# 2005 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

The following polls make up the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.

## 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 |

## USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll

| | Preseason Jan 17 | Week 1 Feb 7 | Week 2 Feb 14 | Week 3 Feb 21 | Week 4 Feb 28 | Week 5 Mar 7 | Week 6 Mar 14 | Week 7 Mar 21 | Week 8 Mar 28 | Week 9 Apr 4 | Week 10 Apr 11 | Week 11 Apr 18 | Week 12 Apr 25 | Week 13 May 2 | Week 14 May 9 | Week 15 May 16 | Week 16 May 23 | Week 17 May 30 | Final June 28 | |
| 1. | Texas (15) | Texas (3-0) | Texas (7-0) | Texas (11-0) | Texas (15-0) | Texas (17-1) | Texas (21-1) | Cal State Fullerton (16-4) | Texas (23-4) | Texas (26-5) | Texas (29-6) | Texas (32-6) | Texas (35-7) | Tulane (38-8) | Tulane (42-8) | Tulane (45-8) | Tulane (47-9) | Tulane (50-9) | Texas (56-16) | 1. |
| 2. | Cal State Fullerton (16) | Cal State Fullerton (2-1) | Cal State Fullerton (4-1) | LSU (7-0) | LSU (9-1) | Tulane (13-1) | Cal State Fullerton (14-3) | Tulane (19-3) | Cal State Fullerton (17-6) | Cal State Fullerton (20-7) | Cal State Fullerton (23-8) | Cal State Fullerton (26-9) | Tulane (35-7) | Texas (37-9) | Cal State Fullerton (36-12) | Cal State Fullerton (37-12) | Cal State Fullerton (40-13) | Oregon State (41-9) | Florida (48-23) | 2. |
| 3. | Miami (FL) (1) | LSU (0-0) | LSU (2-0) | Cal State Fullerton (5-1) | Tulane (9-1) | Cal State Fullerton (11-2) | South Carolina (15-1) | LSU (17-4) | Tulane (21-5) | Tulane (25-5) | Tulane (29-5) | Tulane (32-6) | Cal State Fullerton (30-11) | Cal State Fullerton (33-11) | Miami (FL) (36-11-1) | Texas (41-11) | Texas (43-12) | Cal State Fullerton (41-15) | Tulane (56-12) | 3. |
| 4. | LSU (2) | Miami (FL) (4-0) | Miami (FL) (7-0) | Tulane (7-0) | Cal State Fullerton (7-2) | South Carolina (12-1) | Tulane (15-3) | Texas (21-4) | Georgia Tech (21-4) | South Carolina (24-5) | South Carolina (28-5) | Georgia Tech (29-7) | Miami (FL) (31-10-1) | Miami (FL) (33-11-1) | Texas (39-11) | Miami (FL) (38-12-1) | Oregon State (41-9) | Nebraska (51-13) | Baylor (46-24) | 4. |
| 5. | Tulane (6) | Tulane (0-0) | Tulane (3-0) | South Carolina (6-0) | South Carolina (9-0) | LSU (11-3) | LSU (14-4) | Arkansas (18-2) | LSU (19-6) | Georgia Tech (23-6) | Georgia Tech (26-7) | Miami (FL) (29-9-1) | Florida (30-10) | Nebraska (37-9) | Nebraska (39-10) | Oregon State (39-8) | Nebraska (46-12) | Texas (45-14) | Nebraska (57-15) | 5. |
| 6. | Stanford | South Carolina (0-0) | Stanford (7-2) | Miami (FL) (8-2) | Miami (FL) (10-3) | Miami (FL) (13-4) | Miami (FL) (17-4) | South Carolina (17-3) | Miami (FL) (22-7) | LSU (21-8) | Miami (FL) (27-9) | Arizona (26-11) | Nebraska (34-8) | Georgia Tech (32-12) | Oregon State (36-8) | Georgia Tech (37-14) | LSU (38-18) | Georgia Tech (42-16) | Arizona State (42-25) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | Stanford (4-2) | South Carolina (3-0) | Arizona (9-1) | Rice (10-2) | Rice (12-3) | Rice (14-5) | Miami (FL) (20-5) | Ole Miss (19-5) | Miami (FL) (24-9) | North Carolina (27-6) | Florida (27-9) | North Carolina (33-8) | Florida (31-12) | Georgia Tech (34-13) | Nebraska (41-12) | Arizona (36-17) | Rice (41-17) | Oregon State (46-12) | 7. |
| 8. | Georgia | Georgia (0-0) | Georgia (0-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Georgia (5-1) | Florida State (19-1) | Arkansas (16-1) | Georgia Tech (19-2) | South Carolina (19-5) | North Carolina (24-5) | Arizona (24-10) | South Carolina (29-8) | Georgia Tech (30-10) | LSU (31-14) | North Carolina (36-10) | Arizona (33-16) | Miami (FL) (38-15-1) | Florida (40-20) | Tennessee (46-21) | 8. |
| 9. | Arizona State | Texas A&M (0-0) | Arizona (6-0) | Rice (7-1) | Florida State (15-1) | Arizona (12-5) | Georgia Tech (16-2) | Ole Miss (17-4) | Arkansas (21-4) | Arizona (21-10) | Florida (25-8) | Nebraska (31-7) | LSU (29-13) | North Carolina (36-10) | Arizona (32-15) | LSU (35-17) | Georgia Tech (38-16) | Arizona (37-19) | Cal State Fullerton (46-18) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas A&M | Arizona (3-0) | Rice (3-1) | Stanford (7-5) | North Carolina (8-0) | Stanford (11-7) | Arizona (14-6) | Stanford (12-7) | Florida State (27-5) | Nebraska (25-3) | Arkansas (27-6) | North Carolina (28-8) | Arizona (27-14) | Oregon State (32-8) | Florida (32-15) | Florida State (46-14) | Florida (38-18) | Baylor (39-21) | Ole Miss (48-20) | 10. |
| 11. | North Carolina | Washington (0-0) | Florida State (8-1) | Florida State (11-1) | Stanford (9-6) | Arkansas (12-1) | Texas A&M (15-5) | Baylor (15-7) | Stanford (14-8) | Stanford (17-9) | Nebraska (27-6) | Arkansas (30-8) | Oregon State (30-7) | Arizona (29-15) | LSU (33-16) | Rice (36-15) | Rice (38-17) | Ole Miss (44-18) | Georgia Tech (45-19) | 11. |
| 12. | Arizona | Long Beach State (5-1) | Baylor (3-0) | North Carolina (4-0) | Arizona (11-3) | Vanderbilt (10-0) | Stanford (11-7) | Florida State (24-4) | Arizona (18-10) | Florida (23-7) | LSU (23-11) | LSU (26-12) | Long Beach State (29-14) | Long Beach State (32-14) | Baylor (31-17) | Baylor (34-18) | North Carolina (40-15) | LSU (38-20) | Arizona (39-21) | 12. |
| 13. | Washington | Arizona State (3-3) | North Carolina (0-0) | Florida (5-2) | Florida (8-2) | Georgia Tech (11-2) | Florida (15-4) | Arizona (16-9) | North Carolina (20-5) | Ole Miss (21-7) | Florida State (32-8) | Long Beach State (27-12) | South Carolina (30-11) | South Carolina (32-12) | Rice (32-15) | Florida (34-18) | Florida State (48-16) | Miami (FL) (38-17-1) | Rice (45-19) | 13. |
