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| 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 16, 2018–June 2018 |
| Number of teams | 300 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Florida (CB) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 1, 2018 to June 28, 2018 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (10) |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Oregon State (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Arkansas |
| MOP | Adley Rutschman, Oregon State |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2018 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of 31 Division I baseball coaches. The Baseball America poll is voted on by staff members of the Baseball America magazine. These polls, along with the Perfect Game USA poll, rank the top 25 teams nationally. Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rank the top 30 teams nationally.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason Jan 29[1] | Week 3 Mar 5[2] | Week 4 Mar 12[3] | Week 5 Mar 19[4] | Week 6 Mar 26[5] | Week 7 Apr 2[6] | Week 8 Apr 9[7] | Week 9 Apr 16[8] | Week 10 Apr 23[9] | Week 11 Apr 30[10] | Week 12 May 7[11] | Week 13 May 14[12] | Week 14 May 21[13] | Week 15 May 28[14] | Final June 28[15] | ||
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| 1. | Florida 26 | Florida (12–1) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (18–1) | Oregon State (20–2) | Florida (25–5) | Florida (28–6) | Florida (32–6) | Florida (34–8) | Florida (36–10) | Florida (38–11) | Florida (41–12) | Stanford (43–8) | Florida (42–17) | Oregon State (55–12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State 4 | Oregon State (12–0) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (18–4) | Florida (21–5) | Stanford (20–3) | Stanford (23–5) | Stanford (27–5) | Stanford (30–5) | Stanford (33–6) | Stanford (37–6) | Oregon State (38–8–1) | Oregon State (42–9–1) | Oregon State (44–10–1) | Arkansas (48–21) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas Tech 1 | Texas Tech (13–0) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Arkansas (24–9) | Arkansas (27–10) | NC State (31–8) | Oregon State (32–7) | Oregon State (35–7–1) | Stanford (39–8) | Florida (41–15) | Stanford (44–10) | Florida (49–21) | 3. |
| 4. | TCU | Florida State (11–0) | Kentucky (14–3) | Arkansas (16–4) | Ole Miss (22–3) | Oregon State (21–4) | Ole Miss (27–6) | NC State (28–7) | Texas Tech (32–9) | Arkansas (32–13) | North Carolina (32–13) | North Carolina State (39–12) | Ole Miss (42–14) | Ole Miss (46–15) | North Carolina (44–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State | Stanford (11–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Ole Miss (19–2) | Florida State (20–5) | Texas Tech (23–6) | Texas Tech (26–7) | Texas Tech (29–8) | Oregon State (29–6) | Mississippi (34–11) | NC State (34–12) | Ole Miss (39–13) | Clemson (42–13) | Florida State (43–17) | Texas Tech (45–20) | 5. |
| 6. | Arkansas | Kentucky (11–1) | Texas A&M (16–1) | Auburn (19–2) | Arkansas (17–7) | Florida State (22–7) | NC State (25–6) | Oregon State (26–6) | Ole Miss (32–9) | North Carolina (31–13) | Clemson (35–12) | Arkansas (36–15) | North Carolina (37–17) | Arkansas (39–18) | Mississippi State (39–29) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | Arkansas (9–3) | Florida State (14–2) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Texas Tech (21–5) | NC State (23–5) | Oregon State (24–6) | Ole Miss (29–8) | Arkansas (28–13) | UCLA (29–10) | Arkansas (33–15) | Clemson (39–13) | Arkansas (37–17) | Clemson (45—14) | Texas (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | Texas A&M (11–1) | Ole Miss (15–1) | Florida State (16–4) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | Arkansas (19–9) | Clemson (25–7) | Duke (30–7) | East Carolina (30–9) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Ole Miss (36–13) | North Carolina (34–16) | Georgia (37–17) | North Carolina (38–18) | Washington (35–26) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Ole Miss (10–1) | Clemson (15–1) | Texas Tech (17–5) | NC State (20–4) | Clemson (22–6) | East Carolina (24–7) | Kentucky (25–11) | UCLA (25–10) | Clemson (34–11) | Southern Miss (35–12) | Duke (38–12) | NC State (40–14) | Georgia (37–19) | Auburn (43–23) | 9. |
| 10. | Vanderbilt | Louisville (11–0) | Arkansas (11–4) | NC State (18–3) | Kentucky (17–7) | Kentucky (19–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Indiana (26–6) | Clemson (29–11) | NC State (31–11) | Texas Tech (35–14) | East Carolina (37–13) | Florida State (39–17) | Minnesota (41–13) | Duke (45–18) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas A&M | Clemson (10–1) | Louisville (14–1) | Kentucky (14–6) | Auburn (20–5) | Indiana (20–5) | Kentucky (22–10) | East Carolina (26–9) | Duke (31–10) | Southern Miss (32–11) | Duke (35–11) | Texas Tech (35–15) | Texas Tech (38–15) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Minnesota (44–15) | 11. |
| 12. | Cal State Fullerton | TCU (7–3) | TCU (9–4) | Texas A&M (17–4) | Clemson (18–6) | Duke (24–5) | Duke (27–6) | Vanderbilt (22–14) | North Carolina (27–13) | Duke (33–11) | East Carolina (33–12) | Florida State (37–16) | Minnesota (37–13) | East Carolina (43–16) | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | UCLA (9–2) | Vanderbilt (12–4) | UCLA (13–4) | UCLA (15–5) | East Carolina (20–6) | Indiana (22–6) | UCLA (22–9) | Southern Miss (28–11) | Kentucky (29–15) | Florida State (32–15) | Georgia (35–16) | Texas (37–18) | Stetson (45–11) | Stetson (48–13) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Auburn (15–1) | Louisville (16–4) | Southern Miss (17–5) | Southern Miss (19–7) | UCLA (19–8) | Texas A&M (27–9) | Florida State (29–12) | East Carolina (30–12) | UCLA (30–13) | Southern Miss (36–14) | Duke (39–14) | NC State (40–16) | Stanford (46–12) | 14. |
