| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Texas Longhorns |
| 2 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 3 | California Golden Bears |
| 4 | Washington Huskies |
| 5 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 6 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Auburn Tigers |
| 16 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 17 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 19 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 20 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 21 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 22 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 23 | Florida Gators |
| 24 | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 25 | Miami Hurricanes |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | California Golden Bears |
| 2 | Washington Huskies |
| 3 | USC Trojans |
| 4 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks |
| 7 | UCLA Bruins |
| 8 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 9 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 10 | Washington State Cougars |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 5 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 8 | California Golden Bears |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 13 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 14 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 15 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 16 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 18 | Florida Gators |
| 19 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 20 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 21 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 22 | North Texas Mean Green |
| 23 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 25 | Rice Owls |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 5 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 6 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 7 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 8 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 9 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 10 | USC Trojans |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 15 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 16 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 17 | Florida Gators |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 19 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 20 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 22 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 23 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 24 | North Texas Mean Green |
| 25 | Rice Owls |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Texas Longhorns |
| 2 | Washington Huskies |
| 3 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 7 | California Golden Bears |
| 8 | Louisville Cardinals |
| 9 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 10 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 16 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 17 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 18 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 19 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 22 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 23 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 24 | LSU Tigers |
| 25 | Rice Owls |