| Pollster report: Anderson/Hester Top 50 |   |
| Rank | Team | Rating | Agree | Higher | Lower |
| 1 | LSU | .836 | 0 - HIGHEST | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | .814 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 3 | Alabama | .797 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 4 | Arkansas | .779 | |||
| 5 | Kansas State | .763 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma | .761 | |||
| 7 | Virginia Tech | .758 | |||
| 8 | Stanford | .753 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Boise State | .751 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Houston | .744 | 0 | ||
| 11 | South Carolina | .742 | |||
| 12 | Michigan | .738 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Georgia | .732 | |||
| 14 | Baylor | .732 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Oregon | .715 | 0 | 0 - LOWEST | |
| 16 | Penn State | .709 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Texas | .694 | |||
| 18 | Michigan State | .686 | |||
| 19 | Clemson | .686 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Nebraska | .678 | |||
| 21 | Notre Dame | .670 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 22 | Texas A&M | .670 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Wisconsin | .668 | |||
| 24 | TCU | .665 | 0 - LOWEST | ||
| 25 | Auburn | .657 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Iowa State | .652 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Missouri | .649 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Tulsa | .644 | |||
| 29 | Georgia Tech | .644 | |||
| 30 | Southern Miss | .635 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Rutgers | .618 | 0 | ||
| 32 | West Virginia | .615 | |||
| 33 | Virginia | .610 | |||
| 34 | Arkansas State | .603 | 0 | ||
| 35 | North Carolina | .598 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 36 | Florida | .598 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Iowa | .596 | |||
| 38 | Florida State | .587 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Cincinnati | .586 | |||
| 40 | Miami (FL) | .579 | 0 | 0 - HIGHEST | |
| 41 | BYU | .575 | |||
| 42 | Utah | .575 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Texas Tech | .573 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Tennessee | .566 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Illinois | .564 | 0 - HIGHEST | ||
| 46 | Ohio State | .562 | |||
| 47 | Mississippi State | .558 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Wake Forest | .554 | 0 | ||
| 49 | UCLA | .551 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | .550 | 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 |