| 15. | Mississippi State | Auburn (12–0) | UCLA (10–4) | Clemson (16–4) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Auburn (22–7) | Southern Miss (22–9) | Clemson (26–10) | Kentucky (26–14) | Florida State (31–14) | Georgia (33–14) | Minnesota (34–13) | East Carolina (39–15) | Coastal Carolina (42–17) | Ole Miss (48–17) | 15. |
| 16. | Stanford | Southern Miss (8–3) | Southern Miss (11–4) | Indiana (15–4) | Indiana (16–5) | Vanderbilt (17–11) | Vanderbilt (19–13) | Southern Miss (24–11) | Indiana (29–8) | Coastal Carolina (31–14) | Minnesota (32–12) | Texas (33–18) | Stetson (41–11) | Texas (37–20) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | 16. |
| 17. | Dallas Baptist | Indiana (9–2) | East Carolina (12–3) | Southern Miss (14–4) | East Carolina (18–5) | Georgia (21–7) | Oklahoma (23–11) | North Carolina (24–12) | Vanderbilt (24–16) | Indiana (31–10) | Auburn (34–14) | Stetson (40–11) | Southern Miss (39–15) | Southern Miss (43–16) | South Carolina (37–26) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia | LSU (8–4) | Indiana (11–4) | East Carolina (16–4) | Louisville (18–6) | UCLA (16–7) | Georgia (23–9) | Florida State (24–12) | Texas A&M (29–11) | Texas A&M (32–12) | Texas (33–18) | UCLA (31–16) | UCLA (35–17) | Duke (40–15) | Clemson (47–16) | 18. |
| 19. | Ole Miss | Virginia (8–4) | LSU (11–6) | Duke (16–4) | Duke (20–5) | Texas A&M (21–8) | Texas A&M (23–9) | Georgia (25–11) | Coastal Carolina (28–14) | Oklahoma State (27–14–1) | Kentucky (30–17) | Kentucky (33–18) | Coastal Carolina (38–17) | Auburn (39–21) | Cal State Fullerton (36–25) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas | Texas (8–4) | NC State (13–3) | LSU (14–7) | TCU (14–7) | LSU (18–11) | Wichita State (22–7) | Oklahoma (26–13) | Georgia (27–13) | Georgia (30–14) | Texas A&M (34–14) | Coastal Carolina (36–16) | Tennessee Tech (46–7) | UCLA (36–19) | Georgia (39–21) | 20. |
| 21. | Clemson | North Carolina (7–5) | Virginia (10–6) | UCF (17–4) | LSU (16–9) | Louisville (19–8) | Coastal Carolina (23–11) | LSU (24–13) | Texas (28–15) | Vanderbilt (25–18) | Connecticut (27–14–1) | Tennessee Tech (44–6) | Auburn (37–19) | Connecticut (35–20–1) | Florida State (43–19) | 21. |
| 22. | Houston | NC State (10–2) | UCF (13–3) | TCU (10–7) | Coastal Carolina (19–7) | Missouri (21–7) | North Carolina (21–11) | Coastal Carolina (26–12) | Auburn (29–12) | Minnesota (28–12) | Oklahoma State (28–17–1) | Auburn (35–17) | Connecticut (32–18–1) | Louisville (43–17) | NC State (42–18) | 22. |
| 23. | South Alabama | East Carolina (8–3) | Duke (12–3) | UNLV (18–3) | Wichita State (17–4) | Oklahoma (20–10) | Auburn (23–10) | Texas (24–14) | Oklahoma (27–15) | Connecticut (25–13–1) | Coastal Carolina (32–16) | Connecticut (30–16–1) | Houston (33–21) | Tennessee Tech (48–9) | East Carolina (44–18) | 23. |
| 24. | Miami (FL) | Coastal Carolina (10–3) | UNLV (15–2) | Virginia (13–7) | Georgia (18–6) | Coastal Carolina (21–9) | LSU (20–13) | Wichita State (24–9) | Connecticut (22–12–1) | Texas (30–17) | Tennessee Tech (40–6) | Oklahoma State (29–19–1) | South Carolina (32–22) | Houston (36–23) | Southern Miss (44–18) | 24. |
| 25. | NC State | St. John's (8–1) | Mississippi State (10–6) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | UNLV (20–5) | Wichita State (19–6) | Missouri State (22–7) | Auburn (25–12) | Tennessee Tech (34–5) | Tennessee Tech (37–6) | Stetson (37–11) | Houston (31–20) | Louisville (40–16) | Texas A&M (39–20) | Louisville (45–19) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 29[1] | Week 3 Mar 5[2] | Week 4 Mar 12[3] | Week 5 Mar 19[4] | Week 6 Mar 26[5] | Week 7 Apr 2[6] | Week 8 Apr 9[7] | Week 9 Apr 16[8] | Week 10 Apr 23[9] | Week 11 Apr 30[10] | Week 12 May 7[11] | Week 13 May 14[12] | Week 14 May 21[13] | Week 15 May 28[14] | Final June 28[15] | ||
| Dropped: 12. Cal State Fullerton 15. Mississippi State 17. Dallas Baptist 22. Houston 23. South Alabama 24. Miami (FL) | Dropped: 20. Texas 21. North Carolina 24. Coastal Carolina 25. St. John's | Dropped: 25. Mississippi State | Dropped: 21. UCF 24. Virginia 25. Sam Houston State | Dropped: 20. TCU 23. UNLV | Dropped: 21. Louisville 22. Missouri | Dropped: 25. Missouri State | Dropped: 21. LSU 24. Wichita State | Dropped: 22. Auburn 23.Oklahoma | Dropped: 17. Indiana 21. Vanderbilt | Dropped: 20. Texas A&M | Dropped: 19. Kentucky 24. Oklahoma State | Dropped: 24. South Carolina | Dropped: No. 15 Coastal Carolina No. 19 UCLA No. 21 Connecticut No. 24 Houston No. 25 Texas A&M |
| Preseason Jan 23[16] | Week 1 Feb 19[17] | Week 2 Feb 26[18] | Week 3 Mar 5[19] | Week 4 Mar 12[20] | Week 5 Mar 19[21] | Week 6 Mar 26[22] | Week 7 Apr 2[23] | Week 8 Apr 9[24] | Week 9 Apr 16[25] | Week 10 Apr 23[26] | Week 11 Apr 30[27] | Week 12 May 7[28] | Week 13 May 14[29] | Week 14 May 21[30] | Week 15 May 28[31] | Final June 29[32] | ||
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| 1. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (12–1) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (18–1) | Oregon State (20–2) | Florida (25–5) | Florida (28–6) | Florida (32–6) | Florida (34–8) | Florida (36–10) | Florida (38–11) | Florida (41–12) | Florida (41–15) | Florida (42–17) | Oregon State (55–12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | Oregon State (12–0) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (18–4) | Florida (21–5) | Stanford (20–3) | NC State (25–6) | NC State (28–7) | NC State (31–8) | Stanford (33–6) | Stanford (37–6) | Oregon State (38–8–1) | Oregon State (42–9–1) | Oregon State (44–10–1) | Arkansas (48–21) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida State | Florida State (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Stanford (14-2) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Stanford (23–5) | Stanford (27–5) | Stanford (30–5) | Ole Miss (34–11) | North Carolina (32–13) | Stanford (38–8) | Stanford (43–8) | Stanford (43–10) | Florida (49–21) | 3. |
| 4. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | Stanford (8–0) | Stanford (11–1) | Kentucky (14–3) | Arkansas (16–4) | Ole Miss (22–3) | Florida State (22–7) | Arkansas (24–9) | Arkansas (27–10) | Texas Tech (32–9) | Arkansas (32–13) | Oregon State (35–7–1) | Ole Miss (39–13) | Ole Miss (42–14) | Ole Miss (46–15) | North Carolina (44–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (4–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Texas Tech (13–0) | Clemson (15–1) | Florida State (16–4) | Florida State (20–5) | Oregon State (21–4) | Ole Miss (27–6) | Texas Tech (29–8) | Ole Miss (32–9) | North Carolina (31–13) | Ole Miss (36–13) | Arkansas (36–15) | North Carolina (37–17) | Florida State (43–17) | Texas Tech (45–20) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–1) | Arkansas (5–2) | Arkansas (9–3) | Florida State (14–2) | Auburn (19–2) | Arkansas (17–7) | NC State (23–5) | Texas Tech (26–7) | Vanderbilt (22–14) | Oregon State (29–6) | Oregon State (32–7) | Arkansas (33–15) | North Carolina (34–16) | Clemson (43–13) | North Carolina (38–18) | Mississippi State (39–29) | 6. |
| 7. | TCU | TCU (2–1) | TCU (4–2) | TCU (7–3) | Arkansas (11–4) | Ole Miss (19–2) | Kentucky (17–7) | Texas Tech (23–6) | Clemson (25–7) | Ole Miss (29–8) | East Carolina (30–9) | NC State (31–11) | NC State (34–12) | NC State (39–12) | Texas Tech (38-15) | Clemson (45–14) | Texas (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Kentucky (14–6) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | Clemson (22–6) | East Carolina (24–7) | Duke (30–7) | Arkansas (28–13) | UCLA (29–10) | Clemson(35–12) | Duke (38–12) | Georgia (37–17) | Arkansas (39–18) | Minnesota (44–15) | 8. |
| 9. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Texas A&M (11–1) | TCU (8–4) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Auburn (21–5) | Arkansas (19–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Kentucky (25–11) | UCLA (25–10) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Duke (35–11) | Clemson (39–13) | Arkansas (37–17) | Minnesota (41–13) | Washington (35–26) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (3–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Clemson (10–1) | Texas A&M (16–1) | NC State (18–3) | NC State (20–4) | Duke (24–5) | Duke (27–6) | Oregon State (26–6) | North Carolina (27–13) | Clemson (34–11) | Texas Tech (35–14) | Texas Tech (35–15) | NC State (40–14) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Duke (45–18) | 10. |
| 11. | Cal State Fullerton | Clemson (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (9–2) | Ole Miss (15–1) | Texas Tech (17–5) | Texas Tech (21–5) | East Carolina (20–6) | Oregon State (24–6) | East Carolina (26–9) | Vanderbilt (24–16) | Duke (33–11) | UCLA (30–13) | Minnesota (34–13) | Minnesota (37–13) | Georgia (37–19) | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson | UCLA (3–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Louisville (14–1) | Clemson (16–4) | Clemson (18–6) | Southern Miss (19–7) | Southern Miss (22–9) | Indiana (26–6) | Duke (31–10) | Kentucky (29–15) | Georgia (33–14) | Georgia (35–16) | Duke (39–14) | East Carolina (43–16) | Stetson (48–13) | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | North Carolina (3–5) | North Carolina (7–5) | Auburn (15–1) | Texas A&M (17–4) | Duke (20–5) | Kentucky (19–9) | Kentucky (22–10) | Southern Miss (24–11) | Kentucky (26–14) | Southern Miss (32–11) | Southern Miss (35–12) | East Carolina (37–13) | Florida State (39–17) | Coastal Carolina (42–17) | Auburn (43–23) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas | Texas (2–1) | Virginia (4–3) | Virginia (8–4) | Vanderbilt (12–4) | Duke (16–4) | Southern Miss (17–5) | Vanderbilt (17–11) | Vanderbilt (19–13) | Clemson (26–10) | Clemson (29–11) | East Carolina (30–12) | East Carolina (33–12) | Florida State (37–16) | Texas (37–18) | Texas (37–20) | Stanford (45–12) | 14. |
| 15. | Virginia | Virginia (2–1) | Southern Miss (5–2) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Southern Miss (11–4) | Southern Miss (14–4) | UCLA (15–5) | Auburn (22–7) | Oklahoma (23–11) | UCLA (22–9) | Southern Miss (28–11) | Coastal Carolina (31–14) | Minnesota (32–12) | Texas (33–18) | Coastal Carolina (38–17) | NC State (40–16) | Ole Miss (48–17) | 15. |
| 16. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (3–0) | LSU (4–3) | LSU (8–4) | UCLA (10–4) | UCLA (13–4) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Indiana (20–5) | Indiana (22–6) | Coastal Carolina (26–12) | Coastal Carolina (28–14) | Florida State (31–14) | Florida State (32–15) | Coastal Carolina (36–16) | UCLA (35–17) | Duke (40–15) | South Carolina (37–26) | 16. |
| 17. | LSU | Southern Miss (3–0) | Texas (4–3) | Texas (8–4) | LSU (11–6) | Louisville (16–4) | East Carolina (18–5) | LSU (18–11) | Coastal Carolina (23–11) | Florida State (24–12) | Florida State (29–12) | Vanderbilt (25–18) | Texas (33–18) | UCLA (31–16) | Southern Miss (39–15) | Southern Miss (43–16) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | 17. |
| 18. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | Indiana (9–2) | Indiana (11–4) | LSU (14–7) | Indiana (16–5) | Coastal Carolina (21–9) | UCLA (19–8) | LSU (24–13) | Indiana (29–8) | Indiana (31–10) | Auburn (34–14) | Southern Miss (36–14) | Houston (33–21) | Stetson (45–11) | Cal State Fullerton(36–25) | 18. |
| 19. | Louisville | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Louisville (11–0) | UCF (13–3) | Indiana (15–4) | TCU (13–7) | Oklahoma (20–10) | LSU (20–13) | North Carolina (24–12) | Texas (28–15) | Oklahoma State (27–14) | Coastal Carolina (32–16) | Kentucky (33–18) | East Carolina (39–15) | Houston (36–23) | Clemson (47–16) | 19. |
