| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
| 3 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | Missouri Tigers |
| 6 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 7 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 8 | Washington Huskies |
| 9 | Florida Gators |
| 10 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 16 | USC Trojans |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 20 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 21 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 22 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 23 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 24 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | Missouri Tigers |
| 6 | Washington Huskies |
| 7 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 8 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 9 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 10 | Florida Gators |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 13 | USC Trojans |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 15 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 16 | California Golden Bears |
| 17 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 20 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 21 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 22 | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 23 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 24 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 3 | LSU Tigers |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | Missouri Tigers |
| 6 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | Washington Huskies |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |