| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Boise State Broncos |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 5 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 12 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | Utah Utes |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 16 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 17 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 18 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 19 | Auburn Tigers |
| 20 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 23 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 25 | Hawaii Warriors |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Boise State Broncos |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 12 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 14 | Utah Utes |
| 15 | Auburn Tigers |
| 16 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 17 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 18 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 19 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 20 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 23 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 24 | Hawaii Warriors |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Boise State Broncos |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks |
| 7 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 10 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 11 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 12 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | Utah Utes |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats |