National Champion: Florida (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Troy Smith (Ohio State)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Greg Schiano (Rutgers)
AP Preseason #1: Ohio State ▪ AP Final #1: Florida
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | Pct | G | W | L | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 155 | 96 | 59 | .619 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 9.02 | 4.92 | 5 | 6 | Florida |
| 2 | Big East Conference | 8 | 101 | 65 | 36 | .644 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.54 | 2.34 | 2 | 3 | Louisville |
| 3 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 127 | 70 | 57 | .551 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 7.30 | 6.05 | 4 | 3 | California Southern California |
| 4 | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 140 | 79 | 61 | .564 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.37 | 0.91 | 4 | 4 | Ohio State |
| 5 | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 154 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.21 | 0.88 | 4 | 2 | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 154 | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.32 | 1.13 | 4 | 3 | Wake Forest |
| 7 | Mountain West Conference | 9 | 112 | 55 | 57 | .491 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | -1.10 | -1.54 | 1 | 2 | Brigham Young |
| 8 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 114 | 57 | 57 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | -3.00 | -2.42 | 0 | 1 | Boise State |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | 151 | 70 | 81 | .464 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | -3.78 | -2.30 | 0 | 0 | Houston |
| 10 | Independent | 4 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -3.84 | -1.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Mid-American Conference | 12 | 150 | 64 | 86 | .427 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | -8.96 | -6.18 | 0 | 0 | Central Michigan |
| 12 | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | 98 | 39 | 59 | .398 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | -9.30 | -5.17 | 0 | 0 | Middle Tennessee State Troy |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/5 | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | SEC | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Louisiana State | SEC | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Boise State | WAC | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Louisville | Big East | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Auburn | SEC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| West Virginia | Big East | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Rutgers | Big East | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Texas | Big 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
| California | Pac-10 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | ||||||
| Brigham Young | MWC | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Notre Dame | Ind | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | ||
| Boston College | ACC | 23 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| Oregon State | Pac-10 | 24 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas Christian | MWC | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||
| Georgia | SEC | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | ||||||||
| Penn State | Big Ten | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 23 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/5 | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Clemson | ACC | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 24 | |||||
| Florida State | ACC | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 24 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 23 | ||||||
| Hawaii | WAC | 25 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | Big Ten | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 15 | |||||||||
| Maryland | ACC | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 12 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | Big 12 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | Big 12 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 22 | |||
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 21 | |||||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | Pac-10 | 25 |
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Offense Troy Smith*, QB, Ohio State Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas Steve Slaton*, RB, West Virginia Dwayne Jarrett, WR, Southern California Calvin Johnson*, WR, Georgia Tech Zach Miller, TE, Arizona State Sam Baker, OL, Southern California Justin Blalock, OL, Texas Jake Long, OL, Michigan Dan Mozes*, OL, West Virginia Joe Thomas*, OL, Wisconsin Justin Medlock, K, UCLA Desean Jackson, KR, California |
Defense Gaines Adams*, DL, Clemson Justin Hickman, DL, UCLA Quinn Pitcock, DL, Ohio State Lamarr Woodley*, DL, Michigan James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State Patrick Willis, LB, Mississippi Leon Hall, DB, Michigan Daymeion Hughes, DB, California Laron Landry, DB, Louisiana State Reggie Nelson, DB, Florida Eric Weddle, DB, Utah Daniel Sepulveda*, P, Baylor |