2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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{{Infobox NCAA football rankings
| season = 2011
| image = NCAA logo.svg
| image_caption =
| preseason_number_1 = Oklahoma
| champions = Alabama
| conference = SEC (5)
}}
Three human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Two additional polls are released midway through the season; the Harris Interactive Poll is released after the sixth week of the season and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings is released after the seventh week. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS standings. At the end of the season, on Sunday, December 4, 2011, the BCS standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the 2012 BCS National Championship Game on January 9, 2012 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Legend
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| | Selected for BCS National Championship Game |
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| | Win–loss record |
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| | Number of first place votes |
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| | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 1
|Week3 = 2
|Week4 = 3
|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = 13
|Week15 = 14
|Week16 = 15 (Final)
|Week1Date = Aug 20
|Week2Date =Sep 6
|Week3Date =Sep 11
|Week4Date =Sep 18
|Week5Date =Sep 25
|Week6Date =Oct 2
|Week7Date =Oct 9
|Week8Date =Oct 16
|Week9Date =Oct 23
|Week10Date=Oct 30
|Week11Date=Nov 6
|Week12Date=Nov 13
|Week13Date=Nov 20
|Week14Date=Nov 27
|Week15Date=Dec 4
|Week16Date=Jan 10
|Week1-1 = Oklahoma (36)
|Week1-2 = Alabama (17)
|Week1-3 = Oregon (4)
|Week1-4 = LSU (1)
|Week1-5 = Boise State (2)
|Week1-6 = Florida State
|Week1-7 = Stanford
|Week1-8 = Texas A&M
|Week1-9 = Oklahoma State
|Week1-10 = Nebraska
|Week1-11 = Wisconsin
|Week1-12 = South Carolina
|Week1-13 = Virginia Tech
|Week1-14 = TCU
|Week1-15 = Arkansas
|Week1-16 = Notre Dame
|Week1-17 = Michigan State
|Week1-18 = Ohio State
|Week1-19 = Georgia
|Week1-20 = Mississippi State
|Week1-21 = Missouri
|Week1-22 = Florida
|Week1-23 = Auburn
|Week1-24 = West Virginia
|Week1-25 = USC
|Week2-1 = Oklahoma (1–0) (32)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = LSU (1–0) (17)
|Week2-2-Color = u
|Week2-3 = Alabama (1–0) (9)
|Week2-3-Color = d
|Week2-4 = Boise State (1–0) (2)
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = Florida State (1–0)
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = Stanford (1–0)
|Week2-6-Color = u
|Week2-7 = Texas A&M (1–0)
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = Wisconsin (1–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Oklahoma State (1–0)
|Week2-9-Color =
|Week2-10 = Nebraska (1–0)
|Week2-10-Color =
|Week2-11 = Virginia Tech (1–0)
|Week2-11-Color = u
|Week2-12 = South Carolina (1–0)
|Week2-12-Color =
|Week2-13 = Oregon (0–1)
|Week2-13-Color = d
|Week2-14 = Arkansas (1–0)
|Week2-14-Color = u
|Week2-15 = Ohio State (1–0)
|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = Mississippi State (1–0)
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-17 = Michigan State (1–0)
|Week2-17-Color =
|Week2-18 = Florida (1–0)
|Week2-18-Color = u
|Week2-19 = West Virginia (1–0)
|Week2-19-Color = u
|Week2-20 = Baylor (1–0)
|Week2-20-Color = y
|Week2-21 = Missouri (1–0)
|Week2-21-Color =
|Week2-22 = South Florida (1–0)
|Week2-22-Color = y
|Week2-23 = Penn State (1–0)
|Week2-23-Color = y
|Week2-24 = Texas (1–0)
|Week2-24-Color = y
|Week2-25 = TCU (0–1)
|Week2-25-Color = d
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame|Georgia|Auburn|USC}}
|Week3-1 = Oklahoma (1–0) (31)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = Alabama (2–0) (10)
|Week3-2-Color = u
|Week3-3 = LSU (2–0) (17)
|Week3-3-Color = d
|Week3-4 = Boise State (1–0) (2)
|Week3-4-Color =
|Week3-5 = Florida State (2–0)
|Week3-5-Color =
|Week3-6 = Stanford (2–0)
|Week3-6-Color =
|Week3-7 = Wisconsin (2–0)
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = Oklahoma State (2–0)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = Texas A&M (1–0)
|Week3-9-Color = d
|Week3-10 = South Carolina (2–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Nebraska (2–0)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Oregon (1–1)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = Virginia Tech (2–0)
|Week3-13-Color = d
|Week3-14 = Arkansas (2–0)
|Week3-14-Color =
|Week3-15 = Michigan State (2–0)
|Week3-15-Color = u
|Week3-16 = Florida (2–0)
|Week3-16-Color = u
|Week3-17 = Ohio State (2–0)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = West Virginia (2–0)
|Week3-18-Color = u
|Week3-19 = Baylor (1–0)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = South Florida (2–0)
|Week3-20-Color = u
|Week3-21 = Auburn (2–0)
|Week3-21-Color = y
|Week3-22 = Arizona State (2–0)
|Week3-22-Color = y
|Week3-23 = TCU (1–1) т
|Week3-23-Color = tu
|Week3-24 = Texas (2–0) т
|Week3-24-Color = u
|Week3-25 = Mississippi State (1–1)
|Week3-25-Color = d
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Missouri|Penn State}}
|Week4-1 = Oklahoma (2–0) (37)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = LSU (3–0) (14)
|Week4-2-Color = u
|Week4-3 = Alabama (3–0) (7)
|Week4-3-Color = d
|Week4-4 = Boise State (2–0) (2)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Stanford (3–0)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Wisconsin (3–0)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = Oklahoma State (3–0)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = Texas A&M (2–0)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = Nebraska (3–0)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Oregon (2–1)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Florida State (2–1)
|Week4-11-Color = d
|Week4-12 = South Carolina (3–0)
|Week4-12-Color = d
|Week4-13 = Virginia Tech (3–0)
|Week4-13-Color =
|Week4-14 = Arkansas (3–0)
|Week4-14-Color =
|Week4-15 = Florida (3–0)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = West Virginia (3–0)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = Baylor (2–0)
|Week4-17-Color = u
|Week4-18 = South Florida (3–0)
|Week4-18-Color = u
|Week4-19 = Texas (3–0)
|Week4-19-Color = u
|Week4-20 = TCU (2–1)
|Week4-20-Color = u
|Week4-21 = Clemson (3–0)
|Week4-21-Color = y
|Week4-22 = Michigan (3–0)
|Week4-22-Color = y
|Week4-23 = USC (3–0)
|Week4-23-Color = y
|Week4-24 = Illinois (3–0)
|Week4-24-Color = y
|Week4-25 = Georgia Tech (3–0)
|Week4-25-Color = y
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Michigan State|Ohio State|Auburn|Arizona State|Mississippi State}}
|Week5-1 =LSU (4–0) (42)
|Week5-1-Color =u
|Week5-2 =Oklahoma (3–0) (12)
|Week5-2-Color =d
|Week5-3 =Alabama (4–0) (5)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 =Boise State (3–0) (1)
|Week5-4-Color =
|Week5-5 =Oklahoma State (4–0)
|Week5-5-Color =u
|Week5-6 =Stanford (3–0)
|Week5-6-Color =d
|Week5-7 =Wisconsin (4–0)
|Week5-7-Color =d
|Week5-8 =Nebraska (4–0)
|Week5-8-Color =u
|Week5-9 =Oregon (3–1)
|Week5-9-Color =u
|Week5-10 =South Carolina (4–0)
|Week5-10-Color =u
|Week5-11 =Virginia Tech (4–0)
|Week5-11-Color =u
|Week5-12 =Florida (4–0)
|Week5-12-Color =u
|Week5-13 =Clemson (4–0)
|Week5-13-Color =u
|Week5-14 =Texas A&M (2–1)
|Week5-14-Color =d
|Week5-15 =Baylor (3–0)
|Week5-15-Color =u
|Week5-16 =South Florida (4–0)
|Week5-16-Color =u
|Week5-17 =Texas (3–0)
|Week5-17-Color =u
|Week5-18 =Arkansas (3–1)
|Week5-18-Color =d
|Week5-19 =Michigan (4–0)
|Week5-19-Color =u
|Week5-20 =TCU (3–1)
|Week5-20-Color =
|Week5-21 =Georgia Tech (4–0)
|Week5-21-Color =u
|Week5-22 =West Virginia (3–1)
|Week5-22-Color =d
|Week5-23 =Florida State (2–2)
|Week5-23-Color =d
|Week5-24 =Illinois (4–0)
|Week5-24-Color =
|Week5-25 =Arizona State (3–1)
|Week5-25-Color = y
|Week5Dropped =USC
|Week6-1 = LSU (5–0) (40)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Alabama (5–0) (12)
|Week6-2-Color = u
|Week6-3 = Oklahoma (4–0) (7)
|Week6-3-Color = d
|Week6-4 = Wisconsin (5–0)
|Week6-4-Color = u
|Week6-5 = Boise State (4–0) (1)
|Week6-5-Color = d
|Week6-6 = Oklahoma State (4–0)
|Week6-6-Color = d
|Week6-7 = Stanford (4–0)
|Week6-7-Color = d
|Week6-8 = Clemson (5–0)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Oregon (3–1)
|Week6-9-Color =
|Week6-10 = Arkansas (4–1)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = Texas (4–0)
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = Michigan (5–0)
|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Georgia Tech (5–0)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Nebraska (4–1)
|Week6-14-Color = d
|Week6-15 = Auburn (4–1)
|Week6-15-Color = y
|Week6-16 = West Virginia (4–1)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Florida (4–1)
|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-18 = South Carolina (4–1)
|Week6-18-Color = d
|Week6-19 = Illinois (5–0)
|Week6-19-Color = u
|Week6-20 = Kansas State (4–0)
|Week6-20-Color = y
|Week6-21 = Virginia Tech (4–1)
|Week6-21-Color = d
|Week6-22 = Arizona State (4–1)
|Week6-22-Color = u
|Week6-23 = Florida State (2–2)
|Week6-23-Color =
|Week6-24 = Texas A&M (2–2)
|Week6-24-Color = d
|Week6-25 = Baylor (3–1)
|Week6-25-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|South Florida| TCU}}
|Week7-1 = LSU (6–0) (40)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Alabama (6–0) (10)
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Oklahoma (5–0) (8)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Wisconsin (5–0)
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-5 = Boise State (5–0) (1)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Oklahoma State (5–0)
|Week7-6-Color =
|Week7-7 = Stanford (5–0)
|Week7-7-Color =
|Week7-8 = Clemson (6–0)
|Week7-8-Color =
|Week7-9 = Oregon (4–1)
|Week7-9-Color =
|Week7-10 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week7-10-Color =
|Week7-11 = Michigan (6–0)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = Georgia Tech (6–0)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = West Virginia (5–1)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Nebraska (5–1)
|Week7-14-Color =
|Week7-15 = South Carolina (5–1)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Illinois (6–0)
|Week7-16-Color = u
|Week7-17 = Kansas State (5–0)
|Week7-17-Color = u
|Week7-18 = Arizona State (5–1)
|Week7-18-Color = u
|Week7-19 = Virginia Tech (5–1)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Baylor (4–1)
|Week7-20-Color = u
|Week7-21 = Texas A&M (3–2)
|Week7-21-Color = u
|Week7-22 = Texas (4–1)
|Week7-22-Color = d
|Week7-23 = Michigan State (4–1)
|Week7-23-Color = y
|Week7-24 = Auburn (4–2)
|Week7-24-Color = d
|Week7-25 = Houston (6–0)
|Week7-25-Color = y
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Florida|Florida State}}
|Week8-1 = LSU (7–0) (41)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Alabama (7–0) (11)
|Week8-2-Color =
|Week8-3 = Oklahoma (6–0) (6)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = Wisconsin (6–0)
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Boise State (6–0) (1)
|Week8-5-Color =
|Week8-6 = Oklahoma State (6–0)
|Week8-6-Color =
|Week8-7 = Stanford (6–0)
|Week8-7-Color =
|Week8-8 = Clemson (7–0)
|Week8-8-Color =
|Week8-9 = Oregon (5–1)
|Week8-9-Color =
|Week8-10 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week8-10-Color =
|Week8-11 = West Virginia (5–1)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = Kansas State (6–0)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Nebraska (5–1)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week8-14-Color = u
|Week8-15 = Michigan State (5–1)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Virginia Tech (6–1)
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-17 = Texas A&M (4–2)
|Week8-17-Color = u
|Week8-18 = Michigan (6–1)
|Week8-18-Color = d
|Week8-19 = Auburn (5–2)
|Week8-19-Color = u
|Week8-20 = Georgia Tech (6–1)
|Week8-20-Color = d
|Week8-21 = Houston (6–0)
|Week8-21-Color = u
|Week8-22 = Washington (5–1)
|Week8-22-Color = y
|Week8-23 = Illinois (6–1)
|Week8-23-Color = d
|Week8-24 = Arizona State (5–2) т
|Week8-24-Color = td
|Week8-25 = Georgia (5–2) т
|Week8-25-Color = y
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Baylor|Texas}}
|Week9-1 = LSU (8–0) (49)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Alabama (7–0) (10)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Oklahoma State (7–0)
|Week9-3-Color = u
|Week9-4 = Stanford (7–0)
|Week9-4-Color = u
|Week9-5 = Boise State (7–0) (1)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = Clemson (8–0)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = Oregon (6–1)
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-8 = Arkansas (6–1)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = Michigan State (6–1)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Kansas State (7–0)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Oklahoma (6–1)
|Week9-11-Color = d
|Week9-12 = Wisconsin (6–1)
|Week9-12-Color = d
|Week9-13 = Nebraska (6–1)
|Week9-13-Color =
|Week9-14 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week9-14-Color =
|Week9-15 = Virginia Tech (7–1)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Texas A&M (5–2)
|Week9-16-Color = u
|Week9-17 = Michigan (6–1)
|Week9-17-Color = u
|Week9-18 = Houston (7–0)
|Week9-18-Color = u
|Week9-19 = Texas Tech (5–2)
|Week9-19-Color = y
|Week9-20 = USC (6–1)
|Week9-20-Color = y
|Week9-21 = Penn State (7–1)
|Week9-21-Color = y
|Week9-22 = Georgia (5–2)
|Week9-22-Color = u
|Week9-23 = Arizona State (5–2)
|Week9-23-Color = u
|Week9-24 = Cincinnati (6–1)
|Week9-24-Color = y
|Week9-25 = West Virginia (5–2)
|Week9-25-Color = d
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Auburn| Georgia Tech| Washington| Illinois}}
|Week10-1 = LSU (8–0) (47)
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Alabama (8–0) (10)
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Oklahoma State (8–0)
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 = Stanford (8–0)
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 = Boise State (7–0) (1)
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = Oregon (7–1)
|Week10-6-Color = u
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma (7–1)
|Week10-7-Color = u
|Week10-8 = Arkansas (7–1)
|Week10-8-Color =
|Week10-9 = Nebraska (7–1)
|Week10-9-Color = u
|Week10-10 = South Carolina (7–1)
|Week10-10-Color= u
|Week10-11 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week10-11-Color= d
|Week10-12 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week10-12-Color= u
|Week10-13 = Michigan (7–1)
|Week10-13-Color= u
|Week10-14 = Houston (8–0)
|Week10-14-Color= u
|Week10-15 = Michigan State (6–2)
|Week10-15-Color= d
|Week10-16 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week10-16-Color= u
|Week10-17 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week10-17-Color= d
|Week10-18 = Georgia (6–2)
|Week10-18-Color= u
|Week10-19 = Wisconsin (6–2)
|Week10-19-Color= d
|Week10-20 = Arizona State (6–2)
|Week10-20-Color= u
|Week10-21 = USC (6–2)
|Week10-21-Color= d
|Week10-22 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week10-22-Color= y
|Week10-23 = Cincinnati (6–1)
|Week10-23-Color= u
|Week10-24 = West Virginia (6–2)
|Week10-24-Color= u
|Week10-25 = Auburn (6–3)
|Week10-25-Color= y
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Texas A&M|Texas Tech}}
|Week11-1 = LSU (9–0) (59)
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = Oklahoma State (9–0)
|Week11-2-Color = u
|Week11-3 = Stanford (9–0)
|Week11-3-Color = u
|Week11-4 = Alabama (8–1)
|Week11-4-Color = d
|Week11-5 = Boise State (8–0) (1)
|Week11-5-Color =
|Week11-6 = Oregon (8–1)
|Week11-6-Color =
|Week11-7 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week11-7-Color =
|Week11-8 = Arkansas (8–1)
|Week11-8-Color =
|Week11-9 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week11-9-Color = u
|Week11-10 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week11-10-Color= u
|Week11-11 = Houston (9–0)
|Week11-11-Color= u
|Week11-12 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week11-12-Color= u
|Week11-13 = Michigan State (7–2)
|Week11-13-Color= u
|Week11-14 = Georgia (7–2)
|Week11-14-Color= u
|Week11-15 = South Carolina (7–2)
|Week11-15-Color= d
|Week11-16 = Wisconsin (7–2)
|Week11-16-Color= u
|Week11-17 = Kansas State (7–2)
|Week11-17-Color=
|Week11-18 = USC (7–2)
|Week11-18-Color= u
|Week11-19 = Nebraska (7–2)
|Week11-19-Color= d
|Week11-20 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week11-20-Color= u
|Week11-21 = Texas (6–2)
|Week11-21-Color= y
|Week11-22 = Michigan (7–2)
|Week11-22-Color= d
|Week11-23 = Cincinnati (7–1)
|Week11-23-Color=
|Week11-24 = Auburn (6–3)
|Week11-24-Color= u
|Week11-25 = Southern Miss (8–1)
|Week11-25-Color= y
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State | West Virginia}}
|Week12-1 = LSU (10–0) (60)
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = Oklahoma State (10–0)
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-3 = Alabama (9–1)
|Week12-3-Color = u
|Week12-4 = Oregon (9–1)
|Week12-4-Color = u
|Week12-5 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week12-5-Color = u
|Week12-6 = Arkansas (9–1)
|Week12-6-Color = u
|Week12-7 = Clemson (9–1)
|Week12-7-Color = u
|Week12-8 = Stanford (9–1)
|Week12-8-Color = d
|Week12-9 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week12-9-Color = u
|Week12-10 = Boise State (8–1)
|Week12-10-Color= d
|Week12-11 = Houston (10–0)
|Week12-11-Color=
|Week12-12 = Michigan State (8–2)
|Week12-12-Color= u
|Week12-13 = Georgia (8–2)
|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-14 = South Carolina (8–2)
|Week12-14-Color= u
|Week12-15 = Wisconsin (8–2)
|Week12-15-Color= u
|Week12-16 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week12-16-Color= u
|Week12-17 = Nebraska (8–2)
|Week12-17-Color= u
|Week12-18 = USC (8–2)
|Week12-18-Color=
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|Week13-6-Color = u
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|Week13-13-Color=
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|Week13-14-Color=
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|Week13-15-Color=
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|Week13-19-Color=
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|Week13-25-Color= y
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|Week14-11-Color=
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|Week14-23-Color= d
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|Week14-24-Color= y
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|Week15-24-Color= d
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|Week16-19-Color= d
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|Week16-20-Color= u
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|Week16-21-Color= d
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|Week16-22-Color= d
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|Week16-23-Color= u
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|Week16-24-Color= d
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|Week16-25-Color= y
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Coaches Poll
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|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 1
|Week3 = 2
|Week4 = 3
|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = 13
|Week15 = 14
|Week16 = 15 (Final)
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|Week2Date =Sep 6
|Week3Date =Sep 11
|Week4Date =Sep 18
|Week5Date =Sep 25
|Week6Date =Oct 2
|Week7Date =Oct 9
|Week8Date =Oct 16
|Week9Date =Oct 23
|Week10Date=Oct 30
|Week11Date=Nov 6
|Week12Date=Nov 13
|Week13Date=Nov 20
|Week14Date=Nov 27
|Week15Date=Dec 4
|Week16Date=Jan 10
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|Week1-14 = Arkansas
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|Week1-19 = Auburn
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|Week1-21 = Missouri
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|Week2-5-Color = u
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|Week2-11 = Virginia Tech (1–0)
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|Week2-17-Color = u
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|Week2-24 = West Virginia (1–0)
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|Week3-15 = Michigan State (2–0)
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|Week3-19 = Auburn (2–0)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = West Virginia (2–0)
|Week3-20-Color = u
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|Week3-24 = Baylor (1–0)
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|Week3-25 = Mississippi State (1–1)
|Week3-25-Color = d
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|Week4-7 = Wisconsin (3–0)
|Week4-7-Color = u
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|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = South Carolina (3–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Virginia Tech (3–0)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = Arkansas (3–0)
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|Week4-13-Color = u
|Week4-14 = Florida State (2–1)
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|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = West Virginia (3–0)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = South Florida (3–0)
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|Week4-18-Color = u
|Week4-19 = Baylor (2–0)
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|Week4-20 = TCU (2–1)
|Week4-20-Color = u
|Week4-21 = Michigan (3–0)
|Week4-21-Color = y
|Week4-22 = Clemson (3–0)
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|Week4-23 = Michigan State (2–1)
|Week4-23-Color = d
|Week4-24 = Georgia Tech (3–0)
|Week4-24-Color = y
|Week4-25 = North Carolina (3–0)
|Week4-25-Color = y
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|Week5-2-Color = t
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|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-4 = Stanford (3–0)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Boise State (3–0)
|Week5-5-Color = d
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|Week5-6-Color =
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|Week5-7-Color =
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|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = South Carolina (4–0)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Virginia Tech (4–0)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Oregon (3–1)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Florida (4–0)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = Texas A&M (2–1)
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = South Florida (4–0)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = Clemson (4–0)
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = Baylor (3–0)
|Week5-16-Color = u
|Week5-17 = Texas (3–0)
|Week5-17-Color = u
|Week5-18 = Arkansas (3–1)
|Week5-18-Color = d
|Week5-19 = Michigan (4–0)
|Week5-19-Color = u
|Week5-20 = TCU (3–1)
|Week5-20-Color =
|Week5-21 = Georgia Tech (4–0)
|Week5-21-Color = u
|Week5-22 = Illinois (4–0)
|Week5-22-Color = y
|Week5-23 = West Virginia (3–1)
|Week5-23-Color = d
|Week5-24 = Florida State (2–2)
|Week5-24-Color = d
|Week5-25 = Michigan State (3–1)
|Week5-25-Color = d
|Week5Dropped = North Carolina
|Week6-1 = Oklahoma (4–0) (27)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = LSU (5–0) (21)
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Alabama (5–0) (10)
|Week6-3-Color = d
|Week6-4 = Stanford (4–0)
|Week6-4-Color =
|Week6-5 = Wisconsin (5–0) (1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Boise State (4–0)
|Week6-6-Color = d
|Week6-7 = Oklahoma State (4–0)
|Week6-7-Color = d
|Week6-8 = Clemson (5–0)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Oregon (3–1)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Texas (4–0)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = Michigan (5–0)
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = Arkansas (4–1)
|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Georgia Tech (5–0)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = South Carolina (4–1)
|Week6-14-Color = d
|Week6-15 = Nebraska (4–1)
|Week6-15-Color = d
|Week6-16 = Illinois (5–0)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Virginia Tech (4–1)
|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-18 = Florida (4–1)
|Week6-18-Color = d
|Week6-19 = West Virginia (4–1)
|Week6-19-Color = u
|Week6-20 = Michigan State (4–1)
|Week6-20-Color = u
|Week6-21 = Kansas State (4–0)
|Week6-21-Color = y
|Week6-22 = Florida State (2–2)
|Week6-22-Color = u
|Week6-23 = Auburn (4–1)
|Week6-23-Color = y
|Week6-24 = Arizona State (4–1)
|Week6-24-Color = y
|Week6-25 = Texas A&M (2–2)
|Week6-25-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Baylor|South Florida|TCU}}
|Week7-1 = Oklahoma (5–0) (32)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = LSU (6–0) (15)
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Alabama (6–0) (11)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Wisconsin (5–0) (1)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Stanford (5–0)
|Week7-5-Color = d
|Week7-6 = Boise State (5–0)
|Week7-6-Color =
|Week7-7 = Oklahoma State (5–0)
|Week7-7-Color =
|Week7-8 = Clemson (6–0)
|Week7-8-Color =
|Week7-9 = Oregon (4–1)
|Week7-9-Color =
|Week7-10 = Michigan (6–0)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = Georgia Tech (6–0)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = South Carolina (5–1)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Nebraska (5–1)
|Week7-14-Color = u
|Week7-15 = Illinois (6–0)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = West Virginia (5–1)
|Week7-16-Color = u
|Week7-17 = Virginia Tech (5–1)
|Week7-17-Color =
|Week7-18 = Kansas State (5–0)
|Week7-18-Color = u
|Week7-19 = Michigan State (4–1)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Arizona State (5–1)
|Week7-20-Color = u
|Week7-21 = Texas (4–1)
|Week7-21-Color = d
|Week7-22 = Houston (6–0)
|Week7-22-Color = y
|Week7-23 = Texas A&M (3–2)
|Week7-23-Color = u
|Week7-24 = Baylor (4–1)
|Week7-24-Color = y
|Week7-25 = Penn State (5–1)
|Week7-25-Color = y
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Florida|Florida State|Auburn}}
|Week8-1 = Oklahoma (6–0) (31)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = LSU (7–0) (15)
|Week8-2-Color =
|Week8-3 = Alabama (7–0) (12)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = Wisconsin (6–0) (1)
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Stanford (6–0)
|Week8-5-Color =
|Week8-6 = Oklahoma State (6–0)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Boise State (6–0)
|Week8-7-Color = d
|Week8-8 = Clemson (7–0) т
|Week8-8-Color = t
|Week8-9 = Oregon (5–1) т
|Week8-9-Color = u
|Week8-10 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Nebraska (5–1)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Michigan State (5–1)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Virginia Tech (6–1) т
|Week8-14-Color = tu
|Week8-15 = West Virginia (5–1) т
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Kansas State (6–0)
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-17 = Michigan (6–1)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = Texas A&M (4–2)
|Week8-18-Color = u
|Week8-19 = Georgia Tech (6–1)
|Week8-19-Color = d
|Week8-20 = Houston (6–0)
|Week8-20-Color = u
|Week8-21 = Illinois (6–1)
|Week8-21-Color = d
|Week8-22 = Penn State (6–1)
|Week8-22-Color = u
|Week8-23 = Auburn (5–2)
|Week8-23-Color = y
|Week8-24 = Washington (5–1)
|Week8-24-Color = y
|Week8-25 = Arizona State (5–2)
|Week8-25-Color = d
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Texas|Baylor}}
|Week9-1 = LSU (8–0) (41)
|Week9-1-Color = u
|Week9-2 = Alabama (8–0) (18)
|Week9-2-Color = u
|Week9-3 = Stanford (7–0)
|Week9-3-Color = u
|Week9-4 = Oklahoma State (7–0)
|Week9-4-Color = u
|Week9-5 = Boise State (7–0)
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|Week9-7-Color = u
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|Week9-8-Color = u
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|Week9-11-Color = d
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|Week9-12-Color = u
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|Week9-13-Color = d
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|Week9-14-Color = d
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|Week9-15-Color = d
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|Week9-16-Color = u
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|Week9-17-Color =
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|Week9-18-Color = u
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|Week9-19-Color = u
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|Week9-20-Color = u
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|Week9-21-Color = y
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|Week9-22-Color = y
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|Week9-23-Color = y
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|Week9-24-Color = d
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|Week10-3-Color =
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|Week10-10-Color= u
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|Week10-11-Color= u
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|Week10-12-Color= d
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|Week10-13-Color= u
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|Week10-14-Color= u
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|Week10-15-Color= u
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|Week10-17-Color= d
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|Week10-21-Color= u
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|Week10-22-Color= u
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|Week10-23-Color= y
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|Week10-24-Color= u
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|Week10-25-Color= y
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|Week11-3-Color = u
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|Week11-4-Color = d
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|Week11-6-Color =
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|Week11-7-Color =
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|Week11-8-Color =
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|Week11-10-Color= u
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|Week11-11-Color= u
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|Week11-12-Color= u
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|Week11-13-Color= u
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|Week11-14-Color= u
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|Week11-17-Color= d
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|Week11-19-Color= u
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|Week11-20-Color= u
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|Week11-21-Color= d
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|Week11-22-Color= d
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|Week11-23-Color= u
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|Week11-24-Color= y
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|Week11-25-Color= y
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|Week12-3-Color = u
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|Week12-4-Color = u
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|Week12-5-Color = u
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|Week12-6-Color = u
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|Week12-7-Color = u
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|Week12-10-Color= u
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|Week12-11-Color= d
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|Week12-12-Color= u
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|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-14 = South Carolina (8–2)
|Week12-14-Color= u
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|Week12-15-Color= u
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|Week12-16-Color= u
|Week12-17 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week12-17-Color= u
|Week12-18 = Michigan (8–2)
|Week12-18-Color= u
|Week12-19 = TCU (8–2)
|Week12-19-Color= u
|Week12-20 = Southern Miss (9–1)
|Week12-20-Color= u
|Week12-21 = Penn State (8–2)
|Week12-21-Color= d
|Week12-22 = Florida State (7–3)
|Week12-22-Color= y
|Week12-23 = Georgia Tech (7–3) т
|Week12-23-Color= td
|Week12-24 = West Virginia (7–3) т
|Week12-24-Color= y
|Week12-25 = Notre Dame (7–3)
|Week12-25-Color= y
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|Week13-3-Color = u
|Week13-4 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Stanford (10–1)
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Oklahoma State (10–1)
|Week13-6-Color = d
|Week13-7 = Houston (11–0)
|Week13-7-Color = u
|Week13-8 = Boise State (9–1)
|Week13-8-Color = u
|Week13-9 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week13-9-Color = d
|Week13-10 = Michigan State (9–2)
|Week13-10-Color= u
|Week13-11 = Oklahoma (8–2)
|Week13-11-Color= d
|Week13-12 = Wisconsin (9–2)
|Week13-12-Color= u
|Week13-13 = South Carolina (9–2)
|Week13-13-Color= u
|Week13-14 = Georgia (9–2)
|Week13-14-Color= u
|Week13-15 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week13-15-Color= u
|Week13-16 = Michigan (9–2)
|Week13-16-Color= u
|Week13-17 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week13-17-Color= d
|Week13-18 = TCU (9–2)
|Week13-18-Color= u
|Week13-19 = Penn State (9–2)
|Week13-19-Color= u
|Week13-20 = Baylor (7–3)
|Week13-20-Color= y
|Week13-21 = Georgia Tech (8–3)
|Week13-21-Color= u
|Week13-22 = Nebraska (8–3)
|Week13-22-Color= d
|Week13-23 = West Virginia (7–3)
|Week13-23-Color=
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|Week13-24-Color= u
|Week13-25 = Virginia (8–3)
|Week13-25-Color= y
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|Week14-2-Color =
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|Week14-3-Color = u
|Week14-4 = Stanford (11–1)
|Week14-4-Color = u
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|Week14-5-Color = u
|Week14-6 = Houston (12–0)
|Week14-6-Color = u
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|Week14-7-Color = u
|Week14-8 = Boise State (10–1)
|Week14-8-Color =
|Week14-9 = Michigan State (10–2)
|Week14-9-Color = u
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|Week14-10-Color= d
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|Week14-11-Color=
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|Week14-12-Color=
|Week14-13 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week14-13-Color=
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|Week14-14-Color=
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|Week14-15-Color=
|Week14-16 = Michigan (10–2)
|Week14-16-Color=
|Week14-17 = TCU (9–2)
|Week14-17-Color= u
|Week14-18 = Baylor (8–3)
|Week14-18-Color= u
|Week14-19 = Nebraska (9–3)
|Week14-19-Color= u
|Week14-20 = West Virginia (8–3)
|Week14-20-Color= u
|Week14-21 = Clemson (9–3)
|Week14-21-Color= d
|Week14-22 = Penn State (9–3)
|Week14-22-Color= d
|Week14-23 = Southern Miss (10–2)
|Week14-23-Color= y
|Week14-24 = Florida State (8–4)
|Week14-24-Color= y
|Week14-25 = Cincinnati (8–4)
|Week14-25-Color= y
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|Week15-3 = Oklahoma State (11–1)
|Week15-3-Color = u
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|Week15-5-Color = u
|Week15-6 = Boise State (11–1)
|Week15-6-Color = u
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|Week15-7-Color = u
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|Week15-8-Color = u
|Week15-9 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week15-9-Color = u
|Week15-10 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week15-10-Color= u
|Week15-11 = Virginia Tech (11–2)
|Week15-11-Color= d
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|Week15-12-Color= u
|Week15-13 = Michigan State (10–3)
|Week15-13-Color= d
|Week15-14 = Clemson (10–3)
|Week15-14-Color= u
|Week15-15 = TCU (10–2)
|Week15-15-Color= u
|Week15-16 = Baylor (9–3)
|Week15-16-Color= u
|Week15-17 = Houston (12–1)
|Week15-17-Color= d
|Week15-18 = Georgia (10–3)
|Week15-18-Color= d
|Week15-19 = Oklahoma (9–3)
|Week15-19-Color= d
|Week15-20 = Nebraska (9–3)
|Week15-20-Color= d
|Week15-21 = Southern Miss (11–2)
|Week15-21-Color= u
|Week15-22 = West Virginia (9–3)
|Week15-22-Color= d
|Week15-23 = Penn State (9–3)
|Week15-23-Color= d
|Week15-24 = Cincinnati (9–3)
|Week15-24-Color= u
|Week15-25 = Florida State (8–4)
|Week15-25-Color= d
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|Week16-1-Color = u
|Week16-2 = LSU (13–1)
|Week16-2-Color = d
|Week16-3 = Oklahoma State (12–1)
|Week16-3-Color =
|Week16-4 = Oregon (12–2)
|Week16-4-Color = u
|Week16-5 = Arkansas (11–2)
|Week16-5-Color = u
|Week16-6 = Boise State (12–1)
|Week16-6-Color = u
|Week16-7 = Stanford (11–2)
|Week16-7-Color = u
|Week16-8 = South Carolina (11–2)
|Week16-8-Color = u
|Week16-9 = Michigan (11–2)
|Week16-9-Color = u
|Week16-10 = Michigan State (11–3)
|Week16-10-Color= u
|Week16-11 = Wisconsin (11–3)
|Week16-11-Color= d
|Week16-12 = Baylor (10–3)
|Week16-12-Color= u
|Week16-13 = TCU (11–2)
|Week16-13-Color= u
|Week16-14 = Houston (13–1)
|Week16-14-Color= u
|Week16-15 = Oklahoma (10–3)
|Week16-15-Color= u
|Week16-16 = Kansas State (10–3)
|Week16-16-Color= d
|Week16-17 = Virginia Tech (11–3)
|Week16-17-Color= d
|Week16-18 = West Virginia (10–3)
|Week16-18-Color= u
|Week16-19 = Southern Miss (12–2)
|Week16-19-Color= u
|Week16-20 = Georgia (10–4)
|Week16-20-Color= d
|Week16-21 = Cincinnati (10–3)
|Week16-21-Color= u
|Week16-22 = Clemson (10–4)
|Week16-22-Color= d
|Week16-23 = Florida State (9–4)
|Week16-23-Color= u
|Week16-24 = Nebraska (9–4)
|Week16-24-Color= d
|Week16-25 = BYU (10–3)
|Week16-25-Color= y
|Week16Dropped = Penn State
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Harris Interactive Poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 6
|Week2 = 7
|Week3 = 8
|Week4 = 9
|Week5 = 10
|Week6 = 11
|Week7 = 12
|Week8 = 13
|Week9 = 14 (Final)
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|Week2Date = Oct 16
|Week3Date = Oct 23
|Week4Date = Oct 30
|Week5Date = Nov 6
|Week6Date = Nov 13
|Week7Date = Nov 20
|Week8Date = Nov 27
|Week9Date = Dec 4
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|Week1-2 = Alabama (6–0) (17)
|Week1-3 = Oklahoma (5–0) (24)
|Week1-4 = Wisconsin (5–0) (1)
|Week1-5 = Boise State (5–0) (1)
|Week1-6 = Oklahoma State (5–0)
|Week1-7 = Stanford (5–0) (1)
|Week1-8 = Clemson (6–0)
|Week1-9 = Oregon (4–1)
|Week1-10 = Michigan (6–0)
|Week1-11 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week1-12 = Georgia Tech (6–0)
|Week1-13 = Nebraska (5–1)
|Week1-14 = Illinois (6–0)
|Week1-15 = South Carolina (5–1)
|Week1-16 = West Virginia (5–1)
|Week1-17 = Kansas State (5–0)
|Week1-18 = Virginia Tech (5–1)
|Week1-19 = Arizona State (5–1)
|Week1-20 = Texas (4–1)
|Week1-21 = Baylor (4–1)
|Week1-22 = Michigan State (4–1)
|Week1-23 = Texas A&M (3–2)
|Week1-24 = Houston (6–0)
|Week1-25 = Florida (4–2)
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|Week2-4-Color =
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|Week2-5-Color =
|Week2-6 = Oklahoma State (6–0)
|Week2-6-Color =
|Week2-7 = Stanford (6–0) (1)
|Week2-7-Color =
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|Week2-9 = Oregon (5–1)
|Week2-9-Color =
|Week2-10 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week2-10-Color = u
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|Week2-11-Color = u
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|Week2-13-Color = u
|Week2-14 = West Virginia (5–1)
|Week2-14-Color = u
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|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = Virginia Tech (6–1)
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-17 = Michigan (6–1)
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|Week2-18 = Georgia Tech (6–1)
|Week2-18-Color = d
|Week2-19 = Texas A&M (4–2)
|Week2-19-Color = u
|Week2-20 = Illinois (6–1)
|Week2-20-Color = d
|Week2-21 = Auburn (5–2)
|Week2-21-Color = y
|Week2-22 = Houston (6–0)
|Week2-22-Color = u
|Week2-23 = Arizona State (5–2)
|Week2-23-Color = d
|Week2-24 = Penn State (6–1)
|Week2-24-Color = y
|Week2-25 = Washington (5–1)
|Week2-25-Color = y
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|Week3-3-Color = u
|Week3-4 = Stanford (7–0) (1)
|Week3-4-Color = u
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|Week3-5-Color =
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|Week3-6-Color = u
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|Week3-7-Color = u
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|Week3-8-Color = d
|Week3-9 = Arkansas (6–1)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Kansas State (7–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Michigan State (6–1)
|Week3-11-Color = u
|Week3-12 = Wisconsin (6–1)
|Week3-12-Color = d
|Week3-13 = Nebraska (6–1)
|Week3-13-Color = d
|Week3-14 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week3-14-Color = d
|Week3-15 = Virginia Tech (7–1)
|Week3-15-Color = u
|Week3-16 = Michigan (6–1)
|Week3-16-Color = u
|Week3-17 = Texas A&M (5–2)
|Week3-17-Color = u
|Week3-18 = Houston (7–0)
|Week3-18-Color = u
|Week3-19 = Penn State (7–1)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = Arizona State (5–2)
|Week3-20-Color = u
|Week3-21 = Texas Tech (5–2)
|Week3-21-Color = y
|Week3-22 = Georgia (5–2)
|Week3-22-Color = y
|Week3-23 = West Virginia (5–2)
|Week3-23-Color = d
|Week3-24 = Cincinnati (6–1)
|Week3-24-Color = y
|Week3-25 = Texas (4–2)
|Week3-25-Color = y
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|Week4-1 = LSU (8–0) (93)
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|Week4-3 = Oklahoma State (8–0)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Stanford (8–0) (1)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Boise State (7–0)
|Week4-5-Color =
|Week4-6 = Oregon (7–1)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = Oklahoma (7–1)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = Arkansas (7–1)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = Nebraska (7–1)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week4-10-Color= d
|Week4-11 = South Carolina (7–1)
|Week4-11-Color= u
|Week4-12 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week4-12-Color= u
|Week4-13 = Michigan (7–1)
|Week4-13-Color= u
|Week4-14 = Houston (8–0)
|Week4-14-Color= u
|Week4-15 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week4-15-Color= d
|Week4-16 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week4-16-Color= u
|Week4-17 = Michigan State (6–2)
|Week4-17-Color= d
|Week4-18 = Wisconsin (6–2)
|Week4-18-Color= d
|Week4-19 = Arizona State (6–2)
|Week4-19-Color= u
|Week4-20 = Georgia (6–2)
|Week4-20-Color= u
|Week4-21 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week4-21-Color= y
|Week4-22 = West Virginia (6–2)
|Week4-22-Color= u
|Week4-23 = Cincinnati (6–1)
|Week4-23-Color= u
|Week4-24 = Texas (5–2)
|Week4-24-Color= u
|Week4-25 = Auburn (6–3)
|Week4-25-Color= y
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|Week5-1 = LSU (9–0) (112)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Oklahoma State (9–0)
|Week5-2-Color = u
|Week5-3 = Stanford (9–0) (2)
|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-4 = Alabama (8–1)
|Week5-4-Color = d
|Week5-5 = Boise State (8–0)
|Week5-5-Color =
|Week5-6 = Oregon (8–1)
|Week5-6-Color =
|Week5-7 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week5-7-Color =
|Week5-8 = Arkansas (8–1)
|Week5-8-Color =
|Week5-9 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Houston (9–0)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = Michigan State (7–2)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = Wisconsin (7–2)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = Georgia (7–2)
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = South Carolina (7–2)
|Week5-16-Color = d
|Week5-17 = Nebraska (7–2)
|Week5-17-Color = d
|Week5-18 = Kansas State (7–2)
|Week5-18-Color = d
|Week5-19 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week5-19-Color = u
|Week5-20 = Texas (6–2)
|Week5-20-Color = u
|Week5-21 = Michigan (7–2)
|Week5-21-Color = d
|Week5-22 = Cincinnati (7–1)
|Week5-22-Color = u
|Week5-23 = Southern Miss (8–1)
|Week5-23-Color = y
|Week5-24 = Auburn (6–3)
|Week5-24-Color = u
|Week5-25 = TCU (7–2)
|Week5-25-Color = y
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State | West Virginia}}
|Week6-1 = LSU (10–0) (115)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Oklahoma State (10–0)
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Alabama (9–1)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Oregon (9–1)
|Week6-4-Color = u
|Week6-5 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Arkansas (9–1)
|Week6-6-Color = u
|Week6-7 = Stanford (9–1)
|Week6-7-Color = d
|Week6-8 = Clemson (9–1)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Houston (10–0)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = Boise State (8–1)
|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-12 = Michigan State (8–2)
|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Wisconsin (8–2)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Georgia (8–2)
|Week6-14-Color = u
|Week6-15 = South Carolina (8–2)
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-16 = Nebraska (8–2)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week6-17-Color = u
|Week6-18 = Michigan (8–2)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = Penn State (8–2)
|Week6-19-Color = d
|Week6-20 = Southern Miss (9–1)
|Week6-20-Color = u
|Week6-21 = TCU (8–2)
|Week6-21-Color = u
|Week6-22 = West Virginia (7–3)
|Week6-22-Color = y
|Week6-23 = Florida State (7–3)
|Week6-23-Color = y
|Week6-24 = Georgia Tech (7–3)
|Week6-24-Color = d
|Week6-25 = Baylor (6–3)
|Week6-25-Color = y
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Texas|Cincinnati|Auburn}}
|Week7-1 = LSU (11–0) (115)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Alabama (10–1)
|Week7-2-Color = u
|Week7-3 = Arkansas (10–1)
|Week7-3-Color = u
|Week7-4 = Stanford (10–1)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week7-5-Color = u
|Week7-6 = Oklahoma State (10–1)
|Week7-6-Color = d
|Week7-7 = Houston (11–0)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Boise State (9–1)
|Week7-8-Color = u
|Week7-9 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week7-9-Color = d
|Week7-10 = Oklahoma (8–2)
|Week7-10-Color = d
|Week7-11 = Michigan State (9–2)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = Georgia (9–2)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = South Carolina (9–2)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Wisconsin (9–2)
|Week7-14-Color = d
|Week7-15 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Michigan (9–2)
|Week7-16-Color = u
|Week7-17 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week7-17-Color = d
|Week7-18 = Penn State (9–2)
|Week7-18-Color = u
|Week7-19 = TCU (9–2)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Baylor (7–3)
|Week7-20-Color = u
|Week7-21 = Nebraska (8–3)
|Week7-21-Color = d
|Week7-22 = Georgia Tech (8–3)
|Week7-22-Color = u
|Week7-23 = Notre Dame (8–3)
|Week7-23-Color = y
|Week7-24 = West Virginia (7–3)
|Week7-24-Color = d
|Week7-25 = Virginia (8–3)
|Week7-25-Color = y
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Southern Miss|Florida State}}
|Week8-1 = LSU (12–0) (115)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Alabama (11–1)
|Week8-2-Color =
|Week8-3 = Stanford (11–1)
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Virginia Tech (11–1)
|Week8-4-Color = u
|Week8-5 = Oklahoma State (10–1)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = Houston (12–0)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Oregon (10–2)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = Boise State (10–1)
|Week8-8-Color =
|Week8-9 = Arkansas (10–2)
|Week8-9-Color = d
|Week8-10 = Oklahoma (9–2)
|Week8-10-Color =
|Week8-11 = Michigan State (10–2)
|Week8-11-Color =
|Week8-12 = Georgia (10–2)
|Week8-12-Color =
|Week8-13 = Wisconsin (10–2)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week8-14-Color = d
|Week8-15 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week8-15-Color =
|Week8-16 = Michigan (10–2)
|Week8-16-Color =
|Week8-17 = TCU (9–2)
|Week8-17-Color = u
|Week8-18 = Baylor (8–3)
|Week8-18-Color = u
|Week8-19 = Nebraska (9–3)
|Week8-19-Color = u
|Week8-20 = Clemson (9–3)
|Week8-20-Color = d
|Week8-21 = West Virginia (8–3)
|Week8-21-Color = u
|Week8-22 = Penn State (9–3)
|Week8-22-Color = d
|Week8-23 = Southern Miss (10–2)
|Week8-23-Color = y
|Week8-24 = Florida State (8–4)
|Week8-24-Color = y
|Week8-25 = Texas (7–4)
|Week8-25-Color = y
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia Tech|Notre Dame|Virginia}}
|Week9-1 = LSU (13–0) (115)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Alabama (11–1)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Oklahoma State (11–1)
|Week9-3-Color = u
|Week9-4 = Stanford (11–1)
|Week9-4-Color = d
|Week9-5 = Oregon (11–2)
|Week9-5-Color = u
|Week9-6 = Boise State (11–1)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = Arkansas (10–2)
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-8 = Wisconsin (11–2)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Virginia Tech (11–2)
|Week9-11-Color = d
|Week9-12 = Michigan (10–2)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Michigan State (10–3)
|Week9-13-Color = d
|Week9-14 = Clemson (10–3)
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-15 = TCU (10–2)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Baylor (9–3)
|Week9-16-Color = u
|Week9-17 = Houston (12–1)
|Week9-17-Color = d
|Week9-18 = Georgia (10–3)
|Week9-18-Color = d
|Week9-19 = Oklahoma (9–3)
|Week9-19-Color = d
|Week9-20 = Nebraska (9–3)
|Week9-20-Color = d
|Week9-21 = Southern Miss (11–2)
|Week9-21-Color = u
|Week9-22 = West Virginia (9–3)
|Week9-22-Color = d
|Week9-23 = Penn State (9–3)
|Week9-23-Color = d
|Week9-24 = Cincinnati (9–3)
|Week9-24-Color = y
|Week9-25 = Florida State (8–4)
|Week9-25-Color = d
|Week9Dropped = Texas
}}
BCS standings
{{clear right}}
{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 7
|Week2 = 8
|Week3 = 9
|Week4 = 10
|Week5 = 11
|Week6 = 12
|Week7 = 13
|Week8 = 14 (Final)
|Week1Date = Oct 16
|Week2Date = Oct 23
|Week3Date = Oct 30
|Week4Date = Nov 6
|Week5Date = Nov 13
|Week6Date = Nov 20
|Week7Date = Nov 27
|Week8Date = Dec 4
|Week1-1 = LSU (7–0)
|Week1-2 = Alabama (7–0)
|Week1-3 = Oklahoma (6–0)
|Week1-4 = Oklahoma State (6–0)
|Week1-5 = Boise State (6–0)
|Week1-6 = Wisconsin (6–0)
|Week1-7 = Clemson (7–0)
|Week1-8 = Stanford (6–0)
|Week1-9 = Arkansas (5–1)
|Week1-10 = Oregon (5–1)
|Week1-11 = Kansas State (6–0)
|Week1-12 = Virginia Tech (6–1)
|Week1-13 = Nebraska (5–1)
|Week1-14 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week1-15 = West Virginia (5–1)
|Week1-16 = Michigan State (5–1)
|Week1-17 = Texas A&M (4–2)
|Week1-18 = Michigan (6–1)
|Week1-19 = Houston (6–0)
|Week1-20 = Auburn (5–2)
|Week1-21 = Penn State (6–1)
|Week1-22 = Georgia Tech (6–1)
|Week1-23 = Illinois (6–1)
|Week1-24 = Texas (4–2)
|Week1-25 = Washington (5–1)
|Week2-1 = LSU (8–0)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = Alabama (8–0)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Oklahoma State (7–0)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = Boise State (7–0)
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = Clemson (8–0)
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = Stanford (7–0)
|Week2-6-Color = u
|Week2-7 = Oregon (6–1)
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = Kansas State (7–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Oklahoma (6–1)
|Week2-9-Color = d
|Week2-10 = Arkansas (6–1)
|Week2-10-Color = d
|Week2-11 = Michigan State (6–1)
|Week2-11-Color = u
|Week2-12 = Virginia Tech (7–1)
|Week2-12-Color =
|Week2-13 = South Carolina (6–1)
|Week2-13-Color = u
|Week2-14 = Nebraska (6–1)
|Week2-14-Color = d
|Week2-15 = Wisconsin (6–1)
|Week2-15-Color = d
|Week2-16 = Texas A&M (5–2)
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-17 = Houston (7–0)
|Week2-17-Color = u
|Week2-18 = Michigan (6–1)
|Week2-18-Color =
|Week2-19 = Penn State (7–1)
|Week2-19-Color = u
|Week2-20 = Texas Tech (5–2)
|Week2-20-Color = y
|Week2-21 = Arizona State (5–2)
|Week2-21-Color = y
|Week2-22 = Georgia (5–2)
|Week2-22-Color = y
|Week2-23 = Auburn (5–3)
|Week2-23-Color = d
|Week2-24 = Texas (4–2)
|Week2-24-Color =
|Week2-25 = West Virginia (5–2)
|Week2-25-Color = d
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia Tech|Illinois|Washington}}
|Week3-1 = LSU (8–0)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = Alabama (8–0)
|Week3-2-Color =
|Week3-3 = Oklahoma State (8–0)
|Week3-3-Color =
|Week3-4 = Stanford (8–0)
|Week3-4-Color = u
|Week3-5 = Boise State (7–0)
|Week3-5-Color = d
|Week3-6 = Oklahoma (7–1)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = Arkansas (7–1)
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = Oregon (7–1)
|Week3-8-Color = d
|Week3-9 = South Carolina (7–1)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Nebraska (7–1)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week3-12-Color =
|Week3-13 = Houston (8–0)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week3-14-Color = d
|Week3-15 = Michigan (7–1)
|Week3-15-Color = u
|Week3-16 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week3-16-Color = u
|Week3-17 = Michigan State (6–2)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = Georgia (6–2)
|Week3-18-Color = u
|Week3-19 = Arizona State (6–2)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = Wisconsin (6–2)
|Week3-20-Color = d
|Week3-21 = Texas (5–2)
|Week3-21-Color = u
|Week3-22 = Auburn (6–3)
|Week3-22-Color = u
|Week3-23 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week3-23-Color = y
|Week3-24 = West Virginia (6–2)
|Week3-24-Color = u
|Week3-25 = Southern Miss (7–1)
|Week3-25-Color = y
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Texas A&M|Texas Tech}}
|Week4-1 = LSU (9–0)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Oklahoma State (9–0)
|Week4-2-Color = u
|Week4-3 = Alabama (8–1)
|Week4-3-Color = d
|Week4-4 = Stanford (9–0)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Boise State (8–0)
|Week4-5-Color =
|Week4-6 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week4-6-Color =
|Week4-7 = Oregon (8–1)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = Arkansas (8–1)
|Week4-8-Color = d
|Week4-9 = Clemson (8–1)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Virginia Tech (8–1)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Houston (9–0)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = South Carolina (7–2)
|Week4-13-Color = d
|Week4-14 = Kansas State (7–2)
|Week4-14-Color =
|Week4-15 = Georgia (7–2)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Texas (6–2)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = Michigan State (7–2)
|Week4-17-Color =
|Week4-18 = Wisconsin (7–2)
|Week4-18-Color = u
|Week4-19 = Nebraska (7–2)
|Week4-19-Color = d
|Week4-20 = Auburn (6–3)
|Week4-20-Color = u
|Week4-21 = Georgia Tech (7–2)
|Week4-21-Color = u
|Week4-22 = Southern Miss (8–1)
|Week4-22-Color = u
|Week4-23 = Cincinnati (7–1)
|Week4-23-Color = y
|Week4-24 = Michigan (7–2)
|Week4-24-Color = d
|Week4-25 = Baylor (5–3)
|Week4-25-Color = y
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|West Virginia}}
|Week5-1 = LSU (10–0)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Oklahoma State (10–0)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Alabama (9–1)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 = Oregon (9–1)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Arkansas (9–1)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Clemson (9–1)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = Virginia Tech (9–1)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Stanford (9–1)
|Week5-9-Color = d
|Week5-10 = Boise State (8–1)
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-11 = Houston (10–0)
|Week5-11-Color =
|Week5-12 = South Carolina (8–2)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = Georgia (8–2)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = Michigan State (8–2)
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = Nebraska (8–2)
|Week5-16-Color = u
|Week5-17 = Wisconsin (8–2)
|Week5-17-Color = u
|Week5-18 = Michigan (8–2)
|Week5-18-Color = u
|Week5-19 = TCU (8–2)
|Week5-19-Color = y
|Week5-20 = Southern Miss (9–1)
|Week5-20-Color = u
|Week5-21 = Penn State (8–2)
|Week5-21-Color = d
|Week5-22 = Baylor (6–3)
|Week5-22-Color = u
|Week5-23 = Texas (6–3)
|Week5-23-Color = d
|Week5-24 = Auburn (6–4)
|Week5-24-Color = d
|Week5-25 = Florida State (7–3)
|Week5-25-Color = y
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia Tech|Cincinnati}}
|Week6-1 = LSU (11–0)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Alabama (10–1)
|Week6-2-Color = u
|Week6-3 = Arkansas (10–1)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Oklahoma State (10–1)
|Week6-4-Color = d
|Week6-5 = Virginia Tech (10–1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Stanford (10–1)
|Week6-6-Color = u
|Week6-7 = Boise State (9–1)
|Week6-7-Color = u
|Week6-8 = Houston (11–0)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Oklahoma (8–2)
|Week6-9-Color = d
|Week6-10 = Oregon (9–2)
|Week6-10-Color = d
|Week6-11 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = South Carolina (9–2)
|Week6-12-Color =
|Week6-13 = Georgia (9–2)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Michigan State (9–2)
|Week6-14-Color = u
|Week6-15 = Michigan (9–2)
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-16 = Wisconsin (9–2)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Clemson (9–2)
|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-18 = Baylor (7–3)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = Penn State (9–2)
|Week6-19-Color = u
|Week6-20 = TCU (9–2)
|Week6-20-Color = d
|Week6-21 = Nebraska (8–3)
|Week6-21-Color = d
|Week6-22 = Notre Dame (8–3)
|Week6-22-Color = y
|Week6-23 = Georgia Tech (8–3)
|Week6-23-Color = y
|Week6-24 = Auburn (7–4)
|Week6-24-Color =
|Week6-25 = Texas (6–4)
|Week6-25-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Southern Miss|Florida State}}
|Week7-1 = LSU (12–0)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Alabama (11–1)
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Oklahoma State (10–1)
|Week7-3-Color = u
|Week7-4 = Stanford (11–1)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Virginia Tech (11–1)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Houston (12–0)
|Week7-6-Color = u
|Week7-7 = Boise State (10–1)
|Week7-7-Color =
|Week7-8 = Arkansas (10–2)
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-9 = Oregon (10–2)
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-10 = Oklahoma (9–2)
|Week7-10-Color = d
|Week7-11 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week7-11-Color =
|Week7-12 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week7-12-Color =
|Week7-13 = Michigan State (10–2)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Georgia (10–2)
|Week7-14-Color = d
|Week7-15 = Wisconsin (10–2)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Michigan (10–2)
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = Baylor (8–3)
|Week7-17-Color = u
|Week7-18 = TCU (9–2)
|Week7-18-Color = u
|Week7-19 = Nebraska (9–3)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Clemson (9–3)
|Week7-20-Color = d
|Week7-21 = Penn State (9–3)
|Week7-21-Color = d
|Week7-22 = Texas (7–4)
|Week7-22-Color = u
|Week7-23 = West Virginia (8–3)
|Week7-23-Color = y
|Week7-24 = Southern Miss (10–2)
|Week7-24-Color = y
|Week7-25 = Missouri (7–5)
|Week7-25-Color = y
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame|Georgia Tech|Auburn}}
|Week8-1 = LSU (13–0)
|Week8-1-Color = nc
|Week8-2 = Alabama (11–1)
|Week8-2-Color = nc
|Week8-3 = Oklahoma State (11–1)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = Stanford (11–1)
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Oregon (11–2)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = Arkansas (10–2)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Boise State (11–1)
|Week8-7-Color =
|Week8-8 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week8-8-Color = u
|Week8-9 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week8-9-Color = u
|Week8-10 = Wisconsin (11–2)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Virginia Tech (11–2)
|Week8-11-Color = d
|Week8-12 = Baylor (9–3)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Michigan (10–2)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Oklahoma (9–3)
|Week8-14-Color = d
|Week8-15 = Clemson (10–3)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Georgia (10–3)
|Week8-16-Color = d
|Week8-17 = Michigan State (10–3)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = TCU (10–2)
|Week8-18-Color =
|Week8-19 = Houston (12–1)
|Week8-19-Color = d
|Week8-20 = Nebraska (9–3)
|Week8-20-Color = d
|Week8-21 = Southern Miss (11–2)
|Week8-21-Color = u
|Week8-22 = Penn State (9–3)
|Week8-22-Color = d
|Week8-23 = West Virginia (9–3)
|Week8-23-Color =
|Week8-24 = Texas (7–5)
|Week8-24-Color = d
|Week8-25 = Auburn (7–5)
|Week8-25-Color = y
|Week8Dropped = Missouri
}}
References
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{{2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 NCAA Division I Fbs Football Rankings}}