Coaches Poll
1. LSU Tigers
(67) - 2,575
2. Texas Longhorns
(35) - 2,553
3. Oregon Ducks
(1) - 2,340
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
(2) - 2,326
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
(1) - 2,254
6. Florida Gators
- 1,972
7. Tennessee Volunteers
- 1,933
9. Clemson Tigers
- 1,523
10. Texas Tech Red Raiders
- 1,505
11. Duke Blue Devils
- 1,309
12. Georgia Bulldogs
- 1,213
14. Illinois Fighting Illini
- 1,061
15. Oklahoma Sooners
- 1,050
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- 985
17. Washington State Cougars
- 965
18. Iowa State Cyclones
- 964
19. Penn State Nittany Lions
- 830
21. Washington Huskies
- 467
22. Missouri Tigers
- 376
23. Miami Hurricanes
- 373
24. Boise State Broncos
- 343
25. Arizona State Sun Devils
- 270
Others Receiving Votes:
Colorado Buffaloes 202,
Florida State Seminoles 171,
Nebraska Cornhuskers 128,
Central Michigan Chippewas 111,
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 83,
Ole Miss Rebels 69,
NC State Wolfpack 58,
South Florida Bulls 55,
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 53,
Nevada Wolf Pack 48,
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 45,
Memphis Tigers 38,
Virginia Tech Hokies 38,
Pittsburgh Panthers 34,
Arkansas Razorbacks 33,
Vanderbilt Commodores 24,
South Carolina Gamecocks 23,
Oregon State Beavers 22,
Indiana Hoosiers 21,
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 20,
Louisville Cardinals 20,
Akron Zips 17,
SMU Mustangs 15,
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 15,
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 14,
Boston College Eagles 14,
Texas A&M Aggies 13,
Missouri State Bears 12,
Cincinnati Bearcats 9,
Eastern Michigan Eagles 9,
Michigan Wolverines 9,
Rice Owls 8,
Arizona Wildcats 7,
UConn Huskies 7,
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 6,
Iowa Hawkeyes 6,
UCLA Bruins 5,
Western Michigan Broncos 5,
Toledo Rockets 4,
Michigan State Spartans 4,
Miami (OH) RedHawks 4,
North Carolina Tar Heels 3,
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2,
UTEP Miners 2,
Charlotte 49ers 2,
Maryland Terrapins 1,
James Madison Dukes 1,
BYU Cougars 1,
Media Poll
1. Texas Longhorns
(5) - 341
3. Alabama Crimson Tide
(1) - 317
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
- 302
7. Tennessee Volunteers
- 267
9. Texas Tech Red Raiders
- 214
10. Duke Blue Devils
- 192
13. Iowa State Cyclones
- 156
14. Penn State Nittany Lions
- 140
15. Georgia Bulldogs
- 140
16. Oklahoma Sooners
- 136
17. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- 132
18. Illinois Fighting Illini
- 131
19. Washington State Cougars
- 112
21. Washington Huskies
- 71
23. Boise State Broncos
- 53
24. Arizona State Sun Devils
- 45
25. Nebraska Cornhuskers
- 26
Others Receiving Votes:
Miami Hurricanes 24,
Arkansas Razorbacks 12,
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 11,
Nevada Wolf Pack 8,
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 8,
Memphis Tigers 8,
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 6,
Florida State Seminoles 5,
South Florida Bulls 4,
Colorado Buffaloes 3,
Central Michigan Chippewas 3,
NC State Wolfpack 3,
Vanderbilt Commodores 2,
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2,
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 1,
Virginia Tech Hokies 1,