| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 8 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 12 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 14 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 17 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 18 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 19 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 20 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 23 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 24 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 25 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 8 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 13 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 17 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 18 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 19 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 20 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 21 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 25 | Florida State Seminoles |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 10 | USC Trojans |
| 11 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 17 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 18 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 19 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 20 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 23 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 25 | Illinois Fighting Illini |