| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 12 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 16 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 19 | Maine Black Bears |
| 20 | UCLA Bruins |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 23 | Baylor Bears |
| 24 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 25 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 12 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 15 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 16 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 19 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 20 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 21 | UCLA Bruins |
| 22 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 23 | Baylor Bears |
| 24 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 25 | Michigan State Spartans |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 12 | Houston Cougars |
| 13 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 14 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 15 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 16 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 18 | Washington Huskies |
| 19 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 20 | UCLA Bruins |
| 21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 22 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 23 | California Golden Bears |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 25 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | LSU Tigers |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 12 | Houston Cougars |
| 13 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 14 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 15 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 16 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 18 | Washington Huskies |
| 19 | UCLA Bruins |
| 20 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 21 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 22 | California Golden Bears |
| 23 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 24 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 25 | Buffalo Bulls |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 7 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | Houston Cougars |
| 14 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 15 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |