| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1596 | 3-1 | 48 | W, 34-6 at #4 Rutgers | - | 9 |
| 2. | Cincinnati | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 1539 | 0-1 | 40 | W, 27-13 at #16 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | USC | Pac12 | 13-2 (8-1) | 1485 | 2-1 | 21 | L, 13-27 at #7 Florida | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Rutgers | BigE | 16-1 (8-0) | 1435 | 2-0 | 80 | L, 6-34 #1 Texas | - | 2 |
| 5. | Ball State | C-USA | 14-1 (8-0) | 1376 | 2-0 | 78 | L, 38-44 #1 Texas | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | Maryland | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1292 | 3-1 | 10 | L, 17-41 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1216 | 2-1 | 34 | L, 31-45 #1 Texas | OPEN | 5 |
| 8. | Illinois | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1141 | 3-0 | 46 | L, 9-29 at #6 Maryland | OPEN | 6 |
| 9. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 1082 | 0-1 | 81 | L, 17-20 #12 Arkansas | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Northwestern | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 1008 | 1-2 | 35 | W, 24-10 Georgia | OPEN | 14 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 942 | 1-2 | 71 | W, 33-19 at Notre Dame | OPEN | 20 |
| 12. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 878 | 2-1 | 69 | L, 10-52 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 7 |
| 13. | Ohio State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 835 | 0-2 | 87 | L, 9-36 at #3 USC | OPEN | 10 |
| 14. | Montana | Sun | 12-2 (8-0) | 767 | 0-1 | 113 | L, 19-51 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 11 |
| 15. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 726 | 1-2 | 22 | L, 20-42 at #6 Maryland | OPEN | 17 |
| 16. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (7-1) | 655 | 0-0 | 84 | L, 13-27 #2 Cincinnati | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Western Kentucky | MAC | 11-2 (6-2) | 596 | 0-0 | 114 | W, 20-16 Virginia | OPEN | 18 |
| 18. | San Diego State | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 535 | 3-0 | 30 | L, 30-41 at #8 Illinois | OPEN | 12 |
| 19. | Rice | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 484 | 0-3 | 49 | W, 58-8 at South Carolina | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Penn State | B10 | 10-4 (6-2) | 439 | 1-1 | 54 | W, 37-16 Mississippi State | OPEN | 26 |
| 21. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 369 | 0-4 | 7 | W, 44-10 Michigan | OPEN | 22 |
| 22. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-2 (7-1) | 314 | 0-0 | 120 | L, 17-28 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 260 | 2-2 | 52 | W, 52-10 East Carolina | OPEN | 24 |
| 24. | West Virginia | BigE | 8-5 (5-3) | 198 | 1-3 | 4 | W, 40-10 California | OPEN | 28 |
| 25. | Alabama | SEC | 9-5 (6-2) | 132 | 2-2 | 3 | L, 16-38 at #7 Florida | OPEN | 16 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Notre Dame 102, Florida State 76, Pittsburgh 50, Arizona 49, South Florida 44, Mississippi State 41, Virginia Tech 37, Arizona State 37, UCLA 32, Marshall 28, San Jose State 24, LSU 21, Texas Christian 18, Baylor 15, Georgia 10, Michigan 8, California 6, Oregon 2, Kent State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Notre Dame (19), Mississippi State (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas | B12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 1504 | 2-1 | 48 | W, 34-6 at #4 Rutgers | - | 8 |
| 2. | Cincinnati | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 1455 | 0-0 | 40 | W, 27-13 at #16 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 10 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1397 | 4-1 | 10 | L, 17-41 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 4 |
| 4. | Rutgers | BigE | 16-1 (8-0) | 1334 | 1-0 | 80 | L, 6-34 #1 Texas | - | 2 |
| 5. | Ball State | C-USA | 14-1 (8-0) | 1281 | 1-0 | 78 | L, 38-44 #1 Texas | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1199 | 3-1 | 34 | L, 31-45 #1 Texas | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Illinois | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 1124 | 3-0 | 46 | L, 9-29 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | USC | Pac12 | 13-2 (8-1) | 1045 | 2-1 | 21 | L, 13-27 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 5 |
| 9. | Montana | Sun | 12-2 (8-0) | 967 | 0-1 | 113 | L, 19-51 at #1 Texas | OPEN | 7 |
| 10. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 909 | 0-1 | 81 | L, 17-20 #12 Arkansas | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 856 | 1-3 | 71 | W, 33-19 at #24 Notre Dame | OPEN | 18 |
| 12. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 814 | 2-1 | 69 | L, 10-52 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | San Diego State | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 749 | 3-0 | 30 | L, 30-41 at #7 Illinois | OPEN | 13 |
| 14. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 698 | 0-3 | 7 | W, 44-10 Michigan | OPEN | 19 |
| 15. | Northwestern | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 631 | 2-2 | 35 | W, 24-10 Georgia | OPEN | 20 |
| 16. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (7-1) | 583 | 1-0 | 84 | L, 13-27 #2 Cincinnati | OPEN | 16 |
| 17. | Ohio State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 531 | 0-2 | 87 | L, 9-36 at #8 USC | OPEN | 15 |
| 18. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-2 (7-1) | 462 | 0-0 | 120 | L, 17-28 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 17 |
| 19. | Western Kentucky | MAC | 11-2 (6-2) | 381 | 0-0 | 114 | W, 20-16 Virginia | OPEN | 22 |
| 20. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 343 | 1-2 | 22 | L, 20-42 at #3 Maryland | OPEN | 12 |
| 21. | Penn State | B10 | 10-4 (6-2) | 267 | 2-1 | 54 | W, 37-16 Mississippi State | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Rice | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 229 | 0-3 | 49 | W, 58-8 at South Carolina | OPEN | 25 |
| 23. | Alabama | SEC | 9-5 (6-2) | 191 | 2-2 | 3 | L, 16-38 at #6 Florida | OPEN | 14 |
| 24. | Notre Dame | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 140 | 1-3 | 45 | L, 19-33 #11 Texas Tech | OPEN | 23 |
| 25. | Florida State | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 87 | 0-3 | 73 | W, 27-22 at Oklahoma State | OPEN | 29 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Wake Forest 56, West Virginia 55, Pittsburgh 50, Mississippi State 49, Arizona 46, Virginia Tech 41, Virginia 41, South Florida 41, UCLA 40, Texas Christian 40, Arizona State 37, Georgia 32, Michigan 29, California 26, Baylor 26, Marshall 23, Iowa 18, LSU 14, Oregon 12, Texas A&M 9, Stanford 6, San Jose State 6, Kent State 6, Kansas State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Mississippi State (21), Virginia (24) |
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