| Media Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Ball State | C-USA | 17-0 (8-0) | 1610 | 1-0 | 70 | W, 26-10 #24 Maryland | - | 1 |
| 2. | Illinois | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1542 | 3-2 | 21 | W, 34-29 #21 Mississippi | OPEN | 13 |
| 3. | Georgia | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1480 | 1-1 | 47 | L, 17-41 at #1 Ball State | OPEN | 5 |
| 4. | Florida | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1422 | 1-1 | 41 | L, 14-20 #14 Penn State | OPEN | 3 |
| 5. | Texas | B12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1367 | 4-1 | 33 | L, 43-50 #24 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 6. | Utah | Pac12 | 12-2 (8-1) | 1284 | 1-0 | 73 | L, 20-34 #18 LSU | OPEN | 4 |
| 7. | Southern Methodist | Sun | 13-1 (8-0) | 1201 | 0-0 | 110 | L, 13-24 #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-2 (8-0) | 1136 | 0-0 | 93 | L, 14-31 #12 Texas Christian | OPEN | 7 |
| 9. | Idaho | MWC | 14-1 (8-0) | 1077 | 0-0 | 118 | L, 10-20 at #1 Ball State | OPEN | 9 |
| 10. | California | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 1001 | 1-0 | 38 | L, 39-46 #9 Idaho | OPEN | 8 |
| 11. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 931 | 0-2 | 71 | W, 34-21 at Virginia Tech | OPEN | 20 |
| 12. | Texas Christian | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 878 | 1-0 | 85 | L, 16-39 #24 Maryland | OPEN | 10 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 827 | 3-1 | 67 | L, 24-31 #24 Maryland | OPEN | 11 |
| 14. | Penn State | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 754 | 1-1 | 75 | L, 7-37 at #13 Texas Tech | OPEN | 12 |
| 15. | Stanford | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 697 | 0-2 | 60 | L, 26-45 at #3 Georgia | OPEN | 14 |
| 16. | Kent State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 630 | 1-1 | 87 | W, 33-3 #19 Kansas State | OPEN | 26 |
| 17. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 566 | 0-1 | 98 | L, 27-34 at North Texas | OPEN | 16 |
| 18. | LSU | SEC | 11-4 (6-2) | 489 | 3-0 | 11 | L, 17-20 at #3 Georgia | OPEN | 15 |
| 19. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 445 | 3-0 | 79 | L, 3-33 at #16 Kent State | OPEN | 17 |
| 20. | Baylor | B12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 387 | 0-3 | 31 | W, 36-13 at Arkansas | OPEN | 31 |
| 21. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 335 | 0-2 | 19 | L, 29-34 at #2 Illinois | OPEN | 18 |
| 22. | Notre Dame | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 270 | 1-3 | 48 | W, 63-35 Vanderbilt | OPEN | 27 |
| 23. | Rice | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 208 | 0-3 | 72 | L, 27-31 at Mississippi State | OPEN | 19 |
| 24. | Maryland | ACC | 13-4 (7-1) | 143 | 2-2 | 24 | L, 10-26 at #1 Ball State | - | 21 |
| 25. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 115 | 1-2 | 68 | L, 19-29 at USC | OPEN | 24 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Miami (OH) 86, USC 62, North Texas 62, Fresno State 57, Mississippi State 55, Alabama 52, Auburn 52, Connecticut 47, Virginia Tech 42, Oklahoma 41, Miami 41, Arkansas 36, South Florida 31, Bowling Green 29, Texas A&M 29, N C State 29, West Virginia 28, Michigan 23, Virginia 20, Oregon 18, Oregon State 16, Boise State 15, Wyoming 11, Louisville 11, Michigan State 10, Oklahoma State 8, Arizona 6, Vanderbilt 3 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Fresno State (22), Virginia Tech (25), Arkansas (23) |
| Coaches Poll |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Points | Top 25 | SOS | Last | Next | Prev |
| 1. | Ball State | C-USA | 17-0 (8-0) | 1508 | 1-0 | 70 | W, 26-10 #14 Maryland | - | 1 |
| 2. | Utah | Pac12 | 12-2 (8-1) | 1447 | 1-1 | 73 | L, 20-34 #19 LSU | OPEN | 5 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 11-2 (7-1) | 1392 | 2-1 | 41 | L, 14-20 #16 Penn State | OPEN | 3 |
| 4. | Texas | B12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 1344 | 2-1 | 33 | L, 43-50 #14 Maryland | OPEN | 2 |
| 5. | Georgia | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 1289 | 1-1 | 47 | L, 17-41 at #1 Ball State | OPEN | 4 |
| 6. | Southern Methodist | Sun | 13-1 (8-0) | 1205 | 0-0 | 110 | L, 13-24 #15 Texas Tech | OPEN | 7 |
| 7. | Rutgers | BigE | 12-2 (8-0) | 1142 | 0-1 | 93 | L, 14-31 #17 Texas Christian | OPEN | 6 |
| 8. | Idaho | MWC | 14-1 (8-0) | 1080 | 0-0 | 118 | L, 10-20 at #1 Ball State | OPEN | 8 |
| 9. | Illinois | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 1020 | 3-1 | 21 | W, 34-29 #25 Mississippi | OPEN | 16 |
| 10. | California | Pac12 | 11-3 (8-1) | 952 | 2-0 | 38 | L, 39-46 #8 Idaho | OPEN | 9 |
| 11. | Kansas State | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 880 | 2-0 | 79 | L, 3-33 at #18 Kent State | OPEN | 18 |
| 12. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 833 | 0-2 | 71 | W, 34-21 at Virginia Tech | OPEN | 21 |
| 13. | Stanford | Pac12 | 10-3 (7-2) | 782 | 0-2 | 60 | L, 26-45 at #5 Georgia | OPEN | 12 |
| 14. | Maryland | ACC | 13-4 (7-1) | 715 | 3-2 | 24 | L, 10-26 at #1 Ball State | - | 11 |
| 15. | Texas Tech | B12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 663 | 2-1 | 67 | L, 24-31 #14 Maryland | OPEN | 13 |
| 16. | Penn State | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 602 | 1-1 | 75 | L, 7-37 at #15 Texas Tech | OPEN | 15 |
| 17. | Texas Christian | BigE | 12-3 (7-1) | 560 | 1-0 | 85 | L, 16-39 #14 Maryland | OPEN | 10 |
| 18. | Kent State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 483 | 0-1 | 87 | W, 33-3 #11 Kansas State | OPEN | 25 |
| 19. | LSU | SEC | 11-4 (6-2) | 427 | 3-1 | 11 | L, 17-20 at #5 Georgia | OPEN | 14 |
| 20. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 381 | 2-2 | 13 | W, 28-20 Georgia Tech | OPEN | 24 |
| 21. | USC | Pac12 | 9-4 (7-2) | 322 | 1-2 | 62 | W, 29-19 Ohio State | OPEN | 29 |
| 22. | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-4 (5-3) | 270 | 0-1 | 98 | L, 27-34 at North Texas | OPEN | 17 |
| 23. | Notre Dame | B10 | 9-4 (6-2) | 220 | 1-3 | 48 | W, 63-35 Vanderbilt | OPEN | 26 |
| 24. | Baylor | B12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 172 | 0-3 | 31 | W, 36-13 at Arkansas | OPEN | 30 |
| 25. | Mississippi | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 131 | 1-2 | 19 | L, 29-34 at #9 Illinois | OPEN | 20 |
| Others receiving votes |
| Rice 105, Ohio State 81, Virginia Tech 50, North Texas 46, Auburn 44, Mississippi State 44, Fresno State 41, Miami 37, Miami (OH) 34, Oklahoma 30, Connecticut 30, Arkansas 26, West Virginia 21, N C State 17, South Florida 12, Bowling Green 9, Texas A&M 8, Michigan 6, Boise State 6, Arizona 6, Eastern Michigan 5, Virginia 2 |
| Dropped out of the Top 25 |
| Rice (19), Virginia Tech (22), Fresno State (23) |
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