The Big Three that could have been-- Boise, Utah, TCU-- are jammed atop the Dominance Ranking (ranking by scoring offense + scoring defense) after eight weeks in 2010.
| 1 | Boise St. |
| 2 | Utah |
| 3 | TCU |
| 4 | Oregon |
| 5 | Ohio St. |
| 6 | Nebraska |
| 7 | Missouri |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Florida St. |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 10 | Nevada |
| 12 | Iowa |
| 13 | Michigan St. |
| 14 | Virginia Tech |
| 15 | San Diego St. |
| 16 | UCF |
| 17 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | California |
| 19 | Northern Ill. |
| 20 | Auburn |
| 21 | Stanford |
| 22 | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Baylor |
| 23 | Clemson |
| 23 | Georgia |
Interlopers in the ranking include MAC-leading Northern Illinois, which has gotten exactly zero national notice, and Clemson and Georgia, which are slowly righting their season ships.