| AP Poll | USA Today / Coaches Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 19 Sep 2010 | 19 Sep 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 53 | 1492 | 99.5 | 1. | Alabama | 55 | 1470 | 99.7 | 1. | Alabama | 99.56 | ||
| 2. | Ohio State | 5 | 1435 | 95.7 | 2. | Ohio State | 3 | 1410 | 95.6 | 2. | Ohio State | 95.63 | ||
| 3. | Boise State | 1 | 1333 | 88.9 | 3. | Boise State | 1291 | 87.5 | 3. | Boise State | 88.20 | |||
| 4. | Texas Christian | 1280 | 85.3 | 4. | Texas | 1251 | 84.8 | 4. | Texas Christian | 82.94 | ||||
| 5. | Oregon | 1238 | 82.5 | 5. | Texas Christian | 1188 | 80.5 | 5. | Oregon | 81.30 | ||||
| 6. | Nebraska | 1175 | 78.3 | 6. | Oregon | 1181 | 80.1 | 6. | Texas | 81.21 | ||||
| 7. | Texas | 1 | 1164 | 77.6 | 7. | Nebraska | 1 | 1135 | 76.9 | 7. | Nebraska | 77.64 | ||
| 8. | Oklahoma | 1114 | 74.3 | 8. | Florida | 1092 | 74.0 | 8. | Oklahoma | 73.07 | ||||
| 9. | Florida | 1044 | 69.6 | 9. | Oklahoma | 1060 | 71.9 | 9. | Florida | 71.82 | ||||
| 10. | Arkansas | 903 | 60.2 | 10. | Wisconsin | 884 | 59.9 | 10. | Arkansas | 58.78 | ||||
| 11. | Wisconsin | 803 | 53.5 | 11. | Arkansas | 846 | 57.4 | 11. | Wisconsin | 56.73 | ||||
| 12. | South Carolina | 739 | 49.3 | 12. | LSU | 801 | 54.3 | 12. | LSU | 48.95 | ||||
| 13. | Utah | 703 | 46.9 | 13. | Utah | 693 | 47.0 | 13. | Utah | 46.92 | ||||
| 14. | Arizona | 663 | 44.2 | 14. | Auburn | 655 | 44.4 | 14. | South Carolina | 45.38 | ||||
| 15. | LSU | 654 | 43.6 | 15. | South Carolina | 612 | 41.5 | 15. | Arizona | 42.78 | ||||
| 16. | Stanford | 606 | 40.4 | 16. | Arizona | 610 | 41.4 | 16. | Auburn | 42.20 | ||||
| 17. | Auburn | 600 | 40.0 | 17. | Stanford | 541 | 36.7 | 17. | Stanford | 38.54 | ||||
| 18. | Iowa | 482 | 32.1 | 18. | Iowa | 463 | 31.4 | 18. | Iowa | 31.76 | ||||
| 19. | Miami-Florida | 472 | 31.5 | 19. | Miami-Florida | 418 | 28.3 | 19. | Miami-Florida | 29.90 | ||||
| 20. | Southern Cal | 414 | 27.6 | 20. | Penn State | 335 | 22.7 | 20. | West Virginia | 19.28 | ||||
| 21. | Michigan | 291 | 19.4 | 21. | West Virginia | 315 | 21.4 | 21. | Michigan | 18.34 | ||||
| 22. | West Virginia | 258 | 17.2 | 22. | Michigan | 255 | 17.3 | 22. | Penn State | 17.96 | ||||
| 23. | Penn State | 198 | 13.2 | 23. | Michigan State | 125 | 8.5 | 23. | Southern Cal | 13.80 | ||||
| 24. | Oregon State | 75 | 5.0 | 24. | Missouri | 123 | 8.3 | 24. | Michigan State | 5.74 | ||||
| 25. | Michigan State | 45 | 3.0 | 25. | Oklahoma State | 103 | 7.0 | 25. | Missouri | 5.17 | ||||
| 26. | Air Force | 44 | 2.9 | 26. | Nevada | 58 | 3.9 | 26. | Oregon State | 4.30 | ||||
| 27. | Nevada | 41 | 2.7 | 27. | Florida State | 56 | 3.8 | 27. | Oklahoma State | 4.22 | ||||
| 28. | Pittsburgh | 40 | 2.7 | 28. | Oregon State | 53 | 3.6 | 28. | Nevada | 3.33 | ||||
| 29. | Florida State | 40 | 2.7 | 29. | Pittsburgh | 30 | 2.0 | 29. | Florida State | 3.23 | ||||
| 30. | Fresno State | 35 | 2.3 | 30. | Georgia Tech | 24 | 1.6 | 30. | Pittsburgh | 2.35 | ||||
| 31. | Missouri | 30 | 2.0 | 31. | Clemson | 17 | 1.2 | 31. | Air Force | 1.98 | ||||
| 32. | Oklahoma State | 22 | 1.5 | 32. | Air Force | 15 | 1.0 | 32. | Fresno State | 1.40 | ||||
| 33. | Georgia Tech | 14 | 0.9 | 33. | Northwestern | 15 | 1.0 | 33. | Georgia Tech | 1.28 | ||||
| 34. | Clemson | 14 | 0.9 | 34. | Boston College | 12 | 0.8 | 34. | Clemson | 1.04 | ||||
| 35. | N. C. State | 14 | 0.9 | 35. | Houston | 7 | 0.5 | 35. | N. C. State | 0.70 | ||||
| 36. | James Madison | 8 | 0.5 | 36. | Fresno State | 7 | 0.5 | 36. | Northwestern | 0.61 | ||||
| 37. | Kansas State | 4 | 0.3 | 37. | N. C. State | 7 | 0.5 | 37. | Boston College | 0.41 | ||||
| 38. | California | 3 | 0.2 | 38. | Temple | 5 | 0.3 | 38. | Houston | 0.27 | ||||
| 39. | Northwestern | 3 | 0.2 | 39. | Texas A&M | 4 | 0.3 | 39. | Kansas State | 0.27 | ||||
| 40. | Arizona State | 3 | 0.2 | 40. | Kansas State | 4 | 0.3 | 40. | James Madison | 0.27 | ||||
| 41. | Houston | 1 | 0.1 | 41. | Texas Tech | 2 | 0.1 | 41. | Temple | 0.20 | ||||
| 42. | Texas A&M | 1 | 0.1 | 42. | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0.1 | 42. | Texas A&M | 0.17 | ||||
| 43. | Notre Dame | 1 | 0.1 | 43. | California | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 44. | Temple | 1 | 0.1 | 44. | Arizona State | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 45. | Texas Tech | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
| 46. | Virginia Tech | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
| 47. | Notre Dame | 0.03 | ||||||||||||