| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 8 | Missouri Tigers |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | USC Trojans |
| 18 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 21 | Oregon Ducks |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 23 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 24 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 25 | Stanford Cardinal |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Missouri Tigers |
| 9 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 10 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 11 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 12 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Florida Gators |
| 15 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 16 | LSU Tigers |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 18 | USC Trojans |
| 19 | Oregon Ducks |
| 20 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 21 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 22 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 23 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 24 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 25 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 7 | Missouri Tigers |
| 8 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 10 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 11 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 12 | Auburn Tigers |
| 13 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Michigan State Spartans |