| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1599 | 2-1 | 30 | W, 20-13 at #2 Baylor | - | 9 |
| 2. | Baylor | B12 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1549 | 4-0 | 13 | L, 13-20 #1 Texas | - | 1 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1495 | 4-1 | 5 | L, 36-38 #1 Texas | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1445 | 1-0 | 65 | L, 15-29 at #2 Baylor | OPEN | 5 |
| 5. | Florida | SEC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1394 | 2-1 | 41 | L, 14-20 #13 Michigan | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Marshall | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 1336 | 2-1 | 64 | L, 9-21 #9 Michigan State | OPEN | 12 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1251 | 2-1 | 25 | L, 18-20 #13 Michigan | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Mississippi | SEC | 12-3 (7-1) | 1175 | 4-1 | 3 | L, 17-26 #4 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 9. | Michigan State | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1095 | 1-1 | 53 | L, 13-35 at #2 Baylor | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1008 | 1-1 | 49 | W, 16-6 #17 Rutgers | OPEN | 17 |
| 11. | Ohio State | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 949 | 1-1 | 54 | W, 45-20 Rice | OPEN | 14 |
| 12. | California | Pac12 | 10-3 (6-3) | 895 | 0-3 | 75 | W, 47-0 at Nevada | OPEN | 15 |
| 13. | Michigan | B10 | 13-3 (7-1) | 827 | 1-2 | 58 | L, 13-26 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 14. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 769 | 1-1 | 94 | W, 42-3 #23 Fresno State | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | Oklahoma | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 699 | 0-3 | 23 | W, 31-19 at #21 Alabama | OPEN | 19 |
| 16. | USC | Pac12 | 11-3 (9-0) | 629 | 2-2 | 50 | W, 29-19 Wisconsin | OPEN | 16 |
| 17. | Rutgers | BigE | 11-3 (7-1) | 561 | 3-0 | 37 | L, 6-16 at #10 Wake Forest | OPEN | 10 |
| 18. | Georgia | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 474 | 1-3 | 66 | W, 19-3 at Notre Dame | OPEN | 23 |
| 19. | Ball State | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 427 | 0-0 | 96 | W, 24-14 at Western Kentucky | OPEN | 20 |
| 20. | Oregon | Pac12 | 10-4 (8-1) | 387 | 2-2 | 32 | L, 9-40 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 11 |
| 21. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 333 | 1-3 | 27 | L, 19-31 #15 Oklahoma | OPEN | 13 |
| 22. | Texas Christian | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 284 | 0-2 | 46 | W, 32-20 at Boston College | OPEN | 25 |
| 23. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 231 | 1-2 | 69 | L, 3-42 at #14 Cincinnati | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 162 | 1-2 | 26 | W, 27-24 Clemson | OPEN | 26 |
| 25. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-5 (4-4) | 106 | 1-4 | 22 | W, 34-30 at Boise State | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| South Florida 81, Mississippi State 54, Bowling Green 49, Stanford 46, Kent State 46, North Texas 44, Auburn 39, Miami 34, West Virginia 29, Texas A&M 24, Troy 20, Notre Dame 20, Colorado 20, Florida State 15, Boise State 11, Illinois 6, Rice 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| South Florida (21) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1505 | 2-1 | 30 | W, 20-13 at #2 Baylor | - | 9 |
| 2. | Baylor | B12 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1441 | 3-0 | 13 | L, 13-20 #1 Texas | - | 1 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1394 | 3-1 | 5 | L, 36-38 #1 Texas | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Florida | SEC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1334 | 3-1 | 41 | L, 14-20 #19 Michigan | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Rutgers | BigE | 11-3 (7-1) | 1284 | 3-0 | 37 | L, 6-16 at #9 Wake Forest | OPEN | 10 |
| 6. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1203 | 0-0 | 65 | L, 15-29 at #2 Baylor | OPEN | 5 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1133 | 2-1 | 25 | L, 18-20 #19 Michigan | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Mississippi | SEC | 12-3 (7-1) | 1075 | 5-1 | 3 | L, 17-26 #6 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 9. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1022 | 0-1 | 49 | W, 16-6 #5 Rutgers | OPEN | 16 |
| 10. | Ohio State | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 950 | 1-1 | 54 | W, 45-20 Rice | OPEN | 14 |
| 11. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 894 | 1-1 | 94 | W, 42-3 #24 Fresno State | OPEN | 17 |
| 12. | Marshall | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 840 | 1-2 | 64 | L, 9-21 #20 Michigan State | OPEN | 7 |
| 13. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 782 | 2-3 | 27 | L, 19-31 #15 Oklahoma | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | USC | Pac12 | 11-3 (9-0) | 740 | 2-2 | 50 | W, 29-19 Wisconsin | OPEN | 15 |
| 15. | Oklahoma | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 685 | 0-3 | 23 | W, 31-19 at #13 Alabama | OPEN | 21 |
| 16. | Oregon | Pac12 | 10-4 (8-1) | 616 | 2-2 | 32 | L, 9-40 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 8 |
| 17. | California | Pac12 | 10-3 (6-3) | 563 | 0-3 | 75 | W, 47-0 at Nevada | OPEN | 18 |
| 18. | Georgia | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 488 | 2-2 | 66 | W, 19-3 at Notre Dame | OPEN | 22 |
| 19. | Michigan | B10 | 13-3 (7-1) | 416 | 1-2 | 58 | L, 13-26 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 11 |
| 20. | Michigan State | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 363 | 1-1 | 53 | L, 13-35 at #2 Baylor | OPEN | 13 |
| 21. | South Florida | BigE | 9-5 (6-2) | 305 | 1-2 | 28 | L, 10-24 at #6 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 264 | 2-2 | 26 | W, 27-24 Clemson | OPEN | 24 |
| 23. | Ball State | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 226 | 0-0 | 96 | W, 24-14 at Western Kentucky | OPEN | 25 |
| 24. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 172 | 1-2 | 69 | L, 3-42 at #11 Cincinnati | OPEN | 19 |
| 25. | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-5 (3-5) | 131 | 0-4 | 20 | W, 24-17 Purdue | OPEN | 28 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Auburn 108, Texas Christian 84, Rice 58, Georgia Tech 53, North Texas 49, West Virginia 46, Kent State 44, Stanford 40, Texas A&M 37, Troy 35, Notre Dame 34, Miami 29, Colorado 29, Arkansas State 24, Bowling Green 20, Boston College 15, Florida State 14, East Carolina 14, Boise State 9, Minnesota 6, Illinois 3, Utah 2, Pittsburgh 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Rice (23) |
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