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