| Week 13 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 5 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 6 | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| 7 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 13 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 15 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 17 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 19 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 20 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 23 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 24 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 25 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| Week 13 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | USC Trojans |
| 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 4 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 5 | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| 6 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 11 | LSU Tigers |
| 12 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 13 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 14 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 15 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 17 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 18 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 20 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 23 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 25 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Week 13 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 5 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 6 | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| 7 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 13 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 20 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 23 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 24 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 25 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |