| AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Combination Rankings | ||||||||||
| November 16, 2008 | 1st Place | November 16, 2008 | 1st Place | (Based on adding the two %'s) | ||||||||
| Pts | % | Votes | Pts | % | Votes | |||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1601 | 7.579 | 42 | 1. | Alabama | 1508 | 7.607 | 45 | 1. | Alabama | 15.185 |
| 2. | Texas Tech | 1574 | 7.451 | 21 | 2. | Texas Tech | 1465 | 7.390 | 15 | 2. | Texas Tech | 14.841 |
| 3. | Florida | 1476 | 6.987 | 2 | 3. | Florida | 1373 | 6.926 | 1 | 3. | Florida | 13.913 |
| 4. | Texas | 1437 | 6.802 | 4. | Texas | 1322 | 6.668 | 4. | Texas | 13.471 | ||
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1369 | 6.480 | 5. | Oklahoma | 1305 | 6.583 | 5. | Oklahoma | 13.063 | ||
| 6. | Southern Cal | 1310 | 6.201 | 6. | Southern Cal | 1245 | 6.280 | 6. | Southern Cal | 12.481 | ||
| 7. | Penn State | 1178 | 5.576 | 7. | Utah | 1113 | 5.614 | 7. | Utah | 11.096 | ||
| 8. | Utah | 1158 | 5.482 | 8. | Penn State | 1093 | 5.513 | 8. | Penn State | 11.090 | ||
| 9. | Boise State | 1098 | 5.198 | 9. | Boise State | 1023 | 5.160 | 9. | Boise State | 10.358 | ||
| 10. | Ohio State | 1017 | 4.814 | 10. | Ohio State | 957 | 4.827 | 10. | Ohio State | 9.641 | ||
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 987 | 4.672 | 11. | Missouri | 894 | 4.509 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 8.899 | ||
| 12. | Missouri | 913 | 4.322 | 12. | Oklahoma State | 838 | 4.227 | 12. | Missouri | 8.831 | ||
| 13. | Georgia | 864 | 4.090 | 13. | Georgia | 832 | 4.197 | 13. | Georgia | 8.287 | ||
| 14. | Ball State | 714 | 3.380 | 14. | Brigham Young | 690 | 3.480 | 14. | Brigham Young | 6.586 | ||
| 15. | Texas Christian | 659 | 3.120 | 15. | Michigan State | 654 | 3.299 | 15. | Ball State | 6.472 | ||
| 16. | Brigham Young | 656 | 3.105 | 16. | Ball State | 613 | 3.092 | 16. | Michigan State | 6.196 | ||
| 17. | Michigan State | 612 | 2.897 | 17. | Texas Christian | 533 | 2.689 | 17. | Texas Christian | 5.808 | ||
| 18. | LSU | 526 | 2.490 | 18. | LSU | 429 | 2.164 | 18. | LSU | 4.654 | ||
| 19. | Cincinnati | 413 | 1.955 | 19. | Pittsburgh | 406 | 2.048 | 19. | Pittsburgh | 3.970 | ||
| 20. | Pittsburgh | 406 | 1.922 | 20. | Cincinnati | 358 | 1.806 | 20. | Cincinnati | 3.761 | ||
| 21. | Oregon State | 389 | 1.841 | 21. | Oregon State | 321 | 1.619 | 21. | Oregon State | 3.461 | ||
| 22. | Maryland | 161 | 0.762 | 22. | Oregon | 169 | 0.852 | 22. | Maryland | 1.468 | ||
| 23. | Miami-Florida | 139 | 0.658 | 23. | Maryland | 140 | 0.706 | 23. | Oregon | 1.449 | ||
| 24. | Oregon | 126 | 0.596 | 24. | Northwestern | 117 | 0.590 | 24. | Miami-Florida | 1.031 | ||
| 25. | North Carolina | 115 | 0.544 | 25. | Boston College | 97 | 0.489 | 25. | North Carolina | 0.897 | ||
| 26. | Boston College | 79 | 0.374 | 26. | Miami-Florida | 74 | 0.373 | 26. | Boston College | 0.863 | ||
| 27. | Northwestern | 44 | 0.208 | 27. | North Carolina | 70 | 0.353 | 27. | Northwestern | 0.798 | ||
| 28. | Georgia Tech | 34 | 0.161 | 28. | Georgia Tech | 67 | 0.338 | 28. | Georgia Tech | 0.499 | ||
| 29. | Central Michigan | 13 | 0.062 | 29. | Florida State | 43 | 0.217 | 29. | Florida State | 0.269 | ||
| 30. | Western Michigan | 12 | 0.057 | 30. | West Virginia | 19 | 0.096 | 30. | Western Michigan | 0.138 | ||
| 31. | Florida State | 11 | 0.052 | 31. | Western Michigan | 16 | 0.081 | 31. | West Virginia | 0.124 | ||
| 32. | Iowa | 8 | 0.038 | 32. | Connecticut | 12 | 0.061 | 32. | Central Michigan | 0.077 | ||
| 33. | West Virginia | 6 | 0.028 | 33. | Virginia Tech | 7 | 0.035 | 33. | Connecticut | 0.070 | ||
| 34. | South Carolina | 5 | 0.024 | 34. | Iowa | 6 | 0.030 | 34. | Iowa | 0.068 | ||
| 35. | Mississippi | 4 | 0.019 | 35. | South Carolina | 4 | 0.020 | 35. | South Carolina | 0.044 | ||
| 36. | Air Force | 3 | 0.014 | 36. | Air Force | 4 | 0.020 | 36. | Virginia Tech | 0.040 | ||
| 37. | Nebraska | 3 | 0.014 | 37. | Wake Forest | 3 | 0.015 | 37. | Air Force | 0.034 | ||
| 38. | California | 2 | 0.009 | 38. | Central Michigan | 3 | 0.015 | 38. | Nebraska | 0.024 | ||
| 39. | Connecticut | 2 | 0.009 | 39. | Nebraska | 2 | 0.010 | 39. | Mississippi | 0.019 | ||
| 40. | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0.005 | 40. | Wake Forest | 0.015 | ||||||
| 41. | California | 0.009 | ||||||||||
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