| 20. | Indiana | Indiana (2–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Auburn (12–0) | Duke (12–3) | UCF (17–4) | Louisville (18–6) | UCLA (16–7) | North Carolina (21–11) | Texas (24–14) | South Florida (26–14) | Texas (30–17) | Oklahoma State (28–17) | Houston (31–20) | Stetson (41–11) | UCLA (36–19) | Florida State (43–19) | 20. |
| 21. | Southern Miss | South Alabama (3–1) | South Alabama (7–1) | Vanderbilt (10–3) | East Carolina (12–3) | East Carolina (16–4) | LSU (16–9) | Georgia (21–7) | Georgia (23–9) | Oklahoma (26–13) | Tennessee Tech (34–5) | Houston (28–16) | Kentucky (30–17) | Stetson (40–11) | Tennessee Tech (46–7) | Connecticut (35–20–1) | Georgia (39–21) | 21. |
| 22. | UCF | LSU (1–2) | St. John's (7–0) | St. John's (8–1) | Sam Houston State (12–4) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | Illinois (15–5) | UCF (20–9) | Texas A&M (23–9) | Texas A&M (27–9) | Oklahoma (27–15) | Minnesota (28–12) | Stetson (37–11) | Tennessee Tech (44–6) | South Carolina (32–22) | Auburn (39–21) | NC State (42–18) | 22. |
| 23. | Mississippi State | St. John's (3–0) | UCF (4–3) | UCF (8–3) | NC State(13–3) | TCU (10–7) | San Diego State (16–7) | Texas A&M (21–8) | Auburn (23–10) | Dallas Baptist (23–10) | Minnesota (25–11) | South Florida (29–15) | South Florida (29–15) | South Carolina (30–21) | Auburn (37–19) | Missouri State (39–15) | East Carolina (44–18) | 23. |
| 24. | South Alabama | UCF (1–2) | Connecticut (4–2) | Coastal Carolina (10–3) | Illinois (8–4) | Illinois (11–5) | Coastal Carolina (19–7) | Louisville (19–8) | Texas (22–12) | Georgia (25–11) | Georgia (27–13) | Georgia (30–14) | Tennessee Tech (40–6) | Auburn (35–17) | Missouri State (35–15) | Louisville (43–16) | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | 24. |
| 25. | St. John's | Connecticut (2–1) | Auburn (8–0) | San Diego State (8–3) | San Diego State (10–5) | San Diego State (13–6) | UCF (18–8) | Dallas Baptist (16–9) | Dallas Baptist (19–10) | Illinois (23–8) | Jacksonville (28–13) | Tennessee Tech (37–6) | Connecticut (27–14) | Oklahoma State (29–19–1) | Mississippi State (31–24) | Tennessee Tech (48–9) | Houston (38–25) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 23[16] | Week 1 Feb 19[17] | Week 2 Feb 26[18] | Week 3 Mar 5[19] | Week 4 Mar 12[20] | Week 5 Mar 19[21] | Week 6 Mar 26[22] | Week 7 Apr 2[23] | Week 8 Apr 9[24] | Week 9 Apr 16[25] | Week 10 Apr 23[26] | Week 11 Apr 30[27] | Week 12 May 7[28] | Week 13 May 14[29] | Week 14 May 21[30] | Week 15 May 28[31] | Final June 29[32] | ||
| Dropped: 23. Mississippi State | Dropped: 13. Cal State Fullerton | Dropped: 21. South Alabama 24. Connecticut | Dropped: 13. North Carolina 14. Virginia 17. Texas 22. St. John's 24. Coastal Carolina | None | Dropped: 22. Sam Houston State | Dropped: 19. TCU 22. Illinois 23. San Diego State | Dropped: 22. UCF 24. Louisville | Dropped: 25. Auburn | Dropped: 18. LSU 22. Texas A&M 23. Dallas Baptist 25. Illinois | Dropped: 22. Oklahoma 25. Jacksonville | Dropped: 17. Vanderbilt 18. Indiana 21. Houston | Dropped: 23. South Florida 25. Connecticut | Dropped: 19. Kentucky 25. Oklahoma State | Dropped: 22. South Carolina 25. Mississippi State | Dropped: No. 17 Southern Miss No. 20 UCLA No. 21 Connecticut No. 23 Missouri State No. 24 Louisville |
| Preseason Dec 19[33] | Week 1 Feb 19[34] | Week 2 Feb 26[35] | Week 3 Mar 5[36] | Week 4 Mar 12[37] | Week 5 Mar 19[38] | Week 6 Mar 26[39] | Week 7 Apr 2[40] | Week 8 Apr 9[41] | Week 9 Apr 16[42] | Week 10 Apr 23[43] | Week 11 Apr 30[44] | Week 12 May 7[45] | Week 13 May 14[46] | Week 14 May 21[47] | Week 15 May 28[48] | Week 16 June 5[49] | Week 17 June 11[50] | Final June 29[51] | ||
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| 1. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | Oregon State (12–0) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (18–1) | Oregon State (20–2) | Florida (25–5) | Florida (28–6) | Florida (32–6) | Stanford (30–5) | Stanford (33–6) | Stanford (37–6) | Florida (41–12) | Stanford (43–8) | Oregon State (44–10–1) | Oregon State (47–10–1) | Oregon State (49–10–1) | Oregon State (55–12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (12–1) | Clemson (15–1) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Stanford (20–3) | NC State (25–6) | NC State (28–7) | Florida (34–8) | Florida (36–10) | Florida (38–11) | Oregon State (38–8–1) | Florida (41–15) | Clemson (45–14) | Florida (45–18) | Florida (47–19) | Arkansas (48–21) | 2. |
| 3. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Stanford (14–2) | Auburn (19–2) | Florida (21–5) | Oregon State (21–4) | Clemson (25–7) | Duke (30–7) | NC State (31–8) | UCLA (29–10) | North Carolina (32–13) | Stanford (39–8) | Oregon State (42–9–1) | Stanford (44–10) | North Carolina (41–18) | North Carolina (43–18) | Florida (49–21) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida State | Florida State (3–0) | Texas Tech (7–0) | Texas Tech (13–0) | Louisville (14–1) | Florida (18–4) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | NC State (23–5) | Duke (27–6) | UCLA (22–9) | UCLA (25–10) | North Carolina (31–13) | Oregon State (35–7–1) | Clemson (39–13) | Clemson (43–13) | Florida (42–17) | Arkansas (42–18) | Arkansas (44–19) | Mississippi State (39–29) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (4–0) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Auburn (15–1) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | UCLA (15–5) | Ole Miss (25–4) | UCLA (19–8) | Stanford (27–5) | Oregon State (29–6) | Oregon State (32–7) | Clemson (35–12) | Arkansas (36–15) | North Carolina (37–17) | North Carolina (38–18) | Texas (40–20) | Texas (42–21) | North Carolina (44–20) | 5. |
| 6. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Florida (15–3) | UCLA (13–4) | NC State (20–4) | Clemson (22–6) | Stanford (23–5) | Arkansas (27–10) | North Carolina (27–13) | Arkansas (32–13) | Arkansas (33–15) | North Carolina (34–16) | Georgia (37–17) | Ole Miss (46–15) | Texas Tech (42–17) | Texas Tech (44–18) | Texas Tech (45–20) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–1) | Clemson (7–0) | Stanford (11–1) | Florida State (14–2) | Arkansas (16–4) | Ole Miss (22–3) | Duke (24–5) | Arkansas (24–9) | Oregon State (26–6) | Michigan (24–11) | NC State (33–11) | NC State (34–12) | NC State (39–12) | Ole Miss (42–14) | Georgia (37–19) | Minnesota (44–13) | Washington (35–24) | Texas (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | Kentucky (4–0) | Stanford (8–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Kentucky (14–3) | NC State (18–3) | Clemson (18–6) | Georgia (21–7) | Oregon State (24–6) | North Carolina (24–12) | Ole Miss (32–9) | Clemson (34–11) | UCLA (30–13) | Georgia (35–16) | NC State (40–14) | Southern Miss (43–16) | Stetson (48–11) | Mississippi State (37–27) | Washington (35–26) | 8. |
| 9. | TCU | TCU (2–1) | UCLA (6–1) | Auburn (12–0) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Ole Miss (19–2) | Florida State (20–5) | Florida State (22–7) | Ole Miss (27–6) | Vanderbilt (22–14) | Duke (31–10) | Duke (33–11) | Georgia (33–14) | Duke (38–12) | Arkansas (37–17) | NC State (40–16) | Duke (44–16) | Minnesota (44–15) | Minnesota (44–15) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU | Dallas Baptist (3–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Texas A&M (16-1) | Clemson (16–4) | Louisville (18–6) | UCLA (16–7) | Georgia (23–9) | Ole Miss (29–8) | Arkansas (28–13) | Georgia (30–14) | Duke (35–11) | Ole Miss (39–13) | Duke (39–14) | Arkansas (39–18) | South Carolina (36–24) | Stetson (48–13) | Stetson (48–13) | 10. |
| 11. | Dallas Baptist | UCLA (3–0) | South Alabama (7–1) | UCLA (9–2) | Vanderbilt (12-4) | Louisville (16–4) | Texas Tech (21–5) | Louisville (19–8) | Oklahoma (23–11) | Michigan (22–11) | Texas Tech (32–9) | Ole Miss (34–11) | South Carolina (28–19) | South Carolina (30–21) | Southern Miss (39–15) | Duke (40–15) | Tennessee Tech (52–10) | Duke (45–18) | Duke (45–18) | 11. |
| 12. | Cal State Fullerton | Clemson (3–0) | TCU (4–2) | Indiana (9–2) | Stetson (13–1) | Florida State (16–4) | Illinois (15–5) | Texas Tech (23–6) | North Carolina (21–11) | Georgia (25–11) | Vanderbilt (24–16) | Oklahoma State (27–14–1) | Ole Miss (36–13) | St. John's (34–12) | Texas (37–18) | Texas (37–20) | Cal State Fullerton (35–23) | South Carolina (37–26) | South Carolina (37–26) | 12. |
| 13. | Mississippi State | Southern Miss (3–0) | San Diego (7–2) | LSU (8–4) | Ole Miss (15–1) | Stetson (17–3) | Duke (20–5) | Indiana (20–5) | Florida State (24–9) | Clemson (26–10) | Georgia (27–13) | Michigan (25–13) | Southern Miss (35–12) | Southern Miss (36–14) | Texas Tech (38–15) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Washington (33–23) | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Stanford (3–0) | LSU (4–3) | TCU (7–3) | UCLA (10–4) | Indiana (15–4) | Arkansas (17–7) | Arkansas (19–9) | Texas Tech (26–7) | Oklahoma (26–13) | Clemson (29–11) | South Carolina (26–18) | Oklahoma State (28–17–1) | Oklahoma State (29–19–1) | South Carolina (32–22) | Minnesota (41–13) | Auburn (42–21) | Cal State Fullerton (36–25) | Cal State Fullerton (36–25) | 14. |
| 15. | Clemson | LSU (1–2) | Arkansas (5–2) | Arkansas (9–3) | Indiana (11–4) | LSU (14–7) | Kentucky (17–7) | Illinois (17–7) | Indiana (22–6) | Texas Tech (29–8) | East Carolina (30–9) | Vanderbilt (25–18) | Michigan (29–14) | Minnesota (34–13) | Minnesota (37–13) | Florida State (43–17) | Vanderbilt (34–25) | Auburn (43–23) | Auburn (43–23) | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia | Virginia (2–1) | NC State (7–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | LSU (11–6) | Kentucky (14–6) | Auburn (20–5) | Stetson (23–5) | Michigan (19–11) | Indiana (26–6) | St. John's (26–10) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Texas (33–18) | Texas (33–18) | Florida State (39–17) | Stetson (45–11) | Mississippi State (35–26) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | 16. |
| 17. | South Alabama | South Alabama (3–1) | Texas A&M (7–0) | NC State (10–2) | TCU (9–4) | Texas Tech (17–5) | Indiana (16–5) | Vanderbilt (17–11) | Texas (22–12) | Illinois (23–8) | Oklahoma State (23–14–1) | Southern Miss (32–11) | St. John's (32–11) | Michigan (32–16) | Stetson (41–11) | Coastal Carolina (42–17) | Clemson (47–16) | Clemson (47–16) | Clemson (47–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Louisiana | Louisville (3–0) | Auburn (8–0) | Stetson (9–1) | Arkansas (11–4) | Texas A&M (17–4) | Wichita State (17–4) | East Carolina (20–6) | Illinois (19–8) | LSU (24–13) | Oklahoma (27–15) | Texas (30–17) | Minnesota (32–12) | Tennessee Tech (44–6) | St. John's (36–14) | East Carolina (43–16) | Stanford (46–12) | Stanford (46–12) | Stanford (46–12) | 18. |
| 19. | South Carolina | Texas (2–1) | Stetson (6–1) | Ole Miss (10–1) | NC State (13–3) | UNLV (18–3) | LSU (16–9) | Oklahoma (20–10) | East Carolina (24–7) | Texas A&M (27–9) | Florida State (29–12) | Houston (28–16) | Texas Tech (35–14) | Texas Tech (35–15) | Tennessee Tech (46–7) | South Carolina (33–24) | Ole Miss (48–17) | Mississippi (48–17) | Mississippi (48–17) | 19. |
| 20. | Miami (FL) | Louisiana (3–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | St. John's (8–1) | Wichita State (12–2) | UCF (17–4) | Coastal Carolina (19–7) | Nevada (15–9) | Vanderbilt (19–13) | Louisville (24–11) | Tennessee Tech (34–5) | St. John's (28–11) | Houston (29–19) | Houston (31–20) | Oklahoma State (29–22–1) | St. John's (39–15) | Georgia (39–21) | Georgia (39–21) | Georgia (39–21) | 20. |