| 14. | Rice | Rice (1-0) | Long Beach State (5-3) | Baylor (5-2) | Arkansas (9-1) | Georgia (7-3) | North Carolina (11-3) | Rice (15-8) | Rice (18-9) | Florida State (29-7) | Stanford (19-11) | Baylor (25-13) | Rice (29-14) | Rice (32-15) | Florida State (41-14) | Long Beach State (35-17) | Baylor (36-20) | Florida State (50-18) | Clemson (43-23) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (0-0) | Ole Miss (0-0) | Ole Miss (3-1) | Vanderbilt (6-0) | Texas A&M (12-4) | Ole Miss (13-3) | Texas A&M (17-7) | Florida (19-7) | Rice (21-10) | Oregon State (26-5) | Rice (26-13) | Arkansas (31-11) | Baylor (30-17) | Long Beach State (33-16) | North Carolina (37-14) | Ole Miss (40-16) | North Carolina (40-17) | Miami (FL) (41-19-1) | 15. |
| 16. | Long Beach State | Florida (0-0) | Georgia Tech (2-1) | Texas A&M (5-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Florida (11-3) | Florida State (21-4) | Nebraska (18-2) | Nebraska (21-3) | Arkansas (22-6) | Baylor (22-12) | Oregon State (27-7) | Baylor (27-16) | Louisiana-Lafayette (38-9) | Louisiana-Lafayette (41-11) | Louisiana-Lafayette (44-12) | Long Beach State (36-19) | Long Beach State (36-20) | Florida State (53-20) | 16. |
| 17. | Florida | North Carolina (0-0) | Texas A&M (1-2) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Ole Miss (5-2) | North Carolina (9-3) | Louisiana-Lafayette (17-2) | North Carolina (15-5) | Baylor (16-10) | Baylor (19-11) | Long Beach State (24-11) | Florida State (33-11) | Louisiana-Lafayette (35-8) | Florida State (37-14) | Tennessee (35-14) | Ole Miss (37-16) | Tennessee (39-17) | Tennessee (41-19) | USC (41-22) | 17. |
| 18. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (0-0) | Arizona State (6-4) | USC (4-0) | USC (5-2) | Ole Miss (9-3) | Georgia (10-5) | Florida (16-6) | Mississippi State (17-4) | Texas A&M (22-10) | Rice (23-12) | Louisiana-Lafayette (32-7) | Stanford (24-14) | Ole Miss (32-13) | Arkansas (35-14) | Arkansas (37-15) | Louisiana-Lafayette (45-15) | USC (37-19) | LSU (40-22) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | Florida State (6-0) | Florida (2-1) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Baylor (6-4) | Wichita State (15-1) | Baylor (11-7) | Texas Tech (17-6) | Texas A&M (19-9) | Long Beach State (21-10) | Louisiana-Lafayette (29-6) | Stanford (20-14) | Florida State (35-13) | Arkansas (33-13) | Ole Miss (35-15) | Tennessee (36-16) | Clemson (37-19) | Clemson (39-21) | Long Beach State (37-22) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Baylor (0-0) | Southern California (3-0) | Vanderbilt (2-0) | Texas A&M (7-4) | USC (7-4) | Vanderbilt (12-3) | Louisiana-Lafayette (19-4) | Louisiana-Lafayette (22-5) | Louisiana-Lafayette (25-6) | Ole Miss (22-10) | Arizona State (25-15) | Arizona State (28-15) | Alabama (32-14) | South Carolina (32-16) | USC (32-15) | South Carolina (37-19) | Louisiana-Lafayette (47-17) | Alabama (40-23) | 20. |
| 21. | Baylor | Vanderbilt (0-0) | Vanderbilt (0-0) | Arkansas (6-1) | Nebraska (7-0) | Texas Tech (14-2) | Nebraska (12-2) | USC (13-6) | Auburn (19-8) | Auburn (21-10) | Missouri (26-6) | Ole Miss (24-12) | USC (26-12) | Stanford (24-15) | Stanford (27-16) | Arizona State (30-19) | USC (34-18) | Mississippi State (40-20) | Missouri (40-23) | 21. |
| 22. | Vanderbilt | Notre Dame (0-0) | Notre Dame (0-0) | Long Beach State (5-6) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Nebraska (8-2) | Wichita State (16-3) | Wichita State (19-5) | Wichita State (22-6) | Vanderbilt (20-7) | Alabama (24-10) | USC (22-10) | Ole Miss (27-13) | Arizona State (29-17) | Alabama (34-16) | Stanford (29-19) | Charlotte (44-11) | Charlotte (47-13) | Mississippi State (42-22) | 22. |
| 23. | Clemson | Clemson (0-0) | Arkansas (4-0) | TCU (5-2) | TCU (7-3) | Baylor (8-6) | USC (9-6) | Oregon State (16-3) | Vanderbilt (17-6) | Oregon State (24-4) | USC (21-9) | Alabama (26-12) | Alabama (29-13) | Tennessee (32-14) | USC (28-15) | South Carolina (34-19) | NC State (39-15) | South Carolina (38-21) | Coastal Carolina (50-16) | 23. |
| 24. | Arkansas | TCU (0-0) | Clemson (0-0) | UC Irvine (6-2) | Wichita State (11-0) | Louisiana–Lafayette (14-1) | Texas Tech (15-5) | Mississippi State (13-3) | Long Beach State (18-10) | Alabama (22-9) | Mississippi State (20-8) | Missouri (27-9) | Missouri (30-10) | USC (27-15) | Arizona State (29-18) | Charlotte (41-10) | Alabama (37-19) | Arizona State (34-22) | Pepperdine (41-23) | 24. |
| 25. | TCU | Arkansas (0-0) | TCU (3-0) | Washington (1-4) | Long Beach State (8-6) | TCU (10-3) | TCU (12-5) | Vanderbilt (14-5) | Texas Tech (17-8) | Arizona State (21-13) | Auburn (22-13) | Tennessee (25-10) | Vanderbilt (27-12) | Missouri (31-13) | Charlotte (38-9) | Alabama (35-18) | Stanford (31-21) | NC State (40-17) | South Carolina (41-23) | 25. |
| | Preseason Jan 17 | Week 1 Feb 7 | Week 2 Feb 14 | Week 3 Feb 21 | Week 4 Feb 28 | Week 5 Mar 7 | Week 6 Mar 14 | Week 7 Mar 21 | Week 8 Mar 28 | Week 9 Apr 4 | Week 10 Apr 11 | Week 11 Apr 18 | Week 12 Apr 25 | Week 13 May 2 | Week 14 May 9 | Week 15 May 16 | Week 16 May 23 | Week 17 May 30 | Final June 28 | |
| | | None | Dropped: 11 Washington | Dropped: 18 Arizona State24 Clemson | Dropped: 19 Notre Dame24 UC Irvine25 Washington | Dropped: 25 Long Beach State | None | Dropped: 18 Georgia25 TCU | Dropped: 21 USC23 Oregon State | Dropped: 18 Mississippi State22 Wichita State25 Texas Tech | Dropped: 18 Texas A&M22 Vanderbilt25 Arizona State | Dropped: 24 Mississippi State25 Auburn | Dropped: 25 Tennessee | Dropped: 25 Vanderbilt | Dropped: 25 Missouri | None | Dropped: 18 Arkansas21 Arizona State | Dropped: 24 Alabama25 Stanford | Dropped: 15 North Carolina20 Louisiana-Lafayette22 Charlotte25 NC State | |

## Baseball America

Currently, only the final poll from the 2005 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Texas |
| 2 | Florida |
| 3 | Tulane |
| 4 | Baylor |
| 5 | Nebraska |
| 6 | Arizona State |
| 7 | Oregon State |
| 8 | Tennessee |
| 9 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 10 | Ole Miss |
| 11 | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | Arizona |
| 13 | Rice |
| 14 | Clemson |
| 15 | Miami (FL) |
| 16 | Florida State |
| 17 | Southern California |
| 18 | LSU |
| 19 | Long Beach State |
| 20 | Alabama |
| 21 | Missouri |
| 22 | Mississippi State |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina |
| 24 | Pepperdine |
| 25 | South Carolina |

## Collegiate Baseball

| | Preseason Dec 22 | Week 1 Feb 7 | Week 2 Feb 14 | Week 3 Feb 21 | Week 4 Feb 28 | Week 5 Mar 7 | Week 6 Mar 14 | Week 7 Mar 21 | Week 8 Mar 28 | Week 9 Apr 4 | Week 10 Apr 11 | Week 11 Apr 18 | Week 12 Apr 25 | Week 13 May 2 | Week 14 May 9 | Week 15 May 16 | Week 16 May 23 | Week 17 May 30 | Week 18 June 7 | Week 19 June 13 | Week 20 June 28 | |
| 1. | Texas | Texas (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (11–0) | Texas (15–0) | Texas (17–1) | Texas (21–1) | Cal State Fullerton (16–4) | Georgia Tech (21–4) | Cal State Fullerton (20–7) | Tulane (29–5) | Tulane (32–6) | Tulane (35–7) | Tulane (38–8) | Tulane (42–8) | Tulane (45–8) | Tulane (47–9) | Tulane (50–9) | Tulane (53–9) | Tulane (55–10) | Texas (56–16) | 1. |
| 2. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | Tulane (7–0) | Tulane (9–1) | Tulane (13–1) | South Carolina (15–1) | Tulane (19–3) | Cal State Fullerton (17–6) | Tulane (25–5) | Cal State Fullerton (23–8) | Cal State Fullerton (26–9) | Texas (35–7) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Cal State Fullerton (26–12) | Cal State Fullerton (37–12) | Cal State Fullerton (40–13) | Cal State Fullerton (41–15) | Cal State Fullerton (45–16) | Oregon State (46–10) | Florida (48–23) | 2. |
| 3. | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Cal State Fullerton (4–1) | LSU (7–0) | LSU (9–1) | Florida State (19–1) | Cal State Fullerton (14–3) | LSU (17–4) | Tulane (21–5) | Georgia Tech (23–6) | Texas (29–6) | Texas (32–6) | Florida (30–10) | Texas (37–9) | Nebraska (39–10) | Oregon State (39–8) | Oregon State (41–9) | Oregon State (41–9) | Oregon State (44–9) | Nebraska (56–13) | Arizona State (42–25) | 3. |
| 4. | Tulane | Tulane (0–0) | Tulane (3–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | North Carolina (8–0) | South Carolina (12–1) | Tulane (15–3) | Georgia Tech (19–2) | LSU (19–6) | Nebraska (25–3) | Georgia Tech (26–7) | Georgia Tech (29–7) | Cal State Fullerton (30–11) | Florida (31–120 | Texas (39–11) | Texas (41–11) | Nebraska (46–12) | Nebraska (51–13) | Nebraska (54–13) | Baylor (44–22) | Baylor (46–24) | 4. |
| 5. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | LSU (2–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | South Carolina (9–0) | Cal State Fullerton (11–2) | LSU (14–4) | Arkansas (18–2) | Texas (23–4) | Texas (26–5) | South Carolina (28–5) | Arizona (26–11) | Nebraska (34–8) | Nebraska (37–9) | Georgia Tech (34–13) | Nebraska (41–12) | Texas (43–12) | Georgia Tech (42–16) | Georgia Tech (45–17) | Texas (51–16) | Tulane (56–12) | 5. |
| 6. | Stanford | Stanford (4–2) | Stanford (7–2) | Cal State Fullerton (5–1) | Cal State Fullerton (7–2) | LSU (11–3) | Georgia Tech (16–2) | South Carolina (17–3) | Florida State (27–5) | Florida (23–7) | Arizona (24–10) | Florida (27–9) | Georgia Tech (30–10) | Georgia Tech (32–12) | Miami (FL) (36–11–1) | Georgia Tech (37–14) | Arizona (36–17) | Baylor (39–21) | Baylor (42–21) | Florida (45–20) | Nebraska (57–15) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | Rice (7–1) | Rice (10–2) | Rice (12–3) | Arkansas (16–1) | Texas (21–4) | Nebraska (21–3) | North Carolina (24–5) | Florida (25–8) | Nebraska (31–7) | Miami (FL) (31–10–1) | Miami (FL) (33–11–1) | Arizona (32–15) | Miami (FL) (38–12–1) | Florida (38–18) | Texas (45–14) | Texas (49–15) | Tennessee (46–19) | Oregon State (46–12) | 7. |
| 8. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Florida State (15–1) | Georgia Tech (11–2) | Rice (14–5) | Florida State (24–4) | Arkansas (21–4) | Florida State (29–7) | North Carolina (27–6) | Miami (FL) (29–9–1) | Arizona (27–14) | Arizona (29–15) | Oregon State (36–8) | Baylor (34–18) | Tennessee (39–17) | Florida (40–20) | Florida (43–20) | Arizona State (39–23) | Tennessee (46–21) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgia | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Wichita State (15–1) | North Carolina (11–3) | Nebraska (18–2) | Florida (19–7) | LSU (21–8) | Florida State (32–8) | Long Beach State (27–12) | Oregon State (30–7) | Oregon State (32–8) | Baylor (31–17) | Arizona (33–16) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | Arizona (37–19) | Ole Miss (47–18) | Cal State Fullerton (46–18) | Cal State Fullerton (46–18) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (0–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Arizona (9–1) | Florida (8–2) | Arkansas (12–1) | Florida (15–4) | Miami (FL) (20–5) | South Carolina (19–5) | South Carolina (24–5) | Nebraska (27–6) | Baylor (25–13) | North Carolina (33–8–1) | Long Beach State (32–14) | Tennessee (35–14) | Florida State (46–14) | Baylor (36–20) | Tennessee (41–19) | Tennessee (44–19) | Georgia Tech (45–19) | Georgia Tech (45–19) | 10. |
| 11. | Arizona State | Arizona (3–0) | Rice (3–1) | Stanford (7–5) | Miami (FL) (10–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | Miami (FL) (17–4) | North Carolina (15–5) | North Carolina (20–5) | Arizona (21–10) | Oregon State (26–5) | Oregon State (27–7) | Long Beach State (29–14) | Baylor (30–17) | Florida State (41–14) | Tennessee (36–16) | LSU (38–18) | Ole Miss (44–18) | Arizona (39–21) | Ole Miss (48–20) | Ole Miss (48–20) | 11. |
| 12. | Arizona | Long Beach State (5–1) | Texas A&M (1–2) | Texas A&M (5–2) | Stanford (9–6) | Georgia (7–3) | Texas A&M (15–5) | Florida (16–6) | Miami (FL) (22–7) | Stanford (17–9) | Miami (FL) (27–9) | North Carolina (28–8–1) | Baylor (27–16) | Alabama (32–14) | Florida (32–15) | Florida (34–18) | Clemson (37–19) | Clemson (39–21) | Clemson (42–21) | Arizona (39–21) | Arizona (39–21) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Baylor (3–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Florida (11–3) | Arizona (14–6) | Baylor (15–7) | Arizona (18–10) | Long Beach State (21–10) | Missouri (26–6) | South Carolina (29–8) | Alabama (29–13) | LSU (31–14) | Long Beach State (33–16) | Long Beach State (35–17) | Miami (FL) (38–15–1) | Miami (FL) (38–17–1) | Miami (FL) (41–17–1) | Clemson (43–23) | Clemson (43–23) | 13. |
| 14. | Long Beach State | Rice (1–0) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Arizona (11–3) | Miami (FL) (13–4) | Wichita State (16–3) | Stanford (12–7) | Mississippi State (17–4) | Miami (FL) (24–9) | Long Beach State (24–11) | Florida State (33–11) | LSU (29–13) | North Carolina (36–10–1) | North Carolina (36–10–1) | LSU (35–17) | Florida State (48–16) | Florida State (50–18) | Florida State (53–18) | Miami (FL) (41–19–1) | Miami (FL) (41–19–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Rice | Florida State (6–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Southern California (4–0) | Wichita State (11–0) | Stanford (11–7) | Stanford (11–7) | Texas A&M (17–7) | Ole Miss (19–5) | Oregon State (24–4) | Arkansas (27–6) | Alabama (26–12) | Florida State (35–13) | Florida State (37–14) | Alabama (34–16) | Rice (36–15) | Long Beach State (36–19) | Long Beach State (36–20) | Rice (44–17) | Florida State (53–20) | Florida State (53–20) | 15. |
| 16. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (0–0) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Baylor (5–2) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arizona (12–5) | Florida State (21–4) | Arizona (16–9) | Stanford (14–8) | Auburn (21–10) | Baylor (22–12) | Tennessee (25–10) | Missouri (30–10) | Tennessee (32–14) | LSU (33–16) | Alabama (35–18) | Ole Miss (40–16) | LSU (38–20) | Southern California (40–20) | Rice (45–19) | Rice (45–19) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington | Washington (0–0) | UC Irvine (5–1) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Texas A&M (7–4) | Texas A&M (12–4) | Georgia (10–5) | Mississippi State (13–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (22–5) | Arkansas (22–6) | Alabama (24–10) | Arkansas (30–8) | Arizona State (28–15) | Arizona State (29–17) | Arizona State (29–18) | Southern California (32–15) | Alabama (37–19) | Rice (41–17) | Arizona State (37–22) | Southern California (41–22) | Southern California (41–22) | 17. |
| 18. | Florida State | Arizona State (3–3) | Southern California (3–0) | Florida (5–2) | Nebraska (7–0) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Ole Miss (17–4) | UCF (25–5) | College of Charleston (23–4) | Stanford (19–11) | LSU (26–12) | South Carolina (30–11) | South Carolina (32–12) | Louisiana–Lafayette (41–11) | Arizona State (30–19) | Rice (38–17) | Alabama (38–21) | Long Beach State (37–22) | Long Beach State (37–22) | Long Beach State (37–22) | 18. |
| 19. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (2–0) | Louisiana–Lafayette (14–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (17–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (19–4) | Michigan (15–3) | Missouri (23–5) | LSU (23–11) | Missouri (27–9) | Tennessee (28–12) | Louisiana–Lafayette (38–9) | Cal Poly (31–16) | Louisiana–Lafayette (44–12) | North Carolina (40–15–1) | Southern California (37–19) | LSU (40–22) | LSU (40–22) | LSU (40–22) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | UC Irvine (6–2) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | Ole Miss (13–3) | UCF (23–4) | Long Beach State (18–10) | Louisiana–Lafayette (25–6) | College of Charleston (26–5) | College of Charleston (29–6) | Southern California (26–12) | Cal Poly (30–14) | College of Charleston (38–9) | College of Charleston (41–10) | College of Charleston (44–11) | Arizona State (34–22) | Alabama (40–23) | Alabama (40–23) | Alabama (40–23) | 20. |
| 21. | Clemson | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Southern California (5–2) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Nebraska (12–2) | Wichita State (19–5) | Wichita State (22–6) | Baylor (19–11) | Louisiana–Lafayette (29–6) | Louisiana–Lafayette (32–7) | Louisiana–Lafayette (35–8) | Missouri (31–13) | Southern California (28–15) | Ole Miss (37–16) | Southern California (34–18) | North Carolina (40–17–1) | North Carolina (41–19–1) | North Carolina (41–19–1) | North Carolina (41–19–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Long Beach State (5–3) | Wichita State (6–0) | Louisiana–Lafayette (10–0) | Southern California (7–4) | UCF (19–3) | Michigan (11–3) | Baylor (16–10) | Alabama (22–9) | Mississippi State (20–8) | Arizona State (25–15) | Stanford (24–14) | Southern California (27–15) | Stanford (27–16) | Arkansas (37–15) | Arizona State (31–22) | College of Charleston (47–13) | College of Charleston (48–15) | College of Charleston (48–15) | College of Charleston (48–15) | 22. |
| 23. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Arizona State (6–4) | Arkansas (6–1) | Coastal Carolina (7–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Michigan (8–3) | Southern California (13–6) | Rice (18–9) | Ole Miss (21–7) | Auburn (22–13) | Auburn (25–14) | Arkansas (31–11) | Stanford (24–15) | Rice (32–15) | Coastal Carolina (42–11) | Louisiana–Lafayette (45–15) | Louisiana–Lafayette (47–17) | Pepperdine (41–23) | Pepperdine (41–23) | Pepperdine (41–23) | 23. |
