Ball State will have to be the highest ranked non-conference team in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or Ball State must be ranked at least in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and ranked higher than a BCS conference champion.
Team | Record | Votes | Team | Record | Votes |
1. Texas | 6-0 | 1,505 | 1. Texas | 6-0 | 1,599 |
2. Alabama | 6-0 | 1,452 | 2. Alabama | 6-0 | 1,582 |
3. Penn State | 7-0 | 1,416 | 3. Penn State | 7-0 | 1,492 |
4. USC | 4-1 | 1,198 | 4. Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1,306 |
5. Texas Tech | 6-0 | 1,195 | 5. Florida | 5-1 | 1,284 |
6. Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1,147 | 6. USC | 4-1 | 1,247 |
7. Florida | 5-1 | 1,145 | 7. Texas Tech | 6-0 | 1,210 |
8. BYU | 6-0 | 1,143 | 8. Oklahoma St. | 6-0 | 1,184 |
9. Georgia | 5-1 | 1,010 | 9. BYU | 6-0 | 1,131 |
10. Oklahoma St. | 6-0 | 958 | 10. Georgia | 5-1 | 1,081 |
11. Ohio State | 6-1 | 920 | 11. Missouri | 5-1 | 984 |
12. Missouri | 5-1 | 886 | 12. Ohio State | 6-1 | 908 |
13. Utah | 7-0 | 819 | 13. LSU | 4-1 | 893 |
14. LSU | 4-1 | 776 | 14. Utah | 7-0 | 834 |
15. Kansas | 5-1 | 676 | 15. Boise State | 5-0 | 714 |
16. Boise State | 5-0 | 648 | 16. Kansas | 5-1 | 620 |
17. Michigan St. | 6-1 | 468 | 17. Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 540 |
18. Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 467 | 18. UNC | 5-1 | 416 |
19. Wake Forest | 4-1 | 376 | 19. S. Florida | 5-1 | 397 |
20. S. Florida | 5-1 | 334 | 20. Michigan St. | 6-1 | 371 |
21. UNC | 5-1 | 321 | 21. Wake Forest | 4-1 | 330 |
22. Cal | 4-1 | 169 | 22. Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 258 |
23. Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 147 | 23. Pittsburgh | 4-1 | 182 |
24. TCU | 6-1 | 138 | 24. Ball State | 7-0 | 166 |
25. Ball State | 7-0 | 135 | 25. Cal | 4-1 | 115 |