# 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Three polls make up the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings, the United Soccer Coaches Poll, the Soccer America Poll, and the Top Drawer Soccer Poll. They represent the ranking system for the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#–#–#) | Win–loss–tie record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## United Soccer Coaches

| | Preseason Aug. 4 | Week 1 Aug. 22 | Week 2 Aug. 29 | Week 3 Sept. 5 | Week 4 Sept. 12 | Week 5 Sept. 19 | Week 6 Sept. 26 | Week 7 Oct. 3 | Week 8 Oct. 10 | Week 9 Oct. 17 | Week 10 Oct. 24 | Week 11 Oct. 31 | Week 12 Nov. 7 | Final Dec. 5 | |
| 1. | West Virginia | West Virginia (16) (1-0-0) | UCLA (12) (4-0-0) | UCLA (26) (6-0-0) | UCLA (28) (7-0-0) | UCLA (7-0-1) (22) | UCLA (8-0-1) (22) | UCLA (10-0-1) (22) | Stanford (12-1-0) (16) | Stanford (13-1-0) (26) | Stanford (15-1-0) (27) | Stanford (17-1-0) (28) | Stanford (18-1-0) (28) | Stanford (23-1-0) (27) | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford | Stanford (9) (2-0-0) | Florida (9) (4-0-0) | Stanford (3) (4-1-0) | Stanford (2) (6-1-0) | Stanford (7-1-0) (6) | Stanford (8-1-0) (5) | Stanford (10-1-0) (4) | UCLA (11-0-2) (12) | UCLA (12-0-2) (3) | Duke (16-1-0) (1) | Duke (18-1-0) (2) | North Carolina (15-2-2) (2) | UCLA (19-3-3) (1) | 2. |
| 3. | USC | South Carolina (1) (2-0-0) | Virginia (2) (3-0-0) | West Virginia (2) (3-1-0) | South Carolina (6-1-0) | South Carolina (7-1-0) (3) | South Carolina (9-1-0) (4) | South Carolina (10-1-0) (4) | South Carolina (12-1-0) (2) | South Carolina (13-1-0) (2) | South Carolina (14-1-1) | South Carolina (15-1-1) (1) | Duke (19-2-0) (1) | Duke (22-2-1) (3) | 3. |
| 4. | South Carolina | North Carolina (2) (2-0-0) | Penn State (6) (3-0-0) | Clemson (6-0-0) | Duke (7-1-0) | Duke (8-1-0) | Duke (10-1-0) | Duke (11-1-0) | Duke (13-1-0) | Duke (14-1-0) | North Carolina (12-2-1) (2) | North Carolina (13-2-2) | UCLA (15-2-2) | South Carolina (18-3-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Georgetown | USC (1-0-0) | Stanford (2-1-0) | Penn State (3-1-0) | Virginia (5-2-0) | West Virginia (7-2-0) | North Carolina (7-2-0) | North Carolina (8-2-0) | North Carolina (10-2-0) | North Carolina (11-2-0) | USC (13-1-1) (1) | UCLA (14-2-2) | South Carolina (15-2-1) | Penn State (14-5-4) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Florida State (1) (2-0-0) | West Virginia (1) (2-1-0) | North Carolina (4-1-0) | West Virginia (1)(5-2-0) | Florida (7-1-0) | Penn State (7-2-1) | USC (8-1-1) | USC (10-1-1) | USC (11-1-1) | UCLA (13-1-2) | USC (14-2-1) | Texas A&M (17-2-1) | Florida (16-7-0) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | UCLA (1) (2-0-0) | USC (1) (1-0-0) | South Carolina (5-1-0) | Florida (5-1-0) | Penn State (6-2-0) | USC (6-1-1) | Texas (11-0-1) (1) | West Virginia (11-3-0) | UCF (9-1-1) | UCF (11-1-1) | West Virginia (14-3-1) | West Virginia (15-3-2) | Princeton (16-3-1) | 7. |
| 8. | BYU | Florida (2-0-0) | Clemson (4-0-0) | Virginia (4-1-0) | Penn State (4-2-0) | North Carolina (5-2-0) | Texas (10-0-0) | West Virginia (9-3-0) | UCF (9-1-1) | West Virginia (12-3-0) | Texas (13-1-2) | UCF (12-1-2) | UCF (13-1-3) | North Carolina (16-3-2) | 8. |
| 9. | UCLA | Penn State (1) (2-0-0) | North Carolina (2-1-0) | Florida (5-1-0) | Wisconsin (6-1-0) | Wisconsin (7-1-0) | West Virginia (8-3-0) | Florida (9-2-0) | Texas (11-0-2) | Penn State (10-3-2) | West Virginia (13-3-1) | Ohio State (15-3-1) | USC (14-3-1) | Virginia (12-6-4) | 9. |
