| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Arkansas | SEC | 16-1 (8-1) | 1599 | 3-1 | 14 | W, 23-20 #4 Maryland | - | 1 |
| 2. | Wake Forest | ACC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1540 | 1-1 | 59 | L, 23-27 at #3 Stanford | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 14-2 (8-0) | 1467 | 2-0 | 56 | L, 54-57 #4 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1402 | 2-1 | 67 | L, 20-23 at #1 Arkansas | - | 2 |
| 5. | Iowa | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1331 | 2-0 | 53 | L, 27-45 #14 Army | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Northern Illinois | MAC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1253 | 1-0 | 104 | L, 7-22 #10 Texas Christian | OPEN | 6 |
| 7. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 1165 | 2-1 | 42 | L, 34-37 #12 Wisconsin | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | SEC | 11-2 (8-1) | 1076 | 2-1 | 38 | L, 20-27 #14 Army | OPEN | 8 |
| 9. | Navy | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 988 | 1-2 | 81 | L, 20-27 at Duke | OPEN | 13 |
| 10. | Texas Christian | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 904 | 0-1 | 60 | L, 14-21 at #4 Maryland | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 845 | 2-2 | 12 | W, 34-16 at Houston | OPEN | 15 |
| 12. | Wisconsin | B10 | 11-4 (7-1) | 785 | 4-3 | 3 | L, 13-30 at #1 Arkansas | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 726 | 2-1 | 54 | W, 24-10 #17 Arizona | OPEN | 20 |
| 14. | Army | BigE | 12-4 (8-0) | 682 | 3-1 | 9 | L, 16-37 at #1 Arkansas | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (9-0) | 613 | 2-0 | 47 | L, 14-43 at #2 Wake Forest | OPEN | 12 |
| 16. | Troy | Sun | 11-3 (8-0) | 540 | 0-1 | 88 | L, 23-29 at #5 Iowa | OPEN | 18 |
| 17. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 494 | 1-2 | 77 | L, 10-24 at #13 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 17 |
| 18. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 405 | 0-2 | 97 | L, 30-34 at #22 Ohio State | OPEN | 14 |
| 19. | Illinois | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 356 | 2-2 | 26 | W, 34-17 Georgia | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-4) | 310 | 0-3 | 35 | W, 26-25 at #24 Indiana | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | California | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 229 | 0-2 | 80 | W, 41-38 Iowa State | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (4-4) | 166 | 1-3 | 61 | W, 34-30 #18 Texas Tech | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Virginia | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 96 | 0-0 | 87 | L, 21-29 at LSU | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | Indiana | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 72 | 1-2 | 65 | L, 25-26 #20 Alabama | OPEN | 16 |
| 25. | Connecticut | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 41 | 1-3 | 33 | W, 34-7 at Marshall | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Iowa State 39, West Virginia 34, Duke 32, Miami (OH) 29, Colorado 26, Louisville 23, Fresno State 21, Cincinnati 20, LSU 16, Brigham Young 15, Central Michigan 13, Penn State 10, Purdue 10, Minnesota 8, USC 6, Mississippi 5, Western Michigan 5, Missouri 3, Florida Int 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Iowa State (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Arkansas | SEC | 16-1 (8-1) | 1494 | 3-1 | 14 | W, 23-20 #5 Maryland | - | 1 |
| 2. | Iowa | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1440 | 2-0 | 53 | L, 27-45 #13 Army | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 14-2 (8-0) | 1388 | 2-0 | 56 | L, 54-57 #5 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | Mississippi State | SEC | 11-2 (8-1) | 1340 | 2-1 | 38 | L, 20-27 #13 Army | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Maryland | ACC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1273 | 2-1 | 67 | L, 20-23 at #1 Arkansas | - | 4 |
| 6. | Northern Illinois | MAC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1190 | 1-0 | 104 | L, 7-22 #17 Texas Christian | OPEN | 6 |
| 7. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (9-0) | 1136 | 2-0 | 47 | L, 14-43 at #9 Wake Forest | OPEN | 10 |
| 8. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 1052 | 2-1 | 42 | L, 34-37 #14 Wisconsin | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Wake Forest | ACC | 13-2 (8-0) | 990 | 1-1 | 59 | L, 23-27 at #3 Stanford | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 918 | 2-2 | 12 | W, 34-16 at Houston | OPEN | 13 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 856 | 2-1 | 54 | W, 24-10 #18 Arizona | OPEN | 18 |
| 12. | Duke | ACC | 11-2 (7-1) | 811 | 1-0 | 109 | W, 27-20 #15 Navy | OPEN | 19 |
| 13. | Army | BigE | 12-4 (8-0) | 772 | 3-1 | 9 | L, 16-37 at #1 Arkansas | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Wisconsin | B10 | 11-4 (7-1) | 727 | 4-3 | 3 | L, 13-30 at #1 Arkansas | OPEN | 9 |
| 15. | Navy | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 685 | 1-2 | 81 | L, 20-27 at #12 Duke | OPEN | 11 |
| 16. | Indiana | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 622 | 1-2 | 65 | L, 25-26 #22 Alabama | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Texas Christian | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 566 | 0-1 | 60 | L, 14-21 at #5 Maryland | OPEN | 14 |
| 18. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 520 | 1-2 | 77 | L, 10-24 at #11 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 16 |
| 19. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 464 | 0-2 | 97 | L, 30-34 at #20 Ohio State | OPEN | 17 |
| 20. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (4-4) | 416 | 1-3 | 61 | W, 34-30 #19 Texas Tech | OPEN | 24 |
| 21. | Troy | Sun | 11-3 (8-0) | 368 | 0-1 | 88 | L, 23-29 at #2 Iowa | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-4) | 326 | 0-3 | 35 | W, 26-25 at #16 Indiana | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Illinois | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 285 | 2-3 | 26 | W, 34-17 Georgia | OPEN | 23 |
| 24. | Connecticut | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 232 | 1-3 | 33 | W, 34-7 at Marshall | OPEN | 27 |
| 25. | California | Pac-12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 194 | 0-2 | 80 | W, 41-38 Iowa State | OPEN | 28 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Brigham Young 146, Miami (OH) 99, Louisville 69, West Virginia 46, Iowa State 46, Fresno State 41, Colorado 37, LSU 37, Minnesota 34, Central Michigan 29, USC 29, Cincinnati 24, Missouri 24, Purdue 21, Western Michigan 21, Mississippi 20, Houston 20, Florida State 20, Penn State 18, Virginia 15, UTEP 15, Florida Int 11, Washington 11, Nebraska 11, Texas A&M 6, Boise State 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Iowa State (22), Cincinnati (25) |
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