| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1594 | 0-0 | 26 | - | Colorado | - |
| 2. | Alabama | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1536 | 0-0 | 14 | - | at Brigham Young | - |
| 3. | Texas Tech | B12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 1484 | 0-0 | 20 | - | Louisiana-Lafayette | - |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1432 | 0-0 | 1 | - | at #7 USC | - |
| 5. | Rutgers | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 1360 | 0-0 | 57 | - | Washington State | - |
| 6. | Texas | B12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 1277 | 0-0 | 11 | - | North Carolina | - |
| 7. | USC | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 1207 | 0-0 | 12 | - | #4 Maryland | - |
| 8. | LSU | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1129 | 0-0 | 27 | - | OPEN | - |
| 9. | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1046 | 0-0 | 17 | - | at Iowa | - |
| 10. | Cincinnati | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 970 | 0-0 | 64 | - | Southern Miss | - |
| 11. | California | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 899 | 0-0 | 8 | - | Oregon State | - |
| 12. | Arkansas | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 852 | 0-0 | 18 | - | at #20 Notre Dame | - |
| 13. | Utah | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 804 | 0-0 | 45 | - | Purdue | - |
| 14. | Georgia | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 754 | 0-0 | 30 | - | OPEN | - |
| 15. | Texas Christian | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 704 | 0-0 | 74 | - | UTEP | - |
| 16. | Rice | B12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 637 | 0-0 | 34 | - | UNLV | - |
| 17. | Mississippi | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 567 | 0-0 | 13 | - | Ohio | - |
| 18. | Florida | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 504 | 0-0 | 53 | - | Arkansas State | - |
| 19. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 437 | 0-0 | 22 | - | New Mexico State | - |
| 20. | Notre Dame | B10 | 0-0 (0-0) | 370 | 0-0 | 69 | - | #12 Arkansas | - |
| 21. | Miami | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 312 | 0-0 | 3 | - | OPEN | - |
| 22. | Marshall | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 239 | 0-0 | 41 | - | Minnesota | - |
| 23. | Arizona | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 171 | 0-0 | 43 | - | Temple | - |
| 24. | Auburn | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 114 | 0-0 | 21 | - | UCLA | - |
| 25. | Illinois | C-USA | 0-0 (0-0) | 86 | 0-0 | 82 | - | Missouri | - |
| Others receiving votes |
| Oregon 55, San Diego State 54, West Virginia 52, Oklahoma State 47, Ball State 46, Virginia Tech 44, Bowling Green 42, Baylor 37, Miami (OH) 32, Florida State 32, Stanford 32, South Florida 32, Texas A&M 32, San Jose State 28, Ohio State 24, East Carolina 20, Virginia 15, Kansas State 10, Troy 8, Arkansas State 3, Louisville 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. | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1504 | 0-0 | 26 | - | Colorado | - |
| 2. | Texas Tech | B12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 1458 | 0-0 | 20 | - | Louisiana-Lafayette | - |
| 3. | Alabama | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1392 | 0-0 | 14 | - | at Brigham Young | - |
| 4. | Maryland | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1333 | 0-0 | 1 | - | at #7 USC | - |
| 5. | Rutgers | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 1272 | 0-0 | 57 | - | Washington State | - |
| 6. | Texas | B12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 1200 | 0-0 | 11 | - | North Carolina | - |
| 7. | USC | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 1122 | 0-0 | 12 | - | #4 Maryland | - |
| 8. | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 1055 | 0-0 | 17 | - | at Iowa | - |
| 9. | LSU | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 974 | 0-0 | 27 | - | OPEN | - |
| 10. | Cincinnati | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 918 | 0-0 | 64 | - | Southern Miss | - |
| 11. | California | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 865 | 0-0 | 8 | - | Oregon State | - |
| 12. | Arkansas | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 813 | 0-0 | 18 | - | at #20 Notre Dame | - |
| 13. | Utah | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 758 | 0-0 | 45 | - | Purdue | - |
| 14. | Georgia | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 705 | 0-0 | 30 | - | OPEN | - |
| 15. | Texas Christian | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 665 | 0-0 | 74 | - | UTEP | - |
| 16. | Rice | B12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 619 | 0-0 | 34 | - | UNLV | - |
| 17. | Mississippi | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 552 | 0-0 | 13 | - | Ohio | - |
| 18. | Florida | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 483 | 0-0 | 53 | - | Arkansas State | - |
| 19. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 415 | 0-0 | 22 | - | New Mexico State | - |
| 20. | Notre Dame | B10 | 0-0 (0-0) | 340 | 0-0 | 69 | - | #12 Arkansas | - |
| 21. | Illinois | C-USA | 0-0 (0-0) | 261 | 0-0 | 82 | - | Missouri | - |
| 22. | Arizona | Pac12 | 0-0 (0-0) | 220 | 0-0 | 43 | - | Temple | - |
| 23. | Marshall | BigE | 0-0 (0-0) | 175 | 0-0 | 41 | - | Minnesota | - |
| 24. | Auburn | SEC | 0-0 (0-0) | 122 | 0-0 | 21 | - | UCLA | - |
| 25. | Miami | ACC | 0-0 (0-0) | 98 | 0-0 | 3 | - | OPEN | - |
| Others receiving votes |
| Oregon 67, Ball State 37, San Diego State 32, Oklahoma State 29, West Virginia 27, Virginia Tech 27, Baylor 27, Miami (OH) 27, Bowling Green 24, Stanford 21, Florida State 18, South Florida 15, Texas A&M 14, Ohio State 9, East Carolina 8, Virginia 8, San Jose State 5, Northwestern 5 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
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