 0.2 | 46. | Boston College | 1 | 0.1 | 46. | Arizona State | 0.20 | ||||
| 47. | Northwestern | 2 | 0.1 | 47. | SMU | 1 | 0.1 | 47. | South Florida | 0.14 | ||||
| 48. | Temple | 2 | 0.1 | 48. | Central Florida | 1 | 0.1 | 48. | Temple | 0.13 | ||||
| 49. | Nevada | 1 | 0.1 | 49. | Central Michigan | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 50. | SMU | 1 | 0.1 | 50. | Northwestern | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 51. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0.1 | 51. | SMU | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 52. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0.1 | 52. | Middle Tennessee | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 53. | Mississippi State | 1 | 0.1 | 53. | Mississippi State | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 54. | Nevada | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| 55. | Northern Illinois | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| 56. | Central Florida | 0.03 | ||||||||||||