| Week 5 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 15 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 17 | Boise State Broncos |
| 18 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 20 | South Florida Bulls |
| 21 | LSU Tigers |
| 22 | Florida Gators |
| 23 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 25 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Week 5 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | USC Trojans |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns |
| 5 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 11 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 14 | South Florida Bulls |
| 15 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 16 | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 17 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 18 | LSU Tigers |
| 19 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 20 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 21 | Boise State Broncos |
| 22 | Florida Gators |
| 23 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 24 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 25 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Week 5 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 5 BCS Poll has been set. | |