Final 2005 polls
Associated Press Top 25 | ||||
| W-L | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1. Texas (65) | 13-0 | 1,625 | 2 | |
| 2. USC | 12-1 | 1,560 | 1 | |
| 3. Penn State | 11-1 | 1,484 | 3 | |
| 4. Ohio State | 10-2 | 1,428 | 4 | |
| 5. West Virginia | 11-1 | 1,325 | 11 | |
| 6. LSU | 11-2 | 1,314 | 10 | |
| 7. Virginia Tech | 11-2 | 1,197 | 12 | |
| 8. Alabama | 10-2 | 1,081 | 13 | |
| 9. Notre Dame | 9-3 | 1,019 | 5 | |
| 10. Georgia | 10-3 | 994 | 8 | |
| 11. TCU | 11-1 | 937 | 14 | |
| 12. Florida | 9-3 | 817 | 16 | |
| 12. Oregon | 10-2 | 817 | 6 | |
| 14. Auburn | 9-3 | 799 | 7 | |
| 15. Wisconsin | 10-3 | 786 | 21 | |
| 16. UCLA | 10-2 | 778 | 17 | |
| 17. Miami | 9-3 | 589 | 9 | |
| 18. Boston College | 9-3 | 545 | 19 | |
| 19. Louisville | 9-3 | 410 | 15 | |
| 20. Texas Tech | 9-3 | 359 | 18 | |
| 21. Clemson | 8-4 | 339 | 23 | |
| 22. Oklahoma | 8-4 | 329 | NR | |
| 23. Florida State | 8-5 | 232 | 22 | |
| 24. Nebraska | 8-4 | 128 | NR | |
| 25. California | 8-4 | 45 | NR | |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES DROPPED FROM RANKINGS Michigan 20, Georgia Tech 24, Iowa 25. | ||||
USA Today Coaches Top 25 | ||||
| W-L | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1. Texas (62) | 13-0 | 1,550 | 2 | |
| 2. USC | 12-1 | 1,483 | 1 | |
| 3. Penn State | 11-1 | 1,421 | 3 | |
| 4. Ohio State | 10-2 | 1,357 | 4 | |
| 5. LSU | 11-2 | 1,281 | 10 | |
| 6. West Virginia | 11-1 | 1,235 | 11 | |
| 7. Virginia Tech | 11-2 | 1,176 | 12 | |
| 8. Alabama | 10-2 | 1,066 | 13 | |
| 9. TCU | 11-1 | 914 | 14 | |
| 10. Georgia | 10-3 | 900 | 8 | |
| 11. Notre Dame | 9-3 | 866 | 6 | |
| 12. Oregon | 10-2 | 837 | 5 | |
| 13. UCLA | 10-2 | 774 | 17 | |
| 14. Auburn | 9-3 | 760 | 7 | |
| 15. Wisconsin | 10-3 | 739 | 20 | |
| 16. Florida | 9-3 | 718 | 18 | |
| 17. Boston College | 9-3 | 584 | 19 | |
| 18. Miami | 9-3 | 558 | 9 | |
| 19. Texas Tech | 9-3 | 422 | 15 | |
| 20. Louisville | 9-3 | 342 | 16 | |
| 21. Clemson | 8-4 | 310 | 23 | |
| 22. Oklahoma | 8-4 | 274 | NR | |
| 23. Florida State | 8-5 | 209 | 22 | |
| 24. Nebraska | 8-4 | 109 | NR | |
| 25. California | 8-4 | 68 | NR | |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES DROPPED FROM RANKINGS Michigan 21, Georgia Tech 24, Iowa 25. | ||||