# 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play.
| | Preseason Nov. 4 | Week 2 Nov. 14 | Week 3 Nov. 21 | Week 4 Nov. 28 | Week 5 Dec. 5 | Week 6 Dec. 12 | Week 7 Dec. 19 | Week 8 Dec. 26 | Week 9 Jan. 2 | Week 10 Jan. 9 | Week 11 Jan. 16 | Week 12 Jan. 23 | Week 13 Jan. 30 | Week 14 Feb. 6 | Week 15 Feb. 13 | Week 16 Feb. 20 | Week 17 Feb. 27 | Week 18 Mar. 6 | Week 19 Mar. 13 | |
| 1. | Notre Dame (14) | Notre Dame (1-0) (14) | Notre Dame (4-0) (12) | Notre Dame (6-0) (16) | Connecticut (7-0) (16) | Connecticut (9-0) (33) | Connecticut (10-0) (33) | Connecticut (11-0) (33) | Connecticut (13-0) (33) | Connecticut (14-0) (33) | Connecticut (16-0) (33) | Connecticut (18-0) (33) | Connecticut (20-0) (33) | Connecticut (22-0) (33) | Connecticut (24-0) (33) | Connecticut (26-0) (33) | Connecticut (28-0) (33) | Connecticut (31-0) (33) | Connecticut (32-0) (33) | 1. |
| 2. | Baylor (12) | Baylor (1-0) (12) | Connecticut (3-0) (12) | Connecticut (4-0) (14) | Notre Dame (8-0) (15) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Notre Dame (11-1) | Baylor (13-1) | Baylor (15-1) | Baylor (17-1) | Baylor (18-1) | Baylor (21-1) | Baylor (23-1) | Maryland (25-1) | Maryland (26-1) | Baylor (27-2) | Baylor (30-2) | Notre Dame (30-3) | 2. |
| 3. | Connecticut (8) | Connecticut (0-0) (6) | South Carolina (2-0) (1) | South Carolina (5-0) (1) | Baylor (9-1) | Baylor (10-1) | Baylor (11-1) | Baylor (11-1) | Maryland (13-1) | Maryland (15-1) | Maryland (17-1) | Maryland (19-1) | Maryland (21-1) | Maryland (23-1) | Mississippi State (25-1) | Mississippi State (27-1) | Notre Dame (27-3) | Notre Dame (30-3) | South Carolina (27-4) | 3. |
| 4. | South Carolina (1) | South Carolina (0-0) (1) | Louisville (5-0) | Baylor (7-1) | Maryland (8-0) | Maryland (10-0) | Maryland (11-0) | Maryland (12-0) | Mississippi State (15-0) | Mississippi State (17-0) | Mississippi State (18-0) | Mississippi State (20-0) | South Carolina (18-1) | Mississippi State (23-1) | Baylor (24-2) T | Baylor (25-2) | Maryland (27-2) | South Carolina (27-4) | Maryland (30-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Louisville | Louisville (2-0) | Baylor (3-1) | Maryland (7-0) | Mississippi State (8-0) | Mississippi State (9-0) | Mississippi State (12-0) | Mississippi State (13-0) | South Carolina (11-1) | South Carolina (13-1) | South Carolina (15-1) | South Carolina (16-1) | Mississippi State (21-1) | Florida State (21-2) | Florida State (23-2) T | Notre Dame (25-3) | South Carolina (24-4) | Maryland (30-2) | Baylor (30-3) | 5. |
| 6. | Maryland | Maryland (1-0) | Maryland (4-0) | Mississippi State (5-0) | South Carolina (6-1) | South Carolina (7-1) | South Carolina (9-1) | South Carolina (10-1) | Florida State (13-1) | Notre Dame (15-2) | Notre Dame (16-2) | Florida State (19-2) | Florida State (20-2) | South Carolina (20-2) | South Carolina (21-2) | Texas (21-5) | Mississippi State (27-3) | Stanford (28-5) | Stanford (28-5) | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1-0) | Mississippi State (4-0) | Louisville (6-1) | Florida State (8-1) | Florida State (10-1) | Florida State (10-1) | Florida State (12-1) | Notre Dame (12-2) | Florida State (15-2) | Florida State (17-2) | Washington (19-2) | Notre Dame (20-3) | Notre Dame (21-3) | Notre Dame (23-3) | South Carolina (22-4) | Oregon State (27-3) | Mississippi State (29-4) | Mississippi State (29-4) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas | Texas (0-0) | Ohio State (3-1) | Florida State (6-1) | Louisville (7-2) | Louisville (8-2) | Louisville (11-2) | Louisville (12-2) | Louisville (13-2) | Washington (15-2) | Washington (18-2) | Notre Dame (18-3) | Stanford (19-3) | Stanford (20-3) | Texas (20-4) | Florida State (24-4) T | Florida State (25-5) | Oregon state (29-4) | Oregon State (29-4) | 8. |
| 9. | UCLA | UCLA (1-0) | UCLA (3-1) | Ohio State (5-2) | UCLA (6-1) | UCLA (7-1) | Washington (11-1) | Washington (12-1) | UCLA (11-2) | Louisville (15-3) | Louisville (16-4) | Louisville (19-4) | Louisville (20-4) | Oregon State (22-2) | Washington (24-3) | Stanford (24-4) T | Ohio State (25-5) | Duke (27-5) | Duke (27-5) | 9. |
| 10. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (2-0) | Florida State (3-1) | UCLA (5-1) | Stanford (8-1) | Stanford (8-1) | UCLA (8-2) | UCLA (9-2) | Stanford (12-2) | Oregon State (15-1) | Stanford (15-3) | Stanford (17-3) | Washington (20-3) | Washington (22-3) | Stanford (22-4) | Oregon State (25-3) | Stanford (25-5) | Florida State (25-6) | Florida State (25-6) | 10. |
| 11. | Stanford | Stanford (1-0) | Stanford (3-1) T | Stanford (6-1) | Washington (8-1) | Washington (10-1) | Miami (9-1) | Miami (11-1) | Ohio State (12-4) | Ohio State (14-4) | Oregon State (16-2) | Oregon State (18-2) | Oregon State (20-2) | Texas (18-4) | Oregon State (23-3) | Washington (25-4) | Washington (27-4) | Ohio State (26-6) | Ohio State (25-6) | 11. |
| 12. | Florida State | Florida State (1-0) | Syracuse (3-0) T | Oklahoma (5-0) | Ohio State (6-3) | Ohio State (8-3) | Ohio State (9-3) | West Virginia (12-0) | Washington (14-2) | Duke (14–2) | Texas (12-4) | Texas (14-4) | Texas (16-4) | Louisville (20-5) | Ohio State (22-5) | Ohio State (23-5) | Texas (21-7) | Washington (27-5) | Washington (27-5) | 12. |
| 13. | Tennessee | Tennessee (2-0) | Oklahoma (3-0) | Washington (6-1) | West Virginia (8-0) | Miami (8-1) | West Virginia (11-0) | Stanford (9-2) | Duke (12–1) | Stanford (13-3) | UCLA (13-4) | UCLA (15-4) | UCLA (17-4) | Ohio State (21-5) | Duke (22–4) | Duke (24–4) | Duke (25-4) | Louisville (27-7) | Louisville (27-7) | 13. |
| 14. | Miami T | Syracuse (1-0) | Texas (1-2) | Texas (2-2) | Miami (7-1) | West Virginia (10-0) | Stanford (8-2) | Ohio State (10-4) | Miami (11-2) | Miami (13-3) | Miami (14-4) | Duke (17–3) | Ohio State (19-5) | Duke (20–4) | Louisville (22-6) | Louisville (23-6) | Louisville (25-6) | Texas (23-8) | Texas (23-8) | 14. |
| 15. | Syracuse T | Kentucky (2-0) | Washington (3-1) | DePaul (5-1) | Kentucky (6-2) | Colorado (9-0) | Colorado (10-0) | Duke (11–1) | Texas (8-4) | Virginia Tech (15-0) | Duke (15–3) | Ohio State (17-5) | Duke (18–4) | UCLA (17-5) | NC State (19-6) | UCLA (20-7) | UCLA (22-7) | UCLA (23-8) | UCLA (23-8) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (1-0) | Florida (3-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | DePaul (5-2) | Texas (3-4) | Texas (5-4) | Texas (6-4) | Oregon State (13-1) | Texas (10-4) | Ohio State (15-5) | Arizona State (14-5) | Miami (16-5) | Miami (17-5) | Miami (19-6) | Oklahoma (21-6) | Miami (21-7) | Miami (23-8) | Miami (23-8) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington | Washington (1-0) | Tennessee (3-1) | Kentucky (5-1) | Texas (2-4) | DePaul (6-3) | Duke (10–1) | Kentucky (9-3) | West Virginia (13-1) | UCLA (11-4) | Virginia Tech (15-1) | Miami (14-5) | DePaul (18-5) | NC State (17-6) | DePaul (22-5) | Miami (19-7) | NC State (22-7) | DePaul (25-6) | NC State (22-8) | 17. |
| 18. | Arizona State | Arizona State (2-0) | DePaul (3-0) | Miami (5-1) | Colorado (8-0) | Duke (10–1) | Kentucky (8-3) | Arizona State (9-2) | Virginia Tech (13-0) | West Virginia (14-2) | Arizona State (13-4) | NC State (15-5) | Oklahoma (16-6) | DePaul (20-5) | UCLA (18-7) | NC State (20-7) | DePaul (24-6) | NC State (22-8) | Kentucky (21-10) | 18. |
| 19. | Kentucky | Florida (1-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | Florida (4-1) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Kentucky (7-3) | Syracuse (8-3) | Virginia Tech (12-0) | Arizona State (10-3) | Arizona State (12-3) | DePaul (16-4) | Virginia Tech (16-3) | NC State (16-6) | Oklahoma (18-6) | Oklahoma (19-6) | DePaul (22-6) | Oklahoma (22-7) | Kentucky (21-10) | DePaul (26-7) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida | DePaul (2-0) | Kentucky (3-1) | Syracuse (4-3) | Syracuse (6-3) | Oklahoma (7-2) | Oklahoma (7-2) | Colorado (10-1) | California (13-1) T | South Florida (13-1) | Oklahoma (14-4) | Oklahoma (15-5) | South Florida (17-3) | Syracuse (17-7) | Michigan (21-5) | Syracuse (18-9) | Kentucky (20-9) | Drake (25-4) | Drake (28-4) | 20. |
| 21. | DePaul | West Virginia (1-0) | Miami (2-1) | Colorado (6-0) | Duke (9–1) | Syracuse (8-3) | Arizona State (8-2) T | California (12-0) | Oklahoma (11-3) T | DePaul (13-4) | NC State (14-5) | DePaul (16-5) | Green Bay (19-2) | Michigan (19-5) | Syracuse (17-8) | Drake (22-4) | Syracuse (20-9) | Syracuse (21-10) | Syracuse (21-10) | 21. |
| 22. | West Virginia | Miami (1-1) | Oregon State (3-0) | Tennessee (3-2) | South Florida (6-0) | South Florida (7-0) | South Florida (8-0) T | Oregon State (11-1) | South Florida (11-1) | Oklahoma (12-4) | Kansas State (14-4) | West Virginia (15-5) | West Virginia (16-5) | South Florida (18-4) | South Florida (20-4) | Kentucky (19-8) | Drake (23-4) | Oklahoma (22-9) | West Virginia (23-10) | 22. |
| 23. | Indiana | Indiana (2-0) | Arizona State (2-1) | Auburn (6-1) | Florida (6-2) | Arizona State (6-2) | Virginia Tech (11-0) | South Florida (10-1) | DePaul (10-4) | NC State (13-4) | South Florida (14-2) | South Florida (15-3) | Arizona State (14-7) | Arizona State (15-8) | Texas A&M (19-6) | Temple (21-5) | Missouri (21-9) | Creighton (23-6) | Oklahoma (22-9) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri | Oregon State (1-0) | Michigan State (4-0) | Oregon State (3-1) | Oregon State (3-1) | Virginia Tech (10-0) | Kansas State (10-1) | Oklahoma (9-3) | Kentucky (9-5) | California (13-3) | West Virginia (14-4) | Green Bay (17-2) | Syracuse (15-7) | Tennessee (15-8) | Kansas State (19-7) | Missouri (19-9) | Kansas State (21-8) | Kansas State (22-10) | Kansas State (22-10) | 24. |
