| Pollster report: Anderson/Hester Top 50 |   |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | Alabama | .835 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 2 | Texas | .834 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 3 | Clemson | .828 | |||
| 4 | Boise State | .817 | |||
| 5 | LSU | .815 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma State | .813 | |||
| 7 | Michigan | .811 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma | .810 | |||
| 9 | Stanford | .790 | |||
| 10 | Illinois | .788 | |||
| 11 | Georgia Tech | .770 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Kansas State | .769 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 13 | South Carolina | .746 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 14 | Auburn | .738 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Houston | .725 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Wisconsin | .720 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Texas Tech | .708 | |||
| 18 | Nebraska | .695 | |||
| 19 | North Carolina | .694 | |||
| 20 | Florida | .689 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Virginia Tech | .685 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 22 | West Virginia | .684 | 0 | ||
| 23 | USF | .682 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 24 | Washington | .669 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Arkansas | .664 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Iowa State | .664 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Rutgers | .663 | |||
| 28 | Baylor | .662 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | .661 | |||
| 30 | Arizona State | .656 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 31 | San Diego State | .648 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 32 | Oregon | .646 | |||
| 33 | Penn State | .643 | |||
| 34 | Notre Dame | .639 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 35 | Ohio | .633 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 36 | Michigan State | .628 | 0 | ||
| 37 | SMU | .621 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Southern Miss | .619 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 39 | Vanderbilt | .618 | |||
| 40 | Georgia | .600 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Western Michigan | .592 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 42 | Iowa | .591 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Tennessee | .587 | 0 | ||
| 44 | California | .585 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Texas A&M | .575 | 0 | ||
| 46 | BYU | .573 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 47 | Washington State | .573 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Syracuse | .572 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 49 | Ball State | .556 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | .554 | 0 |
| 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 |
