How the top 25 fared
| SCHOOL (Record) | RESULT/UP NEXT | |
| 1 | FLORIDA (12-0) | def. Florida State, 37-10 No. 2 Alabama in SEC championship, Saturday |
| 2 | ALABAMA (12-0) | def. Auburn, 26-21 (Fri.) No. 1 Florida in SEC championship, Saturday |
| 3 | TEXAS (12-0) | def. Texas A&M, 49-39 (Thur.) Nebraska in Big 12 championship, Saturday |
| 4 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN (12-0) | def. New Mexico, 51-10 BCS bowl TBA |
| 5 | CINCINNATI (11-0) | def. Illinois, 49-36 (Fri.) at No. 8 Pittsburgh, Saturday |
| 6 | BOISE STATE (12-0) | def. Nevada, 44-33 (Fri.) New Mexico State, Saturday |
| 7 | GEORGIA TECH (10-2) | lost to Georgia, 30-24 No. 15 Clemson in ACC championship, Saturday |
| 8 | PITTSBURGH (9-2) | lost to West Virginia, 19-16 (Fri.) No. 5 Cincinnati, Saturday |
| 9 | OHIO STATE (10-2) | did not play Rose Bowl, Jan. 1 |
| 10 | OREGON (9-2) | did not play No. 16 Oregon State, Thursday |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA STATE (9-3) | lost to Oklahoma, 27-0 bowl game TBA |
| 12 | PENN STATE (10-2) | did not play bowl game TBA |
| 13 | IOWA (10-2) | did not play bowl game TBA |
| 14 | VIRGINIA TECH (9-3) | def. Virginia, 42-13 bowl game TBA |
| 15 | CLEMSON (8-4) | lost to South Carolina, 34-17 No. 7 Georgia Tech in ACC championship, Saturday |
| 16 | OREGON STATE (8-3) | did not play at No. 10 Oregon, Thursday |
| 17 | LOUISIANA STATE (9-3) | def. Arkansas, 33-30 (OT) bowl game TBA |
| 18 | BRIGHAM YOUNG (9-3) | def. No. 22 Utah, 26-23 (OT) bowl game TBA |
| 19 | MIAMI (9-3) | def. South Florida, 31-10 bowl game TBA |
| 20 | MISSISSIPPI (8-4) | lost to Mississippi State, 41-27 bowl game TBA |
| 21 | CALIFORNIA (8-3) | did not play at Washington, Saturday |
| 22 | UTAH (9-3) | lost to No. 18 BYU, 26-23 (OT) bowl game TBA |
| 23 | NORTH CAROLINA (8-4) | lost to North Carolina State, 28-27 bowl game TBA |
| 24 | USC (8-3) | def. UCLA, 28-7 Arizona, Saturday |
| 25 | HOUSTON (10-2) | def. Rice, 73-14 at East Carolina in Conference USA championship, Saturday |
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