| Pollster report: Anderson/Hester Top 50 |   |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | LSU | .825 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | .822 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | .812 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 4 | Arkansas | .778 | |||
| 5 | Oklahoma | .753 | 0 | ||
| 6 | South Carolina | .752 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 7 | Kansas State | .749 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Baylor | .744 | |||
| 9 | Oregon | .739 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 10 | Michigan | .736 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Boise State | .734 | |||
| 12 | Houston | .726 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 13 | Stanford | .723 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 14 | Georgia | .695 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 15 | Texas | .688 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Virginia Tech | .685 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Michigan State | .682 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Wisconsin | .680 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 19 | TCU | .675 | 0 | ||
| 20 | West Virginia | .668 | |||
| 21 | Southern Miss | .664 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Nebraska | .661 | |||
| 23 | Missouri | .657 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Auburn | .653 | |||
| 25 | Texas A&M | .649 | |||
| 26 | Penn State | .645 | |||
| 27 | Clemson | .641 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Cincinnati | .630 | |||
| 29 | Notre Dame | .606 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Florida State | .604 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Northern Illinois | .603 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Rutgers | .602 | 0 | ||
| 33 | BYU | .601 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 34 | Tulsa | .599 | |||
| 35 | Iowa State | .593 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Florida | .587 | |||
| 37 | Mississippi State | .583 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Arkansas State | .570 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Toledo | .564 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Georgia Tech | .555 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Iowa | .552 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 42 | Texas Tech | .546 | 0 | ||
| 43 | North Carolina | .545 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 44 | Virginia | .542 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Utah | .542 | 0 | ||
| 46 | SMU | .540 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Washington | .540 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Louisiana-Lafayette | .537 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Vanderbilt | .536 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Marshall | .535 |
| 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 |
