| Preseason Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 3 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 9 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 11 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 12 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 13 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 17 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 18 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 19 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 20 | USC Trojans |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 23 | UCLA Bruins |
| 24 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 25 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Preseason Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 5 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 6 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Oregon State Beavers |
| 11 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 13 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 14 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 17 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 18 | USC Trojans |
| 19 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 20 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 21 | UCLA Bruins |
| 22 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 23 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 25 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Final Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 4 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 8 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 9 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 11 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 12 | Auburn Tigers |
| 13 | USC Trojans |
| 14 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 21 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 22 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 23 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 24 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 25 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Final Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 4 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
| 7 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 8 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 11 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 12 | USC Trojans |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 15 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 17 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 19 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 20 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 21 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 22 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 24 | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins |
| Final BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Washington Huskies |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
| 3 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 4 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 5 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 8 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 9 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 11 | USC Trojans |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 13 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 14 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes |