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