| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 11 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 12 | UCLA Bruins |
| 13 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Clemson Tigers |
| 15 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 16 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 18 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 19 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 20 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers |
| 22 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 23 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 24 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 3 | LSU Tigers |
| 4 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 5 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 6 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 7 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 8 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 11 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 15 | USC Trojans |
| 16 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 17 | Florida Gators |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers |
| 21 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 24 | Clemson Tigers |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 3 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 7 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 8 | Florida Gators |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 14 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 15 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 16 | Texas Longhorns |
| 17 | Colorado State Rams |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 20 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 21 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 22 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | UCLA Bruins |
| 25 | Ohio Bobcats |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 3 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 4 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 14 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 15 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 16 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 17 | Texas Longhorns |
| 18 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 19 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 20 | Colorado State Rams |
| 21 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 22 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 23 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 24 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 25 | Ohio Bobcats |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 5 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Florida Gators |
| 11 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Texas Longhorns |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 15 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 16 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 20 | Colorado State Rams |
| 21 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 22 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Michigan State Spartans |