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| Voter | Ohio State Rank | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24 | #25 |
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| Adam LichtensteinThe South Florida Sun Sentinel | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Miami | Notre Dame | Georgia | Texas | Indiana | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | LSU | BYU | Oklahoma | USC | Texas Tech | Alabama | Tennessee | Michigan | SMU | Washington | Houston | Louisville | Utah | Missouri | Iowa | Clemson |
| Alex TaylorWyoming Tribune Eagle | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Indiana | Georgia | Miami | Notre Dame | Texas | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | BYU | LSU | Oklahoma | Michigan | Alabama | Utah | Washington | USC | Iowa | Penn State | SMU | Houston | Louisville | Boise State | Tulane |
| Andy KendeighKETV-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Indiana | Texas | Miami | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | LSU | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Alabama | Michigan | BYU | USC | Tennessee | Penn State | SMU | Washington | Iowa | Clemson | Utah | Houston | Louisville |
| Andy YamashitaThe Seattle Times | #2 | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Miami | Texas | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | BYU | Texas A&M | LSU | Alabama | USC | Washington | Michigan | Missouri | Iowa | Houston | SMU | Louisville | TCU | Utah | Penn State |
| BJ Rains247Sports | #3 | Oregon | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Indiana | Miami | Texas | USC | Alabama | Michigan | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Washington | LSU | BYU | Penn State | Tennessee | SMU | Iowa | Clemson | Florida | Missouri | Boise State |
| Bob AsmussenThe (Champaign) News-Gazette | #2 | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas | Notre Dame | Oregon | Georgia | Miami | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | BYU | Michigan | LSU | USC | Houston | Washington | Alabama | Penn State | Texas Tech | Missouri | Utah | SMU | Louisville | Iowa | Tennessee |
| Bob BallouCBS Austin | #3 | Indiana | Miami | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Texas | Notre Dame | Oregon | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | USC | LSU | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | BYU | Alabama | Michigan | Penn State | SMU | Washington | Louisville | Houston | Virginia Tech | Florida | Missouri | Utah |
| Brenna GreeneKOIN-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | LSU | Ole Miss | BYU | Texas Tech | USC | Michigan | Alabama | Washington | Penn State | SMU | Houston | Utah | Tennessee | Louisville | Iowa | Missouri |
| Brett McMurphyOn3 | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Notre Dame | Texas Tech | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Ole Miss | Washington | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | BYU | Michigan | LSU | SMU | Utah | Penn State | Houston | Alabama | Louisville | Tennessee | Arizona | Iowa | USC |
| Brian FonsecaNJ.com | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | LSU | Texas Tech | Alabama | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | USC | Washington | BYU | Utah | Iowa | Missouri | Michigan | Tennessee | Houston | Penn State | SMU | Louisville |
| Brian HowellOn3 | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Georgia | Texas | Oregon | Indiana | Miami | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | USC | Alabama | LSU | Michigan | Texas Tech | BYU | Washington | Penn State | Utah | Iowa | SMU | Houston | Tennessee | Louisville | Clemson |
| Cameron CoxKPNX-TV | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Texas | Georgia | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Alabama | LSU | USC | BYU | Michigan | Tennessee | Washington | Utah | Penn State | SMU | Iowa | Clemson | Louisville | Houston |
| Chelsie BrownKCRG-TV | #2 | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Miami | Texas | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | LSU | USC | Washington | BYU | Michigan | Alabama | Utah | Tennessee | Penn State | Houston | SMU | Clemson | Iowa | Vanderbilt |
| Chris CarterPittsburgh Post-Gazette | #3 | Oregon | Texas | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Miami | Notre Dame | LSU | Ole Miss | Indiana | Texas A&M | Alabama | Oklahoma | USC | Texas Tech | Clemson | SMU | Utah | Tennessee | Michigan | Louisville | Penn State | Florida | Iowa | Washington | Houston |
| Chris MurrayKRNV-TV | #2 | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Miami | Notre Dame | Ole Miss | Alabama | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | LSU | BYU | Oklahoma | Michigan | Penn State | Tennessee | Utah | Iowa | USC | Washington | SMU | Clemson | Missouri | Houston |
| Creg StephensonAL.com | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Miami | Texas | Oregon | Georgia | Indiana | Ole Miss | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | Alabama | Oklahoma | LSU | Texas Tech | USC | BYU | Washington | Michigan | Utah | Iowa | SMU | Houston | Louisville | Georgia Tech | Memphis | James Madison |
| Dave PrestonWTOP | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas | Georgia | Oregon | Indiana | Notre Dame | Miami | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | Alabama | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Michigan | LSU | BYU | USC | Penn State | SMU | Tennessee | Washington | Utah | Louisville | Iowa | Clemson | Navy |
