| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Northwest Georgia Eagles |
| 4 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 8 | USC Trojans |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 12 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 15 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 16 | Washington Huskies |
| 17 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 20 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers |
| 22 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 23 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 24 | Florida Gators |
| 25 | Washington State Cougars |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Northwest Georgia Eagles |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 12 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Washington Huskies |
| 15 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 16 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 17 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 24 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 25 | California Golden Bears |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Northwest Georgia Eagles |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 10 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 15 | Washington Huskies |