| AP Poll | USA Today / Coaches Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 10 Oct 2010 | 10 Oct 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Ohio State | 34 | 1453 | 96.9 | 1. | Ohio State | 49 | 1455 | 98.6 | 1. | Ohio State | 97.76 | ||
| 2. | Oregon | 15 | 1427 | 95.1 | 2. | Oregon | 6 | 1388 | 94.1 | 2. | Oregon | 94.62 | ||
| 3. | Boise State | 8 | 1395 | 93.0 | 3. | Boise State | 1 | 1335 | 90.5 | 3. | Boise State | 91.75 | ||
| 4. | Texas Christian | 1 | 1304 | 86.9 | 4. | Nebraska | 2 | 1272 | 86.2 | 4. | Texas Christian | 84.59 | ||
| 5. | Nebraska | 1236 | 82.4 | 5. | Texas Christian | 1 | 1213 | 82.2 | 5. | Nebraska | 84.32 | |||
| 6. | Oklahoma | 2 | 1225 | 81.7 | 6. | Oklahoma | 1193 | 80.9 | 6. | Oklahoma | 81.27 | |||
| 7. | Auburn | 1104 | 73.6 | 7. | Auburn | 1060 | 71.9 | 7. | Auburn | 72.73 | ||||
| 8. | Alabama | 1021 | 68.1 | 8. | Alabama | 1029 | 69.8 | 8. | Alabama | 68.91 | ||||
| 9. | LSU | 999 | 66.6 | 9. | LSU | 1021 | 69.2 | 9. | LSU | 67.91 | ||||
| 10. | South Carolina | 978 | 65.2 | 10. | Utah | 940 | 63.7 | 10. | Utah | 62.73 | ||||
| 11. | Utah | 926 | 61.7 | 11. | Michigan State | 838 | 56.8 | 11. | South Carolina | 60.91 | ||||
| 12. | Arkansas | 813 | 54.2 | 12. | South Carolina | 835 | 56.6 | 12. | Michigan State | 55.27 | ||||
| 13. | Michigan State | 806 | 53.7 | 13. | Arkansas | 780 | 52.9 | 13. | Arkansas | 53.54 | ||||
| 14. | Stanford | 732 | 48.8 | 14. | Iowa | 710 | 48.1 | 14. | Iowa | 45.67 | ||||
| 15. | Iowa | 648 | 43.2 | 15. | Stanford | 618 | 41.9 | 15. | Stanford | 45.35 | ||||
| 16. | Florida State | 547 | 36.5 | 16. | Wisconsin | 542 | 36.7 | 16. | Florida State | 35.05 | ||||
| 17. | Arizona | 472 | 31.5 | 17. | Florida State | 496 | 33.6 | 17. | Wisconsin | 32.04 | ||||
| 18. | Wisconsin | 410 | 27.3 | 18. | Oklahoma State | 478 | 32.4 | 18. | Arizona | 28.17 | ||||
| 19. | Nevada | 376 | 25.1 | 19. | Missouri | 434 | 29.4 | 19. | Oklahoma State | 27.80 | ||||
| 20. | Oklahoma State | 348 | 23.2 | 20. | Arizona | 367 | 24.9 | 20. | Missouri | 24.65 | ||||
| 21. | Missouri | 298 | 19.9 | 21. | Nevada | 329 | 22.3 | 21. | Nevada | 23.69 | ||||
| 22. | Florida | 209 | 13.9 | 22. | Florida | 242 | 16.4 | 22. | Florida | 15.17 | ||||
| 23. | Air Force | 187 | 12.5 | 23. | Air Force | 151 | 10.2 | 23. | Air Force | 11.35 | ||||
| 24. | Oregon State | 186 | 12.4 | 24. | Michigan | 137 | 9.3 | 24. | Michigan | 9.21 | ||||
| 25. | West Virginia | 141 | 9.4 | 25. | West Virginia | 88 | 6.0 | 25. | West Virginia | 7.68 | ||||
| 26. | Michigan | 137 | 9.1 | 26. | Miami-Florida | 66 | 4.5 | 26. | Oregon State | 7.22 | ||||
| 27. | Miami-Florida | 63 | 4.2 | 27. | N. C. State | 41 | 2.8 | 27. | Miami-Florida | 4.34 | ||||
| 28. | N. C. State | 31 | 2.1 | 28. | Texas | 31 | 2.1 | 28. | N. C. State | 2.42 | ||||
| 29. | Virginia Tech | 17 | 1.1 | 29. | Oregon State | 30 | 2.0 | 29. | Virginia Tech | 1.38 | ||||
| 30. | Texas | 5 | 0.3 | 30. | Virginia Tech | 24 | 1.6 | 30. | Texas | 1.22 | ||||
| 31. | Northwestern | 5 | 0.3 | 31. | Northwestern | 23 | 1.6 | 31. | Northwestern | 0.95 | ||||
| 32. | Kansas State | 1 | 0.1 | 32. | Mississippi State | 7 | 0.5 | 32. | Mississippi State | 0.24 | ||||
| 33. | Maryland | 2 | 0.1 | 33. | Maryland | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 34. | Kansas State | 0.03 | ||||||||||||