| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Rutgers | BigE | 15-2 (7-1) | 1594 | 2-1 | 49 | W, 41-23 at #3 Maryland | - | 10 |
| 2. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1540 | 3-1 | 40 | L, 27-34 #7 Ohio State | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1471 | 3-0 | 21 | L, 23-41 #1 Rutgers | - | 1 |
| 4. | Texas Tech | B12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1406 | 4-1 | 12 | L, 14-18 #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | California | Pac12 | 13-2 (9-0) | 1346 | 3-0 | 83 | L, 15-17 at #6 Baylor | OPEN | 8 |
| 6. | Baylor | B12 | 14-2 (8-0) | 1274 | 4-0 | 16 | L, 10-32 #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Ohio State | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1186 | 0-1 | 74 | L, 33-45 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Georgia | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1121 | 2-2 | 57 | L, 17-23 at #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1040 | 2-2 | 11 | W, 48-41 #17 Cincinnati | OPEN | 11 |
| 10. | Rice | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 956 | 2-2 | 61 | W, 24-19 at Kentucky | OPEN | 14 |
| 11. | Kent State | B10 | 11-3 (8-0) | 892 | 3-0 | 30 | L, 19-33 #15 USC | OPEN | 5 |
| 12. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-3 (5-3) | 830 | 1-2 | 55 | W, 10-6 at Minnesota | OPEN | 15 |
| 13. | Oklahoma | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 782 | 0-3 | 62 | W, 26-11 at LSU | OPEN | 19 |
| 14. | South Florida | BigE | 11-3 (7-1) | 728 | 1-1 | 41 | L, 19-23 at #5 California | OPEN | 13 |
| 15. | USC | Pac12 | 11-4 (8-1) | 656 | 2-3 | 5 | L, 23-34 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Air Force | C-USA | 11-3 (8-0) | 609 | 0-0 | 78 | W, 27-10 at Duke | OPEN | 20 |
| 17. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 543 | 2-1 | 46 | L, 41-48 at #9 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 12 |
| 18. | Texas | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 474 | 0-2 | 71 | L, 20-23 at Iowa | OPEN | 16 |
| 19. | Michigan State | B10 | 10-4 (6-2) | 390 | 0-2 | 60 | L, 14-25 at #7 Ohio State | OPEN | 18 |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 301 | 0-1 | 90 | L, 17-36 at #22 Auburn | OPEN | 17 |
| 21. | Oregon | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-4) | 223 | 1-2 | 75 | W, 45-12 at UNLV | OPEN | 21 |
| 22. | Auburn | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 159 | 1-3 | 44 | W, 36-17 #20 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 27 |
| 23. | Alabama | SEC | 9-5 (6-2) | 89 | 2-4 | 1 | W, 37-34 at Michigan | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 8-5 (5-4) | 63 | 1-2 | 77 | L, 16-20 at Mississippi State | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 58 | 0-3 | 59 | W, 34-7 Notre Dame | OPEN | 28 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Stanford 57, Ball State 57, Wake Forest 54, Troy 49, Miami 49, Mississippi State 49, Middle Tennessee State 47, North Texas 46, LSU 46, Northwestern 42, Louisiana-Monroe 37, San Jose State 32, Colorado 31, Iowa 28, Florida State 28, Miami (OH) 28, San Diego State 24, Arizona State 23, Michigan 23, Bowling Green 18, Minnesota 15, Boise State 15, Nebraska 10, West Virginia 8, Ohio 3, Virginia 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Troy (22), Middle Tennessee State (24), LSU (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Rutgers | BigE | 15-2 (7-1) | 1498 | 1-1 | 49 | W, 41-23 at #3 Maryland | - | 5 |
| 2. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1450 | 2-1 | 40 | L, 27-34 #7 Ohio State | OPEN | 6 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1405 | 3-0 | 21 | L, 23-41 #1 Rutgers | - | 1 |
| 4. | Baylor | B12 | 14-2 (8-0) | 1359 | 5-0 | 16 | L, 10-32 #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Texas Tech | B12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1295 | 4-1 | 12 | L, 14-18 #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 2 |
| 6. | California | Pac12 | 13-2 (9-0) | 1218 | 2-0 | 83 | L, 15-17 at #4 Baylor | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Ohio State | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1144 | 0-1 | 74 | L, 33-45 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1066 | 2-2 | 11 | W, 48-41 #13 Cincinnati | OPEN | 13 |
| 9. | Kent State | B10 | 11-3 (8-0) | 990 | 3-0 | 30 | L, 19-33 #12 USC | OPEN | 9 |
| 10. | Oklahoma | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 936 | 0-3 | 62 | W, 26-11 at LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 11. | Rice | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 852 | 1-2 | 61 | W, 24-19 at Kentucky | OPEN | 18 |
| 12. | USC | Pac12 | 11-4 (8-1) | 798 | 2-2 | 5 | L, 23-34 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 8 |
| 13. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 750 | 2-1 | 46 | L, 41-48 at #8 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-3 (5-3) | 702 | 0-2 | 55 | W, 10-6 at Minnesota | OPEN | 19 |
| 15. | South Florida | BigE | 11-3 (7-1) | 647 | 1-1 | 41 | L, 19-23 at #6 California | OPEN | 11 |
| 16. | Michigan State | B10 | 10-4 (6-2) | 592 | 0-2 | 60 | L, 14-25 at #7 Ohio State | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Georgia | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 531 | 2-1 | 57 | L, 17-23 at #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 10 |
| 18. | Air Force | C-USA | 11-3 (8-0) | 453 | 0-0 | 78 | W, 27-10 at Duke | OPEN | 21 |
| 19. | Texas | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 389 | 0-2 | 71 | L, 20-23 at Iowa | OPEN | 14 |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 346 | 0-1 | 90 | L, 17-36 at #22 Auburn | OPEN | 16 |
| 21. | Oregon | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-4) | 300 | 0-3 | 75 | W, 45-12 at UNLV | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Auburn | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 259 | 1-2 | 44 | W, 36-17 #20 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 25 |
| 23. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 9-5 (6-2) | 220 | 0-1 | 51 | L, 16-29 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | Stanford | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 178 | 1-3 | 28 | W, 31-29 at Troy | OPEN | 30 |
| 25. | Middle Tennessee State | Sun | 10-4 (7-1) | 127 | 0-0 | 107 | L, 17-37 at Ball State | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Alabama 98, Mississippi State 69, North Texas 40, Troy 37, Wake Forest 37, Miami 37, LSU 35, Iowa 30, Utah 30, Colorado 26, Minnesota 23, Boise State 21, Ball State 20, Northwestern 18, San Diego State 18, San Jose State 17, Florida State 12, Arizona State 9, Michigan 6, West Virginia 5, Bowling Green 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Troy (22), LSU (23) |
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