# 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Four polls make up the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings, the NSCAA Coaches Poll, the Soccer America Poll, the Top Drawer Soccer Poll, and the Hero Sports soccer poll. They represent the ranking system for the 2016 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 |

## NSCAA Coaches

| | Preseason Aug. 2 | Week 1 Aug. 23 | Week 2 Aug. 30 | Week 3 Sept. 6 | Week 4 Sept. 13 | Week 5 Sept. 20 | Week 6 Sept. 27 | Week 7 Oct. 4 | Week 8 Oct. 11 | Week 9 Oct. 18 | Week 10 Oct. 25 | Week 11 Nov. 1 | Week 12 Nov. 8 | Final Dec. 6 | |
| 1. | Florida State (18) | Florida State (22) (1–0–0) | Florida State (24) (3–0–0) | Florida State (22) (3–1–0) | Stanford (16) (6–0–1) | Stanford (28) (7–0–1) | Stanford (27) (8–0–1) | Stanford (29) (10–0–1) | West Virginia (17) (12–1–1) | West Virginia (22) (13–1–1) | West Virginia (22) (15–1–1) | West Virginia (22) (16–1–1) | West Virginia (23) (19–1–1) | USC (30) (19–4–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Penn State (10) | Duke (2) (2–0–0) | Stanford (5) (3–0–0) | Stanford (8) (5–0–0) | West Virginia (6) (6–0–1) | Virginia (1) (8–1–0) | Florida State (1) (8–1–1) | Florida State (1) (9–1–1) | South Carolina (6) (13–0–1) | South Carolina (5) (14–0–1) | South Carolina (4) (16–0–1) | South Carolina (3) (17–0–1) | Stanford (5) (17–1–1) | West Virginia (23–2–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Duke (2) | Stanford (5) (2–0–0) | Virginia (1) (4–0–0) | Virginia (1) (6–0–0) | Florida State (8) (5–1–0) | Florida State (2) (7–1–0) | BYU (3) (9–1–0) | West Virginia (10–1–1) | Stanford (6) (11–1–1) | Stanford (2) (12–1–1) | Stanford (3) (14–1–1) | Stanford (4) (16–1–1) | South Carolina (18–1–1) | Georgetown (20–3–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Virginia | Virginia (1) (1–0–0) | West Virginia (1) (3–0–1) | West Virginia (5–0–1) | Florida (1) (5–1–0) | BYU (7–1–0) | West Virginia (8–1–1) | South Carolina (1) (11–0–1) | Duke (10–2–2) | Duke (11–2–2) | USC (1) (13–3–0) | BYU (1) (15–2–1) | BYU (2) (16–2–1) | North Carolina (1) (17–4–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Stanford | Penn State (1) (1–0–1) | Florida (3–1–0) | Florida (4–1–0) | Virginia (7–1–0) | West Virginia (7–1–1) | South Carolina (10–0–1) | BYU (9–1–1) | Virginia (10–2–2) | USC (11–3–0) | BYU (13–2–1) | USC (14–3–1) | Georgetown (16–2–3) | South Carolina (21–2–1) | 5. |
| 6. | West Virginia | Florida (2–0–0) | Clemson (3–1–0) | Duke (4–1–1) | BYU (6–1–0) | Georgetown (8–1–0) | Georgetown (8–1–1) | Georgetown (9–1–1) | USC (10–3–0) | BYU (1) (12–2–1) | Duke (12–3–2) | Notre Dame (13–2–4) | North Carolina (13–3–4) | Stanford (18–2–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | West Virginia (1–0–1) | Duke (3–1–0) | BYU (4–1–0) | North Carolina (5–1–1) | Duke (6–2–1) | Virginia (8–2–1) | USC (9–2–0) | Georgetown (9–2–2) | Georgetown (12–1–2) | Virginia (12–3–2) | Georgetown (14–2–2) | USC (14–4–1) | Duke (15–5–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas A&M | Clemson (2–0–0) | North Carolina (3–0–0) | North Carolina (4–0–1) | Texas A&M (5–2–0) | South Carolina (8–0–1) | Minnesota (9–2–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | BYU (1) (11–2–1) | Virginia (10–3–2) | Florida State (12–2–2) | Minnesota (14–3–3) | Minnesota (16–3–3) | Auburn (17–7–0) | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) | UCLA (3–1–0) | Duke (5–2–1) | Minnesota (7–2–1) | USC (7–2–0) | Duke (8–2–2) | Florida State (9–2–2) | Florida State (10–2–2) | UCLA (12–3–1) | Clemson (13–3–3) | Florida (15–4–1) | BYU (18–3–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Rutgers | Connecticut (2–0–0) | BYU (2–1–0) | Minnesota (5–1–0) | Minnesota (6–2–0) | USC (6–2–0) | Duke (7–2–2) | UCLA (9–2–0) | Cal (11–2–1) | Cal (12–2–1) | Georgetown (13–2–2) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | Florida State (13–3–4) | Florida (17–5–1) | 10. |
| 11. | USC | Texas A&M (1–1–0) | UCLA (2–1–0) | Texas A&M (4–2–0) | UCLA (4–2–0) | UCLA (6–2–0) | UCLA (7–2–0) | Arkansas (12–1–0) | North Carolina (8–2–3) | Auburn (11–4–0) | Minnesota (12–3–3) | Auburn (13–5–0) | Notre Dame (13–3–4) | Virginia (15–5–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Auburn | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | Rutgers (3–0–1) | Cal (5–1–0) | USC (5–2–0) | Florida (6–2–0) | Arkansas (11–1–0) | Clemson (8–2–2) | Arkansas (13–2–0) | UCLA (10–3–1) | Notre Dame (11–2–4) | Duke (12–4–3) | Clemson (13–4–3) | Clemson (14–5–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Notre Dame | Santa Clara (2–0–0) | Penn State (1–1–1) | Clemson (3–2–0) | Clemson (5–2–0) | Clemson (7–2–0) | Clemson (8–2–1) | Penn State (8–2–2) | Auburn (10–4–0) | Minnesota (12–3–2) | Auburn (12–5–0) | Florida State (12–3–3) | Connecticut (18–2–1) | UCLA (15–5–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Clemson | BYU (1–0–0) | Texas A&M (2–2–0) | South Florida (5–0–0) | South Carolina (6–0–1) | Texas A&M (7–2–0) | Penn State (7–2–2) | Cal (10–2–0) | UCLA (9–3–1) | Notre Dame (10–3–2) | Clemson (12–3–2) | Virginia (13–4–2) | Duke (12–4–3) | Florida State (14–4–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Connecticut | UCLA (1–0–0) | Texas Tech (3–0–1) | South Carolina (4–0–2) | South Florida (7–0–0) | Arkansas (9–1–0) | South Florida (8–0–0) | North Carolina (6–2–3) | Minnesota (11–3–1) | Arkansas (13–3–0) | Pepperdine (11–3–3) | Florida (13–4–0) | Virginia (13–4–2) | Minnesota (16–3–4) | 15. |
| 16. | BYU | Texas Tech (2–0–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0–0) | Penn State (2–2–1) | Penn State (4–2–1) | Penn State (5–2–2) | North Carolina (6–2–2) | Florida (8–3–0) | Penn State (9–2–3) | Penn State (10–2–4) | North Carolina (10–3–3) | Connecticut (16–2–1) | Auburn (14–6–0) | Utah (13–4–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Arkansas (4–0–0) | Connecticut (5–1–0) | Virginia Tech (7–1–0) | South Florida (7–0–0) | Cal (8–2–0) | Minnesota (9–3–1) | Florida (10–3–0) | Clemson (10–3–2) | Florida (12–4–0) | Northwestern (14–1–4) | Arkansas (17–5–0) | Santa Clara (12–7–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Cal | Virginia Tech (2–0–0) | Connecticut (3–1–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1–0) | Georgetown (6–1–0) | North Carolina (5–2–1) | Florida (7–3–0) | Auburn (8–4–0) | Clemson (9–3–2) | North Carolina (8–3–3) | Cal (12–2–2) | UCLA (12–5–1) | UCLA (13–5–1) | Northwestern (16–3–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Texas Tech | Ole Miss (2–0–0) | Cal (3–1–0) | Ohio State (5–1–0) | Ohio State (6–2–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2–0) | Rutgers (7–1–2) | Michigan (9–1–1) | Pepperdine (8–3–3) | Pepperdine (9–3–3) | Connecticut (14–2–1) | Arkansas (15–4–0) | Pepperdine (12–4–3) | Arkansas (18–5–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Arizona | Pepperdine (2–0–0) | South Florida (4–0–0) | Notre Dame (5–1–0) | Notre Dame (5–1–2) | Cal (7–2–0) | Auburn (7–4–0) | Notre Dame (8–1–3) | Notre Dame (9–2–3) | Florida (10–4–0) | Northwestern (13–1–3) | Pepperdine (11–4–3) | Colorado (14–5–1) | Connecticut (19–3–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Santa Clara | Cal (1–1–0) | Auburn (3–1–0) | Pepperdine (4–2–0) | Cal (6–2–0) | Northwestern (9–0–0) | Connecticut (8–2–0) | Connecticut (10–2–0) | Connecticut (11–2–1) | Connecticut (13–2–1) | Penn State (10–3–4) | Cal (13–4–2) | Northwestern (14–2–4) | Notre Dame (13–3–5) | 21. |
| 22. | Ole Miss | Rutgers (1–0–1) | Santa Clara (2–2–0) | Texas Tech (4–1–1) | Rutgers (5–1–1) | Rutgers (6–1–1) | Notre Dame (7–1–3) | Oklahoma (10–3–1) | Northwestern (12–1–1) | Colorado (12–3–0) | Colorado (12–4–0) | Colorado (14–5–0) | Rutgers (11–4–6) | Pepperdine (12–5–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Ohio State | South Florida (2–0–0) | Notre Dame (3–1–0) | Rutgers (3–1–1) | Connecticut (6–2–0) | Connecticut (7–2–0) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | South Florida (9–1–0) | Colorado (10–3–1) | Northwestern (13–1–2) | Arkansas (14–4–0) | Utah (11–3–4) | Utah (11–3–5) | Colorado (15–6–1) | 23. |
| 24. | South Carolina | Auburn (1–1–0) | Northwestern (3–0–0) | Northwestern (5–0–0) | Texas Tech (6–1–1) | Notre Dame (6–1–2) | Northwestern (10–1–0) | Rutgers (8–2–2) | Virginia Tech (10–4–1) | Baylor (11–4–1) | Oklahoma (12–4–2) | Kansas (10–4–4) | Cal (13–5–2) | NC State (11–9–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Loyola Marymount | Northwestern (2–0–0) | Pepperdine (3–1–0) | Arkansas (5–1–0) | Pepperdine (4–2–1) | Texas Tech (7–1–2) | Pepperdine (5–3–2) | Pepperdine (6–3–3) | Michigan (9–3–1) | Virginia Tech (10–4–2) | Kansas (8–4–5) | Rutgers (10–3–6) | Oklahoma (13–6–2) | Rutgers (12–5–6) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug. 2 | Week 1 Aug. 23 | Week 2 Aug. 30 | Week 3 Sept. 6 | Week 4 Sept. 13 | Week 5 Sept. 20 | Week 6 Sept. 27 | Week 7 Oct. 4 | Week 8 Oct. 11 | Week 9 Oct. 18 | Week 10 Oct. 25 | Week 11 Nov. 1 | Week 12 Nov. 8 | Final Dec. 6 | |
| | | Dropped: USCArizonaOhio StateSouth CarolinaLoyola Marymount | Dropped: Ole Miss | Dropped: AuburnSanta Clara | Dropped: NorthwesternArkansas | Dropped: Ohio StatePepperdine | Dropped: Texas A&MVirginia TechTexas Tech | Dropped: Northwestern | Dropped: OklahomaSouth FloridaRutgers | Dropped: Michigan | Dropped: BaylorVirginia Tech | Dropped: Penn StateOklahoma | Dropped: Kansas | Dropped: Cal Oklahoma | |

## Soccer America

| | Preseason Aug. 18 | Week 1 Aug. 21 | Week 2 Aug. 28 | Week 3 Sept. 4 | Week 4 Sept. 11 | Week 5 Sept. 18 | Week 6 Sept. 25 | Week 7 Oct. 2 | Week 8 Oct. 9 | Week 9 Oct. 16 | Week 10 Oct. 23 | Week 11 Oct. 30 | Final Nov. 6 | |
| 1. | Stanford | Stanford (2–0–0) | Stanford (3–0–0) | Stanford (5–0–0) | West Virginia (6–0–1) | Stanford (7–0–1) | Stanford (8–0–1) | Stanford (10–0–1) | West Virginia (12–1–1) | West Virginia (13–1–1) | West Virginia (15–1–1) | West Virginia (16–1–1) | West Virginia (19–1–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Duke | Duke (2–0–0) | Florida State (3–0–0) | West Virginia (5–0–1) | Stanford (6–0–1) | Florida State (7–1–0) | Florida State (8–1–1) | Florida State (9–1–1) | Georgetown (10–1–2) | Georgetown (12–1–2) | South Carolina (16–0–1) | South Carolina (17–0–1) | Stanford (17–1–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida State | Florida State (1–0–0) | West Virginia (3–0–1) | Virginia (6–0–0) | Florida (5–1–0) | Georgetown (8–1–0) | Georgetown (8–1–1) | Georgetown (9–1–1) | South Carolina (13–0–1) | South Carolina (14–0–1) | Stanford (14–1–1) | Stanford (16–1–1) | Florida (15–4–1) | 3. |
| 4. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1–0–1) | Virginia (4–0–0) | Florida (4–1–0) | Florida State (5–1–0) | Virginia (8–1–0) | West Virginia (8–1–) | West Virginia (10–1–1) | Stanford (11–1–1) | Stanford (12–1–1) | USC (13–3–0) | USC (14–3–1) | South Carolina (18–1–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0–1) | Florida (3–1–0) | North Carolina (4–0–1) | Virginia (7–1–0) | West Virginia (7–1–1) | BYU (9–1–0) | South Carolina (11–0–1) | USC (10–3–0) | USC (11–3–0) | Florida State (12–2–2) | Georgetown (14–2–2) | Georgetown (16–2–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida | Florida (2–0–0) | Clemson (3–1–0) | Duke (4–1–1) | North Carolina (5–1–1) | Duke (6–2–1) | South Carolina (10–0–1) | USC (9–2–0) | North Carolina (8–2–3) | Duke (11–2–2) | Duke (12–3–2) | BYU (15–2–1) | BYU (16–2–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Virginia | Virginia (1–0–1) | Rutgers (3–0–1) | UCLA (3–1–0) | Duke (5–2–1) | BYU (7–1–0) | USC (7–2–0) | UCLA (9–2–0) | Virginia (10–2–2) | Florida State (10–2–2) | Georgetown (13–2–2) | Notre Dame (13–2–4) | Florida State (13–3–4) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | Santa Clara (2–0–0) | North Carolina (3–0–0) | Florida State (3–1–0) | BYU (5–1–0) | South Carolina (8–0–1) | UCLA (7–2–0) | BYU (9–1–1) | Duke (10–2–2) | Cal (12–2–1) | BYU (13–2–1) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | North Carolina (13–3–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&M | Clemson (2–0–0) | Arkansas (3–0–0) | BYU (4–1–0) | Georgetown (6–1–0) | USC (6–2–0) | Arkansas (11–1–0) | Arkansas (12–1–0) | Florida State (9–2–2) | BYU (12–2–1) | Virginia (12–3–2) | Clemson (13–3–3) | USC (14–4–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Clemson | Connecticut (2–0–0) | Duke (3–1–0) | South Carolina (5–0–1) | South Carolina (5–0–1) | UCLA (6–2–0) | North Carolina (6–2–2) | North Carolina (6–2–3) | Cal (11–2–1) | Virginia (10–3–2) | Notre Dame (11–2–4) | Florida State (12–3–3) | Notre Dame (13–3–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Connecticut | North Carolina (2–0–0) | UCLA (2–1–0) | Cal (5–1–0) | USC (5–2–0) | Arkansas (9–1–0) | Virginia (8–2–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | BYU (11–2–1) | Notre Dame (10–2–3) | North Carolina (10–3–3) | Duke (12–4–3) | Clemson (13–4–3) | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | Texas A&M (1–1–0) | BYU (2–1–0) | Penn State (2–2–1) | UCLA (4–2–0) | Florida (6–2–0) | Duke (7–2–2) | Duke (8–2–2) | Arkansas (13–2–0) | North Carolina (8–3–3) | UCLA (12–3–1) | Virginia (13–4–2) | Connecticut (18–2–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Rutgers | BYU (1–0–0) | Penn State (1–1–1) | Ohio State (5–1–0) | Penn State (4–2–1) | North Carolina (5–2–1) | Penn State (7–2–2) | Penn State (8–2–2) | UCLA (9–3–1) | UCLA (10–3–1) | Clemson (12–3–2) | Connecticut (16–2–1) | Minnesota (16–3–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Auburn | UCLA (1–0–0) | Auburn (3–1–0) | Connecticut (5–1–0) | Ohio State (6–1–0) | Texas A&M (7–2–0) | Clemson (8–2–1) | Notre Dame (8–1–3) | Penn State (9–2–3) | Penn State (10–2–4) | Connecticut (14–2–1) | Florida (13–4–0) | Duke (12–4–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Cal | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | Cal (3–1–0) | Texas A&M (4–2–0) | Texas A&M (5–2–0) | Penn State (5–2–2) | Notre Dame (7–1–3) | Clemson (8–2–2) | Notre Dame (9–2–3) | Clemson (10–3–2) | Florida (12–4–0) | Colorado (14–5–0) | Virginia (13–4–2) | 15. |
| 16. | BYU | Rutgers (1–0–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0–0) | Boston College (5–0–1) | Boston College (7–0–1) | Clemson (7–2–0) | Connecticut (8–2–0) | Connecticut (10–2–0) | Clemson (9–3–2) | Connecticut (13–2–1) | Colorado (13–4–0) | Auburn (13–5–0) | Colorado (14–5–1) | 16. |
| 17. | UCLA | USC (0–1–0) | Ohio State (4–0–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1–0) | Virginia Tech (7–1–0) | Boston College (8–1–1) | Michigan (7–1–1) | Michigan (9–1–1) | Connecticut (11–2–1) | Auburn (11–4–0) | Cal (12–3–2) | Arkansas (15–4–0) | Arkansas (17–5–0) | 17. |
| 18. | Wisconsin | Auburn (1–1–0) | Long Beach St (2–0–1) | Clemson (3–2–0) | Clemson (5–2–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2–0) | Louisville (7–2–2) | Auburn (7–4–0) | Auburn (10–4–0) | Arkansas (13–3–0) | Penn State (10–3–4) | Minnesota (14–3–3) | Auburn (14–6–0) | 18. |
| 19. | Notre Dame | Cal (1–1–0) | Connecticut (3–1–0) | George Washington (5–0–0) | Notre Dame (5–1–2) | Notre Dame (5–1–3) | Auburn (7–4–0) | Florida (9–3–0) | Florida (10–3–0) | Florida (10–3–0) | Auburn (12–5–0) | Utah (11–3–4) | Utah (11–3–5) | 19. |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (2–0–0) | Texas A&M (2–2–0) | Georgetown (4–1–0) | Connecticut (6–2–0) | Connecticut (7–2–0) | Florida (7–3–0) | Cal (10–2–0) | Minnesota (11–3–1) | Minnesota (12–3–2) | Arkansas (14–4–0) | Northwestern (14–1–4) | UCLA (13–5–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2–0–0) | Texas Tech (3–0–1) | Rutgers (3–1–1) | Rutgers (5–1–1) | Rutgers (6–1–1) | Rutgers (7–1–2) | Louisville (7–3–2) | Northwestern (12–1–1) | Northwestern (13–1–2) | Minnesota (12–3–3) | Rutgers (10–3–6) | Rutgers (11–4–6) | 21. |
| 22. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1–0–0) | South Carolina (3–0–1) | Arkansas (5–1–0) | Arkansas (7–1–0) | Minnesota (7–2–1) | Minnesota (9–2–1) | Rutgers (8–2–2) | Colorado (11–3–0) | Colorado (12–3–0) | Northwestern (13–1–3) | UCLA (12–5–1) | Northwestern (14–2–4) | 22. |
| 23. | South Carolina | Pepperdine (2–0–0) | Boston College (3–0–1) | Texas Tech (4–1–1) | Texas Tech (6–1–1) | NC State (7–2–0) | Cal (8–2–0) | Minnesota (9–3–1) | Rutgers (9–2–3) | Utah (10–2–2) | Pepperdine (11–3–3) | Cal (13–4–2) | Cal (13–5–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Arizona | South Carolina (1–0–1) | Minnesota (4–0–0) | Minnesota (5–1–0) | South Florida (7–0–0) | Cal (7–2–0) | South Florida (8–0–0) | NC State (9–3–0) | Virginia Tech (10–4–1) | Pepperdine (10–3–3) | Utah (10–3–3) | Penn State (11–4–4) | Penn State (11–4–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Boston College | Boston College (1–0–1) | Santa Clara (2–2–0) | South Florida (5–0–0) | Cal (6–2–0) | South Florida (7–0–0) | Boston College (9–2–1) | Oklahoma (10–3–1) | Boston College (10–4–1) | Virginia Tech (10–4–2) | Kansas (9–4–4)Oklahoma (12–4–2) | Kansas (10–4–4)Loyola Marymount (11–4–3) | Pepperdine (12–4–3) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug. 18 | Week 1 Aug. 21 | Week 2 Aug. 28 | Week 3 Sept. 4 | Week 4 Sept. 11 | Week 5 Sept. 18 | Week 6 Sept. 25 | Week 7 Oct. 2 | Week 8 Oct. 9 | Week 9 Oct. 16 | Week 10 Oct. 23 | Week 11 Oct. 30 | Final Nov. 6 | |
| | | Dropped: WisconsinArizona | Dropped: Notre DameUSCPepperdine | Dropped: AuburnLong Beach StateSanta Clara | Dropped: George WashingtonMinnesota | Dropped: Ohio StateTexas Tech | Dropped: Texas A&MVirginia TechNC State | Dropped: South FloridaBoston College | Dropped: MichiganLouisvilleNC StateOklahoma | Dropped: RutgersBoston College | Dropped: Virginia Tech | Dropped: PepperdineOklahoma | Dropped: KansasLoyola Marymount | |

## Top Drawer

| | Preseason June 22 | 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 | Week 13 Nov. 14 | Week 14 Nov. 21 | Final Dec. 5 | |
| 1. | Stanford | Stanford (2–0–0) | Stanford (3–0–0) | Stanford (5–0–0) | West Virginia (6–0–1) | Stanford (7–0–1) | Stanford (8–0–1) | Stanford (10–0–1) | West Virginia (12–1–1) | West Virginia (13–1–1) | West Virginia (15–1–1) | West Virginia (16–1–1) | West Virginia (19–1–1) | West Virginia (20–1–1) | West Virginia (21–1–2) | USC (19–4–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida State | Florida State (1–0–0) | Florida State (3–0–0) | Florida State (3–0–0) | Stanford (6–0–1) | Virginia (8–1–0) | BYU (9–1–0) | West Virginia (10–1–1) | South Carolina (13–0–1) | South Carolina (14–0–1) | South Carolina (16–0–1) | South Carolina (17–0–1) | Stanford (17–1–1) | Stanford (18–1–1) | Georgetown (19–2–3) | West Virginia (23–2–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Duke | Duke (2–0–0) | Virginia (4–0–0) | Virginia (6–0–0) | Florida (5–1–0) | Florida State (7–1–0) | West Virginia (8–1–1) | BYU (9–1–1) | Duke (10–2–2) | Duke (11–2–2) | USC (13–3–0) | Stanford (16–1–1) | BYU (16–2–1) | BYU (17–2–1) | USC (16–4–2) | Georgetown (20–3–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Penn State | Virginia (2–0–0) | West Virginia (3–0–1) | West Virginia (5–0–1) | Florida State (5–1–0) | West Virginia (7–1–1) | Florida State (8–1–1) | Florida State (9–1–1) | Virginia (10–2–2) | USC (11–3–0) | Stanford (14–1–1) | USC (14–3–1) | Florida (15–4–1) | Florida (16–4–1) | South Carolina (21–1–1) | North Carolina (17–4–4) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia | Penn State (1–0–1) | Duke (3–1–0) | Duke (4–1–1) | Virginia (7–1–0) | BYU (7–1–0) | USC (7–2–0) | USC (9–2–0) | USC (10–3–0) | Stanford (12–1–1) | BYU (13–2–1) | BYU (15–2–1) | Georgetown (16–2–3) | Georgetown (17–2–3) | Duke (15–4–3) | South Carolina (21–2–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Virginia | West Virginia (1–0–1) | Penn State (1–1–1) | Florida (4–1–0) | BYU (5–1–0) | USC (6–2–0) | Duke (7–2–2) | Duke (8–2–2) | