National Champion: Texas (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Reggie Bush (Southern California)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Charlie Weis (Notre Dame)
AP Preseason #1: Southern California ▪ AP Final #1: Texas
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | Pct | G | W | L | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 129 | 75 | 54 | .581 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 9.67 | 6.79 | 4 | 3 | Ohio State Penn State |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 142 | 81 | 61 | .570 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 6.93 | 4.81 | 5 | 5 | Florida State |
| 3 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 116 | 66 | 50 | .569 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.61 | 4.03 | 3 | 4 | Southern California |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 142 | 85 | 57 | .599 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 6.20 | 3.03 | 4 | 4 | Texas |
| 5 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 140 | 79 | 61 | .564 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.61 | 2.46 | 5 | 5 | Georgia |
| 6 | Big East Conference | 8 | 92 | 48 | 44 | .522 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1.18 | 0.18 | 2 | 2 | West Virginia |
| 7 | Independent | 4 | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | -0.91 | 1.26 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Mountain West Conference | 9 | 104 | 51 | 53 | .490 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | -1.71 | -1.55 | 0 | 1 | Texas Christian |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | 140 | 67 | 73 | .479 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | -5.14 | -4.13 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa |
| 10 | Mid-American Conference | 12 | 136 | 63 | 73 | .463 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | -5.99 | -4.39 | 0 | 0 | Akron |
| 11 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 106 | 46 | 60 | .434 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | -9.23 | -6.15 | 2 | 0 | Boise State Nevada |
| 12 | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | 89 | 34 | 55 | .382 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -14.39 | -9.42 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/6 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 16 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| West Virginia | Big East | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | |||||||
| Louisiana State | SEC | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Alabama | SEC | 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |||
| Notre Dame | Ind | 20 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| Georgia | SEC | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Texas Christian | MWC | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Florida | SEC | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Auburn | SEC | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 17 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 15 | ||||
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | |||
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| Boston College | ACC | 22 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | ||
| Louisville | Big East | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | ||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Clemson | ACC | 25 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | ACC | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
| Nebraska | Big 12 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| California | Pac-10 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | |||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/6 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Boise State | WAC | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Colorado | Big 12 | 24 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | WAC | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 23 | ||||||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Iowa | Big Ten | 11 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 24 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 17 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 18 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 21 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Purdue | Big Ten | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | SEC | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 23 | |||||||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Texas-El Paso | CUSA | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Virginia | ACC | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
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Offense Vince Young, QB, Texas Reggie Bush*, RB, Southern California Jerome Harrison, RB, Washington State Dwayne Jarrett*, WR, Southern California Jeff Samardzija, WR, Notre Dame Marcedes Lewis, TE, UCLA Greg Eslinger*, OL, Minnesota Max Jean-Gilles, OL, Georgia Taitusi Lutui, OL, Southern California Marcus Mcneill, OL, Auburn Jonathan Scott*, OL, Texas Mason Crosby, K, Colorado Maurice Drew*, AP, UCLA |
Defense Elvis Dumervil*, DL, Louisville Tamba Hali*, DL, Penn State Haloti Ngata, DL, Oregon Rodrique Wright, DL, Texas A.J. Hawk*, LB, Ohio State Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State Demeco Ryans*, LB, Alabama Greg Blue, DB, Georgia Tye Hill, DB, Clemson Michael Huff*, DB, Texas Jimmy Williams*, DB, Virginia Tech Ryan Plackemeier*, P, Wake Forest |