| AP Poll | USA Today / Coaches Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 12 Sep 2010 | 12 Sep 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 52 | 1466 | 99.4 | 1. | Alabama | 55 | 1470 | 99.7 | 1. | Alabama | 99.53 | ||
| 2. | Ohio State | 5 | 1410 | 95.6 | 2. | Ohio State | 4 | 1410 | 95.6 | 2. | Ohio State | 95.59 | ||
| 3. | Boise State | 1 | 1306 | 88.5 | 3. | Boise State | 1278 | 86.6 | 3. | Boise State | 87.59 | |||
| 4. | Texas Christian | 1235 | 83.7 | 4. | Texas | 1262 | 85.6 | 4. | Texas | 81.76 | ||||
| 5. | Oregon | 1172 | 79.5 | 5. | Texas Christian | 1168 | 79.2 | 5. | Texas Christian | 81.46 | ||||
| 6. | Texas | 1 | 1150 | 78.0 | 6. | Oregon | 1122 | 76.1 | 6. | Oregon | 77.76 | |||
| 7. | Oklahoma | 1123 | 76.1 | 7. | Florida | 1108 | 75.1 | 7. | Oklahoma | 74.07 | ||||
| 8. | Nebraska | 1083 | 73.4 | 8. | Nebraska | 1095 | 74.2 | 8. | Nebraska | 73.83 | ||||
| 9. | Iowa | 1037 | 70.3 | 9. | Oklahoma | 1062 | 72.0 | 9. | Florida | 72.68 | ||||
| 10. | Florida | 1036 | 70.2 | 10. | Iowa | 1050 | 71.2 | 10. | Iowa | 70.75 | ||||
| 11. | Wisconsin | 855 | 58.0 | 11. | Wisconsin | 889 | 60.3 | 11. | Wisconsin | 59.12 | ||||
| 12. | Arkansas | 755 | 51.2 | 12. | LSU | 740 | 50.2 | 12. | Arkansas | 50.61 | ||||
| 13. | South Carolina | 642 | 43.5 | 13. | Arkansas | 738 | 50.0 | 13. | LSU | 45.25 | ||||
| 14. | Utah | 627 | 42.5 | 14. | Utah | 625 | 42.4 | 14. | Utah | 42.44 | ||||
| 15. | LSU | 595 | 40.3 | 15. | Auburn | 618 | 41.9 | 15. | South Carolina | 39.63 | ||||
| 16. | Auburn | 538 | 36.5 | 16. | South Carolina | 527 | 35.7 | 16. | Auburn | 39.19 | ||||
| 17. | Miami-Florida | 530 | 35.9 | 17. | Miami-Florida | 417 | 28.3 | 17. | Miami-Florida | 32.10 | ||||
| 18. | Southern Cal | 481 | 32.6 | 18. | Arizona | 410 | 27.8 | 18. | Stanford | 26.58 | ||||
| 19. | Stanford | 446 | 30.2 | 19. | Stanford | 338 | 22.9 | 19. | Michigan | 23.42 | ||||
| 20. | Michigan | 437 | 29.6 | 20. | Penn State | 296 | 20.1 | 20. | Arizona | 18.58 | ||||
| 21. | West Virginia | 197 | 13.4 | 21. | West Virginia | 264 | 17.9 | 21. | Southern Cal | 16.31 | ||||
| 22. | Penn State | 171 | 11.6 | 22. | Michigan | 254 | 17.2 | 22. | Penn State | 15.83 | ||||
| 23. | Houston | 169 | 11.5 | 23. | Houston | 220 | 14.9 | 23. | West Virginia | 15.63 | ||||
| 24. | Arizona | 138 | 9.4 | 24. | California | 131 | 8.9 | 24. | Houston | 13.19 | ||||
| 25. | Oregon State | 75 | 5.1 | 25. | Missouri | 82 | 5.6 | 25. | California | 5.97 | ||||
| 26. | Pittsburgh | 62 | 4.2 | 26. | Clemson | 68 | 4.6 | 26. | Missouri | 4.03 | ||||
| 27. | Fresno State | 48 | 3.3 | 27. | Florida State | 63 | 4.3 | 27. | Pittsburgh | 3.80 | ||||
