| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | California | Pac12 | 15-1 (8-1) | 1607 | 3-1 | 20 | W, 34-24 #21 Texas | - | 10 |
| 2. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1555 | 3-2 | 15 | L, 17-20 #21 Texas | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1487 | 3-0 | 57 | L, 23-35 #1 California | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Mississippi State | SEC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1419 | 3-0 | 55 | L, 16-24 #9 Ohio State | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Alabama | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1368 | 2-2 | 13 | L, 13-34 #21 Texas | OPEN | 6 |
| 6. | Oregon | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 1300 | 3-1 | 31 | W, 45-16 Michigan State | OPEN | 9 |
| 7. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-3 (8-0) | 1224 | 3-1 | 10 | L, 34-48 #1 California | OPEN | 3 |
| 8. | Miami | ACC | 11-2 (6-2) | 1147 | 1-1 | 105 | W, 33-15 at South Carolina | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | Ohio State | B10 | 13-3 (7-1) | 1076 | 1-1 | 82 | L, 9-38 #21 Texas | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Notre Dame | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1016 | 1-1 | 39 | L, 27-41 #9 Ohio State | OPEN | 5 |
| 11. | Georgia | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 933 | 1-1 | 49 | L, 17-28 #14 Maryland | OPEN | 7 |
| 12. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 882 | 1-2 | 16 | L, 25-42 at San Diego State | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 840 | 0-2 | 81 | L, 6-15 at Michigan | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Maryland | ACC | 11-3 (6-2) | 791 | 0-2 | 101 | L, 41-49 at #3 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 13 |
| 15. | South Florida | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 720 | 2-0 | 52 | W, 20-10 at Navy | OPEN | 16 |
| 16. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 652 | 0-3 | 43 | W, 33-13 Duke | OPEN | 17 |
| 17. | Rice | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 588 | 2-2 | 76 | W, 37-9 at Iowa | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 535 | 2-1 | 46 | W, 23-16 at Texas Christian | OPEN | 28 |
| 19. | West Virginia | BigE | 8-5 (6-2) | 466 | 2-3 | 3 | L, 23-26 at #23 Florida State | OPEN | 18 |
| 20. | North Texas | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 382 | 1-3 | 51 | W, 33-13 Appalachian State | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | Texas | B12 | 12-5 (7-1) | 341 | 2-3 | 40 | L, 24-34 at #1 California | - | 20 |
| 22. | Ball State | C-USA | 10-3 (6-2) | 271 | 0-0 | 61 | W, 23-20 at San Jose State | OPEN | 25 |
| 23. | Florida State | ACC | 9-5 (6-2) | 216 | 2-1 | 28 | W, 26-23 #19 West Virginia | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | Baylor | B12 | 9-5 (6-2) | 153 | 0-3 | 45 | W, 32-6 at LSU | OPEN | 21 |
| 25. | USC | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 98 | 1-3 | 11 | L, 3-12 at #1 California | OPEN | 15 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Troy 72, Miami (OH) 42, Michigan 42, Texas Christian 37, Houston 32, Oregon State 32, Stanford 29, Northwestern 28, Florida 24, Pittsburgh 23, San Diego State 20, Washington 16, Georgia Tech 11, Air Force 10, Middle Tennessee State 6, Wake Forest 6, Southern Methodist 5, Auburn 5, Louisiana-Monroe 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Texas Christian (19), Georgia Tech (24) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | California | Pac12 | 15-1 (8-1) | 1513 | 3-1 | 20 | W, 34-24 Texas | - | 4 |
| 2. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1447 | 3-0 | 57 | L, 23-35 #1 California | OPEN | 2 |
| 3. | Mississippi State | SEC | 13-2 (7-1) | 1392 | 3-0 | 55 | L, 16-24 #9 Ohio State | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Oregon | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 1325 | 2-1 | 31 | W, 45-16 Michigan State | OPEN | 12 |
| 5. | Alabama | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1273 | 3-2 | 13 | L, 13-34 Texas | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | South Florida | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 1194 | 3-1 | 52 | W, 20-10 at Navy | OPEN | 13 |
| 7. | Georgia | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1136 | 1-1 | 49 | L, 17-28 #11 Maryland | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-3 (8-0) | 1054 | 4-1 | 10 | L, 34-48 #1 California | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | Ohio State | B10 | 13-3 (7-1) | 979 | 0-1 | 82 | L, 9-38 Texas | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Miami | ACC | 11-2 (6-2) | 912 | 1-1 | 105 | W, 33-15 at South Carolina | OPEN | 15 |
| 11. | Maryland | ACC | 11-3 (6-2) | 852 | 0-1 | 101 | L, 41-49 at #2 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 795 | 1-1 | 15 | L, 17-20 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 726 | 1-1 | 39 | L, 27-41 #9 Ohio State | OPEN | 9 |
| 14. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 669 | 2-1 | 46 | W, 23-16 at #23 Texas Christian | OPEN | 20 |
| 15. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 628 | 0-2 | 81 | L, 6-15 at Michigan | OPEN | 14 |
| 16. | USC | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 560 | 1-3 | 11 | L, 3-12 at #1 California | OPEN | 19 |
| 17. | Rice | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 508 | 1-2 | 76 | W, 37-9 at Iowa | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 453 | 0-1 | 67 | L, 7-41 at #12 Texas Tech | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Ball State | C-USA | 10-3 (6-2) | 410 | 1-0 | 61 | W, 23-20 at San Jose State | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 360 | 1-3 | 16 | L, 25-42 at San Diego State | OPEN | 11 |
| 21. | Troy | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 300 | 1-4 | 8 | W, 24-7 Oklahoma | OPEN | 24 |
| 22. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 258 | 1-4 | 43 | W, 33-13 Duke | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Texas Christian | BigE | 8-6 (5-3) | 209 | 3-2 | 4 | L, 16-23 #14 Fresno State | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | West Virginia | BigE | 8-5 (6-2) | 162 | 3-3 | 3 | L, 23-26 at Florida State | OPEN | 16 |
| 25. | Baylor | B12 | 9-5 (6-2) | 111 | 0-2 | 45 | W, 32-6 at LSU | OPEN | 27 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Wake Forest 87, Texas 56, Stanford 55, Houston 50, Michigan 50, Oregon State 50, Florida State 47, North Texas 46, Northwestern 43, San Diego State 40, Florida 40, Georgia Tech 35, Auburn 34, Washington 30, Air Force 29, Middle Tennessee State 29, Pittsburgh 26, UCLA 23, Southern Methodist 18, Utah 14, San Jose State 12, Bowling Green 8, LSU 5, Boise State 3, Arkansas State 3, Oklahoma 3, Idaho 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Wake Forest (25), Texas (18) |
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