| Week 3 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | Florida Gators |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12 | Northwest Georgia Eagles |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | Auburn Tigers |
| 16 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 19 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 22 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 23 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 24 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 25 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| Week 3 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | USC Trojans |
| 5 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 15 | Northwest Georgia Eagles |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 19 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 20 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 21 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 22 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 23 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 24 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 25 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| Week 3 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 3 BCS Poll has been set. | |