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AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 10-0 | 1,495 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State (5) | 10-0 | 1,445 | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor | 9-0 | 1,351 | 4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1,343 | 3 |
| 5 | Oregon | 9-1 | 1,210 | 6 |
| 6 | Auburn | 10-1 | 1,205 | 7 |
| 7 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1,115 | 8 |
| 8 | Missouri | 9-1 | 1,067 | 9 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 956 | 10 |
| 10 | Stanford | 8-2 | 899 | 5 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 889 | 12 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 870 | 11 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 749 | 14 |
| 14 | UCLA | 8-2 | 710 | 13 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 9-0 | 572 | 16 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 559 | 17 |
| 17 | UCF | 8-1 | 535 | 15 |
| 18 | LSU | 7-3 | 439 | 18 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 8-2 | 430 | 21 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 10-0 | 426 | 20 |
| 21 | Louisville | 9-1 | 412 | 19 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 318 | 22 |
| 23 | USC | 8-3 | 187 | NR |
| 24 | Mississippi | 7-3 | 119 | NR |
| 25 | Duke | 8-2 | 94 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 77, Notre Dame 11, Texas 10, Georgia 5, Nebraska 1, Cincinnati 1 |
Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
10-0 | 1544 | 56 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles |
10-0 | 1487 | 6 | 2 | 2/12 | |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
10-0 | 1404 | 0 | 3 | 2/4 | |
| 4 | Baylor Bears |
9-0 | 1386 | 0 | 4 | 4/NR | |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks |
9-1 | 1231 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2/7 |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
9-1 | 1217 | 0 | 6 | 4/10 | |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
10-1 | 1145 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Missouri Tigers |
9-1 | 1129 | 0 | 8 | 7/NR | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
9-1 | 1030 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/20 |
| 10 | Texas A&M Aggies |
8-2 | 928 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6/15 |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
8-2 | 882 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6/20 |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
8-2 | 865 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4/13 |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans |
9-1 | 729 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13/NR |
| 14 | UCLA Bruins |
8-2 | 700 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10/21 |
| 15 | Louisville Cardinals |
9-1 | 627 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6/17 |
| 16 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
9-0 | 622 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
8-2 | 511 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Oklahoma Sooners |
8-2 | 502 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8/18 |
| 19 | LSU Tigers |
7-3 | 478 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6/19 |
| 20 | Central Florida Knights |
8-1 | 446 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19/NR |
| 21 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
10-0 | 418 | 0 | 21 | 20/NR | |
| 22 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
8-2 | 352 | 0 | 22 | 22/NR | |
| 23 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
8-2 | 173 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Duke Blue Devils |
8-2 | 131 | 0 | NR | 24/NR | |
| 25 | USC Trojans |
8-3 | 115 | 0 | NR | 22/NR |
Baylor has begun to make its move. The Bears jumped past Ohio State in the AP Poll and are within 20 votes in the poll that matters. Considering Baylor has games left against Oklahoma State and Texas, it has a good chance to move past Ohio State. However, the Buckeyes will have the conference title game against a now 13th ranked Michigan State team that could be the final bump OSU needs. None of this could matter as Florida State and Alabama will probably win out anyway.
The Big Ten does have Minnesota in the Coaches Poll as well as Michigan State and Wisconsin both in the top 20. It will be interesting to see if Wisconsin can move high enough to sneak into a BCS bowl if Michigan State loses the BTCG and Ohio State slides into the top two.