| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac12 | 16-1 (9-0) | 1594 | 2-1 | 33 | W, 45-26 #8 Mississippi State | - | 3 |
| 2. | Florida State | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1521 | 2-1 | 77 | W, 30-6 #17 South Florida | OPEN | 12 |
| 3. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 1461 | 1-0 | 57 | L, 24-30 #19 Michigan State | OPEN | 5 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1394 | 3-1 | 4 | L, 28-31 #1 USC | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Rutgers | BigE | 14-2 (7-1) | 1329 | 2-1 | 5 | L, 19-22 #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 1 |
| 6. | Alabama | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 1253 | 3-2 | 10 | W, 27-20 Texas | OPEN | 10 |
| 7. | Northwestern | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 1175 | 0-1 | 105 | L, 17-48 at #14 Cincinnati | OPEN | 7 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | SEC | 13-3 (6-2) | 1110 | 4-1 | 24 | L, 26-45 at #1 USC | - | 4 |
| 9. | Florida | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1020 | 1-2 | 65 | W, 31-21 at #18 Iowa | OPEN | 17 |
| 10. | Notre Dame | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 962 | 2-2 | 82 | W, 27-17 at #16 Auburn | OPEN | 16 |
| 11. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-4 (6-2) | 905 | 2-3 | 12 | L, 25-37 at #4 Maryland | OPEN | 6 |
| 12. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 843 | 1-1 | 83 | L, 6-35 at #11 Wake Forest | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | West Virginia | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 791 | 0-2 | 55 | W, 31-6 San Diego State | OPEN | 18 |
| 14. | Cincinnati | BigE | 11-4 (6-2) | 741 | 3-0 | 53 | L, 35-45 at #5 Rutgers | OPEN | 8 |
| 15. | Georgia | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 678 | 3-2 | 17 | L, 6-16 #23 Ball State | OPEN | 9 |
| 16. | Auburn | SEC | 8-5 (4-4) | 637 | 0-4 | 75 | L, 17-27 #10 Notre Dame | OPEN | 23 |
| 17. | South Florida | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 567 | 0-1 | 69 | L, 6-30 at #2 Florida State | OPEN | 13 |
| 18. | Iowa | B10 | 10-4 (8-0) | 492 | 3-1 | 51 | L, 21-31 #9 Florida | OPEN | 14 |
| 19. | Michigan State | B10 | 11-4 (6-2) | 450 | 1-2 | 58 | L, 24-36 at #8 Mississippi State | OPEN | 15 |
| 20. | California | Pac12 | 8-5 (5-4) | 393 | 1-3 | 13 | W, 30-24 at Idaho | OPEN | 24 |
| 21. | Kent State | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 341 | 2-3 | 21 | W, 31-12 #22 Arkansas | OPEN | 28 |
| 22. | Arkansas | SEC | 8-5 (6-2) | 271 | 1-3 | 43 | L, 12-31 at #21 Kent State | OPEN | 21 |
| 23. | Ball State | C-USA | 12-3 (7-1) | 221 | 1-0 | 86 | L, 23-42 at #1 USC | OPEN | 19 |
| 24. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 150 | 2-3 | 70 | W, 31-21 at Stanford | OPEN | 26 |
| 25. | Virginia | ACC | 9-4 (4-4) | 76 | 1-1 | 46 | W, 28-14 Troy | OPEN | 31 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Bowling Green 44, Arizona 44, Troy 39, LSU 39, Texas 39, Marshall 34, Mississippi 32, Baylor 29, Syracuse 28, Oregon 24, Oklahoma State 24, Boston College 20, San Jose State 20, Pittsburgh 18, Arizona State 15, Miami 13, Rice 11, San Diego State 6, Oregon State 6, Wyoming 2, Miami (OH) 2, Virginia Tech 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Troy (20), Texas (22), Baylor (25) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | USC | Pac12 | 16-1 (9-0) | 1508 | 2-1 | 33 | W, 45-26 #6 Mississippi State | - | 3 |
| 2. | Florida State | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 1459 | 2-1 | 77 | W, 30-6 #20 South Florida | OPEN | 12 |
| 3. | Rutgers | BigE | 14-2 (7-1) | 1403 | 3-1 | 5 | L, 19-22 #6 Mississippi State | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 14-2 (8-0) | 1348 | 3-1 | 4 | L, 28-31 #1 USC | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Cincinnati | BigE | 11-4 (6-2) | 1279 | 3-0 | 53 | L, 35-45 at #3 Rutgers | OPEN | 7 |
| 6. | Mississippi State | SEC | 13-3 (6-2) | 1223 | 3-1 | 24 | L, 26-45 at #1 USC | - | 5 |
| 7. | Alabama | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 1147 | 1-3 | 10 | W, 27-20 Texas | OPEN | 9 |
| 8. | Notre Dame | B10 | 10-3 (5-3) | 1080 | 0-2 | 82 | W, 27-17 at Auburn | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | Utah | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 1002 | 1-1 | 83 | L, 6-35 at #16 Wake Forest | OPEN | 8 |
| 10. | Georgia | SEC | 10-4 (6-2) | 941 | 3-3 | 17 | L, 6-16 #17 Ball State | OPEN | 4 |
| 11. | Florida | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 866 | 1-2 | 65 | W, 31-21 at #19 Iowa | OPEN | 17 |
| 12. | Northwestern | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 801 | 0-1 | 105 | L, 17-48 at #5 Cincinnati | OPEN | 11 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 759 | 1-0 | 57 | L, 24-30 Michigan State | OPEN | 6 |
| 14. | Illinois | C-USA | 10-3 (6-2) | 709 | 0-0 | 101 | W, 34-3 at Louisville | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | West Virginia | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 656 | 1-2 | 55 | W, 31-6 San Diego State | OPEN | 20 |
| 16. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-4 (6-2) | 592 | 2-3 | 12 | L, 25-37 at #4 Maryland | OPEN | 10 |
| 17. | Ball State | C-USA | 12-3 (7-1) | 554 | 1-0 | 86 | L, 23-42 at #1 USC | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | Mississippi | SEC | 8-5 (3-5) | 485 | 2-2 | 22 | W, 22-10 Oklahoma State | OPEN | 22 |
| 19. | Iowa | B10 | 10-4 (8-0) | 415 | 3-2 | 51 | L, 21-31 #11 Florida | OPEN | 13 |
| 20. | South Florida | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 337 | 1-1 | 69 | L, 6-30 at #2 Florida State | OPEN | 15 |
| 21. | California | Pac12 | 8-5 (5-4) | 297 | 1-3 | 13 | W, 30-24 at Idaho | OPEN | 21 |
| 22. | Kent State | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 247 | 2-2 | 21 | W, 31-12 Arkansas | OPEN | 29 |
| 23. | Ohio State | B10 | 9-4 (5-3) | 200 | 1-3 | 70 | W, 31-21 at Stanford | OPEN | 25 |
| 24. | Virginia | ACC | 9-4 (4-4) | 151 | 1-1 | 46 | W, 28-14 Troy | OPEN | 35 |
| 25. | Marshall | BigE | 8-5 (3-5) | 113 | 1-3 | 34 | W, 34-27 Miami | OPEN | 30 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Arkansas 82, Arizona 59, Michigan State 58, Texas 56, LSU 52, Baylor 47, Virginia Tech 47, Auburn 44, Syracuse 40, Bowling Green 35, San Diego State 30, Rice 30, Oklahoma State 27, Boston College 27, Oregon 23, San Jose State 23, Oregon State 21, Miami 21, Arizona State 18, Stanford 15, Miami (OH) 15, Pittsburgh 15, Kansas State 14, Texas Christian 14, Colorado 9, Georgia Tech 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Arkansas (19), Michigan State (24), Texas (23) |
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