| USA Today / Coaches Poll | AP Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 7 Sep 2010 | 7 Sep 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 55 | 1470 | 99.7 | 1. | Alabama | 47 | 1484 | 98.9 | 1. | Alabama | 99.30 | ||
| 2. | Ohio State | 4 | 1397 | 94.7 | 2. | Ohio State | 4 | 1412 | 94.1 | 2. | Ohio State | 94.42 | ||
| 3. | Boise State | 1304 | 88.4 | 3. | Boise State | 8 | 1399 | 93.3 | 3. | Boise State | 90.84 | |||
| 4. | Texas | 1264 | 85.7 | 4. | Texas Christian | 1256 | 83.7 | 4. | Texas | 82.58 | ||||
| 5. | Texas Christian | 1144 | 77.6 | 5. | Texas | 1 | 1192 | 79.5 | 5. | Texas Christian | 80.65 | |||
| 6. | Florida | 1130 | 76.6 | 6. | Nebraska | 1105 | 73.7 | 6. | Florida | 73.81 | ||||
| 7. | Nebraska | 1085 | 73.6 | 7. | Oregon | 1077 | 71.8 | 7. | Nebraska | 73.61 | ||||
| 8. | Oregon | 1054 | 71.5 | 8. | Florida | 1065 | 71.0 | 8. | Oregon | 71.63 | ||||
| 9. | Iowa | 1027 | 69.6 | 9. | Iowa | 1044 | 69.6 | 9. | Iowa | 69.61 | ||||
| 10. | Oklahoma | 969 | 65.7 | 10. | Oklahoma | 917 | 61.1 | 10. | Oklahoma | 63.41 | ||||
| 11. | Wisconsin | 821 | 55.7 | 11. | Wisconsin | 881 | 58.7 | 11. | Miami-Florida | 56.32 | ||||
| 12. | Miami-Florida | 799 | 54.2 | 12. | Miami-Florida | 877 | 58.5 | 12. | Virginia Tech | 49.73 | ||||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 698 | 47.3 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 782 | 52.1 | 13. | Arkansas | 37.07 | ||||
| 14. | Penn State | 655 | 44.4 | 14. | Arkansas | 572 | 38.1 | 14. | Penn State | 36.14 | ||||
| 15. | Arkansas | 531 | 36.0 | 15. | Georgia Tech | 555 | 37.0 | 15. | Georgia Tech | 36.09 | ||||
| 16. | LSU | 527 | 35.7 | 16. | Southern Cal | 520 | 34.7 | 16. | Florida State | 33.75 | ||||
| 17. | Georgia Tech | 519 | 35.2 | 17. | Florida State | 504 | 33.6 | 17. | LSU | 30.66 | ||||
| 18. | Florida State | 500 | 33.9 | 18. | Penn State | 418 | 27.9 | 18. | Wisconsin | 29.37 | ||||
| 19. | Georgia | 458 | 31.1 | 19. | LSU | 384 | 25.6 | 19. | Georgia | 27.29 | ||||
| 20. | Auburn | 371 | 25.2 | 20. | Utah | 365 | 24.3 | 20. | Utah | 24.74 | ||||
| 21. | Utah | 371 | 25.2 | 21. | Auburn | 362 | 24.1 | 21. | Auburn | 24.64 | ||||
| 22. | West Virginia | 185 | 12.5 | 22. | Georgia | 353 | 23.5 | 22. | Southern Cal | 17.33 | ||||
| 23. | Arizona | 128 | 8.7 | 23. | West Virginia | 226 | 15.1 | 23. | South Carolina | 8.52 | ||||
| 24. | Brigham Young | 113 | 7.7 | 24. | South Carolina | 164 | 10.9 | 24. | West Virginia | 7.53 | ||||
| 25. | South Carolina | 90 | 6.1 | 25. | Stanford | 96 | 6.4 | 25. | Arizona | 5.34 | ||||
| 26. | Houston | 87 | 5.9 | 26. | Michigan | 71 | 4.7 | 26. | Stanford | 5.06 | ||||
| 27. | Notre Dame | 86 | 5.8 | 27. | Houston | 60 | 4.0 | 27. | Houston | 4.95 | ||||
