| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 4 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 5 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | UCLA Bruins |
| 11 | Florida Gators |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Texas Longhorns |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 18 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 19 | Houston Cougars |
| 20 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 21 | LSU Tigers |
| 22 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 23 | Clemson Tigers |
| 24 | Army Black Knights |
| 25 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 4 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 5 | UCLA Bruins |
| 6 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | USC Trojans |
| 9 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 11 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns |
| 16 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 18 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 19 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 20 | Houston Cougars |
| 21 | LSU Tigers |
| 22 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Clemson Tigers |
| 25 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 4 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 8 | UCLA Bruins |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 10 | Florida Gators |
| 11 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Texas Longhorns |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Stanford Cardinal |