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