National Champion: Louisiana State (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Tim Tebow (Florida)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Mark Mangino (Kansas)
AP Preseason #1: Southern California ▪ AP Final #1: Louisiana State
| 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 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 9.78 | 5.30 | 6 | 5 | Louisiana State |
| 2 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 127 | 70 | 57 | .551 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 8.70 | 6.38 | 3 | 4 | Arizona State Southern California |
| 3 | Big East Conference | 8 | 101 | 60 | 41 | .594 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.83 | 2.50 | 3 | 2 | Connecticut West Virginia |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 154 | 90 | 64 | .584 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 5.67 | 2.62 | 4 | 5 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 154 | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.76 | 2.30 | 2 | 3 | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 140 | 82 | 58 | .586 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.42 | 0.03 | 4 | 4 | Ohio State |
| 7 | Mountain West Conference | 9 | 113 | 60 | 53 | .531 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.61 | -0.29 | 1 | 1 | Brigham Young |
| 8 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 113 | 54 | 59 | .478 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | -5.27 | -4.00 | 2 | 1 | Hawaii |
| 9 | Independent | 4 | 49 | 21 | 28 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -6.67 | -3.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Conference USA | 12 | 152 | 67 | 85 | .441 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | -6.80 | -4.28 | 0 | 0 | Central Florida |
| 11 | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | 97 | 38 | 59 | .392 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -7.68 | -3.11 | 0 | 0 | Florida Atlantic Troy |
| 12 | Mid-American Conference | 13 | 161 | 67 | 94 | .416 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | -9.92 | -6.43 | 0 | 0 | Central Michigan |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/4 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State | SEC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia | SEC | 13 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Missouri | Big 12 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Big East | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Boston College | ACC | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | ||
| Texas | Big 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 15 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Florida | SEC | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Brigham Young | MWC | 23 | 21 | 19 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Auburn | SEC | 18 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 15 | |||||
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| Cincinnati | Big East | 24 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | |||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 5 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 18 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | WAC | 23 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 19 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Clemson | ACC | 25 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 21 | ||||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | |||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| Oregon State | Pac-10 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/4 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
| Alabama | SEC | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Arkansas | SEC | 21 | 18 | 16 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Boise State | WAC | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||
| California | Pac-10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 24 | ||||||
| Connecticut | Big East | 16 | 16 | 25 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | ACC | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 24 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | SEC | 21 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||
| Louisville | Big East | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | Big 12 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Penn State | Big Ten | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Purdue | Big Ten | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | Big East | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 25 | |||||||||
| South Carolina | SEC | 17 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||
| South Florida | Big East | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Texas Christian | MWC | 22 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia | ACC | 21 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Wake Forest | ACC | 21 |
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Offense Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Darren McFadden*, RB, Arkansas Kevin Smith, RB, Central Florida Michael Crabtree*, WR, Texas Tech Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State Martin Rucker, TE, Missouri Ryan Clady, OL, Boise State Steve Justice, OL, Wake Forest Jake Long*, OL, Michigan Jonathan Luigs, OL, Arkansas Duke Robinson, OL, Oklahoma John Sullivan, K, New Mexico Jeremy Maclin, AP, Missouri Felix Jones, KR, Arkansas |
Defense Glenn Dorsey*, DL, Louisiana State Sedrick Ellis*, DL, Southern California Chris Long*, DL, Virginia George Selvie, DL, South Florida Dan Connor, LB, Penn State Jordon Dizon, LB, Colorado James Laurinaitis*, LB, Ohio State J Leman, LB, Illinois Curtis Lofton, LB, Oklahoma Antoine Cason, DB, Arizona Jamie Silva, DB, Boston College Craig Steltz, DB, Louisiana State Aqib Talib*, DB, Kansas Kevin Huber, P, Cincinnati |