| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 3 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | California Golden Bears |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
| 9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 12 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 13 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 14 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | USC Trojans |
| 18 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 19 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 20 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 21 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 24 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 25 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 3 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 4 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 5 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 6 | California Golden Bears |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 12 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 15 | USC Trojans |
| 16 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 18 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 19 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 20 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 21 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 24 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 25 | Michigan State Spartans |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 2 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | California Golden Bears |
| 9 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 10 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 15 | UCLA Bruins |
| 16 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 17 | USC Trojans |
| 18 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 19 | Buffalo Bulls |
| 20 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 21 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 2 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 4 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 9 | California Golden Bears |
| 10 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 15 | UCLA Bruins |
| 16 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 18 | Buffalo Bulls |
| 19 | USC Trojans |
| 20 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 21 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 22 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Final BCS Poll has been set. | |