| 10. | Auburn | Virginia (1-0-0) | Georgetown (3-1-0) | Texas A&M (3-0-1) | North Carolina (4-2-0) | USC (6-1-0) | Florida (8-2-0) | UCF (7-1-1) | Florida (10-3-0) | Texas (12-1-2) | Virginia (10-3-4) | Virginia (11-4-4) | Penn State (12-4-4) | West Virginia (16-4-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Virginia | Georgetown (1-1-0) | South Carolina (3-1-0) | Duke (5-1-0) | Clemson (6-1-0) | Virginia (5-2-2) | Cal (8-1-0) | Princeton (9-1-0) | Princeton (11-1-0) | Tennessee (13-1-1) | Penn State (10-3-3) | Texas A&M (14-2-1) | Pepperdine (14-2-3) | Baylor (15-6-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Duke | Duke (1-1-0) | Texas A&M (2-0-0) | USC (2-1-0) | USC (4-1-0) | Rutgers (7-0-1) | Wisconsin (8-2-0) | Georgetown (9-2-1) | Ohio State (11-2-1) | Virginia (8-3-4) | Pepperdine (12-2-2) | Pepperdine (13-2-3) | Virginia (11-5-4) | Texas A&M (18-2-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Clemson | Clemson (2-0-0) | Duke (3-1-0) | Florida State (4-1-0) | Rutgers (6-0-1) | Cal (7-1-0) | UCF (5-1-1) | Virginia (7-3-2) | Penn State (9-3-1) | Pepperdine (10-2-2) | Ohio State (13-3-1) | Princeton (13-2-0) | Princeton (14-2-0) | USC (15-3-2) | 13. |
| 14. | Connecticut | Nebraska (2-0-0) | Nebraska (4-0-0) | Rutgers (5-0-0) | Oklahoma State (7-0-1) | UCF (4-1-0) | Princeton (8-1-0) | Penn State (7-3-1) | Virginia (8-3-3) | Texas A&M (11-2-1) | Texas A&M (13-2-1) | Texas (13-2-2) | Ohio State (15-4-1) | Texas (14-4-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida State | Rutgers (2-0-0) | Florida State (3-1-0) | Georgetown (4-2-0) | UCF (4-1-0) | Georgetown (6-2-1) | Virginia (6-3-2) | Wake Forest (9-2-1) | Georgetown (10-2-2) | Wake Forest (10-3-2) | Princeton (12-2-0) | Penn State (10-4-4) | Georgetown (15-3-3) | Florida State (13-7-1) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Texas A&M (2-0-0) | Rutgers (3-0-0) | Wisconsin (5-1-0) | Florida State (4-1-0) | Princeton (7-1-0) | Rutgers (8-0-2) | Florida State (8-2-0) | Florida State (9-3-0) | Cal (11-2-1) | Cal (13-2-1) | Oklahoma State (15-2-2) | Florida (14-6-0) | Pepperdine (15-3-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Arkansas | BYU (0-1-1) | Utah (3-0-0) | Wake Forest (5-0-0) | Cal (5-1-0) | Texas (8-0-0) | Georgetown (7-2-1) | Ohio State (9-2-1) | Pepperdine (9-2-2) | Princeton (11-2-0) | Florida (12-4-0) | Florida (12-5-0) | Oklahoma State (15-4-2) | UCF (13-2-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Notre Dame | Utah (1-0-0) | Wake Forest (4-0-0) | Oklahoma State (5-0-1) | Georgetown (5-2-1) | Wake Forest (7-1-1) | Mississippi (8-1-1) | Pepperdine (8-2-2) | Cal (10-2-1) | Florida State (9-4-0) | Rice (12-2-1) | Tennessee (14-3-1) | Texas (13-3-2) | Notre Dame (10-7-5) | 18. |
| 19. | Minnesota | Cal (2-0-0) | Oklahoma State (4-0-0) | Kansas (5-1-0) | Marquette (7-1-0) | Clemson (6-2-0) | Oklahoma State (8-1-2) | Texas A&M (8-2-1) | Tennessee (12-1-1) | Ohio State (12-3-1) | Tennessee (13-3-1) | Georgetown (12-3-3) | Cal (13-5-1) | Washington State (10-8-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Utah | Auburn (1-0-1) | North Carolina State (3-0-0) | UCF (4-1-0) | Princeton (6-0-0) | Mississippi (6-1-1) | Wake Forest (8-2-1) | Cal (8-2-1) | Texas A&M (10-2-1) | Florida (10-4-0) | Butler (11-1-5) | Butler (12-1-5) | Tennessee (14-4-1) | Santa Clara (15-7-1) | 20. |
| 21. | Rutgers | Connecticut (0-0-1) | Colorado (3-0-1) | Utah (4-1-0) | Texas (7-0-0) | Tennessee (9-0-0) | Florida State (7-2-0) | Tennessee (10-1-1) | Cincinnati (10-1-2) | Cincinnati (11-1-3) | Wake Forest (10-4-3) | Rice (12-2-2) | NC State (14-5-1) | NC State (15-5-2) | 21. |
| 22. | Nebraska | Northwestern (2-0-0) | Southern Methodist (2-0-2) | Nebraska (5-1-0) | Texas A&M (4-1-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1-2) | Notre Dame (6-3-2) | Cincinnati (9-1-2) | Wake Forest (9-3-2) | Butler (10-1-4) | Oklahoma State (14-2-2) | Cal (13-4-1) | Rutgers (12-2-5) | Rutgers (13-2-6) | 22. |
| 23. | Northwestern | Michigan (2-0-0) | Michigan (3-0-1) | Southern Methodist (3-0-2) | Wake Forest (6-1-1) | Florida State (5-2-0) | Texas A&M (6-2-1) | Rutgers (9-1-2) | Minnesota (9-2-3) | Rice (10-2-1) | Florida State (10-5-0) | Rutgers (12-2-5) | Baylor (13-5-2) | Ohio State (15-5-1) | 23. |
| 24. | Santa Clara | Notre Dame (1-0-1) | UCF (2-1-0) | Cal (4-1-0) | Mississippi (6-0-1) | NC State (7-1-1) | Utah (5-2-2) | Mississippi (8-2-1) | Rice (9-2-1) | Oklahoma State (12-2-2) | Notre Dame (9-5-3) | NC State (14-4-1) | Wake Forest (11-5-3) | Georgetown (14-3-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Colorado | NC State (2-0-0) | Cal (3-1-0) | Colorado (3-0-2) | Utah (4-2-1) | Utah (5-2-1) | Tennessee (9-1-1) | Oklahoma State (10-1-2) | Oklahoma State (11-2-2) | Rutgers (10-2-4) | Rutgers (11-2-4) | Wake Forest (11-5-3) | South Florida (12-3-2) | Tennessee (15-4-2) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug. 4 | Week 1 Aug. 22 | Week 2 Aug. 29 | Week 3 Sept. 5 | Week 4 Sept. 12 | Week 5 Sept. 19 | Week 6 Sept. 26 | Week 7 Oct. 3 | Week 8 Oct. 10 | Week 9 Oct. 17 | Week 10 Oct. 24 | Week 11 Oct. 31 | Week 12 Nov. 7 | Final Dec. 5 | |
| | | Dropped: Colorado Santa Clara Minnesota Arkansas Oklahoma | Dropped: Notre Dame Northwestern Connecticut Auburn BYU | Dropped: North Carolina State Michigan | Dropped: Colorado Kansas Nebraska Southern Methodist | Dropped: Marquette Texas A&M | Dropped: Clemson NC State | Dropped: Notre Dame Utah Wisconsin | Dropped: Mississippi Rutgers | Dropped: Georgetown Minnesota | Dropped: Cincinnati | Dropped: Florida State Notre Dame | Dropped: Butler Rice | Dropped: Cal Oklahoma State South Florida Wake Forest | |

## Soccer America

| | Preseason Aug. 16 | Week 1 Aug. 21 | Week 2 Aug. 28 | Week 3 Sept. 5 | Week 4 Sept. 12 | Week 5 Sept. 18 | Week 6 Sept. 25 | Week 7 Oct. 3 | Week 8 Oct. 10 | Week 9 Oct. 17 | Week 10 Oct. 24 | Week 11 Oct. 31 | Final Nov. 6 | |
| 1. | Stanford | Stanford (2–0–0) | Penn State (3-0-0) | UCLA (6-0-0) | UCLA (7-0-0) | UCLA (7-0-1) | UCLA (8-0-1) | UCLA (10-0-1) | Stanford (12-1-0) | Stanford (13-1-0) | Stanford (15-1-0) | Stanford (17-1-0) | Stanford (18-1-0) | 1. |
| 2. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1–0–0) | UCLA (4-0-0) | Stanford (4-1-0) | Stanford (6-0-1) | Stanford (7-1-0) | Stanford (8-1-0) | Stanford (10-1-0) | UCLA (11-0-2) | UCLA (12-0-2) | Duke (16-1-0) | Duke (18-1-0) | North Carolina (15-2-2) | 2. |
| 3. | Penn State | Penn State (2–0–0) | Florida (4-0-0) | West Virginia (4-1-0) | Virginia (5-2-0) | Penn State (6-2-0) | Penn State (7-2-1) | North Carolina (8-2-0) | North Carolina (10-2-0) | North Carolina (11-2-0) | North Carolina (12-2-1) | North Carolina (13-2-2) | Duke (19-2-0) | 3. |
| 4. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0–0) | Virginia (3-0-0) | Penn State (3-1-0) | Penn State (4-2-0) | Florida (7-1-0) | North Carolina (7-2-0) | Duke (10-1-0) | Duke (13-1-0) | Duke (14-1-0) | USC (13-1-1) | South Carolina (15-1-1) | UCLA (15-2-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State | Florida State (2–0–0) | Stanford (2-1-0) | Florida (5-1-0) | Florida (5-1-0) | Duke (8-1-0) | Duke (9-1-0) | South Carolina (10-1-0) | South Carolina (12-1-0) | South Carolina (13-1-0) | South Carolina (14-1-1) | USC (14-2-1) | South Carolina (15-2-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Georgetown | South Carolina (2–0–0) | West Virginia (2-1-0) | Virginia (4-1-0) | Duke (6-1-0) | West Virginia (7-2-0) | South Carolina (9-1-0) | Florida State (8-2-0) | Florida (11-2-0) | West Virginia (12-3-0) | UCLA (13-1-2) | UCLA (14-2-2) | USC (14-3-1) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | USC (1–0–0) | USC (1-0-0) | Wake Forest (5-0-0) | West Virginia (5-2-0) | South Carolina (7-1-0) | Texas (10-0-0) | Texas (11-0-1) | Texas (11-0-2) | USC (11-1-1) | West Virginia (13-3-1) | West Virginia (14-3-1) | Texas A&M (17-2-1) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | Florida (2–0–0) | Wake Forest (4-0-0) | Florida State (4-1-0) | Florida State (4-1-0) | Virginia (5-2-2) | Florida State (7-2-0) | Georgetown (9-2-1) | Georgetown (10-2-2) | Wake Forest (10-3-2) | Penn State (10-3-3) | Texas A&M (14-2-1) | Georgetown (14-3-3) | 8. |
| 9. | Florida | North Carolina (1–0–0) | Florida State (3-1-0) | South Carolina (5-1-0) | South Carolina (6-1-0) | North Carolina (5-2-0) | Georgetown (7-2-1) | Florida (9-2-0) | Florida State (9-3-0) | Florida State (10-4-0) | Texas A&M (13-2-1) | Oklahoma State (15-2-2) | Penn State (12-4-4) | 9. |
| 10. | North Carolina | Virginia (1–0–0) | South Carolina (3-1-0) | North Carolina (4-1-0) | North Carolina (4-2-0) | Wisconsin (7-1-0) | Florida (8-2-0) | Penn State (7-3-1) | Penn State (9-3-1) | Penn State (10-3-2) | UCF (12-1-1) | Georgetown (12-3-3) | Princeton (14-2-0) | 10. |
| 11. | Santa Clara | California (2–0–0) | Georgetown (3-1-0) | Duke (5-1-0) | Wisconsin (6-1-0) | USC (6-1-0) | West Virginia (8-3-0) | West Virginia (9-3-0) | West Virginia (11-3-0) | Texas A&M (11-2-1) | Virginia (10-3-4) | Virginia (11-4-4) | UCF (13-1-3) | 11. |
| 12. | BYU | Georgetown (1–1–0) | North Carolina (2-1-0) | Clemson (6-0-0) | USC (4-1-0) | Florida State (5-2-0) | Virginia (6-3-2) | Virginia (7-3-2) | USC (10-1-1) | UCF (10-1-1) | Florida (13-4-0) | Ohio State (15-3-1) | Pepperdine (14-2-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Duke | Santa Clara (1–1–0) | Duke (3-1-0) | Wisconsin (5-1-0) | Clemson (6-1-0) | Georgetown (6-2-1) | Cal (8-1-0) | USC (8-1-1) | Virginia (8-3-3) | Tennessee (13-1-1) | Texas (13-1-2) | Wisconsin (13-4-2) | West Virginia (15-4-1) | 13. |
| 14. | Virginia | BYU (0–1–0) | Utah (3-0-0) | USC (2-1-0) | Princeton (6-0-0) | Rutgers (7-0-1) | Princeton (8-1-0) | Princeton (9-1-0) | Princeton (11-1-0) | Virginia (8-3-4) | Cal (13-2-1) | Penn State (10-4-4) | Oklahoma State (16-3-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Cal | Duke (1–1–0) | Clemson (4-0-0) | Georgetown (4-2-0) | Georgetown (5-2-1) | California (7-1-0) | USC (6-1-1) | Ohio State (9-2-1) | Ohio State (11-2-1) | Florida (11-4-0) | Oklahoma State (14-2-2) | UCF (12-1-2) | Virginia (11-5-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Notre Dame | Utah (1–0–0) | Texas A&M (2-0-0) | Rutgers (5-0-0) | Rutgers (6-0-1) | Princeton (7-1-0) | Rutgers (8-0-2) | Wake Forest (9-2-1) | Texas A&M (10-2-1) | Texas (12-1-2) | Wake Forest (10-4-3) | Princeton (13-2-0) | Ohio State (15-4-1) | 16. |
| 17. | Utah | Clemson (2–0–0) | Rutgers (3-0-0) | Memphis (5-0-0) | California (5-1-0) | Wake Forest (7-1-1) | Notre Dame (6-2-2) | Texas A&M (7-2-1) | UCF (9-1-1) | Georgetown (10-3-2) | Florida State (11-5-0) | Florida (13-5-0) | Wisconsin (13-5-2) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson | Northwestern (2–0–0) | Colorado (3-0-1) | California (4-1-0) | Wake Forest (6-1-0) | Notre Dame (5-2-2) | Butler (8-1-1) | UCF (7-1-1) | Wake Forest (9-3-2) | Cal (11-2-1) | Georgetown (10-3-3) | Texas (13-2-2) | Florida (14-6-0) | 18. |
| 19. | Colorado | Texas A&M (2–0–0) | Nebraska (4-0-0) | Texas A&M (3-0-1) | Alabama (7-1-0) | Tennessee (9-0-0) | Mississippi (9-1-1) | Butler (9-1-2) | Tennessee (12-1-1) | Oklahoma State (12-2-2) | Rutgers (11-2-4) | Cal(13-4-1) | Texas (13-3-2) | 19. |
| 20. | Northwestern | Rutgers (2–0–0) | Memphis (3-0-0) | Colorado (4-0-2) | Mississippi (7-0-1) | Butler (6-1-1) | Texas A&M (6-2-1) | Tennessee (10-1-1) | Cincinnati (10-1-2) | Cincinnati (11-1-3) | Princeton (12-2-0) | Rutgers (12-2-5) | Cal (13-5-1) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas A&M | Notre Dame (1–0–1) | Cal (3-1-0) | Notre Dame (3-1-2) | Butler (5-1-1) | Texas (8-0-0) | Wisconsin (8-2-0) | Oklahoma State (10-1-2) | Cal (10-2-1) | Rutgers (10-2-4) | Ohio State (13-3-1) | Pepperdine (13-2-3) | Rutgers (12-2-5) | 21. |
| 22. | Rutgers | Colorado (1–0–1) | Santa Clara (2-2-0) | Alabama (5-1-0) | Texas (7-0-0) | Clemson (6-2-0) | UCF (5-1-1) | Cincinnati (9-1-2) | Minnesota (9-2-3) | Princeton (11-2-0) | Pepperdine (12-2-2) | Butler (12-1-5) | Butler (13-2-5) | 22. |
| 23. | Kansas | Nebraska (2–0–0) | Notre Dame (2-0-2) | Utah (4-1-0) | Ohio State (5-1-1) | NC State (7-1-1) | Ohio State (8-2-1) | Cal (8-2-1) | Oklahoma State (11-2-2) | Ohio State (12-3-1) | Clemson (9-5-2) | Wake Forest (11-5-3) | NC State (14-5-1) & Wake Forest (11-5-3) | 23. |
| 24. | Memphis | Memphis (2–0–0) | Alabama (3-1-0) | Nebraska (5-1-0) | Utah (4-1-1) | Alabama (8-2-0) | Tennessee (9-1-1) | Minnesota (7-2-3) | Butler (10-1-3) | Pepperdine (10-2-2) | Notre Dame (9-5-3) | Florida State (11-6-1) | Florida State (11-6-1) | 24. |
| 25. | Auburn | Auburn (1–0–1) | NC State (3-0-0) | Kansas (5-1-0) | NC State (6-1-0) | Mississippi (7-1-1) | Michigan (5-2-4) | Rutgers (9-1-2) | Pepperdine (9-2-2) | Butler (10-1-4) | Butler (10-1-5) | Clemson (9-5-3) | Clemson (9-5-3) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug. 16 | Week 1 Aug. 21 | Week 2 Aug. 28 | Week 3 Sept. 5 | Week 4 Sept. 12 | Week 5 Sept. 18 | Week 6 Sept. 25 | Week 7 Oct. 3 | Week 8 Oct. 10 | Week 9 Oct. 17 | Week 10 Oct. 24 | Week 11 Oct. 31 | Final Nov. 6 | |
| | | Dropped: Kansas | Dropped: Auburn BYU Northwestern | Dropped: NC State Santa Clara | Dropped: Colorado Kansas Memphis Nebraska Notre Dame Texas A&M | Dropped: Ohio State Utah | Dropped: Alabama Clemson NC State Wake Forest | Dropped: Michigan Mississippi Notre Dame Wisconsin | Dropped: Rutgers | Dropped: Minnesota | Dropped: Cincinnati Tennessee | Dropped: Notre Dame | None | |

