| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 8 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 9 | Baylor Bears |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Florida Gators |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 16 | Texas Longhorns |
| 17 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 18 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 19 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers |
| 21 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 22 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 23 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 24 | UCLA Bruins |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 8 | Baylor Bears |
| 9 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 10 | Florida Gators |
| 11 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Texas Longhorns |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 17 | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 18 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 19 | Missouri Tigers |
| 20 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 21 | UCLA Bruins |
| 22 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 23 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 24 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
| 3 | Washington Huskies |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | Baylor Bears |
| 9 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Florida Gators |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns |