| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 7 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 11 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 12 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 13 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 14 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 15 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 18 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 19 | UCLA Bruins |
| 20 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 21 | Florida Gators |
| 22 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 23 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 24 | Oregon Ducks |
| 25 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 7 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 10 | LSU Tigers |
| 11 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 15 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 16 | UCLA Bruins |
| 17 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers |
| 19 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 20 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 21 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 22 | Oregon Ducks |
| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 24 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 12 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 15 | Oklahoma Sooners |