## Top Drawer

| | Preseason Aug. 1 | Week 1 Aug. 17 | Week 2 Aug. 21 | Week 3 Aug. 28 | Week 4 Sept. 5 | Week 5 Sept. 11 | Week 6 Sept. 18 | Week 7 Sept. 25 | Week 8 Oct. 2 | Week 9 Oct. 9 | Week 10 Oct. 16 | Week 11 Oct. 23 | Week 12 Oct. 30 | Week 13 Nov. 6 | Week 14 Nov. 13 | Week 15 Nov. 20 | Week 16 Nov. 27 | Final | |
| 1. | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State (3-0-0) | UCLA (6-0-0) | UCLA (7-0-0) | UCLA (7-0-1) | UCLA (8-0-1) | UCLA (10-0-1) | Stanford (12-1-0) | Stanford (13-1-0) | Stanford (15-1-0) | Stanford (17-1-0) | Stanford (18-1-0) | Stanford (19-1-0) | Stanford (21-1-0) | Stanford (22-1-0) | Stanford (24-1-0) | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford | Stanford | Stanford | UCLA (4-0-0) | Stanford (4-1-0) | Stanford (5-1-0) | Stanford (7-1-0) | Stanford (8-1-0) | Stanford (10-1-0) | UCLA (11-0-2) | UCLA (12-0-2) | Duke (16-1-0) | Duke (18-1-0) | North Carolina (15-2-2) | North Carolina (16-2-2) | UCLA (18-2-2) | UCLA (19-2-2) | UCLA (20-3-2) | 2. |
| 3. | West Virginia | West Virginia | West Virginia | Florida (4-0-0) | West Virginia (4-1-0) | Duke (6-1-0) | Duke (8-1-0) | South Carolina (9-1-0) | South Carolina (10-1-0) | South Carolina (12-1-0) | South Carolina (13-1-0) | South Carolina (14-1-1) | South Carolina (15-1-1) | UCLA (15-2-2) | UCLA (16-2-2) | Duke (23-2-0) | Duke (23-2-0) | Duke (23-3-0) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Virginia (3-0-0) | Penn State (3-1-0) | South Carolina (6-1-0) | South Carolina (7-1-0) | Duke (9-1-0) | Duke (10-1-0) | Duke (13-1-0) | Duke (14-1-0) | North Carolina (12-2-1) | North Carolina (13-2-2) | Texas A&M (17-2-1) | Texas A&M (18-2-1) | Princeton (17-2-0) | South Carolina (19-2-1) | South Carolina (19-3-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Duke | Duke | UCLA | USC (1-0-0) | Florida State (4-1-0) | Florida State (4-1-0) | North Carolina (5-2-0) | North Carolina (7-2-0) | North Carolina (8-2-0) | North Carolina (10-2-0) | North Carolina (11-2-0) | USC (13-1-1) | West Virginia (14-3-1) | Duke (19-2-0) | Duke (20-2-0) | South Carolina (18-2-1) | Princeton (17-3-0) | Princeton (17-3-0) | 5. |
| 6. | UCLA | UCLA | California | Stanford (2-1-0) | Duke (5-1-0) | Penn State (4-1-1) | Florida State (5-2-0) | Florida State (7-2-0) | Florida State (8-2-0) | USC (10-1-1) | USC (11-1-1) | UCF (12-1-1) | Texas A&M (14-2-1) | Princeton (14-2-0) | Princeton (15-2-0) | Penn State (17-4-3) | Penn State (16-5-3) | Penn State (16-5-3) | 6. |
| 7. | Cal | California | USC | West Virginia (2-1-0) | Florida (5-1-0) | Florida (5-1-0) | Florida (7-1-0) | Penn State (7-2-1) | USC (8-1-1) | Texas (11-0-2) | West Virginia (12-3-0) | UCLA (13-1-2) | UCF (12-1-2) | South Carolina (15-2-1) | South Carolina (16-2-1) | Florida (18-6-0) | Florida (18-7-0) | Florida (18-7-0) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | USC | North Carolina | Florida State (3-1-0) | Virginia (4-1-0) | West Virginia (4-2-0) | Penn State (6-2-0) | Texas (10-0-0) | Texas (11-0-1) | West Virginia (11-3-0) | UCF (10-1-1) | West Virginia (13-3-1) | UCLA (14-2-2) | Georgetown (14-3-3) | West Virginia (16-4-1) | Baylor (16-5-2) | Baylor (16-6-2) | Baylor (16-6-2) | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | North Carolina | Duke | Duke (3-1-0) | South Carolina (5-1-0) | Virginia (4-2-1) | West Virginia (7-2-0) | Rutgers (8-0-2) | West Virginia (9-3-0) | UCF (9-1-1) | Penn State (10-3-2) | Florida (13-4-0) | USC (14-2-1) | UCF (13-2-2) | Pepperdine (15-2-3) | Virginia (13-6-4) | Virginia (13-6-4) | Virginia (13-6-4) | 9. |
| 10. | Georgetown | Georgetown | South Carolina | Georgetown (3-1-0) | USC (2-1-0) | USC (3-1-0) | USC (6-1-0) | West Virginia (8-3-0) | Georgetown (9-2-1) | Georgetown (10-2-2) | Wake Forest (10-3-2) | Penn State (10-3-3) | Ohio State (15-3-1) | West Virginia (15-4-1) | Penn State (14-4-3) | West Virginia (17-5-1) | West Virginia (17-5-1) | West Virginia (17-5-1) | 10. |
| 11. | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | Georgetown | Utah (3-0-0) | Clemson (6-0-0) | Georgetown (5-2-0) | Rutgers (7-0-1) | USC (6-1-1) | Princeton (9-1-0) | Princeton (11-1-0) | Texas (12-1-2) | Texas A&M (13-2-1) | Virginia (11-4-4) | Pepperdine (14-2-3) | USC (15-3-1) | North Carolina (17-3-2) | North Carolina (17-3-2) | North Carolina (17-3-2) | 11. |
| 12. | South Carolina | South Carolina | Utah | Clemson (4-0-0) | North Carolina (4-1-0) | Clemson (6-1-0) | Georgetown (6-2-1) | Georgetown (7-2-1) | Penn State (7-3-1) | Penn State (9-3-1) | Tennessee (13-1-1) | Texas (13-1-2) | Princeton (13-2-0) | Penn State (13-4-3) | Virginia (12-5-4) | Texas A&M (18-3-1) | Texas A&M (18-3-1) | Texas A&M (18-3-1) | 12. |
| 13. | Utah | Utah | Santa Clara | North Carolina (2-1-0) | Georgetown (4-2-0) | Rutgers (6-0-0) | Wisconsin (7-1-0) | Cal (8-1-0) | Rutgers (9-1-2) | Florida (11-2-0) | Virginia (8-3-4) | Ohio State (13-3-1) | Florida (13-5-0) | USC (14-3-1) | Florida (15-6-0) | Pepperdine (15-3-3) | Pepperdine (15-3-3) | Pepperdine (15-3-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Florida | South Carolina (3-1-0) | Rutgers (5-0-0) | North Carolina (4-2-0) | Virginia (5-2-2) | Princeton (8-1-0) | Florida (9-2-0) | Florida State (9-3-0) | Florida State (10-4-0) | Virginia (10-3-4) | Pepperdine (13-2-3) | Virginia (11-5-4) | Georgetown (14-4-3) | USC (15-4-1) | USC (15-4-1) | USC (15-4-1) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida | Florida | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (2-0-2) | Utah (4-1-0) | Cal (5-1-0) | Cal (7-1-0) | Florida (8-2-0) | Ohio State (9-2-1) | Ohio State (11-2-1) | Texas A&M (11-2-1) | Pepperdine (12-2-2) | Oklahoma State (15-2-2) | Florida (14-6-0) | NC State (15-5-1) | Georgetown (14-4-3) | Georgetown (14-4-3) | Georgetown (14-4-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Colorado | Colorado | Northwestern | Colorado (3-0-1) | Cal (4-1-0) | Wisconsin (6-1-0) | Tennessee (9-0-0) | Notre Dame (6-2-2) | Wake Forest (9-2-1) | Tennessee (12-1-1) | Cincinnati (11-1-3) | Princeton (12-2-0) | Georgetown (12-3-3) | Ohio State (15-4-1) | Oklahoma State (17-3-2) | NC State (16-6-1) | NC State (16-6-1) | NC State (16-6-1) | 16. |
| 17. | Northwestern | Northwestern | Virginia | Cal (2-1-1) | Wake Forest (5-1-0) | Princeton (5-0-0) | Princeton (7-1-0) | Tennessee (9-1-1) | Tennessee (10-1-1) | Virginia (8-3-3) | Georgetown (10-3-2) | Wake Forest (10-4-3) | Penn State (10-4-4) | NC State (14-5-1) | UCF (13-3-2) | Oklahoma State (17-4-2) | Oklahoma State (17-4-2) | Oklahoma State (17-4-2) | 17. |
| 18. | Arkansas | Arkansas | Clemson | NC State (3-0-0) | Memphis (5-0-0) | Wake Forest (6-1-0) | Wake Forest (7-1-1) | Virginia (6-3-2) | Virginia (7-3-2) | Cincinnati (10-1-2) | Ohio State (12-3-1) | Georgetown (11-3-3) | Wake Forest (11-5-3) | Oklahoma State (16-3-2) | Wake Forest (12-5-3) | UCF (13-3-2) | UCF (13-3-2) | UCF (13-3-2) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia | Virginia | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (2-0-0) | Texas A&M (3-0-1) | Cincinnati (5-0-1) | Notre Dame (5-2-2) | Utah (5-2-2) | Oklahoma State (10-1-2) | Wake Forest (9-3-2) | Florida (11-4-0) | Cal (13-2-1) | Texas (13-2-2) | Wake Forest (11-5-3) | Texas (14-3-2) | Wake Forest (12-6-3) | Wake Forest (12-6-3) | Wake Forest (12-6-3) | 19. |
| 20. | BYU | BYU | Colorado | Rutgers (3-0-0) | Notre Dame (3-1-2) | Texas A&M (3-1-1) | Clemson (6-2-0) | Oklahoma State (8-1-2) | Cincinnati (9-1-2) | Texas A&M (10-2-1) | Princeton (11-2-0) | Oklahoma State (14-2-2) | Tennessee (14-3-1) | Texas (13-3-2) | Tennessee (15-4-1) | Texas (15-4-2) | Texas (15-4-2) | Texas (15-4-2) | 20. |
| 21. | Clemson | Clemson | NC State | Northwestern (3-1-0) | Colorado (4-0-2) | Utah (4-1-1) | NC State (7-1-1) | Cincinnati (7-1-2) | UCF (7-1-1) | Oklahoma State (11-2-2) | Oklahoma State (12-2-2) | Rutgers (11-2-4) | Cal (13-4-1) | Tennessee (14-4-1) | Northwestern (12-7-3) | Tennessee (16-5-1) | Tennessee (15-5-1) | Tennessee (15-5-1) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | BYU | Michigan (3-0-1) | Kansas (5-1-0) | NC State (5-1-0) | Texas (8-0-0) | Ohio State (8-2-1) | Texas A&M (7-2-1) | Pepperdine (9-2-2) | Pepperdine (10-2-2) | Tennessee (13-3-1) | Rutgers (12-2-5) | Northwestern (12-7-2) | Rutgers (13-3-4) | Northwestern (13-8-2) | Northwestern (13-8-2) | Northwestern (13-8-2) | 22. |
| 23. | NC State | NC State | Arkansas | Wake Forest (4-0-0) | NC State (4-1-0) | Memphis (6-0-0) | Utah (5-2-1) | UCF (5-1-1) | Pepperdine (8-2-2) | Cal (10-2-1) | Cal (11-2-1) | Florida State (11-5-0) | Arizona (9-4-4) | Rutgers (12-3-4) | Florida State (12-6-1) | Rutgers (13-4-4) | Rutgers (13-4-4) | Rutgers (13-4-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | Memphis | Memphis (3-0-0) | Cincinnati (4-0-1) | Oklahoma State (6-0-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1-2) | Texas A&M (6-2-1) | Cal (8-2-1) | Rutgers (9-2-3) | Rutgers (10-2-4) | Cincinnati (11-3-3) | Cincinnati (12-3-3) | Cal (13-5-1) | Arizona (11-4-4) | Florida State (13-7-1) | Florida State (13-7-1) | Florida State (13-7-1) | 24. |
| 25. | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Long Beach State (3-1-0) | Oklahoma State (5-0-1) | Texas (6-0-0) | Cincinnati (6-1-1) | Michigan (5-2-4) | Washington (8-3-1) | Washington (9-3-2) | Florida Gulf Coast (11-2-1) | Rice (12-2-1) | NC State (14-4-1) | Arizona (10-4-4) | Ohio State (15-5-1) | Arizona (12-5-4) | Arizona (12-5-4) | Arizona (12-5-4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug. 1 | Week 1 Aug. 17 | Week 2 Aug. 21 | Week 3 Aug. 28 | Week 4 Sept. 5 | Week 5 Sept. 11 | Week 6 Sept. 18 | Week 7 Sept. 25 | Week 8 Oct. 2 | Week 9 Oct. 9 | Week 10 Oct. 16 | Week 11 Oct. 23 | Week 12 Oct. 30 | Week 13 Nov. 6 | Week 14 Nov. 13 | Week 15 Nov. 20 | Week 16 Nov. 27 | Final | |
| | | None | Dropped: Long Beach State | Dropped: AuburnArkansas BYU Santa Clara | Dropped: Mighican Long Beach State Northwestern | Dropped: Colorado Kansas Notre Dame | Dropped: Memphis Utah | Dropped: Clemson NC State Wake Forest Wisconsin | Dropped: Michigan Notre Dame Utah | None | Dropped: Washington | Dropped: Florida Gulf Coast | Dropped: Florida State Rice | Dropped: Cincinnati | Dropped: Cal | Dropped: Ohio State | None | None | |