The 2011 Harris Interactive Football Poll (First place votes in parentheses)
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
LSU (115) |
13-0 |
2,875 |
1 |
| 2. |
Alabama |
11-1 |
2,723 |
2 |
| 3. |
Oklahoma State |
11-1 |
2,654 |
5 |
| 4. |
Stanford |
11-1 |
2,504 |
3 |
| 5. |
Oregon |
11-2 |
2,372 |
7 |
| 6. |
Boise State |
11-1 |
2,236 |
8 |
| 7. |
Arkansas |
10-2 |
2,163 |
9 |
| 8. |
Wisconsin |
11-2 |
2,060 |
13 |
| 9. |
South Carolina |
10-2 |
1,833 |
14 |
| 10. |
Kansas State |
10-2 |
1,733 |
15 |
| 11. |
Virginia Tech |
11-2 |
1,498 |
4 |
| 12. |
Michigan |
10-2 |
1,447 |
16 |
| 13. |
Michigan State |
10-3 |
1,428 |
11 |
| 14. |
Clemson |
10-3 |
1,351 |
20 |
| 15. |
TCU |
10-2 |
1,245 |
17 |
| 16. |
Baylor |
9-3 |
1,228 |
18 |
| 17. |
Houston |
12-1 |
1,132 |
6 |
| 18. |
Georgia |
10-3 |
1,095 |
12 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma |
9-3 |
933 |
10 |
| 20. |
Nebraska |
9-3 |
717 |
19 |
| 21. |
Southern Miss |
11-2 |
711 |
23 |
| 22. |
West Virginia |
9-3 |
522 |
21 |
| 23. |
Penn State |
9-3 |
383 |
22 |
| 24. |
Cincinnati |
9-3 |
172 |
NR |
| 25. |
Florida State |
8-4 |
130 |
24 |
Others receiving votes: BYU 45; Notre Dame 43; Georgia Tech 35; Arkansas State 22; Northern Illinois 22; Auburn 15; Virginia 13; Missouri 12; Louisiana Tech 6; Louisville 6; Texas 6; Rutgers 4; Tulsa 1.