The Harris poll which is 1/3 of the BCS poll, and has to put it nicely an odd group of voters. Not much more to say here, with the exception that one voter gave Utah a #1 vote!! While the Utes are good they are not that good. See for yourself.
| Harris Poll | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | Texas (72) | 6-0 | 2804 | 5 |
| 2. | Alabama (37) | 6-0 | 2752 | 3 |
| 3. | Penn State (4) | 7-0 | 2602 | 6 |
| 4. | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 2255 | 1 |
| 5. | USC | 4-1 | 2225 | 8 |
| 6. | Florida | 5-1 | 2224 | 11 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 6-0 | 2191 | 7 |
| 8. | Brigham Young | 6-0 | 2044 | 9 |
| 9. | Georgia | 5-1 | 1901 | 10 |
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 1829 | 17 |
| 11. | Missouri | 5-1 | 1706 | 4 |
| 12. | LSU | 4-1 | 1624 | 2 |
| 13. | Ohio State | 6-1 | 1589 | 12 |
| 14. | Utah (1) | 7-0 | 1489 | 13 |
| 15. | Boise State | 5-0 | 1240 | 15 |
| 16. | Kansas | 5-1 | 1187 | 16 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 912 | 18 |
| 18. | Michigan State | 6-1 | 800 | 21 |
| 19. | South Florida | 5-1 | 640 | 19 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 5-1 | 607 | 25 |
| 21. | Wake Forest | 4-1 | 569 | 22 |
| 22. | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 454 | 14 |
| 23. | Ball State | 7-0 | 226 | NR |
| 24. | California | 4-1 | 217 | NR |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | 4-1 | 164 | NR |