| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 17-0 (8-0) | 1597 | 4-0 | 6 | W, 40-27 #14 Texas Tech | - | 1 |
| 2. | Rutgers | BigE | 11-3 (7-1) | 1524 | 3-1 | 61 | W, 31-17 at #22 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 11 |
| 3. | Baylor | B12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1466 | 3-0 | 38 | L, 38-41 #14 Texas Tech | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Florida | SEC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1417 | 2-1 | 39 | L, 26-27 #14 Texas Tech | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | California | Pac12 | 12-2 (8-1) | 1363 | 1-0 | 70 | L, 16-23 Colorado State | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Ohio State | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1300 | 2-0 | 60 | L, 28-31 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 10 |
| 7. | Pittsburgh | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1240 | 1-1 | 67 | W, 28-10 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-2 (6-2) | 1167 | 0-2 | 95 | W, 42-0 at Tennessee | OPEN | 13 |
| 9. | Texas | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 1100 | 0-1 | 89 | L, 38-52 at #6 Ohio State | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Oregon | Pac12 | 12-3 (7-2) | 1038 | 1-2 | 37 | L, 12-27 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 5 |
| 11. | USC | Pac12 | 11-3 (9-0) | 972 | 1-1 | 56 | L, 9-13 #13 LSU | OPEN | 7 |
| 12. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 904 | 4-2 | 3 | W, 41-23 at #24 Wisconsin | OPEN | 16 |
| 13. | LSU | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 845 | 1-2 | 44 | L, 28-48 at #3 Baylor | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Texas Tech | B12 | 13-4 (7-1) | 782 | 1-2 | 27 | L, 27-40 at #1 Maryland | - | 6 |
| 15. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 726 | 2-2 | 26 | L, 17-41 at #14 Texas Tech | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Georgia | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 678 | 0-3 | 72 | W, 23-16 Oklahoma | OPEN | 21 |
| 17. | Michigan State | B10 | 9-4 (4-4) | 622 | 1-3 | 18 | W, 30-6 at Vanderbilt | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Miami | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 580 | 1-2 | 62 | L, 20-27 South Florida | OPEN | 18 |
| 19. | Troy | BigE | 8-5 (4-4) | 507 | 2-0 | 40 | W, 48-30 Idaho | OPEN | 24 |
| 20. | Kent State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 426 | 1-2 | 28 | W, 14-3 at Arizona State | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Bowling Green | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 366 | 1-2 | 83 | W, 32-10 at Colorado | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-5 (6-2) | 301 | 3-2 | 13 | L, 17-31 #2 Rutgers | OPEN | 14 |
| 23. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 247 | 0-2 | 50 | L, 8-9 San Diego State | OPEN | 17 |
| 24. | Wisconsin | B10 | 9-5 (6-2) | 177 | 1-2 | 25 | L, 23-41 #12 Mississippi | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Oregon State | C-USA | 10-4 (6-2) | 125 | 0-1 | 36 | W, 43-9 at Connecticut | OPEN | 25 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Rice 98, Mississippi State 73, Michigan 46, Ball State 44, Notre Dame 44, Utah 44, Purdue 39, Navy 39, Wake Forest 37, Boston College 37, Fresno State 36, Kansas State 36, Cincinnati 34, Air Force 29, Minnesota 29, South Florida 29, West Virginia 29, Washington 24, San Diego State 23, Florida State 18, Nebraska 15, Kansas 10, Louisiana-Monroe 8, Penn State 6, Clemson 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 17-0 (8-0) | 1507 | 4-0 | 6 | W, 40-27 #14 Texas Tech | - | 1 |
| 2. | Rutgers | BigE | 11-3 (7-1) | 1461 | 3-1 | 61 | W, 31-17 at #22 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 11 |
| 3. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 1406 | 3-3 | 3 | W, 41-23 at #24 Wisconsin | OPEN | 13 |
| 4. | Baylor | B12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1340 | 4-0 | 38 | L, 38-41 #14 Texas Tech | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Florida | SEC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1278 | 3-1 | 39 | L, 26-27 #14 Texas Tech | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | California | Pac12 | 12-2 (8-1) | 1217 | 2-0 | 70 | L, 16-23 Colorado State | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Oregon | Pac12 | 12-3 (7-2) | 1147 | 1-2 | 37 | L, 12-27 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Ohio State | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1089 | 1-0 | 60 | L, 28-31 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | USC | Pac12 | 11-3 (9-0) | 1019 | 1-1 | 56 | L, 9-13 #11 LSU | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Pittsburgh | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 949 | 1-1 | 67 | W, 28-10 #23 Mississippi State | OPEN | 18 |
| 11. | LSU | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 880 | 2-2 | 44 | L, 28-48 at #4 Baylor | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-2 (6-2) | 830 | 0-2 | 95 | W, 42-0 at Tennessee | OPEN | 15 |
| 13. | Texas | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 781 | 1-1 | 89 | L, 38-52 at #8 Ohio State | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Texas Tech | B12 | 13-4 (7-1) | 715 | 2-2 | 27 | L, 27-40 at #1 Maryland | - | 6 |
| 15. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 668 | 3-1 | 26 | L, 17-41 at #14 Texas Tech | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Oregon State | C-USA | 10-4 (6-2) | 624 | 0-1 | 36 | W, 43-9 at Connecticut | OPEN | 21 |
| 17. | Miami | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 581 | 1-2 | 62 | L, 20-27 South Florida | OPEN | 17 |
| 18. | Bowling Green | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 511 | 1-1 | 83 | W, 32-10 at Colorado | OPEN | 25 |
| 19. | Georgia | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 468 | 1-3 | 72 | W, 23-16 Oklahoma | OPEN | 22 |
| 20. | Michigan State | B10 | 9-4 (4-4) | 386 | 1-2 | 18 | W, 30-6 at Vanderbilt | OPEN | 20 |
| 21. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 329 | 0-2 | 50 | L, 8-9 San Diego State | OPEN | 16 |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-5 (6-2) | 285 | 3-2 | 13 | L, 17-31 #2 Rutgers | OPEN | 14 |
| 23. | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 236 | 1-4 | 77 | L, 10-28 at #10 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 19 |
| 24. | Wisconsin | B10 | 9-5 (6-2) | 195 | 1-2 | 25 | L, 23-41 #3 Mississippi | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Rice | B12 | 8-5 (5-3) | 154 | 0-4 | 41 | L, 12-23 at Notre Dame | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Kent State 101, West Virginia 72, Navy 47, Michigan 47, Utah 47, Purdue 43, Notre Dame 40, Wake Forest 37, Ball State 37, Northwestern 35, Fresno State 34, Boston College 32, Troy 32, Nebraska 32, Minnesota 27, Kansas State 23, Florida State 18, Air Force 15, North Carolina 12, South Florida 8, Auburn 8, Washington 5, San Diego State 3, Kansas 3, Penn State 3, East Carolina 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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