| 28. | Stanford | 55 | 3.7 | 28. | Pittsburgh | 59 | 3.9 | 28. | Brigham Young | 4.83 | ||||
| 29. | Pittsburgh | 53 | 3.6 | 29. | Oregon State | 58 | 3.9 | 29. | Notre Dame | 4.18 | ||||
| 30. | Oregon State | 40 | 2.7 | 30. | North Carolina | 45 | 3.0 | 30. | Pittsburgh | 3.76 | ||||
| 31. | Oklahoma State | 36 | 2.4 | 31. | Notre Dame | 38 | 2.5 | 31. | Oregon State | 3.29 | ||||
| 32. | North Carolina | 36 | 2.4 | 32. | Brigham Young | 30 | 2.0 | 32. | Michigan | 2.94 | ||||
| 33. | Clemson | 28 | 1.9 | 33. | Arizona | 30 | 2.0 | 33. | North Carolina | 2.72 | ||||
| 34. | Missouri | 27 | 1.8 | 34. | Missouri | 25 | 1.7 | 34. | Missouri | 1.75 | ||||
| 35. | Michigan | 17 | 1.2 | 35. | Fresno State | 24 | 1.6 | 35. | Oklahoma State | 1.45 | ||||
| 36. | Michigan State | 11 | 0.7 | 36. | Kansas State | 12 | 0.8 | 36. | Clemson | 1.32 | ||||
| 37. | California | 10 | 0.7 | 37. | Clemson | 11 | 0.7 | 37. | Fresno State | 0.97 | ||||
| 38. | Cincinnati | 9 | 0.6 | 38. | Texas A&M | 10 | 0.7 | 38. | Texas A&M | 0.54 | ||||
| 39. | Washington | 9 | 0.6 | 39. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 0.5 | 39. | Kansas State | 0.47 | ||||
| 40. | Boston College | 7 | 0.5 | 40. | Cincinnati | 4 | 0.3 | 40. | Michigan State | 0.44 | ||||
| 41. | Arizona State | 7 | 0.5 | 41. | Texas Tech | 3 | 0.2 | 41. | Cincinnati | 0.44 | ||||
| 42. | Texas Tech | 7 | 0.5 | 42. | Michigan State | 2 | 0.1 | 42. | California | 0.34 | ||||
| 43. | Connecticut | 6 | 0.4 | 43. | East Carolina | 1 | 0.1 | 43. | Texas Tech | 0.34 | ||||
| 44. | Texas A&M | 6 | 0.4 | 44. | Washington | 0.31 | ||||||||
| 45. | Miss. State | 5 | 0.3 | 45. | Boston College | 0.24 | ||||||||
| 46. | Fresno State | 5 | 0.3 | 46. | Arizona State | 0.24 | ||||||||
| 47. | South Florida | 4 | 0.3 | 47. | Connecticut | 0.20 | ||||||||
| 48. | Northwestern | 3 | 0.2 | 48. | Miss. State | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 49. | Maryland | 3 | 0.2 | 49. | South Florida | 0.14 | ||||||||
| 50. | Kansas State | 2 | 0.1 | 50. | Northwestern | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 51. | N. C. State | 2 | 0.1 | 51. | Maryland | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 52. | Temple | 1 | 0.1 | 52. | N. C. State | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 53. | Nevada | 1 | 0.1 | 53. | Temple | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 54. | Air Force | 1 | 0.1 | 54. | Nevada | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 55. | Tennessee | 1 | 0.1 | 55. | Air Force | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 56. | Tennessee | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| 57. | East Carolina | 0.03 | ||||||||||||