| 25. | Oregon State | Missouri (1-0) | Gonzaga (3-0) | Texas A&M (5-0) | Virginia Tech (7-0) | Oregon (7-1) | Oregon State (7-1) | Syracuse (9-4) | Kansas State (11-3) | Kansas State (12-4) | Texas A&M (14-4) | Kansas State (15-5) | Kentucky (15-6) | Kansas State (17-7) | Drake (20-4) | Michigan (21-7) | Temple (22-6) | Missouri (21-10) | Missouri (21-10) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov. 4 | Week 2 Nov. 14 | Week 3 Nov. 21 | Week 4 Nov. 28 | Week 5 Dec. 5 | Week 6 Dec. 12 | Week 7 Dec. 19 | Week 8 Dec. 26 | Week 9 Jan. 2 | Week 10 Jan. 9 | Week 11 Jan. 16 | Week 12 Jan. 23 | Week 13 Jan. 30 | Week 14 Feb. 6 | Week 15 Feb. 13 | Week 16 Feb. 20 | Week 17 Feb. 27 | Week 18 Mar. 6 | Week 19 Mar. 13 | |
| | | None | Dropped: Indiana (3–1)Missouri (2-1) | Dropped: Arizona State (3-2)Michigan State (6-1)Gonzaga (4-2) | Dropped: Tennessee (4-3)Auburn (6-2)Texas A&M (5-1) | Dropped: Florida (7-3)Oregon State (6-1) | Dropped: DePaul (7-4)Oregon (9-2) | Dropped: Kansas State (10-2) | Dropped: ColoradoSyracuse (9-5) | Dropped: Kentucky (9-6) | None | Dropped: Texas A&M (15-5) | Dropped: Virginia Tech (16-5)Kansas State (16-6) | Dropped: Green Bay (19-4)West Virginia (16-7)Kentucky (16-8) | Dropped: Arizona State (16–9) Tennessee (16–9) | Dropped: South Florida (20-6)Texas A&M (19-8)Kansas State (19-8) | Dropped: Michigan (22-8) | Dropped: Temple (23-7) | Dropped: Creighton (23-7) | |

## USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 32 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 800.
| | Preseason Nov. 4 | Week 2 Nov. 14 | Week 3 Nov. 21 | Week 4 Nov. 28 | Week 5 Dec. 5 | Week 6 Dec. 12 | Week 7 Dec. 19 | Week 8 Dec. 26 | Week 9 Jan. 2 | Week 10 Jan. 9 | Week 11 Jan. 16 | Week 12 Jan. 23 | Week 13 Jan. 30 | Week 14 Feb. 6 | Week 15 Feb. 13 | Week 16 Feb. 20 | Week 17 Feb. 27 | Week 18 Mar. 6 | Week 19 Mar. 13 | Final Apr. 4 | |
| 1. | Connecticut (18) | Notre Dame (2–0) (13) | Notre Dame (4–0) (17) | Notre Dame (6–0) (18) | Notre Dame (8–0) (18) | Connecticut (9–0) (32) | Connecticut (10–0) (31) | Connecticut (11–0) (32) | Connecticut (13–0) (32) | Connecticut (14–0) (31) | Connecticut (16–0) (32) | Connecticut (18–0) (32) | Connecticut (20–0) (32) | Connecticut (22–0) (32) | Connecticut (25–0) (32) | Connecticut (26–0) (32) | Connecticut (29–0) (32) | Connecticut (32–0) (32) | Connecticut (32–0) (32) | South Carolina (33-4) (32) | 1. |
| 2. | Notre Dame (8) | Connecticut (1–0) (13) | Connecticut (3–0) (13) | Connecticut (4–0) (11) | Connecticut (7–0) (14) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Baylor (13–1) | Baylor (15–1) | Baylor (17–1) | Baylor (19–1) | Baylor (21–1) | Maryland (23–1) | Maryland (25–1) | Mississippi State (27–1) | Baylor (28–2) | Notre Dame (30–3) | Notre Dame (30–3) | Mississippi State (34-5) | 2. |
| 3. | South Carolina (3) | South Carolina (1–0) (4) | South Carolina (3–0) (2) | South Carolina (5–0) (3) | Baylor (9–1) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–0) | Maryland (13–1) | Maryland (15–1) | Maryland (17–1) | Maryland (19–1) | Maryland (21–1) | Mississippi State (23–1) | Mississippi State (25–1) | Baylor (26–2) | Notre Dame (27–3) | Maryland (30–2) | Maryland (30–2) | Connecticut (36-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Baylor (2) | Baylor (2–0) (2) | Louisville (6–0) | Baylor (7–1) | Maryland (8–0) | Baylor (10–1) | Baylor (11–1) | Baylor (11–1) | Mississippi State (15–0) | Mississippi State (17–0) | Mississippi State (19–0) | South Carolina (17–1) | Mississippi State (21–1) | Florida State (22–2) | Baylor (24–2) | Notre Dame (25–3) | Maryland (27–2) | South Carolina (27–4) | South Carolina (27–4) | Stanford (32-6) | 4. |
