| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Rutgers | BigE | 14-0 (8-0) | 1596 | 2-0 | 43 | W, 39-9 Connecticut | #9 Maryland | 1 |
| 2. | LSU | SEC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1542 | 4-1 | 3 | W, 38-17 #16 Wyoming | #11 Illinois | 2 |
| 3. | Wake Forest | ACC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1479 | 3-1 | 6 | W, 20-16 #15 Ohio State | #7 Ball State | 4 |
| 4. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-1 (7-1) | 1407 | 1-1 | 68 | W, 34-26 #13 Utah | #12 Florida | 5 |
| 5. | Mississippi State | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1342 | 2-1 | 66 | L, 17-19 #11 Illinois | OPEN | 6 |
| 6. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1256 | 3-1 | 4 | L, 27-29 #12 Florida | OPEN | 3 |
| 7. | Ball State | C-USA | 13-1 (7-1) | 1181 | 2-0 | 61 | W, 44-30 #10 Rice | at #3 Wake Forest | 12 |
| 8. | Montana | Sun | 13-1 (8-0) | 1120 | 0-0 | 114 | L, 13-38 #9 Maryland | OPEN | 9 |
| 9. | Maryland | ACC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1032 | 3-2 | 5 | W, 38-13 at #8 Montana | at #1 Rutgers | 10 |
| 10. | Rice | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 964 | 1-2 | 22 | L, 30-44 at #7 Ball State | OPEN | 11 |
| 11. | Illinois | C-USA | 13-1 (8-0) | 892 | 0-0 | 104 | W, 19-17 at #5 Mississippi State | at #2 LSU | 7 |
| 12. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 830 | 1-1 | 63 | W, 29-27 at #6 Virginia Tech | at #4 Texas Tech | 8 |
| 13. | Utah | Pac12 | 11-3 (7-2) | 762 | 2-0 | 92 | L, 26-34 at #4 Texas Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 14. | Notre Dame | B10 | 10-2 (6-2) | 697 | 2-0 | 95 | W, 28-18 Washington | Baylor | 13 |
| 15. | Ohio State | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 656 | 2-1 | 72 | L, 16-20 at #3 Wake Forest | OPEN | 15 |
| 16. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 603 | 0-1 | 112 | L, 17-38 at #2 LSU | OPEN | 16 |
| 17. | USC | Pac12 | 9-3 (7-2) | 536 | 0-2 | 45 | OPEN | #25 Michigan | 18 |
| 18. | Northwestern | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 455 | 0-2 | 83 | W, 41-10 at Duke | OPEN | 19 |
| 19. | Navy | ACC | 8-5 (4-4) | 413 | 0-3 | 24 | L, 16-27 at Texas A&M | OPEN | 21 |
| 20. | Texas Christian | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 338 | 1-1 | 88 | L, 17-31 at #1 Rutgers | at Florida State | 17 |
| 21. | Arkansas | SEC | 8-4 (5-3) | 283 | 0-2 | 71 | OPEN | at #24 Iowa | 22 |
| 22. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 213 | 0-2 | 47 | W, 48-22 at Georgia Tech | OPEN | 23 |
| 23. | California | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 151 | 0-1 | 91 | L, 27-34 #13 Utah | at West Virginia | 20 |
| 24. | Iowa | B10 | 8-4 (6-2) | 99 | 0-2 | 80 | OPEN | #21 Arkansas | 24 |
| 25. | Michigan | B10 | 8-4 (5-3) | 68 | 1-3 | 27 | OPEN | at #17 USC | 25 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Georgia 39, Miami (OH) 37, Boston College 36, Marshall 36, Kent State 36, Alabama 36, Florida State 31, Mississippi 26, Virginia 23, South Florida 18, Baylor 15, Auburn 10, Arizona 10, Louisville 8, Ohio 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Rutgers | BigE | 14-0 (8-0) | 1496 | 2-0 | 43 | W, 39-9 Connecticut | #10 Maryland | 1 |
| 2. | LSU | SEC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1438 | 4-1 | 3 | W, 38-17 #17 Wyoming | #9 Illinois | 2 |
| 3. | Wake Forest | ACC | 13-1 (8-0) | 1386 | 3-1 | 6 | W, 20-16 #16 Ohio State | #4 Ball State | 5 |
| 4. | Ball State | C-USA | 13-1 (7-1) | 1333 | 2-0 | 61 | W, 44-30 #12 Rice | at #3 Wake Forest | 10 |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1270 | 3-1 | 4 | L, 27-29 #13 Florida | OPEN | 3 |
| 6. | Montana | Sun | 13-1 (8-0) | 1199 | 0-0 | 114 | L, 13-38 #10 Maryland | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-1 (7-1) | 1141 | 1-1 | 68 | W, 34-26 #11 Utah | #13 Florida | 7 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1058 | 2-1 | 66 | L, 17-19 #9 Illinois | OPEN | 8 |
| 9. | Illinois | C-USA | 13-1 (8-0) | 1002 | 0-0 | 104 | W, 19-17 at #8 Mississippi State | at #2 LSU | 6 |
| 10. | Maryland | ACC | 11-2 (7-1) | 929 | 3-2 | 5 | W, 38-13 at #6 Montana | at #1 Rutgers | 11 |
| 11. | Utah | Pac12 | 11-3 (7-2) | 849 | 2-0 | 92 | L, 26-34 at #7 Texas Tech | OPEN | 13 |
| 12. | Rice | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 790 | 1-2 | 22 | L, 30-44 at #4 Ball State | OPEN | 12 |
| 13. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 738 | 1-1 | 63 | W, 29-27 at #5 Virginia Tech | at #7 Texas Tech | 9 |
| 14. | Notre Dame | B10 | 10-2 (6-2) | 671 | 2-0 | 95 | W, 28-18 Washington | Baylor | 14 |
| 15. | USC | Pac12 | 9-3 (7-2) | 621 | 0-2 | 45 | OPEN | #22 Michigan | 15 |
| 16. | Ohio State | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 563 | 2-1 | 72 | L, 16-20 at #3 Wake Forest | OPEN | 16 |
| 17. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 496 | 0-1 | 112 | L, 17-38 at #2 LSU | OPEN | 17 |
| 18. | Northwestern | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 444 | 0-2 | 83 | W, 41-10 at Duke | OPEN | 19 |
| 19. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 395 | 0-2 | 47 | W, 48-22 at Georgia Tech | OPEN | 21 |
| 20. | Navy | ACC | 8-5 (4-4) | 323 | 0-3 | 24 | L, 16-27 at Texas A&M | OPEN | 22 |
| 21. | Texas Christian | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 268 | 1-1 | 88 | L, 17-31 at #1 Rutgers | at Florida State | 18 |
| 22. | Michigan | B10 | 8-4 (5-3) | 230 | 1-3 | 27 | OPEN | at #15 USC | 23 |
| 23. | California | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 181 | 0-1 | 91 | L, 27-34 #11 Utah | at West Virginia | 20 |
| 24. | Arkansas | SEC | 8-4 (5-3) | 137 | 0-2 | 71 | OPEN | at #25 Iowa | 24 |
| 25. | Iowa | B10 | 8-4 (6-2) | 90 | 0-2 | 80 | OPEN | #24 Arkansas | 25 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Georgia 61, Alabama 35, Florida State 35, Virginia 35, Boston College 30, Kent State 27, Marshall 26, South Florida 24, Miami (OH) 21, Mississippi 21, Miami 18, Auburn 15, Stanford 12, Texas 8, Baylor 6, Louisville 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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