| AP Poll | USA Today / Coaches Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 3 Oct 2010 | 3 Oct 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 58 | 1497 | 99.8 | 1. | Alabama | 57 | 1449 | 99.9 | 1. | Alabama | 99.87 | ||
| 2. | Ohio State | 1 | 1401 | 93.4 | 2. | Ohio State | 1 | 1377 | 95.0 | 2. | Ohio State | 94.18 | ||
| 3. | Oregon | 1379 | 91.9 | 3. | Oregon | 1300 | 89.7 | 3. | Oregon | 90.79 | ||||
| 4. | Boise State | 1 | 1341 | 89.4 | 4. | Boise State | 1276 | 88.0 | 4. | Boise State | 88.70 | |||
| 5. | Texas Christian | 1250 | 83.3 | 5. | Texas Christian | 1187 | 81.9 | 5. | Texas Christian | 82.60 | ||||
| 6. | Oklahoma | 1183 | 78.9 | 6. | Nebraska | 1176 | 81.1 | 6. | Nebraska | 79.62 | ||||
| 7. | Nebraska | 1172 | 78.1 | 7. | Oklahoma | 1132 | 78.1 | 7. | Oklahoma | 78.47 | ||||
| 8. | Auburn | 1045 | 69.7 | 8. | Auburn | 988 | 68.1 | 8. | Auburn | 68.90 | ||||
| 9. | Arizona | 898 | 59.9 | 9. | LSU | 930 | 64.1 | 9. | LSU | 59.37 | ||||
| 10. | Utah | 860 | 57.3 | 10. | Utah | 868 | 59.9 | 10. | Arizona | 58.73 | ||||
| 11. | Arkansas | 825 | 55.0 | 11. | Arizona | 835 | 57.6 | 11. | Utah | 58.60 | ||||
| 12. | LSU | 819 | 54.6 | 12. | Florida | 705 | 48.6 | 12. | Arkansas | 51.05 | ||||
| 13. | Miami-Florida | 769 | 51.3 | 13. | Arkansas | 683 | 47.1 | 13. | Miami-Florida | 49.05 | ||||
| 14. | Florida | 681 | 45.4 | 14. | Miami-Florida | 679 | 46.8 | 14. | Florida | 47.01 | ||||
| 15. | Iowa | 670 | 44.7 | 15. | Iowa | 643 | 44.3 | 15. | Iowa | 44.51 | ||||
| 16. | Stanford | 663 | 44.2 | 16. | Michigan State | 625 | 43.1 | 16. | Michigan State | 41.79 | ||||
| 17. | Michigan State | 607 | 40.5 | 17. | Michigan | 541 | 37.3 | 17. | Stanford | 37.55 | ||||
| 18. | Michigan | 555 | 37.0 | 18. | Stanford | 448 | 30.9 | 18. | Michigan | 37.16 | ||||
| 19. | South Carolina | 450 | 30.0 | 19. | Wisconsin | 414 | 28.6 | 19. | South Carolina | 26.90 | ||||
| 20. | Wisconsin | 316 | 21.1 | 20. | South Carolina | 345 | 23.8 | 20. | Wisconsin | 24.81 | ||||
| 21. | Nevada | 286 | 19.1 | 21. | Oklahoma State | 299 | 20.6 | 21. | Nevada | 16.46 | ||||
| 22. | Oklahoma State | 173 | 11.5 | 22. | Missouri | 271 | 18.7 | 22. | Oklahoma State | 16.08 | ||||
| 23. | Florida State | 162 | 10.8 | 23. | Nevada | 201 | 13.9 | 23. | Missouri | 12.64 | ||||
| 24. | Missouri | 99 | 6.6 | 24. | Florida State | 164 | 11.3 | 24. | Florida State | 11.06 | ||||
| 25. | Air Force | 94 | 6.3 | 25. | Northwestern | 67 | 4.6 | 25. | Air Force | 4.65 | ||||
| 26. | West Virginia | 83 | 5.5 | 26. | Texas | 61 | 4.2 | 26. | West Virginia | 4.15 | ||||
| 27. | Kansas State | 69 | 4.6 | 27. | Air Force | 44 | 3.0 | 27. | Kansas State | 3.37 | ||||
| 28. | Southern Cal | 52 | 3.5 | 28. | West Virginia | 40 | 2.8 | 28. | Texas | 3.20 | ||||
| 29. | Texas | 33 | 2.2 | 29. | Kansas State | 31 | 2.1 | 29. | Northwestern | 3.14 | ||||
| 30. | Northwestern | 25 | 1.7 | 30. | Penn State | 30 | 2.1 | 30. | Southern Cal | 1.73 | ||||
| 31. | Oregon State | 12 | 0.8 | 31. | N. C. State | 13 | 0.9 | 31. | Penn State | 1.07 | ||||
| 32. | Baylor | 10 | 0.7 | 32. | Virginia Tech | 10 | 0.7 | 32. | Virginia Tech | 0.61 | ||||
| 33. | UCLA | 8 | 0.5 | 33. | Houston | 8 | 0.6 | 33. | N. C. State | 0.58 | ||||
| 34. | Virginia Tech | 8 | 0.5 | 34. | Miss. State | 5 | 0.3 | 34. | Oregon State | 0.47 | ||||
| 35. | N. C. State | 4 | 0.3 | 35. | Oregon State | 2 | 0.1 | 35. | Baylor | 0.37 | ||||
| 36. | Penn State | 1 | 0.1 | 36. | UCLA | 1 | 0.1 | 36. | UCLA | 0.30 | ||||
| 37. | Baylor | 1 | 0.1 | 37. | Houston | 0.28 | ||||||||
| 38. | Temple | 1 | 0.1 | 38. | Miss. State | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 39. | Temple | 0.03 | ||||||||||||