| AP Poll | USA Today / Coaches Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 17 Oct 2010 | 17 Oct 2010 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Oregon | 39 | 1471 | 98.1 | 1. | Oregon | 42 | 1452 | 98.4 | 1. | Oregon | 98.25 | ||
| 2. | Boise State | 15 | 1433 | 95.5 | 2. | Boise State | 11 | 1385 | 93.9 | 2. | Boise State | 94.72 | ||
| 3. | Oklahoma | 3 | 1355 | 90.3 | 3. | Oklahoma | 4 | 1334 | 90.4 | 3. | Oklahoma | 90.39 | ||
| 4. | Texas Christian | 3 | 1340 | 89.3 | 4. | Texas Christian | 1 | 1300 | 88.1 | 4. | Texas Christian | 88.73 | ||
| 5. | Auburn | 1279 | 85.3 | 5. | Auburn | 1 | 1238 | 83.9 | 5. | Auburn | 84.60 | |||
| 6. | LSU | 1132 | 75.5 | 6. | LSU | 1132 | 76.7 | 6. | LSU | 76.11 | ||||
| 7. | Alabama | 1121 | 74.7 | 7. | Alabama | 1085 | 73.6 | 7. | Alabama | 74.15 | ||||
| 8. | Michigan State | 1062 | 70.8 | 8. | Michigan State | 1037 | 70.3 | 8. | Michigan State | 70.55 | ||||
| 9. | Utah | 1019 | 67.9 | 9. | Utah | 1004 | 68.1 | 9. | Utah | 68.00 | ||||
| 10. | Wisconsin | 920 | 61.3 | 10. | Ohio State | 936 | 63.5 | 10. | Ohio State | 61.56 | ||||
| 11. | Ohio State | 895 | 59.7 | 11. | Wisconsin | 867 | 58.8 | 11. | Wisconsin | 60.06 | ||||
| 12. | Stanford | 828 | 55.2 | 12. | Iowa | 785 | 53.2 | 12. | Iowa | 52.21 | ||||
| 13. | Iowa | 768 | 51.2 | 13. | Nebraska | 768 | 52.1 | 13. | Stanford | 50.96 | ||||
| 14. | Nebraska | 684 | 45.6 | 14. | Stanford | 689 | 46.7 | 14. | Nebraska | 48.83 | ||||
| 15. | Arizona | 619 | 41.3 | 15. | Oklahoma State | 659 | 44.7 | 15. | Oklahoma State | 41.51 | ||||
| 16. | Florida State | 615 | 41.0 | 16. | Missouri | 640 | 43.4 | 16. | Florida State | 41.11 | ||||
| 17. | Oklahoma State | 575 | 38.3 | 17. | Florida State | 608 | 41.2 | 17. | Missouri | 40.09 | ||||
| 18. | Missouri | 552 | 36.8 | 18. | Arizona | 494 | 33.5 | 18. | Arizona | 37.38 | ||||
| 19. | South Carolina | 372 | 24.8 | 19. | West Virginia | 323 | 21.9 | 19. | West Virginia | 22.48 | ||||
| 20. | West Virginia | 346 | 23.1 | 20. | South Carolina | 284 | 19.3 | 20. | South Carolina | 22.03 | ||||
| 21. | Arkansas | 343 | 22.9 | 21. | Arkansas | 274 | 18.6 | 21. | Arkansas | 20.72 | ||||
| 22. | Texas | 267 | 17.8 | 22. | Texas | 256 | 17.4 | 22. | Texas | 17.58 | ||||
| 23. | Virginia Tech | 122 | 8.1 | 23. | Virginia Tech | 165 | 11.2 | 23. | Virginia Tech | 9.66 | ||||
| 24. | Mississippi State | 111 | 7.4 | 24. | Mississippi State | 133 | 9.0 | 24. | Mississippi State | 8.21 | ||||
| 25. | Miami-Florida | 85 | 5.7 | 25. | Miami-Florida | 127 | 8.6 | 25. | Miami-Florida | 7.14 | ||||
| 26. | Southern Cal | 80 | 5.3 | 26. | Northwestern | 60 | 4.1 | 26. | Kansas State | 3.13 | ||||
| 27. | Kansas State | 40 | 2.7 | 27. | Kansas State | 53 | 3.6 | 27. | Southern Cal | 2.67 | ||||
| 28. | Nevada | 19 | 1.3 | 28. | Nevada | 28 | 1.9 | 28. | Northwestern | 2.30 | ||||
| 29. | Northwestern | 8 | 0.5 | 29. | Michigan | 23 | 1.6 | 29. | Nevada | 1.58 | ||||
| 30. | North Carolina | 8 | 0.5 | 30. | Hawai'i | 9 | 0.6 | 30. | Michigan | 1.01 | ||||
| 31. | Hawai'i | 8 | 0.5 | 31. | North Carolina | 8 | 0.5 | 31. | Hawai'i | 0.57 | ||||
| 32. | Michigan | 7 | 0.5 | 32. | Georgia Tech | 6 | 0.4 | 32. | North Carolina | 0.54 | ||||
| 33. | Georgia Tech | 5 | 0.3 | 33. | Air Force | 5 | 0.3 | 33. | Georgia Tech | 0.37 | ||||
| 34. | Oregon State | 3 | 0.2 | 34. | East Carolina | 4 | 0.3 | 34. | Air Force | 0.20 | ||||
| 35. | N. C. State | 2 | 0.1 | 35. | Baylor | 3 | 0.2 | 35. | East Carolina | 0.17 | ||||
| 36. | Baylor | 2 | 0.1 | 36. | Navy | 1 | 0.1 | 36. | Baylor | 0.17 | ||||
| 37. | Air Force | 1 | 0.1 | 37. | Oregon State | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 38. | East Carolina | 1 | 0.1 | 38. | N. C. State | 0.07 | ||||||||
| 39. | Washington | 1 | 0.1 | 39. | Navy | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 40. | Kentucky | 1 | 0.1 | 40. | Washington | 0.03 | ||||||||
| 41. | Kentucky | 0.03 | ||||||||||||