| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1597 | 4-1 | 31 | W, 33-25 #9 Rice | - | 5 |
| 2. | Florida | SEC | 14-1 (8-0) | 1537 | 4-0 | 17 | L, 13-23 #12 Georgia | OPEN | 1 |
| 3. | USC | Pac12 | 15-1 (9-0) | 1474 | 4-0 | 37 | L, 16-30 #9 Rice | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Rutgers | BigE | 13-2 (8-0) | 1419 | 3-1 | 10 | L, 28-42 #9 Rice | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Utah | Pac12 | 11-3 (7-2) | 1349 | 0-2 | 97 | L, 19-34 at #3 USC | OPEN | 9 |
| 6. | Wake Forest | ACC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1285 | 4-1 | 24 | L, 40-41 #18 Maryland | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Idaho | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1216 | 0-0 | 116 | L, 16-30 #5 Utah | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 1129 | 0-3 | 25 | L, 16-41 at Mississippi | OPEN | 15 |
| 9. | Rice | B12 | 13-3 (7-1) | 1048 | 3-2 | 7 | L, 25-33 at #1 Texas Tech | - | 6 |
| 10. | Arkansas | SEC | 10-4 (7-1) | 970 | 1-3 | 6 | W, 30-6 at Kent State | OPEN | 16 |
| 11. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 881 | 0-2 | 61 | W, 47-14 at Connecticut | OPEN | 17 |
| 12. | Georgia | SEC | 12-3 (6-2) | 837 | 2-2 | 34 | L, 17-32 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Ball State | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 769 | 2-0 | 23 | L, 23-24 at #12 Georgia | OPEN | 8 |
| 14. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 720 | 0-1 | 93 | L, 3-29 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 13 |
| 15. | Southern Methodist | Sun | 12-2 (8-0) | 663 | 0-0 | 98 | L, 19-41 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 16. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 613 | 2-2 | 12 | L, 13-15 at #9 Rice | OPEN | 10 |
| 17. | Bowling Green | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 569 | 0-1 | 78 | W, 27-16 at Miami | OPEN | 22 |
| 18. | Maryland | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 496 | 2-3 | 3 | L, 34-44 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 12 |
| 19. | California | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 440 | 2-3 | 29 | W, 17-10 Michigan State | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 398 | 3-3 | 1 | W, 19-9 Baylor | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Stanford | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 358 | 1-1 | 39 | L, 10-15 at #23 Texas Christian | OPEN | 20 |
| 22. | Texas | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 309 | 0-3 | 49 | W, 37-17 at Pittsburgh | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Texas Christian | BigE | 9-5 (5-3) | 245 | 1-0 | 66 | W, 15-10 #21 Stanford | OPEN | 30 |
| 24. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 177 | 1-2 | 71 | W, 17-10 East Carolina | OPEN | 25 |
| 25. | Notre Dame | B10 | 9-5 (7-1) | 127 | 0-3 | 9 | L, 27-29 at #3 USC | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| LSU 96, Baylor 65, Auburn 37, San Diego State 36, Mississippi 36, Marshall 36, Arkansas State 31, Oregon 28, South Florida 23, Miami (OH) 23, Oklahoma 23, Houston 20, Arizona 15, Boise State 10, Virginia 10, Air Force 5, Navy 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (18) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Tech | B12 | 16-1 (8-0) | 1507 | 3-1 | 31 | W, 33-25 #10 Rice | - | 5 |
| 2. | Idaho | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1458 | 0-0 | 116 | L, 16-30 #11 Utah | OPEN | 6 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 14-1 (8-0) | 1408 | 4-0 | 17 | L, 13-23 #9 Georgia | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Rutgers | BigE | 13-2 (8-0) | 1351 | 3-1 | 10 | L, 28-42 #10 Rice | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | USC | Pac12 | 15-1 (9-0) | 1296 | 3-0 | 37 | L, 16-30 #10 Rice | OPEN | 2 |
| 6. | Wake Forest | ACC | 12-2 (8-0) | 1228 | 4-1 | 24 | L, 40-41 #22 Maryland | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (5-3) | 1148 | 0-2 | 93 | L, 3-29 at #4 Rutgers | OPEN | 13 |
| 8. | Arkansas | SEC | 10-4 (7-1) | 1068 | 2-3 | 6 | W, 30-6 at Kent State | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | Georgia | SEC | 12-3 (6-2) | 985 | 3-2 | 34 | L, 17-32 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Rice | B12 | 13-3 (7-1) | 917 | 2-2 | 7 | L, 25-33 at #1 Texas Tech | - | 7 |
| 11. | Utah | Pac12 | 11-3 (7-2) | 833 | 0-2 | 97 | L, 19-34 at #5 USC | OPEN | 9 |
| 12. | Southern Methodist | Sun | 12-2 (8-0) | 790 | 0-0 | 98 | L, 19-41 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Illinois | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 723 | 0-2 | 61 | W, 47-14 at Connecticut | OPEN | 18 |
| 14. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 679 | 2-3 | 12 | L, 13-15 at #10 Rice | OPEN | 10 |
| 15. | California | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 616 | 2-3 | 29 | W, 17-10 Michigan State | OPEN | 21 |
| 16. | Ball State | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 570 | 2-0 | 23 | L, 23-24 at #9 Georgia | OPEN | 12 |
| 17. | Texas Christian | BigE | 9-5 (5-3) | 532 | 1-1 | 66 | W, 15-10 #25 Stanford | OPEN | 24 |
| 18. | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 474 | 4-3 | 1 | W, 19-9 Baylor | OPEN | 16 |
| 19. | Texas | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 412 | 0-3 | 49 | W, 37-17 at Pittsburgh | OPEN | 23 |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 337 | 0-3 | 25 | L, 16-41 at Mississippi | OPEN | 19 |
| 21. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 284 | 1-2 | 71 | W, 17-10 East Carolina | OPEN | 22 |
| 22. | Maryland | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 232 | 2-3 | 3 | L, 34-44 at #1 Texas Tech | OPEN | 15 |
| 23. | LSU | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 191 | 1-3 | 11 | W, 41-21 at Ohio State | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | Marshall | BigE | 8-5 (4-4) | 140 | 2-1 | 50 | W, 48-3 Duke | OPEN | 28 |
| 25. | Stanford | Pac12 | 9-5 (7-2) | 88 | 1-1 | 39 | L, 10-15 at #17 Texas Christian | OPEN | 17 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Notre Dame 58, Baylor 58, Mississippi 53, San Diego State 53, Auburn 53, Houston 49, Arizona 46, Oklahoma 43, Arkansas State 43, South Florida 38, Miami (OH) 35, Boise State 35, Virginia 34, Oregon 29, Navy 26, East Carolina 24, Air Force 23, Bowling Green 18, Kansas State 15, Kent State 15, Michigan 12, Pittsburgh 12, Fresno State 8, UCLA 3, Florida State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Notre Dame (20), Baylor (25) |
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