| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac12 | 15-1 (8-1) | 1610 | 1-1 | 47 | W, 49-34 at #4 Marshall | - | 5 |
| 2. | Pittsburgh | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1545 | 0-1 | 60 | W, 38-33 #24 North Texas | OPEN | 14 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 15-1 (8-0) | 1492 | 4-0 | 28 | L, 23-27 #1 USC | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Marshall | BigE | 14-2 (7-1) | 1432 | 2-1 | 33 | L, 34-49 #1 USC | - | 3 |
| 5. | Michigan | B10 | 14-2 (8-0) | 1381 | 2-1 | 22 | L, 33-43 #4 Marshall | OPEN | 2 |
| 6. | Utah | Pac12 | 13-2 (8-1) | 1315 | 2-0 | 25 | L, 41-45 #1 USC | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Rice | B12 | 11-2 (7-1) | 1253 | 1-2 | 87 | W, 31-21 at #19 Florida | OPEN | 15 |
| 8. | Baylor | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1170 | 3-2 | 9 | L, 42-49 #10 Alabama | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Mississippi | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 1113 | 3-1 | 27 | L, 24-28 #18 Texas | OPEN | 6 |
| 10. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 1040 | 2-1 | 36 | L, 33-39 at #5 Michigan | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Ohio State | B10 | 10-3 (7-1) | 970 | 0-3 | 19 | W, 51-22 Georgia | OPEN | 16 |
| 12. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 900 | 1-1 | 94 | L, 16-41 at #1 USC | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 827 | 3-1 | 30 | L, 23-26 at #16 Rutgers | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 11-2 (6-2) | 765 | 0-0 | 82 | W, 21-6 Northern Illinois | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | Louisville | ACC | 10-3 (5-3) | 720 | 0-3 | 93 | W, 69-7 East Carolina | OPEN | 19 |
| 16. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 679 | 2-2 | 20 | L, 13-17 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 10 |
| 17. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 10-3 (6-3) | 629 | 0-1 | 89 | W, 34-27 Texas Christian | OPEN | 20 |
| 18. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (6-2) | 549 | 3-2 | 14 | L, 23-27 at #4 Marshall | OPEN | 12 |
| 19. | Florida | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 509 | 1-1 | 67 | L, 21-31 #7 Rice | OPEN | 13 |
| 20. | Miami | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 460 | 2-2 | 49 | W, 22-14 #23 South Florida | OPEN | 24 |
| 21. | LSU | SEC | 8-5 (6-2) | 374 | 1-5 | 3 | W, 54-37 at #22 Penn State | OPEN | 29 |
| 22. | Penn State | B10 | 10-4 (6-2) | 320 | 1-0 | 42 | L, 37-54 #21 LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 23. | South Florida | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 263 | 1-1 | 59 | L, 14-22 at #20 Miami | OPEN | 21 |
| 24. | North Texas | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 214 | 0-2 | 57 | L, 33-38 at #2 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 146 | 1-2 | 40 | W, 38-16 California | OPEN | 30 |
| Others receiving votes |
| California 76, Kent State 44, West Virginia 39, Kansas State 36, Michigan State 31, Iowa 31, Oregon 31, Georgia 28, San Diego State 26, Mississippi State 26, Oklahoma 26, Troy 23, Georgia Tech 23, Washington 21, Bowling Green 18, Texas A&M 15, Stanford 10, Auburn 10, Arizona 5, Purdue 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Georgia (22), Georgia Tech (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac12 | 15-1 (8-1) | 1510 | 1-1 | 47 | W, 49-34 at #5 Marshall | - | 5 |
| 2. | Rice | B12 | 11-2 (7-1) | 1464 | 1-2 | 87 | W, 31-21 at #17 Florida | OPEN | 14 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 15-1 (8-0) | 1415 | 4-0 | 28 | L, 23-27 #1 USC | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Michigan | B10 | 14-2 (8-0) | 1353 | 2-1 | 22 | L, 33-43 #5 Marshall | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Marshall | BigE | 14-2 (7-1) | 1287 | 3-1 | 33 | L, 34-49 #1 USC | - | 2 |
| 6. | Utah | Pac12 | 13-2 (8-1) | 1217 | 2-0 | 25 | L, 41-45 #1 USC | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1151 | 1-1 | 94 | L, 16-41 at #1 USC | OPEN | 12 |
| 8. | Mississippi | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 1098 | 3-2 | 27 | L, 24-28 #19 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Ohio State | B10 | 10-3 (7-1) | 1019 | 0-3 | 19 | W, 51-22 #23 Georgia | OPEN | 15 |
| 10. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 962 | 2-2 | 36 | L, 33-39 at #4 Michigan | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 901 | 2-2 | 20 | L, 13-17 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 6 |
| 12. | Baylor | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 834 | 3-2 | 9 | L, 42-49 #10 Alabama | OPEN | 8 |
| 13. | Louisville | ACC | 10-3 (5-3) | 782 | 0-3 | 93 | W, 69-7 East Carolina | OPEN | 18 |
| 14. | Pittsburgh | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 740 | 0-1 | 60 | W, 38-33 #21 North Texas | OPEN | 20 |
| 15. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 685 | 3-1 | 30 | L, 23-26 at #11 Rutgers | OPEN | 10 |
| 16. | Miami | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 633 | 2-2 | 49 | W, 22-14 #22 South Florida | OPEN | 21 |
| 17. | Florida | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 589 | 2-1 | 67 | L, 21-31 #2 Rice | OPEN | 13 |
| 18. | Penn State | B10 | 10-4 (6-2) | 547 | 1-0 | 42 | L, 37-54 #24 LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (6-2) | 464 | 3-2 | 14 | L, 23-27 at #5 Marshall | OPEN | 11 |
| 20. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 10-3 (6-3) | 386 | 0-1 | 89 | W, 34-27 Texas Christian | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | North Texas | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 310 | 0-2 | 57 | L, 33-38 at #14 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 16 |
| 22. | South Florida | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 264 | 1-1 | 59 | L, 14-22 at #16 Miami | OPEN | 19 |
| 23. | Georgia | SEC | 9-5 (7-1) | 210 | 2-2 | 21 | L, 22-51 at #9 Ohio State | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | LSU | SEC | 8-5 (6-2) | 159 | 1-5 | 3 | W, 54-37 at #18 Penn State | OPEN | 27 |
| 25. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 108 | 1-2 | 40 | W, 38-16 California | OPEN | 30 |
| Others receiving votes |
| California 78, Mississippi State 49, West Virginia 46, Kansas State 41, Michigan State 38, Iowa 38, Oregon 37, San Diego State 32, Oklahoma 32, Miami (OH) 32, Georgia Tech 30, Kent State 30, Bowling Green 26, Troy 26, Texas A&M 21, Washington 18, Auburn 14, East Carolina 12, Oklahoma State 12, Nebraska 12, Purdue 12, Wisconsin 8, Ball State 5, Illinois 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| California (25), Georgia Tech (24) |
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