| Week 8 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers |
| 3 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 4 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 6 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 16 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 17 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 18 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 19 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 20 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 21 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 24 | Oregon Ducks |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Week 8 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 4 | Missouri Tigers |
| 5 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
| 7 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 10 | Auburn Tigers |
| 11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 16 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 17 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 18 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 19 | Ohio Bobcats |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 21 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Oregon Ducks |
| 24 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 25 | Oregon State Beavers |
| Week 8 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 8 BCS Poll has been set. | |