# 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Beard and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated in the Quarterfinals by TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.
This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Longhorns finished the 2020–21 season 19–8, and 11–6 in Big 12 play, finishing in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas. There, they defeated Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They were upset in the first round by Abilene Christian.
On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette. Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

Texas Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departures |
| Gerald Liddell | 0 | F | 6’8” | 200 | Junior | Cibolo, TX | Transferred to Alabama State |
| Matt Coleman III | 2 | G | 6’2” | 180 | Senior | Norfolk, VA | Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Sacramento Kings |
| Greg Brown | 4 | F | 6’9” | 205 | Freshman | Austin, TX | Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 43rd pick in the 2nd round by the New Orleans Pelicans |
| Royce Hamm Jr. | 5 | F | 6’9” | 225 | Senior | Houston, TX | Transferred to UNLV |
| Donovan Williams | 10 | G | 6’6” | 190 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to UNLV |
| Drayton Whiteside | 14 | G | 6’0” | 160 | Senior | Austin, TX | Graduated |
| Jericho Sims | 20 | F | 6’10” | 245 | Senior | Minneapolis, MN | Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 58th pick in the 2nd round by the New York Knicks |
| Kai Jones | 22 | F | 6’11” | 218 | Sophomore | Nassau, Bahamas | Drafted in the 2021 NBA Draft as the 19th pick in the 1st round by the New York Knicks |
| Kamaka Hepa | 33 | F | 6’9” | 220 | Junior | Utqiagvik, AK | Transferred to Hawaii |
| Blake Nevins | 34 | F | 6’5” | 205 | Senior | Cypress, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Texas Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | Years Remaining | Date Eligible |
| Timmy Allen | 0 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Mesa, AZ | Utah | 2 | October 1, 2021 |
| Marcus Carr | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Minnesota | 2 | October 1, 2021 |
| Dylan Disu | 4 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Pflugerville, TX | Vanderbilt | 3 | October 1, 2021 |
| Devin Askew | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Sacramento, CA | Kentucky | 4 | October 1, 2021 |
| Tristen Licon | 12 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | El Paso, TX | Sul Ross State | 2 | October 1, 2021 |
| Avery Benson | 21 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Springdale, AR | Texas Tech | 2 | October 1, 2021 |
| Christian Bishop | 32 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Lee’s Summit, MO | Creighton | 2 | October 1, 2021 |
| Tre Mitchell | 33 | C | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | UMass | 3 | October 1, 2021 |

### Coaching staff departures

| Name | Position | New Team | New Position |
| Shaka Smart | Head coach | Marquette | Head coach |
| K. T. Turner | Assistant coach | Oklahoma | Assistant coach |
| Neill Berry | Assistant coach | Marquette | Assistant coach |
| Cody Hatt | Assistant coach | Marquette | Assistant coach |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaylon Tyson SF | Plano, TX | John Paul II High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 8, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Gavin Perryman SG | Dallas, TX | Dallas Jesuit | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 27, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 20 247Sports: 13 ESPN: — ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. "2021 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. ||||||

#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Arterio Morris PG | Dallas, TX | Justin F. Kimball High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 17, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Dillon Mitchell SF | Montverde, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 |||||||
| Rowan Brumbaugh PG | Gill, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 13 ESPN: — |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "2022 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022. |||||||

### 2021 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NBA Team |
| # 1 | 19 | Kai Jones | F | New York Knicks |
| # 2 | 43 | Greg Brown | F | New Orleans Pelicans |
| # 2 | 58 | Jericho Sims | F | New York Knicks |

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Bob Cousy Award | Marcus Carr | G | R-Sr. |
| Jerry West Award | Andrew Jones | G | R-Sr. |
| Julius Erving Award | Timmy Allen | F | Sr. |
| Karl Malone Award | Tre Mitchell | C | Jr. |
| NABC Player of the Year | Marcus Carr | G | R-Sr. |

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kansas | 80 (8) |
| 2 | Texas | 70 (2) |
| 3 | Baylor | 67 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 51 |
| T-5 | Oklahoma State | 49 |
| T-5 | West Virginia | 49 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 29 |
| 8 | TCU | 24 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 22 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 9 |

### Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team
Marcus Carr – G (Coaches, Media)
Honorable Mention
Andrew Jones – G (Coaches, Media)
Tre Mitchell – C (Coaches, Media)

### Preseason Big 12 Awards

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason Newcomer of the Year | Marcus Carr | G | R-Sr. |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 5 | Texas Lutheran | W 96–33 | 0–0 | 18 – Mitchell | 6 – Cunningham | 5 – Carr | Frank Erwin Center (N/A) Austin, TX |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 5 | Houston Baptist | W 92–48 | 1–0 | 14 – Ramey | 6 – Allen | 7 – Carr | Frank Erwin Center (14,683) Austin, TX |
| November 13, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 74–86 | 1–1 | 18 – Allen | 6 – Allen | 4 – Allen | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 17, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 8 | Northern Colorado Abe Lemons Classic | W 62–49 | 2–1 | 16 – Mitchell | 8 – Allen | 4 – Jones | Frank Erwin Center (11,083) Austin, TX |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 8 | San José State Abe Lemons Classic | W 79–45 | 3–1 | 17 – Allen | 8 – Mitchell | 4 – tied | Frank Erwin Center (11,088) Austin, TX |
| November 24, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 8 | Cal Baptist Abe Lemons Classic | W 68–44 | 4–1 | 15 – tied | 8 – Allen | 5 – Jones | Frank Erwin Center (10,878) Austin, TX |
| November 29, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 7 | Sam Houston State | W 73–57 | 5–1 | 19 – Carr | 5 – Allen | 7 – Allen | Gregory Gymnasium (2,834) Austin, TX |
| December 3, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 7 | UTRGV | W 88–58 | 6–1 | 17 – Bishop | 5 – Mitchell | 5 – Mitchell | Frank Erwin Center (10,865) Austin, TX |
| December 9, 2021* 5:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 7 | at No. 23 Seton Hall Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 60–64 | 6–2 | 19 – Mitchell | 12 – Allen | 3 – tied | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| December 14, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 17 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 63–31 | 7–2 | 14 – Mitchell | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Frank Erwin Center (10,513) Austin, TX |
| December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ABC | No. 17 | vs. Stanford Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge | W 60–53 | 8–2 | 13 – Jones | 5 – tied | 4 – tied | T-Mobile Arena (1,600) Paradise, NV |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., LHN | No. 16 | Alabama State | W 68–48 | 9–2 | 14 – Disu | 7 – tied | 4 – Allen | Frank Erwin Center (11,732) Austin, TX |
| December 28, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 17 | Incarnate Word | W 78–33 | 10–2 | 14 – tied | 11 – Disu | 7 – Allen | Frank Erwin Center (11,197) Austin, TX |
| January 1, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | No. 17 | West Virginia | W 74–59 | 11–2 (1–0) | 20 – Carr | 7 – Bishop | 3 – tied | Frank Erwin Center (12,864) Austin, TX |
| January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at Kansas State | W 70–57 | 12–2 (2–0) | 19 – Carr | 14 – Allen | 5 – Carr | Bramlage Coliseum (6,833) Manhattan, KS |
| January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 14 | at Oklahoma State | L 51–64 | 12–3 (2–1) | 10 – tied | 9 – Disu | 3 – tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,204) Stillwater, OK |
