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