Coaches Poll
1. Oklahoma Sooners
(36) - 2,360
2. Tennessee Volunteers
(15) - 2,307
3. LSU Tigers
(41) - 2,275
4. Florida Gators
(6) - 2,214
5. Colorado Buffaloes
(3) - 2,076
6. Georgia Bulldogs
(1) - 1,875
8. South Carolina Gamecocks
- 1,767
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(1) - 1,729
10. Texas Longhorns
- 1,626
13. Clemson Tigers
- 1,159
14. Louisville Cardinals
- 1,077
15. Ohio State Buckeyes
- 956
16. Connecticut Huskies
(1) - 879
17. San Diego State Aztecs
- 761
19. Miami Hurricanes
- 605
20. Central Michigan Chippewas
- 513
22. Kentucky Wildcats
- 476
23. Ole Miss Rebels
- 464
24. Florida State Seminoles
- 376
25. Vanderbilt Commodores
- 360
Others Receiving Votes:
Penn State Nittany Lions 350,
Arkansas Razorbacks 277,
Texas A&M Aggies 236,
Alabama Crimson Tide 176,
Wisconsin Badgers 159,
Old Dominion Monarchs 139,
Fresno State Bulldogs 87,
Colorado State Rams 74,
TCU Horned Frogs 62,
Duke Blue Devils 57,
Nebraska Cornhuskers 54,
Kansas State Wildcats 51,
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 42,
Baylor Bears 34,
Boise State Broncos 32,
Michigan Wolverines 28,
Sam Houston State Bearkats 26,
Air Force Falcons 26,
Appalachian State Mountaineers 25,
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 25,
Cincinnati Bearcats 22,
Florida Atlantic Owls 17,
Louisiana Monroe Warhawks 16,
Marshall Thundering Herd 15,
UT San Antonio Roadrunners 15,
Indiana Hoosiers 14,
Houston Cougars 14,
NC State Wolfpack 14,
Army Black Knights 13,
Kent State Golden Flashes 13,
Purdue Boilermakers 12,
James Madison Dukes 10,
Navy Midshipmen 10,
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 10,
Virginia Tech Hokies 9,
East Carolina Pirates 7,
Kansas Jayhawks 7,
Northwestern Wildcats 7,
Syracuse Orange 7,
Buffalo Bulls 6,
Maryland Terrapins 6,
Tulane Green Wave 5,
Western Michigan Broncos 5,
Oregon State Beavers 4,
Georgia State Panthers 3,
Iowa State Cyclones 3,
Pittsburgh Panthers 3,
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 2,
North Carolina Tar Heels 1,
Minnesota Golden Gophers 1,
Media Poll
1. Oklahoma Sooners
(5) - 221
2. Tennessee Volunteers
(1) - 206
5. Colorado Buffaloes
- 188
6. Georgia Bulldogs
- 172
7. South Carolina Gamecocks
- 161
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- 156
14. Louisville Cardinals
- 92
15. Ohio State Buckeyes
- 89
16. Connecticut Huskies
- 81
17. San Diego State Aztecs
- 71
18. Kentucky Wildcats
- 55
19. Central Michigan Chippewas
- 49
22. Miami Hurricanes
- 34
23. Florida State Seminoles
- 29
25. Arkansas Razorbacks
- 26
Others Receiving Votes:
Arkansas Razorbacks 26,
Vanderbilt Commodores 20,
Wisconsin Badgers 14,
Texas A&M Aggies 13,
Old Dominion Monarchs 7,
TCU Horned Frogs 6,
Maryland Terrapins 6,
Pittsburgh Panthers 3,
Colorado State Rams 3,
Purdue Boilermakers 2,
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2,
Alabama Crimson Tide 2,
Kansas State Wildcats 1,
Tulane Green Wave 1,
Indiana Hoosiers 1,
Virginia Tech Hokies 1,
Air Force Falcons 1,