| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1592 | 2-0 | 92 | W, 52-6 at #2 Kentucky | - | 3 |
| 2. | Kentucky | SEC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1544 | 3-0 | 25 | L, 6-52 #1 Stanford | - | 1 |
| 3. | Montana | Sun | 14-1 (8-0) | 1477 | 1-0 | 91 | L, 13-34 #4 Washington State | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1409 | 0-2 | 70 | L, 16-34 at #1 Stanford | OPEN | 7 |
| 5. | California | Pac-12 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1337 | 2-1 | 37 | L, 17-29 at #7 Purdue | OPEN | 5 |
| 6. | Air Force | MWC | 6-4 (6-2) | 1256 | 1-1 | 62 | L, 10-36 USC | OPEN | 13 |
| 7. | Purdue | B10 | 13-3 (6-2) | 1193 | 3-2 | 21 | L, 17-45 at #2 Kentucky | OPEN | 4 |
| 8. | Army | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 1113 | 3-1 | 33 | L, 7-13 at #1 Stanford | OPEN | 6 |
| 9. | Wyoming | MWC | 9-4 (7-1) | 1032 | 1-2 | 57 | L, 14-48 at #5 California | OPEN | 16 |
| 10. | Penn State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 954 | 3-2 | 36 | L, 13-16 at #13 Florida | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-5 (7-1) | 881 | 2-1 | 13 | W, 31-24 at #23 Iowa | OPEN | 20 |
| 12. | Duke | ACC | 11-3 (8-0) | 832 | 2-0 | 93 | L, 31-39 at #4 Washington State | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Florida | SEC | 10-4 (5-3) | 783 | 2-2 | 12 | L, 10-13 at #2 Kentucky | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | Temple | BigE | 8-5 (5-3) | 743 | 2-2 | 6 | W, 31-21 Kansas State | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 692 | 1-2 | 41 | L, 20-27 at #8 Army | OPEN | 10 |
| 16. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-4 (5-3) | 626 | 3-1 | 46 | L, 27-37 Auburn | OPEN | 12 |
| 17. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 561 | 0-3 | 19 | W, 13-12 at Tulane | OPEN | 14 |
| 18. | Maryland | ACC | 8-4 (4-4) | 486 | 0-1 | 90 | W, 30-24 at Arkansas State | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 398 | 1-2 | 82 | W, 20-13 at Utah State | OPEN | 22 |
| 20. | Alabama | SEC | 4-4 (4-4) | 346 | 0-4 | 2 | OPEN | OPEN | 25 |
| 21. | Illinois | B10 | 6-6 (3-5) | 294 | 2-3 | 9 | W, 34-23 at Mississippi | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Northwestern | B10 | 7-6 (4-4) | 232 | 2-3 | 30 | L, 23-26 #24 Texas A&M | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Iowa | B10 | 9-5 (6-2) | 161 | 3-1 | 22 | L, 24-31 #11 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 24. | Texas A&M | B12 | 7-5 (4-4) | 89 | 0-0 | 44 | W, 26-23 at #22 Northwestern | OPEN | 24 |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 7-5 (4-4) | 63 | 0-3 | 31 | W, 34-31 Miami (OH) | OPEN | 28 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Wisconsin 58, Minnesota 57, Wake Forest 52, Texas Christian 52, Fresno State 47, LSU 46, Rutgers 46, Tennessee 42, Mississippi 39, Auburn 34, Nevada 32, UCLA 29, Washington 29, Michigan 29, Georgia 28, Nebraska 24, Oregon State 21, Arkansas 16, Oregon 15, New Mexico 15, Oklahoma State 11, Vanderbilt 10, South Florida 10, USC 10, North Carolina 5, Iowa State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Wake Forest (19), Nevada (23) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1513 | 2-0 | 92 | W, 52-6 at #2 Kentucky | - | 3 |
| 2. | Kentucky | SEC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1455 | 3-0 | 25 | L, 6-52 #1 Stanford | - | 1 |
| 3. | Montana | Sun | 14-1 (8-0) | 1409 | 1-0 | 91 | L, 13-34 #4 Washington State | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1360 | 0-2 | 70 | L, 16-34 at #1 Stanford | OPEN | 7 |
| 5. | California | Pac-12 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1296 | 2-1 | 37 | L, 17-29 at #7 Purdue | OPEN | 5 |
| 6. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-4 (5-3) | 1223 | 1-1 | 46 | L, 27-37 Auburn | OPEN | 13 |
| 7. | Purdue | B10 | 13-3 (6-2) | 1148 | 2-0 | 21 | L, 17-45 at #2 Kentucky | OPEN | 4 |
| 8. | Army | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 1068 | 3-1 | 33 | L, 7-13 at #1 Stanford | OPEN | 6 |
| 9. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-5 (7-1) | 988 | 2-0 | 13 | W, 31-24 at Iowa | OPEN | 18 |
| 10. | Duke | ACC | 11-3 (8-0) | 926 | 2-0 | 93 | L, 31-39 at #4 Washington State | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 865 | 1-2 | 41 | L, 20-27 at #8 Army | OPEN | 11 |
| 12. | Florida | SEC | 10-4 (5-3) | 796 | 2-2 | 12 | L, 10-13 at #2 Kentucky | OPEN | 8 |
| 13. | Temple | BigE | 8-5 (5-3) | 753 | 3-2 | 6 | W, 31-21 Kansas State | OPEN | 20 |
| 14. | Penn State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 709 | 2-2 | 36 | L, 13-16 at #12 Florida | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 671 | 1-3 | 19 | W, 13-12 at Tulane | OPEN | 15 |
| 16. | Nevada | MWC | 9-5 (5-3) | 628 | 0-1 | 107 | L, 12-35 at North Carolina | OPEN | 22 |
| 17. | Wyoming | MWC | 9-4 (7-1) | 566 | 0-2 | 57 | L, 14-48 at #5 California | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 514 | 1-2 | 82 | W, 20-13 at Utah State | OPEN | 23 |
| 19. | Maryland | ACC | 8-4 (4-4) | 448 | 0-1 | 90 | W, 30-24 at Arkansas State | OPEN | 17 |
| 20. | Baylor | B12 | 7-5 (4-4) | 410 | 1-0 | 84 | L, 3-15 at UCLA | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Texas A&M | B12 | 7-5 (4-4) | 334 | 0-1 | 44 | W, 26-23 at Northwestern | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Alabama | SEC | 4-4 (4-4) | 285 | 0-4 | 2 | OPEN | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Air Force | MWC | 6-4 (6-2) | 232 | 2-0 | 62 | L, 10-36 USC | OPEN | 12 |
| 24. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 7-5 (4-4) | 192 | 1-3 | 31 | W, 34-31 Miami (OH) | OPEN | 25 |
| 25. | Texas Christian | BigE | 8-4 (5-3) | 149 | 1-3 | 47 | W, 45-17 Middle Tennessee State | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Iowa 99, Rutgers 73, Wisconsin 43, Illinois 40, Fresno State 40, Auburn 38, Minnesota 34, LSU 34, Tennessee 32, Oregon State 32, Washington 30, Michigan 29, Mississippi 27, Northwestern 24, Georgia 20, UCLA 18, Nebraska 17, Oregon 15, Arkansas 14, New Mexico 14, Oklahoma State 9, Wake Forest 5, Vanderbilt 2, Iowa State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Iowa (14) |
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