| Week 17 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | New Mexico State Aggies |
| 9 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 12 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 13 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 16 | California Golden Bears |
| 17 | UCLA Bruins |
| 18 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 19 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 20 | USC Trojans |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Week 17 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | New Mexico State Aggies |
| 9 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 14 | Duke Blue Devils |
| 15 | California Golden Bears |
| 16 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 17 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | USC Trojans |
| 20 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 22 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 23 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Week 17 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 7 | LSU Tigers |
| 8 | New Mexico State Aggies |
| 9 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 11 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 14 | California Golden Bears |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils |