| Week 8 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
| 8 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 17 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 18 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 22 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 23 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 25 | USC Trojans |
| Week 8 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Texas Longhorns |
| 11 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 12 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 17 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 18 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 20 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers |
| 22 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 23 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 24 | USC Trojans |
| 25 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Week 8 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 8 BCS Poll has been set. | |