| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1599 | 2-1 | 42 | W, 27-10 #9 Mississippi State | - | 3 |
| 2. | USC | Pac-12 | 14-1 (8-0) | 1545 | 3-0 | 24 | L, 6-16 #13 Arkansas | OPEN | 1 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 15-1 (9-0) | 1482 | 2-0 | 83 | L, 16-38 #1 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Louisville | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 1412 | 2-0 | 80 | L, 24-27 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 7 |
| 5. | Texas | B12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1357 | 2-0 | 63 | L, 27-30 #9 Mississippi State | OPEN | 5 |
| 6. | Miami | ACC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1297 | 0-0 | 120 | L, 23-48 at #7 Texas Christian | OPEN | 10 |
| 7. | Texas Christian | B12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1224 | 2-0 | 91 | L, 42-48 at #3 Florida | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1157 | 3-2 | 26 | W, 35-20 at Troy | OPEN | 12 |
| 9. | Mississippi State | SEC | 13-3 (7-2) | 1081 | 1-2 | 23 | L, 10-27 at #1 Maryland | - | 4 |
| 10. | Wisconsin | B10 | 10-3 (7-1) | 1019 | 3-1 | 1 | L, 32-34 at #13 Arkansas | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 933 | 2-2 | 35 | W, 59-9 at #23 Hawaii | OPEN | 16 |
| 12. | Iowa State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 873 | 1-2 | 54 | W, 20-17 at #21 LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 13. | Arkansas | SEC | 13-3 (9-0) | 822 | 2-1 | 56 | L, 6-37 at #9 Mississippi State | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 757 | 2-2 | 14 | W, 44-14 Texas A&M | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 684 | 2-1 | 31 | L, 28-31 at Kansas State | OPEN | 15 |
| 16. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 634 | 1-2 | 33 | L, 3-31 at #4 Louisville | OPEN | 11 |
| 17. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 588 | 0-3 | 30 | L, 24-31 at Iowa | OPEN | 13 |
| 18. | Penn State | B10 | 10-4 (7-1) | 504 | 3-1 | 9 | L, 10-33 at #9 Mississippi State | OPEN | 14 |
| 19. | Illinois | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 455 | 0-3 | 16 | W, 22-7 East Carolina | OPEN | 20 |
| 20. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 374 | 1-1 | 72 | W, 29-14 at South Carolina | OPEN | 30 |
| 21. | LSU | SEC | 8-5 (5-4) | 323 | 0-3 | 36 | L, 17-20 #12 Iowa State | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | South Florida | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 265 | 0-2 | 57 | L, 13-27 Michigan | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Hawaii | MWC | 10-4 (8-0) | 205 | 0-1 | 93 | L, 9-59 #11 Arizona State | OPEN | 19 |
| 24. | Cincinnati | BigE | 7-6 (5-3) | 138 | 1-1 | 5 | L, 14-24 at Kansas | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | California | Pac-12 | 9-4 (4-4) | 111 | 0-4 | 55 | W, 33-14 Northern Illinois | OPEN | 29 |
| Others receiving votes |
| West Virginia 81, Army 50, Montana 50, Virginia 50, Michigan 46, Arizona 41, Nebraska 37, Florida State 36, South Carolina 31, East Carolina 29, Western Michigan 28, Indiana 26, Iowa 24, Purdue 23, Navy 18, Colorado 15, Central Michigan 13, Minnesota 10, Temple 6, Connecticut 5, Boise State 3, Kansas State 3, Northwestern 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Montana (25), South Carolina (22), East Carolina (24) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1494 | 2-1 | 42 | W, 27-10 #8 Mississippi State | - | 3 |
| 2. | Louisville | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 1426 | 1-1 | 80 | L, 24-27 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 15-1 (9-0) | 1379 | 1-0 | 83 | L, 16-38 #1 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | USC | Pac-12 | 14-1 (8-0) | 1324 | 4-0 | 24 | L, 6-16 #13 Arkansas | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Miami | ACC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1273 | 0-0 | 120 | L, 23-48 at #7 Texas Christian | OPEN | 9 |
| 6. | Texas | B12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1194 | 2-0 | 63 | L, 27-30 #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Texas Christian | B12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1133 | 2-1 | 91 | L, 42-48 at #3 Florida | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | SEC | 13-3 (7-2) | 1051 | 0-2 | 23 | L, 10-27 at #1 Maryland | - | 7 |
| 9. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 993 | 3-2 | 26 | W, 35-20 at Troy | OPEN | 12 |
| 10. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 909 | 1-2 | 14 | W, 44-14 Texas A&M | OPEN | 14 |
| 11. | Iowa State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 848 | 2-3 | 54 | W, 20-17 at LSU | OPEN | 18 |
| 12. | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 784 | 1-2 | 35 | W, 59-9 at #22 Hawaii | OPEN | 19 |
| 13. | Arkansas | SEC | 13-3 (9-0) | 734 | 1-1 | 56 | L, 6-37 at #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | Wisconsin | B10 | 10-3 (7-1) | 680 | 3-1 | 1 | L, 32-34 at #13 Arkansas | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | Illinois | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 619 | 2-3 | 16 | W, 22-7 East Carolina | OPEN | 20 |
| 16. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 561 | 1-3 | 33 | L, 3-31 at #2 Louisville | OPEN | 11 |
| 17. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 517 | 2-3 | 30 | L, 24-31 at #25 Iowa | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | Kansas State | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 479 | 1-2 | 98 | W, 31-28 #19 Stanford | OPEN | 22 |
| 19. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 439 | 1-1 | 31 | L, 28-31 at #18 Kansas State | OPEN | 13 |
| 20. | Penn State | B10 | 10-4 (7-1) | 357 | 3-2 | 9 | L, 10-33 at #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 21. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 282 | 1-1 | 72 | W, 29-14 at South Carolina | OPEN | 21 |
| 22. | Hawaii | MWC | 10-4 (8-0) | 236 | 0-1 | 93 | L, 9-59 #12 Arizona State | OPEN | 17 |
| 23. | Western Michigan | BigE | 8-5 (4-4) | 183 | 1-1 | 58 | W, 27-20 Boise State | OPEN | 29 |
| 24. | West Virginia | BigE | 7-6 (5-3) | 137 | 0-4 | 4 | W, 30-23 Texas Tech | OPEN | 31 |
| 25. | Iowa | B10 | 8-5 (4-4) | 87 | 3-1 | 67 | W, 31-24 #17 Brigham Young | OPEN | 43 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Montana 63, California 34, Michigan 34, South Florida 34, LSU 34, Virginia 34, Army 29, Nebraska 26, Navy 24, Central Michigan 21, Arizona 17, Cincinnati 17, Indiana 17, Florida State 12, East Carolina 11, Purdue 11, Temple 6, Minnesota 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Montana (25), Central Michigan (23), Cincinnati (24) |
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