2010 Season—Week 6 Ratings (through 10/9/2010)
| Rank | Team | Rating | | Previous | | | Change | |
| 1 | Nebraska | 0.997 | | 0.992 | 1 | | 0.005 | 0 |
| 2 | Nevada | 0.989 | | 0.982 | 2 | | 0.007 | 0 |
| 3 | TCU | 0.979 | | 0.966 | 4 | | 0.013 | 1 |
| 4 | Ohio St. | 0.977 | | 0.965 | 5 | | 0.012 | 1 |
| 5 | LSU | 0.964 | | 0.961 | 6 | | 0.003 | 1 |
| 6 | Boise St. | 0.962 | | 0.922 | 12 | | 0.040 | 6 |
| 7 | Missouri | 0.957 | | 0.936 | 11 | | 0.021 | 4 |
| 8 | Utah | 0.952 | | 0.895 | 15 | | 0.057 | 7 |
| 9 | Michigan St. | 0.946 | | 0.912 | 13 | | 0.034 | 4 |
| 10 | Oregon | 0.942 | | 0.953 | 7 | | -0.011 | -3 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 0.941 | | 0.937 | 9 | | 0.004 | -2 |
| 12 | Oklahoma St. | 0.914 | | 0.899 | 14 | | 0.015 | 2 |
| 13 | Auburn | 0.900 | | 0.891 | 17 | | 0.009 | 4 |
| 14 | Stanford | 0.872 | | 0.871 | 18 | | 0.001 | 4 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 0.869 | | 0.767 | 24 | | 0.102 | 9 |
| 16 | Alabama | 0.867 | | 0.975 | 3 | | -0.108 | -13 |
| 17 | Arizona | 0.853 | | 0.937 | 10 | | -0.084 | -7 |
| 18 | North Carolina St. | 0.825 | | 0.770 | 23 | | 0.055 | 5 |
| 19 | Iowa | 0.825 | | 0.857 | 19 | | -0.032 | 0 |
| 20 | Air Force | 0.808 | | 0.757 | 25 | | 0.051 | 5 |
| 21 | Florida St. | 0.806 | | 0.727 | 28 | | 0.079 | 7 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 0.795 | | 0.724 | 29 | | 0.071 | 7 |
| 23 | Oregon St. | 0.786 | | 0.644 | 41 | | 0.142 | 18 |
| 24 | California | 0.784 | | 0.744 | 26 | | 0.040 | 2 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 0.765 | | 0.703 | 33 | | 0.062 | 8 |
| 26 | Florida | 0.764 | | 0.827 | 20 | | -0.063 | -6 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 0.758 | | 0.703 | 34 | | 0.055 | 7 |
| 28 | Michigan | 0.751 | | 0.892 | 16 | | -0.141 | -12 |
| 29 | Kansas St. | 0.734 | | 0.950 | 8 | | -0.216 | -21 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 0.733 | | 0.621 | 49 | | 0.112 | 19 |
| 31 | Illinois | 0.731 | | 0.644 | 42 | | 0.087 | 11 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 0.729 | | 0.714 | 32 | | 0.015 | 0 |
| 33 | Mississippi St. | 0.727 | | 0.651 | 39 | | 0.076 | 6 |
| 34 | Southern California | 0.703 | | 0.741 | 27 | | -0.038 | -7 |
| 35 | Miami (FL) | 0.681 | | 0.780 | 21 | | -0.099 | -14 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | 0.674 | | 0.654 | 37 | | 0.020 | 1 |
| 37 | Colorado | 0.658 | | 0.635 | 46 | | 0.023 | 9 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 0.637 | | 0.623 | 48 | | 0.014 | 10 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 0.635 | | 0.546 | 57 | | 0.089 | 18 |
| 40 | Maryland | 0.629 | | 0.563 | 54 | | 0.066 | 14 |
| 41 | Texas | 0.628 | | 0.641 | 45 | | -0.013 | 4 |
| 42 | Arizona St. | 0.624 | | 0.534 | 59 | | 0.090 | 17 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 0.620 | | 0.529 | 60 | | 0.091 | 17 |
| 44 | UCF | 0.615 | | 0.630 | 47 | | -0.015 | 3 |
| 45 | UCLA | 0.605 | | 0.723 | 30 | | -0.118 | -15 |
| 46 | Georgia | 0.603 | | 0.463 | 73 | | 0.140 | 27 |
| 47 | San Diego St. | 0.601 | | 0.718 | 31 | | -0.117 | -16 |
| 48 | Iowa St. | 0.596 | | 0.652 | 38 | | -0.056 | -10 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 0.595 | | 0.777 | 22 | | -0.182 | -27 |
| 50 | Idaho | 0.584 | | 0.580 | 52 | | 0.004 | 2 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 0.583 | | 0.498 | 66 | | 0.085 | 15 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 0.572 | | 0.492 | 69 | | 0.080 | 17 |
| 53 | Baylor | 0.566 | | 0.641 | 44 | | -0.075 | -9 |
| 54 | SMU | 0.560 | | 0.514 | 63 | | 0.046 | 9 |
| 55 | Navy | 0.549 | | 0.447 | 76 | | 0.102 | 21 |
| 56 | Penn St. | 0.548 | | 0.659 | 36 | | -0.111 | -20 |
| 57 | Washington | 0.548 | | 0.572 | 53 | | -0.024 | -4 |
| 58 | Clemson | 0.542 | | 0.587 | 51 | | -0.045 | -7 |
| 59 | Southern Miss. | 0.537 | | 0.535 | 58 | | 0.002 | -1 |
| 60 | Houston | 0.532 | | 0.646 | 40 | | -0.114 | -20 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 0.528 | | 0.434 | 78 | | 0.094 | 17 |
| 62 | Northern Ill. | 0.521 | | 0.427 | 79 | | 0.094 | 17 |
| 63 | Temple | 0.519 | | 0.701 | 35 | | -0.182 | -28 |
| 64 | Toledo | 0.516 | | 0.507 | 64 | | 0.009 | 0 |
| 65 | Army | 0.515 | | 0.485 | 70 | | 0.030 | 5 |
| 66 | Connecticut | 0.512 | | 0.641 | 43 | | -0.129 | -23 |
| 67 | Troy | 0.506 | | 0.458 | 74 | | 0.048 | 7 |
| 68 | Fresno St. | 0.500 | | 0.621 | 50 | | -0.121 | -18 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 0.499 | | 0.409 | 83 | | 0.090 | 14 |
| 70 | Louisville | 0.498 | | 0.372 | 87 | | 0.126 | 17 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 0.495 | | 0.518 | 62 | | -0.023 | -9 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 0.494 | | 0.451 | 75 | | 0.043 | 3 |
| 73 | Pittsburgh | 0.493 | | 0.494 | 68 | | -0.001 | -5 |
| 74 | Mississippi | 0.492 | | 0.525 | 61 | | -0.033 | -13 |
| 75 | Rutgers | 0.491 | | 0.340 | 91 | | 0.151 | 16 |
| 76 | Purdue | 0.478 | | 0.379 | 86 | | 0.099 | 10 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 0.478 | | 0.561 | 55 | | -0.083 | -22 |
| 78 | Indiana | 0.474 | | 0.548 | 56 | | -0.074 | -22 |
| 79 | Virginia | 0.454 | | 0.482 | 71 | | -0.028 | -8 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 0.448 | | 0.467 | 72 | | -0.019 | -8 |
| 81 | Western Mich. | 0.434 | | 0.355 | 89 | | 0.079 | 8 |
| 82 | BYU | 0.433 | | 0.307 | 95 | | 0.126 | 13 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 0.431 | | 0.420 | 81 | | 0.011 | -2 |
| 84 | South Fla. | 0.429 | | 0.505 | 65 | | -0.076 | -19 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 0.408 | | 0.404 | 84 | | 0.004 | -1 |
| 86 | Boston College | 0.406 | | 0.415 | 82 | | -0.009 | -4 |
| 87 | UTEP | 0.397 | | 0.367 | 88 | | 0.030 | 1 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | 0.395 | | 0.495 | 67 | | -0.100 | -21 |
| 89 | UNLV | 0.373 | | 0.393 | 85 | | -0.020 | -4 |
| 90 | Ohio | 0.363 | | 0.315 | 93 | | 0.048 | 3 |
| 91 | Utah St. | 0.338 | | 0.445 | 77 | | -0.107 | -14 |
| 92 | Central Mich. | 0.332 | | 0.420 | 80 | | -0.088 | -12 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 0.326 | | 0.202 | 107 | | 0.124 | 14 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 0.298 | | 0.349 | 90 | | -0.051 | -4 |
| 95 | Kansas | 0.295 | | 0.271 | 98 | | 0.024 | 3 |
| 96 | Arkansas St. | 0.273 | | 0.194 | 108 | | 0.079 | 12 |
| 97 | Colorado St. | 0.271 | | 0.318 | 92 | | -0.047 | -5 |
| 98 | La.-Monroe | 0.259 | | 0.186 | 109 | | 0.073 | 11 |
| 99 | Tulane | 0.258 | | 0.314 | 94 | | -0.056 | -5 |
| 100 | San Jose St. | 0.253 | | 0.239 | 101 | | 0.014 | 1 |
| 101 | Duke | 0.252 | | 0.253 | 99 | | -0.001 | -2 |
| 102 | Kent St. | 0.251 | | 0.276 | 97 | | -0.025 | -5 |
| 103 | La.-Lafayette | 0.243 | | 0.170 | 111 | | 0.073 | 8 |
| 104 | Ball St. | 0.235 | | 0.282 | 96 | | -0.047 | -8 |
| 105 | Marshall | 0.230 | | 0.222 | 104 | | 0.008 | -1 |
| 106 | Washington St. | 0.215 | | 0.223 | 103 | | -0.008 | -3 |
| 107 | Middle Tenn. St. | 0.199 | | 0.206 | 106 | | -0.007 | -1 |
| 108 | UAB | 0.195 | | 0.226 | 102 | | -0.031 | -6 |
| 109 | FIU | 0.187 | | 0.047 | 116 | | 0.140 | 7 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | 0.182 | | 0.252 | 100 | | -0.070 | -10 |
| 111 | Minnesota | 0.159 | | 0.216 | 105 | | -0.057 | -6 |
| 112 | Fla. Atlantic | 0.139 | | 0.183 | 110 | | -0.044 | -2 |
| 113 | Memphis | 0.138 | | 0.148 | 113 | | -0.010 | 0 |
| 114 | New Mexico St. | 0.136 | | 0.015 | 120 | | 0.121 | 6 |
| 115 | North Texas | 0.101 | | 0.118 | 114 | | -0.017 | -1 |
| 116 | Rice | 0.094 | | 0.148 | 112 | | -0.054 | -4 |
| 117 | Eastern Mich. | 0.055 | | 0.081 | 115 | | -0.026 | -2 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 0.048 | | 0.017 | 119 | | 0.031 | 1 |
| 119 | Western Ky. | 0.032 | | 0.021 | 117 | | 0.011 | -2 |
| 120 | Akron | 0.025 | | 0.020 | 118 | | 0.005 | -2 |