| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 9 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 10 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 11 | Florida Gators |
| 12 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 17 | Missouri Tigers |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | UCLA Bruins |
| 21 | USC Trojans |
| 22 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Baylor Bears |
| 25 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 6 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
| 9 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 10 | Missouri Tigers |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 12 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 17 | East Carolina Pirates |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | UCLA Bruins |
| 21 | USC Trojans |
| 22 | Baylor Bears |
| 23 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 24 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 25 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
| 7 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 10 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 11 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 12 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 15 | Missouri Tigers |