| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | South Florida | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 1610 | 3-2 | 39 | W, 49-6 at Georgia Tech | OPEN | 11 |
| 2. | Ohio State | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1547 | 2-0 | 48 | W, 27-9 #23 Mississippi | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | Georgia | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1498 | 1-1 | 67 | L, 23-34 California | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1448 | 2-0 | 32 | L, 23-34 #12 Cincinnati | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Texas | B12 | 14-1 (8-0) | 1399 | 3-0 | 49 | L, 19-38 #10 Michigan State | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | West Virginia | BigE | 14-2 (7-1) | 1313 | 3-1 | 47 | L, 10-48 #12 Cincinnati | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | USC | Pac12 | 13-2 (9-0) | 1253 | 2-0 | 69 | L, 17-20 at #6 West Virginia | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1193 | 2-1 | 84 | L, 29-31 #10 Michigan State | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1124 | 1-1 | 62 | L, 24-34 #10 Michigan State | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Michigan State | B10 | 14-3 (6-2) | 1040 | 1-2 | 30 | W, 39-34 at #12 Cincinnati | - | 9 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 954 | 0-3 | 56 | W, 34-31 at Iowa | OPEN | 14 |
| 12. | Cincinnati | BigE | 14-3 (7-1) | 899 | 3-0 | 41 | L, 34-39 #10 Michigan State | - | 7 |
| 13. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-3 (6-3) | 848 | 2-1 | 71 | W, 17-10 Penn State | OPEN | 18 |
| 14. | Oklahoma | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 793 | 1-3 | 11 | L, 23-34 at #12 Cincinnati | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | North Texas | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 733 | 2-1 | 91 | L, 26-42 at #7 USC | OPEN | 12 |
| 16. | Kent State | C-USA | 10-4 (7-1) | 684 | 1-2 | 35 | L, 3-41 at #8 Florida | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 640 | 2-3 | 29 | W, 48-22 at Florida Int | OPEN | 19 |
| 18. | Baylor | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 583 | 1-1 | 77 | W, 17-13 at Mississippi State | OPEN | 21 |
| 19. | Rutgers | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 507 | 0-2 | 79 | L, 13-23 #21 Oregon | OPEN | 16 |
| 20. | Notre Dame | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 434 | 1-2 | 40 | W, 24-9 at New Mexico | OPEN | 24 |
| 21. | Oregon | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-4) | 369 | 0-2 | 38 | W, 23-13 at #19 Rutgers | OPEN | 30 |
| 22. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 315 | 1-2 | 75 | W, 25-7 Miami | OPEN | 28 |
| 23. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-5 (6-2) | 257 | 1-1 | 27 | L, 9-27 at #2 Ohio State | OPEN | 17 |
| 24. | Texas Christian | BigE | 7-6 (5-3) | 206 | 1-4 | 26 | W, 34-29 at Louisville | OPEN | 40 |
| 25. | Bowling Green | C-USA | 9-4 (5-3) | 153 | 0-1 | 42 | L, 9-16 San Jose State | OPEN | 20 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Illinois 96, Southern Miss 63, San Diego State 60, Iowa 58, Michigan 58, Rice 55, East Carolina 55, Penn State 55, Miami (OH) 55, Georgia Tech 54, Minnesota 49, Boston College 44, California 39, Wisconsin 37, Kansas State 36, Louisville 34, Miami 31, Troy 28, Mississippi State 24, Fresno State 23, Colorado 23, San Jose State 21, Wake Forest 16, Stanford 16, Idaho 11, Nebraska 6, Boise State 3, Navy 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Iowa (22), Penn State (23), Georgia Tech (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Michigan State | B10 | 14-3 (6-2) | 1507 | 0-2 | 30 | W, 39-34 at #7 Cincinnati | - | 9 |
| 2. | Georgia | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1458 | 0-1 | 67 | L, 23-34 #25 California | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Texas | B12 | 14-1 (8-0) | 1398 | 3-0 | 49 | L, 19-38 #1 Michigan State | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1345 | 4-0 | 32 | L, 23-34 #7 Cincinnati | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | West Virginia | BigE | 14-2 (7-1) | 1295 | 3-1 | 47 | L, 10-48 #7 Cincinnati | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1232 | 2-1 | 84 | L, 29-31 #1 Michigan State | OPEN | 5 |
| 7. | Cincinnati | BigE | 14-3 (7-1) | 1173 | 3-0 | 41 | L, 34-39 #1 Michigan State | - | 6 |
| 8. | USC | Pac12 | 13-2 (9-0) | 1090 | 3-0 | 69 | L, 17-20 at #5 West Virginia | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Ohio State | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1035 | 3-0 | 48 | W, 27-9 #22 Mississippi | OPEN | 12 |
| 10. | South Florida | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 978 | 3-2 | 39 | W, 49-6 at Georgia Tech | OPEN | 16 |
| 11. | Baylor | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 923 | 1-1 | 77 | W, 17-13 at Mississippi State | OPEN | 14 |
| 12. | North Texas | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 862 | 2-1 | 91 | L, 26-42 at #8 USC | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 798 | 1-1 | 62 | L, 24-34 #1 Michigan State | OPEN | 10 |
| 14. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-3 (6-3) | 753 | 1-1 | 71 | W, 17-10 Penn State | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | Oklahoma | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 685 | 1-2 | 11 | L, 23-34 at #7 Cincinnati | OPEN | 8 |
| 16. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 633 | 0-3 | 56 | W, 34-31 at #20 Iowa | OPEN | 20 |
| 17. | Bowling Green | C-USA | 9-4 (5-3) | 593 | 1-1 | 42 | L, 9-16 San Jose State | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Kent State | C-USA | 10-4 (7-1) | 552 | 1-2 | 35 | L, 3-41 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 13 |
| 19. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 468 | 1-3 | 29 | W, 48-22 at Florida Int | OPEN | 19 |
| 20. | Iowa | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 413 | 0-2 | 46 | L, 31-34 #16 Texas Tech | OPEN | 21 |
| 21. | Oregon | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-4) | 372 | 1-3 | 38 | W, 23-13 at #23 Rutgers | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-5 (6-2) | 331 | 0-1 | 27 | L, 9-27 at #9 Ohio State | OPEN | 15 |
| 23. | Rutgers | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 291 | 1-2 | 79 | L, 13-23 #21 Oregon | OPEN | 17 |
| 24. | Miami | ACC | 8-5 (5-3) | 242 | 1-3 | 68 | L, 7-25 at LSU | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | California | Pac12 | 10-5 (8-1) | 201 | 1-4 | 13 | L, 26-44 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| LSU 157, Notre Dame 104, Alabama 79, Rice 50, Michigan 46, San Diego State 43, Texas Christian 38, Boston College 35, Illinois 30, Miami (OH) 26, East Carolina 21, Penn State 18, Minnesota 17, Kansas State 15, Colorado 14, Stanford 9, Wake Forest 8, Wisconsin 8, Mississippi State 5, San Jose State 5, Nebraska 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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