| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 11 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 12 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 17 | Boise State Broncos |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Washington Huskies |
| 20 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 21 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 22 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 23 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 24 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 8 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 11 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 12 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Washington Huskies |
| 20 | Boise State Broncos |
| 21 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 22 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 23 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 8 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 11 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 12 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 18 | Washington Huskies |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 20 | Boise State Broncos |
| 21 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 22 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 23 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 24 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |