| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1609 | 1-2 | 46 | W, 23-21 at #4 Maryland | - | 9 |
| 2. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1550 | 1-2 | 35 | W, 17-13 at #18 Iowa | OPEN | 12 |
| 3. | Oregon | Pac12 | 13-2 (8-1) | 1495 | 2-1 | 37 | L, 22-30 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 15-2 (8-0) | 1436 | 4-0 | 9 | L, 21-23 #1 Texas Tech | - | 2 |
| 5. | South Florida | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 1376 | 2-1 | 4 | L, 7-17 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | Rutgers | BigE | 11-3 (8-0) | 1295 | 3-1 | 6 | L, 12-20 #16 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 13-1 (8-0) | 1224 | 0-0 | 98 | L, 9-45 #15 Florida | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Michigan State | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1167 | 1-0 | 36 | L, 16-26 #15 Florida | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | Mississippi | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1086 | 1-1 | 65 | L, 16-35 at #4 Maryland | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Michigan | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 998 | 2-3 | 13 | W, 38-33 Mississippi State | OPEN | 17 |
| 11. | Ohio State | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 913 | 2-1 | 26 | L, 21-36 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 7 |
| 12. | Marshall | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 860 | 0-2 | 88 | W, 17-6 at #19 Miami | OPEN | 21 |
| 13. | California | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 811 | 2-1 | 43 | L, 23-30 at #9 Mississippi | OPEN | 10 |
| 14. | Baylor | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 754 | 2-0 | 45 | L, 20-34 at #3 Oregon | OPEN | 11 |
| 15. | Florida | SEC | 12-4 (7-1) | 689 | 3-2 | 10 | L, 26-48 at #4 Maryland | OPEN | 14 |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 647 | 1-2 | 60 | L, 35-47 at #3 Oregon | OPEN | 13 |
| 17. | Oklahoma | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 575 | 1-2 | 30 | W, 23-3 at South Carolina | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Iowa | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 526 | 1-2 | 57 | L, 13-17 #2 Alabama | OPEN | 16 |
| 19. | Miami | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 486 | 0-3 | 79 | L, 6-17 #12 Marshall | OPEN | 15 |
| 20. | Rice | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 396 | 1-2 | 28 | W, 27-16 at Penn State | OPEN | 25 |
| 21. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-4) | 320 | 2-1 | 69 | W, 23-19 at Texas Christian | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Georgia | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 270 | 0-2 | 73 | W, 18-16 North Texas | OPEN | 27 |
| 23. | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun | 10-4 (6-2) | 203 | 1-0 | 76 | L, 6-33 at #8 Michigan State | OPEN | 18 |
| 24. | Minnesota | B10 | 7-6 (3-5) | 135 | 2-1 | 29 | W, 20-17 at #25 San Diego State | OPEN | 39 |
| 25. | San Diego State | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 102 | 0-3 | 48 | L, 17-20 #24 Minnesota | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Nevada 73, Cincinnati 44, Mississippi State 41, Wake Forest 36, Stanford 32, USC 29, Troy 29, Kent State 28, Texas 28, Middle Tennessee State 24, Notre Dame 21, Nebraska 20, Penn State 16, Bowling Green 15, Syracuse 15, Ball State 11, Texas Christian 6, Arkansas State 3, Wisconsin 3, Auburn 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Nevada (19), USC (20), Middle Tennessee State (23) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1505 | 1-2 | 46 | W, 23-21 at #3 Maryland | - | 9 |
| 2. | Oregon | Pac12 | 13-2 (8-1) | 1437 | 3-1 | 37 | L, 22-30 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 15-2 (8-0) | 1391 | 4-0 | 9 | L, 21-23 #1 Texas Tech | - | 2 |
| 4. | South Florida | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 1325 | 2-1 | 4 | L, 7-17 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Michigan State | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1264 | 1-0 | 36 | L, 16-26 #14 Florida | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Mississippi | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1200 | 1-1 | 65 | L, 16-35 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 5 |
| 7. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 13-1 (8-0) | 1136 | 0-0 | 98 | L, 9-45 #14 Florida | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Rutgers | BigE | 11-3 (8-0) | 1054 | 3-1 | 6 | L, 12-20 #13 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 993 | 1-2 | 35 | W, 17-13 at #18 Iowa | OPEN | 13 |
| 10. | California | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 927 | 2-2 | 43 | L, 23-30 at #6 Mississippi | OPEN | 10 |
| 11. | Marshall | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 857 | 0-2 | 88 | W, 17-6 at #20 Miami | OPEN | 16 |
| 12. | Michigan | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 813 | 2-3 | 13 | W, 38-33 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 766 | 1-2 | 60 | L, 35-47 at #2 Oregon | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Florida | SEC | 12-4 (7-1) | 697 | 3-2 | 10 | L, 26-48 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 8 |
| 15. | Baylor | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 637 | 3-0 | 45 | L, 20-34 at #2 Oregon | OPEN | 11 |
| 16. | Ohio State | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 586 | 2-1 | 26 | L, 21-36 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 17. | San Diego State | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 535 | 1-2 | 48 | L, 17-20 #25 Minnesota | OPEN | 20 |
| 18. | Iowa | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 473 | 1-2 | 57 | L, 13-17 #9 Alabama | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 409 | 1-2 | 30 | W, 23-3 at South Carolina | OPEN | 18 |
| 20. | Miami | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 345 | 0-3 | 79 | L, 6-17 #11 Marshall | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (5-4) | 290 | 2-2 | 69 | W, 23-19 at Texas Christian | OPEN | 21 |
| 22. | Georgia | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 236 | 0-2 | 73 | W, 18-16 North Texas | OPEN | 24 |
| 23. | Rice | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 191 | 1-2 | 28 | W, 27-16 at Penn State | OPEN | 23 |
| 24. | Stanford | Pac12 | 7-6 (5-4) | 139 | 2-3 | 14 | W, 37-18 at Nevada | OPEN | 33 |
| 25. | Minnesota | B10 | 7-6 (3-5) | 93 | 2-1 | 29 | W, 20-17 at #17 San Diego State | OPEN | 41 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Cincinnati 64, Louisiana-Monroe 37, Florida State 32, Mississippi State 30, Nebraska 27, Troy 26, Kent State 24, USC 23, Wake Forest 20, Penn State 18, Texas Christian 17, Syracuse 15, Texas 15, Bowling Green 12, Notre Dame 12, LSU 9, San Jose State 9, Wisconsin 9, East Carolina 8, Arkansas State 6, Ball State 6, West Virginia 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Cincinnati (25), USC (22) |
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