After a week off, here's the latest Dominance Ranking (teams ranked by the sum of their national rank in scoring offense and scoring defense).
| 1 | TCU |
| 2 | Boise St. |
| 3 | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Oregon |
| 5 | Stanford |
| 6 | Alabama |
| 6 | Northern Ill. |
| 8 | Nebraska |
| 8 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | UCF |
| 12 | Utah |
| 13 | Nevada |
| 14 | Florida St. |
| 15 | Missouri |
| 16 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | South Carolina |
| 18 | Iowa |
| 19 | Hawaii |
| 20 | LSU |
| 21 | Arkansas |
| 22 | Michigan St. |
| 22 | San Diego St. |
| 24 | Auburn |
| 24 | Texas A&M |
The Horned Frogs recapture the top spot from Boise State after trouncing bottom-ranked New Mexico. The Broncos didn't fall far, with a composite score of six-- just one higher than TCU's five. After the two top non-cartel teams (apologies to Nevada, who checks in at a solid 13th in the ranking) there is a sizable break in the composite scores. Third-ranked Ohio State has a composite of 13; Oregon's is three notches higher, and Stanford's three higher still.
Alabama and Northern Illinois are tied at sixth in the ranking; it is the Huskies that surprise the casual observer of the sport. NIU ranks in the 20s in both human polls; 24th is where likely national title contender Auburn (eligibility issues aside) finally appears in the Dominance Ranking. Close wins, especially come-from-behinds, which are Auburn's specialty in 2010, speak of little dominance.