| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 6 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Utah Utes |
| 14 | Washington Huskies |
| 15 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | USC Trojans |
| 20 | Houston Cougars |
| 21 | Auburn Tigers |
| 22 | Clemson Tigers |
| 23 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 24 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Utah Utes |
| 14 | Washington Huskies |
| 15 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 16 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 17 | Auburn Tigers |
| 18 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 19 | Texas Longhorns |
| 20 | USC Trojans |
| 21 | Houston Cougars |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 24 | Clemson Tigers |
| 25 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 6 | Nevada Wolfpack |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Washington Huskies |
| 14 | Utah Utes |
| 15 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 16 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 17 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 18 | Auburn Tigers |
| 19 | USC Trojans |
| 20 | Texas Longhorns |
| 21 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 22 | Houston Cougars |
| 23 | Clemson Tigers |
| 24 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 25 | Texas A&M Aggies |