| Pollster report: Sagarin Top 50 (ELO_CHESS) |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | Alabama | 98.52 | 0 - HIGHEST | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 2 | TCU | 92.78 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 3 | LSU | 90.73 | |||
| 4 | Oregon | 90.41 | |||
| 5 | Boise State | 89.80 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 89.62 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Stanford | 86.76 | 0 | ||
| 8 | USC | 86.20 | |||
| 9 | Texas A&M | 86.09 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 85.35 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 11 | South Carolina | 84.25 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 12 | Michigan State | 84.25 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 84.24 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 14 | Arkansas | 84.01 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 15 | Florida | 83.21 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 16 | Texas | 83.09 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Nebraska | 83.04 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 18 | Michigan | 82.85 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Ohio State | 82.43 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Auburn | 82.20 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 81.67 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 81.52 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 81.05 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Clemson | 80.89 | 0 | ||
| 25 | West Virginia | 80.77 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Georgia | 80.42 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 27 | Iowa | 79.95 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 28 | Florida State | 79.58 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 29 | Missouri | 79.56 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Miami (FL) | 78.76 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 31 | California | 78.66 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 32 | Penn State | 78.38 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Oregon State | 78.25 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 34 | BYU | 77.75 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 35 | Baylor | 77.45 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 36 | Tennessee | 77.18 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Southern Miss | 77.08 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Nevada | 76.78 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Arizona State | 76.52 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Arizona | 76.50 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | 76.38 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Utah | 75.60 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Kansas State | 75.56 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 44 | Tulsa | 75.22 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Washington | 75.18 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 46 | North Carolina State | 75.02 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 74.14 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Navy | 73.93 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 49 | North Carolina | 73.81 | |||
| 50 | Illinois | 73.80 | 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 |