As of 12-4-10:
| Rank | Team | W | L | Rating | SOS |
| 1 | Auburn | 13 | 0 | 28.79 | 7.19 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 11 | 2 | 26.64 | 10.2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 12 | 0 | 25.78 | 6.44 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11 | 1 | 23.58 | 7.43 |
| 5 | Missouri | 10 | 2 | 22.9 | 9.09 |
| 6 | TCU | 12 | 0 | 21.99 | 5.49 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 9 | 3 | 20.16 | 10.08 |
| 8 | Oklahoma St | 10 | 2 | 19.65 | 7.8 |
| 9 | LSU | 10 | 2 | 19.33 | 7.67 |
| 10 | Boise St | 11 | 1 | 19.26 | 6.06 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 18.77 | 7.44 |
| 12 | Nevada | 12 | 1 | 17.88 | 5.53 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | 17.69 | 5.57 |
| 14 | Michigan St | 11 | 1 | 17.32 | 5.45 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 10 | 3 | 17.06 | 8.08 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1 | 16.59 | 5.22 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 2 | 14.86 | 5.69 |
| 18 | Alabama | 9 | 3 | 14.86 | 7.43 |
| 19 | Utah | 10 | 2 | 14.69 | 5.83 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 9 | 4 | 12.97 | 7.61 |
| 21 | Florida St | 9 | 4 | 12.06 | 7.08 |
| 22 | Southern Cal | 8 | 5 | 11.29 | 8.2 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 10.84 | 8.6 |
| 24 | Hawai`i | 10 | 3 | 10.82 | 5.12 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 10.63 | 8.44 |
| 26 | Baylor | 7 | 5 | 9.95 | 7.89 |
| 27 | Mississippi St | 8 | 4 | 9.83 | 6.19 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 9.75 | 4.87 |
| 29 | Air Force | 8 | 4 | 9.75 | 6.14 |
| 30 | Arizona | 7 | 5 | 9.61 | 7.63 |
| 31 | Florida | 7 | 5 | 9.54 | 7.57 |
| 32 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| 33 | North Carolina St | 8 | 4 | 9.23 | 5.81 |
| 34 | Kansas St | 7 | 5 | 9.17 | 7.27 |
| 35 | Michigan | 7 | 5 | 8.87 | 7.04 |
| 36 | Navy | 8 | 3 | 8.85 | 4.71 |
| 37 | Fresno St | 8 | 4 | 8.81 | 5.55 |
| 38 | San Diego St | 8 | 4 | 8.63 | 5.44 |
| 39 | Tulsa | 9 | 3 | 8.41 | 4.2 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 8.26 | 6.56 |
| 41 | Oregon St | 5 | 7 | 8.16 | 10.28 |
| 42 | Penn State | 7 | 5 | 8.06 | 6.39 |
| 43 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 8.01 | 6.35 |
| 44 | Miami FL | 7 | 5 | 7.95 | 6.31 |
| 45 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 7.92 | 4.99 |
| 46 | NW Missouri St | 12 | 1 | 7.91 | 2.45 |
| 47 | Arizona St | 6 | 6 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| 48 | Iowa St | 5 | 7 | 7.67 | 9.66 |
| 49 | Central Florida | 10 | 3 | 7.62 | 3.61 |
| 50 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 7.6 | 9.58 |