| USA Today / Coaches Poll | AP Poll | Combination Poll | ||||||||||||
| 4 Aug 2011 | 20 Aug 2011 | Average the %'s | ||||||||||||
| Points | % | Points | % | |||||||||||
| 1. | Oklahoma | 42 | 1454 | 98.6 | 1. | Oklahoma | 36 | 1464 | 97.6 | 1. | Oklahoma | 98.09 | ||
| 2. | Alabama | 13 | 1414 | 95.9 | 2. | Alabama | 17 | 1439 | 95.9 | 2. | Alabama | 95.90 | ||
| 3. | Oregon | 2 | 1309 | 88.7 | 3. | Oregon | 4 | 1330 | 88.7 | 3. | Oregon | 88.71 | ||
| 4. | LSU | 2 | 1296 | 87.9 | 4. | LSU | 1 | 1286 | 85.7 | 4. | LSU | 86.80 | ||
| 5. | Florida State | 1116 | 75.7 | 5. | Boise State | 2 | 1200 | 80.0 | 5. | Florida State | 76.76 | |||
| 6. | Stanford | 1101 | 74.6 | 6. | Florida State | 1168 | 77.9 | 6. | Boise State | 76.10 | ||||
| 7. | Boise State | 1065 | 72.2 | 7. | Stanford | 1091 | 72.7 | 7. | Stanford | 73.69 | ||||
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 933 | 63.3 | 8. | Texas A&M | 965 | 64.3 | 8. | Oklahoma State | 63.46 | ||||
| 9. | Texas A&M | 885 | 60.0 | 9. | Oklahoma State | 955 | 63.7 | 9. | Texas A&M | 62.17 | ||||
| 10. | Wisconsin | 829 | 56.2 | 10. | Nebraska | 910 | 60.7 | 10. | Wisconsin | 58.10 | ||||
| 11. | Nebraska | 814 | 55.2 | 11. | Wisconsin | 900 | 60.0 | 11. | Nebraska | 57.93 | ||||
| 12. | South Carolina | 779 | 52.8 | 12. | South Carolina | 848 | 56.5 | 12. | South Carolina | 54.67 | ||||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 767 | 52.0 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 821 | 54.7 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 53.37 | ||||
| 14. | Arkansas | 750 | 50.8 | 14. | Texas Christian | 690 | 46.0 | 14. | Arkansas | 48.29 | ||||
| 15. | Texas Christian | 687 | 46.6 | 15. | Arkansas | 686 | 45.7 | 15. | Texas Christian | 46.29 | ||||
| 16. | Ohio State | 631 | 42.8 | 16. | Notre Dame | 530 | 35.3 | 16. | Ohio State | 36.16 | ||||
| 17. | Michigan State | 536 | 36.3 | 17. | Michigan State | 519 | 34.6 | 17. | Michigan State | 35.47 | ||||
| 18. | Notre Dame | 440 | 29.8 | 18. | Ohio State | 443 | 29.5 | 18. | Notre Dame | 32.58 | ||||
| 19. | Auburn | 329 | 22.3 | 19. | Georgia | 369 | 24.6 | 19. | Mississippi State | 22.24 | ||||
| 20. | Mississippi State | 301 | 20.4 | 20. | Mississippi State | 361 | 24.1 | 20. | Georgia | 21.11 | ||||
| 21. | Missouri | 266 | 18.0 | 21. | Missouri | 258 | 17.2 | 21. | Auburn | 18.45 | ||||
| 22. | Georgia | 260 | 17.6 | 22. | Florida | 228 | 15.2 | 22. | Missouri | 17.62 | ||||
| 23. | Florida | 240 | 16.3 | 23. | Auburn | 219 | 14.6 | 23. | Florida | 15.74 | ||||
| 24. | Texas | 162 | 11.0 | 24. | West Virginia | 207 | 13.8 | 24. | West Virginia | 11.95 | ||||
| 25. | Penn State | 161 | 10.9 | 25. | Southern Cal | 160 | 10.7 | 25. | Texas | 9.29 | ||||
| 26. | Arizona State | 158 | 10.7 | 26. | Texas | 114 | 7.6 | 26. | Penn State | 7.96 | ||||
| 27. | West Virginia | 149 | 10.1 | 27. | Penn State | 75 | 5.0 | 27. | Arizona State | 7.59 | ||||
| 28. | Utah | 50 | 3.4 | 28. | Arizona State | 67 | 4.5 | 28. | Southern Cal | 5.33 | ||||
| 29. | Miami-Florida | 49 | 3.3 | 29. | Miami-Florida | 32 | 2.1 | 29. | Miami-Florida | 2.73 | ||||
| 30. | Iowa | 41 | 2.8 | 30. | Utah | 25 | 1.7 | 30. | Utah | 2.53 | ||||
| 31. | Northwestern | 30 | 2.0 | 31. | Southern Miss. | 20 | 1.3 | 31. | Iowa | 2.02 | ||||
| 32. | Arizona | 28 | 1.9 | 32. | Iowa | 19 | 1.3 | 32. | Northwestern | 1.05 | ||||
| 33. | Central Florida | 22 | 1.5 | 33. | N. C. State | 15 | 1.0 | 33. | Arizona | 1.02 | ||||
| 34. | Michigan | 19 | 1.3 | 34. | Brigham Young | 15 | 1.0 | 34. | Air Force | 0.98 | ||||
| 35. | Air Force | 15 | 1.0 | 35. | Air Force | 14 | 0.9 | 35. | Central Florida | 0.91 | ||||
| 36. | North Carolina | 14 | 0.9 | 36. | Houston | 13 | 0.9 | 36. | Michigan | 0.88 | ||||
| 37. | Houston | 13 | 0.9 | 37. | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0.6 | 37. | Houston | 0.87 | ||||
| 38. | South Florida | 9 | 0.6 | 38. | Michigan | 7 | 0.5 | 38. | Southern Miss. | 0.87 | ||||
| 39. | Hawai'i | 8 | 0.5 | 39. | Central Florida | 5 | 0.3 | 39. | Brigham Young | 0.67 | ||||
| 40. | Clemson | 7 | 0.5 | 40. | Tennessee | 5 | 0.3 | 40. | N. C. State | 0.64 | ||||
| 41. | Tennessee | 7 | 0.5 | 41. | Hawai'i | 4 | 0.3 | 41. | North Carolina | 0.47 | ||||
| 42. | Southern Miss. | 6 | 0.4 | 42. | Northern Illinois | 4 | 0.3 | 42. | Hawai'i | 0.40 | ||||
| 43. | Brigham Young | 5 | 0.3 | 43. | Tulsa | 3 | 0.2 | 43. | Tennessee | 0.40 | ||||
| 44. | Northern Illinois | 4 | 0.3 | 44. | Maryland | 2 | 0.1 | 44. | Pittsburgh | 0.40 | ||||
| 45. | N. C. State | 4 | 0.3 | 45. | Arizona | 2 | 0.1 | 45. | South Florida | 0.31 | ||||
| 46. | Oregon State | 4 | 0.3 | 46. | Nevada | 1 | 0.1 | 46. | Northern Illinois | 0.27 | ||||
| 47. | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0.2 | 47. | Northwestern | 1 | 0.1 | 47. | Clemson | 0.24 | ||||
| 48. | Washington | 3 | 0.2 | 48. | Washington | 1 | 0.1 | 48. | Oregon State | 0.14 | ||||
| 49. | Nevada | 1 | 0.1 | 49. | Washington | 0.14 | ||||||||
| 50. | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0.1 | 50. | Tulsa | 0.10 | ||||||||
| 51. | Nevada | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
| 52. | Maryland | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
| 53. | Georgia Tech | 0.03 | ||||||||||||