| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Washington Huskies |
| 3 | Florida Gators |
| 4 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 5 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 10 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 11 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 13 | Texas Longhorns |
| 14 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 15 | Missouri Tigers |
| 16 | USC Trojans |
| 17 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 18 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 19 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 20 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 23 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 24 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 25 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Florida Gators |
| 3 | Washington Huskies |
| 4 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 5 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 9 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 13 | Texas Longhorns |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers |
| 17 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 18 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 23 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 24 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 25 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 2 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 3 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | Florida Gators |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 8 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 9 | California Golden Bears |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 13 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
| 15 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 16 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 17 | Utah Utes |
| 18 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 19 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 20 | UCLA Bruins |
| 21 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 2 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
| 5 | Washington Huskies |
| 6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 7 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 8 | California Golden Bears |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 13 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 20 | Utah Utes |
| 21 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 2 | Washington Huskies |
| 3 | California Golden Bears |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | Boston College Golden Eagles |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 8 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 10 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | UCLA Bruins |
| 13 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |