| Week 8 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Florida Gators |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 4 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 10 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 11 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 12 | California Golden Bears |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 17 | LSU Tigers |
| 18 | Oregon Ducks |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | Boise State Broncos |
| 21 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | Army Black Knights |
| 24 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 25 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Week 8 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Florida Gators |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns |
| 7 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 11 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 12 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | LSU Tigers |
| 19 | Boise State Broncos |
| 20 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 21 | Army Black Knights |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 25 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Week 8 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Florida Gators |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 4 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 10 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 11 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 12 | California Golden Bears |
| 13 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 14 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 19 | LSU Tigers |
| 20 | Boise State Broncos |
| 21 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 22 | Army Black Knights |
| 23 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 24 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 25 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |