| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | California | Pac12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1612 | 0-0 | 63 | W, 40-31 #6 Florida | - | 2 |
| 2. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-2 (6-2) | 1563 | 1-2 | 57 | W, 33-6 at #15 Northwestern | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | West Virginia | BigE | 14-2 (8-0) | 1490 | 1-0 | 51 | L, 17-48 at #1 California | OPEN | 5 |
| 4. | Penn State | B10 | 14-1 (8-0) | 1425 | 3-0 | 58 | L, 20-34 #13 Texas | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1360 | 3-1 | 32 | L, 9-20 #3 West Virginia | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1292 | 2-0 | 52 | L, 31-40 at #1 California | - | 4 |
| 7. | LSU | SEC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1227 | 4-0 | 25 | L, 10-31 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Cincinnati | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 1157 | 2-1 | 16 | L, 18-27 #13 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Purdue | B10 | 9-3 (6-2) | 1094 | 1-2 | 46 | L, 16-37 #14 Texas A&M | OPEN | 14 |
| 10. | Auburn | SEC | 9-3 (6-2) | 1025 | 1-2 | 31 | W, 23-20 #17 Kansas State | OPEN | 20 |
| 11. | Oklahoma | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 959 | 4-2 | 23 | L, 30-41 at #1 California | OPEN | 8 |
| 12. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-3 (6-2) | 889 | 1-2 | 30 | L, 16-24 at #11 Oklahoma | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Texas | B12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 832 | 4-2 | 14 | L, 10-22 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 9 |
| 14. | Texas A&M | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 783 | 1-3 | 17 | W, 37-16 at #9 Purdue | OPEN | 21 |
| 15. | Northwestern | B10 | 10-3 (7-1) | 726 | 1-1 | 73 | L, 6-33 #2 Mississippi | OPEN | 12 |
| 16. | Kent State | MAC | 10-3 (8-0) | 671 | 0-1 | 84 | L, 3-38 at #3 West Virginia | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-4 (6-2) | 630 | 0-2 | 42 | L, 20-23 at #10 Auburn | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | Maryland | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 580 | 1-1 | 45 | W, 33-20 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 18 |
| 19. | Michigan | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 533 | 2-3 | 21 | L, 23-31 #23 Georgia | OPEN | 10 |
| 20. | East Carolina | BigE | 9-3 (6-2) | 458 | 0-2 | 56 | W, 22-16 #25 USC | OPEN | 25 |
| 21. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 9-4 (4-4) | 385 | 2-3 | 35 | W, 34-13 Eastern Michigan | OPEN | 22 |
| 22. | Clemson | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 317 | 0-1 | 76 | L, 6-39 at #7 LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 23. | Georgia | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 263 | 0-3 | 33 | W, 31-23 at #19 Michigan | OPEN | 24 |
| 24. | Nevada | WAC | 9-3 (6-1) | 197 | 0-0 | 107 | L, 10-34 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | USC | Pac12 | 10-4 (6-2) | 148 | 0-0 | 67 | L, 16-22 at #20 East Carolina | OPEN | 19 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Oregon State 89, Mississippi State 60, Iowa 55, Utah 50, Virginia Tech 46, Colorado 41, Louisville 41, Notre Dame 41, Alabama 41, Wake Forest 41, Georgia Tech 37, Pittsburgh 36, Baylor 31, Fresno State 28, Wisconsin 23, Rutgers 21, Nebraska 20, Syracuse 16, Texas Christian 16, Tennessee 16, Boston College 11, Marshall 6, Houston 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | California | Pac12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1498 | 2-0 | 63 | W, 40-31 #7 Florida | - | 2 |
| 2. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-2 (6-2) | 1429 | 1-2 | 57 | W, 33-6 at #18 Northwestern | OPEN | 14 |
| 3. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1360 | 3-1 | 32 | L, 9-20 #9 West Virginia | OPEN | 5 |
| 4. | Penn State | B10 | 14-1 (8-0) | 1305 | 4-0 | 58 | L, 20-34 #8 Texas | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | LSU | SEC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1244 | 3-0 | 25 | L, 10-31 at #7 Florida | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Oklahoma | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 1162 | 4-2 | 23 | L, 30-41 at #1 California | OPEN | 9 |
| 7. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1096 | 1-0 | 52 | L, 31-40 at #1 California | - | 4 |
| 8. | Texas | B12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1042 | 4-2 | 14 | L, 10-22 at #7 Florida | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | West Virginia | BigE | 14-2 (8-0) | 961 | 1-0 | 51 | L, 17-48 at #1 California | OPEN | 6 |
| 10. | Auburn | SEC | 9-3 (6-2) | 891 | 0-2 | 31 | W, 23-20 #23 Kansas State | OPEN | 18 |
| 11. | Cincinnati | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 828 | 2-1 | 16 | L, 18-27 #8 Texas | OPEN | 8 |
| 12. | Maryland | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 778 | 0-1 | 45 | W, 33-20 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 16 |
| 13. | USC | Pac12 | 10-4 (6-2) | 712 | 1-1 | 67 | L, 16-22 at #19 East Carolina | OPEN | 17 |
| 14. | Purdue | B10 | 9-3 (6-2) | 662 | 2-2 | 46 | L, 16-37 #17 Texas A&M | OPEN | 13 |
| 15. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-3 (6-2) | 622 | 2-2 | 30 | L, 16-24 at #6 Oklahoma | OPEN | 10 |
| 16. | Kent State | MAC | 10-3 (8-0) | 563 | 0-1 | 84 | L, 3-38 at #9 West Virginia | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Texas A&M | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 509 | 1-3 | 17 | W, 37-16 at #14 Purdue | OPEN | 20 |
| 18. | Northwestern | B10 | 10-3 (7-1) | 444 | 2-1 | 73 | L, 6-33 #2 Mississippi | OPEN | 11 |
| 19. | East Carolina | BigE | 9-3 (6-2) | 360 | 0-2 | 56 | W, 22-16 #13 USC | OPEN | 25 |
| 20. | Michigan | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 282 | 3-3 | 21 | L, 23-31 Georgia | OPEN | 12 |
| 21. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 9-4 (4-4) | 212 | 2-3 | 35 | W, 34-13 Eastern Michigan | OPEN | 24 |
| 22. | Oregon State | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-1) | 159 | 1-2 | 38 | W, 22-7 #24 Iowa | OPEN | 27 |
| 23. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-4 (6-2) | 108 | 1-2 | 42 | L, 20-23 at #10 Auburn | OPEN | 19 |
| 24. | Iowa | B10 | 8-5 (4-4) | 79 | 0-4 | 59 | L, 7-22 at #22 Oregon State | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 56 | 0-3 | 53 | W, 17-7 Rutgers | OPEN | 26 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Clemson 53, Nevada 52, Fresno State 52, Pittsburgh 49, Georgia 44, Louisville 41, Virginia Tech 38, Notre Dame 38, Wake Forest 35, Colorado 30, Boston College 30, Wisconsin 26, Alabama 23, Mississippi State 20, Baylor 20, Nebraska 15, Rutgers 12, Syracuse 9, Vanderbilt 6, Texas Christian 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Clemson (21), Nevada (22) |
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