| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Rutgers | BigE | 15-2 (7-1) | 1592 | 4-1 | 3 | W, 44-9 at #5 Mississippi | - | 10 |
| 2. | Texas | B12 | 11-2 (7-1) | 1539 | 0-2 | 42 | W, 38-27 at #18 LSU | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | Ball State | C-USA | 13-2 (8-0) | 1474 | 1-0 | 69 | L, 20-40 #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1407 | 4-0 | 38 | L, 31-45 Iowa | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Mississippi | SEC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1337 | 4-0 | 51 | L, 9-44 #1 Rutgers | - | 2 |
| 6. | Georgia | SEC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1266 | 4-0 | 64 | L, 20-27 #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Baylor | B12 | 12-2 (8-0) | 1201 | 0-0 | 100 | L, 31-32 #15 Cincinnati | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Illinois | C-USA | 13-2 (8-0) | 1136 | 1-0 | 107 | L, 21-34 at #5 Mississippi | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Utah | Pac12 | 10-3 (6-3) | 1069 | 0-3 | 40 | W, 28-13 at Texas Christian | OPEN | 15 |
| 10. | USC | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 998 | 1-1 | 41 | L, 3-34 #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 5 |
| 11. | Montana | Sun | 12-2 (7-1) | 915 | 0-0 | 114 | W, 31-13 at Ohio | OPEN | 14 |
| 12. | Arizona | Pac12 | 11-3 (7-2) | 866 | 3-0 | 52 | L, 23-30 #8 Illinois | OPEN | 8 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-4 (7-1) | 793 | 2-1 | 26 | L, 28-31 at #5 Mississippi | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Notre Dame | B10 | 9-5 (8-0) | 734 | 0-2 | 27 | L, 31-36 #22 Florida | OPEN | 19 |
| 15. | Cincinnati | BigE | 12-4 (7-1) | 692 | 4-2 | 1 | L, 18-32 at #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 624 | 0-1 | 59 | W, 31-13 at North Texas | OPEN | 21 |
| 17. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 566 | 3-3 | 10 | L, 27-34 at #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 11 |
| 18. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 504 | 2-3 | 56 | L, 27-38 #2 Texas | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 10-3 (6-2) | 447 | 0-3 | 50 | W, 42-20 at Duke | OPEN | 24 |
| 20. | Arkansas | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 364 | 1-2 | 89 | W, 27-13 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | Marshall | BigE | 8-5 (4-4) | 297 | 1-3 | 29 | W, 30-24 at Stanford | OPEN | 18 |
| 22. | Florida | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 232 | 1-4 | 24 | W, 36-31 at #14 Notre Dame | OPEN | 27 |
| 23. | West Virginia | BigE | 8-5 (4-4) | 159 | 0-3 | 34 | L, 16-34 at Florida State | OPEN | 22 |
| 24. | South Florida | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 104 | 1-2 | 31 | W, 34-31 at Miami | OPEN | 26 |
| 25. | California | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 73 | 1-2 | 13 | L, 27-34 Penn State | OPEN | 16 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Southern Methodist 47, Florida State 42, Texas Christian 37, Idaho 34, Oklahoma State 34, Penn State 31, Mississippi State 31, Oklahoma 31, Miami 28, Arizona State 28, East Carolina 24, San Diego State 21, Wyoming 18, Oregon State 16, Houston 13, Stanford 13, Virginia 8, Auburn 6, Pittsburgh 2, Rice 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Texas Christian (20), San Diego State (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Rutgers | BigE | 15-2 (7-1) | 1496 | 2-1 | 3 | W, 44-9 at #5 Mississippi | - | 3 |
| 2. | Texas | B12 | 11-2 (7-1) | 1438 | 2-2 | 42 | W, 38-27 at #21 LSU | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | Georgia | SEC | 13-2 (8-0) | 1374 | 3-0 | 64 | L, 20-27 #17 Texas Tech | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1328 | 4-0 | 38 | L, 31-45 Iowa | OPEN | 1 |
| 5. | Mississippi | SEC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1264 | 4-0 | 51 | L, 9-44 #1 Rutgers | - | 2 |
| 6. | Ball State | C-USA | 13-2 (8-0) | 1183 | 1-0 | 69 | L, 20-40 #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 8 |
| 7. | Baylor | B12 | 12-2 (8-0) | 1109 | 1-0 | 100 | L, 31-32 #14 Cincinnati | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Utah | Pac12 | 10-3 (6-3) | 1055 | 0-3 | 40 | W, 28-13 at Texas Christian | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | Arizona | Pac12 | 11-3 (7-2) | 994 | 3-0 | 52 | L, 23-30 #11 Illinois | OPEN | 5 |
| 10. | USC | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 913 | 1-1 | 41 | L, 3-34 #17 Texas Tech | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Illinois | C-USA | 13-2 (8-0) | 830 | 1-0 | 107 | L, 21-34 at #5 Mississippi | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-1 (7-1) | 791 | 0-0 | 120 | W, 22-16 Oregon | OPEN | 17 |
| 13. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 732 | 3-3 | 10 | L, 27-34 at #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Cincinnati | BigE | 12-4 (7-1) | 691 | 2-2 | 1 | L, 18-32 at #1 Rutgers | OPEN | 7 |
| 15. | South Florida | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 630 | 0-2 | 31 | W, 34-31 at Miami | OPEN | 19 |
| 16. | Montana | Sun | 12-2 (7-1) | 561 | 0-0 | 114 | W, 31-13 at Ohio | OPEN | 21 |
| 17. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-4 (7-1) | 515 | 2-1 | 26 | L, 28-31 at #5 Mississippi | OPEN | 11 |
| 18. | Arkansas | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 477 | 1-3 | 89 | W, 27-13 Virginia Tech | OPEN | 22 |
| 19. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 10-3 (6-2) | 413 | 0-3 | 50 | W, 42-20 at Duke | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 336 | 0-3 | 14 | W, 34-16 West Virginia | OPEN | 25 |
| 21. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 297 | 3-2 | 56 | L, 27-38 #2 Texas | OPEN | 15 |
| 22. | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-5 (3-5) | 256 | 1-4 | 44 | W, 30-10 Michigan | OPEN | 24 |
| 23. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (6-2) | 203 | 1-1 | 59 | W, 31-13 at North Texas | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | California | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 162 | 1-2 | 13 | L, 27-34 Penn State | OPEN | 16 |
| 25. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 7-6 (4-4) | 124 | 0-3 | 8 | W, 33-29 at San Diego State | OPEN | 32 |
| Others receiving votes |
| San Jose State 98, Texas Christian 67, West Virginia 38, San Diego State 37, Penn State 35, Florida 35, Notre Dame 32, Marshall 27, Stanford 23, Oklahoma 21, Arizona State 20, Oregon State 18, Virginia 14, Troy 11, Houston 8, East Carolina 8, Iowa 6, Georgia Tech 3, Virginia Tech 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Texas Christian (18), Notre Dame (20) |
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