| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac-12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1592 | 2-0 | 11 | W, 47-40 #9 Maryland | - | 1 |
| 2. | Mississippi State | SEC | 12-3 (7-2) | 1542 | 3-2 | 34 | L, 27-41 at #1 USC | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Texas Christian | B12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1469 | 1-0 | 64 | L, 40-43 #9 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1414 | 3-1 | 8 | L, 34-45 #9 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (9-0) | 1347 | 3-1 | 46 | L, 21-30 #7 Wisconsin | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Penn State | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 1274 | 2-3 | 3 | L, 14-19 at #8 Wake Forest | OPEN | 12 |
| 7. | Wisconsin | B10 | 11-4 (7-1) | 1198 | 2-3 | 26 | L, 19-20 at #2 Mississippi State | OPEN | 14 |
| 8. | Wake Forest | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 1138 | 2-2 | 65 | L, 13-51 at #4 UCLA | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Maryland | ACC | 13-3 (7-1) | 1056 | 3-2 | 59 | L, 40-47 at #1 USC | - | 6 |
| 10. | Northern Illinois | MAC | 12-2 (7-1) | 996 | 1-0 | 115 | L, 12-19 #12 Louisville | OPEN | 8 |
| 11. | Arkansas | SEC | 10-4 (8-1) | 920 | 1-2 | 49 | L, 35-42 at #9 Maryland | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Louisville | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 866 | 0-0 | 95 | L, 23-26 at #1 USC | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Texas | B12 | 10-4 (8-0) | 811 | 1-1 | 25 | W, 35-7 at #22 Kentucky | OPEN | 19 |
| 14. | Miami | ACC | 11-3 (6-2) | 752 | 1-0 | 116 | W, 27-14 at Alabama | OPEN | 16 |
| 15. | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 708 | 2-3 | 18 | L, 19-33 at #2 Mississippi State | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Houston | C-USA | 11-2 (6-2) | 640 | 1-0 | 117 | W, 33-16 at Rutgers | OPEN | 20 |
| 17. | East Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (5-4) | 585 | 2-2 | 54 | W, 19-18 at #25 Ohio State | OPEN | 24 |
| 18. | Hawaii | MWC | 10-4 (7-1) | 520 | 1-1 | 68 | L, 9-69 at #3 Texas Christian | OPEN | 18 |
| 19. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 431 | 0-1 | 75 | L, 23-37 #21 Iowa State | OPEN | 13 |
| 20. | Illinois | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 390 | 2-1 | 20 | W, 27-3 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | Iowa State | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 340 | 0-2 | 57 | W, 37-23 at #19 Stanford | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Kentucky | SEC | 8-5 (5-4) | 270 | 1-2 | 38 | L, 7-35 #13 Texas | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Vanderbilt | C-USA | 10-3 (5-3) | 200 | 0-1 | 69 | W, 29-23 Army | OPEN | 27 |
| 24. | Fresno State | MWC | 9-4 (6-2) | 138 | 0-2 | 80 | L, 17-35 at Connecticut | OPEN | 17 |
| 25. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 111 | 1-3 | 21 | L, 18-19 #17 East Carolina | OPEN | 15 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Boise State 81, Oregon State 49, Pittsburgh 46, Arizona 44, Connecticut 44, California 41, Indiana 37, Oklahoma State 37, Navy 36, West Virginia 32, Arizona State 28, South Florida 23, Baylor 18, Army 13, Western Michigan 11, Northwestern 10, Colorado 10, Washington State 8, Washington 3, UTEP 3, Marshall 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Oregon State (22) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac-12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1499 | 4-0 | 11 | W, 47-40 #8 Maryland | - | 1 |
| 2. | Mississippi State | SEC | 12-3 (7-2) | 1434 | 3-2 | 34 | L, 27-41 at #1 USC | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Texas Christian | B12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1386 | 1-1 | 64 | L, 40-43 #8 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1319 | 4-1 | 8 | L, 34-45 #8 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (9-0) | 1264 | 2-1 | 46 | L, 21-30 #13 Wisconsin | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Wake Forest | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 1208 | 2-2 | 65 | L, 13-51 at #4 UCLA | OPEN | 7 |
| 7. | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 1138 | 2-3 | 18 | L, 19-33 at #2 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 8. | Maryland | ACC | 13-3 (7-1) | 1060 | 2-2 | 59 | L, 40-47 at #1 USC | - | 6 |
| 9. | East Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (5-4) | 991 | 1-2 | 54 | W, 19-18 at Ohio State | OPEN | 18 |
| 10. | Northern Illinois | MAC | 12-2 (7-1) | 921 | 0-0 | 115 | L, 12-19 #14 Louisville | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Miami | ACC | 11-3 (6-2) | 865 | 1-0 | 116 | W, 27-14 at Alabama | OPEN | 16 |
| 12. | Arkansas | SEC | 10-4 (8-1) | 798 | 1-1 | 49 | L, 35-42 at #8 Maryland | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Wisconsin | B10 | 11-4 (7-1) | 729 | 2-2 | 26 | L, 19-20 at #2 Mississippi State | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Louisville | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 682 | 1-0 | 95 | L, 23-26 at #1 USC | OPEN | 8 |
| 15. | Iowa State | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 625 | 1-2 | 57 | W, 37-23 at #18 Stanford | OPEN | 23 |
| 16. | Texas | B12 | 10-4 (8-0) | 584 | 1-1 | 25 | W, 35-7 at Kentucky | OPEN | 14 |
| 17. | Penn State | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 534 | 3-3 | 3 | L, 14-19 at #6 Wake Forest | OPEN | 10 |
| 18. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 485 | 0-2 | 75 | L, 23-37 #15 Iowa State | OPEN | 13 |
| 19. | California | Pac-12 | 9-5 (5-3) | 429 | 2-3 | 2 | W, 27-24 at Baylor | OPEN | 22 |
| 20. | West Virginia | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 368 | 0-2 | 81 | W, 41-33 at Duke | OPEN | 21 |
| 21. | Hawaii | MWC | 10-4 (7-1) | 285 | 0-1 | 68 | L, 9-69 at #3 Texas Christian | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Boise State | Pac-12 | 8-5 (5-3) | 236 | 1-3 | 24 | W, 41-21 at #23 Oregon State | OPEN | 30 |
| 23. | Oregon State | MWC | 11-3 (8-0) | 186 | 0-0 | 119 | L, 21-41 #22 Boise State | OPEN | 17 |
| 24. | Brigham Young | B12 | 8-5 (4-4) | 137 | 1-1 | 93 | W, 38-7 at Pittsburgh | OPEN | 24 |
| 25. | Illinois | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 98 | 2-2 | 20 | W, 27-3 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 31 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Kentucky 69, Ohio State 43, Fresno State 43, Western Michigan 43, Arizona 40, Connecticut 40, Indiana 37, Vanderbilt 37, Oklahoma State 32, Navy 32, Arizona State 27, Army 26, UTEP 21, Colorado 21, Northwestern 21, Alabama 21, South Florida 17, Baylor 17, Washington State 15, Michigan 14, Nebraska 9, Georgia 6, Georgia Tech 3, Washington 3, LSU 3, Purdue 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Kentucky (19), Fresno State (25) |
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