| Week 3 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 4 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 8 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 9 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Oregon Ducks |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 16 | Boise State Broncos |
| 17 | Texas Longhorns |
| 18 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 19 | Houston Cougars |
| 20 | LSU Tigers |
| 21 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 22 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 23 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| Week 3 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 4 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 8 | Oregon Ducks |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 11 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 16 | Texas Longhorns |
| 17 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 18 | Boise State Broncos |
| 19 | LSU Tigers |
| 20 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 21 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 22 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 24 | Houston Cougars |
| 25 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Week 3 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 3 BCS Poll has been set. | |