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