| 24. | UCF | UCF (2–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Winthrop (8–1) | Clemson (4–2) | Michigan (5–2) | Southern California (9–6) | Rice (15–8) | Texas A&M (19–9) | Mississippi State (17–7) | Tennessee (23–9) | Southern California (22–10) | Cal Poly (27–14) | Rice (32–15) | TCU (34–15) | Clemson (33–19) | Coastal Carolina (44–12) | Coastal Carolina (48–14) | Louisiana–Lafayette (48–19) | Louisiana–Lafayette (48–19) | Louisiana–Lafayette (48–19) | 24. |
| 25. | Baylor | Baylor (0–0) | Wichita State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Baylor (6–4) | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | Tennessee (14–3) | Coastal Carolina (17–3) | Coastal Carolina (21–4) | UCF (27–7) | Southern California (21–9) | UCF (35–8) | UCF (35–9) | Ole Miss (32–13) | Ole Miss (35–15) | North Carolina (37–14–1) | South Carolina (37–19) | South Carolina (38–21) | Coastal Carolina (50–16) | Coastal Carolina (50–16) | Coastal Carolina (50–16) | 25. |
| 26. | Wichita State | Wichita State (0–0) | Winthrop (4–0) | UCF (7–2) | UCF (11–2) | UCF (15–3) | Baylor (11–7) | College of Charleston (16–4) | College of Charleston (20–4) | Texas A&M (22–10) | UCF (30–8) | Stanford (20–14) | Mississippi State (27–11) | College of Charleston (35–9) | Arkansas (35–14) | TCU (36–16) | NC State (39–15) | NC State (40–17) | South Carolina (41–23) | South Carolina (41–23) | South Carolina (41–23) | 26. |
| 27. | Virginia | Virginia (0–0) | Florida (2–1) | Nebraska (5–0) | Texas Tech (11–1) | Texas Tech (14–2) | Vanderbilt (12–3) | Tennessee (16–5) | Oregon State (19–4) | Rice (21–10) | Evansville (27–8) | Oklahoma State (27–14) | Rice (29–14) | UCF (36–11) | Troy (31–16) | Troy (35–16) | TCU (37–18) | TCU (40–18) | Wichita State (51–23) | Wichita State (51–24) | Wichita State (51–24) | 27. |
| 28. | Winthrop | Winthrop (0–0) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Oregon State (9–1) | Oregon State (11–2) | Coastal Carolina (13–3) | Oregon State (16–3) | Auburn (19–8) | Arizona State (21–13) | Ole Miss (22–10) | Creighton (28–8) | Coastal Carolina (33–9) | Arkansas (33–13) | St. John's (33–13) | St. John's (35–14) | St. John's (39–14) | Wichita State (49–22) | Creigthon (48–17) | Creigthon (48–17) | Creigthon (48–17) | 28. |
| 29. | Pepperdine | Florida Atlantic (0–0) | Florida Atlantic (3–0) | TCU (5–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Oklahoma State (11–5) | East Carolina (11–4) | Washington (13–8) | Oklahoma State (19–8) | Southern California (17–8) | Pepperdine (22–10) | Mississippi State (23–10) | College of Charleston (31–9) | TCU (31–14) | Illinois (31–14–1) | Cal Poly (32–18) | Cal Poly (34–19) | St. John's (39–16) | TCU (41–20) | TCU (41–20) | TCU (41–20) | 29. |
| 30. | Florida Atlantic | Nebraska (0–0) | UCF (5–1) | NC State (7–1) | College of Charleston (7–1) | Winthrop (13–3) | Oregon State (13–3) | Long Beach State (16–9) | Arizona State (18–13) | Southern Miss (22–5) | Creighton (26–7) | TCU (24–12) | TCU (27–13) | Northwestern State (34–15) | Northwestern State (34–15) | Creighton (39–13) | Creighton (42–13) | Mississippi State (40–20) | St. John's (41–18) | St. John's (41–18) | St. John's (41–18) | 30. |
| | Preseason Dec 22 | Week 1 Feb 7 | Week 2 Feb 14 | Week 3 Feb 21 | Week 4 Feb 28 | Week 5 Mar 7 | Week 6 Mar 14 | Week 7 Mar 21 | Week 8 Mar 28 | Week 9 Apr 4 | Week 10 Apr 11 | Week 11 Apr 18 | Week 12 Apr 25 | Week 13 May 2 | Week 14 May 9 | Week 15 May 16 | Week 16 May 23 | Week 17 May 30 | Week 18 June 7 | Week 19 June 13 | Week 20 June 28 | |
| | | Dropped: 29 Pepperdine | Dropped: 17 Washington27 Virginia30 Nebraska | Dropped: 21 Clemson22 Long Beach State23 Arizona State29 Florida Atlantic | Dropped: 20 UC Irvine21 Notre Dame24 Winthrop29 TCU30 NC State | Dropped: 24 Clemson25 Baylor30 College of Charleston | Dropped: 27 Texas Tech29 Oklahoma State30 Winthrop | Dropped: 17 Georgia27 Vanderbilt29 East Carolina | Dropped: 23 Southern California27 Tennessee29 Washington | Dropped: 19 Michigan21 Wichita State25 Coastal Carolina29 Oklahoma State | Dropped: 26 Texas A&M27 Rice28 Arizona State30 Southern Miss | Dropped: 27 Evansville28 Ole Miss29 Pepperdine | Dropped: 23 Auburn27 Oklahoma State28 Creighton | Dropped: 26 Mississippi State28 Coastal Carolina | Dropped: 18 South Carolina21 Missouri27 UCF | Dropped: 22 Stanford29 Illinois30 Northwestern State | Dropped: 22 Arkansas27 Troy | Dropped: 29 Cal Poly30 Creighton | Dropped: 26 NC State30 Mississippi State | None | None | |
The preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams. Those not listed above were: 31. Nebraska 32. East Carolina 33. Arkansas 34. Coastal Carolina 35. Michigan 36. UC Irvine 37. TCU 38. Vanderbilt 39. Stetson 40. Tennessee

## NCBWA

| | Preseason Jan 26 | Week 1 Feb 7 | Week 2 Feb 14 | Week 3 Feb 21 | Week 4 Feb 28 | Week 5 Mar 7 | Week 6 Mar 14 | Week 7 Mar 21 | Week 8 Mar 28 | Week 9 Apr 4 | Week 10 Apr 11 | Week 11 Apr 18 | Week 12 Apr 25 | Week 13 May 2 | Week 14 May 9 | Week 15 May 16 | Week 16 May 23 | Week 17 May 30 | Week 18 June 7 | Week 19 June 14 | Week 20 June 27 | |
| 1. | Texas | Texas (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (11–0) | Texas (15–0) | Texas (17–1) | Texas (21–1) | Tulane (19–3) | Georgia Tech (21–4) | Texas (26–5) | Texas (29–6) | Texas (32–6) | Texas (35–7) | Tulane (38–8) | Tulane (42–8) | Tulane (45–8) | Tulane (47–9) | Tulane (50–9) | Tulane (53–9) | Tulane (55–10) | Texas (56–16) | 1. |
| 2. | Cal State Fullerton | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | Tulane (7–0) | Tulane (9–1) | Tulane (13–1) | South Carolina (15–1) | Cal State Fullerton (17–4) | Cal State Fullerton (17–6) | Cal State Fullerton (21–7) | Tulane (29–5) | Tulane (32–6) | Tulane (35–7) | Texas (37–9) | Cal State Fullerton (36–12) | Cal State Fullerton (37–12) | Cal State Fullerton (40–13) | Oregon State (41–9) | Oregon State (44–9) | Oregon State (46–10) | Florida (48–23) | 2. |
| 3. | Tulane | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Cal State Fullerton (4–1) | LSU (7–0) | LSU (9–1) | South Carolina (12–1) | Cal State Fullerton (14–3) | LSU (17–4) | Tulane (21–5) | Tulane (25–5) | Cal State Fullerton (23–8) | Cal State Fullerton (26–9) | Cal State Fullerton (30–11) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Nebraska (39–10) | Texas (41–11) | Texas (43–12) | Cal State Fullerton (41–9) | Cal State Fullerton (45–16) | Nebraska (56–13) | Arizona State (42–25) | 3. |
| 4. | Miami (FL) | Tulane (0–0) | Tulane (3–0) | Cal State Fullerton (5–1) | South Carolina (9–0) | Cal State Fullerton (11–2) | Tulane (15–3) | Georgia Tech (16–2) | Texas (23–4) | Georgia Tech (23–6) | Georgia Tech (26–7) | Georgia Tech (29–7) | Florida (30–10) | Nebraska (37–9) | Texas (39–11) | Oregon State (39–8) | Oregon State (41–9) | Nebraska (51–13) | Nebraska (54–130 | Texas (51–16) | Baylor (46–24) | 4. |
| 5. | Stanford | Stanford (4–2) | Stanford (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | North Carolina (8–0) | Rice (12–3) | Georgia Tech (16–2) | Arkansas (18–2) | LSU (19–6) | Florida (23–7) | Florida (25–8) | Florida (27–9) | Miami (FL) (30–10–1) | Miami (FL) (33–11–1) | Miami (FL) (36–11–1) | Miami (FL) (38–12–1) | Nebraska (46–12) | Texas (45–14) | Texas (49–15) | Florida (45–20) | Tulane (56–12) | 5. |
| 6. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | LSU (2–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Cal State Fullerton (7–2) | LSU (11–3) | LSU (14–4) | Texas (21–4) | Florida State (27–5) | North Carolina (24–5) | South Carolina (28–5) | Arizona (26–11) | Nebraska (34–8) | Florida (31–12) | Georgia Tech (34–13) | Nebraska (41–12) | Arizona (36–17) | Florida (40–20) | Florida (43–20) | Baylor (44–22) | Nebraska (57–15) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Florida State (19–1) | Arkansas (16–1) | South Carolina (17–3) | Arkansas (21–4) | LSU (21–8) | North Carolina (27–6) | Miami (FL) (29–9) | Georgia Tech (30–10) | Georgia Tech (32–12) | Oregon State (36–8) | Georgia Tech (37–14) | Florida (38–18) | Georgia Tech (42–16) | Georgia Tech (45–17) | Tennessee (46–19) | Oregon State (46–12) | 7. |
| 8. | North Carolina | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | Georgia (3–0) | Miami (FL) (10–3) | Georgia Tech (11–2) | Rice (14–5) | Florida State (24–4) | Nebraska (21–3) | Nebraska (25–3) | Arizona (24–10) | Nebraska (31–7) | Oregon State (30–7) | Oregon State (32–8) | Arizona (32–15) | Arizona (33–16) | Baylor (36–20) | Arizona (37–19) | Baylor (42–21) | Arizona State (39–23) | Tennessee (46–21) | 8. |
| 9. | Arizona State | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (0–0) | Arizona (9–1) | Florida State (15–1) | Miami (FL) (13–4) | Florida (15–4) | Miami (FL) (20–5) | North Carolina (20–5) | South Carolina (24–5) | Florida State (32–8) | Baylor (25–13) | Arizona (27–14) | Arizona (29–15) | Baylor (30–17) | Baylor (34–18) | Florida State (48–16) | Baylor (39–21) | Florida State (53–18) | Cal State Fullerton (46–18) | Cal State Fullerton (46–18) | 9. |
| 10. | Georgia | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Rice (10–2) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | North Carolina (11–3) | North Carolina (15–5) | South Carolina (19–5) | Florida State (29–7) | Nebraska (27–6) | Long Beach State (27–12) | Baylor (27–16) | Baylor (30–17) | Florida (32–15) | Louisiana–Lafayette (44–12) | Miami (FL) (38–15–1) | Florida State (50–18) | Miami (FL) (41–17–1) | Georgia Tech (45–19) | Georgia Tech (45–19) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | Texas A&M (0–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Rice (7–1) | Arizona (11–3) | Arkansas (12–1) | Miami (FL) (13–4) | Stanford (12–7) | Florida (19–7) | Stanford (17–9) | Miami (FL) (27–9) | South Carolina (29–8) | North Carolina (33–8–1) | Long Beach State (32–14) | North Carolina (36–10–1) | Florida State (45–14) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | Miami (FL) (38–15–1) | Tennessee (44–19) | Florida State (53–20) | Florida State (53–20) | 11. |
| 12. | Texas A&M | Rice (1–0) | Baylor (3–0) | Baylor (5–2) | Wichita State (11–0) | North Carolina (9–3) | Texas A&M (15–5) | Baylor (15–7) | Stanford (14–8) | Arizona (21–10) | Oregon State (26–5) | Oregon State (27–7) | Long Beach State (29–14) | North Carolina (36–10–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (41–11) | LSU (35–17) | LSU (38–18) | LSU (38–20) | Arizona (39–21) | Miami (FL) (41–19–1) | Miami (FL) (41–19–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Rice | Arizona (3–0) | Rice (3–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Florida (8–2) | Stanford (11–7) | Florida State (21–4) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Mississippi State (17–4) | Miami (FL) (24–9) | Louisiana–Lafayette (29–6) | North Carolina (28–8) | Louisiana–Lafayette (35–8) | Louisiana–Lafayette (38–9) | Florida State (41–14) | Long Beach State (35–17) | Louisiana–Lafayette (45–15) | Louisiana–Lafayette (47–17) | Rice (44–17) | Rice (45–19) | Rice (45–19) | 13. |
| 14. | Arizona | Florida State (6–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Texas A&M (5–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Texas A&M (12–4) | Stanford (11–7) | Oregon State (16–3) | Miami (FL) (22–7) | Louisiana–Lafayette (25–6) | Long Beach State (24–11) | Louisiana–Lafayette (32–7) | Alabama (29–13) | Alabama (32–14) | Alabama (34–16) | Alabama (35–18) | Long Beach State (36–19) | Long Beach State (36–20) | Ole Miss (47–18) | Arizona (39–21) | Arizona (39–21) | 14. |
