| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 8 | Boise State Broncos |
| 9 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 10 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Auburn Tigers |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 14 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 15 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 16 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 18 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 19 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 20 | Florida Gators |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Texas Longhorns |
| 23 | Missouri Tigers |
| 24 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 6 | Boise State Broncos |
| 7 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 11 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 12 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 13 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 14 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 19 | Missouri Tigers |
| 20 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 24 | Florida Gators |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Boise State Broncos |
| 2 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3 | Houston Cougars |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 9 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 10 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | San Diego State Aztecs |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 16 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 17 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
| 20 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 21 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 22 | Oregon Ducks |
| 23 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 24 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 25 | Maryland Terrapins |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Boise State Broncos |
| 2 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3 | Houston Cougars |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 8 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 9 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 10 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 11 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 12 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 16 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 17 | Texas Longhorns |
| 18 | San Diego State Aztecs |
| 19 | Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
| 20 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 21 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 22 | Oregon Ducks |
| 23 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 24 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 25 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Boise State Broncos |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 4 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | Houston Cougars |
| 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 11 | San Diego State Aztecs |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 14 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 15 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 16 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
| 21 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 22 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 23 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 24 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 25 | LSU Tigers |