# 2025 NCAA Division I softball rankings

The following human polls make up the 2025 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.

## 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 |

## NFCA/USA Today

| | Preseason Jan 28 | Week 1 Feb 11 | Week 2 Feb 18 | Week 3 Feb 25 | Week 4 Mar 4 | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | |
| 1. | Texas (15) | Texas (6–0) (24) | Texas (11–0) (30) | Texas (15–1) (15) | Texas (20–1) (22) | Oklahoma (22–0) (18) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma (10) | Florida (6–0) (6) | Oklahoma (10–0) (1) | Oklahoma (12–0) (9) | Oklahoma (19–0) (5) | Texas (24–1) (13) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (6) | Oklahoma (6–0) (1) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) (6) | Florida (23–1) (4) | Florida (26–2) | | | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | LSU (18–1) | LSU (23–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | Texas A&M (5–0) | Tennessee (10–1) | LSU (14–0) (1) | Texas A&M (20–2) | Texas A&M (21–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | Texas A&M (15–1) | UCLA (18–4) | UCLA (23–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Duke | LSU (5–0) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Tennessee (13–3) | Tennessee (19–3) | Tennessee (21–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Texas A&M | Florida State (4–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | Oregon (23–2) | | | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Florida State | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Georgia (9–0) | Florida State (11–3) | Arizona (21–2) | South Carolina (20–3) | | | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | LSU | Georgia (5–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Georgia (14–0) | Arkansas (19–1) | Florida State (20–6) | | | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| 11. | Alabama | Texas Tech (5–1) | Duke (7–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | South Carolina (19–0) | Arizona (22–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 11. |
| 12. | Georgia | Duke (3–2) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Arizona (15–2) | Oregon (20–1) | Arkansas (20–3) | | | | | | | | | | | | 12. |
| 13. | Texas Tech | Arkansas (5–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Texas Tech (13–3) | Georgia (18–2) | Georgia (19–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | Alabama (4–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Oregon (15–1) | Duke (14–6) | Texas Tech (20–7) | | | | | | | | | | | | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri | Arizona (5–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | | | | | | | | | | | | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona | Missouri (4–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Duke (17–7) | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | Virginia Tech (19–5) | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. |
| 18. | Stanford | Nebraska (3–2) | Stanford (9–0) | Nebraska (12–4) | Auburn (19–1) | Stanford (17–3) | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. |
| 19. | Nebraska | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | South Carolina (15–0) | Stanford (14–3) | Mississippi State (21–3) | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. |
| 20. | Baylor | Stanford (4–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Auburn (14–1) | Nebraska (15–6) | Auburn (20–3) | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. |
| 21. | Northwestern | Oregon (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Nebraska (19–6) | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. |
| 22. | Washington | Northwestern (3–2) | Missouri (6–5) | Alabama (10–6) | Alabama (15–6) | Ole Miss (20–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. |
| 23. | Oregon | Kentucky (4–1) | Alabama (5–6) | San Diego State (12–3) | Kentucky (14–6) | Kentucky (17–6) | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. |
| 24. | Mississippi State | Baylor (3–2) | Kentucky (6–4) | Kentucky (10–5) | Florida Atlantic (19–4) | Florida Atlantic (24–4) | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. |
| 25. | Clemson | Washington (2–3) | San Diego State (8–2) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Ole Miss (18–3) | Alabama (19–7) | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. |
| | Preseason Jan 28 | Week 1 Feb 11 | Week 2 Feb 18 | Week 3 Feb 25 | Week 4 Mar 4 | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: No. 25 Clemson | Dropped: No. 22 NorthwesternNo. 24 BaylorNo. 25 Washington | Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | Dropped: No. 23 San Diego State | Dropped: None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |

## ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

Source:
| | Preseason Jan 21 | Week 1 Feb 11 | Week 2 Feb 18 | Week 3 Feb 25 | Week 4 Mar 4 | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 Mar 18 | Week 7 Mar 25 | Week 8 Apr 1 | Week 9 Apr 8 | Week 10 Apr 15 | Week 11 Apr 22 | Week 12 Apr 29 | Week 13 May 6 | Week 14 May 13 | Final Jun 10 | |
| 1. | Texas (15) | Texas (6–0) (17) | Texas (11–0) (25) | Oklahoma (14–0) (11) | Oklahoma (19–0) (16) | Oklahoma (22–0) (20) | Oklahoma (26–0) (17) | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Florida (4) | Florida (6–0) (6) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Texas (15–1) (7) | Texas (20–1) (5) | Texas (24–1) (5) | Texas (28–1) (8) | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma (6) | Oklahoma (6–0) (2) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) (6) | Florida (23–1) (4) | Florida (26–2) | LSU (27–1) | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Texas A&M (20–2) | LSU (23–1) | Florida (27–4) | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | Tennessee | Texas A&M (6–0) | LSU (10–0) | Texas A&M (15–1) | LSU (18–1) | UCLA (23–4) | UCLA (27–4) | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | UCLA | Tennessee (5–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | LSU (14–0) (1) | UCLA (18–4) | Texas A&M (21–4) | Texas A&M (24–4) | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | LSU (5–0) | Tennessee (10–1) | Tennessee (13–3) | Arizona (21–2) | Tennessee (21–4) | Tennessee (25–4) | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Duke | Texas Tech (5–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Florida State (11–3) | Tennessee (19–3) | Oregon (22–2) | Oregon (26–3) | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Florida State (4–1) | Georgia (9–0) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | South Carolina (20–3) | Florida State (25–5) | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arizona (15–2) | Arkansas (19–1)т | Florida State (20–5) | Arizona (26–4)т | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| 11. | Alabama | Georgia (5–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Georgia (14–0) | South Carolina (19–0)т | Arizona (22–4) | South Carolina (22–5)т | | | | | | | | | | 11. |
| 12. | Florida State | Alabama (4–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | Oregon (20–1) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Texas Tech (23–7) | | | | | | | | | | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas | Arkansas (5–0) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Georgia (19–4) | Oklahoma State (17–6) | | | | | | | | | | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | Duke (3–2) | Duke (7–3) | Oregon (15–1) | Georgia (18–2) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Virginia Tech (23–5) | | | | | | | | | | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri | Arizona (5–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Arkansas (20–3) | Georgia (21–6) | | | | | | | | | | 15. |
| 16. | Nebraska | Missouri (4–1) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Nebraska (12–4) | Duke (14–6) | Virginia Tech (19–5) | Arkansas (20–6) | | | | | | | | | | 16. |
| 17. | Arizona | Nebraska (3–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Auburn (19–1) | Duke (17–7) | Stanford (20–3) | | | | | | | | | | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Stanford (12–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | Nebraska (19–6) | Duke (19–9) | | | | | | | | | | 18. |
| 19. | Baylor | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Auburn (14–1) | Nebraska (15–6) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Mississippi State (24–5) | | | | | | | | | | 19. |
| 20. | Northwestern | Oregon (5–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Stanford (14–3) | Stanford (17–3) | Ole Miss (25–4) | | | | | | | | | | 20. |
| 21. | California | Northwestern (3–2) | Alabama (5–5) | South Carolina (15–0) | Alabama (15–6) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Nebraska (20–8) | | | | | | | | | | 21. |
| 22. | Michigan | Stanford (4–0) | Missouri (6–5) | Alabama (10–6) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Auburn (20–3) | Liberty (23–4) | | | | | | | | | | 22. |
| 23. | Stanfordт | Baylor (3–2) | San Diego State (8–2) | San Diego State (12–3) | Virginia (15–5) | Alabama (19–7) | Virginia (21–7) | | | | | | | | | | 23. |
| 24. | Oregonт | Kentucky (4–1) | South Carolina (10–0) | Liberty (12–3) | Liberty (16–4) | Liberty (16–4) | Alabama (21–9) | | | | | | | | | | 24. |
| 25. | Mississippi State | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Virginia (9–5) | Ole Miss (18–3) | Virginia (17–7) | Ohio State (21–6–1) | | | | | | | | | | 25. |
| | Preseason Jan 21 | Week 1 Feb 11 | Week 2 Feb 18 | Week 3 Feb 25 | Week 4 Mar 4 | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 Mar 18 | Week 7 Mar 25 | Week 8 Apr 1 | Week 9 Apr 8 | Week 10 Apr 15 | Week 11 Apr 22 | Week 12 Apr 29 | Week 13 May 6 | Week 14 May 13 | Final Jun 10 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 21 CaliforniaNo. 22 Michigan | Dropped: No. 21 NorthwesternNo. 23 BaylorNo. 24 KentuckyNo. 25 Florida Atlantic | Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | Dropped: No. 23 San Diego State | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 22 Auburn | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |

## D1Softball

| | Preseason Jan 21 | Week 1 Feb 11 | Week 2 Feb 18 | Week 3 Feb 25 | Week 4 Mar 4 | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 Mar 18 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | |
| 1. | Florida | Florida (6–0) | Texas (11–0) | Oklahoma (14–0) | Oklahoma (19–0) | Oklahoma (22–0) | Oklahoma (26–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Texas | Texas (6–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Texas (15–1) | Texas (20–1) | Texas (24–1) | Texas (28–2) | | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma | UCLA (5–0) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) | Florida (23–1) | Florida (26–2) | Florida (28–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | UCLA | Oklahoma (6–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Texas A&M (15–1) | Arizona (21–2) | LSU (23–1) | LSU (27–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | LSU (14–0) | Texas A&M (20–2) | Tennessee (21–4) | Texas A&M (24–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (10–1) | UCLA (14–2) | LSU (18–1) | Texas A&M (21–4) | UCLA (27–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Duke | Texas A&M (6–0) | UCLA (9–1) | Arizona (15–2) | Tennessee (19–3) | UCLA (23–4) | Tennessee (25–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Florida State | LSU (5–0) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Duke (13–3) | UCLA (18–4) | Oregon (23–2) | Arizona (26–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&M | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arkansas (10–0) | Tennessee (13–3) | South Carolina (19–0) | Arizona (22–4) | Oregon (27–3) | | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Arkansas | Arizona (5–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Florida State (11–3) | Arkansas (19–1) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | South Carolina (22–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| 11. | LSU | Texas Tech (5–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Oregon (15–1) | Florida State (16–3) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Texas Tech (23–7) | | | | | | | | | | | 11. |
| 12. | Arizona | Georgia (5–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Oklahoma State (8–4) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Florida State (20–5) | Oklahoma State (17–6) | | | | | | | | | | | 12. |
| 13. | Texas Tech | Arkansas (5–0) | Duke (7–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | Oregon (20–1) | Duke (17–7) | Duke (19–9) | | | | | | | | | | | 13. |
| 14. | Nebraska | Duke (3–2) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Georgia (14–0) | Duke (14–6) | South Carolina (20–3) | Florida State (25–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia | Missouri (4–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Texas Tech (15–3) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | Virginia Tech (19–5) | Virginia Tech (23–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Nebraska (12–4) | Georgia (18–2) | Georgia (19–4) | Mississippi State (24–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 16. |
| 17. | Alabama | Mississippi State (4–1) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Auburn (19–1) | Mississippi State (21–3) | Stanford (20–3) | | | | | | | | | | | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Stanford (17–3) | Ole Miss (25–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 18. |
| 19. | Northwestern | Nebraska (3–2) | San Diego State (8–2) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Stanford (14–3) | Arkansas (20–3) | Georgia (21–6) | | | | | | | | | | | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan | Alabama (4–1) | Stanford (9–0) | San Diego State (12–3) | Nebraska (15–6) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Ohio State (21–6–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 20. |
| 21. | Baylor | Oregon (5–0) | Missouri (6–5) | South Carolina (15–0) | Alabama (15–6) | UCF (19–8–1) | Liberty (23–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 21. |
| 22. | Stanford | Boston (5–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Clemson (14–6) | Nebraska (19–6) | Arkansas (20–6) | | | | | | | | | | | 22. |
| 23. | Boston | Stanford (4–0) | Oregon (10–1) | Auburn (14–1) | Virginia (15–5) | Auburn (20–3) | Arizona State (21–8) | | | | | | | | | | | 23. |
| 24. | Liberty | Liberty (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Liberty (12–3) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Alabama (19–7) | Florida Atlantic (27–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 24. |
| 25. | Penn State | Baylor (3–2) | Florida Atlantic (9–2) | Alabama (10–6) | Liberty (16–4) | Liberty (20–4) | California (22–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 25. |
| | Preseason Jan 21 | Week 1 Feb 11 | Week 2 Feb 18 | Week 3 Feb 25 | Week 4 Mar 4 | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 Mar 18 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: No. 19 NorthwesternNo. 20 MichiganNo. 25 Penn State | Dropped: No. 20 AlabamaNo. 22 BostonNo. 25 Baylor | Dropped: No. 21 Missouri | Dropped: No. 20 San Diego StateNo. 22 Florida Atlantic | Dropped: No. 22 ClemsonNo. 23 Virginia | Dropped: No. 21 UCFNo. 22 NebraskaNo. 23 AuburnNo. 24 Alabama | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |

## Softball America

| | Preseason Jan 13 | Week 1 Feb 10 | Week 2 Feb 17 | Week 3 Feb 24 | Week 4 Mar 3 | Week 5 Mar 10 | Week 6 Mar 17 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | |
| 1. | Florida | Florida (6–0) | Texas (11–0) | Texas (15–1) | Texas (20–1) | Texas (24–1) | Texas (28–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Texas | Texas (6–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Oklahoma (12–0) | Oklahoma (19–0) | Oklahoma (22–0) | Oklahoma (26–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (6–0) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) | Florida (22–1) | Florida (26–2) | LSU (27–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Arizona (21–2) | LSU (23–1) | Florida (27–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | Texas A&M (7–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Texas A&M (15–1) | Texas A&M (20–2) | UCLA (23–4) | UCLA (27–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | LSU (14–0) | LSU (18–1) | Texas A&M (21–4) | Texas A&M (24–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (10–1) | Arizona (15–2) | UCLA (18–4) | Arizona (22–4) | Arizona (26–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Duke | Texas Tech (5–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | Oregon (23–2) | Oregon (26–3) | | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arizona (10–1) | Florida State (11–3) | South Carolina (19–0) | Tennessee (21–4) | Tennessee (25–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | LSU (5–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Arkansas (14–1) | Arkansas (19–1) | South Carolina (20–3) | Florida State (25–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| 11. | Alabama | Arizona (4–1) | Georgia (9–0) | Tennessee (13–3) | Oregon (20–1) | Florida State (20–5) | South Carolina (22–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 11. |
| 12. | LSU | Alabama (4–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Georgia (14–0) | Tennessee (19–3) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Texas Tech (23–7) | | | | | | | | | | | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas | Arkansas (5–0) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Oregon (15–1) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Duke (17–7) | Oklahoma State (17–6) | | | | | | | | | | | 13. |
| 14. | Arizona | Georgia (5–0) | Nebraska (8–2) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Duke (14–6) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Ole Miss (25–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri | Missouri (4–1) | Duke (8–3) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Georgia (18–2) | Mississippi State (21–3) | Virginia Tech (23–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 15. |
| 16. | Baylor | Duke (3–2) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Nebraska (12–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Mississippi State (24–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 16. |
| 17. | Georgia | Nebraska (3–2) | Auburn (11–0) | South Carolina (15–0) | Auburn (19–1) | Georgia (19–4) | Duke (19–9) | | | | | | | | | | | 17. |
| 18. | Northwestern | Virginia Tech (5–0) | San Diego State (8–2) | San Diego State (12–3) | Nebraska (15–6) | Arkansas (20–3) | Stanford (20–3) | | | | | | | | | | | 18. |
| 19. | California | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Auburn (14–1) | Alabama (15–6) | Virginia Tech (19–5) | Georgia (21–6) | | | | | | | | | | | 19. |
| 20. | Liberty | Liberty (5–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | Nebraska (19–6) | Arkansas (20–6) | | | | | | | | | | | 20. |
| 21. | Nebraska | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Liberty (12–3) | Stanford (14–3) | Stanford (17–3) | Liberty (23–4) | | | | | | | | | | | 21. |
| 22. | Virginia Tech | Oregon (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Alabama (10–6) | Liberty (16–4) | Alabama (19–7) | Ohio State (20–6–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 22. |
| 23. | Michigan | Northwestern (3–2) | Alabama (5–5) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Virginia (15–5) | Auburn (20–3) | Florida Atlantic (21–9) | | | | | | | | | | | 23. |
| 24. | Virginia | Baylor (3–2) | Missouri (6–5) | Stanford (12–2) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Liberty (20–4) | Alabama (21–9) | | | | | | | | | | | 24. |
| 25. | Penn State | South Carolina (5–0) | Florida Atlantic (9–2) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Clemson (14–6) | UCF (19–8–1) | California (22–5) | | | | | | | | | | | 25. |
| | Preseason Jan 13 | Week 1 Feb 10 | Week 2 Feb 17 | Week 3 Feb 24 | Week 4 Mar 3 | Week 5 Mar 10 | Week 6 Mar 17 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: No. 19 CaliforniaNo. 23 MichiganNo. 24 VirginiaNo. 25 Penn State | Dropped: No. 23 NorthwesternNo. 24 Baylor | Dropped: No. 24 Missouri | Dropped: No. 18 San Diego StateNo. 25 Florida Atlantic | Dropped: No. 23 VirginiaNo. 25 Clemson | Dropped: No. 20 NebraskaNo. 23 AuburnNo. 25 UCF | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |