| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Ball State | C-USA | 14-0 (8-0) | 1610 | 0-0 | 73 | W, 37-7 Indiana | #9 Idaho | 1 |
| 2. | Texas | B12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1557 | 4-1 | 32 | L, 43-50 #21 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1485 | 2-1 | 40 | L, 14-20 #12 Penn State | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Utah | Pac12 | 12-2 (8-1) | 1432 | 1-0 | 65 | L, 20-34 #15 LSU | OPEN | 5 |
| 5. | Georgia | SEC | 13-1 (7-1) | 1373 | 1-1 | 41 | W, 45-26 #14 Stanford | #15 LSU | 9 |
| 6. | Southern Methodist | Sun | 13-1 (8-0) | 1316 | 0-0 | 106 | L, 13-24 #11 Texas Tech | OPEN | 6 |
| 7. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-2 (8-0) | 1256 | 0-0 | 99 | L, 14-31 #10 Texas Christian | OPEN | 10 |
| 8. | California | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 1188 | 2-1 | 36 | L, 39-46 #9 Idaho | OPEN | 4 |
| 9. | Idaho | MWC | 14-0 (8-0) | 1131 | 0-0 | 118 | W, 46-39 at #8 California | at #1 Ball State | 7 |
| 10. | Texas Christian | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 1060 | 1-0 | 94 | W, 31-14 at #7 Rutgers | #21 Maryland | 8 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-2 (6-2) | 994 | 2-1 | 69 | W, 24-13 at #6 Southern Methodist | #12 Penn State | 13 |
| 12. | Penn State | B10 | 12-2 (6-2) | 921 | 0-1 | 82 | W, 20-14 at #3 Florida | at #11 Texas Tech | 16 |
| 13. | Illinois | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 852 | 1-1 | 22 | L, 20-23 at #12 Penn State | #18 Mississippi | 12 |
| 14. | Stanford | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 785 | 1-2 | 53 | L, 26-45 at #5 Georgia | OPEN | 14 |
| 15. | LSU | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 744 | 4-0 | 13 | W, 34-20 at #4 Utah | at #5 Georgia | 11 |
| 16. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 687 | 0-2 | 93 | L, 27-34 at North Texas | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-2 (6-2) | 642 | 2-0 | 79 | OPEN | at Kent State | 17 |
| 18. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-3 (5-3) | 564 | 0-3 | 21 | OPEN | at #13 Illinois | 18 |
| 19. | Rice | B12 | 9-3 (5-3) | 474 | 0-3 | 71 | OPEN | at Mississippi State | 19 |
| 20. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-3 (7-1) | 427 | 0-2 | 83 | OPEN | at #25 Virginia Tech | 20 |
| 21. | Maryland | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 379 | 2-2 | 24 | W, 50-43 at #2 Texas | at #10 Texas Christian | 23 |
| 22. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 9-3 (6-3) | 328 | 1-1 | 60 | OPEN | at Wyoming | 22 |
| 23. | Arkansas | SEC | 8-4 (5-3) | 266 | 1-3 | 27 | OPEN | Baylor | 24 |
| 24. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-4 (5-3) | 213 | 1-1 | 66 | L, 19-31 #2 Texas | at USC | 25 |
| 25. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (7-1) | 159 | 1-1 | 52 | L, 28-39 at #21 Maryland | #20 Cincinnati | 21 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Kent State 89, Notre Dame 57, Miami (OH) 52, Alabama 47, Auburn 47, Baylor 47, Mississippi State 47, USC 44, Oklahoma State 41, South Florida 36, Miami 36, North Texas 31, Arizona 26, Texas A&M 26, Virginia 26, Oklahoma 24, Vanderbilt 21, Bowling Green 20, N C State 15, Connecticut 15, West Virginia 10, Boise State 5, Ohio 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Ball State | C-USA | 14-0 (8-0) | 1511 | 0-0 | 73 | W, 37-7 Indiana | #8 Idaho | 1 |
| 2. | Texas | B12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1444 | 3-1 | 32 | L, 43-50 #11 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1382 | 2-1 | 40 | L, 14-20 #15 Penn State | OPEN | 2 |
| 4. | Georgia | SEC | 13-1 (7-1) | 1321 | 1-1 | 41 | W, 45-26 #12 Stanford | #14 LSU | 4 |
| 5. | Utah | Pac12 | 12-2 (8-1) | 1275 | 1-0 | 65 | L, 20-34 #14 LSU | OPEN | 9 |
| 6. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-2 (8-0) | 1211 | 0-1 | 99 | L, 14-31 #10 Texas Christian | OPEN | 10 |
| 7. | Southern Methodist | Sun | 13-1 (8-0) | 1132 | 0-0 | 106 | L, 13-24 #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Idaho | MWC | 14-0 (8-0) | 1064 | 0-0 | 118 | W, 46-39 at #9 California | at #1 Ball State | 8 |
| 9. | California | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 981 | 1-1 | 36 | L, 39-46 #8 Idaho | OPEN | 5 |
| 10. | Texas Christian | BigE | 12-2 (7-1) | 909 | 1-0 | 94 | W, 31-14 at #6 Rutgers | #11 Maryland | 6 |
| 11. | Maryland | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 849 | 2-2 | 24 | W, 50-43 at #2 Texas | at #10 Texas Christian | 13 |
| 12. | Stanford | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 791 | 1-2 | 53 | L, 26-45 at #4 Georgia | OPEN | 14 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-2 (6-2) | 738 | 2-1 | 69 | W, 24-13 at #7 Southern Methodist | #15 Penn State | 15 |
| 14. | LSU | SEC | 11-3 (6-2) | 692 | 3-1 | 13 | W, 34-20 at #5 Utah | at #4 Georgia | 11 |
| 15. | Penn State | B10 | 12-2 (6-2) | 634 | 0-1 | 82 | W, 20-14 at #3 Florida | at #13 Texas Tech | 19 |
| 16. | Illinois | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 586 | 2-0 | 22 | L, 20-23 at #15 Penn State | #20 Mississippi | 12 |
| 17. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 520 | 0-2 | 93 | L, 27-34 at North Texas | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-2 (6-2) | 456 | 2-0 | 79 | OPEN | at #25 Kent State | 17 |
| 19. | Rice | B12 | 9-3 (5-3) | 398 | 0-3 | 71 | OPEN | at Mississippi State | 20 |
| 20. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-3 (5-3) | 328 | 1-2 | 21 | OPEN | at #16 Illinois | 21 |
| 21. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-3 (7-1) | 273 | 0-2 | 83 | OPEN | at #22 Virginia Tech | 22 |
| 22. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 10-3 (7-1) | 220 | 1-1 | 52 | L, 28-39 at #11 Maryland | #21 Cincinnati | 18 |
| 23. | Fresno State | Pac12 | 9-3 (6-3) | 175 | 1-1 | 60 | OPEN | at Wyoming | 23 |
| 24. | Alabama | SEC | 8-4 (4-4) | 122 | 2-2 | 10 | W, 47-7 Troy | Georgia Tech | 24 |
| 25. | Kent State | B10 | 9-3 (6-2) | 93 | 0-1 | 85 | OPEN | #18 Kansas State | 25 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Notre Dame 67, Ohio State 44, Miami (OH) 41, USC 37, Baylor 35, Auburn 35, Arkansas 35, Mississippi State 30, Oklahoma State 29, Arizona 24, Miami 23, Oklahoma 23, North Texas 21, South Florida 20, Virginia 18, Vanderbilt 14, Louisville 12, West Virginia 12, Michigan 9, Pittsburgh 8, Bowling Green 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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