Coaches Poll
1. LSU Tigers
(76) - 2,366
2. Texas Longhorns
(15) - 2,329
3. Oregon Ducks
(3) - 2,129
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
(1) - 2,102
5. Georgia Bulldogs
(2) - 2,027
6. Tennessee Volunteers
- 1,865
7. Clemson Tigers
- 1,713
9. Ole Miss Rebels
- 1,549
10. Florida Gators
- 1,454
11. Missouri Tigers
- 1,441
12. Louisville Cardinals
- 1,282
13. Ohio State Buckeyes
- 1,135
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- 1,090
15. Texas Tech Red Raiders
- 959
17. Oklahoma Sooners
- 879
18. Colorado Buffaloes
- 708
19. Central Michigan Chippewas
- 649
20. Penn State Nittany Lions
- 645
21. Washington State Cougars
- 495
22. Miami Hurricanes
- 433
23. Florida State Seminoles
- 217
25. South Florida Bulls
- 138
Others Receiving Votes:
Auburn Tigers 136,
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 128,
North Carolina Tar Heels 115,
Arizona Wildcats 92,
Northwestern Wildcats 85,
Old Dominion Monarchs 72,
Cincinnati Bearcats 53,
Sam Houston State Bearkats 48,
NC State Wolfpack 40,
Tulane Green Wave 36,
Indiana Hoosiers 35,
South Carolina Gamecocks 30,
Air Force Falcons 25,
Wisconsin Badgers 24,
Baylor Bears 23,
San Diego State Aztecs 21,
Boston College Eagles 19,
Nebraska Cornhuskers 18,
UCF Knights 16,
Florida Atlantic Owls 14,
Houston Cougars 11,
Iowa Hawkeyes 9,
Fresno State Bulldogs 8,
Kansas Jayhawks 8,
Liberty Flames 7,
Marshall Thundering Herd 6,
Iowa State Cyclones 5,
Connecticut Huskies 5,
Arkansas Razorbacks 5,
Boise State Broncos 5,
Colorado State Rams 4,
Arkansas State Red Wolves 4,
Charlotte 49ers 4,
Bowling Green Falcons 2,
Akron Zips 2,
UCLA Bruins 1,
Vanderbilt Commodores 1,
Virginia Tech Hokies 1,
James Madison Dukes 1,
Media Poll
2. Texas Longhorns
(3) - 435
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
- 396
5. Georgia Bulldogs
- 379
6. Tennessee Volunteers
- 348
11. Missouri Tigers
- 262
12. Louisville Cardinals
- 220
13. Ohio State Buckeyes
- 211
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- 210
15. Texas Tech Red Raiders
- 171
16. Oklahoma Sooners
- 160
18. Colorado Buffaloes
- 148
19. Penn State Nittany Lions
- 128
20. Washington State Cougars
- 107
21. Central Michigan Chippewas
- 105
22. Miami Hurricanes
- 92
23. South Florida Bulls
- 34
25. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- 27
Others Receiving Votes:
Florida State Seminoles 27,
Air Force Falcons 23,
Cincinnati Bearcats 21,
Northwestern Wildcats 10,
North Carolina Tar Heels 10,
Nebraska Cornhuskers 9,
Auburn Tigers 8,
Wisconsin Badgers 7,
South Carolina Gamecocks 6,
Marshall Thundering Herd 5,
Indiana Hoosiers 4,
NC State Wolfpack 3,
Tulane Green Wave 2,
Iowa Hawkeyes 2,
Arkansas Razorbacks 2,
Arizona Wildcats 2,
Virginia Tech Hokies 1,