| Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Off Pts | Def Pts | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | +2 | Alabama | 1.0000 | 0.5813 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 80.5 |
| 002 | -- | Boise St. | 0.9957 | 0.4487 | 25.0 | 10.7 | 82.6 |
| 003 | -2 | TCU | 0.9915 | 0.5208 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 82.4 |
| 004 | +3 | Florida | 0.9830 | 0.5633 | 22.3 | 7.1 | 77.6 |
| 005 | +1 | Iowa | 0.9703 | 0.5594 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 79.4 |
| 006 | +2 | Ohio St. | 0.9617 | 0.5321 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 81.1 |
| 007 | -3 | Texas | 0.9576 | 0.5385 | 23.6 | 9.0 | 87.9 |
| 008 | +1 | Virginia Tech | 0.9407 | 0.5548 | 20.9 | 9.3 | 79.9 |
| 009 | -4 | Cincinnati | 0.9359 | 0.5143 | 21.8 | 14.0 | 83.7 |
| 010 | -- | Penn State | 0.9353 | 0.4965 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 79.5 |
| 011 | +1 | Pittsburgh | 0.9270 | 0.5329 | 20.3 | 12.8 | 79.3 |
| 012 | -1 | Oregon | 0.9145 | 0.5776 | 22.3 | 12.7 | 88.0 |
| 013 | -- | Nebraska | 0.9048 | 0.5151 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 81.6 |
| 014 | +5 | BYU | 0.9021 | 0.4540 | 20.7 | 13.4 | 83.0 |
| 015 | +2 | LSU | 0.8836 | 0.5461 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 80.4 |
| 016 | -1 | Texas Tech | 0.8821 | 0.4931 | 20.2 | 12.4 | 92.1 |
| 017 | -3 | Georgia Tech | 0.8717 | 0.5197 | 22.3 | 16.0 | 77.9 |
| 018 | +3 | Clemson | 0.8667 | 0.5520 | 18.4 | 12.9 | 82.5 |
| 019 | NA | Wisconsin | 0.8540 | 0.5315 | 20.0 | 13.6 | 80.7 |
| 020 | NA | Utah | 0.8489 | 0.4540 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 84.9 |
| 021 | +1 | Oklahoma | 0.8458 | 0.5959 | 18.4 | 8.4 | 90.5 |
| 022 | +2 | Arkansas | 0.8438 | 0.5946 | 24.7 | 15.5 | 84.4 |
| 023 | -7 | Stanford | 0.8326 | 0.4744 | 22.0 | 16.4 | 81.1 |
| 024 | -6 | West Virginia | 0.8310 | 0.5390 | 16.0 | 12.7 | 82.2 |
| 025 | -5 | Miami-FL | 0.8206 | 0.5674 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 81.8 |
New entries: Wisconsin, Utah
Dropped out: Arizona, Oregon State
Going into the Fiesta Bowl, RBA had (3) TCU and (2) Boise State listed as its top two teams in the country, so what caused the algorithm to change its mind and side with BCS big boy Bama? It actually has more to do with how their common opponents played than how they played themselves. Alabama was boosted by (4) Florida crushing (9) Cincinnati, whereas (2) Boise State was dragged down by (12) Oregon losing to (6) Ohio State.
Alabama and Boise State are separated by only 0.0043 points, so it's effectively a split championship. However, in college football, there can be only one, and today, that one is Alabama.
