The voting for this poll was extremely close as Nevada, Wyoming and Hawaii were all withing seven points of each other for the second through fourth spots. Fresno State is in striking distance of all of those teams but after the Bulldogs there is a decent size drop off.
STAFF POLL
| Rank | Team | Division |
| 1. | Boise State (14 first-place votes, Prev: 1) | Mountain |
| 2. | Nevada (Prev: 7) | West |
| 3. | Wyoming (Prev: 8) | Mountain |
| 4. | Hawaii (Prev: 4) | West |
| 5. | Utah State (Prev: 3) | Mountain |
| 6. | Fresno State (Prev: 2) | West |
| 7. | Air Force (Prev: 6) | Mountain |
| 8. | San Diego State (Prev: 5) | West |
| 9. | UNLV (Prev: 10) | West |
| 10. | New Mexico (Prev: 12) | Mountain |
| 11. | San Jose State (Prev: 11) | West |
| 12. | Colorado State (Prev: 12) | Mountain |
READER POLL
There are seven teams that earned a first-place vote but it was Boise State who was at the top and it was not even close with 66 of the 84 first-place votes.
| Rank | Team | Division |
| 1. | Boise State (66 first-place votes) | Mountain |
| 2. | Wyoming (7 first-place votes) | Mountain |
| 3. | Nevada (5 first-place votes) | West |
| 4. | Utah State (3 first-place votes) | Mountain |
| 5. | Hawaii (1 first-place vote) | West |
| 6. | Fresno State (1 first-place vote) | West |
| 7. | Air Force (1 first-place vote) | Mountain |
| 8. | San Diego State | West |
| 9. | UNLV | West |
| 10. | Colorado State | Mountain |
| 11. | New Mexico | Mountain |
| 12. | San Jose State | West |
