# 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2021–22 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 Oct 19 | Week 2 Nov 15 | Week 3 Nov 23 | Week 4 Nov 30 | Week 5 Dec 6 | Week 6 Dec 13 | Week 7 Dec 20 | Week 8 Dec 27 | Week 9 Jan 3 | Week 10 Jan 10 | Week 11 Jan 17 | Week 12 Jan 24 | Week 13 Jan 31 | Week 14 Feb 7 | Week 15 Feb 14 | Week 16 Feb 21 | Week 17 Feb 28 | Week 18 Mar 7 | Final Mar 14 | |
| 1. | South Carolina (14) | South Carolina (2–0) (25) | South Carolina (6–0) (30) | South Carolina (7–0) (30) | South Carolina (9–0) (30) | South Carolina (10–0) (30) | South Carolina (11–0) (29) | South Carolina (12–0) (30) | South Carolina (13–1) (22) | South Carolina (15–1) (26) | South Carolina (17–1) (28) | South Carolina (17–1) (29) | South Carolina (20–1) (29) | South Carolina (21–1) (30) | South Carolina (23–1) (30) | South Carolina (25–1) (30) | South Carolina (27–1) (30) | South Carolina (29–2) (17) | South Carolina (29–2) (20) | 1. |
| 2. | UConn (10) | UConn (1–0) (5) | Maryland (6–0) | NC State (6–1)т | NC State (8–1) | NC State (10–1) | Stanford (8–2) | Stanford (8–3) | Stanford (9–3) | Stanford (11–3) | Stanford (13–3) | Stanford (14–3) | Stanford (16–3) | Stanford (18–3) | Stanford (21–3) | Stanford (23–3) | Stanford (25–3) | Stanford (28–3) (11) | Stanford (28–3) (9) | 2. |
| 3. | Stanford (5) | Maryland (3–0) | UConn (3–1) | UConn (3–1)т | UConn (5–1) | Stanford (6–2) | Louisville (10–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Louisville (12–1) (5) | Louisville (13–1) (4) | Louisville (15–1) (2) | NC State (18–2) (1) | NC State (19–2) | Louisville (21–2) | Louisville (22–2) | NC State (25–3) | NC State (26–3) | NC State (29–3) (2) | NC State (29–3) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Maryland | Indiana (2–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Stanford (5–2) | Stanford (5–2) | Arizona (9–0) | Arizona (10–0) | Arizona (10–0) | Arizona (10–0) (3) | NC State (14–2) | NC State (16–2) | Tennessee (18–1) | Louisville (18–2) | Michigan (20–2) | NC State (23–3) | Louisville (23–3) | Louisville (25–3) | Baylor (25–5) | Louisville (25–4) | 4. |
| 5. | NC State | NC State (2–1) | NC State (4–1) | Baylor (6–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Baylor (9–1) | NC State (11–2) | NC State (11–2) | NC State (12–2) | Tennessee (15–1) | Tennessee (17–1) | Louisville (16–2) | Indiana (14–2) | NC State (20–3) | Indiana (18–3) | Baylor (21–5) | Baylor (23–5) | Louisville (25–4) | UConn (25–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Louisville | Baylor (2–0) | Baylor (3–1) | Indiana (5–1) | Arizona (7–0) | Louisville (8–1) | Maryland (9–3) | Maryland (10–3) | Indiana (11–2) | Indiana (12–2) | Indiana (14–2) | Indiana (14–2) | Michigan (18–2) | Arizona (17–3) | Iowa State (21–3) | Michigan (21–4) | LSU (25–4) | UConn (24–5) | Texas (26–6) | 6. |
| 7. | Baylor | Stanford (1–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Arizona (7–0) | Louisville (7–1) | UConn (6–2)т | Tennessee (9–1) | Tennessee (10–1) | Tennessee (13–1) | Arizona (11–1) | Iowa State (16–1) | Michigan (16–2) | Tennessee (18–2) | Indiana (16–3) | Baylor (19–5) | UConn (19–5) | UConn (22–5) | Texas (23–6) | Baylor (27–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Indiana | Iowa (3–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Maryland (6–2) | Maryland (8–2) | Tennessee (9–0)т | Indiana (9–2) | Indiana (10–2) | Michigan (12–1) | Maryland (12–4) | Michigan (15–2) | Arizona (14–2) | Arizona (15–3) | UConn (15–4) | Arizona (18–4) | LSU (23–4) | Iowa State (24–4) | Iowa (23–7) | Iowa (23–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Iowa | Oregon (2–0) | Arizona (4–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Tennessee (8–0) | Maryland (9–3) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa State (14–1) | UConn (9–3) | Texas (14–3) | Baylor (15–4) | Iowa State (20–3) | Michigan (20–4) | Iowa State (22–4) | Texas (21–6) | LSU (25–5) | LSU (25–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon | Louisville (0–1) | Louisville (3–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Indiana (5–2) | Indiana (8–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Maryland (10–4) | UConn (7–3) | Arizona (12–2) | UConn (11–4) | UConn (13–4) | Baylor (17–5) | UConn (17–5) | Indiana (19–5) | Michigan (22–5) | Iowa State (25–5) | Iowa State (26–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Michigan | Arizona (2–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Tennessee (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | UConn (6–3) | UConn (6–3) | UConn (6–3) | Michigan (13–2) | LSU (17–2) | Baylor (13–4) | Iowa State (18–3) | Georgia Tech (18–4) | LSU (21–4) | Texas (19–6) | Maryland (21–7) | Indiana (22–8) | Indiana (22–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa State | Texas (2–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Iowa (5–1) | Iowa State (10–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Iowa State (12–1) | LSU (15–2) | Maryland (12–5) | LSU (17–3) | Georgia Tech (17–4) | Oklahoma (20–3) | Tennessee (21–4) | Arizona (19–5) | Iowa (20–7) | Michigan (22–6) | Michigan (22–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Kentucky | Michigan (2–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | South Florida (5–2) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Georgia (10–1)т | Georgia (11–1) | LSU (14–1) | Texas (11–2) | Georgia (13–3) | Iowa State (16–3) | Texas (15–4) | Tennessee (19–4) | Maryland (18–6) | Maryland (20–7) | Ohio State (22–5) | Maryland (21–8) | Maryland (21–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Oregon State | Iowa State (1–0) | Texas (3–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Iowa (5–2) | Iowa State (11–1)т | Iowa State (11–1) | Baylor (10–3) | Baylor (10–3) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Georgia Tech (15–4) | Georgia (16–4) | LSU (18–4) | Texas (17–6) | Notre Dame (20–6) | Indiana (19–7)т | Ohio State (23–6) | Ohio State (23–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee | Oregon State (1–0) | Oregon (3–2) | Texas (4–1) | Iowa State (8–1) | Duke (8–0) | Iowa (6–2) | Duke (9–1) | Georgia (12–2) | Georgia Tech (11–3) | Baylor (11–4)т | Georgia (15–4) | LSU (18–4) | Maryland (17–6) | Oklahoma (20–4) | Florida (20–7) | Arizona (20–6)т | BYU (25–2) | Kentucky (19–11) | 15. |
| 16. | Florida State | Tennessee (2–0) | Oregon State (3–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | BYU (8–0) | South Florida (6–3) | Duke (9–1) | Georgia Tech (10–2) | Georgia Tech (10–3) | Duke (11–2) | Texas (12–3)т | BYU (15–1) | BYU (18–1) | Texas (15–6) | Georgia Tech (19–6) | Tennessee (21–6) | North Carolina (23–5) | Kentucky (19–11) | Virginia Tech (23–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Ohio Stateт | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | South Florida (5–3) | Georgia (8–1) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Notre Dame (11–2) | Duke (10–2) | Georgia (13–3) | BYU (14–1) | Maryland (13–6) | Maryland (15–6) | Georgia (17–5) | Florida (18–6) | Ohio State (20–5) | BYU (25–2) | Virginia Tech (23–9) | North Carolina (23–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Georgia Techт | Georgia Tech (3–0) | South Florida (4–2) | Ohio State (5–0)т | Texas A&M (8–1) | Georgia Tech (8–2) | South Florida (8–3) | BYU (10–1) | BYU (10–1) | BYU (12–1) | Georgia Tech (13–4) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Oklahoma (18–3) | Notre Dame (18–5) | Ohio State (18–4) | North Carolina (21–5) | Tennessee (22–7) | North Carolina (23–6) | Tennessee (23–8) | 18. |
| 19. | West Virginia | Kentucky (2–1) | UCLA (3–0) | Oregon (3–2)т | Duke (8–0) | Kentucky (6–3) | BYU (9–1) | LSU (11–1) | North Carolina (13–0) | Kentucky (8–4) | Notre Dame (13–3) | Oregon (11–5) | Oregon (14–5) | Florida (17–6) | Notre Dame (19–6) | BYU (23–2) | Oklahoma (22–6) | Tennessee (23–8) | Arizona (20–7) | 19. |
| 20. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Georgia (6–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | BYU (8–1) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Kentucky (7–3) | Notre Dame (11–3) | Notre Dame (11–3) | North Carolina (14–2) | Notre Dame (14–4) | Notre Dame (16–4) | BYU (19–2) | BYU (21–2) | Oklahoma (20–6) | Notre Dame (21–7) | Arizona (20–7) | BYU (26–3) | 20. |
| 21. | South Florida | Ohio State (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | BYU (7–0) | Georgia (7–1) | Notre Dame (9–2) | LSU (9–1) | Iowa (6–3) | Kentucky (7–3) | North Carolina (14–1) | Duke (11–4) | Duke (13–4) | Iowa (14–4) | Ohio State (16–4) | Georgia (17–7) | Iowa (17–7) | Virginia Tech (21–8) | Oklahoma (23–7) | Notre Dame (22–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Arizona | West Virginia (0–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Florida Gulf Coast (7–0) | Notre Dame (7–2) | LSU (7–1) | Kentucky (7–3) | South Florida (9–4) | Iowa (7–3) | Colorado (13–0) | Colorado (13–1) | Ohio State (15–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (19–1) | Florida Gulf Coast (21–1) | Iowa (16–6) | Georgia Tech (19–8) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–2) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Oklahoma (24–8) | 22. |
| 23. | Texas A&M | South Florida (2–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Oregon State (3–2) | Oregon State (4–2) | Texas A&M (9–2) | Texas A&M (9–2) | Texas A&M (10–2) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Kentucky (8–5) | Iowa (12–4) | Ohio State (15–4) | North Carolina (18–4) | Virginia Tech (19–6) | Virginia Tech (20–7) | Florida (20–9) | Florida Gulf Coast (27–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (29–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Virginia Tech | Texas A&M (2–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Notre Dame (6–1) | LSU (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Ohio State (8–2) | North Carolina (11–0) | South Florida (10–4) | South Florida (11–4) | Florida Gulf Coast (15–1) | Ole Miss (17–2) | North Carolina (16–4) | Oregon (14–7) | North Carolina (19–5) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–2) | Georgia (20–8) | Princeton (22–4) | UCF (25–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas | Virginia Tech (3–0) | Florida Gulf Coast (5–0) | Florida State (4–2) | Colorado (8–0) | North Carolina (9–0) | North Carolina (10–0) | Ohio State (9–2) | Texas A&M (10–3) | Kansas State (13–2) | Iowa (10–4) | Kansas State (15–4) | Kansas State (16–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–2) | Georgia (18–8)т Oregon (18–9)т | Georgia Tech (20–9) | UCF (22–3) | Princeton (24–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 19 | Week 2 Nov 15 | Week 3 Nov 23 | Week 4 Nov 30 | Week 5 Dec 6 | Week 6 Dec 13 | Week 7 Dec 20 | Week 8 Dec 27 | Week 9 Jan 3 | Week 10 Jan 10 | Week 11 Jan 17 | Week 12 Jan 24 | Week 13 Jan 31 | Week 14 Feb 7 | Week 15 Feb 14 | Week 16 Feb 21 | Week 17 Feb 28 | Week 18 Mar 7 | Final Mar 14 | |
| | | None | Dropped: No. 18 Georgia Tech | Dropped: No. 19 UCLANo. 22 West VirginiaNo. 24 Virginia Tech | Dropped: No. 18т OregonNo. 22 Florida Gulf CoastNo. 25 Florida State | Dropped: No. 23 Oregon StateNo. 25 Colorado | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 25 Ohio State | Dropped: No. 22 IowaNo. 25 Texas A&M | Dropped: No. 24 South FloridaNo. 25 Kansas State | Dropped: No. 20 North CarolinaNo. 22 ColoradoNo. 23 KentuckyNo. 24 Florida Gulf Coast | Dropped: No. 21 DukeNo. 24 Ole Miss | Dropped: No. 25 Kansas State | Dropped: No. 24 Oregon | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 25т Oregon | Dropped: No. 23 FloridaNo. 24 GeorgiaNo. 25 Georgia Tech | 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 3 | Week 2 Nov 23 | Week 3 Nov 30 | Week 4 Dec 7 | Week 5 Dec 14 | Week 6 Dec 21 | Week 7 Dec 28 | Week 8 Jan 4 | Week 9 Jan 11 | Week 10 Jan 18 | Week 11 Jan 25 | Week 12 Feb 1 | Week 13 Feb 8 | Week 14 Feb 15 | Week 15 Feb 22 | Week 16 Mar 1 | Week 17 Mar 8 | Week 18 Mar 14 | Final Apr 4 | |
| 1. | South Carolina (13) | South Carolina (6–0) (31) | South Carolina (8–0) (32) | South Carolina (9–0) (32) | South Carolina (10–0) (32) | South Carolina (11–0) (31) | South Carolina (12–0) (32) | South Carolina (13–1) (16) | South Carolina (15–1) (24) | South Carolina (17–1) (26) | South Carolina (18–1) (31) | South Carolina (20–1) (31) | South Carolina (21–1) (31) | South Carolina (23–1) (31) | South Carolina (25–1) (31) | South Carolina (27–1) (31) | South Carolina (29–2) (19) | South Carolina (29–2) | South Carolina (35–2) (30) | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford (13) | UConn (3–1) | UConn (3–1) | UConn (5–1) | NC State (10–1) | Stanford (8–2) | Louisville (10–1) | Louisville (12–1) (14) | Louisville (13–1) (7) | Louisville (15–1) (6) | Stanford (14–3) (1) | Stanford (16–3) (1) | Stanford (18–3) (1) | Stanford (21–3) (1) | Stanford (23–3) (1) | Stanford (25–3) (1) | Stanford (28–3) (12) | Stanford (28–3) | UConn (30–6) | 2. |
| 3. | UConn (6) | Maryland (6–0) | NC State (6–1) | NC State (8–1) | Stanford (6–2) | Louisville (10–1) | Stanford (8–3) | Stanford (9–3) (1) | Stanford (11–3) (1) | Stanford (13–3) | NC State (18–2) | NC State (19–2) | Louisville (21–2) | Louisville (23–2) | NC State (25–3) | NC State (26–3) | NC State (29–3) (1) | NC State (29–3) | Stanford (32–4) | 3. |
| 4. | NC State | NC State (4–1) | Stanford (5–2) | Stanford (5–2) | Louisville (8–1) | NC State (11–2) | NC State (11–2) | NC State (12–2) | NC State (14–2) | NC State (16–2) | Louisville (16–2) | Louisville (18–2) | Michigan (20–2) | NC State (23–3) | Louisville (24–3) | Louisville (26–3) | Baylor (25–5) | Louisville (26–4) | Louisville (30–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Maryland | Stanford (3–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Louisville (7–1) | Baylor (9–1) | Arizona (10–0) | Arizona (10–0) | Arizona (10–0) (1) | Indiana (12–2) | Indiana (14–2) | Tennessee (18–1) | Michigan (19–2) | NC State (21–3) | Iowa State (21–3) | Michigan (21–4) | Baylor (24–5) | Louisville (26–4) | Baylor (27–6) | NC State (32–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Louisville | Indiana (4–0) | Indiana (5–1) | Baylor (8–1) | UConn (6–2) | Indiana (9–2) | Indiana (10–2) | Indiana (11–2) | Tennessee (15–1) | Tennessee (17–1) | Indiana (14–2) | Indiana (14–3) | Indiana (16–3) | Indiana (18–4) | Iowa State (22–4) | LSU (25–4) | UConn (25–5) | UConn (25–5) | Texas (29–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Indiana | Louisville (3–1) | Baylor (6–1) | Maryland (8–2) | Indiana (8–2) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (12–1) | Arizona (11–1) | Iowa State (16–1) | Michigan (17–2) | Tennessee (19–2) | Arizona (17–3) | Arizona (18–4) | Baylor (21–5) | Iowa State (24–5) | Iowa State (25–5) | Texas (26–6) | Michigan (25–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Baylor | Baylor (3–1) | Maryland (6–2) | Indiana (6–2) | Arizona (9–0) | Maryland (9–3) | Maryland (10–3) | Tennessee (13–1) | Maryland (12–4) | Michigan (15–2) | Arizona (14–2) | Arizona (15–3) | UConn (15–4) | Tennessee (21–4) | LSU (23–4)т | UConn (22–5) | LSU (25–5) | Iowa State (26–6) | Iowa State (28–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Oregon | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Tennessee (8–0) | Tennessee (9–0) | Baylor (9–2) | Tennessee (11–1) | Maryland (10–4) | Iowa State (14–1) | Arizona (12–2) | UConn (11–4) | UConn (13–4) | Iowa State (20–3) | Michigan (20–4) | UConn (19–5)т | Michigan (22–5) | Texas (23–6) | LSU (23–7) | Maryland (23–9) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan | Tennessee (4–0) | Tennessee (6–0) | Arizona (7–0) | Maryland (9–3) | Tennessee (10–1) | Baylor (9–2) | Texas (10–1) | Michigan (13–2) | LSU (17–2) | Texas (14–3) | Iowa State (18–3) | Tennessee (19–4) | Baylor (19–5) | Indiana (19–6) | Texas (21–6) | Indiana (22–8) | Iowa (23–7) | Indiana (24–9) | 10. |
| 11. | Iowa | Iowa (4–0) | Arizona (7–0) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (10–1) | UConn (6–3) | UConn (6–3) | UConn (6–3) | UConn (7–3) | Maryland (12–5) | LSU (17–3) | Georgia (16–4) | Baylor (17–5) | UConn (17–5) | Arizona (19–5) | Maryland (21–7) | Iowa (23–7) | Indiana (22–8) | Baylor (28–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee | Arizona (4–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Georgia (10–1) | Georgia (11–1) | Iowa State (12–1) | Texas (11–2) | UConn (9–4) | Georgia (15–4) | Baylor (15–4) | Maryland (17–6) | LSU (21–4) | Texas (19–6) | Indiana (19–7) | Michigan (22–6) | Michigan (22–6) | LSU (26–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Kentucky | Oregon (3–2) | Iowa State (7–0) | Iowa (5–1) | Iowa State (10–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Baylor (10–3) | Baylor (10–3) | Georgia (14–3) | Iowa State (16–3) | Texas (15–4) | LSU (19–4) | Maryland (19–6) | Maryland (20–7) | Arizona (20–6) | BYU (26–2) | Maryland (21–8) | Ohio State (25–7) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Iowa State (4–0) | Texas (4–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Georgia (8–1) | Iowa State (11–1) | Iowa State (11–1) | Georgia (12–2) | LSU (15–2) | Texas (12–3) | Baylor (13–4) | Maryland (15–6) | Georgia (17–5) | Texas (17–6) | Tennessee (21–6) | BYU (25–2) | Maryland (21–8) | BYU (26–3) | Iowa (24–8) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona | UCLA (3–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Texas A&M (8–1) | Iowa (5–2) | Iowa (6–2) | Notre Dame (11–2) | North Carolina (13–0) | Georgia (13–3) | BYU (14–1) | Maryland (13–6) | LSU (18–4) | Oklahoma (20–3) | Oklahoma (20–4) | BYU (23–2) | Tennessee (22–7) | Ohio State (23–6) | Ohio State (23–6) | Tennessee (25–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa State | Texas (3–1) | Oregon (3–2) | Iowa State (8–1) | South Florida (6–3) | South Florida (9–3) | Georgia Tech (10–2) | LSU (14–1) | Georgia Tech (11–3) | Baylor (11–4) | BYU (16–1) | BYU (18–1) | Georgia Tech (18–5) | BYU (21–2) | Notre Dame (20–6) | Ohio State (22–5) | Arizona (20–7) | Arizona (20–7) | North Carolina (25–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Texas A&M | Kentucky (3–1) | South Florida (5–2) | Georgia (7–1)т | Texas A&M (9–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Texas A&M (10–2) | Georgia Tech (10–3) | BYU (12–1) | Notre Dame (13–3) | Georgia Tech (15–4) | Georgia Tech (17–4) | Texas (15–6) | Georgia (17–7) | Ohio State (20–5) | North Carolina (23–5) | Tennessee (23–8) | Tennessee (23–8) | Notre Dame (25–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon State | Texas A&M (4–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | BYU (8–0)т | Notre Dame (9–2) | Texas A&M (10–2) | North Carolina (11–0) | BYU (10–1) | North Carolina (14–1) | Georgia Tech (13–4) | Notre Dame (14–4) | Oklahoma (18–3) | BYU (19–2) | Georgia Tech (19–6) | North Carolina (21–5) | Iowa (20–7) | North Carolina (23–6) | North Carolina (23–6) | Arizona (21–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia | Oregon State (3–0) | Georgia (6–0) | South Florida (5–3) | Kentucky (6–3) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | BYU (10–1) | Notre Dame (11–3) | Notre Dame (11–3) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Ohio State (15–3) | Notre Dame (16–4) | Notre