| 15. | Washington | Long Beach State 95–1) | Arizona State (6–4) | Stanford (7–5) | Stanford (9–6) | Florida (11–2) | Arizona (14–6) | Texas A&M (17–7) | Louisiana–Lafayette (22–5) | Ole Miss (21–7) | Stanford (19–11) | Florida State (33–11) | South Carolina (30–11) | South Carolina (32–12) | Long Beach State (33–16) | Rice (36–15) | Alabama (37–19) | Rice (41–17) | Southern California (37–19) | Ole Miss (48–20) | Ole Miss (48–20) | 15. |
| 16. | Florida State | Washington (0–0) | Long Beach State (5–3) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Georgia (7–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (17–2) | Arizona (16–9) | Ole Miss (19–5) | Oregon State (24–4) | Missouri (26–6) | Arkansas (30–8) | Florida State (35–13) | Florida State (37–14) | LSU (33–16) | Florida (34–18) | Rice (38–17) | Alabama (38–21) | LSU (40–22) | Southern California (41–22) | Southern California (41–22) | 16. |
| 17. | Ole Miss | Arizona State (3–3) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (2–0) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Ole Miss (13–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (19–4) | Oregon State (19–4) | Long Beach State (21–10) | Arkansas (27–6) | Alabama (26–12) | Missouri (30–10) | LSU (31–14) | South Carolina (32–16) | North Carolina (37–14–1) | North Carolina (40–15–1) | NC State (40–17) | Arizona State (37–22) | Clemson (43–23) | Clemson (43–23) | 17. |
| 18. | Long Beach State | Ole Miss (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arizona (12–5) | Mississippi State 99–2) | Mississippi State (13–3) | Michigan (15–3) | Auburn (21–10) | LSU (23–11) | Missouri (27–9) | LSU (29–13) | Missouri (31–13) | Rice (32–15) | Tennessee (36–16) | NC State (38–15) | North Carolina (40–17–1) | Clemson (42–21) | LSU (40–22) | LSU (40–22) | 18. |
| 19. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Southern California (4–0) | Nebraska (7–0) | Wichita State (15–1) | Georgia (10–5) | Nebraska (18–2) | UCF (25–5) | Rice (21–10) | Alabama (24–10) | LSU (26–120 | Rice (29–14) | Rice (32–15) | Tennessee (35–15) | Arkansas (37–15) | Tennessee (39–17) | Tennessee (41–19) | Louisiana–Lafayette (48–19) | Louisiana–Lafayette (48–19) | Louisiana–Lafayette (48–19) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Texas A&M (1–2) | Florida (5–2) | Texas A&M (7–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (14–1) | Nebraska (12–2) | UCF (23–4) | Wichita State (22–6) | Missouri (23–5) | Rice (23–12) | Rice (26–13) | Arizona State (28–15) | Arkansas (33–13) | Arkansas (35–14) | Arizona State (30–19) | College of Charleston (44–11) | College of Charleston (47–13) | Alabama (40–23) | Alabama (40–23) | Alabama (40–23) | 20. |
| 21. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Florida (2–1) | Wichita State (6–0) | UCF (11–2) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Wichita State (16–3) | Coastal Carolina (17–3) | Oklahoma State (19–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | Mississippi State (20–8) | College of Charleston (29–6) | Arkansas (31–11) | Arizona State (29–17) | Missouri (32–16) | College of Charleston (41–10) | Ole Miss (40–16) | Ole Miss (44–18) | Long Beach State (37–22) | Long Beach State (37–22) | Long Beach State (37–22) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU | TCU (0–0) | TCU (3–0) | UCF (7–2) | Vanderbilt (6–0) | Southern California (7–4) | Michigan (8–3) | Wichita State (19–5) | Rice (18–9) | Texas A&M (22–10) | College of Charleston (26–5) | Arizona State (25–15) | Coastal Carolina (33–9) | College of Charleston (35–9) | Arizona State (29–18) | Missouri (34–17) | Missouri (37–19) | Missouri (39–21) | NC State (41–19) | NC State (41–19) | NC State (41–19) | 22. |
| 23. | Clemson | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | UC Irvine (6–2) | Southern California (5–2) | Oregon State (11–2) | Southern California (9–6) | Michigan (11–3) | Coastal Carolina (21–4) | College of Charleston (23–4) | Baylor (22–12) | Auburn (25–14) | UCF (35–9) | Ole Miss (32–13) | College of Charleston (35–9) | Ole Miss (37–16) | Arizona State (31–22) | Arizona State (34–22) | North Carolina (41–19–1) | North Carolina (41–19–1) | North Carolina (41–19–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Wichita State | Wichita State (0–0) | Wichita State (3–0) | Arkansas (6–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (10–0) | TCU (10–3) | TCU (12–5) | College of Charleston (16–4) | Missouri (20–4) | Baylor (19–11) | Auburn (22–13) | UCF (35–8) | Southern California (26–12) | UF (35–9) | Ole Miss (35–15) | Coastal Carolina (42–11) | Coastal Carolina (44–12) | Coastal Carolina (48–14) | College of Charleston (48–15) | College of Charleston (48–15) | College of Charleston (48–15) | 24. |
| 25. | UCF | UCF (2–0) | UCF (5–1) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Texas Tech (11–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oregon State (13–3) | Texas Tech (17–6) | Texas A&M (19–9) | Mississippi State (17–7) | UCF (30–8) | Coastal Carolina (29–9) | Stanford (24–14) | Coastal Carolina (34–11) | Coastal Carolina (37–11) | Southern California 932–15) | Arkansas (37–18) | TCU (40–18) | Missouri (40–23) | Missouri (40–23) | Missouri (40–23) | 25. |
| 26. | Winthrop | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Southern California (3–0) | Winthrop (8–1) | Clemson (4–2) | Texas Tech (14–2) | UCF (19–3) | TCU (14–7) | College of Charleston (20–4) | Coastal Carolina (23–7) | Coastal Carolina (25–9) | Tennessee (25–10) | College of Charleston (31–9) | Southern California (27–15) | Southern California (27–16) | NC State (36–14) | St. John's (39–14) | Southern California (37–19) | Coastal Carolina (50–16) | Coastal Carolina (50–16) | Coastal Carolina (50–16) | 26. |
