| Week 8 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oregon Ducks |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 5 | Boise State Broncos |
| 6 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 11 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 12 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 13 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 14 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 15 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 16 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 17 | Missouri Tigers |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 20 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 21 | Houston Cougars |
| 22 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 23 | Connecticut Huskies |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 25 | USC Trojans |
| Week 8 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oregon Ducks |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 5 | Boise State Broncos |
| 6 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 13 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 14 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 15 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 16 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 17 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 18 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 19 | Missouri Tigers |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Houston Cougars |
| 24 | USC Trojans |
| 25 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| Week 8 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oregon Ducks |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
| 3 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 11 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 12 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 15 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers |
| 17 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 20 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Houston Cougars |
| 23 | USC Trojans |
| 24 | Central Florida Golden Knights |