| 28. | Air Force | 46 | 3.1 | 28. | Oklahoma State | 55 | 3.7 | 28. | Oregon State | 3.66 | ||||
| 29. | California | 45 | 3.1 | 29. | Air Force | 51 | 3.5 | 29. | Florida State | 3.53 | ||||
| 30. | Georgia | 42 | 2.8 | 30. | Pittsburgh | 50 | 3.4 | 30. | Air Force | 3.29 | ||||
| 31. | Florida State | 41 | 2.8 | 31. | Georgia | 39 | 2.6 | 31. | Clemson | 3.15 | ||||
| 32. | Missouri | 37 | 2.5 | 32. | Michigan State | 35 | 2.4 | 32. | Georgia | 2.75 | ||||
| 33. | Georgia Tech | 35 | 2.4 | 33. | Oregon State | 33 | 2.2 | 33. | Oklahoma State | 2.20 | ||||
| 34. | Clemson | 25 | 1.7 | 34. | Texas Tech | 28 | 1.9 | 34. | Georgia Tech | 2.07 | ||||
| 35. | North Carolina | 23 | 1.6 | 35. | Georgia Tech | 26 | 1.8 | 35. | Fresno State | 1.93 | ||||
| 36. | Texas A&M | 18 | 1.2 | 36. | North Carolina | 23 | 1.6 | 36. | Michigan State | 1.69 | ||||
| 37. | Texas Tech | 17 | 1.2 | 37. | Brigham Young | 17 | 1.2 | 37. | North Carolina | 1.56 | ||||
| 38. | Michigan State | 15 | 1.0 | 38. | Washington | 14 | 0.9 | 38. | Texas Tech | 1.53 | ||||
| 39. | James Madison | 11 | 0.7 | 39. | Nevada | 12 | 0.8 | 39. | Texas A&M | 0.85 | ||||
| 40. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 0.7 | 40. | Cincinnati | 11 | 0.7 | 40. | Brigham Young | 0.58 | ||||
| 41. | Kansas State | 10 | 0.7 | 41. | Boston College | 11 | 0.7 | 41. | Nevada | 0.47 | ||||
| 42. | Maryland | 6 | 0.4 | 42. | Arizona State | 11 | 0.7 | 42. | Washington | 0.47 | ||||
| 43. | East Carolina | 4 | 0.3 | 43. | Northwestern | 10 | 0.7 | 43. | Maryland | 0.44 | ||||
| 44. | Nevada | 2 | 0.1 | 44. | Fresno State | 9 | 0.6 | 44. | Kansas State | 0.44 | ||||
| 45. | Boston College | 1 | 0.1 | 45. | Texas A&M | 7 | 0.5 | 45. | Boston College | 0.41 | ||||
| 46. | Northwestern | 1 | 0.1 | 46. | Maryland | 7 | 0.5 | 46. | Arizona State | 0.37 | ||||
| 47. | N. C. State | 1 | 0.1 | 47. | Notre Dame | 5 | 0.3 | 47. | Cincinnati | 0.37 | ||||
| 48. | Baylor | 1 | 0.1 | 48. | Connecticut | 5 | 0.3 | 48. | James Madison | 0.37 | ||||
| 49. | Virginia Tech | 4 | 0.3 | 49. | Northwestern | 0.37 | ||||||||
| 50. | Kansas State | 3 | 0.2 | 50. | Notre Dame | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 51. | Miss. State | 2 | 0.1 | 51. | Connecticut | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 52. | East Carolina | 1 | 0.1 | 52. | East Carolina | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 53. | Temple | 1 | 0.1 | 53. | Virginia Tech | 0.14 | ||||||||
| 54. | Miss. State | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
| 55. | N. C. State | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| 56. | Baylor | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| 57. | Temple | 0.03 | ||||||||||||