| 27. | Oklahoma State | Winthrop (0–0) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | NC State (7–1) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | Baylor (11–7) | Southern California (13–6) | Baylor (16–10) | Southern Miss (22–5) | Wichita State (27–10) | Southern California (22–10) | Tennessee (28–12) | Stanford (24–15) | UCF (37–13) | St. John's (35–14) | Southern California (34–18) | Arkansas (37–20) | TCU (41–20) | TCU (41–20) | TCU (41–20) | 27. |
| 28. | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic (0–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | TCU (5–2) | NC State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (11–5) | Coastal Carolina (13–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | Long Beach State (18–10) | Alabama (22–9) | Southern California (21–9) | Stanford (20–14) | TCU (27–13) | TCU (31–14) | Stanford (27–16) | TCU (36–16) | TCU (37–18) | St. John's (39–16) | Arkansas (39–22) | Arkansas (39–22) | Arkansas (39–22) | 28. |
| 29. | Arkansas | Arkansas (0–0) | Washington (0–3) | Vanderbilt (2–0) | Baylor (6–4) | UCF (15–3) | Oklahoma State (14–6) | Rice (15–8) | Arizona State (18–13) | Arizona State (21–13) | Evansville (27–8) | Wichita State (31–11) | Oklahoma state (29–16) | Creighton (34–10) | TCU (34–15) | Stanford (29–19) | Southern Miss (39–17) | Southern Miss (41–19) | St. John's (41–18) | St. John's (41–18) | St. John's (41–18) | 29. |
| 30. | East Carolina | East Carolina (0–0) | Winthrop (4–0) | Oral Roberts (4–2) | TCU (7–3) | Michigan (5–2) | Tennessee (14–3) | Oklahoma State (17–7) | Texas Tech (17–8) | Tennessee (20–9) | TCU (22–10) | TCU (24–12) | Creighton (31–10) | Southern Miss (28–11) | Creighton (36–12) | Southern Miss (37–15) | Creighton (42–13) | Creighton (46–15) | Southern Miss (41–21) | Southern Miss (41–21) | Southern Miss (41–21) | 30. |
| 31. | Stetson | Stetson (0–0) | Florida Atlantic (3–0) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Coastal Carolina (7–1) | Baylor (8–6) | Southern Miss (12–3) | UAB (15–5) | Auburn (19–8) | TCU (18–10) | Tennessee (23–9) | Southern Miss (27–8) | Mississippi State 927–11) | Cal Poly (30–14) | Southern Miss (34–15) | Creighton (39–13) | Clemson (37–19) | Clemson (39–21) | Creighton (48–17) | Creighton (48–17) | Creighton (48–17) | 31. |
| 32. | Virginia | Virginia (0–0) | Oral Roberts (3–0) | Nebraska (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–3) | Winthrop (13–3) | Vanderbilt (12–3) | Washington (13–8) | TCU (16–9) | Texas Tech (19–10) | Texas Tech (22–11) | Oklahoma State (27–14) | Cal Poly (27–14) | Tennessee (32–14) | Cal Poly (31–16) | Cal Poly (32–18) | Cal Poly (34–19) | Wichita State (49–22) | Wichita State (51–24) | Wichita State (51–24) | Wichita State (51–24) | 32. |
| 33. | Baylor | Baylor (0–0) | Virginia (2–1) | Alabama (5–2) | Winthrop (9–3) | Clemson (5–4) | Texas Tech (15–5) | Florida Atlantic (14–7) | Alabama (20–7) | NC State (21–9) | Southern Miss (24–7) | Creighton (28–8) | Vanderbilt (27–12) | Northwestern State (34–15) | Northwestern State (34–15) | UCF (39–14) | Northwestern State (40–16) | Mississippi State (40–20) | Mississippi State (42–22) | Mississippi State (42–22) | Mississippi State (42–22) | 33. |
| 34. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (0–0) | Vanderbilt (0–0) | Florida Atlantic (4–2) | Oregon State (9–1) | Alabama (12–3) | East Carolina (11–4) | Alabama (18–5) | Georgia Southern (15–7) | Wichita State (23–9) | Creighton (26–7) | Mississippi State (23–10) | Southern Miss (28–11) | Wichita State (38–14) | St. John's (33–13) | Northwestern State (37–16) | UCF (40–16) | Ohio State (39–18) | Ohio State (40–20) | Ohio State (40–20) | Ohio State (40–20) | 34. |
| 35. | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts (0–0) | Stetson (2–1) | College of Charleston (5–1) | Alabama (8–3) | Long Beach State (11–6) тNC State (11–4) т | Alabama (14–5) | San Francisco (16–7) | NC State (18–8) | Evansville (24–7) | St. John's (19–9) | Northwestern State (29–12) | Northwestern State (31–14)Virginia (29–13) | San Francisco (31–14) | San Francisco (34–14) | San Francisco (36–16) | San Francisco (38–18) | Northwestern State (40–18) | Northwestern State (41–20) | Northwestern State (41–20) | Northwestern State (41–20) | 35. |
| | Preseason Jan 26 | Week 1 Feb 7 | Week 2 Feb 14 | Week 3 Feb 21 | Week 4 Feb 28 | Week 5 Mar 7 | Week 6 Mar 14 | Week 7 Mar 21 | Week 8 Mar 28 | Week 9 Apr 4 | Week 10 Apr 11 | Week 11 Apr 18 | Week 12 Apr 25 | Week 13 May 2 | Week 14 May 9 | Week 15 May 16 | Week 16 May 23 | Week 17 May 30 | Week 18 June 7 | Week 19 June 14 | Week 20 June 27 | |
| | | None | Dropped: 30 East Carolina | Dropped: 15 Arizona State16 Long Beach State23 Clemson29 Washington33 Virginia35 Stetson | Dropped: 23 UC Irvine30 Oral Roberts34 Florida Atlantic35 College of Charleston | Dropped: 32 Notre Dame | Dropped: 32 Winthrop33 Clemson35 Long Beach State35 NC State | Dropped: 9 Florida19 Georgia31 Southern Miss32 Vanderbilt34 East Carolina | Dropped: 16 Arizona27 Southern California28 Tennessee31 UAB32 Washington33 Florida Atlantic35 San Francisco | Dropped: 18 Michigan19 UCF21 Oklahoma State34 Georgia Southern | Dropped: 15 Ole Miss22 Texas A&M29 Arizona State33 NC State | Dropped: 29 Evansville32 Texas Tech35 St. John's | Dropped: 23 Auburn29 Wichita State | Dropped: 29 Oklahoma State31 Mississippi State33 Vanderbilt35 Virginia | Dropped: 34 Wichita State | Dropped: 17 South Carolina | Dropped: 29 Stanford | Dropped: 32 Cal Poly34 UCF35 San Francisco | None | None | None | |