Dame (18–5) | Ohio State (19–4) | Oklahoma (20–6) | Oklahoma (22–6) | Oklahoma (23–7) | Oklahoma (24–8) | BYU (26–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Georgia Tech | South Florida (4–2) | Ohio State (5–0) | Oregon State (4–2) | North Carolina (9–0) | North Carolina (10–0) | Kentucky (7–3) | Kentucky (7–3) | Kentucky (8–4) | North Carolina (14–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (17–1) | Florida Gulf Coast (19–1) | Florida Gulf Coast (21–1) | Notre Dame (19–6) | Georgia (18–8) | Notre Dame (21–7) | Florida Gulf Coast (27–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (29–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (30–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas | Georgia (4–0) | Oregon State (3–2) | Ohio State (6–1) | Georgia Tech (8–2) | Kentucky (7–3) | Iowa (6–3) | Iowa (7–3) | Duke (11–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (15–1) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Ohio State (16–4) | Ohio State (17–4) | Florida (19–6) | Florida (20–7) | Georgia (20–8) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Oklahoma (25–9) | 21. |
| 22. | South Florida | Florida State (4–0) | Florida Gulf Coast (7–0) | Oregon (4–3) | BYU (8–1) | BYU (9–1) | Duke (9–1) | Duke (10–2) | Colorado (13–0) | Kentucky (8–5) | North Carolina (15–3) | Oregon (14–5) | North Carolina (18–4) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–2) | Iowa (18–7) | Florida Gulf Coast (26–2) | Kentucky (19–11) | Kentucky (19–11) | UCF (26–4) | 22. |
| 23. | West Virginia | West Virginia (3–0) | BYU (7–0) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Oregon (6–3) | Duke (9–1) | South Florida (9–4) | Texas A&M (10–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (13–1) | Colorado (13–2) | Duke (13–4) | North Carolina (16–4) | Florida (17–6) | North Carolina (19–5) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–2) | UCF (21–3) | Virginia Tech (23–9) | Virginia Tech (23–9) | Creighton (23–10) | 23. |
| 24. | Florida State | Ohio State (3–0) | UCLA (4–2) | North Carolina (8–0) | Ohio State (7–2) | Ohio State (8–2) | LSU (12–1) | South Florida (10–4) | South Florida (11–4) | Duke (11–4) | Iowa (12–4) | Iowa (14–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Virginia Tech (19–6) | Georgia Tech (19–8) | Virginia Tech (21–8) | UCF (22–3) | UCF (25–3) | South Dakota (29–6) | 24. |
| 25. | Ohio State | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | UCLA (5–2) | Duke (8–0) | Florida Gulf Coast (10–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Ohio State (13–3) | Oregon (11–5) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Oregon (15–7)т Ole Miss (18–5)т | Iowa (16–7) | UCF (20–3) | Georgia Tech (20–9) | Georgia (20–9) | Georgia (20–9) | Virginia Tech (23–10) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 3 | Week 2 Nov 23 | Week 3 Nov 30 | Week 4 Dec 7 | Week 5 Dec 14 | Week 6 Dec 21 | Week 7 Dec 28 | Week 8 Jan 4 | Week 9 Jan 11 | Week 10 Jan 18 | Week 11 Jan 25 | Week 12 Feb 1 | Week 13 Feb 8 | Week 14 Feb 15 | Week 15 Feb 22 | Week 16 Mar 1 | Week 17 Mar 8 | Week 18 Mar 14 | Final Apr 4 | |
| | | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 22 Florida StateNo. 23 West VirginiaNo. 25 Georgia Tech | Dropped: No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast | Dropped: No. 20 Oregon StateNo. 25 UCLA | Dropped: No. 23 Oregon | Dropped: No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast | Dropped: No. 25 Ohio State | Dropped: No. 21 IowaNo. 23 Texas A&M | Dropped: No. 24 South Florida | Dropped: No. 22 KentuckyNo. 23 Colorado | Dropped: No. 23 Duke | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 25т OregonNo. 25т Ole Miss | Dropped: No. 24 Virginia Tech | Dropped: No. 21 Florida | Dropped: No. 25 Georgia Tech | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 22 KentuckyNo. 25 Georgia | |