| Week 16 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | California Golden Bears |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | USC Trojans |
| 9 | Baylor Bears |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Missouri Tigers |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 17 | Florida Gators |
| 18 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 19 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 20 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 21 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 22 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 23 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| Week 16 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | California Golden Bears |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | USC Trojans |
| 9 | Baylor Bears |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | LSU Tigers |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 14 | Missouri Tigers |
| 15 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 16 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 17 | Florida Gators |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 20 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 21 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 22 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 23 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Duke Blue Devils |
| Week 16 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Washington Huskies |
| 3 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | California Golden Bears |
| 6 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 7 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 8 | Baylor Bears |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | LSU Tigers |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Missouri Tigers |