# 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2024–25 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

The women's basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 teams was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers.
| | Preseason Oct. 15 | Week 2 Nov. 11 | Week 3 Nov. 18 | Week 4 Nov. 25 | Week 5 Dec. 2 | Week 6 Dec. 9 | Week 7 Dec. 16 | Week 8 Dec. 23 | Week 9 Dec. 30 | Week 10 Jan. 6 | Week 11 Jan. 13 | Week 12 Jan. 20 | Week 13 Jan. 27 | Week 14 Feb. 3 | Week 15 Feb. 10 | Week 16 Feb. 17 | Week 17 Feb. 24 | Week 18 Mar. 3 | Week 19 Mar. 10 | Week 20 Mar. 17 | Final | |
| 1. | South Carolina (27) | South Carolina (2–0) (31) | South Carolina (4–0) (31) | UCLA (5–0) (20) | UCLA (8–0) (25) | UCLA (9–0) (24) | UCLA (10–0) (30) | UCLA (12–0) (30) | UCLA (13–0) (30) | UCLA (15–0) (30) | UCLA (16–0) (29) | UCLA (17–0) (27) | UCLA (20–0) (31) | UCLA (21–0) (32) | UCLA (23–0) (31) | Notre Dame (22–2) (16) | Texas (26–2) (19) | Texas (29–2) (25) | UCLA (30–2) (16) | UCLA (30–2) (19) | | 1. |
| 2. | UConn (2) | UConn (2–0) | UConn (3–0) | UConn (4–0) (9) | UConn (6–0) (7) | UConn (8–0) (8) | South Carolina (10–1) (1) | South Carolina (11–1) (1) | South Carolina (12–1) (1) | South Carolina (14–1) | South Carolina (16–1) | South Carolina (18–1) (1) | South Carolina (19–1) (1) | South Carolina (21–1) | Notre Dame (21–2) | Texas (26–2) (8) | UCLA (26–1) (11) | USC (26–2) (6) | South Carolina (30–3) (9) | South Carolina (30–3) (8) | | 2. |
| 3. | USC (1) | USC (2–0) | USC (4–0) | Notre Dame (5–0) (3) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | Notre Dame (9–2) (1) | Notre Dame (10–2) (1) | Notre Dame (11–2) (1) | Notre Dame (12–2) (2) | Notre Dame (14–2) (2) | Notre Dame (16–2) (2) | Notre Dame (17–2) | Notre Dame (19–2) | Texas (24–2) | UCLA (24–1) (6) | Notre Dame (24–3) | UConn (28–3) | UConn (30–3) (7) | UConn (31–3) (5) | | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Texas (7–0) | LSU (11–0) | UConn (9–1) | USC (11–1) | USC (12–1) | USC (14–1) | USC (16–1) | USC (17–1) | USC (18–1) | Texas (22–2) | South Carolina (22–2) | USC (23–2) | USC (25–2) (2) | UCLA (27–2) | USC (28–3) | USC (28–3) | | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Texas (4–0) | LSU (9–0) | USC (8–1) | LSU (12–0) | Texas (12–1) | Texas (13–1) | Texas (15–1) | LSU (18–0) | LSU (20–0) | Texas (20–2) | UConn (21–2) | LSU (25–1) | UConn (24–3) | UConn (26–3) | South Carolina (27–3) | Texas (31–3) | Texas (31–3) | | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (2–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | USC (4–1) | USC (6–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | LSU (14–0) | LSU (15–0) | LSU (17–0) | UConn (15–2) | UConn (17–2) | UConn (19–2) | LSU (23–1) | USC (21–2) | South Carolina (23–3) | South Carolina (25–3) | Notre Dame (25–4) | TCU (31–3) | TCU (31–3) | | 6. |
| 7. | LSU | LSU (2–0) | LSU (4–0) | LSU (6–0) | Maryland (8–0) | Maryland (10–0) | USC (10–1) | UConn (10–2) | UConn (11–2) | UConn (13–2) | Texas (16–2) | Texas (17–2) | LSU (21–1) | USC (19–2) | UConn (22–3) | LSU (25–2) | LSU (27–2) | NC State (24–5) | Duke (26–7) | Duke (26–7) | | 7. |
| 8. | Iowa State | Iowa State (3–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Duke (8–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Maryland (10–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–0) | Maryland (14–0) | Maryland (15–1) | Maryland (16–1) | Ohio State (19–1) | Ohio State (20–1) | Kentucky (19–2) | Ohio State (21–3) | North Carolina (25–4) | TCU (28–3) | Notre Dame (26–5) | Notre Dame (26–5) | | 8. |
| 9. | NC State | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Kansas State (5–0) | TCU (8–0) | Duke (9–2) | Duke (9–2) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Ohio State (14–0) | Ohio State (16–0) | TCU (19–1) | TCU (20–2) | TCU (21–2) | Ohio State (20–3) | North Carolina (23–4) | NC State (22–5) | LSU (27–4) | NC State (26–6) | NC State (26–6) | | 9. |
