# 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2020–21 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 Nov 10 | Week 2 Nov 30 | Week 3 Dec 7 | Week 4 Dec 14 | Week 5 Dec 21 | Week 6 Dec 28 | Week 7 Jan 4 | Week 8 Jan 11 | Week 9 Jan 18 | Week 10 Jan 25 | Week 11 Feb 1 | Week 12 Feb 8 | Week 13 Feb 15 | Week 14 Feb 22 | Week 15 Mar 1 | Week 16 Mar 8 | Final Mar 15 | |
| 1. | South Carolina (29) | South Carolina (3–0) (29) | Stanford (24) (3–0) | Stanford (26) (4–0) | Stanford (26) (6–0) | Stanford (26) (7–0) | Stanford (27) (9–0) | Stanford (29) (10–0) | Louisville (20) (12–0) | Louisville (22) (14–0) | Louisville (26) (16–0) | South Carolina (15–1) (29) | UConn (16–1) (26) | UConn (18–1) (28) | UConn (27) (20–1) | UConn (22) (23–1) | UConn (24–1) (23) | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford (1) | Stanford (1–0) (1) | Louisville (2) (4–0) | Louisville (1) (5–0) | Louisville (1) (5–0) | Louisville (1) (5–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Louisville (10–0) | NC State (5) (10–0) | NC State (5) (11–0) | South Carolina (4) (14–1) | UConn (13–1) | South Carolina (17–2) (2) | NC State (15–2) | Texas A&M (2) (22–1) | Stanford (5) (25–2) | Stanford (25–2) (5) | 2. |
| 3. | Connecticut | Connecticut (0–0) | UConn (2) (0–0) | UConn (1) (1–0) | UConn (1) (4–0) | NC State (2) (8–0) | NC State (2) (10–0)т | NC State (1) (10–0) | UConn (1) (7–0) | UConn (1) (10–0) | UConn (11–1) | Louisville (18–1) | Louisville (19–1) | Texas A&M (20–1) (1) | NC State (17–2) | NC State (2) (20–2) | NC State (20–2) (2) | 3. |
| 4. | Baylor | Baylor (1–0) | NC State (2) (4–0) | NC State (2) (6–0) | NC State (2) (8–0) | UConn (1) (5–0) | UConn (1) (6–0)т | UConn (7–0) | South Carolina (2) (9–1) | South Carolina (2) (12–1) | NC State (11–1) | NC State (12–2) (1) | NC State (13–2) | Stanford (20–2) (1) | Stanford (1) (22–2) | Texas A&M (23–2) | Texas A&M (23–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Louisville | Louisville (2–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | South Carolina (4–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (6–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | Stanford (1) (11–1) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (10–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Texas A&M (19–1) | South Carolina (18–3) | Louisville (21–2) | South Carolina (22–4) | Baylor (25–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (1–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Arizona (4–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Arizona (7–0) | Baylor (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | UCLA (8–2) | Stanford (12–2) | Stanford (15–2) | Texas A&M (18–1) | Stanford (18–2) | Louisville (20–2) | Baylor (19–2) | Baylor (21–2) | South Carolina (22–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Arizona | Arizona (1–0) | Baylor (2–1) | Baylor (3–1)т | Baylor (7–1) | Baylor (7–1) | Arizona (8–1) | Texas A&M (12–0) | Maryland (11–1) | Maryland (11–1) | Texas A&M (16–1) | Baylor (14–2) | Baylor (16–2) | Baylor (17–2) | South Carolina (19–4) | Louisville (23–3)т | Maryland (24–2) | 7. |
| 8. | NC State | NC State (2–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Oregon (7–0)т | Oregon (6–0) | Oregon (7–0) | Texas A&M (10–0) | UCLA (7–2) | Texas A&M (13–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Baylor (12–2) | UCLA (11–3) | UCLA (12–3) | Maryland (16–2) | Maryland (19–2) | Maryland (21–2)т | Louisville (23–3) | 8. |
| 9. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (9–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | UCLA (6–2) | Maryland (9–1) | Baylor (8–2) | Baylor (10–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Maryland (13–2) | Maryland (14–2) | Arizona (15–2) | UCLA (14–4) | Indiana (18–4) | UCLA (16–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon | Oregon (1–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | UCLA (5–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Oregon (9–2) | Arizona (10–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Maryland (12–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Arizona (14–2) | UCLA (13–4) | Indiana (16–4) | UCLA (16–5) | Georgia (20–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | UCLA (2–1) | UCLA (4–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | UCLA (5–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Arizona (8–2) | Michigan (10–0) | Oregon (11–3) | Ohio State (10–1) | Oregon (12–3) | Michigan (11–1) | Indiana (14–4) | Arizona (15–4) | Arizona (16–5) | Arizona (16–5) | 11. |
| 12. | Maryland | Texas A&M (2–0) | Mississippi State (2–1) | Arkansas (7–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Maryland (6–1) | Kentucky (9–3) | Kentucky (10–3) | Michigan (10–1) | Oregon (11–3) | Michigan (10–1)т | South Florida (11–1) | Michigan (13–2) | Michigan (13–3) | Georgia (20–6) | Indiana (18–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas A&M | Indiana (1–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Mississippi State (2–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Arkansas (10–2) | Michigan (9–0) | Oregon (9–3) | South Florida (10–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Ohio State (12–2)т | Oregon (12–4) | South Florida (13–1) | Arkansas (19–7) | Michigan (14–4) | Tennessee (16–7) | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | Maryland (2–1) | Maryland (3–1) | Maryland (3–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Mississippi State (8–2) | South Florida (10–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | South Florida (10–1) | South Florida (10–1) | Indiana (13–4) | Oregon (13–6) | Tennessee (15–6) | Tennessee (16–7) | Gonzaga (23–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Iowa State | Northwestern (0–0) | Indiana (2–1)т | Indiana (2–1) | Northwestern (3–0) | Northwestern (4–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Arkansas (11–4) | Kentucky (11–4) | Kentucky (13–4) | Indiana (11–4) | Ohio State (12–3) | Ohio State (13–4) | South Florida (14–2) | Arkansas (19–8) | Arkansas (19–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Indiana | Arkansas (3–1) | Oregon State (3–0)т | Northwestern (1–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | South Florida (9–1) | Indiana (8–3) | Indiana (9–3) | Arkansas (13–6) | Tennessee (12–3) | Gonzaga (18–2) | Arkansas (17–7) | Georgia (18–5) | Gonzaga (21–3) | Michigan (14–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Northwestern | Oregon State (1–0) | Northwestern (0–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Texas (8–1) | Arkansas (10–4) | Ohio State (7–1) | DePaul (9–3) | Indiana (10–4) | Gonzaga (16–2) | Kentucky (14–5) | Georgia (17–4) | Kentucky (16–7) | West Virginia (19–4) | West Virginia (21–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon State | Gonzaga (0–1) | Ohio State (3–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | DePaul (4–2) | DePaul (5–2) | South Florida (7–1) | Indiana (7–3) | DePaul (8–3) | Gonzaga (13–2) | Tennessee (12–3) | Arkansas (14–7) | Arkansas (15–7) | West Virginia (17–3) | Gonzaga (21–3) | Kentucky (17–8) | Kentucky (17–8) | 18. |
| 19. | DePaul | Ohio State (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Indiana (3–2) | Texas (6–1) | Indiana (5–2) | DePaul (6–3) | Mississippi State (8–4) | Arkansas (11–5) | Gonzaga (15–2) | West Virginia (15–2) | DePaul (11–4)т | Kentucky (15–6) | Oregon (13–7) | Rutgers (14–3) | South Florida (18–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Ohio State | DePaul (0–1) | Syracuse (3–0) | Missouri State (3–1) | Texas (5–1)т | Indiana (4–2) | DePaul (5–3) | Gonzaga (10–2) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Tennessee (10–3) | DePaul (9–4) | Kentucky (13–5) | West Virginia (16–3)т | Tennessee (13–6) | West Virginia (18–4) | South Florida (15–3) | Missouri State (21–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Gonzaga | Missouri State (2–1) | Missouri State (2–1) | Oregon State (3–2) | South Florida (4–1)т | South Florida (5–1) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Texas (8–2) | Northwestern (7–2) | Mississippi State (8–4) | West Virginia (13–2) | Northwestern (11–3) | Tennessee (12–5) | Gonzaga (19–3) | South Dakota State (21–2) | Missouri State (20–2) | Rutgers (14–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Notre Dame | Syracuse (1–0) | South Dakota State (3–0) | Texas (4–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Northwestern (4–2) | Northwestern (6–2) | Georgia (12–1) | Georgia (12–2) | Northwestern (9–3) | DePaul (10–4) | Georgia (16–4) | South Dakota State (19–2) | Ohio State (13–6) | Ohio State (13–7) | Ohio State (13–7) | 22. |
