| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1596 | 2-1 | 15 | W, 33-9 #5 Rutgers | - | 1 |
| 2. | Georgia | SEC | 10-4 (7-1) | 1534 | 3-1 | 19 | W, 23-9 at #7 Michigan State | OPEN | 16 |
| 3. | Texas Tech | B12 | 13-3 (7-1) | 1471 | 3-2 | 7 | L, 42-44 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 5 |
| 4. | Ohio State | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1407 | 0-1 | 48 | L, 7-19 #9 Oregon | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Rutgers | BigE | 15-2 (8-0) | 1352 | 2-0 | 14 | L, 9-33 at #1 Maryland | - | 2 |
| 6. | California | Pac12 | 13-2 (9-0) | 1266 | 1-1 | 62 | L, 14-47 #3 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Michigan State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 1202 | 0-1 | 63 | L, 9-23 #2 Georgia | OPEN | 13 |
| 8. | Michigan | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1141 | 1-0 | 47 | L, 17-35 #12 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Oregon | Pac12 | 12-3 (7-2) | 1053 | 1-2 | 58 | L, 13-21 at #5 Rutgers | OPEN | 6 |
| 10. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 991 | 1-2 | 44 | L, 24-34 at #5 Rutgers | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | South Florida | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 915 | 0-1 | 93 | W, 31-24 at Miami | OPEN | 15 |
| 12. | Pittsburgh | B10 | 12-3 (7-1) | 860 | 1-0 | 46 | L, 19-40 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 8 |
| 13. | Baylor | B12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 811 | 2-2 | 12 | W, 43-24 at #21 Tennessee | OPEN | 18 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (5-3) | 760 | 1-1 | 74 | W, 30-9 at Colorado | OPEN | 19 |
| 15. | Texas | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 699 | 3-1 | 53 | L, 24-28 at #10 Florida | OPEN | 10 |
| 16. | North Texas | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 658 | 1-2 | 45 | L, 24-31 at #19 Mississippi State | OPEN | 11 |
| 17. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 590 | 1-2 | 37 | L, 23-26 at #9 Oregon | OPEN | 12 |
| 18. | USC | Pac12 | 10-4 (8-1) | 546 | 2-0 | 25 | L, 13-22 at #3 Texas Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 19. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 492 | 1-2 | 38 | W, 31-24 #16 North Texas | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 440 | 0-0 | 90 | L, 3-50 at #6 California | OPEN | 17 |
| 21. | Tennessee | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 387 | 1-3 | 64 | L, 24-43 #13 Baylor | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Rice | B12 | 8-5 (5-3) | 333 | 1-2 | 50 | W, 23-20 Louisiana Tech | OPEN | 25 |
| 23. | Cincinnati | BigE | 8-6 (6-2) | 271 | 2-3 | 2 | L, 32-33 at #25 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | Northwestern | C-USA | 10-4 (6-2) | 200 | 0-0 | 68 | W, 27-19 at Connecticut | OPEN | 27 |
| 25. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-5 (6-2) | 130 | 2-2 | 6 | W, 33-32 #23 Cincinnati | OPEN | 29 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Notre Dame 106, Utah 80, Oklahoma 49, West Virginia 46, East Carolina 44, Penn State 41, Wisconsin 36, Marshall 34, Alabama 34, Purdue 31, Fresno State 31, Iowa 28, Wake Forest 23, Boise State 23, Kentucky 18, Navy 13, Ball State 10, Colorado 8, N C State 5, South Carolina 3, San Jose State 2, Texas Christian 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Notre Dame (24), Marshall (21) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1508 | 3-1 | 15 | W, 33-9 #4 Rutgers | - | 1 |
| 2. | Texas Tech | B12 | 13-3 (7-1) | 1452 | 3-0 | 7 | L, 42-44 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Ohio State | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 1405 | 1-1 | 48 | L, 7-19 #8 Oregon | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | Rutgers | BigE | 15-2 (8-0) | 1339 | 1-1 | 14 | L, 9-33 at #1 Maryland | - | 2 |
| 5. | California | Pac12 | 13-2 (9-0) | 1272 | 1-1 | 62 | L, 14-47 #2 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 1205 | 0-1 | 90 | L, 3-50 at #5 California | OPEN | 12 |
| 7. | Michigan State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 1121 | 2-1 | 63 | L, 9-23 #17 Georgia | OPEN | 14 |
| 8. | Oregon | Pac12 | 12-3 (7-2) | 1052 | 1-2 | 58 | L, 13-21 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 981 | 2-1 | 44 | L, 24-34 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 6 |
| 10. | Baylor | B12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 898 | 0-2 | 12 | W, 43-24 at Tennessee | OPEN | 20 |
| 11. | Michigan | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 840 | 2-1 | 47 | L, 17-35 #12 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Pittsburgh | B10 | 12-3 (7-1) | 790 | 3-0 | 46 | L, 19-40 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 8 |
| 13. | South Florida | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 752 | 0-0 | 93 | W, 31-24 at Miami | OPEN | 16 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (5-3) | 702 | 0-2 | 74 | W, 30-9 at Colorado | OPEN | 17 |
| 15. | Mississippi | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 663 | 1-3 | 37 | L, 23-26 at #8 Oregon | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Texas | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 608 | 2-2 | 53 | L, 24-28 at #9 Florida | OPEN | 11 |
| 17. | Georgia | SEC | 10-4 (7-1) | 544 | 3-1 | 19 | W, 23-9 at #7 Michigan State | OPEN | 19 |
| 18. | USC | Pac12 | 10-4 (8-1) | 488 | 1-1 | 25 | L, 13-22 at #2 Texas Tech | OPEN | 13 |
| 19. | Notre Dame | B10 | 8-5 (3-5) | 419 | 4-4 | 1 | W, 16-13 at South Carolina | OPEN | 18 |
| 20. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 372 | 1-2 | 38 | W, 31-24 #21 North Texas | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | North Texas | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 311 | 1-2 | 45 | L, 24-31 at #20 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 22. | Alabama | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 271 | 2-3 | 16 | L, 34-39 Clemson | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Navy | ACC | 9-4 (4-4) | 230 | 1-1 | 82 | W, 38-3 UNLV | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-5 (6-2) | 185 | 2-3 | 6 | W, 33-32 Cincinnati | OPEN | 26 |
| 25. | Penn State | B10 | 7-6 (2-6) | 145 | 2-3 | 9 | W, 39-0 Western Michigan | OPEN | 29 |
| Others receiving votes |
| East Carolina 96, West Virginia 69, Utah 38, Wisconsin 35, Rice 35, Tennessee 35, Oklahoma 32, Purdue 30, Iowa 26, Wake Forest 23, Cincinnati 23, LSU 23, Northwestern 20, Boise State 15, Fresno State 15, Marshall 15, San Jose State 15, South Carolina 11, Kentucky 9, Clemson 6, N C State 6, Stanford 5, Ball State 5, Texas Christian 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Tennessee (25), Cincinnati (24) |
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