| 10. | Oklahoma | Kansas State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Ohio State (10–0) | Ohio State (13–0) | Oklahoma (13–2) | TCU (17–1) | Kansas State (19–1) | Duke (17–4) | Duke (17–4) | NC State (19–4) | TCU (24–3) | TCU (26–3) | Oklahoma (23–6) | LSU (28–5) | LSU (28–5) | | 10. |
| 11. | Duke | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | TCU (12–1) | TCU (13–1) | TCU (15–1) | Kansas State (17–1) | Kentucky (16–1) | Kansas State (19–2) | Kentucky (19–2) | TCU (22–3) | Duke (20–5) | Tennessee (21–6) | Duke (23–7) | Oklahoma (25–7) | Oklahoma (25–7) | | 11. |
| 12. | Baylor | Ohio State (1–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Ohio State (7–0) | TCU (9–1) | TCU (10–1) | Kansas State (13–1) | Kansas State (13–1) | Kansas State (15–1) | Kentucky (15–1) | Ohio State (17–1) | Kentucky (17–2) | Kansas State (21–2) | North Carolina (21–4) | Kansas State (24–3) | Ohio State (23–4) | Kentucky (22–6) | North Carolina (27–7) | North Carolina (27–7) | | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas State | NC State (1–1) | West Virginia (4–0) | Duke (5–1) | Kansas State (7–1) | Kansas State (10–1) | Kansas State (11–1) | Georgia Tech (13–0) | Georgia Tech (14–0) | Georgia Tech (15–0) | Oklahoma (14–3) | North Carolina (17–3) | Oklahoma (16–4) | North Carolina (20–4) | Duke (19–5) | NC State (20–5) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Ohio State (24–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | Kentucky (22–7) | | 13. |
| 14. | Ohio State | North Carolina (2–0) | Duke (4–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | North Carolina (9–1) | West Virginia (10–1) | Duke (10–3) | Duke (10–3) | Duke (12–3) | North Carolina (15–3) | Duke (15–4) | Maryland (16–4) | NC State (17–4) | Kansas State (22–3) | Kentucky (20–4) | Kansas State (25–4) | North Carolina (25–6) | Baylor (27–7) | Baylor (27–7) | | 14. |
| 15. | North Carolina | West Virginia (2–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Iowa State (5–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Michigan State (10–0) | Tennessee (11–0) | Tennessee (12–0) | Kentucky (13–1) | Tennessee (14–2) | Oklahoma (15–4) | North Carolina (18–4) | Oklahoma (16–6) | Tennessee (17–6) | Tennessee (19–6) | Kentucky (21–5) | Maryland (23–6) | Ohio State (25–6) | Ohio State (25–6) | | 15. |
| 16. | West Virginia | Duke (2–1) | North Carolina (3–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Tennessee (13–1) | Duke (13–4) | West Virginia (15–3) | Michigan State (17–3) | Maryland (17–5) | Oklahoma (17–6) | Oklahoma (19–6) | Duke (21–7) | West Virginia (23–6) | West Virginia (24–7) | West Virginia (24–7) | | 16. |
| 17. | Louisville | Baylor (1–1) | Ole Miss (2–1) | TCU (6–0) | Iowa (8–0) | Michigan State (9–0) | Georgia Tech (11–0) | North Carolina (12–2) | North Carolina (13–2) | West Virginia (12–2) | Georgia Tech (15–2) | Tennessee (15–3) | NC State (16–4) | Georgia Tech (18–4) | Maryland (19–5) | West Virginia (20–5) | Baylor (24–5) | Baylor (25–6) | Oklahoma State (25–6) | Oklahoma State (25–6) | | 17. |
| 18. | Maryland | Louisville (1–1) | Baylor (3–1) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Iowa State (8–2) | Tennessee (8–0) | West Virginia (10–2) | West Virginia (10–2) | Alabama (15–1) | California (16–2) | Georgia Tech (16–3) | Tennessee (15–4) | West Virginia (17–4) | West Virginia (19–4) | Alabama (20–5) | West Virginia (21–6) | Tennessee (21–8) | Maryland (23–7) | Maryland (23–7) | | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | Ole Miss (1–1) | TCU (4–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Tennessee (7–0) | North Carolina (10–2) | Michigan State (11–1) | Alabama (13–1) | North Carolina (13–3) | Alabama (16–2) | Alabama (17–3) | California (18–3) | Tennessee (16–5) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Baylor (22–5) | Maryland (21–6) | Alabama (23–7) | Kansas State (26–7) | Kansas State (26–7) | | 19. |
| 20. | Ole Miss | Kentucky (2–0) | NC State (2–2) | NC State (3–2) | Iowa State (6–2) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (9–2) | Alabama (12–1) | California (13–1) | Michigan State (12–2) | West Virginia (13–3) | NC State (14–4) | Georgia Tech (17–4) | Michigan State (18–4) | Oklahoma State (19–4) | Georgia Tech (21–5) | Alabama (22–6) | Kansas State (25–6) | Tennessee (22–9) | Tennessee (22–9) | | 20. |
| 21. | Creighton | Nebraska (2–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Oregon (6–0) | Illinois (6–1) | Iowa (8–1) | NC State (8–3) | California (13–1) | Michigan State (11–2) | NC State (11–3) | NC State (12–4) | Michigan State (15–3) | West Virginia (16–4) | California (19–4) | Alabama (20–5) | Maryland (19–6) | Oklahoma State (22–5) | Oklahoma State (24–5) | Alabama (23–8) | Alabama (23–8) | | 21. |
| 22. | Kentucky | Alabama (3–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) | Louisville (5–2) | Ole Miss (6–3)т | Iowa (9–2) | NC State (9–3) | NC State (10–3) | Utah (12–2) | Michigan State (13–3) | California (17–3) | Alabama (17–4) | Florida State (18–4) | Michigan State (18–5) | Michigan State (19–6) | Creighton (23–4) | Florida State (23–7) | Creighton (26–5) | Florida State (23–8) | | 22. |
| 23. | Nebraska | Illinois (2–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Michigan (7–1) | NC State (6–3)т | Nebraska (10–1) | Michigan (10–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Iowa (12–3) | Utah (13–3) | Minnesota (17–2) | Vanderbilt (17–4) | Alabama (18–5) | Florida State (19–5) | Creighton (21–4) | Michigan State (20–7) | Creighton (24–5) | Florida State (23–8) | Creighton (26–6) | | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama | Stanford (3–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Michigan State (8–0) | Nebraska (8–1) | California (11–1) | Iowa (10–2) | Michigan (10–3) | California (14–2) | Minnesota (16–1)т | Michigan (13–5) | Oklahoma State (17–3) | Vanderbilt (18–5) | Creighton (20–4) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | Florida State (22–6) | Michigan State (21–8) | South Dakota State (29–3) | South Dakota State (29–3) | | 24. |
| 25. | Indiana | Oregon (3–0) | Louisville (2–2) | Nebraska (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Georgia Tech (9–0) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Michigan (10–4) | Oklahoma State (14–2)т | Baylor (16–3) | Florida State (16–4) | Oklahoma State (18–4) | Baylor (20–5) | Illinois (21–5) | Louisville (19–8) | South Dakota State (26–3) | Ole Miss (20–10) | Ole Miss (20–10) | | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 15 | Week 2 Nov. 11 | Week 3 Nov. 18 | Week 4 Nov. 25 | Week 5 Dec. 2 | Week 6 Dec. 9 | Week 7 Dec. 16 | Week 8 Dec. 23 | Week 9 Dec. 30 | Week 10 Jan. 6 | Week 11 Jan. 13 | Week 12 Jan. 20 | Week 13 Jan. 27 | Week 14 Feb. 3 | Week 15 Feb. 10 | Week 16 Feb. 17 | Week 17 Feb. 24 | Week 18 Mar. 3 | Week 19 Mar. 10 | Week 20 Mar. 17 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: No. 19 Florida StateNo. 21 CreightonNo. 25 Indiana | Dropped: No. 24 Stanford | Dropped: No. 18 Baylor | Dropped: No. 20 NC StateNo. 21 Oregon | Dropped: No. 19 AlabamaNo. 21 IllinoisNo. 22 Louisville | Dropped: No. 18 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 23 Nebraska | None | Dropped: No. 25 Ole Miss | Dropped: No. 23 IowaNo. 25 Michigan | Dropped: No. 23 UtahNo. 24 Oklahoma State | Dropped: No. 23 MinnesotaNo. 24 MichiganNo. 25 Baylor | None | Dropped: No. 21 CaliforniaNo. 24 Vanderbilt | Dropped: No. 23 Florida State | Dropped: No. 20 Georgia TechNo. 25 Illinois | Dropped: No. 25 Louisville | Dropped: No. 24 Michigan State | None | None | |

## 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 Oct 24 | 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 17 | Final | |
| 1. | South Carolina (27) | South Carolina (2–0) (29) | South Carolina (4–0) (28) | UConn (5–0) (13) | UCLA (8–0) (16) | UCLA (9–0) (23) | UCLA (11–0) (31) | UCLA (12–0) (30) | UCLA (13–0) (31) | UCLA (15–0) (31) | UCLA (16–0) (30) | UCLA (18–0) (29) | UCLA (20–0) (30) | UCLA (21–0) (29) | UCLA (23–0) (31) | Notre Dame (23–2) (23) | Texas (27–2) (22) | Texas (29–2) (29) | UCLA (30–2) (20) | UCLA (30–2) (21) | | 1. |
| 2. | UConn (3) | UConn (2–0) (1) | UConn (3–0) (1) | UCLA (5–0) (14) | UConn (6–0) (14) | UConn (8–0) (8) | South Carolina (10–1) | South Carolina (11–1) (1) | South Carolina (12–1) | South Carolina (14–1) | South Carolina (16–1) | South Carolina (18–1) (2) | South Carolina (20–1) (1) | South Carolina (21–1) (2) | Notre Dame (21–2) | Texas (26–2) (5) | UCLA (26–1) (7) | USC (27–2) (1) | South Carolina (30–3) (8) | South Carolina (30–3) (7) | | 2. |
| 3. | USC (1) | USC (2–0) (1) | USC (4–0) (1) | Notre Dame (5–0) (3) | Texas (7–0) (1) | South Carolina (9–1) | LSU (12–0) | LSU (14–0) | Notre Dame (11–2) | Notre Dame (12–2) | Notre Dame (14–2) | Notre Dame (16–2) | Notre Dame (17–2) | Notre Dame (19–2) | Texas (24–2) | UCLA (24–1) (3) | USC (25–2) (1) | UConn (28–3) | UConn (31–3) (3) | UConn (31–3) (3) | | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas (4–0) (1) | South Carolina (7–1) | LSU (11–0) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | LSU (15–0) | LSU (17–0) | LSU (19–0) | LSU (20–0) | USC (18–1) | LSU (23–1) | South Carolina (22–2) | USC (23–2) | Notre Dame (24–3) (1) | UCLA (28–2) | USC (28–3) | USC (28–3) | | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (2–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | South Carolina (5–1) | LSU (9–0) | USC (8–1) | UConn (9–1) | USC (11–1) | USC (12–1) | USC (14–1) | USC (16–1) | USC (17–1) | LSU (21–1) | UConn (21–2) | LSU (25–1) | UConn (24–3) | UConn (26–3) | South Carolina (27–3) (1) | Texas (31–3) | Texas (31–3) | | 5. |
| 6. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | USC (4–1) | USC (6–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Texas (12–1) | Texas (13–1) | Texas (15–1) | UConn (15–2) | UConn (17–2) | UConn (19–2) | Texas (22–2) | USC (21–2) | South Carolina (23–3) | South Carolina (25–3) | Notre Dame (25–4) | TCU (31–3) | TCU (31–3) | | 6. |
| 7. | LSU | LSU (2–0) | LSU (5–0) | LSU (7–0) | Ohio State (7–0) | Maryland (10–0) | USC (10–1) | UConn (10–2) | Maryland (12–0) | Maryland (14–0) | Texas (16–2) | Texas (18–2) | Texas (20–2) | USC (19–2) | UConn (22–3) | LSU (25–2) | LSU (27–2) | TCU (28–3) | Duke (26–7) | Duke (26–7) | | 7. |
| 8. | NC State | Iowa State (3–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Maryland (8–0) | Ohio State (8–0) | Maryland (10–0) | Maryland (11–0) | UConn (11–2) | UConn (13–2) | Ohio State (16–0) | Kansas State (19–1) | Ohio State (19–1) | Ohio State (20–1) | Ohio State (20–3) | Ohio State (22–3) | TCU (26–3) | NC State (24–5) | Notre Dame (26–5) | Notre Dame (26–5) | | 8. |
| 9. | Iowa State | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Duke (8–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Ohio State (10–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | Ohio State (13–0) | Ohio State (14–0) | Maryland (15–1) | TCU (19–1) | TCU (20–2) | TCU (21–2) | TCU (22–3) | TCU (24–3) | North Carolina (25–4) | LSU (27–4) | NC State (26–6) | NC State (26–6) | | 9. |
| 10. | Oklahoma | NC State (1–1) | Kansas State (4–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Duke (9–2) | Duke (9–2) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Kansas State (15–1) | Kansas State (17–1) | Maryland (16–2) | Duke (17–4) | Kansas State (21–2) | Duke (19–5) | North Carolina (23–4) | NC State (22–5) | Oklahoma (23–6) | LSU (28–5) | LSU (28–5) | | 10. |
| 11. | Duke | Kansas State (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Kansas State (13–1) | Kansas State (13–1) | Oklahoma (13–2) | TCU (17–1) | Kentucky (16–1) | Kansas State (19–2) | Kentucky (19–2) | NC State (19–4) | Duke (20–6) | Tennessee (21–6) | Duke (23–7) | Oklahoma (25–7) | Oklahoma (25–7) | | 11. |
| 12. | Baylor | Ohio State (1–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Kansas State (5–1) | Kansas State (7–1) | Kansas State (10–1) | Kansas State (11–1) | TCU (12–1) | TCU (13–1) | TCU (15–1) | Kentucky (15–1) | Ohio State (17–1) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Duke (17–5) | North Carolina (21–4) | NC State (20–5) | Ohio State (23–4) | Ohio State (24–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | Kentucky (22–7) | | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas State | West Virginia (2–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Duke (6–1) | TCU (8–0) | West Virginia (9–1) | TCU (10–1) | Tennessee (11–0) | Tennessee (12–0) | Georgia Tech (15–0) | Oklahoma (14–3) | North Carolina (17–3) | Kentucky (17–2) | North Carolina (20–4) | Kentucky (19–3)т | Tennessee (19–6) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Kentucky (22–6) | Ohio State (25–6) | Ohio State (25–6) | | 13. |
| 14. | Ohio State | Maryland (3–0) | Duke (4–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | West Virginia (10–1) | Duke (10–3) | Georgia Tech (14–0) | Duke (12–3) | North Carolina (15–3) | Duke (15–4) | Maryland (16–4) | NC State (18–4) | Kansas State (22–3)т | Kentucky (20–4) | Kentucky (21–5) | North Carolina (25–6) | North Carolina (27–7) | North Carolina (27–7) | | 14. |
| 15. | West Virginia | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Iowa State (5–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | TCU (9–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Duke (10–3) | Tennessee (13–1) | Tennessee (14–2) | Oklahoma (15–4) | North Carolina (18–4) | Maryland (17–5) | Maryland (19–5) | Kansas State (24–4) | Duke (21–7) | Maryland (23–6) | West Virginia (24–7) | West Virginia (24–7)т | | 15. |
| 16. | North Carolina | Duke (2–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Kentucky (8–1) | Tennessee (8–0) | Georgia Tech (13–0) | Kentucky (11–1) | Kentucky (13–1) | Duke (13–4) | West Virginia (15–3) | NC State (16–4) | Oklahoma (16–6) | Tennessee (17–6) | Oklahoma (19–6) | Kansas State (25–5) | West Virginia (23–6) | Baylor (27–7) | Baylor (27–7)т | | 16. |
| 17. | Louisville | Baylor (1–1) | Baylor (3–1) | NC State (4–2) | Alabama (9–0) | Iowa State (8–2) | Michigan State (10–0) | North Carolina (12–2) | North Carolina (13–2) | West Virginia (12–2) | Georgia Tech (15–2) | Tennessee (15–3) | Michigan State (17–3) | Tennessee (16–5) | Oklahoma (18–6) | West Virginia (21–5) | Maryland (21–6) | Tennessee (21–8) | Maryland (23–7) | Maryland (23–7) | | 17. |
| 18. | Maryland | Louisville (1–1) | NC State (2–2) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Tennessee (7–0) | North Carolina (10–2) | West Virginia (10–2) | West Virginia (10–2) | North Carolina (13–3) | California (16–2) | Georgia Tech (16–3) | California (18–3) | West Virginia (17–4) | West Virginia (19–4) | Maryland (20–6) | Baylor (25–5) | Baylor (25–6) | Kansas State (26–7) | Kansas State (26–7) | | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | Kentucky (2–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Iowa State (6–2) | Michigan State (9–0) | NC State (8–3) | Michigan State (11–1) | NC State (10–3) | NC State (11–3)т | Alabama (16–2) | Alabama (17–3) | Tennessee (15–5) | Georgia Tech (18–4) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Alabama (21–5) | West Virginia (21–6) | Kansas State (25–6) | Tennessee (22–9) | Oklahoma State (25–6) | | 19. |
