| Week 5 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 3 | Baylor Bears |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
| 5 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | UCLA Bruins |
| 8 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 11 | Missouri Tigers |
| 12 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 16 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 17 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 18 | Clemson Tigers |
| 19 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 20 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 21 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 22 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 23 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 24 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 25 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Week 5 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
| 4 | UCLA Bruins |
| 5 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 6 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 7 | Baylor Bears |
| 8 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers |
| 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 12 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 15 | Clemson Tigers |
| 16 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 17 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 18 | USC Trojans |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 20 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 24 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Week 5 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 5 BCS Poll has been set. | |