| Week 8 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Auburn Tigers |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks |
| 3 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 13 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 16 | California Golden Bears |
| 17 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 18 | LSU Tigers |
| 19 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Washington Huskies |
| 22 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 23 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 24 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 25 | Tulane Green Wave |
| Week 8 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Auburn Tigers |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks |
| 3 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns |
| 12 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 15 | USC Trojans |
| 16 | California Golden Bears |
| 17 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 18 | LSU Tigers |
| 19 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 20 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 24 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 25 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Week 8 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Auburn Tigers |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks |
| 3 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 16 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 17 | California Golden Bears |
| 18 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 19 | LSU Tigers |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Washington Huskies |
| 22 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 23 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 24 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 25 | Tulane Green Wave |