National Champion: Auburn (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Cam Newton (Auburn)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Chip Kelly (Oregon)
| 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 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 125 | 68 | 57 | .544 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8.44 | 6.52 | 3 | 2 | Oregon |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 156 | 95 | 61 | .609 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 8.21 | 3.69 | 6 | 6 | Auburn |
| 3 | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 154 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6.25 | 3.09 | 3 | 5 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 155 | 83 | 72 | .535 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.75 | 2.87 | 5 | 4 | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 140 | 82 | 58 | .586 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.31 | 1.31 | 4 | 3 | Michigan State Ohio State Wisconsin |
| 6 | Independent | 3 | 39 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.80 | -0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Big East Conference | 8 | 102 | 56 | 46 | .549 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.00 | -0.37 | 2 | 0 | Connecticut Pittsburgh West Virginia |
| 8 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 116 | 61 | 55 | .526 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | -0.81 | -1.14 | 1 | 2 | Boise State Hawaii Nevada |
| 9 | Mountain West Conference | 9 | 114 | 57 | 57 | .500 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | -1.03 | -0.07 | 1 | 1 | Texas Christian |
| 10 | Conference USA | 12 | 152 | 71 | 81 | .467 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | -5.59 | -3.82 | 0 | 2 | Central Florida |
| 11 | Mid-American Conference | 13 | 162 | 70 | 92 | .432 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | -9.88 | -7.09 | 0 | 0 | Miami (OH) |
| 12 | Sun Belt Conference | 9 | 111 | 42 | 69 | .378 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | -11.14 | -6.71 | 0 | 0 | Florida International Troy |
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | SEC | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Christian | MWC | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Louisiana State | SEC | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Boise State | WAC | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Alabama | SEC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
| Nevada | WAC | 25 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||||
| Arkansas | SEC | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 25 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Mississippi State | SEC | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 15 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 10 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |||||
| Florida State | ACC | 20 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 17 | |||||
| Missouri | Big 12 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |||||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Nebraska | Big 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 20 |
| Central Florida | CUSA | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | SEC | 24 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | |
| Maryland | ACC | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | CUSA | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | ACC | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
| Air Force | MWC | 25 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 20 | |||||
| Baylor | Big 12 | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | Big East | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Florida | SEC | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 24 | ||||||||
| Georgia | SEC | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 16 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | WAC | 25 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Houston | CUSA | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Iowa | Big Ten | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 24 | |||
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | ACC | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | MAC | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | Pac-10 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | Big Ten | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 20 | |||||||||
| Texas | Big 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Utah | MWC | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | ||
| West Virginia | Big East | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
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Offense Cam Newton, QB, Auburn Kendall Hunter, RB, Oklahoma State LaMichael James*, RB, Oregon Justin Blackmon*, WR, Oklahoma State Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri Lance Kendricks, TE, Wisconsin Chase Beeler, OL, Stanford Gabe Carimi*, OL, Wisconsin Rodney Hudson*, OL, Florida State Nate Solder, OL, Colorado Lee Ziemba, OL, Auburn Josh Jasper, K, Louisiana State Cliff Harris, AP, Oregon Eric Page, AP, Toledo |
Defense Da'Quan Bowers*, DL, Clemson Adrian Clayborn, DL, Iowa Nick Fairley, DL, Auburn Ryan Kerrigan*, DL, Purdue Stephen Paea, DL, Oregon State Greg Jones*, LB, Michigan State Luke Kuechly*, LB, Boston College Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M Prince Amukamara*, DB, Nebraska Quinton Carter, DB, Oklahoma Tejay Johnson, DB, Texas Christian Patrick Peterson*, DB, Louisiana State Chas Henry, P, Florida |