National Champion: Florida (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Sam Bradford (Oklahoma)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban (Alabama)
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | Pct | G | W | L | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 153 | 91 | 62 | .595 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7.96 | 3.96 | 5 | 5 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 154 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 6.83 | 3.31 | 6 | 4 | Florida |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 156 | 90 | 66 | .577 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.41 | 2.96 | 3 | 3 | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 139 | 77 | 62 | .554 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.22 | 1.84 | 4 | 4 | Ohio State Penn State |
| 5 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 126 | 64 | 62 | .508 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.62 | 3.35 | 3 | 3 | Southern California |
| 6 | Big East Conference | 8 | 103 | 61 | 42 | .592 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.08 | 0.68 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati |
| 7 | Mountain West Conference | 9 | 113 | 64 | 49 | .566 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | -0.80 | -1.85 | 1 | 3 | Utah |
| 8 | Independent | 3 | 38 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | -2.06 | -1.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Conference USA | 12 | 152 | 71 | 81 | .467 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | -4.29 | -2.87 | 0 | 0 | East Carolina |
| 10 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 114 | 55 | 59 | .482 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | -4.93 | -3.63 | 0 | 1 | Boise State |
| 11 | Mid-American Conference | 13 | 163 | 75 | 88 | .460 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | -5.85 | -4.57 | 0 | 0 | Buffalo |
| 12 | Sun Belt Conference | 9 | 110 | 44 | 66 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | -8.68 | -5.14 | 0 | 0 | Troy |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/2 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | SEC | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Utah | MWC | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Alabama | SEC | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Texas Christian | MWC | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||
| Penn State | Big Ten | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| Boise State | WAC | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Georgia | SEC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Mississippi | SEC | 25 | 22 | 20 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | Big East | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | Pac-10 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Missouri | Big 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 19 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | ACC | 24 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 22 | |||||||||||
| West Virginia | Big East | 8 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 23 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | |||||||
| Brigham Young | MWC | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 25 |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/2 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Auburn | SEC | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Ball State | MAC | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 23 | |||||||
| Boston College | ACC | 23 | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| California | Pac-10 | 23 | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Clemson | ACC | 9 | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | Big East | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | CUSA | 14 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | WAC | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Illinois | Big Ten | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | Big 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||
| Louisiana State | SEC | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Maryland | ACC | 25 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 25 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | ACC | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 24 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | SEC | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| South Florida | Big East | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | |||||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | CUSA | 22 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 21 | 19 | 13 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | ACC | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
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Offense Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma Colt McCoy, QB, Texas Shonn Greene*, RB, Iowa Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State Michael Crabtree*, WR, Texas Tech Chase Coffman, TE, Missouri Antoine Caldwell, OL, Alabama Brandon Carter, OL, Texas Tech Michael Oher*, OL, Mississippi Duke Robinson, OL, Oklahoma Andre Smith*, OL, Alabama Louie Sakoda*, K, Utah Jeremy Maclin, AP, Missouri Brandon James, KR, Florida |
Defense Terrence Cody, DL, Alabama Jerry Hughes, DL, Texas Christian Aaron Maybin, DL, Penn State Brian Orakpo*, DL, Texas James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State Rey Maualuga*, LB, Southern California Brandon Spikes*, LB, Florida Eric Berry*, DB, Tennessee Malcolm Jenkins, DB, Ohio State Taylor Mays, DB, Southern California Alphonso Smith, DB, Wake Forest Kevin Huber, P, Cincinnati |