| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1606 | 4-0 | 46 | W, 32-3 #9 Texas Tech | - | 5 |
| 2. | Illinois | B10 | 13-1 (8-0) | 1532 | 2-0 | 88 | L, 14-21 #14 California | OPEN | 6 |
| 3. | Rutgers | BigE | 14-1 (8-0) | 1462 | 5-0 | 16 | L, 13-22 #9 Texas Tech | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | USC | Pac12 | 14-1 (9-0) | 1401 | 3-0 | 75 | L, 45-48 #1 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Ball State | C-USA | 15-1 (8-0) | 1352 | 2-0 | 60 | L, 18-34 #1 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 6. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1276 | 2-1 | 21 | L, 31-35 #17 Texas | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 1202 | 1-1 | 13 | W, 37-12 at Notre Dame | OPEN | 15 |
| 8. | LSU | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1136 | 1-1 | 53 | L, 28-34 #13 Cincinnati | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Texas Tech | B12 | 14-3 (7-1) | 1050 | 1-2 | 27 | L, 3-32 at #1 Maryland | - | 8 |
| 10. | Texas Christian | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 973 | 0-2 | 62 | W, 27-26 at #21 Florida State | OPEN | 16 |
| 11. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-2 (7-1) | 908 | 1-0 | 107 | L, 23-37 at #9 Texas Tech | OPEN | 10 |
| 12. | Air Force | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 860 | 0-1 | 94 | W, 29-26 at Kent State | OPEN | 18 |
| 13. | Cincinnati | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 804 | 1-1 | 59 | L, 13-40 at #5 Ball State | OPEN | 9 |
| 14. | California | Pac12 | 12-3 (9-0) | 760 | 3-0 | 39 | L, 16-20 #17 Texas | OPEN | 11 |
| 15. | Utah | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 687 | 2-2 | 34 | L, 27-30 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 12 |
| 16. | Bowling Green | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 621 | 0-1 | 43 | L, 29-41 at #4 USC | OPEN | 13 |
| 17. | Texas | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 575 | 0-2 | 67 | L, 20-27 at #9 Texas Tech | OPEN | 14 |
| 18. | Oklahoma | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 530 | 0-1 | 100 | W, 35-24 at #25 Michigan | OPEN | 21 |
| 19. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 450 | 0-3 | 95 | W, 47-33 at Arkansas | OPEN | 20 |
| 20. | Arizona | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 388 | 1-4 | 48 | W, 38-17 Michigan State | OPEN | 23 |
| 21. | Florida State | ACC | 8-5 (6-2) | 341 | 2-2 | 23 | L, 26-27 #10 Texas Christian | OPEN | 26 |
| 22. | Iowa | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 276 | 0-3 | 52 | W, 27-7 Mississippi State | OPEN | 34 |
| 23. | Oregon | Pac12 | 8-5 (5-4) | 211 | 0-4 | 66 | L, 16-27 at South Florida | OPEN | 17 |
| 24. | Baylor | B12 | 9-5 (8-0) | 162 | 3-2 | 3 | L, 9-40 at Georgia | OPEN | 19 |
| 25. | Michigan | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 106 | 1-2 | 25 | L, 24-35 #18 Oklahoma | OPEN | 22 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Tulane 76, Notre Dame 44, South Florida 42, Georgia 39, Kent State 34, Northwestern 31, Mississippi State 26, Louisville 24, Ohio State 23, Troy 20, San Diego State 15, Vanderbilt 13, Miami (OH) 8, Pittsburgh 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Tulane (25), Notre Dame (24) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 1507 | 4-0 | 46 | W, 32-3 #13 Texas Tech | - | 6 |
| 2. | Ball State | C-USA | 15-1 (8-0) | 1450 | 1-0 | 60 | L, 18-34 #1 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 3. | Rutgers | BigE | 14-1 (8-0) | 1397 | 4-0 | 16 | L, 13-22 #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 1 |
| 4. | USC | Pac12 | 14-1 (9-0) | 1345 | 2-0 | 75 | L, 45-48 #1 Maryland | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Florida | SEC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1279 | 1-1 | 21 | L, 31-35 #17 Texas | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Illinois | B10 | 13-1 (8-0) | 1211 | 0-0 | 88 | L, 14-21 #16 California | OPEN | 5 |
| 7. | Wyoming | MWC | 12-2 (7-1) | 1133 | 0-0 | 107 | L, 23-37 at #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 11 |
| 8. | Texas Christian | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 1074 | 1-2 | 62 | W, 27-26 at #24 Florida State | OPEN | 14 |
| 9. | LSU | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1019 | 2-1 | 53 | L, 28-34 #15 Cincinnati | OPEN | 7 |
| 10. | Utah | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 958 | 1-2 | 34 | L, 27-30 at #1 Maryland | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Alabama | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 892 | 1-2 | 13 | W, 37-12 at Notre Dame | OPEN | 17 |
| 12. | Miami (OH) | C-USA | 11-2 (7-1) | 828 | 1-2 | 101 | W, 41-24 at Akron | OPEN | 16 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | B12 | 14-3 (7-1) | 769 | 3-1 | 27 | L, 3-32 at #1 Maryland | - | 8 |
| 14. | Oklahoma | B12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 706 | 0-1 | 100 | W, 35-24 at Michigan | OPEN | 18 |
| 15. | Cincinnati | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 663 | 2-1 | 59 | L, 13-40 at #2 Ball State | OPEN | 10 |
| 16. | California | Pac12 | 12-3 (9-0) | 622 | 2-0 | 39 | L, 16-20 #17 Texas | OPEN | 12 |
| 17. | Texas | B12 | 12-3 (7-1) | 584 | 2-2 | 67 | L, 20-27 at #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 13 |
| 18. | Bowling Green | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 511 | 2-1 | 43 | L, 29-41 at #4 USC | OPEN | 15 |
| 19. | Rice | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 468 | 0-3 | 89 | W, 48-0 at Kentucky | OPEN | 20 |
| 20. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 416 | 0-2 | 95 | W, 47-33 at #25 Arkansas | OPEN | 22 |
| 21. | Arizona | Pac12 | 9-4 (6-3) | 360 | 0-4 | 48 | W, 38-17 Michigan State | OPEN | 25 |
| 22. | Louisville | ACC | 7-6 (4-4) | 316 | 2-0 | 37 | W, 60-3 at Tulane | OPEN | 40 |
| 23. | South Florida | BigE | 8-5 (5-3) | 265 | 0-5 | 38 | W, 27-16 Oregon | OPEN | 38 |
| 24. | Florida State | ACC | 8-5 (6-2) | 226 | 2-3 | 23 | L, 26-27 #8 Texas Christian | OPEN | 19 |
| 25. | Arkansas | SEC | 7-6 (4-4) | 186 | 2-2 | 14 | L, 33-47 #20 Wake Forest | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Iowa 137, Baylor 87, Notre Dame 59, Michigan 56, Georgia 56, Ohio State 56, Oregon 56, Northwestern 55, Georgia Tech 55, Troy 52, San Diego State 49, Vanderbilt 46, Mississippi 44, Mississippi State 43, Air Force 41, Pittsburgh 38, East Carolina 34, Kent State 29, Auburn 27, North Texas 24, Montana 20, West Virginia 15, Colorado 15, Stanford 12, Ohio 9, Tennessee 8, Fresno State 6, Virginia Tech 6, Boise State 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Baylor (21), Notre Dame (23) |
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