| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Ball State Cardinals |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Clemson Tigers |
| 11 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 12 | Auburn Tigers |
| 13 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 16 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 18 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 19 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 22 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | Oregon Ducks |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | USC Trojans |
| 3 | Missouri Tigers |
| 4 | Ball State Cardinals |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 9 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns |
| 12 | Clemson Tigers |
| 13 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 16 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 20 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 21 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 22 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | Oregon Ducks |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Ball State Cardinals |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 11 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 12 | Clemson Tigers |
| 13 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 22 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | Oregon Ducks |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bearcats |