2005 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 2005 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2005 AP |
| 1 | Texas | 13-0-0 | | | 2 | Southern California | 12-1-0 | |
| 3 | Penn State | 11-1-0 | | | 4 | Ohio State | 10-2-0 | |
| 5 | West Virginia | 11-1-0 | | | 6 | Louisiana State | 11-2-0 | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 11-2-0 | | | 8 | Alabama | 10-2-0 | |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9-3-0 | | | 10 | Georgia | 10-3-0 | |
| 11 | Texas Christian | 11-1-0 | | | 12 | Florida | 9-3-0 | |
| 13 | Oregon | 10-2-0 | | | 14 | Auburn | 9-3-0 | |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 10-3-0 | | | 16 | UCLA | 10-2-0 | |
| 17 | Miami | 9-3-0 | | | 18 | Boston College | 9-3-0 | |
| 19 | Louisville | 9-3-0 | | | 20 | Texas Tech | 9-3-0 | |
| 21 | Clemson | 8-4-0 | | | 22 | Oklahoma | 8-4-0 | |
| 23 | Florida State | 8-5-0 | | | 24 | Nebraska | 8-4-0 | |
| 25 | California | 8-4-0 | |
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