| Pollster report: Anderson/Hester Top 50 |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | .853 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 2 | LSU | .846 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 3 | Alabama | .800 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma | .795 | |||
| 5 | Oregon | .782 | |||
| 6 | Arkansas | .774 | |||
| 7 | Kansas State | .755 | |||
| 8 | South Carolina | .753 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 9 | Virginia Tech | .750 | |||
| 10 | Stanford | .748 | |||
| 11 | Boise State | .735 | |||
| 12 | Clemson | .734 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 13 | Houston | .733 | |||
| 14 | Georgia | .728 | |||
| 15 | Michigan | .719 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Texas | .714 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Nebraska | .704 | |||
| 18 | Southern Miss | .699 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Penn State | .696 | |||
| 20 | Baylor | .694 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Michigan State | .690 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 22 | Auburn | .674 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Notre Dame | .671 | |||
| 24 | TCU | .667 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 25 | Texas A&M | .658 | |||
| 26 | Wisconsin | .646 | |||
| 27 | Tulsa | .642 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Georgia Tech | .630 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Missouri | .630 | |||
| 30 | West Virginia | .618 | |||
| 31 | Florida State | .617 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Cincinnati | .616 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Florida | .608 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Arkansas State | .605 | |||
| 35 | North Carolina | .601 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 36 | Texas Tech | .599 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Iowa State | .598 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Rutgers | .596 | |||
| 39 | Washington | .591 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Illinois | .584 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Virginia | .580 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Ohio State | .580 | |||
| 43 | Arizona State | .576 | |||
| 44 | Vanderbilt | .566 | |||
| 45 | Iowa | .566 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Mississippi State | .562 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Nevada | .559 | 0 | ||
| 48 | BYU | .556 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Utah | .556 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Miami (FL) | .555 | 0 |
| Red | = Extreme rankings (highest or lowest) |
| Yellow | = Near Extreme rankings (rankings that approach extreme values) |
| 1. | Louisville |
| 2. | Michigan |
| 3. | Duke |
| 4. | Kansas |
| 4. | Indiana |
| 6. | Ohio State |
| 7. | Syracuse |
| 8. | Gonzaga |
| 9. | Miami (FL) |
| 10. | Florida |
| 11. | Michigan State |
| 12. | Wichita State |
| 13. | Georgetown |
| 13. | Marquette |
| 14. | Arizona |
| 15. | New Mexico |
| 16. | Creighton |
| 17. | Memphis |
| 17. | Oregon |
| 19. | Wisconsin |
| 20. | Kansas State |
| 21. | Va. Commonwealth |
| 22. | Pittsburgh |
| 23. | North Carolina |
| 24. | Butler |
| 25. | Oklahoma State |