2011 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 2011 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2011 AP |
| 1 | Alabama | (12-1) | 0 | | 2 | Louisiana State | (13-1) | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | (12-1) | 0 | | 4 | Oregon | (12-2) | 0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | (11-2) | 0 | | 6 | Southern California | (10-2) | 0 |
| 7 | Stanford | (11-2) | 0 | | 8 | Boise State | (12-1) | 0 |
| 9 | South Carolina | (11-2) | 0 | | 10 | Wisconsin | (11-3) | 0 |
| 11 | Michigan State | (11-3) | 0 | | 12 | Michigan | (11-2) | 0 |
| 13 | Baylor | (10-3) | 0 | | 14 | Texas Christian | (11-2) | 0 |
| 15 | Kansas State | (10-3) | 0 | | 16 | Oklahoma | (10-3) | 0 |
| 17 | West Virginia | (10-3) | 0 | | 18 | Houston | (13-1) | 0 |
| 19 | Georgia | (10-4) | 0 | | 20 | Southern Mississippi | (12-2) | 0 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | (11-3) | 0 | | 22 | Clemson | (10-4) | 0 |
| 23 | Florida State | (9-4) | 0 | | 24 | Nebraska | (9-4) | 0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | (10-3) | 0 |
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