| 21. | Louisville | South Carolina (2–1) | St. John's (7–0) | Coastal Carolina (10–3) | UNLV (15–2) | Southern Miss (14–4) | Southern Miss (17–5) | LSU (18–11) | Louisville (20–11) | Tennessee Tech (29–5) | Auburn (29–12) | Tennessee Tech (37–6) | East Carolina (33–12) | East Carolina (37–13) | UCLA (35–17) | Louisville (43–17) | Southern Miss (44–18) | Southern Miss (44–18) | Southern Miss (44–18) | 21. |
| 22. | Missouri State | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Wichita State (8–1) | UCF (13–3) | Illinois (11–5) | Missouri (19–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–5) | Texas A&M (23–9) | Texas (24–14) | Texas A&M (29–11) | Texas A&M (32–12) | Tennessee Tech (40–6) | Florida State (37–16) | Houston (33–21) | Tennessee Tech (48–9) | NC State (42–18) | NC State (42–18) | NC State (42–18) | 22. |
| 23. | NC State | Missouri State (3–1) | South Carolina (6–2) | UNLV (11–1) | Southern Miss (11–4) | Duke (16–4) | Georgia (18–6) | Missouri (21–7) | LSU (20–13) | East Carolina (26–9) | Texas (28–15) | Minnesota (28–12) | Texas A&M (34–14) | Stetson (40–11) | South Florida (32–18–1) | UCLA (36–19) | Louisville (45–19) | Louisville (45–19) | Louisville (45–19) | 23. |
| 24. | Stanford | NC State (2–1) | Dallas Baptist (3–3) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Missouri (13–3) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | San Diego State (16–7) | Missouri State (19–7) | Missouri State (22–7) | St. John's (22–10) | Louisville (26–13) | Coastal Carolina (34–14) | Auburn (34–14) | Coastal Carolina (36–16) | Coastal Carolina (38–17) | Houston (36–23) | Oklahoma (38–25) | Oklahoma (38–25) | Oklahoma (38–25) | 24. |
| 25. | Southern Miss | Texas A&M (2–1) | Southern Miss (5–2) | Illinois (6–3) | Illinois (8–4) | Missouri (15–5) | Stetson (19–5) | Auburn (22–7) | Tennessee Tech (25–5) | Dallas Baptist (23–10) | South Carolina (23–17) | East Carolina (30–12) | Florida State (32–15) | Louisville (37–15) | Louisville (40–16) | Baylor (36–19) | UCLA (38–21) | UCLA (38–21) | UCLA (38–21) | 25. |
| 26. | Texas | Auburn (3–0) | Virginia (4–3) | Dallas Baptist (6–4) | Duke (12–3) | Wichita State (13–4) | UNLV (20–5) | Sam Houston State (20–7) | Sam Houston State (23–8) | Florida Atlantic (26–9) | Minnesota (25–11) | Florida State (34–14) | Oklahoma (31–18) | Oklahoma (33–19) | Connecticut (32–18–1) | Connecticut (35–20–1) | Houston (38–25) | Houston (38–25) | Houston (38–25) | 26. |
| 27. | Oklahoma State | Arizona (3–0) | Texas (4–3) | Virginia (8–4) | Florida Gulf Coast (13–2) | Coastal Carolina (15–7) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Coastal Carolina (21–9) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–7) | Arizona (22–12) | Indiana (29–8) | Oklahoma (28–18) | Stetson (37–11) | Baylor (30–18) | Purdue (34–18) | Purdue (37–19) | Connecticut (37–22–2) | Connecticut (37–22–1) | Connecticut (37–22–1) | 27. |
| 28. | Winthrop | Stetson (3–0) | Missouri State (4–2) | Texas (8–4) | Oregon (11–4) | Southeastern Louisiana (16–6) | East Carolina (18–5) | Wichita State (19–6) | Nevada (17–12) | Nevada (20–13) | Florida Atlantic (29–9–1) | Auburn (31–14) | Coastal Carolina (32–16) | LSU (31–21) | East Carolina (39–15) | Cal State Fullerton (32–22) | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | 28. |
| 29. | Georgia Tech | Ole Miss (3–0) | East Carolina (6–1) | Missouri State (6–3) | St. John's (8–4) | East Carolina (16–4) | TCU (14–7) | Southern Miss (19–7) | Coastal Carolina (23–11) | Coastal Carolina (26–12) | UC Irvine (24–14) | Louisville (29–14) | Louisville (32–15) | Missouri State (33–14) | Vanderbilt (31–14) | Missouri State (39–15) | East Carolina (44–18) | East Carolina (44–18) | East Carolina (44–18) | 29. |
| 30. | Houston | Notre Dame (2–1) | Alabama (7–0) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Coastal Carolina (12–6) | Texas State (13–4–1) | Houston (16–8) | North Carolina (18–10) | Wichita State (22–7) | Minnesota (23–10) | Coastal Carolina (28–14) | Stetson (34–11) | Cal State Fullerton (25–20) | Cal State Fullerton (27–21) | Missouri State (35–15) | Washington (30–23) | St. John's (40–17) | St. John's (40–17) | St. John's (40–17) | 30. |
| Preseason Dec 19[33] | Week 1 Feb 19[34] | Week 2 Feb 26[35] | Week 3 Mar 5[36] | Week 4 Mar 12[37] | Week 5 Mar 19[38] | Week 6 Mar 26[39] | Week 7 Apr 2[40] | Week 8 Apr 9[41] | Week 9 Apr 16[42] | Week 10 Apr 23[43] | Week 11 Apr 30[44] | Week 12 May 7[45] | Week 13 May 14[46] | Week 14 May 21[47] | Week 15 May 28[48] | Week 16 June 5[49] | Week 17 June 11[50] | Final June 29[51] | ||
| Dropped: 12. Cal State Fullerton 13. Mississippi State 27. Oklahoma State 28. Winthrop 29. Georgia Tech 30. Houston | Dropped: 7. North Carolina 20. Louisiana 22. Miami (FL) 27. Arizona 30. Notre Dame | Dropped: 13. San Diego 23. South Carolina 29. East Carolina 30. Alabama | Dropped: 26. Dallas Baptist 27. Virginia 28. Texas 29. Missouri State 30. Georgia Tech | Dropped: 17. TCU 27. Florida Gulf Coast 28. Oregon 29. St. John's | Dropped: 20. UCF 24. Sam Houston State 28. Southeastern Louisiana 30. Texas State | Dropped: 15. Kentucky 24. San Diego State 26. UNLV 27. Texas A&M 29. TCU 30. Houston | Dropped: 16. Stetson 23. Missouri 25. Auburn 29. Southern Miss | Dropped: 13. Florida State 24. Missouri State 26. Sam Houston State 27. Florida Gulf Coast 30. Wichita State | Dropped: 17. Illinois 18. LSU 25. Dallas Baptist 27. Arizona 28. Nevada | Dropped: 27. Indiana 28. Florida Atlantic 29. UC Irvine | Dropped: 30. Vanderbilt | Dropped: 8. UCLA 23. Texas A&M 24. Auburn 28. Coastal Carolina | Dropped: 17. Michigan 26. Oklahoma 27. Baylor 28. LSU 30. Cal State Fullerton | Dropped: 23. South Florida 29. Vanderbilt 30. Missouri State | Dropped: No. 24 Houston No. 25 Baylor No. 27 Purdue No. 29 Missouri State | Dropped: None | Dropped: None |
The Preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. San Diego; 32. Sam Houston State; 33. Texas A&M; 34. Kent State; 35. Auburn; 36. Arizona; 37. Stetson; 38. Ole Miss; 39 Nebraska; 40. Michigan.
| Preseason Jan 31[52] | Week 1 Feb 19[53] | Week 2 Feb 26[54] | Week 3 Mar 5[55] | Week 4 Mar 12[56] | Week 5 Mar 19[57] | Week 6 Mar 26[58] | Week 7 Apr 2[59] | Week 8 Apr 9[60] | Week 9 Apr 16[61] | Week 10 Apr 23[62] | Week 11 Apr 30[63] | Week 12 May 7[64] | Week 13 May 14[65] | Week 14 May 21[66] | Week 15 May 28[67] | Week 16 June 5[68] | Final June 28[69] | ||
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| 1. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (12–1) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (18–1) | Oregon State (20–2) | Florida (25–5) | Florida (28–6) | Florida (32–6) | Stanford (30–5) | Stanford (33–6) | Stanford (37–6) | Florida (41–12) | Oregon State (42–9–1) | Oregon State (44–10–1) | Oregon State (47–10–1) | Oregon State (55–12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | Oregon State (12–0) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (18–4) | Florida (21–5) | Stanford (21–3) | Arkansas (24–9) | Stanford (27–5) | Florida (34–8) | Florida (36–10) | Florida (38–11) | Oregon State (38–8–1) | Stanford (43–8) | Ole Miss (46–15) | Florida (45–18) | Arkansas (48–20) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (4–0) | Texas Tech (7–0) | Texas Tech (13–0) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Stanford (23–5) | Arkansas (27–10) | Texas Tech (32–9) | Oregon State (31–7) | Oregon State (35–7–1) | Stanford (39–8) | Florida (41–15) | Stanford (44–10) | North Carolina (41–18) | Florida (49–21) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida State | Arkansas (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Kentucky (14–3) | Arkansas (16–4) | Ole Miss (22–3) | Oregon State (21–4) | Texas Tech (26–7) | Texas Tech (29–8) | NC State (31–8) | Arkansas (32–13) | North Carolina (32–13) | NC State (39–12) | Ole Miss (42–14) | Florida (42–17) | Arkansas (42–18) | Mississippi State (3–29) | 4. |
| 5. | TCU | Florida State (3–0) | Stanford (8–0) | Kentucky (11–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Ole Miss (19–2) | Florida State (20–5) | Texas Tech (23–6) | Ole Miss (27–6) | NC State (28–7) | Oregon State (29–6) | North Carolina (31–13) | NC State (34–12) | Arkansas (36–15) | Clemson (43–13) | Clemson (45–14) | Texas Tech (42–17) | Texas Tech (45–20) | 5. |
| 6. | Arkansas | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Stanford (11–1) | Florida State (14–2) | Florida State (16–4) | Arkansas (17–7) | Florida State (23–7) | NC State (25–6) | Oregon State (26–6) | Ole Miss (32–9) | UCLA (29–10) | Arkansas (33–15) | Ole Miss (39–13) | North Carolina (37–17) | Florida State (43–17) | Stetson (48–11) | North Carolina (44–20) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | TCU (2–1) | TCU (4–2) | TCU (7–3) | Texas A&M (16–1) | Auburn (19–2) | Kentucky (17–7) | NC State (23–5) | Oregon State (24–6) | Kentucky (25–11) | Arkansas (28–13) | Ole Miss (34–11) | Clemson (35–12) | Clemson (39–13) | Florida State (39–17) | North Carolina (38–18) | Minnesota (43–13) | Texas (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | North Carolina (2–1) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Ole Miss (15–1) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Texas Tech (21–5) | Arkansas (19–9) | Clemson (25–7) | Ole Miss (29–8) | East Carolina (30–9) | Clemson (34–11) | Ole Miss (36–13) | North Carolina (34–16) | Arkansas (37–17) | Arkansas (39–18) | Texas (40–20) | Washington (35–26) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&M | Stanford (3–0) | Arkansas (5–2) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Arkansas (11–4) | Kentucky (14–6) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | Clemson (22–6) | Kentucky (22–10) | Duke (30–7) | UCLA (25–10) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Southern Miss (35–12) | Duke (38–12) | NC State (40–14) | Minnesota (40–13) | Auburn (42–21) | Duke (45–18) | 9. |
| 10. | Cal State Fullerton | Texas A&M (3–0) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | Arkansas (9–3) | Clemson (15–1) | Texas Tech (17–5) | NC State (20–4) | Kentucky (19–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Indiana (26–6) | Southern Miss (28–11) | NC State (31–11) | Texas Tech (35–14) | East Carolina (37–13) | Georgia (37–17) | East Carolina (43–16) | Duke (44–16)т | Auburn (43–23) | 10. |
| 11. | LSU | Vanderbilt (2–1) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (9–2) | TCU (9–4) | Texas A&M (17–4) | Auburn (20–5) | Indiana (20–5) | East Carolina (24–7) | Vanderbilt (22–14) | North Carolina (27–13) | Kentucky (29–15) | Duke (35–11) т | Florida State (37–16) | Texas Tech (38–15) | NC State (40–16) | Tennessee Tech (52–10) т | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Louisville (14–1) | UCLA (13–4) | Southern Miss (17–5) | Southern Miss (19–7) | Indiana (22–6) | UCLA (22–9) | Clemson (29–11) | Southern Miss (32–11) | UCLA (30–13) т | Minnesota (33–13) | Minnesota (36–13) | Southern Miss (43–16) | South Carolina (36–24) | South Carolina (37–26) | 12. |
| 13. | Stanford | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Clemson (10–1) | Auburn (15–1) | NC State (18–3) | UCLA (15–5) | Duke (24–5) | Duke (27–6) | East Carolina (26–9) | Kentucky (26–14) | Duke (33–11) | East Carolina (33–12) | Southern Miss (36–14) | Texas (37–18) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Ole Miss (48–17) | Stetson (48–13) | 13. |
| 14. | Louisville | Ole Miss (3–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Vanderbilt (12–4) | Southern Miss (14–4) | Clemson (18–6) | East Carolina (20–6) | Southern Miss (22–9) | Texas A&M (27–9) | Duke (31–10) | East Carolina (30–12) | Florida State (32–15) | Texas Tech (35–15) | Duke (39–14) | Stetson (45–11) | Cal State Fullerton (35–23) | Cal State Fullerton (36–25) | 14. |
| 15. | Vanderbilt | Southern Miss (3–0) | South Alabama (7–1) | Indiana (9–2) | Southern Miss (11–4) | Indiana (15–4) | Indiana (16–5) | Auburn (22–7) | UCLA (19–8) | Southern Miss (24–11) | Indiana (29–8) | Florida State (34–14) | Georgia (33–14) | Stetson (40–11) | East Carolina (39–15) | Coastal Carolina (42–17) | Vanderbilt (34–25) | Minnesota (43–15) | 15. |
| 16. | Ole Miss | Clemson (3–0) | Indiana (6–1) | Southern Miss (8–3) | UCLA (10–4) | Clemson (16–4) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Vanderbilt (17–11) | Vanderbilt (19–13) | Clemson (26–10) | Florida State (29–12) | Coastal Carolina (31–14) | Minnesota (31–12) | Georgia (35–16) | Southern Miss (39–15) | Georgia (37–19) | Mississippi State (35–26) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | 16. |
