| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac-12 | 14-3 (7-1) | 1592 | 3-0 | 64 | W, 27-21 at #11 Wisconsin | - | 7 |
| 2. | Penn State | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1521 | 2-1 | 44 | L, 26-28 #11 Wisconsin | OPEN | 2 |
| 3. | West Virginia | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 1462 | 2-1 | 50 | W, 17-9 at Wake Forest | OPEN | 8 |
| 4. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 1402 | 1-1 | 84 | W, 37-34 #18 Kansas State | OPEN | 12 |
| 5. | Purdue | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1331 | 2-2 | 20 | L, 19-22 #1 USC | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | East Carolina | C-USA | 10-4 (8-0) | 1264 | 0-0 | 77 | L, 13-27 at Northern Illinois | OPEN | 5 |
| 7. | Clemson | ACC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1175 | 0-1 | 93 | L, 10-30 at #11 Wisconsin | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Iowa | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1097 | 1-1 | 24 | W, 35-23 South Carolina | OPEN | 11 |
| 9. | Florida State | ACC | 12-3 (8-0) | 1024 | 4-1 | 19 | L, 24-27 #21 Texas Tech | OPEN | 3 |
| 10. | Kentucky | SEC | 10-2 (6-2) | 959 | 2-0 | 89 | W, 18-17 at Northwestern | OPEN | 16 |
| 11. | Wisconsin | B10 | 13-4 (6-2) | 902 | 4-2 | 9 | L, 21-27 #1 USC | - | 4 |
| 12. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 855 | 3-2 | 37 | L, 6-33 at #15 Stanford | OPEN | 10 |
| 13. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 791 | 3-2 | 41 | L, 6-12 #21 Texas Tech | OPEN | 13 |
| 14. | Duke | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 728 | 0-2 | 78 | L, 21-33 at #1 USC | OPEN | 15 |
| 15. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-4 (6-2) | 676 | 1-2 | 27 | L, 14-28 at #2 Penn State | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-3 (6-2) | 627 | 0-1 | 38 | W, 14-12 Texas A&M | OPEN | 20 |
| 17. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-5 (6-2) | 569 | 3-1 | 35 | L, 37-42 #23 Washington State | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 517 | 1-2 | 95 | L, 34-37 at #4 Arkansas | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-4 (5-3) | 458 | 0-3 | 56 | W, 25-7 New Mexico State | OPEN | 24 |
| 20. | Colorado | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 408 | 0-3 | 53 | L, 12-21 Texas | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-4 (5-3) | 322 | 0-1 | 51 | L, 13-30 at #1 USC | OPEN | 14 |
| 22. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 249 | 1-1 | 16 | W, 24-20 at Houston | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-5 (6-2) | 188 | 1-3 | 49 | W, 42-37 at #17 Brigham Young | OPEN | 30 |
| 24. | Kansas | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 119 | 2-1 | 74 | W, 20-17 at Troy | OPEN | 26 |
| 25. | Auburn | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 88 | 0-2 | 82 | W, 56-3 Utah State | OPEN | 23 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Louisville 57, Army 55, Arizona 55, Northern Illinois 52, Texas Christian 47, Michigan 44, Texas 39, Oregon State 36, Washington 36, Baylor 31, Boston College 29, Navy 29, Connecticut 29, South Carolina 26, Michigan State 21, Northwestern 21, South Florida 21, Mississippi State 16, Minnesota 15, Ohio State 15, Missouri 13, Notre Dame 8, Illinois 8, Indiana 8, Iowa State 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Army (18), Baylor (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Kentucky | SEC | 10-2 (6-2) | 1510 | 2-0 | 89 | W, 18-17 at Northwestern | OPEN | 10 |
| 2. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 1453 | 0-1 | 84 | W, 37-34 #16 Kansas State | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | Florida State | ACC | 12-3 (8-0) | 1395 | 4-1 | 19 | L, 24-27 #19 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Penn State | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1347 | 2-1 | 44 | L, 26-28 #12 Wisconsin | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Purdue | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1286 | 2-2 | 20 | L, 19-22 #6 USC | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | USC | Pac-12 | 14-3 (7-1) | 1209 | 3-0 | 64 | W, 27-21 at #12 Wisconsin | - | 8 |
| 7. | Clemson | ACC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1145 | 0-1 | 93 | L, 10-30 at #12 Wisconsin | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 1066 | 2-2 | 41 | L, 6-12 #19 Texas Tech | OPEN | 3 |
| 9. | West Virginia | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 991 | 4-1 | 50 | W, 17-9 at Wake Forest | OPEN | 12 |
| 10. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 932 | 3-2 | 37 | L, 6-33 at #14 Stanford | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-3 (6-2) | 863 | 1-2 | 38 | W, 14-12 Texas A&M | OPEN | 15 |
| 12. | Wisconsin | B10 | 13-4 (6-2) | 802 | 4-2 | 9 | L, 21-27 #6 USC | - | 5 |
| 13. | Iowa | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 741 | 1-1 | 24 | W, 35-23 South Carolina | OPEN | 17 |
| 14. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-4 (6-2) | 679 | 1-2 | 27 | L, 14-28 at #4 Penn State | OPEN | 7 |
| 15. | Duke | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 618 | 0-2 | 78 | L, 21-33 at #6 USC | OPEN | 11 |
| 16. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 557 | 1-2 | 95 | L, 34-37 at #2 Arkansas | OPEN | 14 |
| 17. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 517 | 1-2 | 16 | W, 24-20 at Houston | OPEN | 21 |
| 18. | Louisville | BigE | 7-4 (4-4) | 441 | 1-2 | 25 | W, 36-7 Louisiana-Lafayette | OPEN | 23 |
| 19. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-4 (5-3) | 383 | 0-1 | 51 | L, 13-30 at #6 USC | OPEN | 16 |
| 20. | Colorado | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 329 | 0-3 | 53 | L, 12-21 Texas | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-4 (5-3) | 250 | 0-3 | 56 | W, 25-7 New Mexico State | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-5 (6-2) | 200 | 1-3 | 49 | W, 42-37 at #25 Brigham Young | OPEN | 29 |
| 23. | Kansas | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 160 | 2-1 | 74 | W, 20-17 at Troy | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | Texas Christian | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 114 | 2-2 | 34 | W, 35-24 Western Michigan | OPEN | 30 |
| 25. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-5 (6-2) | 87 | 3-1 | 35 | L, 37-42 #22 Washington State | OPEN | 18 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Texas 61, East Carolina 38, Army 35, Oregon State 30, Arizona 26, Northern Illinois 24, Michigan 20, South Carolina 18, Washington 17, Baylor 15, Boston College 12, Connecticut 9, Navy 6, Minnesota 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| East Carolina (22), Army (20), South Carolina (24) |
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