| David BriggsThe (Toledo) Blade | #3 | Indiana | Texas | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Notre Dame | Georgia | Miami | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Alabama | USC | BYU | LSU | Michigan | Penn State | SMU | Houston | Washington | Iowa | Texas Tech | Boise State | Tennessee | Navy | Western Michigan |
| David JablonskiCox First Media | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Oregon | Miami | Texas | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | BYU | USC | Alabama | Oklahoma | SMU | Michigan | Penn State | LSU | Tennessee | Louisville | Clemson | UNLV | Boise State | James Madison | Navy |
| David PaschallChattanooga Times Free Press | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Notre Dame | Oregon | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Michigan | Alabama | USC | LSU | Texas Tech | BYU | Penn State | Washington | Utah | Iowa | Louisville | SMU | Tennessee | Houston | South Carolina |
| Dylan SinnFort Wayne Journal-Gazette | #3 | Oregon | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Georgia | Texas A&M | LSU | USC | BYU | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Michigan | Alabama | Penn State | Houston | Louisville | Oklahoma State | SMU | Boise State | Iowa | California | Navy |
| Eric HansenBlueAndGold.com | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Georgia | Miami | Texas | Oregon | Ole Miss | Indiana | Texas A&M | BYU | Oklahoma | LSU | Texas Tech | Penn State | Alabama | SMU | Washington | Michigan | Tennessee | Arizona | Louisville | USC | Iowa | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech |
| Eric JohnsonWSLS-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Miami | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Alabama | Texas Tech | Michigan | USC | BYU | LSU | Tennessee | Washington | Utah | SMU | Clemson | Iowa | Houston | Missouri | Virginia |
| Garland GillenKVUE-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Miami | Oregon | Georgia | Texas A&M | LSU | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | USC | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | Penn State | Washington | Michigan | Utah | Iowa | Missouri | SMU | Tennessee | Florida | Houston |
| Greg LucaSan Antonio Express-News | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Texas | LSU | Miami | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | USC | Michigan | Alabama | BYU | Washington | Tennessee | Louisville | South Carolina | SMU | Clemson | Penn State | Auburn | Missouri |
| Haley SawyerSouthern California Media Group | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Texas | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Miami | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | Alabama | USC | LSU | BYU | Michigan | Tennessee | SMU | Washington | Penn State | Utah | Iowa | Clemson | Houston | Louisville |
| Henry GreensteinLawrence Journal-World | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Notre Dame | Oregon | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | LSU | Texas Tech | Ole Miss | Alabama | Oklahoma | BYU | Tennessee | Michigan | USC | SMU | Penn State | Iowa | Louisville | Missouri | Washington | Houston | Arizona |
| Ian KressWLNS-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Texas | Oregon | Indiana | Miami | Notre Dame | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | USC | LSU | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | Michigan | Washington | Missouri | Iowa | Penn State | Tennessee | Houston | Utah | Louisville | Illinois |
| Jamal St. CyrWJXT-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Miami | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | LSU | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | USC | Washington | Tennessee | Penn State | Utah | SMU | Michigan | Houston | Iowa | Arizona | Oklahoma State |
| Javon EdmondsSyracuse Post-Standard | #3 | Miami | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | LSU | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Georgia | Texas | Oregon | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | BYU | Alabama | Iowa | Tennessee | USC | Washington | Pittsburgh | Illinois | SMU | Houston | Michigan | Penn State | Boise State |
| Jerry HumphreyAL.com | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Miami | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Alabama | LSU | BYU | USC | Michigan | Tennessee | Penn State | Washington | SMU | Missouri | Utah | Iowa | Louisville | Florida |
| Joe ArrudaHartford Courant | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | BYU | Alabama | LSU | Michigan | USC | Penn State | Washington | Tennessee | SMU | Utah | Iowa | Houston | Missouri | Clemson |
| John JohnsonWXII-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Miami | Oregon | Indiana | Notre Dame | Georgia | Texas | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | LSU | Oklahoma | Alabama | Texas Tech | USC | Michigan | Tennessee | Washington | BYU | Penn State | SMU | Utah | Iowa | Clemson | Houston | Louisville |
| Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News | #5 | Notre Dame | Texas | Oregon | Georgia | Ohio State (Selected Team) | LSU | Miami | Indiana | Oklahoma | USC | BYU | Alabama | Washington | Texas A&M | Michigan | SMU | Ole Miss | Boise State | Houston | Penn State | Arizona | New Mexico | Texas Tech | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma State |
| Josh FurlongKSL.com | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Miami | Notre Dame | Georgia | Texas | Oklahoma | Indiana | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | LSU | USC | Texas A&M | Tennessee | Alabama | BYU | Michigan | Washington | SMU | Utah | Louisville | Iowa | Penn State | Boise State | Houston |
| Julian MininsohnWKRN-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | LSU | Alabama | USC | Michigan | BYU | Penn State | Tennessee | Washington | Utah | Iowa | SMU | Clemson | Missouri | Houston |
| Kate RogersonKTVD-TV | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Notre Dame | Indiana | Texas | Miami | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | LSU | Michigan | USC | Penn State | SMU | Washington | Tennessee | Louisville | Houston | Iowa | Florida | Clemson |
| Keara BrunoWCAV-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Texas | Georgia | Notre Dame | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | BYU | Alabama | LSU | USC | Utah | Michigan | Washington | SMU | Penn State | Tennessee | Iowa | Houston | Clemson | Louisville |
| Kevin CarterCBS Sports | #4 | Notre Dame | Texas | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Oregon | Miami | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | LSU | Alabama | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | BYU | Penn State | USC | Iowa | Michigan | SMU | Utah | Missouri | Louisville | Tennessee | Florida | Boise State |
| Kirk BohlsHouston Chronicle | #7 | Notre Dame | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas Tech | LSU | BYU | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | SMU | Alabama | Oklahoma | USC | Houston | Boise State | Penn State | Michigan | Iowa | Louisville | Clemson | Navy | Liberty |
| Kirk KenneySan Diego Union-Tribune | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Miami | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | BYU | SMU | Oklahoma | USC | LSU | Alabama | Michigan | Tennessee | Houston | Penn State | Louisville | Utah | Clemson | Iowa | Boise State |
| Koki RileyThe (Baton Rouge) Advocate | #4 | Oregon | Texas | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Indiana | LSU | Miami | Georgia | Oklahoma | USC | Ole Miss | Michigan | Texas A&M | Alabama | BYU | Houston | Texas Tech | Washington | Tennessee | Florida | SMU | Penn State | Clemson | Arizona | Minnesota |
| Lee K. HowardWKYT-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Texas | Indiana | Miami | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Alabama | LSU | USC | Ole Miss | Michigan | BYU | Penn State | Washington | Tennessee | SMU | Missouri | Clemson | Iowa | Utah | Louisville |
| Lia AssimakopoulosThe Dallas Morning News | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Texas | Miami | Indiana | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | LSU | Texas Tech | Alabama | Oklahoma | USC | BYU | Michigan | Penn State | Washington | SMU | Utah | Iowa | Tennessee | Louisville | Houston | Missouri |
| Louie VaccherWildcatReport.com | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Notre Dame | Texas | Indiana | Georgia | Miami | Oklahoma | LSU | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | USC | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | Penn State | Tennessee | Michigan | SMU | Washington | Iowa | Houston | Boise State | Missouri | Clemson |
| Madison HricikCedar Rapids Gazette | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Indiana | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | Miami | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Alabama | LSU | USC | BYU | Michigan | Penn State | Tennessee | Washington | SMU | Iowa | Utah | Houston | Missouri | Florida |
| Matt MurschelOrlando Sentinel | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Oregon | Miami | Alabama | USC | LSU | Texas Tech | Ole Miss | BYU | Oklahoma | Michigan | Texas A&M | Washington | Penn State | Houston | SMU | Tennessee | Utah | Louisville | Boise State | Iowa |
| Matthew McGavicWHAS-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Texas | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | LSU | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | BYU | USC | Alabama | Michigan | Penn State | Washington | Missouri | Iowa | Utah | Louisville | Tennessee | SMU | Houston |
| Michael KatzNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Notre Dame | Texas | Georgia | Indiana | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Miami | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | USC | Alabama | Michigan | LSU | BYU | Washington | Tennessee | Penn State | Houston | Louisville | SMU | Iowa | Utah | Clemson |
| Mike GriffithAJC.com | #5 | Notre Dame | Texas | Oregon | Georgia | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Indiana | Miami | LSU | Alabama | BYU | Texas A&M | USC | Oklahoma | Penn State | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Texas Tech | Florida | Clemson | SMU | Michigan | Iowa | Louisville | Washington | Auburn |
| Mike HillFOX Sports | #3 | Oregon | Texas | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Notre Dame | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Alabama | LSU | Michigan | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | BYU | USC | Tennessee | Penn State | SMU | Washington | Missouri | Houston | Clemson | Iowa | Utah |
| Mike JacquesWMTV-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Notre Dame | Miami | Texas | Indiana | Texas A&M | LSU | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Michigan | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | USC | Penn State | Utah | Washington | Louisville | Houston | Tennessee | SMU | Clemson | Iowa |
| Murray EvansLawton (Okla.) Constitution | #2 | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Oregon | Miami | Ole Miss | Notre Dame | Texas | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | BYU | LSU | Alabama | Penn State | Michigan | Tennessee | SMU | Utah | USC | Houston | Arizona | Louisville | Navy | Iowa |
| Nick JacobsKSHB-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Notre Dame | Georgia | Texas | Miami | Indiana | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | LSU | Alabama | BYU | Michigan | USC | Tennessee | Penn State | Washington | Iowa | Utah | SMU | Houston | Clemson | Missouri |
| Nicole AuerbachNBC Sports | #2 | Indiana | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Miami | LSU | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | Alabama | BYU | USC | Oklahoma | Washington | Louisville | Michigan | Ole Miss | Penn State | Houston | Utah | Tennessee | SMU | Iowa | Florida |
| Pat WelterWRAL-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Texas | Oregon | Georgia | Miami | Indiana | LSU | Texas A&M | Alabama | Texas Tech | USC | Oklahoma | Michigan | Penn State | BYU | Florida | Tennessee | SMU | Missouri | Utah | Louisville | Washington | Clemson | Houston |
| Pete YanityWSPA-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Oregon | Texas | Miami | Notre Dame | Indiana | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Alabama | Texas Tech | LSU | USC | Michigan | BYU | Washington | SMU | Houston | Utah | Tennessee | Penn State | Missouri | Clemson | Iowa |
| Ralph RussoThe Athletic | #3 | Oregon | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Texas | Indiana | Miami | LSU | Texas Tech | USC | Oklahoma | Michigan | Ole Miss | Alabama | BYU | Washington | Texas A&M | Louisville | Florida | SMU | Houston | Minnesota | TCU | Penn State | Navy |
| Randy JohnsonThe Minnesota Star Tribune | #2 | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Miami | Indiana | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | USC | BYU | Alabama | LSU | SMU | Michigan | Oklahoma | Washington | Clemson | Louisville | Houston | Utah | Iowa | Boise State | Tennessee |
| Rece DavisESPN | #2 | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Indiana | Miami | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | BYU | USC | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Alabama | SMU | LSU | Michigan | Houston | Arizona | Penn State | Tennessee | Missouri | South Carolina | Illinois | Iowa |
| Ryan ZukeMLive.com | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Georgia | Texas | Indiana | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | Miami | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | LSU | Texas Tech | Alabama | USC | BYU | Michigan | Penn State | Washington | Tennessee | Missouri | SMU | Utah | Iowa | Louisville | Clemson |
| Scott HamiltonWNKT-FM | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas | Oregon | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Miami | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | LSU | Oklahoma | Alabama | BYU | USC | Ole Miss | Michigan | Washington | Penn State | Iowa | SMU | Missouri | Louisville | Utah | Houston | Tennessee |
| Sean ReiderAlbuquerque Journal | #3 | Oregon | Notre Dame | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Texas | Indiana | Georgia | Miami | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | USC | Alabama | LSU | BYU | Michigan | Houston | SMU | Washington | Penn State | Louisville | Utah | Iowa | Arizona | Tennessee |
| Spencer RipchikThe Dominion Post | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Texas | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Miami | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | LSU | BYU | Alabama | USC | Michigan | Washington | Utah | Penn State | Houston | SMU | Louisville | Iowa | Tennessee | Boise State |
| Stephen MeansCleveland.com | #2 | Oregon | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Notre Dame | Indiana | Texas | Miami | Georgia | BYU | Texas A&M | USC | Ole Miss | Michigan | Oklahoma | LSU | Washington | Texas Tech | Alabama | Utah | Iowa | Tennessee | Penn State | Louisville | Houston | SMU | TCU |
| Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Miami | Georgia | Oregon | Indiana | Texas | Notre Dame | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | Alabama | BYU | Oklahoma | USC | Utah | Tennessee | Michigan | Washington | Penn State | Clemson | Vanderbilt | Iowa | Missouri | SMU | Houston |
| Trevor HassThe Boston Globe | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Oregon | Texas | Indiana | Notre Dame | Miami | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Alabama | Texas Tech | BYU | LSU | USC | Michigan | Utah | Tennessee | Penn State | Clemson | Washington | Iowa | SMU | Missouri | TCU |
| Ty HildenbrandtThe Solid Verbal | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Oregon | Notre Dame | Georgia | Indiana | Texas | Miami | Oklahoma | USC | LSU | Alabama | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | Ole Miss | Michigan | BYU | SMU | Washington | Tennessee | Penn State | Houston | Utah | Louisville | Florida | Iowa |
| Zach KleinWSB-TV | #1 | Ohio State (Selected Team) | Georgia | Oregon | Texas | Notre Dame | Indiana | Ole Miss | Miami | Texas A&M | LSU | Texas Tech | Michigan | Oklahoma | BYU | Alabama | USC | Penn State | Washington | Utah | Louisville | Iowa | SMU | TCU | Tennessee | Houston |