By virtue of winning the BCS National Championship Game on Monday night, the Auburn Tigers finish as the top team in both the AP and USA Today Polls. The TCU Horned Frogs, who beat the Wisconsin Badgers in the Rose Bowl, finish in second place receiving three first place votes in the AP Poll and one in the USA Today Poll.
The Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal and The Ohio State Buckeyes round out the final top five of the 2010 season.
There were no teams from the Big East ranked in the top 25 of either poll. My UConn Huskies dropped out of the AP Poll but did receive eight votes from the writers. They also received seven votes from the coaches.
The only other team from the Big East to receive votes in both polls was the West Virginia Mountaineers.
For a full look at the final top 25 of the season, click on the read more button below.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PREV | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Auburn (56) | 14-0 | 1472 | 1 | 1 | Auburn (56) | 14-0 | 1424 | 2 |
| 2 | TCU (3) | 13-0 | 1392 | 3 | 2 | TCU (1) | 13-0 | 1336 | 3 |
| 3 | Oregon | 12-1 | 1379 | 2 | 3 | Oregon | 12-1 | 1333 | 1 |
| 4 | Stanford | 12-1 | 1300 | 5 | 4 | Stanford | 12-1 | 1254 | 5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 1220 | 6 | 5 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 1197 | 6 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 1108 | 9 | 6 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 1096 | 8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 1055 | 4 | 7 | Boise State | 12-1 | 1012 | 10 |
| 8 | LSU | 11-2 | 1051 | 11 | 8 | LSU | 11-2 | 1007 | 12 |
| 9 | Boise State | 12-1 | 1031 | 10 | 8 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 1007 | 4 |
| 10 | Alabama | 10-3 | 961 | 15 | 10 | Oklahoma State | 11-2 | 883 | 13 |
| 11 | Nevada | 13-1 | 866 | 13 | 11 | Alabama | 10-3 | 860 | 18 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 10-3 | 863 | 8 | 12 | Arkansas | 10-3 | 818 | 8 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 11-2 | 833 | 16 | 13 | Nevada | 13-1 | 734 | 15 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 696 | 7 | 14 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 676 | 7 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 9-4 | 578 | 21 | 15 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 636 | 11 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 577 | 12 | 16 | Florida State | 10-4 | 506 | 23 |
| 17 | Florida State | 10-4 | 502 | 23 | 17 | Mississippi State | 9-4 | 505 | 22 |
| 18 | Missouri | 10-3 | 477 | 14 | 18 | Missouri | 10-3 | 473 | 14 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 359 | 18 | 19 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 354 | 16 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 10-4 | 334 | 17 | 20 | UCF | 11-3 | 328 | 24 |
| 21 | UCF | 11-3 | 225 | NR | 21 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 277 | 17 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 9-5 | 169 | 19 | 22 | South Carolina | 9-5 | 181 | 20 |
| 23 | Maryland | 9-4 | 144 | NR | 23 | Utah | 10-3 | 156 | 19 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 10-3 | 128 | NR | 24 | Maryland | 9-4 | 111 | NR |
| 25 | NC State | 9-4 | 119 | NR | 25 | NC State | 9-4 | 94 | NR |
| Dropped out: | Dropped out: | ||||||||
| No. 20 Utah, No. 22 West Virginia, No. 24 Hawaii, No. 25 Connecticut | No. 21 West Virginia, No. 25 Hawaii | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Utah 98, Iowa 54, San Diego State 52, Northern Illinois 47, Miami (OH) 21, Florida 19, West Virginia 16, Notre Dame 9, Connecticut 8, Air Force 5, Navy 3, Hawaii 2, Brigham Young 1, Eastern Washington 1 | Northern Illinois 82, Tulsa 41, San Diego State 36, West Virginia 35, Iowa 31, Miami (OH) 13, Florida 10, Connecticut 7, Air Force 4, Hawaii 4, Notre Dame 3, Washington 1 | ||||||||
