| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Wisconsin | B10 | 13-3 (6-2) | 1610 | 1-2 | 37 | W, 46-43 at #7 Stanford | - | 13 |
| 2. | Penn State | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1555 | 4-0 | 12 | L, 21-37 #1 Wisconsin | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1492 | 4-0 | 20 | L, 19-20 #7 Stanford | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Iowa | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1433 | 3-1 | 7 | L, 32-35 #15 Baylor | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Northwestern | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1365 | 1-2 | 38 | L, 27-37 #7 Stanford | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Texas Christian | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 1292 | 1-1 | 71 | W, 30-20 Kansas State | OPEN | 14 |
| 7. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1207 | 0-0 | 93 | L, 43-46 #1 Wisconsin | - | 6 |
| 8. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1138 | 3-2 | 23 | L, 19-27 #1 Wisconsin | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | Arkansas | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 1077 | 0-1 | 65 | W, 34-10 Troy | OPEN | 12 |
| 10. | Florida State | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 998 | 1-1 | 43 | L, 7-35 at #3 Florida | OPEN | 7 |
| 11. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 939 | 2-1 | 68 | L, 9-47 at #7 Stanford | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (7-1) | 894 | 2-4 | 3 | W, 38-23 at #20 Michigan | OPEN | 17 |
| 13. | Kentucky | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 829 | 4-2 | 8 | L, 23-32 #15 Baylor | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | Kansas | B12 | 8-5 (4-4) | 775 | 1-3 | 35 | W, 13-3 at Michigan State | OPEN | 20 |
| 15. | Baylor | B12 | 11-4 (5-3) | 730 | 2-1 | 61 | L, 34-37 #1 Wisconsin | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Boise State | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 678 | 0-0 | 112 | L, 17-40 at #2 Penn State | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Navy | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 616 | 2-1 | 57 | W, 28-24 Texas Tech | OPEN | 18 |
| 18. | Virginia | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 557 | 1-0 | 102 | L, 20-30 at LSU | OPEN | 11 |
| 19. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 491 | 1-3 | 11 | L, 6-23 at #10 Florida State | OPEN | 16 |
| 20. | Michigan | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 419 | 2-2 | 34 | L, 23-38 #12 South Carolina | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-6 (6-2) | 340 | 2-0 | 36 | L, 13-16 at #24 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 24 |
| 22. | Louisville | BigE | 8-5 (6-2) | 278 | 1-2 | 44 | L, 16-29 at #23 Duke | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Duke | ACC | 8-5 (6-2) | 213 | 0-4 | 33 | W, 29-16 #22 Louisville | OPEN | 27 |
| 24. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 7-6 (5-3) | 151 | 1-4 | 17 | W, 16-13 #21 UCLA | OPEN | 31 |
| 25. | Georgia | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 93 | 1-3 | 21 | W, 34-10 Iowa State | OPEN | 28 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Texas A&M 60, Rutgers 57, Ohio State 54, Alabama 52, Washington State 52, South Florida 49, Indiana 46, Tennessee 44, Michigan State 42, Missouri 42, Texas Tech 39, Purdue 37, Cincinnati 34, West Virginia 32, Colorado 32, Houston 32, Iowa State 28, Temple 26, Oregon 23, Army 18, Illinois 18, Wake Forest 13, USC 11, Vanderbilt 11, LSU 8, Georgia Tech 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Ohio State (25), Tennessee (22), Michigan State (23) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Wisconsin | B10 | 13-3 (6-2) | 1505 | 1-1 | 37 | W, 46-43 at #7 Stanford | - | 13 |
| 2. | Penn State | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1443 | 4-0 | 12 | L, 21-37 #1 Wisconsin | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1379 | 5-0 | 20 | L, 19-20 #7 Stanford | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Iowa | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1324 | 4-1 | 7 | L, 32-35 #8 Baylor | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Florida State | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 1261 | 0-1 | 43 | L, 7-35 at #3 Florida | OPEN | 9 |
| 6. | Northwestern | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1183 | 1-2 | 38 | L, 27-37 #7 Stanford | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1119 | 1-0 | 93 | L, 43-46 #1 Wisconsin | - | 6 |
| 8. | Baylor | B12 | 11-4 (5-3) | 1063 | 1-1 | 61 | L, 34-37 #1 Wisconsin | OPEN | 8 |
| 9. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 987 | 4-1 | 23 | L, 19-27 #1 Wisconsin | OPEN | 5 |
| 10. | Texas Christian | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 932 | 1-1 | 71 | W, 30-20 Kansas State | OPEN | 15 |
| 11. | Navy | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 860 | 3-1 | 57 | W, 28-24 Texas Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 12. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 798 | 2-3 | 11 | L, 6-23 at #5 Florida State | OPEN | 7 |
| 13. | Virginia | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 730 | 0-0 | 102 | L, 20-30 at LSU | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Kentucky | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 686 | 5-2 | 8 | L, 23-32 #8 Baylor | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 633 | 1-2 | 68 | L, 9-47 at #7 Stanford | OPEN | 11 |
| 16. | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (7-1) | 592 | 3-4 | 3 | W, 38-23 at #21 Michigan | OPEN | 19 |
| 17. | Arkansas | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 534 | 0-2 | 65 | W, 34-10 Troy | OPEN | 17 |
| 18. | Rutgers | BigE | 8-5 (5-3) | 458 | 0-3 | 31 | W, 27-24 Tulane | OPEN | 20 |
| 19. | Kansas | B12 | 8-5 (4-4) | 406 | 0-3 | 35 | W, 13-3 at Michigan State | OPEN | 25 |
| 20. | USC | Pac-12 | 8-5 (6-2) | 349 | 1-0 | 83 | W, 53-17 Texas A&M | OPEN | 28 |
| 21. | Michigan | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 282 | 2-2 | 34 | L, 23-38 #16 South Carolina | OPEN | 18 |
| 22. | Georgia | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 241 | 1-3 | 21 | W, 34-10 Iowa State | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Louisville | BigE | 8-5 (6-2) | 203 | 1-2 | 44 | L, 16-29 at Duke | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | Tennessee | SEC | 7-6 (4-4) | 154 | 2-4 | 26 | L, 10-34 at Indiana | OPEN | 16 |
| 25. | Colorado | Pac-12 | 7-6 (4-4) | 104 | 0-4 | 50 | W, 26-17 Vanderbilt | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Indiana 81, Ohio State 58, Georgia Tech 55, Duke 53, Alabama 53, Washington State 53, Oklahoma State 53, South Florida 49, Iowa State 49, UCLA 49, Missouri 46, Texas Tech 41, Purdue 38, Cincinnati 37, West Virginia 37, Michigan State 34, Army 30, Oregon 26, Temple 26, Illinois 24, LSU 20, Boise State 20, Minnesota 17, Vanderbilt 14, Wake Forest 12, Houston 12, Texas A&M 11, Connecticut 8, Maryland 8, Kansas State 8, California 6, Syracuse 6, Clemson 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| UCLA (23) |
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