| 20. | Creighton | Nebraska (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Alabama (7–0) | Iowa (8–0) | NC State (6–3) | Georgia Tech (11–0) | NC State (9–3) | Alabama (13–1) | Alabama (15–1)т | West Virginia (13–3) | NC State (14–4) | West Virginia (16–4) | Michigan State (18–4) | Alabama (20–5) | Georgia Tech (21–5) | Alabama (22–6) | Alabama (23–7) | Oklahoma State (25–6) | Tennessee (22–9) | | 20. |
| 21. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (1–1) | Alabama (6–0) | TCU (6–0) | Illinois (7–1) | Baylor (9–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Alabama (12–1) | Michigan State (11–2) | Michigan State (12–2) | NC State (12–4) | California (17–3) | Georgia Tech (17–4) | California (19–4) | Florida State (19–5) | Michigan State (19–6) | Creighton (23–4) | Oklahoma State (24–5) | Alabama (23–8) | Alabama (23–8) | | 21. |
| 22. | Kentucky | Alabama (3–0) | Louisville (2–2) | Baylor (5–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Alabama (9–1) | Iowa (9–2) | Iowa (10–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Utah (12–2) | Michigan State (13–3) | Michigan State (15–3) | Alabama (17–4) | Florida State (18–4) | Michigan State (18–5) | Baylor (22–5) | Michigan State (20–7) | Creighton (24–5) | Creighton (26–6) | Creighton (26–6) | | 22. |
| 23. | Nebraska | Stanford (3–0) | Illinois (4–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Baylor (7–2) | Ole Miss (6–3) | Iowa State (9–3) | Baylor (11–2) | California (13–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Utah (13–3) | Baylor (16–4) | Vanderbilt (17–4) | Alabama (18–5) | Oklahoma State (19–4) | Creighton (21–4) | Oklahoma State (22–5) | Florida State (23–7) | South Dakota State (29–3) | South Dakota State (29–3) | | 23. |
| 24. | Indiana | Illinois (2–0) | TCU (4–0) | Iowa (6–0) | NC State (4–3) | Iowa (8–1) | Alabama (10–1) | California (13–1) | Baylor (11–2) | Florida State (13–2) | Baylor (14–3) | Minnesota (17–2) | Florida State (16–4) | Vanderbilt (18–5) | South Dakota State (21–3) | South Dakota State (23–3) | Florida State (22–6) | South Dakota State (26–3)т | Florida State (23–8) | Florida State (23–8) | | 24. |
| 25. | Alabama | South Dakota State (2–0) | Oregon (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Michigan State (8–0) | Illinois (7–2) | Michigan (9–1) | Michigan (10–2) | Ole Miss (9–3) | California (14–2) | Minnesota (16–1) | Nebraska (15–4) | Oklahoma State (17–3) | South Dakota State (19–3) | Creighton (20–4) | Florida State (20–6) | South Dakota State (24–3) | Michigan State (21–8)т | Ole Miss (20–10) | Ole Miss (20–10) | | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 24 | 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 17 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: No. 19 Florida StateNo. 20 CreightonNo. 24 Indiana | Dropped: No. 23 StanfordNo. 25 South Dakota State | Dropped: No. 25 Oregon | Dropped: No. 25 Nebraska | Dropped: No. 22 Louisville | Dropped: No. 23 Ole MissNo. 25 Illinois | Dropped: No. 23 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 25 Michigan | Dropped: No. 24 BaylorNo. 25 Ole Miss | Dropped: No. 23 IowaNo. 24 Florida State | Dropped: No. 23 Utah | Dropped: No. 23 BaylorNo. 24 MinnesotaNo. 25 Nebraska | Dropped: No. 25 Oklahoma State | Dropped: No. 21 CaliforniaNo. 24 Vanderbilt | Dropped: No. 23 Oklahoma State | Dropped: No. 20 Georgia Tech | None | Dropped: No. 24т Michigan State | None | None | |