| January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 21 | Oklahoma | W 66–52 | 13–3 (3–1) | 22 – Jones | 8 – Bishop | 5 – Carr | Frank Erwin Center (13,144) Austin, TX |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | at No. 15 Iowa State | L 70–79 | 13–4 (3–2) | 18 – Jones | 7 – Jones | 6 – Carr | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| January 18, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN | No. 23 | Kansas State | L 65–66 | 13–5 (3–3) | 25 – Carr | 8 – Bishop | 3 – tied | Frank Erwin Center (11,498) Austin, TX |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 23 | Oklahoma State | W 56–51 | 14–5 (4–3) | 14 – Carr | 8 – Allen | 3 – Allen | Frank Erwin Center (13,203) Austin, TX |
| January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at TCU | W 73–50 | 15–5 (5–3) | 16 – Allen | 9 – Bishop | 5 – Mitchell | Schollmaier Arena (8,412) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 18 Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 52–51 | 16–5 | 18 – Ramey | 6 – Allen | 3 – tied | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX |
| February 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 23 | at No. 14 Texas Tech | L 64–77 | 16–6 (5–4) | 16 – Carr | 8 – Bishop | 4 – Carr | United Supermarkets Arena (15,300) Lubbock, TX |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., LHN | No. 23 | No. 20 Iowa State | W 63–41 | 17–6 (6–4) | 14 – tied | 8 – Allen | 8 – Carr | Frank Erwin Center (13,656) Austin, TX |
| February 7, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 20 | No. 8 Kansas | W 79–76 | 18–6 (7–4) | 24 – Allen | 10 – Bishop | 4 – Carr | Frank Erwin Center (14,688) Austin, TX |
| February 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | at No. 10 Baylor | L 63–80 | 18–7 (7–5) | 11 – Jones | 7 – Allen | 5 – Carr | Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX |
| February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | at Oklahoma | W 80–78 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (8–5) | 20 – tied | 7 – Jones | 3 – Bishop | Lloyd Noble Center (8,124) Norman, OK |
| February 19, 2022 11:30 a.m., ABC | No. 20 | No. 11 Texas Tech | L 55–61 | 19–8 (8–6) | 20 – Jones | 11 – Bishop | 3 – Ramey | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX |
| February 23, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | TCU | W 75–66 | 20–8 (9—6) | 21 – Jones | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Frank Erwin Center (12,017) Austin, TX |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | at West Virginia | W 82–81 | 21–8 (10–6) | 26 – Allen | 10 – Allen | 3 – Allen | WVU Coliseum (13,470) Morgantown, WV |
| February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 21 | No. 3 Baylor | L 61–68 | 21–9 (10–7) | 13 – tied | 11 – Bishop | 3 – Allen | Frank Erwin Center (16,450) Austin, TX |
| March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 21 | at No. 6 Kansas | L 63–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 (10–8) | 18 – Ramey | 7 – tied | 4 – Allen | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (4) No. 22 | vs. (5) TCU Quarterfinals | L 60–65 | 21–11 | 16 – Allen | 9 – tied | 3 – tied | T-Mobile Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2022 4:30 p.m., TBS | (6 E) No. 25 | vs. (11 E) Virginia Tech First Round | W 81–73 | 22–11 | 21 – Jones | 6 – Allen | 9 – Carr | Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 20, 2022 7:40 p.m., TNT | (6 E) No. 25 | vs. (3 E) No. 10 Purdue Second Round | L 71–81 | 22–12 | 23 – Carr | 6 – tied | 6 – Carr | Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final) :
| | | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | | |
| # | Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk |
| 0 | Timmy Allen | 34 | 34 | 984:24 | 29.0 | 410 | 12.1 | 150 | 304 | 49.3% | 4 | 15 | 26.7% | 106 | 145 | 73.1% | 88 | 129 | 217 | 6.4 | 71 | 84 | 64 | 42 | 14 |
| 1 | Andrew Jones | 33 | 20 | 868:33 | 26.3 | 371 | 11.2 | 129 | 312 | 41.3% | 56 | 175 | 32.0% | 57 | 70 | 81.4% | 6 | 87 | 93 | 2.8 | 53 | 51 | 41 | 38 | 7 |
| 2 | Marcus Carr | 34 | 32 | 1047:59 | 30.8 | 386 | 11.4 | 128 | 325 | 39.4% | 47 | 139 | 33.8% | 83 | 108 | 76.9% | 9 | 57 | 66 | 1.9 | 117 | 78 | 64 | 32 | 3 |
| 3 | Courtney Ramey | 34 | 32 | 1024:18 | 30.1 | 321 | 9.4 | 110 | 277 | 39.7% | 49 | 140 | 35.0% | 52 | 68 | 76.5% | 16 | 104 | 120 | 3.5 | 53 | 70 | 40 | 35 | 7 |
| 4 | Dylan Disu | 26 | 0 | 283:33 | 10.9 | 97 | 3.7 | 41 | 88 | 46.6% | 2 | 15 | 13.3% | 13 | 16 | 81.3% | 25 | 58 | 83 | 3.2 | 11 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Devin Askew | 34 | 3 | 503:34 | 14.8 | 72 | 2.1 | 26 | 65 | 40.0% | 8 | 25 | 32.0% | 12 | 22 | 54.5% | 3 | 29 | 32 | 0.9 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 10 | Cole Bott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tristen Licon | 16 | 0 | 67:13 | 4.2 | 22 | 1.4 | 9 | 21 | 42.9% | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Jase Febres | 31 | 6 | 428:31 | 13.8 | 120 | 3.9 | 39 | 108 | 36.1% | 27 | 82 | 32.9% | 15 | 20 | 75.0% | 11 | 35 | 46 | 1.5 | 12 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Jaylon Tyson | 8 | 0 | 56:13 | 7.0 | 14 | 1.8 | 6 | 15 | 40% | 0 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Avery Benson | 16 | 0 | 59:53 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Brock Cunningham | 34 | 3 | 403:03 | 11.9 | 78 | 2.3 | 27 | 56 | 48.2% | 11 | 23 | 47.8% | 13 | 16 | 81.3% | 31 | 46 | 77 | 2.3 | 22 | 72 | 10 | 24 | 3 |
| 31 | Gavin Perryman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Christian Bishop | 34 | 23 | 673:18 | 19.8 | 238 | 7.0 | 90 | 150 | 60.0% | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 56 | 83 | 67.5% | 84 | 106 | 190 | 5.6 | 25 | 72 | 43 | 16 | 31 |
| 33 | Tre Mitchell | 24 | 17 | 449:28 | 18.7 | 209 | 8.7 | 77 | 161 | 47.8% | 15 | 46 | 32.6% | 40 | 50 | 80% | 30 | 65 | 95 | 4.0 | 32 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 16 |
| | Total | 34 | 34 | 6850 | – | 2339 | 68.8 | 832 | 1886 | 44.1% | 25 | 681 | 33.0% | 450 | 603 | 74.6% | 355 | 776 | 1131 | 33.3 | 450 | 608 | 392 | 261 | 115 |
| | Opponents | 34 | 34 | 6850 | – | 2062 | 60.6 | 712 | 1708 | 41.7% | 183 | 573 | 31.9% | 455 | 668 | 68.1% | 328 | 767 | 1095 | 32.2 | 314 | 608 | 506 | 196 | 111 |

## Awards and honors

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Tre Mitchell | F | November 22, 2021 | |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Timmy Allen | F | February 28, 2022 | |
Conference honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| All-Big 12 Second Team Big 12 All-Newcomer Team | Timmy Allen | F |
| All-Big 12 Third Team | Marcus Carr | G |
| All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | Christian Bishop | F |
| All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | Andrew Jones | G |
| All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | Courtney Ramey | G |
Source:
National honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| USBWA Most Courageous Award | Andrew Jones | G | March 11, 2022 | |
National honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| USBWA District 8 Second Team | Timmy Allen | F |
| USBWA District VII Team | Timmy Allen | F |
| NABC All-District 8 Second Team | Timmy Allen | F |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 23 | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | Not released |
| Coaches | 5 | 5^ | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | — |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.