| 23. | Syracuse | Iowa State (1–1) | Texas (3–1) | South Florida (3–1) | Gonzaga (4–2) | Gonzaga (5–2) | Michigan State (8–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Northwestern (8–3) | South Dakota State (13–2) | South Dakota State (15–2) | South Dakota State (17–2) | Missouri State (15–2) | Missouri State (18–2) | Oregon (13–8) | Oregon (13–8) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri State | Michigan (2–0) | DePaul (1–2) | DePaul (2–2) | Missouri State (4–2) | Missouri State (4–2) | Syracuse (5–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Iowa State (9–4) | West Virginia (11–2) | Mississippi State (8–5) | Georgia (14–4) | Northwestern (11–4) | DePaul (13–5) | Rutgers (12–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (23–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan | Texas (2–0) | Gonzaga (1–2) | Gonzaga (3–2) | Michigan State (6–0) | Michigan State (7–0) | Missouri State (4–2) | Washington State (7–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | South Dakota State (13–2) | Georgia (13–4) | Missouri State (11–2) | Missouri State (13–2) | Rutgers (10–3) | DePaul (14–6) | South Dakota State (21–3) | South Dakota State (21–3) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 10 | Week 2 Nov 30 | Week 3 Dec 7 | Week 4 Dec 14 | Week 5 Dec 21 | Week 6 Dec 28 | Week 7 Jan 4 | Week 8 Jan 11 | Week 9 Jan 18 | Week 10 Jan 25 | Week 11 Feb 1 | Week 12 Feb 8 | Week 13 Feb 15 | Week 14 Feb 22 | Week 15 Mar 1 | Week 16 Mar 8 | Final Mar 15 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 22 Notre Dame | Dropped: No. 23 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 22 South Dakota State | Dropped: No. 21 Oregon State | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 23 Michigan StateNo. 25 Missouri State | Dropped: No. 21 TexasNo. 25 Washington State | Dropped: No. 23 SyracuseNo. 24 Iowa State | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 24 Mississippi State | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 24 Northwestern | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 25 DePaul | Dropped: 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 Nov 19 | Week 2 Dec 8 | Week 3 Dec 15 | Week 4 Dec 22 | Week 5 Dec 29 | Week 6 Jan 5 | Week 7 Jan 12 | Week 8 Jan 19 | Week 9 Jan 26 | Week 10 Feb 2 | Week 11 Feb 9 | Week 12 Feb 16 | Week 13 Feb 23 | Week 14 Mar 2 | Week 15 Mar 9 | Week 16 Mar 15 | Final Apr 5 | |
| 1. | South Carolina (31) | Stanford (22) (3–0) | Stanford (25) (4–0) | Stanford (30) (7–0) | Stanford (29) (7–0) | Stanford (31) (9–0) | Stanford (31) (10–0) | Louisville (30) (12–0) | Louisville (30) (14–0) | South Carolina (20) (14–1) | UConn (17) (14–1) | UConn (16–1) (22) | UConn (18–1) (30) | UConn (29) (21–1) | UConn (27) (24–1) | UConn (24–1) (27) | Stanford (32) (31–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford (1) | Louisville (6) (4–0) | Louisville (6) (5–0) | Louisville (1) (5–0) | Louisville (1) (5–0) | Louisville (1) (7–0) | Louisville (1) (10–0) | NC State (1) (10–0) | NC State (2) (11–0) | NC State (7) (12–1) | Louisville (11) (18–1) | Louisville (19–1) (8) | Stanford (21–2) | Texas A&M (2) (22–1) | Stanford (4) (25–2) | Stanford (25–2) (5) | Arizona (21–6) | 2. |
| 3. | UConn | NC State (1) (4–0) | NC State (6–0) | NC State (8–0) | NC State (8–0) | NC State (10–0) | NC State (10–0) | South Carolina (10–1) | South Carolina (12–1) | Louisville (5) (16–1) | South Carolina (2) (15–2) | South Carolina (17–2) | Texas A&M (20–1) (2) | Stanford (22–2) | NC State (20–2) | NC State (20–2) | UConn (28–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Baylor | South Carolina (2) (4–1) | South Carolina (4–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | Stanford (1) (11–1) | UConn (10–0) | UCLA (10–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Stanford (19–2) | NC State (15–2) | NC State (17–2) | Texas A&M (23–2) | Texas A&M (23–2) | South Carolina (26–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Louisville | UConn (0–0) | UConn (1–0) | UConn (4–0) | UConn (5–0) | UConn (6–0) | UConn (7–0) | UConn (7–0) | UCLA (9–2) | UConn (11–1) | Texas A&M (2) (18–1) | Texas A&M (19–1) | Louisville (20–2) | Louisville (21–2) | South Carolina (22–4) | South Carolina (22–4) | Baylor (28–3) | 5. |
| 6. | NC State | Arizona (3–0) | Arizona (4–0) | Baylor (7–1) | Baylor (7–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | UCLA (8–2) | Stanford (12–2) | Stanford (15–2) | NC State (12–2) | NC State (13–2) | South Carolina (18–3) | Baylor (20–2) | Baylor (22–2) | Baylor (25–2) | Louisville (26–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Mississippi State | Baylor (2–1) | Baylor (4–1) | Oregon (7–0)т | Oregon (7–0) | Texas A&M (10–0) | Texas A&M (12–0) | Maryland (11–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Texas A&M (16–1) | UCLA (11–3) | Arizona (14–2) | Baylor (17–2) | South Carolina (19–4) | Louisville (23–3) | Louisville (23–3) | NC State (22–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Arizona | Oregon (1) (4–0) | Oregon (1) (5–0) | Arizona (6–0)т | Arizona (7–0) | Kentucky (9–1) | UCLA (7–2) | Texas A&M (13–1) | Baylor (10–2) | Baylor (12–2) | Arizona (12–2) | Baylor (16–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Maryland (19–2) | Maryland (21–2) | Maryland (24–2) | Indiana (21–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Oregon | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (6–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Texas A&M (9–0) | UCLA (6–2) | Maryland (9–1) | Baylor (8–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Baylor (14–2) | UCLA (12–3) | Arizona (15–3) | UCLA (14–4) | Indiana (18–4) | UCLA (16–5) | Maryland (26–3) | 9. |
| 10. | UCLA | Texas A&M (4–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arizona (8–1) | Oregon (9–2) | Arizona (10–2) | Maryland (11–2) | Maryland (12–2) | Maryland (13–2) | Maryland (14–2) | UCLA (13–4) | Indiana (16–4) | UCLA (16–5) | Indiana (18–5) | Texas A&M (25–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Maryland | UCLA (2–1) | UCLA (4–1) | UCLA (5–2) | Kentucky (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Kentucky (9–3) | Michigan (10–0) | Ohio State (9–1) | Oregon (11–3) | Ohio State (12–2) | Michigan (11–1) | Indiana (14–4) | Arizona (15–4) | Arizona (16–5) | Arizona (16–5) | Michigan (16–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Kentucky | Mississippi State (2–1) | Arkansas (7–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | UCLA (5–2) | Maryland (7–1) | Michigan (9–0) | Kentucky (10–3) | Oregon (11–3) | Michigan (10–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Indiana (13–4) | Michigan (13–2) | Michigan (13–3) | Michigan (14–4) | Georgia (20–6) | UCLA (17–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas A&M | Arkansas (5–1) | Mississippi State (3–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Arkansas (10–2) | Arizona (8–2) | Oregon (9–3) | Michigan (10–1) | Ohio State (10–2) | Oregon (12–4) | Oregon (12–5)т | South Florida (13–1) | Arkansas (19–7) | Georgia (20–6) | Gonzaga (23–3) | Georgia (21–7) | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | Maryland (3–1) | Maryland (4–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Mississippi State (8–2) | South Florida (10–1) | Kentucky (11–4) | Kentucky (13–4) | Indiana (11–4) | Ohio State (12–3)т | Ohio State (13–4) | South Florida (14–2) | Gonzaga (22–3) | Michigan (14–5) | Missouri State (23–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Indiana | Indiana (2–1) | Indiana (2–1) | Ohio State (4–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Ohio State (6–0) | Indiana (8–3) | Indiana (9–3) | Arkansas (13–6) | South Florida (10–1) | South Florida (11–1) | Oregon (13–6) | Gonzaga (21–3) | Tennessee (16–7) | Tennessee (16–7) | Oregon (15–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Northwestern | Oregon State (3–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | Northwestern (3–0) | Northwestern (4–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Arkansas (10–4) | Ohio State (7–1) | South Florida (10–1) | South Florida (10–1) | Gonzaga (16–2) | Gonzaga (18–2) | Arkansas (17–7) | Tennessee (15–6) | Arkansas (19–8) | Arkansas (19–8) | Tennessee (17–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Oregon State | Northwestern (0–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Texas (8–1) | South Florida (9–1) | Arkansas (11–5) | Gonzaga (13–2) | Indiana (10–4) | Arkansas (14–7) | Kentucky (15–5) | Kentucky (15–6) | Missouri State (18–2) | Missouri State (20–2) | Missouri State (21–2) | Texas (21–10) | 17. |
