| Week 5 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | Missouri Tigers |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 10 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 11 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 12 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 14 | Oregon Ducks |
| 15 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 16 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 17 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 18 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 19 | UCLA Bruins |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 23 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 24 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 25 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Week 5 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
| 5 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 9 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 11 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 15 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 16 | Clemson Tigers |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 20 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers |
| 22 | Auburn Tigers |
| 23 | Texas Longhorns |
| 24 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 25 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Week 5 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 5 BCS Poll has been set. | |