2010 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 2010 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2010 AP |
| 1 | Auburn | (14-0) | 0 (56) | | 2 | Texas Christian | (13-0) | 0 |
| 3 | Oregon | (12-1) | 0 | | 4 | Stanford | (12-1) | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | (12-1) | 0 | | 6 | Oklahoma | (12-2) | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | (11-2) | 0 | | 8 | Louisiana State | (11-2) | 0 |
| 9 | Boise State | (12-1) | 0 | | 10 | Alabama | (10-3) | 0 |
| 11 | Nevada | (13-1) | 0 | | 12 | Arkansas | (10-3) | 0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | (11-2) | 0 | | 14 | Michigan State | (11-2) | 0 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | (9-4) | 0 | | 16 | Virginia Tech | (11-3) | 0 |
| 17 | Florida State | (10-4) | 0 | | 18 | Missouri | (10-3) | 0 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | (9-4) | 0 | | 20 | Nebraska | (10-3) | 0 |
| 21 | Central Florida | (11-3) | 0 | | 22 | South Carolina | (9-5) | 0 |
| 23 | Maryland | (9-4) | 0 | | 24 | Tulsa | (10-3) | 0 |
| 25 | North Carolina State | (9-4) | 0 |
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