| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | UCLA Bruins |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 9 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 10 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 11 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 16 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Washington Huskies |
| 18 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
| 20 | California Golden Bears |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 23 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 24 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 25 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | UCLA Bruins |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 9 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 10 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 11 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 12 | Auburn Tigers |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 16 | Washington Huskies |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 18 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
| 20 | California Golden Bears |
| 21 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 22 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 23 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 24 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | California Golden Bears |
| 9 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 13 | LSU Tigers |
| 14 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | UAB Blazers |
| 18 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 19 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Florida Gators |
| 24 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 25 | Florida State Seminoles |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 10 | California Golden Bears |
| 11 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 12 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 13 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 16 | Washington Huskies |
| 17 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 18 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 19 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | UAB Blazers |
| 22 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 23 | Florida Gators |
| 24 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 25 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 5 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 6 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers |
| 10 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 12 | California Golden Bears |
| 13 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 14 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies |