| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 17-0 (8-0) | 1592 | 4-0 | 35 | W, 32-30 #6 USC | - | 1 |
| 2. | Texas A&M | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1544 | 2-2 | 47 | W, 41-27 at #23 Ohio State | OPEN | 15 |
| 3. | Mississippi State | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1472 | 4-2 | 13 | L, 38-45 #5 Idaho | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Texas | B12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1415 | 4-0 | 33 | L, 16-26 #6 USC | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Idaho | MWC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1360 | 0-0 | 112 | L, 20-25 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 8 |
| 6. | USC | Pac12 | 14-3 (8-1) | 1297 | 3-2 | 10 | L, 30-32 at #1 Maryland | - | 3 |
| 7. | Texas Christian | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 1235 | 1-1 | 80 | L, 16-40 at #4 Texas | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | San Diego State | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 1155 | 2-1 | 49 | W, 40-36 Penn State | OPEN | 13 |
| 9. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 1069 | 2-2 | 69 | L, 10-45 at #6 USC | OPEN | 5 |
| 10. | Ball State | C-USA | 13-2 (8-0) | 980 | 1-0 | 27 | L, 14-26 #5 Idaho | OPEN | 7 |
| 11. | Montana | Sun | 12-2 (8-0) | 921 | 1-0 | 109 | L, 17-28 #17 Texas Tech | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 856 | 1-2 | 84 | W, 23-22 at Iowa | OPEN | 17 |
| 13. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 809 | 0-1 | 117 | L, 22-25 at #7 Texas Christian | OPEN | 9 |
| 14. | Georgia | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 749 | 0-3 | 38 | W, 44-27 Baylor | OPEN | 23 |
| 15. | Stanford | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 705 | 1-2 | 39 | W, 33-10 at Wyoming | OPEN | 19 |
| 16. | Rutgers | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 640 | 1-2 | 5 | W, 33-30 at Virginia Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 17. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-4 (6-2) | 567 | 3-2 | 2 | L, 31-34 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 11 |
| 18. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 515 | 2-2 | 31 | W, 19-7 at Michigan | OPEN | 20 |
| 19. | Arkansas | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 458 | 3-1 | 40 | L, 3-19 at #9 Alabama | OPEN | 12 |
| 20. | Notre Dame | B10 | 10-4 (8-0) | 414 | 2-2 | 56 | L, 23-27 at #10 Ball State | OPEN | 16 |
| 21. | Louisiana-Monroe | Sun | 11-3 (7-1) | 340 | 0-1 | 92 | L, 10-54 at #4 Texas | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Ohio | C-USA | 9-4 (4-4) | 275 | 0-1 | 37 | W, 33-3 Iowa State | OPEN | 28 |
| 23. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 205 | 0-2 | 79 | L, 27-41 #2 Texas A&M | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 7-6 (4-4) | 135 | 1-4 | 3 | W, 27-6 at Arizona | OPEN | 30 |
| 25. | Utah | Pac12 | 8-5 (6-3) | 109 | 0-3 | 36 | L, 3-30 West Virginia | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Cincinnati 81, Kansas State 54, Illinois 52, Mississippi 52, Rice 47, California 44, Marshall 42, Baylor 39, North Texas 36, Miami (OH) 36, West Virginia 32, Oregon 31, East Carolina 29, Arizona 29, Kent State 28, Georgia Tech 26, Louisville 23, Miami 20, Colorado 18, Bowling Green 18, Fresno State 18, South Florida 13, Florida State 8, N C State 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Cincinnati (18), Kansas State (25), Baylor (21) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 17-0 (8-0) | 1510 | 4-0 | 35 | W, 32-30 #6 USC | - | 1 |
| 2. | Mississippi State | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1462 | 4-2 | 13 | L, 38-45 Idaho | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Texas | B12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1401 | 4-0 | 33 | L, 16-26 #6 USC | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1334 | 0-1 | 117 | L, 22-25 at #13 Texas Christian | OPEN | 8 |
| 5. | Arkansas | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 1281 | 4-1 | 40 | L, 3-19 at #10 Alabama | OPEN | 11 |
| 6. | USC | Pac12 | 14-3 (8-1) | 1202 | 3-2 | 10 | L, 30-32 at #1 Maryland | - | 3 |
| 7. | Ball State | C-USA | 13-2 (8-0) | 1124 | 2-0 | 27 | L, 14-26 Idaho | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | San Diego State | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 1063 | 2-1 | 49 | W, 40-36 Penn State | OPEN | 12 |
| 9. | Texas A&M | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1003 | 1-3 | 47 | W, 41-27 at #22 Ohio State | OPEN | 13 |
| 10. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 920 | 2-2 | 69 | L, 10-45 at #6 USC | OPEN | 5 |
| 11. | Montana | Sun | 12-2 (8-0) | 846 | 0-0 | 109 | L, 17-28 #16 Texas Tech | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 787 | 1-2 | 84 | W, 23-22 at Iowa | OPEN | 15 |
| 13. | Texas Christian | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 723 | 1-1 | 80 | L, 16-40 at #3 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 14. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 680 | 2-2 | 31 | W, 19-7 at Michigan | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | Georgia | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 633 | 1-3 | 38 | W, 44-27 Baylor | OPEN | 23 |
| 16. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-4 (6-2) | 592 | 4-2 | 2 | L, 31-34 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 9 |
| 17. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 532 | 2-1 | 66 | W, 45-16 at Duke | OPEN | 19 |
| 18. | Rutgers | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 486 | 1-2 | 5 | W, 33-30 at Virginia Tech | OPEN | 16 |
| 19. | Notre Dame | B10 | 10-4 (8-0) | 441 | 1-3 | 56 | L, 23-27 at #7 Ball State | OPEN | 14 |
| 20. | Utah | Pac12 | 8-5 (6-3) | 360 | 0-3 | 36 | L, 3-30 West Virginia | OPEN | 20 |
| 21. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 9-4 (5-3) | 293 | 0-3 | 44 | W, 34-27 Bowling Green | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 247 | 0-1 | 79 | L, 27-41 #9 Texas A&M | OPEN | 17 |
| 23. | Stanford | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 203 | 1-2 | 39 | W, 33-10 at Wyoming | OPEN | 25 |
| 24. | Rice | B12 | 8-5 (4-4) | 160 | 2-3 | 19 | W, 44-20 Virginia | OPEN | 28 |
| 25. | Oregon State | C-USA | 9-4 (5-3) | 111 | 0-2 | 95 | L, 17-20 Southern Methodist | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Mississippi 82, West Virginia 58, Louisiana-Monroe 53, California 52, Oklahoma State 50, Baylor 50, Kansas State 50, North Texas 46, Ohio 44, Cincinnati 44, Oregon 40, East Carolina 37, Kent State 32, Georgia Tech 27, Miami 27, Florida State 26, Louisville 26, Boise State 24, Fresno State 20, South Florida 17, Idaho 12, Bowling Green 11, N C State 11, Colorado 11, Arizona 11, Auburn 9, Vanderbilt 5, Iowa 3, Nevada 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (21), Cincinnati (22) |
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