| Week 8 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Texas Longhorns |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 13 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 14 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 18 | Clemson Tigers |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 24 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Week 8 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 11 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 15 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 16 | LSU Tigers |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Missouri Tigers |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Week 8 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 8 BCS Poll has been set. | |