# 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season ended March 12, 2020. As a result, the NCAA did not bestow a national championship. Instead, that title was de facto bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.
As such, South Carolina finished the season first in both wire rankings, on December 31, 2020, raised a banner to make a claim to such a mythical national championship. This banner is located between their 2017 and 2022 NCAA championship banners, and is of the same size as those, at their home venue, Colonial Life Arena.

## 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 Oct. 30 | 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. 2 | Week 19 Mar. 9 | Week 20 Mar. 17 | |
| 1. | Oregon (25) | Oregon (28) (0–0) | Oregon (27) (3–0) | Oregon (28) (4–0) | Stanford (23) (8–0) | Stanford (27) (8–0) | Stanford (27) (9–0) | UConn (19) (10–0) | UConn (19) (10–0) | UConn (19) (12–0) | South Carolina (20) (16–1) | South Carolina (22) (17–1) | South Carolina (26) (19–1) | South Carolina (26) (21–1) | South Carolina (27) (22–1) | South Carolina (27) (24–1) | South Carolina (27) (27–1) | South Carolina (27) (29–1) | South Carolina (27) (32–1) | South Carolina (26) (32–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Baylor (3) | Baylor (2) (2–0) | Baylor (2) (3–0) | Baylor (2) (5–0) | Louisville (5) (8–0) | UConn (1) (8–0) | UConn (1) (8–0) | Oregon (5) (10–1) | Oregon (5) (10–1) | Oregon (7) (12–1) | Baylor (7) (13–1) | Baylor (6) (15–1) | Baylor (3) (17–1) | Baylor (3) (19–1) | Baylor (3) (21–1) | Baylor (2) (23–1) | Baylor (2) (25–1) | Baylor (2) (27–1) | Oregon (3) (31–2) | Oregon (4) (31–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Stanford | Stanford (2–0) | Stanford (4–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Oregon (1) (7–1) | Oregon (1) (8–1) | Oregon State (4) (11–0) | Oregon State (5) (12–0) | Oregon State (3) (14–0) | Stanford (1) (15–1) | UConn (16–1) | Oregon (17–2) | Oregon (19–2) | Oregon (22–2) | Oregon (1) (24–2) | Oregon (1) (25–2) | Oregon (1) (28–2) | Baylor (28–2) | Baylor (28–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Maryland | UConn (1–0) | UConn (3–0) | UConn (5–0) | UConn (2) (6–0) | Oregon State (1) (8–0) | Oregon State (1) (9–0) | South Carolina (1) (12–1) | South Carolina (1) (12–1) | South Carolina (1) (14–1) | UConn (13–1) | Oregon (15–2) | UConn (18–1) | UConn (19–1) | NC State (22–1) | Stanford (23–3) | Stanford (24–3) | Louisville (27–3) | Maryland (28–4) | Maryland (28–4) | 4. |
| 5. | UConn | Texas A&M (2–0) | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Oregon State (7–0) | South Carolina (9–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Stanford (10–1) | Stanford (11–1) | Stanford (13–1) | Louisville (2) (16–1) | Louisville (2) | Louisville (1) (20–1) | Louisville (1) (21–1) | UConn (20–2) | Louisville (23–3) | Louisville (25–3) | UConn (25–3) | UConn (28–3) | UConn (29–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Texas A&M | South Carolina (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | South Carolina (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Baylor (9–1) | Baylor (9–1) | Baylor (11–1) | Oregon (13–2) | Stanford (16–2) | Stanford (18–2) | Stanford (20–2) | Mississippi State (22–3) | UConn (21–3) | UConn (23–3) | Maryland (25–4) | Louisville (28–4) | Louisville (28–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon State | Oregon State (1–0) | Oregon State (4–0) | Oregon State (5–0) | Baylor (7–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Louisville (11–1) | Louisville (12–1) | Louisville (14–1) | UCLA (16–0) | Oregon State (16–2) | NC State (19–1) | NC State (21–1) | UCLA (21–2) | Maryland (22–4) | Maryland (23–4) | Stanford (25–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Stanford (27–6) | 7. |
| 8. | South Carolina | Maryland (1–1) | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (5–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (9–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (12–0) | Florida State (13–0) | UCLA (14–0) | Oregon State (15–1) | NC State (17–1) | UCLA (18–1) | Mississippi State (19–3) | Stanford (21–3) | UCLA (21–3) | NC State (23–3) | UCLA (25–4) | NC State (28–4) | NC State (28–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Louisville | Louisville (2–0) | Maryland (3–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Maryland (7–1) | NC State (9–0) | NC State (10–0) | NC State (11–0) | NC State (12–0) | NC State (14–0) | NC State (15–1) | Mississippi State (16–2) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Oregon State (18–4) | Louisville (21–3) | Mississippi State (22–4) | UCLA (23–4) | Mississippi State (25–5) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Mississippi State (27–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (1–0) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Mississippi State (5–0) | Mississippi State (8–1) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (9–0) | UCLA (11–0) | UCLA (12–0) | Texas A&M (13–1) | Mississippi State (15–2) | UCLA (16–1) | Oregon State (16–4) | UCLA (19–2) | Maryland (20–4) | NC State (22–3) | Mississippi State (23–5) | NC State (25–4) | UCLA (26–5) | UCLA (26–5) | 10. |
| 11. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Florida State (14–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | DePaul (17–2) | DePaul (19–2) | Gonzaga (22–1) | Oregon State (19–5) | Arizona (21–4) | Gonzaga (27–2) | Northwestern (26–3) | Gonzaga (28–2) | Northwestern (26–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Florida State | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Florida State (5–0)т | Texas A&M (5–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Indiana (10–1) | Maryland (9–2) | Maryland (10–2) | Indiana (12–2) | Texas A&M (14–2) | Kentucky (15–3) | Gonzaga (20–1) | Arizona (18–3) | Arizona (19–4) | DePaul (24–3) | Texas A&M (22–5) | Gonzaga (28–2) | Northwestern (26–4) | Arizona (24–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | NC State (5–0)т | NC State (8–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Maryland (8–2) | Kentucky (11–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Florida State (15–2) | Gonzaga (18–1) | Kentucky (15–3) | Maryland (17–4) | DePaul (22–3) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Arizona (22–5) | Arizona (23–6) | Arizona (24–7) | Gonzaga (28–3) | 13. |
| 14. | NC State | NC State (2–0) | NC State (3–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Indiana (6–1) | Kentucky (9–0) | Kentucky (10–1) | Indiana (10–2) | Indiana (11–2) | Kentucky (12–2) | DePaul (15–2) | Florida State (15–3) | Florida State (17–3) | DePaul (20–3) | Florida State (20–4) | Kentucky (19–5) | Northwestern (24–3) | Oregon State (22–8) | Oregon State (23–9) | Oregon State (23–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Notre Dame (2–0) | Michigan State (3–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Mississippi State (8–2) | Mississippi State (8–2) | Mississippi State (11–2) | Mississippi State (12–2) | DePaul (13–2) | Indiana (14–3) | Texas A&M (15–3) | Texas A&M (17–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Oregon State (19–6) | Kentucky (20–6) | Texas A&M (22–7) | DePaul (27–5) | DePaul (28–5) | 15. |
| 16. | Notre Dame | Michigan State (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | DePaul (4–1) | DePaul (6–1) | DePaul (7–1) | DePaul (9–1) | DePaul (10–2) | DePaul (11–2) | Gonzaga (14–1) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Arizona State (15–4) | Arizona (16–3) | Texas A&M (18–4) | Texas A&M (18–5) | Texas A&M (20–5) | DePaul (25–4) | Kentucky (21–7) | Kentucky (22–8) | Kentucky (22–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Michigan State | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Syracuse (3–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Tennessee (7–0) | Gonzaga (8–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Gonzaga (11–1) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Maryland (10–3) | West Virginia (13–1) | Indiana (14–4) | Maryland (16–4) | Florida State (18–4) | Iowa (20–4) | Florida State (20–5) | Oregon State (20–8) | South Dakota (27–2) | South Dakota (28–2) | South Dakota (30–2) | 17. |
| 18. | DePaulT | DePaul (1–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Gonzaga (6–1) | Arizona (9–0) | Arizona (10–0) | Arizona (11–0) | Arizona (12–0) | Arizona (13–1) | Arizona State (13–4) | Arizona (15–3) | Iowa (17–3) | Indiana (17–5) | Kentucky (18–5) | Northwestern (22–3) | Iowa (22–5) | DePaul (25–5) | Florida State (24–8) | Texas A&M (22–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Miami (FL)T | Arizona State (2–0) | DePaul (2–1) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Missouri State (14–2) | Iowa (15–3) | Arizona State (15–5) | Arizona State (16–6) | Northwestern (19–3) | Iowa (21–5) | Florida State (21–6) | Iowa (23–6) | Texas A&M (22–8) | Florida State (24–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Arizona State | Syracuse (1–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Arizona (7–0) | Missouri State (8–1) | Missouri State (9–1) | Arkansas (11–1) | Arkansas (12–1) | Missouri State (12–2) | Maryland (12–4) | Maryland (13–4) | Indiana (15–5) | Iowa (18–4) | Indiana (19–6) | South Dakota (24–2) | South Dakota (26–2) | Indiana (23–7) | Indiana (24–8) | Indiana (24–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Syracuse | Indiana (2–0) | Michigan (4–0) | South Florida (5–1) | Miami (FL) (5–2) | Arkansas (8–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | Missouri State (9–2) | Missouri State (9–2) | Arkansas (13–2) | Arizona (13–3) | Arkansas (15–3) | South Dakota (19–2) | Northwestern (19–3) | South Dakota (22–2) | Arizona State (18–8) | Missouri State (23–3) | Princeton (24–1) | Iowa (23–7) | Iowa (23–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Arkansas | Texas (0–1) | South Florida (4–0) | Gonzaga (3–1) | Missouri State (7–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | South Dakota (14–2) | Iowa (13–3) | Northwestern (16–2) | Tennessee (16–4) | South Dakota (21–2) | Arizona State (16–8) | Arkansas (20–5) | Indiana (21–7) | Florida State (22–7) | Princeton (26–1) | Princeton (26–1) | 22. |
| 23. | Minnesota | Arkansas (1–0) | Gonzaga (2–1)T | West Virginia (4–0) | Arkansas (7–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Michigan (9–2) | Miami (FL) (9–3) | Tennessee (11–3) | Arkansas (14–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | Northwestern (17–3) | Tennessee (17–5) | Arkansas (19–5) | Missouri State (21–3) | Princeton (21–1) | Missouri State (24–4) | Missouri State (26–4) | Missouri State (26–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Indiana | Michigan (2–0) | Tennessee (4–0)T | Arizona (6–0) | Michigan (6–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Minnesota (11–1) | Michigan (11–3) | Tennessee (13–3) | South Dakota (17–2) | Missouri State (16–3) | Missouri State (18–3) | Missouri State (20–3) | Indiana (20–7) | Arizona State (19–9) | Arizona State (20–10) | Arkansas (24–8) | Arkansas (24–8) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan | South Florida (2–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | LSU (7–1) | Miami (FL) (5–3) | South Dakota (12–1) | Texas (7–4) | Texas (8–4) | Princeton (12–1) | South Dakota (15–2) | West Virginia (13–3) | Arkansas (16–4) | Arkansas (18–4) | Tennessee (17–6) | Princeton (19–1) | TCU (20–5) | Arkansas (22–7) | Arizona State (20–11) | Arizona State (20–11) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct. 30 | 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. 2 | Week 19 Mar. 9 | Week 20 Mar. 17 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 23 Minnesota | Dropped: No. 15 Notre DameNo. 19 Arizona StateNo. 22 Texas | Dropped: No. 21 Michigan | Dropped: No. 18 SyracuseNo. 21 South FloridaNo. 23 West Virginia | Dropped: No. 25 LSU | Dropped: No. 25 Miami (FL) | Dropped: No. 19 Michigan StateNo. 25 South Dakota | Dropped: No. 23 Michigan | Dropped: No. 23 Miami (FL)No. 24 MinnesotaNo. 25 Texas | Dropped: No. 24 MichiganNo. 25 Princeton | Dropped: No. 19 Missouri State | Dropped: No. 25 West Virginia | None | None | Dropped: No. 25 Tennessee | Dropped: No. 22 Arkansas | Dropped: No. 25 TCU | 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 30 | Week 2 Nov 19 | Week 3 Nov 26 | Week 4 Dec 3 | Week 5 Dec 10 | Week 6 Dec 17 | Week 7 Dec 24 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 7 | Week 10 Jan 14 | Week 11 Jan 21 | Week 12 Jan 28 | Week 13 Feb 4 | Week 14 Feb 11 | Week 15 Feb 18 | Week 16 Feb 25 | Week 17 Mar 3 | Week 18 Mar 10 | Final Mar 16 | |
| 1. | Oregon (24) | Oregon (30) (3–0) | Oregon (29) (4–0) | Stanford (24) (8–0) | Stanford (28) (8–0) | Stanford (27) (9–0) | UConn (21) (10–0) | UConn (22) (10–0) | UConn (24) (12–0) | Baylor (16) (13–1) | Baylor (20) (15–1) | Baylor (18) (17–1) | Baylor (18) (19–1) | South Carolina (17) (23–1) | South Carolina (20) (25–1) | South Carolina (20) (27–1) | South Carolina (23) (29–1) | South Carolina (27) (32–1) | South Carolina (26) (32–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Baylor (8) | Baylor (2) (3–0) | Baylor (3) (5–0) | Louisville (5) (8–0) | UConn (3) (8–0) | UConn (3) (9–0) | Oregon (4) (10–1) | Oregon (6) (10–1) | Oregon (5) (12–1) | South Carolina (12) (16–1) | South Carolina (12) (18–1) | South Carolina (12) (19–1) | South Carolina (13) (21–1) | Baylor (12) (21–1) | Baylor (8) (23–1) | Baylor (8) (26–1) | Baylor (6) (27–1) | Oregon (5) (31–2) | Oregon (6) (31–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Stanford | Stanford (4–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Oregon (1) (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Oregon (9–1) | Oregon State (4) (11–0) | Oregon State (12–0) | Oregon State (3) (14–0) | Stanford (2) (15–1) | Louisville (18–1) | Oregon (17–2) | Oregon (1) (20–2) | Oregon (3) (22–2) | Oregon (3) (24–2) | Oregon (3) (26–2) | Oregon (3) (28–2) | Baylor (28–2) | Baylor (28–2) | 3. |
| 4. | UConn | UConn (3–0) | UConn (5–0) | UConn (2) (6–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | Oregon State (1) (9–0) | Stanford (2) (10–1) | Stanford (11–1) | Stanford (13–1) | Louisville (1) (16–1) | Oregon (15–2) | Louisville (1) (20–1) | Louisville (21–1) | NC State (22–1) | Stanford (23–3) | UConn (23–3) | UConn (26–3) | UConn (29–3) | UConn (29–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Maryland | Oregon State (4–0) | Oregon State (5–0) | Oregon State (7–0) | Baylor (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | South Carolina (12–1) | South Carolina (12–1) | South Carolina (14–1) | UConn (13–1) | UConn (16–1) | UConn (18–1) | Stanford (20–2) | Mississippi State (22–3) | UConn (21–3) | Louisville (25–3) | Louisville (27–3) | Maryland (28–4) | Maryland (28–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Oregon State | South Carolina (4–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Baylor (7–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Baylor (9–1) | Baylor (10–1) | Baylor (11–1) | Oregon (13–2) | Stanford (16–2) | Stanford (18–2) | UConn (19–2) | UConn (20–3) | Louisville (23–3) | Stanford (24–4) | Maryland (25–4) | Louisville (28–4) | Stanford (27–6) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | South Carolina (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Louisville (11–1) | Louisville (12–1) | Louisville (14–1) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (16–2) | NC State (19–1) | NC State (21–1) | Stanford (21–3) | UCLA (22–3) | Maryland (23–4) | UCLA (25–4) | Stanford (27–6) | Louisville (28–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (4–0) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Florida State (9–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (12–0) | Florida State (13–0) | NC State (14–0) | UCLA (16–0) | NC State (17–1) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Mississippi State (20–3) | UCLA (21–2) | Maryland (22–4) | UCLA (23–4) | Stanford (25–5) | NC State (28–4) | NC State (28–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Louisville | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (5–0) | Maryland (7–1) | NC State (9–0) | NC State (10–0) | NC State (11–0) | NC State (12–0) | UCLA (14–0) | Mississippi State (15–2) | Mississippi State (16–3) | UCLA (18–1) | Oregon State (18–4) | Louisville (21–3) | Mississippi State (22–4) | Mississippi State (23–5) | Mississippi State (25–5) | UCLA (26–5) | UCLA (26–5) | 9. |
| 10. | South Carolina | Maryland (3–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Florida State (7–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (9–0) | UCLA (11–0) | UCLA (12–0) | Texas A&M (14–1) | NC State (15–1) | UCLA (16–1) | Oregon State (16–4) | UCLA (19–2) | Maryland (20–4) | NC State (22–3) | Gonzaga (27–2) | NC State (25–4) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Mississippi State (27–6) | 10. |
| 11. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Kentucky (9–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Maryland (9–2) | Maryland (10–2) | Florida State (14–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Gonzaga (18–1) | Gonzaga (20–1) | Gonzaga (22–1) | Oregon State (19–5) | Arizona (21–4) | NC State (23–4) | Gonzaga (28–2) | South Dakota (29–2) | South Dakota (30–2) | 11. |
| 12. | NC State | NC State (3–0) | NC State (5–0) | NC State (8–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Texas A&M (14–2) | DePaul (17–2) | DePaul (19–2) | Maryland (18–4) | Arizona (19–4) | DePaul (24–3) | South Dakota (26–2) | South Dakota (27–2) | Arizona (24–7) | Arizona (24–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida State | Florida State (4–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Indiana (13–2) | Gonzaga (16–1) | Kentucky (15–3) | Kentucky (16–3) | Arizona (18–3) | DePaul (22–3) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Arizona (22–5) | Northwestern (26–3) | Gonzaga (28–3) | Gonzaga (28–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Mississippi State (8–2) | Indiana (10–1) | Mississippi State (11–2) | Mississippi State (12–2) | Kentucky (12–2) | Florida State (15–2) | Florida State (15–3) | Florida State (17–3) | DePaul (20–3) | Florida State (20–4) | Oregon State (19–7) | Texas A&M (22–5) | Arizona (23–6) | DePaul (28–5) | DePaul (28–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Syracuse (3–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | DePaul (6–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Indiana (10–2) | Indiana (11–2) | Gonzaga (14–1) | DePaul (15–2) | Texas A&M (15–3) | Texas A&M (17–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Gonzaga (23–2) | South Dakota (24–2) | DePaul (25–4) | Oregon State (22–8) | Northwestern (26–4) | Northwestern (26–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Kentucky | Michigan State (3–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Indiana (6–1) | DePaul (7–1) | DePaul (9–2) | DePaul (10–2) | Gonzaga (12–1) | Maryland (11–3) | Indiana (14–3) | Arizona State (15–4) | Maryland (16–4) | Texas A&M (18–4) | South Dakota (22–2) | Kentucky (19–5) | Kentucky (20–6) | DePaul (25–5) | Oregon State (23–9) | Oregon State (23–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Syracuse | Miami (FL) (3–0) | DePaul (4–1) | Gonzaga (6–1) | Gonzaga (8–1) | Missouri State (9–1) | Gonzaga (11–1) | DePaul (11–2) | DePaul (13–2) | Missouri State (14–2) | Maryland (14–4) | Arizona (16–3) | South Dakota (21–2) | Missouri State (20–3) | Texas A&M (20–5) | Missouri State (23–3) | Princeton (24–1) | Princeton (26–1) | Princeton (26–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Arizona State | Arkansas (4–0) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Missouri State (7–1) | Missouri State (8–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Arizona (11–0) | Arizona (12–0) | Missouri State (12–2) | West Virginia (13–1) | South Dakota (17–2) | South Dakota (19–2) | Florida State (18–4) | Texas A&M (18–5) | Missouri State (21–3) | Oregon State (20–8) | Kentucky (21–7) | Kentucky (22–8) | Kentucky (22–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Miami (FL) | Michigan (4–0) | Missouri State (6–1) | Tennessee (7–0) т | Arizona (9–0) | Arizona (10–0) | Missouri State (9–2) | Missouri State (9–2) | Arizona (13–1) | Arizona State (13–4) | Arizona (15–3) | Iowa (17–3) | Missouri State (18–3) | Kentucky (18–5) | Florida State (20–5) | Northwestern (24–3) | Texas A&M (22–7) | Missouri State (26–4) | Missouri State (26–4) | 19. |
| 20. | DePaul | DePaul (2–1) | South Florida (5–1) | Arizona (8–0) т | Arkansas (8–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arkansas (11–1) | Arkansas (12–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Maryland (12–4) | Arkansas (15–3) | Arizona State (15–5) | Iowa (18–4) | Iowa (20–4) | Northwestern (22–3) | Iowa (22–5) | Iowa (23–6) | Florida State (24–8) | Florida State (24–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Michigan State | Gonzaga (2–1) | Gonzaga (3–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | South Dakota (9–1) | South Dakota (11–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Arkansas (13–2) | South Dakota (15–2) | Iowa (15–3) | Missouri State (16–3) | Arizona State (16–6) | Northwestern (20–3) | Iowa (21–5) | Princeton (21–1) | Missouri State (24–4) | Texas A&M (22–8) | Texas A&M (22–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Arkansas | Missouri State (4–1) | Arizona (6–0) | Miami (FL) (5–2) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | South Dakota (11–2) | South Dakota (12–2) | South Dakota (14–2) | Arizona (13–3) | Missouri State (14–3) | Tennessee (16–4) | Indiana (18–5) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–2) | Florida State (21–6) | Indiana (23–7) | Indiana (24–8) | Indiana (24–8) | 22. |
| 23. | Gonzaga | South Florida (4–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Arkansas (7–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | Michigan (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Princeton (12–1) | Arkansas (14–3) | Tennessee (15–3) | Indiana (16–5) | Northwestern (19–3) | Indiana (19–6) | Princeton (19–1) | Florida Gulf Coast (27–2) | Florida State (22–7) | Iowa (23–7) | Iowa (23–7) | 23. |
| 24. | MichiganT | Arizona (4–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | South Dakota (7–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | Princeton (12–1) | Tennessee (11–3) | Iowa (13–3) | Indiana (14–5) | Florida Gulf Coast (20–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–2) | Arizona State (16–8) | Arizona State (18–8) | Indiana (21–7) | Florida Gulf Coast (28–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (29–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (30–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Iowa StateT | Indiana (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Michigan (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Princeton (11–1) | Florida Gulf Coast (13–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (15–2) | Tennessee (13–3) | Northwestern (16–2) | Arkansas (16–4) | Tennessee (17–5) | Princeton (17–1) | Arkansas (20–5) | TCU (20–5) | Arizona State (20–10) | Arkansas (24–8) | Arkansas (24–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 30 | Week 2 Nov 19 | Week 3 Nov 26 | Week 4 Dec 3 | Week 5 Dec 10 | Week 6 Dec 17 | Week 7 Dec 24 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 7 | Week 10 Jan 14 | Week 11 Jan 21 | Week 12 Jan 28 | Week 13 Feb 4 | Week 14 Feb 11 | Week 15 Feb 18 | Week 16 Feb 25 | Week 17 Mar 3 | Week 18 Mar 10 | Final Mar 16 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 14 Notre DameNo. 15 TexasNo. 18 Arizona StateNo. 24 Iowa State | Dropped: No. 19 Michigan | Dropped: No. 16 SyracuseNo. 20 South Florida | Dropped: No. 22 Miami (FL) | None | Dropped: No. 23 Michigan State | Dropped: No. 23 Michigan | None | Dropped: No. 23 PrincetonNo. 25 Florida Gulf Coast | Dropped: No. 18 West Virginia | Dropped: No. 25 Northwestern | Dropped: No. 25 Arkansas | Dropped: No. 25 Tennessee | Dropped: No. 23 Indiana | Dropped: No. 24 Arizona StateNo. 25 Arkansas | Dropped: No. 25 TCU | Dropped: No. 25 Arizona State | None | |