| 17. | Mississippi State | Virginia (2–1) | Southern Miss (5–2) | Auburn (12–0) | Indiana (11–4) | Louisville (16–4) | Duke (20–5) | UCLA (16–7) | Georgia (23–9) | Florida State (24–12) | Vanderbilt (24–16) | Indiana (31–10) | Texas (33–18) | Tennessee Tech (44-6) | Stetson (41–11) | Duke (40–15) | Washington (33–23) | Stanford (46–12) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia | Dallas Baptist (3–0) | LSU (4–3) | Virginia (8–4) | East Carolina (12–3) | East Carolina (16–4) | East Carolina (18–5) | Texas A&M (21–8) | Oklahoma (23–11) | North Carolina (24–12) | Texas A&M (29–11) | Texas A&M (32–12) | Kentucky (30–17) | Texas (33–18) | Tennessee Tech (46–7) | Texas (37–20) | Stanford (46–12) | Ole Miss (48–17) | 18. |
| 19. | Clemson | Texas (2–1) | North Carolina (3–5) | LSU (8–4) | LSU (11–6) | Duke (16–4) | Louisville (18–6) | Georgia (21–7) | Texas A&M (23–9) | LSU (24–13) | Texas (28–15) | Oklahoma State (27–14–1) | Auburn (34–14) т | UCLA (31–16) | UCLA (35–17) | UCLA (36–19) | Clemson (47–16) | Clemson (47–16) | 19. |
| 20. | Dallas Baptist | South Alabama (3–1) | Virginia (4–3) | Texas (8–4) | NC State (13–3) | LSU (14–7) | TCU (14–7) | LSU (18–11) | Wichita State (22–7) | Coastal Carolina (26–12) | Coastal Carolina (28–14) | Texas (30–17) | Tennessee Tech (40–6) т | Kentucky (33–18) | Coastal Carolina (38–17) | Tennessee Tech (48–9) | Georgia (39–21) | Georgia (39–21) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas | LSU (1–2) | Texas (4–3) | North Carolina (7–5) | Mississippi State (10–6) | TCU (10–7) | LSU (16–9) | Coastal Carolina (21–9) | Coastal Carolina (23–11) | Oklahoma (26–13) | Tennessee Tech (34–5) | Georgia (30–14) | Coastal Carolina (32–16) | Coastal Carolina (36–16) | Auburn (37–19) | Auburn (39–21) | NC State (42–18) | NC State (42–18) | 21. |
| 22. | South Alabama | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | Houston (4–2) | East Carolina (8–3) | Virginia (10–6) | UCF (17–4) | Wichita State (17–4) | Wichita State (19–6) | LSU (20–13) | Georgia (25–11) | Florida Atlantic (29–9) | Minnesota (28–12) | Connecticut (27–14–1) | Connecticut (30–16–1) | Houston (33–21) | Louisville (43–17) | Southern Miss (44–18) | Florida State (43–19) | 22. |
| 23. | Southern Miss | Indiana (2–1) | St. John's (7–0) | NC State (10–2) | UCF (13–3) | Virginia (13–7) | Coastal Carolina (19–7) | Louisville (19–8) | North Carolina (21–11) | Texas (24–14) | Georgia (27–13) | Tennessee Tech (37–6) | Stetson (37–11) | Auburn (35–17) | Connecticut (32–18–1) | Connecticut (35–20–1) т | East Carolina (44–18) | East Carolina (44–18) | 23. |
| 24. | Indiana | Houston (2–1) | East Carolina (6–1) | St. John's (8–1) | Duke (12–3) | UNLV (18–3) | UNLV (20–5) | Missouri (21–7) | Missouri State (22–7) | Wichita State (24–9) | Oklahoma (27–15) | Vanderbilt (25–18) | Texas A&M (34–14) | Houston (31–20) | Louisville (40–16) | Houston (36–23) т | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | 24. |
| 25. | Houston | Mississippi State (0–3) | Auburn (8–0) | Dallas Baptist (6–4) | UNLV (15–2) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | Illinois (15–5) | Oklahoma (20–10) | Auburn (23–10) | Florida Atlantic (26–9) | Auburn (29–12) | Connecticut (25–13–1) | Oklahoma State (28–17–1) | Oklahoma State (29–19–1) | South Carolina (32–22) | Texas A&M (39–20) | Florida State (43–19) т | Southern Miss (44–18) | 25. |
| 26. | Miami (FL) | Arizona (3–0) | NC State (7–1) | Mississippi State (6–5) | North Carolina (8–7) | Stetson (17–3) | San Diego State (16–7) | UNLV (22–7) | Florida Atlantic (24–8) | Tennessee Tech (29–5) | Connecticut (22–12–1) | South Florida (29–15) | South Florida (29–15) | Louisville (37–15) | Kentucky (34–21) | Missouri State (39–15) | UCLA (38–21) т | UCLA (38–21) | 26. |
| 27. | West Virginia | St. John's (3–0) | Mississippi State (3–4) | South Alabama (7–5) | Alabama (13–3) | North Carolina (12–8) | Georgia (18–6) | North Carolina (18–10) | Texas (22–12) | Auburn (25–12) | Minnesota (25–11) | Auburn (31–14) | Indiana (31–13) | Texas A&M (34–17) | Florida Atlantic (36–15–1) | Florida Atlantic (40–17–1) | Florida Atlantic (43–19–1) | Louisville (45–19) | 27. |
| 28. | NC State | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Dallas Baptist (3–3) | Coastal Carolina (10–1) | Stetson (13–1) | Wichita State (13–4) | UCF (18–8) | Louisiana Tech (22–8) | Missouri (23–9) | Dallas Baptist (23–10) | Oklahoma State (23–14–1) | Florida Atlantic (30–12–1) | Louisville (32–15) | Florida Atlantic (34–15–1) | Indiana (37–15) т | South Carolina (33–24) | Louisville (45–19) | Texas A&M (40–22) | 28. |
| 29. | UCF | NC State (2–1) | Alabama (7–0) | UCF (8–3) | Texas (9–7) | Alabama (16–5) | North Carolina (14–10) | Florida Atlantic (20–8) | Louisiana Tech (24–10) | Connecticut (19–11–1) | South Florida (26–14) | Houston (28–16) | Oklahoma (31–18) | St. John's (34–12) т | Mississippi State (31–24) т | Baylor (36–19) | Oklahoma (38–25) | Florida Atlantic (43–19–1)т | 29. |
| 30. | Arizona | Oregon (2–1) | San Diego (7–2) | Arkansas State (5–3) | Oregon (11–4) | Coastal Carolina (15–7) | College of Charleston (19–6) т Sam Houston State (17–7) т Stetson (19–5) т | Sam Houston State (20–7) т Stetson (23–5) т | Tennessee Tech (25–5) | Minnesota (23–10) | Wichita State (26–11) | Stetson (34–11) | St. John's (32–11) | South Carolina (30–21) т | Texas A&M (36–19) | Cal State Fullerton (32–23) | Connecticut (37–22–1) | Indiana (40–19)т | 30. |
| Preseason Jan 31[52] | Week 1 Feb 19[53] | Week 2 Feb 26[54] | Week 3 Mar 5[55] | Week 4 Mar 12[56] | Week 5 Mar 19[57] | Week 6 Mar 26[58] | Week 7 Apr 2[59] | Week 8 Apr 9[60] | Week 9 Apr 16[61] | Week 10 Apr 23[62] | Week 11 Apr 30[63] | Week 12 May 7[64] | Week 13 May 14[65] | Week 14 May 21[66] | Week 15 May 28[67] | Week 16 June 5[68] | Final June 28[69] | ||
| Dropped: 27. West Virginia 29. UCF | Dropped: 22. Cal State Fullerton 26. Arizona 28. Miami (FL) 30. Oregon | Dropped: 22. Houston 29. Alabama 30. San Diego | Dropped: 24. St. John's 25. Dallas Baptist 27. South Alabama 28. Coastal Carolina 30. Arkansas State | Dropped: 21. Mississippi State 29. Texas 30. Oregon | Dropped: 23. Virginia 29. Alabama | Dropped: 20. TCU 25. Illinois 26. San Diego State 28. UCF 30. College of Charleston | Dropped: 23. Louisville 26. UNLV 30. Sam Houston State 30. Stetson | Dropped: 24. Missouri State 28. Missouri 29. Louisiana Tech | Dropped: 19. LSU 28. Dallas Baptist | Dropped: 24. Oklahoma 30. Wichita State | Dropped: 24. Vanderbilt 28. Florida Atlantic 29. Houston | Dropped: 26. South Florida 27. Indiana 29. Oklahoma | Dropped: 25. Oklahoma State 29. St. John's | Dropped: 26. Kentucky 28. Indiana 28. Mississippi State | Dropped: No. 23 Houston No. 25 Texas A&M No. 26 Missouri State No. 29 Baylor No. 30 Cal State Fullerton | Dropped: No. 29 Oklahoma No. 30 Connecticut |
The Preseason poll ranked the top 35 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. Dallas Baptist; 32. South Carolina; 33. Oklahoma; 34. LSU; 35. Missouri State.