| Week 1 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 4 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 5 | UCLA Bruins |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 15 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 16 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 17 | USC Trojans |
| 18 | Florida Gators |
| 19 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 20 | LSU Tigers |
| 21 | Oregon Ducks |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 23 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 24 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 25 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Week 1 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 3 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 6 | UCLA Bruins |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 9 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 13 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 15 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 16 | USC Trojans |
| 17 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
| 20 | LSU Tigers |
| 21 | Oregon Ducks |
| 22 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 23 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 24 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 25 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Week 1 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 1 BCS Poll has been set. | |