| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 9 | UCLA Bruins |
| 10 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 11 | Oregon Ducks |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 16 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 17 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 18 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 19 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 20 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 21 | San Jose State Spartans |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 23 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 5 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 6 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 9 | Oregon Ducks |
| 10 | UCLA Bruins |
| 11 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 16 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 17 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 18 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 19 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 20 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 21 | San Jose State Spartans |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 23 | LSU Tigers |
| 24 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 25 | Washington Huskies |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 3 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 7 | UCLA Bruins |
| 8 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 11 | Oregon Ducks |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions |