# 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2018–19 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

| | Preseason Oct. 31 | Week 2 Nov. 12 | Week 3 Nov. 19 | Week 4 Nov. 26 | Week 5 Dec. 3 | Week 6 Dec. 10 | Week 7 Dec. 17 | Week 8 Dec. 24 | Week 9 Dec. 31 | Week 10 Jan. 7 | Week 11 Jan. 14 | Week 12 Jan. 21 | Week 13 Jan. 28 | Week 14 Feb. 4 | Week 15 Feb. 11 | Week 16 Feb. 18 | Week 17 Feb. 25 | Week 18 Mar. 4 | Week 19 Mar. 11 | Week 20 Mar. 18 | |
| 1. | Notre Dame (31) | Notre Dame (1–0) (30) | Notre Dame (3–0) (31) | Notre Dame (6–0) (31) | Connecticut (7–0) (31) | Connecticut (9–0) (31) | Connecticut (9–0) (31) | Connecticut (11–0) (31) | Connecticut (11–0) (31) | Notre Dame (14–1) (12) | Notre Dame (16–1) (23) | Notre Dame (18–1) (22) | Baylor (17–1) (24) | Baylor (19–1) (25) | Baylor (21–1) (22) | Baylor (23–1) (26) | Baylor (25–1) (28) | Baylor (27–1) (28) | Baylor (30–1) (28) | Baylor (31–1) (28) | 1. |
| 2. | Connecticut | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (2–0) | Connecticut (5–0) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Notre Dame (12–1) | Louisville (14–0) (10) | Baylor (13–1) (6)т | Baylor (15–1) (7) | Connecticut (18–1) (2) | Louisville (21–1) (3) | Louisville (23–1) (3) | Oregon (24–1) (2) | Connecticut (25–2) | Connecticut (27–2) | Connecticut (30–2) | Connecticut (31–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon | Oregon (2–0) (1) | Oregon (4–0) | Oregon (6–0) | Oregon (7–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Louisville (12–0) | Louisville (12–0) | Connecticut (12–1) (3) | Connecticut (14–1) (1)т | Connecticut (16–1) (1) | Louisville (19–1) (2) | Oregon (21–1) | Oregon (23–1) (3) | Connecticut (23–2) | Louisville (25–2) | Louisville (27–2) | Notre Dame (30–3) | Notre Dame (30–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Baylor | Baylor (3–0) | Baylor (4–0) | Baylor (6–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Louisville (10–0) | Mississippi State (10–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–0) | Baylor (11–1) (5) | Louisville (15–1) | Louisville (17–1) | Oregon (19–1) | Notre Dame (21–2) | Connecticut (21–2) | Louisville (23–2) | Notre Dame (25–3) | Notre Dame (27–3) | Mississippi State (30–2) | Mississippi State (30–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Louisville | Louisville (2–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Louisville (5–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Mississippi State (9–0) | Maryland (10–0) | Oregon (11–1) | Oregon (11–1) | Oregon (13–1) | Oregon (15–1) | Oregon (17–1) | Notre Dame (19–2) | Connecticut (19–2) | Mississippi State (22–1) | Notre Dame (23–3) | Mississippi State (25–2) | Mississippi State (27–2) | Louisville (29–3) | Louisville (29–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (2–0) | Mississippi State (4–0) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Maryland (9–0) | Baylor (8–1) | Stanford (9–1) | Stanford (10–1) | Stanford (12–1) | Stanford (14–1) | Stanford (16–1) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Mississippi State (21–1) | Notre Dame (22–3) | Mississippi State (23–2) | Oregon (25–3) | Oregon (27–3) | Stanford (28–4) | Stanford (28–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Stanford | Stanford (2–0) | Maryland (4–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Maryland (8–0) | Oregon (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Mississippi State (12–1) | Mississippi State (14–1) | Mississippi State (15–1) | Mississippi State (17–1) | NC State (20–0) | Oregon State (19–3) | Maryland (22–2) | Stanford (21–4) | Stanford (23–4) | Stanford (25–4) | Oregon (29–4) | Oregon (29–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Oregon State | Oregon State (1–0) | Stanford (3–0) | Stanford (6–0) | Oregon State (6–1) | Oregon State (7–1) | Stanford (7–1) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Baylor (8–1) | NC State (15–0) | NC State (17–0) | NC State (18–0) | Stanford (17–2) | Marquette (19–3) | Marquette (21–3) | Maryland (23–3) | Maryland (24–3) | Maryland (26–3) | Iowa (26–6) | Iowa (26–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Maryland | Maryland (2–0) | Oregon State (3–0) | Oregon State (5–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Tennessee (8–0) | Tennessee (8–0) | NC State (12–0) | NC State (13–0) | Maryland (13–1) | Maryland (15–1) | Oregon State (15–3) | Oregon State (17–3) | NC State (21–1) | Oregon State (20–4) | NC State (22–2) | Oregon State (23–5) | NC State (25–4) | Maryland (28–4) | Maryland (28–4) | 9. |
| 10. | South Carolina | South Carolina (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas (6–0) | NC State (8–0) | NC State (10–0) | NC State (11–0) | Tennessee (9–1) | Tennessee (11–1) | Oregon State (12–2) | Oregon State (14–2) | Marquette (16–3) | Marquette (18–3) | Maryland (19–2) | Stanford (19–4) | Iowa (21–5) | NC State (24–3) | Iowa (23–6) | NC State (26–5) | NC State (26–5) | 10. |
| 11. | TennesseeT | Texas (1–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Stanford (6–1) | Stanford (6–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Oregon State (9–2) | Oregon State (10–2) | Texas (12–2) | Texas (14–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Maryland (18–2) | Stanford (18–3) | South Carolina (17–5) | Marquette (22–4) | Kentucky (23–5) | Oregon State (24–6) | Oregon State (24–7) | Oregon State (24–7) | 11. |
| 12. | TexasT | Tennessee (1–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Syracuse (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Minnesota (11–0) | Minnesota (12–0) | Syracuse (13–2) | Syracuse (14–2) | Texas (15–3) | Texas (17–3) | South Carolina (16–5) | NC State (21–2) | Oregon State (20–5) | Iowa (21–6) | South Carolina (21–8) | Gonzaga (27–3) | Syracuse (24–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Iowa | Iowa (2–0) | South Carolina (2–1) | NC State (6–0) | California (7–0) | California (8–0) | Minnesota (10–0) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (10–2) | Tennessee (12–2) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Syracuse (15–3) | Iowa (16–4) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Gonzaga (22–2) | South Carolina (19–6) | Marquette (23–5) | Kentucky (24–6) | Iowa State (25–7) T | Iowa State (25–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | Georgia (2–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Iowa (4–1) | Minnesota (7–0) | Minnesota (9–0) T | California (9–0) | California (9–1) | Syracuse (11–2) | Gonzaga (15–1) | Marquette (14–3) | Rutgers (15–3) | Utah (18–1) | Texas (18–4) | Iowa (19–5) | Miami (FL) (22–5) | South Carolina (20–7) | Gonzaga (27–3) | Marquette (25–6) T | Texas A&M (24–7) | 14. |
| 15. | DePaul | DePaul (1–0) | NC State (4–0) | California (6–0) | Syracuse (7–2) | Syracuse (8–2) | Syracuse (9–2) | Syracuse (11–2) | Michigan State (11–1) | Marquette (12–3) | South Carolina (12–4) | Kentucky (16–3) | Gonzaga (19–2) | Syracuse (17–4) | Texas (19–5) | Gonzaga (23–3) | Miami (FL) (23–6) | Texas A&M (23–6) | Syracuse (24–8) | South Carolina (21–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Missouri | Missouri (1–0) | DePaul (1–1) | DePaul (3–2) | Iowa (5–2) | Iowa (7–2) | Iowa (9–2) | Iowa (9–2) | Kentucky (13–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Kentucky (15–3) | Arizona State (13–5) | South Carolina (13–5) | Iowa (17–5) | Syracuse (18–5) | Kentucky (21–5) | Gonzaga (25–3) | Miami (FL) (24–7) | South Carolina (21–9) | Gonzaga (28–4) | 16. |
| 17. | NC State | NC State (2–0) | South Florida (4–0) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Arizona State (5–2) | Arizona State (7–2) | Arizona State (8–2) | Arizona State (9–2) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Iowa (10–3) | Michigan State (12–3) | Iowa (14–4) | Rutgers (16–4) | Utah (18–3) | Kentucky (19–5) | Arizona State (18–6) | Syracuse (20–6) | Marquette (24–6) | Texas A&M (24–7) | Kentucky (24–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Syracuse | Syracuse (1–1) | California (4–0) | South Carolina (3–3) | Marquette (6–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Kentucky (12–1) | California (9–2) | Minnesota (12–2) | Iowa State (13–3) | Gonzaga (17–2) | Syracuse (16–4) | Texas A&M (18–4) | Iowa State (18–5) | Syracuse (19–6) | Texas (21–6) | Syracuse (22–7) | Kentucky (24–7) | Marquette (26–7) | 18. |
| 19. | Marquette | Marquette (3–0) | Arizona State (2–1) | Arizona State (3–2) | Kentucky (8–0) | Marquette (7–2) | Marquette (9–2) | DePaul (9–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Arizona State (11–3) | Arizona State (12–4) | South Carolina (12–5) | Kentucky (17–4) | Kentucky (18–5) | Arizona State (16–6) | Texas (20–6) | Texas A&M (20–6) | Iowa State (22–7) | Miami (FL) (24–8) | Miami (FL) (24–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–1) | Minnesota (5–0) | DePaul (4–3) | DePaul (7–3) | DePaul (8–3) | Gonzaga (11–1) | Marquette (10–3) | Iowa State (12–2) | Rutgers (13–3)т | Iowa State (14–4) | Texas A&M (16–4) | Rutgers (17–5)т | Miami (FL) (21–5) | Iowa State (19–6) | Iowa State (20–7) | Arizona State (19–9) | UCLA (20–12) | UCLA (20–12) | 20. |
| 21. | Duke | South Florida (2–0) | Missouri (3–1) | Miami (FL) (6–1) | Drake (7–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | Michigan State (10–1) | Texas A&M (11–2) | South Carolina (10–4) | Tennessee (12–4)т | Utah (16–1) | Arizona State (14–6) | Arizona State (17–5)т | Florida State (20–4) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Arizona State (18–8) | Texas (21–8) | Drake (25–5) | Rice (28–3) | 21. |
| 22. | South Florida | Arizona State (1–1) | Marquette (3–1) | Marquette (4–1) | South Carolina (4–4) | Missouri (8–2) | Michigan State (9–1) | Marquette (9–3) | Arizona State (9–3) | Florida State (14–1) | Iowa (11–4) | Florida State (16–2) | Michigan State (15–5) | Iowa State (17–5) | Texas A&M (18–5) | Florida State (21–5) | Florida State (21–6) | Florida State (22–7) T | Texas (23–9) | Arizona State (20–10) | 22. |
| 23. | Arizona State | California (2–0) | Minnesota (3–0) | Iowa State (5–0) | Missouri (6–2) | Michigan State (8–1) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Texas A&M (10–2) | South Carolina (8–4) | Michigan State (11–3) | Minnesota (12–3) | Michigan State (13–5) | Iowa State (15–5) | Michigan State (16–5) | Rutgers (17–6) | South Dakota (23–3) | Drake (21–5) | Drake (23–5) T | Arizona State (20–10) | Texas (23–9) | 23. |
| 24. | California | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Drake (6–1) | Gonzaga (8–1) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Miami (FL) (11–2) | DePaul (9–4) | California (10–3) | DePaul (12–5) | Texas A&M (14–4) | Florida State (17–3) | Florida State (19–3) | Michigan State (16–6) | Drake (19–5) | Rice (23–3) | Rice (24–3) | Rice (25–3) | DePaul (26–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Miami (FL) | Minnesota (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | South Carolina (5–4) | South Carolina (6–4) | South Carolina (7–4) | Iowa State (10–2) | Indiana (14–1) | Indiana (15–2) | Missouri (15–4) | BYU (17–3) | Miami (FL) (19–5) | South Dakota (22–3) | Rice (22–3) | UCLA (17–11) | UCLA (19–11) | Florida State (23–8) | Florida State (23–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 31 | Week 2 Nov. 12 | Week 3 Nov. 19 | Week 4 Nov. 26 | Week 5 Dec. 3 | Week 6 Dec. 10 | Week 7 Dec. 17 | Week 8 Dec. 24 | Week 9 Dec. 31 | Week 10 Jan. 7 | Week 11 Jan. 14 | Week 12 Jan. 21 | Week 13 Jan. 28 | Week 14 Feb. 4 | Week 15 Feb. 11 | Week 16 Feb. 18 | Week 17 Feb. 25 | Week 18 Mar. 4 | Week 19 Mar. 11 | Week 20 Mar. 18 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 21 Duke | Dropped: No. 14 Georgia | Dropped: No. 17 South Florida No. 21 Missouri No. 25 West Virginia | Dropped: No. 17 Texas A&M No. 23 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 21 Drake | Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | None | Dropped: No. 24 Miami (FL) | Dropped: No. 21 Texas A&M No. 24 DePaul | Dropped: No. 22 Florida State No. 24 California | Dropped: No. 20 Tennessee No. 23 Minnesota No. 24 DePaul No. 25 Indiana | Dropped: No. 25 Missouri | Dropped: No. 25 BYU | Dropped: No. 17 Utah | Dropped: No. 23 Rutgers No. 24 Michigan State | Dropped: No. 23 South Dakota | None | None | Dropped: No. 21 Drake | |

## 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 31 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 No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 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 775.
| | Preseason Nov 1 | Week 2 Nov 20 | Week 3 Nov 27 | Week 4 Dec 4 | Week 5 Dec 11 | Week 6 Dec 18 | Week 7 Dec 24 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 8 | Week 10 Jan 15 | Week 11 Jan 22 | Week 12 Jan 29 | Week 13 Feb 5 | Week 14 Feb 12 | Week 15 Feb 19 | Week 16 Feb 26 | Week 17 Mar 5 | Week 18 Mar 12 | Week 19 Mar 18 | Final Apr 8 | |
| 1. | Notre Dame (30) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (6–0) (32) | Connecticut (7–0) (32) | Connecticut (9–0) (32) | Connecticut (9–0) (32) | Connecticut (11–0) (31) | Connecticut (11–0) (31) | Notre Dame (14–1) (15) | Notre Dame (16–1) (26) | Notre Dame (18–1) | Baylor (17–1) (19) | Baylor (20–1) (27) | Baylor (21–1) (27) | Baylor (23–1) (32) | Baylor (26–1) (31) | Baylor (28–1) (31) | Baylor (31–1) (32) | Baylor (31–1) (32) | Baylor (37–1) (32) | 1. |
| 2. | Connecticut (2) | Connecticut (2–0) | Connecticut (5–0) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Notre Dame (12–1) | Louisville (14–0) (9) | Connecticut (14–1) (6) | Connecticut (16–1) | Connecticut (18–1) (11) | Louisville (21–1) (3) | Louisville (23–1) (2) | Connecticut (23–2) | Connecticut (25–2) | Connecticut (28–2) | Connecticut (31–2) | Connecticut (31–2) | Notre Dame (35–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon | Oregon (4–0) | Oregon (6–0) | Oregon (7–0) | Louisville (10–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Louisville (12–0) | Louisville (12–0) | Connecticut (12–1) (6) | Baylor (13–1) (2) | Baylor (15–1) | Louisville (19–1) | Oregon (21–1) (1) | Oregon (23–1) (3) | Oregon (24–2) | Louisville (25–2) | Louisville (27–2) | Notre Dame (30–3) | Notre Dame (30–3) | Connecticut (35–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Louisville | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (6–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Mississippi State (10–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–0) | Baylor (11–1) (2) | Louisville (15–1) | Louisville (17–1) | Oregon (19–1) (1) | Notre Dame (21–2) (1) | Connecticut (22–2) | Louisville (23–2)т | Notre Dame (26–3) | Notre Dame (27–3) | Mississippi State (30–2) | Mississippi State (30–2) | Oregon (33–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Baylor | Baylor (4–0) | Baylor (6–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Mississippi State (9–0) | Maryland (10–0) | Oregon (11–1) | Oregon (11–1) | Oregon (13–1) | Oregon (15–1) | Oregon (17–1) | Notre Dame (19–2) (1) | Connecticut (19–2) | Mississippi State (22–1) | Notre Dame (24–3)т | Mississippi State (25–2) | Mississippi State (27–2) | Louisville (29–3) | Louisville (29–3) | Mississippi State (33–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (4–0) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Maryland (10–0) | Baylor (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Mississippi State (12–1) | Mississippi State (14–1) | Mississippi State (16–1) | Mississippi State (17–1) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Mississippi State (21–1) | Notre Dame (22–3) | Mississippi State (23–2) | Oregon (25–3) | Oregon (27–3) | Stanford (28–4) | Stanford (28–4) | Louisville (32–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Stanford (6–0) | Maryland (8–0) | Oregon (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Stanford (12–1) | Stanford (14–1) | Stanford (16–1) | NC State (20–0) | Marquette (19–3) | Marquette (21–3) | Stanford (21–4) | Stanford (23–4) | Stanford (25–4) | Oregon (29–4) | Oregon (29–4) | Stanford (31–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas | Oregon State (3–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Oregon State (6–1) | Oregon State (7–1) | Tennessee (8–0) | Stanford (9–1) | Stanford (10–1) | NC State (15–0) | NC State (17–0) | NC State (18–0) | Stanford (17–2) | Maryland (20–2) | Maryland (22–2) | Oregon State (21–5) | Oregon State (23–5) | Maryland (26–3) | Iowa (26–6) | Iowa (26–6) | Iowa (29–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Oregon State | Texas (3–0) | Oregon State (5–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Tennessee (8–0) | Stanford (7–1) | NC State (12–0) | NC State (13–0) | Maryland (13–1) | Maryland (15–1) | Marquette (16–3) | Marquette (18–3) | NC State (21–1) | Oregon State (20–4) | Maryland (23–3) | Maryland (25–3) | Oregon State (24–6) | Maryland (28–4) | Maryland (28–4) | NC State (28–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Maryland | Maryland (4–0) | Texas (6–0) | NC State (8–0) | NC State (10–0) | NC State (11–0) | Tennessee (9–1) | Tennessee (11–1) | Oregon State (12–2) | Oregon State (14–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Maryland (18–2) | Oregon State (19–3) | Stanford (19–4) | Iowa (21–5) | NC State (24–3) | Iowa (23–6) | NC State (26–5) | NC State (26–5) | Oregon State (26–8) | 10. |
| 11. | South Carolina | Tennessee (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Stanford (6–1) | Stanford (6–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Oregon State (9–2) | Oregon State (10–2) | Texas (12–2) | Texas (14–2) | Oregon State (15–3) | Oregon State (17–3) | Stanford (18–3) | NC State (21–2) | Marquette (22–4) | Iowa (22–6) | NC State (25–4) | Gonzaga (28–3) | Oregon State (24–7) | Maryland (29–5) | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee | South Carolina (2–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (10–2) | Syracuse (13–2) | Syracuse (14–2) | Kentucky (16–3) | Iowa (16–4) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Gonzaga (22–2) | NC State (22–3) | Marquette (23–5) | Gonzaga (27–3) | Oregon State (24–7) | Syracuse (24–8) | Texas A&M (26–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | NC State (4–0) | NC State (6–0) | California (7–0) | California (8–0) | California (9–0) | California (9–1) | Minnesota (12–0) | Tennessee (12–2) | Marquette (14–3) | Texas (15–3) | Gonzaga (19–2) | South Carolina (16–5) | Iowa (19–5) | South Carolina (19–6) | Kentucky (23–5) | South Carolina (21–8) | Marquette (26–6) | Iowa State (25–8) | South Carolina (23–10) | 13. |
| 14. | Missouri | Iowa (4–0) | DePaul (4–2) | Syracuse (7–2) | Syracuse (8–2) | Syracuse (9–2) | Syracuse (11–2) | Syracuse (11–2) | Marquette (12–3) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Syracuse (15–3) | Texas (17–4) | Syracuse (17–4) | South Carolina (17–6) | Miami (FL) (22–5) | Gonzaga (25–3) | Kentucky (24–6) | Syracuse (24–8) | Gonzaga (28–4) | UCLA (22–13) | 14. |
| 15. | DePaul | Syracuse (3–1) | Iowa (4–1) | Marquette (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Iowa (8–2) | Minnesota (11–0) | Kentucky (13–1) | Gonzaga (15–1) | Kentucky (15–3) | Iowa (14–4) | Kentucky (17–4) | Texas (18–5) | Texas (19–5) | Arizona State (18–6) | South Carolina (20–7)т | Miami (FL) (24–7) | Iowa State (25–8) | Miami (FL) (24–8) | Arizona State (22–11) | 15. |
| 16. | NC State | DePaul (1–1) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Iowa (5–2) | Marquette (7–2) т | Minnesota (10–0) | Iowa (9–2) | Marquette (10–3) | Kentucky (14–2) | Arizona State (12–4) | Arizona State (13–5) | Syracuse (16–4) | Iowa (17–5) | Syracuse (18–5) | Gonzaga (23–3) | Miami (FL) (23–6)т | Syracuse (22–7) | Miami (FL) (24–8) | Marquette (26–7) | Syracuse (25–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Iowa | South Florida (4–0) | Marquette (4–1) | DePaul (5–3) | Minnesota (9–0) т | Marquette (9–2) | Kentucky (12–1) | Michigan State (11–1) | Iowa (11–3) | Tennessee (12–4) | Gonzaga (17–2) | Utah (18–1) | Kentucky (18–5) | Arizona State (16–6) | Kentucky (21–5) | Syracuse (20–7) | Marquette (24–6) | Kentucky (24–7) | Kentucky (24–7) | Iowa State (26–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Syracuse | Missouri (3–1) | California (6–0) | Minnesota (7–0) | DePaul (7–3) | Kentucky (10–1) т | Arizona State (9–2) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Florida State (14–1) | Iowa (12–4) | Rutgers (15–3) | South Carolina (14–5) | Arizona State (15–6) | Kentucky (20–5) | Syracuse (19–6) | Texas A&M (21–6) | Texas A&M (23–6) | South Carolina (21–9) | South Carolina (21–9) | Gonzaga (29–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Marquette | Marquette (3–1) | South Carolina (3–3) | Kentucky (8–0) т | Arizona State (7–2) | DePaul (8–3) т | Marquette (9–3) | California (9–2) | Arizona State (11–3) | Iowa State (13–3) | Florida State (16–2) | Rutgers (16–4) | Florida State (19–3) | Florida State (20–4) | Texas (20–6) | Texas (21–7) | Iowa State (23–7) | Texas A&M (24–7) | Texas A&M (24–7) | Marquette (27–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Duke | West Virginia (3–0) т | Miami (FL) (6–1) | Arizona State (5–2) т | Kentucky (9–1) | Arizona State (8–2) | DePaul (9–3) | Iowa (9–3) | Minnesota (12–2) | South Carolina (12–4) | South Carolina (13–5) | Arizona State (14–6) | Utah (18–3) | Miami (FL) (21–5) | Florida State (21–5) | Arizona State (18–8) | Arizona State (19–9) | Arizona State (20–10) | Arizona State (20–10) | Miami (FL) (25–9) | 20. |
| 21. | South Florida т | Texas A&M (2–1) т | West Virginia (4–1) | Drake (7–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (10–1) | Gonzaga (11–1) | Texas A&M (11–2) | California (10–3) | Florida State (14–2) | Michigan State (13–5) | Florida State (17–3) | Michigan State (16–5) | Iowa State (18–5) | Iowa State (19–6) | Florida State (21–6) | Florida State (22–7) | Drake (25–5) | DePaul (26–7) | Kentucky (25–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas A&M т | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Iowa State (5–0) | Gonzaga (8–1) | Miami (FL) (8–2) т | Michigan State (9–1) | Michigan State (10–1) | Arizona State (9–3) | Iowa State (12–2) | Michigan State (12–4) | Iowa State (14–4) | Michigan State (15–5) | Texas A&M (18–4) | Michigan State (17–6) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Iowa State (20–7) | Texas (21–8) | Florida State (23–8) | Florida State (23–8) | South Dakota State (28–7) | 22. |
| 23. | UCLA | California (4–0) | Arizona State (3–2) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Michigan State (8–1) т | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Miami (FL) (11–2) | Florida State (12–1) | Miami (FL) (14–3) | Rutgers (13–3) | Miami (FL) (16–4) | Miami (FL) (18–4) | Iowa State (17–5) | Texas A&M (18–5) | South Dakota (23–3) | Drake (21–5) | Drake (23–5) | DePaul (25–7) | Rice (28–3) | Florida State (24–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Miami (FL) | Georgia (2–2) | Drake (6–1) | South Carolina (4–4) | Missouri (8–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Texas A&M (10–2) | DePaul (9–4) | Michigan State (11–3) | DePaul (12–5) | Utah (16–1) | Texas A&M (16–4) | Rutgers (17–5) | Rutgers (17–6) | Drake (19–5) | DePaul (21–7) | DePaul (23–7) | Texas (23–9) | UCLA (20–12) | Missouri State (25–10) | 24. |
| 25. | West Virginia | Arizona State (2–1) | Kentucky (7–0) | Missouri (6–2) | Drake (8–2) | USC (9–0) | Florida State (11–1) | Virginia Tech (13–0) | South Carolina (10–4) | Minnesota (12–4) | Texas A&M (14–4) | Iowa State (15–5) | Miami (FL) (19–5) | South Dakota (22–3) | Missouri (19–8) | South Dakota (24–4) | South Dakota (26–4) | South Dakota (28–4) | Drake (27–6) | DePaul (26–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 1 | Week 2 Nov 20 | Week 3 Nov 27 | Week 4 Dec 4 | Week 5 Dec 11 | Week 6 Dec 18 | Week 7 Dec 24 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 8 | Week 10 Jan 15 | Week 11 Jan 22 | Week 12 Jan 29 | Week 13 Feb 5 | Week 14 Feb 12 | Week 15 Feb 19 | Week 16 Feb 26 | Week 17 Mar 5 | Week 18 Mar 12 | Week 19 Mar 18 | Final Apr 8 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 20 Duke No. 23 UCLA | Dropped: No. 17 South Florida No. 18 Missouri No. 24 Georgia | Dropped: No. 16 Texas A&M No. 21 West Virginia No. 22 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 24 South Carolina | Dropped: No. 24 Missouri | Dropped: No. 25 USC | Dropped: No. 23 Miami (FL) | Dropped: No. 21 Texas A&M No. 24 DePaul No. 25 Virginia Tech | Dropped: No. 21 California No. 23 Miami (FL) | Dropped: No. 17 Tennessee No. 24 DePaul No. 25 Minnesota | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 20 Utah | Dropped: No. 22 Michigan State No. 24 Rutgers | Dropped: No. 25 Missouri | None | None | Dropped: No. 24 TexasNo. 25 South Dakota | Dropped: No. 23 RiceNo 25 Drake | |