| Week 9 Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Clemson Tigers |
| 2 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 3 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 4 | Boise State Broncos |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 8 | USC Trojans |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 10 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 11 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 12 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 16 | LSU Tigers |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 21 | South Florida Bulls |
| 22 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 23 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 24 | Utah Utes |
| 25 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Week 9 Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Clemson Tigers |
| 2 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 3 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 4 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns |
| 6 | Boise State Broncos |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 8 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
| 10 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 11 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 12 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 13 | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 16 | LSU Tigers |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 18 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 23 | South Florida Bulls |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 25 | Michigan Wolverines |
| Week 9 BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Week 9 BCS Poll has been set. | |