| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1610 | 5-0 | 9 | W, 36-24 #6 Louisville | - | 1 |
| 2. | Mississippi State | SEC | 14-1 (8-0) | 1558 | 5-0 | 4 | L, 26-29 #10 Texas | OPEN | 2 |
| 3. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 1502 | 3-1 | 8 | L, 16-23 Wyoming | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | Stanford | Pac12 | 12-3 (9-0) | 1440 | 1-1 | 81 | L, 23-29 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 10 |
| 5. | Arizona | Pac12 | 14-2 (9-0) | 1384 | 2-1 | 33 | L, 25-29 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Louisville | ACC | 14-3 (7-1) | 1318 | 0-0 | 102 | L, 24-36 at #1 Texas Tech | - | 12 |
| 7. | Notre Dame | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1240 | 1-0 | 101 | L, 25-28 #6 Louisville | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Rice | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1178 | 1-2 | 29 | W, 30-13 at #24 LSU | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | Michigan | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1097 | 0-1 | 94 | L, 23-39 at #10 Texas | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Texas | B12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 1029 | 4-1 | 14 | L, 18-21 #6 Louisville | OPEN | 5 |
| 11. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 947 | 0-1 | 107 | W, 17-16 #18 Cincinnati | OPEN | 16 |
| 12. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 891 | 0-2 | 37 | W, 40-24 at Iowa | OPEN | 15 |
| 13. | Maryland | ACC | 12-3 (8-0) | 843 | 2-1 | 31 | L, 21-35 at #5 Arizona | OPEN | 7 |
| 14. | Utah | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 795 | 0-2 | 75 | W, 29-6 at South Florida | OPEN | 19 |
| 15. | Texas Christian | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 736 | 1-2 | 32 | L, 10-24 at #4 Stanford | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Alabama | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 670 | 2-3 | 76 | W, 20-13 at Pittsburgh | OPEN | 18 |
| 17. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (8-0) | 603 | 0-1 | 103 | L, 14-40 at #13 Maryland | OPEN | 11 |
| 18. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 526 | 1-1 | 6 | L, 16-17 at #11 Wake Forest | OPEN | 13 |
| 19. | California | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 466 | 1-3 | 24 | W, 22-7 Kent State | OPEN | 22 |
| 20. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 414 | 1-1 | 38 | L, 45-60 at Virginia Tech | OPEN | 17 |
| 21. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-5 (3-5) | 367 | 2-1 | 71 | W, 31-26 Western Kentucky | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Arkansas | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 301 | 1-3 | 30 | L, 17-20 Oklahoma | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Auburn | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 234 | 2-3 | 21 | W, 28-10 Penn State | OPEN | 27 |
| 24. | LSU | SEC | 8-5 (6-2) | 164 | 3-4 | 2 | L, 13-30 #8 Rice | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 7-6 (3-5) | 107 | 0-3 | 7 | W, 32-14 at Louisiana-Monroe | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| West Virginia 83, Louisiana Tech 58, Oregon 55, South Florida 55, Kansas State 55, Georgia 54, Mississippi 49, Oklahoma 49, Miami 44, Ball State 39, USC 37, Fresno State 37, North Texas 34, Virginia Tech 31, Iowa 29, Baylor 29, East Carolina 28, Florida State 28, Middle Tennessee State 28, Pittsburgh 26, Syracuse 26, Northwestern 21, Bowling Green 18, Miami (OH) 16, South Carolina 13, Georgia Tech 11, Kent State 10, Colorado 6, Boise State 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Louisiana Tech (20) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1507 | 4-0 | 9 | W, 36-24 #12 Louisville | - | 1 |
| 2. | Mississippi State | SEC | 14-1 (8-0) | 1458 | 4-0 | 4 | L, 26-29 #15 Texas | OPEN | 2 |
| 3. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 1411 | 3-1 | 8 | L, 16-23 Wyoming | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | Texas Christian | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 1357 | 1-2 | 32 | L, 10-24 at #7 Stanford | OPEN | 10 |
| 5. | Arizona | Pac12 | 14-2 (9-0) | 1289 | 3-1 | 33 | L, 25-29 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (8-0) | 1232 | 0-1 | 103 | L, 14-40 at #10 Maryland | OPEN | 12 |
| 7. | Stanford | Pac12 | 12-3 (9-0) | 1154 | 2-1 | 81 | L, 23-29 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1080 | 0-1 | 107 | W, 17-16 #20 Cincinnati | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | Notre Dame | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1017 | 2-0 | 101 | L, 25-28 #12 Louisville | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Maryland | ACC | 12-3 (8-0) | 956 | 1-1 | 31 | L, 21-35 at #5 Arizona | OPEN | 5 |
| 11. | Rice | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 881 | 0-2 | 29 | W, 30-13 at LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 12. | Louisville | ACC | 14-3 (7-1) | 839 | 1-0 | 102 | L, 24-36 at #1 Texas Tech | - | 7 |
| 13. | Utah | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 785 | 1-2 | 75 | W, 29-6 at South Florida | OPEN | 20 |
| 14. | Alabama | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 737 | 2-2 | 76 | W, 20-13 at Pittsburgh | OPEN | 16 |
| 15. | Texas | B12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 683 | 2-1 | 14 | L, 18-21 #12 Louisville | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 627 | 1-1 | 37 | W, 40-24 at Iowa | OPEN | 19 |
| 17. | Michigan | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 561 | 0-1 | 94 | L, 23-39 at #15 Texas | OPEN | 11 |
| 18. | California | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 486 | 1-3 | 24 | W, 22-7 Kent State | OPEN | 18 |
| 19. | USC | Pac12 | 8-5 (5-4) | 416 | 0-4 | 35 | W, 38-27 at Idaho | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 352 | 1-1 | 6 | L, 16-17 at #8 Wake Forest | OPEN | 13 |
| 21. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-5 (3-5) | 287 | 2-1 | 71 | W, 31-26 Western Kentucky | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Marshall | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 233 | 1-1 | 38 | L, 45-60 at #25 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 15 |
| 23. | Mississippi | SEC | 8-5 (3-5) | 183 | 0-4 | 22 | W, 32-13 UTEP | OPEN | 28 |
| 24. | Auburn | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 131 | 2-3 | 21 | W, 28-10 Penn State | OPEN | 32 |
| 25. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 8-5 (4-4) | 108 | 1-1 | 70 | W, 60-45 #22 Marshall | OPEN | 46 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Arkansas 79, Louisiana Tech 49, West Virginia 49, Georgia 49, Oklahoma State 47, South Florida 46, Kansas State 44, LSU 40, Oregon 37, Fresno State 37, Miami 32, Baylor 27, Ball State 24, Kent State 21, Air Force 17, Oklahoma 14, Middle Tennessee State 14, East Carolina 9, North Texas 6, Iowa 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Arkansas (21), Louisiana Tech (22), LSU (24) |
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