| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 14-2 (6-2) | 1599 | 1-1 | 59 | W, 20-13 at #5 Texas | - | 12 |
| 2. | Wake Forest | ACC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1531 | 1-1 | 53 | L, 9-30 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Mississippi | SEC | 15-1 (8-0) | 1466 | 3-0 | 60 | L, 14-24 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Arizona | Pac12 | 12-2 (9-0) | 1399 | 2-1 | 25 | L, 24-30 #12 Marshall | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Texas | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1344 | 2-0 | 58 | L, 13-20 #1 Texas Tech | - | 3 |
| 6. | Ball State | C-USA | 15-1 (8-0) | 1261 | 2-0 | 76 | L, 21-24 at #5 Texas | OPEN | 5 |
| 7. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1188 | 2-0 | 61 | L, 14-43 at #8 Rutgers | OPEN | 13 |
| 8. | Rutgers | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 1107 | 2-1 | 48 | L, 24-34 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Michigan | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1037 | 2-1 | 75 | L, 20-27 at #3 Mississippi | OPEN | 9 |
| 10. | California | Pac12 | 12-3 (9-0) | 970 | 2-1 | 28 | L, 15-20 at #5 Texas | OPEN | 6 |
| 11. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 10-3 (5-3) | 913 | 1-2 | 55 | W, 65-7 Iowa State | OPEN | 15 |
| 12. | Marshall | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 864 | 1-1 | 101 | L, 24-27 at #6 Ball State | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Maryland | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 806 | 2-2 | 11 | L, 9-37 at #9 Michigan | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | Notre Dame | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 765 | 3-1 | 45 | L, 19-45 at #10 California | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | Miami | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 697 | 1-2 | 95 | L, 16-35 #16 Cincinnati | OPEN | 14 |
| 16. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 655 | 2-2 | 2 | W, 35-16 at #15 Miami | OPEN | 18 |
| 17. | Iowa | B10 | 10-4 (7-1) | 606 | 1-2 | 54 | W, 45-38 Florida | OPEN | 17 |
| 18. | Michigan State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 564 | 1-2 | 96 | W, 23-20 LSU | OPEN | 19 |
| 19. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 496 | 2-2 | 22 | W, 44-13 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 21 |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 422 | 2-4 | 5 | W, 48-19 at Rice | OPEN | 22 |
| 21. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 366 | 1-3 | 6 | W, 19-16 at #23 South Florida | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | USC | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 310 | 1-4 | 7 | W, 29-7 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 24 |
| 23. | South Florida | BigE | 8-5 (6-2) | 255 | 1-2 | 23 | L, 16-19 #21 Utah | OPEN | 16 |
| 24. | Air Force | C-USA | 9-4 (5-3) | 197 | 1-2 | 38 | W, 29-21 Southern Methodist | OPEN | 28 |
| 25. | Arkansas | SEC | 7-6 (4-4) | 143 | 1-3 | 13 | W, 30-13 Western Kentucky | OPEN | 32 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Auburn 111, Oklahoma State 78, Baylor 49, Oregon 46, Texas Christian 41, LSU 41, Alabama 41, Louisville 36, Oklahoma 31, Illinois 31, Florida State 26, Kent State 23, Boise State 18, Louisiana-Monroe 15, UCLA 13, Georgia 8, Bowling Green 6, Ohio State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (20), Oklahoma (23), Florida State (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 14-2 (6-2) | 1510 | 2-1 | 59 | W, 20-13 at #5 Texas | - | 12 |
| 2. | Ball State | C-USA | 15-1 (8-0) | 1446 | 2-0 | 76 | L, 21-24 at #5 Texas | OPEN | 4 |
| 3. | Rutgers | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 1395 | 1-0 | 48 | L, 24-34 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Mississippi | SEC | 15-1 (8-0) | 1336 | 2-0 | 60 | L, 14-24 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Texas | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1272 | 2-0 | 58 | L, 13-20 #1 Texas Tech | - | 3 |
| 6. | Arizona | Pac12 | 12-2 (9-0) | 1209 | 2-1 | 25 | L, 24-30 #9 Marshall | OPEN | 11 |
| 7. | Michigan | B10 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1145 | 2-1 | 75 | L, 20-27 at #4 Mississippi | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Wake Forest | ACC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1068 | 2-1 | 53 | L, 9-30 #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | Marshall | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 1011 | 1-1 | 101 | L, 24-27 at #2 Ball State | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Maryland | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 929 | 3-2 | 11 | L, 9-37 at #7 Michigan | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 10-3 (5-3) | 859 | 1-2 | 55 | W, 65-7 Iowa State | OPEN | 15 |
| 12. | California | Pac12 | 12-3 (9-0) | 814 | 2-1 | 28 | L, 15-20 at #5 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 13. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (6-2) | 755 | 1-1 | 71 | W, 13-9 at Duke | OPEN | 16 |
| 14. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 694 | 3-0 | 61 | L, 14-43 at #3 Rutgers | OPEN | 13 |
| 15. | Michigan State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 642 | 1-2 | 96 | W, 23-20 LSU | OPEN | 18 |
| 16. | Notre Dame | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 573 | 2-1 | 45 | L, 19-45 at #12 California | OPEN | 10 |
| 17. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 525 | 1-3 | 6 | W, 19-16 at South Florida | OPEN | 24 |
| 18. | Iowa | B10 | 10-4 (7-1) | 479 | 1-2 | 54 | W, 45-38 Florida | OPEN | 20 |
| 19. | Miami | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 412 | 1-2 | 95 | L, 16-35 #20 Cincinnati | OPEN | 14 |
| 20. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 364 | 1-2 | 2 | W, 35-16 at #19 Miami | OPEN | 17 |
| 21. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 313 | 2-1 | 22 | W, 44-13 #24 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 19 |
| 22. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 274 | 1-4 | 5 | W, 48-19 at Rice | OPEN | 22 |
| 23. | USC | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 229 | 1-4 | 7 | W, 29-7 Pittsburgh | OPEN | 21 |
| 24. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 7-6 (4-4) | 175 | 0-2 | 32 | L, 13-44 at #21 Mississippi State | OPEN | 27 |
| 25. | Florida State | ACC | 8-5 (5-3) | 128 | 0-3 | 67 | L, 16-17 at Alabama | OPEN | 25 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Arkansas 105, Oregon 78, Texas Christian 50, LSU 46, Alabama 43, Air Force 38, Auburn 34, Louisville 34, Baylor 34, South Florida 30, Kent State 29, Boise State 26, Georgia 23, Bowling Green 23, San Jose State 23, Oklahoma 20, Ohio State 17, UCLA 14, Louisiana-Monroe 11, Stanford 8, Colorado 8, Ohio 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (23) |
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