| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Penn State | B10 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1594 | 2-1 | 19 | W, 31-19 #17 Ohio State | - | 2 |
| 2. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (8-0) | 1534 | 1-1 | 52 | L, 13-19 #17 Ohio State | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | West Virginia | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 1477 | 1-1 | 99 | L, 19-37 #16 Texas Christian | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | USC | Pac-12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1414 | 3-1 | 2 | L, 22-29 #10 Virginia | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1355 | 3-1 | 5 | L, 16-37 at #1 Penn State | OPEN | 11 |
| 6. | Navy | BigE | 12-2 (8-0) | 1292 | 2-0 | 89 | L, 12-45 #5 Wisconsin | OPEN | 7 |
| 7. | East Carolina | C-USA | 13-1 (8-0) | 1202 | 0-0 | 103 | L, 7-52 #11 UCLA | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1141 | 0-1 | 75 | L, 31-38 #10 Virginia | OPEN | 8 |
| 9. | Florida State | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1064 | 2-2 | 65 | W, 20-16 #22 Louisville | OPEN | 14 |
| 10. | Virginia | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 983 | 2-0 | 101 | L, 10-35 #17 Ohio State | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 897 | 0-1 | 78 | L, 27-34 at #1 Penn State | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Maryland | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 847 | 1-2 | 29 | L, 28-29 #11 UCLA | OPEN | 4 |
| 13. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-2 (6-2) | 780 | 0-1 | 93 | W, 27-17 at Baylor | OPEN | 16 |
| 14. | Michigan | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 725 | 0-2 | 74 | W, 29-22 Kentucky | OPEN | 15 |
| 15. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 679 | 1-0 | 25 | W, 38-21 at Mississippi State | OPEN | 19 |
| 16. | Texas Christian | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 606 | 2-0 | 31 | L, 20-38 at #17 Ohio State | OPEN | 13 |
| 17. | Ohio State | B10 | 12-4 (5-3) | 546 | 2-2 | 10 | L, 19-31 at #1 Penn State | - | 12 |
| 18. | Western Michigan | MAC | 12-2 (8-0) | 483 | 0-0 | 115 | L, 17-41 at #12 Maryland | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 418 | 1-1 | 70 | L, 7-44 at Iowa | OPEN | 18 |
| 20. | Fresno State | MWC | 10-3 (6-2) | 328 | 2-0 | 68 | W, 34-16 at Central Michigan | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 263 | 0-2 | 77 | W, 38-13 at Nebraska | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Louisville | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 214 | 1-3 | 66 | L, 16-20 at #9 Florida State | OPEN | 22 |
| 23. | Hawaii | MWC | 11-3 (7-1) | 143 | 0-1 | 102 | L, 14-61 at #1 Penn State | OPEN | 20 |
| 24. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (4-4) | 114 | 0-1 | 90 | W, 51-9 at Illinois | OPEN | 27 |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 83 | 1-3 | 53 | L, 22-27 at Marshall | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| South Florida 50, Duke 49, Kentucky 44, Baylor 44, Georgia 44, Colorado 41, Iowa 39, Iowa State 36, Texas Tech 32, Washington State 29, Kansas State 26, Arizona 21, Army 16, Indiana 13, Mississippi State 11, LSU 6, Auburn 6, Washington 6, Oklahoma 6, Memphis 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (21) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Penn State | B10 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1502 | 2-1 | 19 | W, 31-19 #16 Ohio State | - | 2 |
| 2. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (8-0) | 1443 | 1-1 | 52 | L, 13-19 #16 Ohio State | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | West Virginia | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 1386 | 1-1 | 99 | L, 19-37 #18 Texas Christian | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | USC | Pac-12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1330 | 3-1 | 2 | L, 22-29 #10 Virginia | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1269 | 3-1 | 5 | L, 16-37 at #1 Penn State | OPEN | 11 |
| 6. | Navy | BigE | 12-2 (8-0) | 1206 | 2-0 | 89 | L, 12-45 #5 Wisconsin | OPEN | 7 |
| 7. | East Carolina | C-USA | 13-1 (8-0) | 1125 | 0-0 | 103 | L, 7-52 #11 UCLA | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Florida State | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1042 | 2-2 | 65 | W, 20-16 #21 Louisville | OPEN | 13 |
| 9. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (8-0) | 982 | 0-1 | 75 | L, 31-38 #10 Virginia | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Virginia | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 898 | 2-0 | 101 | L, 10-35 #16 Ohio State | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 824 | 0-1 | 78 | L, 27-34 at #1 Penn State | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Maryland | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 776 | 1-2 | 29 | L, 28-29 #11 UCLA | OPEN | 4 |
| 13. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-2 (6-2) | 727 | 0-1 | 93 | W, 27-17 at Baylor | OPEN | 16 |
| 14. | Michigan | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 665 | 0-2 | 74 | W, 29-22 Kentucky | OPEN | 15 |
| 15. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 613 | 1-0 | 25 | W, 38-21 at Mississippi State | OPEN | 18 |
| 16. | Ohio State | B10 | 12-4 (5-3) | 572 | 2-2 | 10 | L, 19-31 at #1 Penn State | - | 12 |
| 17. | Fresno State | MWC | 10-3 (6-2) | 505 | 2-0 | 68 | W, 34-16 at Central Michigan | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Texas Christian | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 422 | 2-0 | 31 | L, 20-38 at #16 Ohio State | OPEN | 14 |
| 19. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 369 | 0-2 | 77 | W, 38-13 at Nebraska | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Western Michigan | MAC | 12-2 (8-0) | 314 | 1-0 | 115 | L, 17-41 at #12 Maryland | OPEN | 17 |
| 21. | Louisville | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 244 | 1-3 | 66 | L, 16-20 at #8 Florida State | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (4-4) | 201 | 1-1 | 90 | W, 51-9 at Illinois | OPEN | 24 |
| 23. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 149 | 1-1 | 70 | L, 7-44 at Iowa | OPEN | 19 |
| 24. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 98 | 1-3 | 53 | L, 22-27 at Marshall | OPEN | 21 |
| 25. | Troy | Sun | 10-4 (8-0) | 67 | 0-3 | 100 | W, 50-27 at Arizona State | OPEN | 29 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Baylor 38, Kentucky 38, Colorado 35, Iowa State 32, Georgia 27, Washington State 27, Iowa 23, Duke 20, Kansas State 20, Texas Tech 17, South Florida 14, Arizona 14, Washington 11, Indiana 11, Army 11, Auburn 8, Mississippi State 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (25) |
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