| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas | B12 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1594 | 1-0 | 29 | W, 34-23 at #4 West Virginia | - | 3 |
| 2. | Ohio State | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1534 | 4-0 | 60 | L, 27-44 #16 Arkansas | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1485 | 4-1 | 13 | L, 21-22 #7 Texas Christian | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | West Virginia | BigE | 16-1 (8-0) | 1430 | 3-0 | 55 | L, 23-34 #1 Texas | - | 1 |
| 5. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1376 | 0-0 | 106 | L, 29-35 at #11 Texas Tech | OPEN | 9 |
| 6. | Penn State | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1298 | 2-1 | 40 | L, 38-40 #16 Arkansas | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Texas Christian | B12 | 13-3 (6-2) | 1217 | 2-0 | 21 | L, 17-42 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | SEC | 11-3 (8-0) | 1138 | 3-1 | 19 | L, 30-62 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 6 |
| 9. | Alabama | SEC | 10-3 (5-3) | 1074 | 1-1 | 67 | W, 23-17 at Purdue | OPEN | 17 |
| 10. | Boise State | Pac-12 | 11-2 (6-2) | 993 | 0-2 | 109 | W, 28-13 at Iowa State | OPEN | 16 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (6-2) | 923 | 1-2 | 20 | L, 34-58 at #4 West Virginia | OPEN | 8 |
| 12. | East Carolina | C-USA | 12-2 (8-0) | 861 | 0-0 | 120 | L, 17-42 at #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 10 |
| 13. | Navy | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 811 | 2-1 | 31 | L, 13-47 at #7 Texas Christian | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Troy | Sun | 11-3 (8-0) | 764 | 0-1 | 98 | L, 10-65 at #6 Penn State | OPEN | 14 |
| 15. | Western Michigan | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 692 | 0-1 | 70 | L, 12-22 at Duke | OPEN | 15 |
| 16. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-4 (6-2) | 652 | 0-3 | 35 | L, 12-27 at #4 West Virginia | OPEN | 11 |
| 17. | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 608 | 1-2 | 39 | W, 34-31 at Army | OPEN | 23 |
| 18. | Virginia | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 544 | 0-1 | 73 | L, 10-12 at #19 Iowa | OPEN | 13 |
| 19. | Iowa | B10 | 8-5 (3-5) | 466 | 1-2 | 34 | W, 12-10 #18 Virginia | OPEN | 30 |
| 20. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 382 | 2-2 | 37 | W, 38-17 Kansas State | OPEN | 24 |
| 21. | Hawaii | MWC | 11-3 (8-0) | 336 | 0-0 | 108 | L, 15-31 Washington State | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Wisconsin | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 281 | 0-3 | 6 | W, 16-13 Brigham Young | OPEN | 26 |
| 23. | Florida | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 223 | 1-2 | 26 | W, 44-37 at Northwestern | OPEN | 29 |
| 24. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 150 | 1-2 | 24 | L, 17-45 Michigan | OPEN | 18 |
| 25. | USC | Pac-12 | 9-5 (8-0) | 76 | 2-3 | 5 | L, 17-34 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 19 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Duke 49, Purdue 49, Brigham Young 49, LSU 47, Washington State 46, Baylor 42, Louisville 42, Colorado 42, Northwestern 37, Miami (OH) 36, Iowa State 31, Temple 26, Kansas 26, Georgia Tech 23, Army 18, Syracuse 13, Central Michigan 13, Connecticut 13, Indiana 8, Fresno State 8, Kansas State 5, Oklahoma State 5, South Florida 5, Ball State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Purdue (22), Northwestern (25), Miami (OH) (21) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas | B12 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1505 | 1-0 | 29 | W, 34-23 at #4 West Virginia | - | 3 |
| 2. | Ohio State | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1446 | 4-1 | 60 | L, 27-44 #14 Arkansas | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1392 | 3-1 | 13 | L, 21-22 #11 Texas Christian | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | West Virginia | BigE | 16-1 (8-0) | 1333 | 3-0 | 55 | L, 23-34 #1 Texas | - | 1 |
| 5. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1272 | 0-0 | 106 | L, 29-35 at #7 Texas Tech | OPEN | 9 |
| 6. | Penn State | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1194 | 3-1 | 40 | L, 38-40 #14 Arkansas | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1116 | 0-2 | 20 | L, 34-58 at #4 West Virginia | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | SEC | 11-3 (8-0) | 1046 | 4-1 | 19 | L, 30-62 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 6 |
| 9. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 976 | 1-1 | 37 | W, 38-17 Kansas State | OPEN | 13 |
| 10. | Alabama | SEC | 10-3 (5-3) | 915 | 2-1 | 67 | W, 23-17 at #12 Purdue | OPEN | 18 |
| 11. | Texas Christian | B12 | 13-3 (6-2) | 831 | 2-0 | 21 | L, 17-42 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 8 |
| 12. | Purdue | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 790 | 2-2 | 53 | L, 17-23 #10 Alabama | OPEN | 17 |
| 13. | Navy | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 750 | 2-1 | 31 | L, 13-47 at #11 Texas Christian | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-4 (6-2) | 706 | 1-3 | 35 | L, 12-27 at #4 West Virginia | OPEN | 14 |
| 15. | East Carolina | C-USA | 12-2 (8-0) | 640 | 0-0 | 120 | L, 17-42 at #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 16. | Troy | Sun | 11-3 (8-0) | 593 | 0-2 | 98 | L, 10-65 at #6 Penn State | OPEN | 10 |
| 17. | Florida | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 528 | 2-2 | 26 | W, 44-37 at #22 Northwestern | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 445 | 1-3 | 39 | W, 34-31 at Army | OPEN | 23 |
| 19. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 381 | 1-2 | 24 | L, 17-45 Michigan | OPEN | 11 |
| 20. | Western Michigan | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 322 | 0-1 | 70 | L, 12-22 at #25 Duke | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Iowa | B10 | 8-5 (3-5) | 274 | 0-3 | 34 | W, 12-10 Virginia | OPEN | 30 |
| 22. | Northwestern | B10 | 9-5 (6-2) | 229 | 3-1 | 15 | L, 37-44 #17 Florida | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 191 | 1-4 | 30 | W, 30-23 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 24 |
| 24. | Wisconsin | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 139 | 1-5 | 6 | W, 16-13 Brigham Young | OPEN | 31 |
| 25. | Duke | ACC | 8-5 (5-3) | 96 | 2-2 | 18 | W, 22-12 #20 Western Michigan | OPEN | 32 |
| Others receiving votes |
| USC 73, Virginia 47, Louisville 47, Iowa State 43, Brigham Young 41, Washington State 38, Baylor 35, Army 30, Colorado 30, Temple 26, Syracuse 24, Miami (OH) 24, Boise State 24, Indiana 24, Kansas 23, Kansas State 21, Central Michigan 21, Georgia Tech 18, Oklahoma State 15, Connecticut 14, Texas A&M 14, South Florida 11, Ball State 9, Southern Methodist 5, Miami 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| USC (20), Virginia (22), Iowa State (25) |
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