| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 9 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 10 | Missouri Tigers |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 13 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 14 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 15 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 17 | Auburn Tigers |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 19 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 20 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 24 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | Florida Gators |
| 9 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 16 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 19 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers |
| 21 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 24 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 6 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 7 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Clemson Tigers |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 19 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 23 | Boise State Broncos |
| 24 | Florida Gators |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 3 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 7 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | USC Trojans |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 15 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 20 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 21 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 22 | Boise State Broncos |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 24 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 25 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 3 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 7 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Clemson Tigers |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 19 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 20 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Boise State Broncos |
| 23 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | South Carolina Gamecocks |