| 18. | Iowa State | Syracuse (3–0) | Northwestern (2–0) | Indiana (3–2) | Indiana (4–2) | Indiana (5–3) | Indiana (7–3) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Arkansas (11–6) | Gonzaga (15–2) | Kentucky (13–5) | Arkansas (15–7) | Georgia (17–4) | Oregon (13–7) | South Florida (15–3) | South Florida (18–3) | South Florida (19–4) | 18. |
| 19. | DePaul | Ohio State (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (6–1) | South Florida (7–1) | Gonzaga (10–2) | Mississippi State (8–4) | Mississippi State (8–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | Tennessee (12–3) | DePaul (12–4) | Missouri State (15–2) | Kentucky (16–7) | Kentucky (17–8) | Kentucky (17–8) | Iowa (20–10) | 19. |
| 20. | Gonzaga | Michigan (4–0) | Missouri State (4–1) | Syracuse (5–1)т | Syracuse (5–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Texas (8–2) | Syracuse (6–1) | DePaul (9–3) | Northwestern (10–3) | Northwestern (11–3) | Missouri State (13–2) | Gonzaga (19–3) | Ohio State (13–6) | West Virginia (19–5) | West Virginia (21–6) | Gonzaga (23–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Syracuse | South Dakota State (3–0) | Oregon State (3–2) | DePaul (4–2)т | DePaul (5–2) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Syracuse (5–1) | DePaul (8–3) | Georgia (13–2) | DePaul (9–4) | West Virginia (15–2) | Tennessee (12–5) | Tennessee (13–6) | Georgia (18–5) | Florida Gulf Coast (23–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–2) | Kentucky (18–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Ohio State | Missouri State (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | South Florida (4–1) | South Florida (5–1) | DePaul (5–3) | DePaul (6–3) | Northwestern (7–2) | Tennessee (10–3) | Mississippi State (8–5) | DePaul (10–4) | Northwestern (11–4) | West Virginia (17–3) | South Dakota State (21–1) | Oregon (13–8) | Oregon (13–8) | Georgia Tech (17–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Notre Dame | DePaul (1–2) | DePaul (2–2) | Gonzaga (5–2) | Gonzaga (6–2) | Northwestern (4–2) | Northwestern (6–2) | Georgia (12–1) | Texas (11–3) | Missouri State (11–2) | Missouri State (11–2) | Georgia (16–4) | DePaul (13–5) | West Virginia (18–4) | Rutgers (14–3) | Rutgers (14–4) | Arkansas (19–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Michigan | Iowa State (2–2) | South Florida (3–1) | Missouri State (4–2) | Missouri State (4–2) | Michigan State (8–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Texas (9–3) | Northwestern (8–3) | West Virginia (13–2) | Mississippi State (8–5) | West Virginia (16–3) | South Dakota State (19–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (21–2) | Ohio State (13–7) | Ohio State (13–7) | West Virginia (22–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Missouri State | Gonzaga (1–2) | Virginia Tech (6–0)т Gonzaga (3–2)т | South Dakota State (6–2) | South Dakota (7–2) | Missouri State (4–2) | Missouri State (4–2) | Missouri State (6–2) | Missouri State (8–2) | Georgia (13–4) | Georgia (14–4) | South Dakota State (17–2) | Northwestern (12–5) | Northwestern (13–6) | South Dakota State (21–3) | South Dakota State (21–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–3) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 19 | Week 2 Dec 8 | Week 3 Dec 15 | Week 4 Dec 22 | Week 5 Dec 29 | Week 6 Jan 5 | Week 7 Jan 12 | Week 8 Jan 19 | Week 9 Jan 26 | Week 10 Feb 2 | Week 11 Feb 9 | Week 12 Feb 16 | Week 13 Feb 23 | Week 14 Mar 2 | Week 15 Mar 9 | Week 16 Mar 15 | Final Apr 5 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 23 Notre Dame | Dropped: No. 21 South Dakota StateNo. 24 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 21 Oregon StateNo. 25 Virginia Tech | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 25 South Dakota State | Dropped: No. 24 Michigan State | Dropped: No. 24 Tennessee | Dropped: No. 20 Syracuse | Dropped: No. 23 Texas | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 24 Mississippi State | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 23 DePaul | Dropped: No. 25 Northwestern | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 23 RutgersNo. 24 Ohio StateNo. 25 South Dakota State | |