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