| 5. | Maryland | Maryland (1–0) | Maryland (4–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Mississippi State (9–0) | Mississippi State (12–0) | Mississippi State (13–0) | South Carolina (11–1) | South Carolina (13–1) | South Carolina (15–1) | Mississippi State (20–1) | Florida State (20–2) | Baylor (23–2) | South Carolina (21–3) | Maryland (26–2) | South Carolina (24–4) | Baylor (30–3) | Baylor (30–3) | Notre Dame (33-4) | 5. |
| 6. | Ohio State | Louisville (2–0) | Baylor (3–1) | Mississippi State (7–0) | South Carolina (6–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Notre Dame (13–2) | Notre Dame (15–2) | Florida State (17–2) | Florida State (19–2) | South Carolina (18–2) | South Carolina (20–2) | Notre Dame (23–3) | Stanford (24–4) | Oregon State (27–3) | Stanford (28–5) | Stanford (28–5) | Baylor (33-4) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas (1) | Stanford (2–0) | Mississippi State (4–0) | Louisville (6–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Florida State (12–1) | UCLA (11–2) | Florida State (15–2) | Washington (18–2) | Washington (19–2) | Louisville (20–4) | Notre Dame (22–3) | Florida State (23–3) | South Carolina (22–4) | Mississippi State (27–3) | Mississippi State (29–4) | Mississippi State (29–4) | Florida State (28-7) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | Ohio State (1–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Louisville (7–2) | Louisville (8–2) | Louisville (11–2) | Louisville (12–2) | Florida State (13–2) | Louisville (15–3) | Louisville (16–4) | Louisville (18–4) | Notre Dame (20–3) | Washington (22–3) | Texas (21–4) | Oregon State (25–3) | Ohio State (25–5) | Oregon State (29–4) | Oregon State (29–4) | Maryland (32-3) | 8. |
| 9. | UCLA | Mississippi State (2–0) | Florida State (3–1) | UCLA (5–1) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (7–1) | Washington (11–1) | Washington (12–1) | Louisville (13–3) | Washington (16–2) | Notre Dame (16–3) | Notre Dame (18–3) | Stanford (19–3) | Oregon State (22–2) | Washington (24–3) | Ohio State (24–5) | Stanford (25–5) | Duke (27–5) | Duke (27–5) | Oregon State (31-5) | 9. |
| 10. | Stanford | Texas (0–1) | UCLA (3–1) | Ohio State (5–2) | Stanford (8–1) | Stanford (8–1) | UCLA (8–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Stanford (12–2) | Oregon State (15–1) | Stanford (15–3) | Stanford (17–3) | Washington (20–3) | Texas (19–4) | Stanford (22–4) | Texas (21–6) | Washington (27–4) | Ohio State (26–6) | Ohio State (26–6) | Ohio State (28-7) | 10. |
| 11. | Mississippi State | UCLA (1–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Stanford (6–1) | Washington (8–1) | Washington (10–1) | Miami (10–1) | Miami (11–1) | Washington (14–2) | Ohio State (14–4) | UCLA (13–4) | Oregon State (18–2) | Oregon State (20–2) | Stanford (20–4) | Oregon State (23–3) | Florida State (24–4) | Duke (25–4) | Washington (27–5) | Washington (27–5) | Washington (29-6) | 11. |
| 12. | Florida State | Florida State (1–1) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Ohio State (6–3) | Miami (8–1) | West Virginia (11–0) | West Virginia (12–0) | Oregon State (13–1) | Stanford (13–3) | Oregon State (16–2) | UCLA (15–4) | UCLA (17–4) | UCLA (18–5) | Ohio State (22–5) | Washington (25–4) | Florida State (25–5) | Louisville (27–7) | Louisville (27–7) | Louisville (29-8) | 12. |
| 13. | Syracuse | Tennessee (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Washington (6–1) | Miami (7–1) | Ohio State (8–3) | Ohio State (9–4) | Ohio State (10–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | UCLA (11–4) | Ohio State (15–5) | Texas (14–4) | Texas (16–4) | Ohio State (21–5) | Louisville (22–6) | Duke (24–4) | Louisville (25–6) | Florida State (25–6) | Florida State (25–6) | UCLA (25-9) | 13. |
| 14. | Tennessee | Syracuse (2–0) | Texas (1–2) | DePaul (5–1) | West Virginia (9–0) | West Virginia (10–0) | Stanford (8–2) | Stanford (9–2) | Miami (12–2) | Miami (13–3) | Miami (14–4) | Ohio State (17–5) | Ohio State (19–5) | Louisville (20–6) | Duke (22–4) | Louisville (23–6) | Texas (22–7) | UCLA (23–8) | UCLA (23–8) | Texas (25-9) | 14. |
| 15. | Washington | Washington (2–0) | Oregon State (3–0) | Texas (2–2) | DePaul (6–2) | Oregon State (6–1) | Oregon State (8–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | Duke (13–1) | Duke (14–2) | Texas (12–4)T | Duke (17–3) | Duke (18–4) | Duke (20–4) | DePaul (22–5) | UCLA (20–7) | UCLA (22–7) | Texas (23–8) | Texas (23–8) | Duke (28-6) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona State | Arizona State (2–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Miami (5–1) | Oregon State (5–1) | DePaul (6–3) | Syracuse (8–3) | Texas (6–4) | West Virginia (13–1) | Virginia Tech (15–0) | Duke (15–3) | Arizona State (14–5) | Miami (16–5) | DePaul (20–5) | UCLA (18–7) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Miami (21–7) | Miami (23–8) | Miami (23–8) | Oregon (23-14) | 16. |
| 17. | Oregon State | Oklahoma (1–0) | DePaul (3–0) | West Virginia (7–0) | Texas (2–4) | Texas (3–4) | Texas (5–4) | Duke (11–1) | Texas (8–4) | Texas (10–4) | Virginia Tech (16–1)T | Miami (14–5) | DePaul (18–5) | Miami (17–6)T | Miami (19–6) | Miami (19–7) | DePaul (24–6) | DePaul (26–6) | NC State (22–8) | NC State (23-9) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma | Oregon State (2–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Oregon State (3–1) | Kentucky (6–2) | Syracuse (8–3) | Duke (10–1) | California (12–0) | Virginia Tech (14–0) | Arizona State (13–3) | DePaul (16–4) | NC State (15–5) | Arizona State (14–7) | NC State (17–6)T | NC State (19–6) | DePaul (22–6) | NC State (22–7) | NC State (22–8) | Drake (25–4) | DePaul (27-8) | 18. |
| 19. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Syracuse (6–3) | South Florida (7–0) | Arizona State (8–2) | Arizona State (9–2) | Arizona State (10–3) | West Virginia (14–2) | Arizona State (13–4) | DePaul (16–5) | NC State (16–6) | Syracuse (17–7) | Oklahoma (20–6) | NC State (20–7) | Oklahoma (22–8) | Drake (25–4) | DePaul (26–7) | Miami (24-9) | 19. |
| 20. | Miami | DePaul (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–2) | Duke (10–1) | California (10–0) | Virginia Tech (12–0) | California (13–1) | DePaul (15–4) | Oklahoma (14–4) | Oklahoma (15–5) | South Florida (17–3) | Oklahoma (18–6) | Michigan (21–5) | Temple (21–5) | Syracuse (20–9) | Oklahoma (22–9) | Oklahoma (22–9) | West Virginia (24-11) | 20. |
| 21. | DePaul | Michigan State (2–0) | Arizona State (2–1) | Syracuse (4–3) | Duke (9–1) | Arizona State (6–2) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Syracuse (9–4) | DePaul (11–4) | South Florida (13–1) | NC State (14–5) | Virginia Tech (16–3) | Syracuse (15–7) | Arizona State (15–8) | Syracuse (18–8) | Syracuse (18–9) | Temple (23–6) | Syracuse (21–10) | West Virginia (23–10) | Oklahoma (23-10) | 21. |
| 22. | Michigan State | Miami (1–1) | Miami (3–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | South Florida (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–2) | DePaul (7–4) | DePaul (8–4) | South Florida (11–1) | NC State (13–4) | South Florida (14–2) | West Virginia (15–5) | Oklahoma (16–6) | Michigan (19–5) | South Florida (20–4) | Drake (22–4) | Drake (23–4) | Temple (24–7) | Syracuse (21–10) | Syracuse (22-11) | 22. |
| 23. | Texas A&M | Florida (2–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Florida (4–1) | Arizona State (5–2) | Kentucky (7–3) | Virginia Tech (11–0) | Kentucky (9–3) | NC State (12–3) | California (13–3) | West Virginia (14–4) | South Florida (15–3) | West Virginia (16–6) | South Florida (18–4) | Arizona State (16–9) | Arizona State (17–10) | Creighton (22–6) | West Virginia (23–10) | Temple (24–7) | Quinnipiac (29-7) | 23. |
| 24. | Florida | Texas A&M (1–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Arizona State (3–2) | California (7–0) | California (9–0) | Kentucky (8–3) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Oklahoma (11–3) | Syracuse (12–5) | Syracuse (13–6) | Syracuse (14–7) | Green Bay (19–2) | California (17–7) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Michigan (21–7) | Kentucky (20–9) | Kentucky (21–10) | Kentucky (21–10) | Drake (28-5) | 24. |
| 25. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Tennessee (3–2) | Florida (6–2) | Virginia Tech (10–0) | South Florida (8–1) | South Florida (10–1) | Syracuse (10–5) | Oklahoma (12–4) | Green Bay (15–2) | Green Bay (17–2) | Tennessee (14–7) | Tennessee (15–8) | Temple (19–5) | Creighton (20–6) | Arizona State (18–11) | South Florida (24–8) | Marquette (25–7) | Kentucky (22-11) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov. 4 | Week 2 Nov. 14 | Week 3 Nov. 21 | Week 4 Nov. 28 | Week 5 Dec. 5 | Week 6 Dec. 12 | Week 7 Dec. 19 | Week 8 Dec. 26 | Week 9 Jan. 2 | Week 10 Jan. 9 | Week 11 Jan. 16 | Week 12 Jan. 23 | Week 13 Jan. 30 | Week 14 Feb. 6 | Week 15 Feb. 13 | Week 16 Feb. 20 | Week 17 Feb. 27 | Week 18 Mar. 6 | Week 19 Mar. 13 | Final Apr. 4 | |
| | | None | None | None | Dropped: Tennessee Michigan State Texas A&M | Dropped: Florida | None | None | Dropped: Kentucky | None | Dropped: California | None | Dropped: Virginia Tech | Dropped: West Virginia, Green Bay | Dropped: California, Tennessee | Dropped: South Florida, Texas A&M | Dropped: Michigan | Dropped: Creighton, Arizona State | Dropped: South Florida | Dropped: Temple, Marquette | |