This week's Harris Poll, which actually is one of the components used to determine the BCS, ranked Michigan State 12th in the nation. Michigan is 24th, which is also where the Wolverines are ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- Ohio State (6-0)
- Oregon (6-0)
- Boise State (5-0)
- TCU (6-0)
- Nebraska (5-0)
- Oklahoma (5-0)
- Auburn (6-0)
- Alabama (5-1)
- LSU (6-0)
- Utah (5-0)
- South Carolina (4-1)
- Michigan State (6-0)
- Arkansas (4-1)
- Stanford (5-1)
- Iowa (4-1)
- Wisconsin (5-1)
- Florida State (5-1)
- Oklahoma State (5-0)
- Missouri (5-0)
- Nevada (6-0)
- Arizona (4-1)
- Florida (4-2)
- Air Force (5-1)
- Michigan (5-1)
- West Virginia (4-1)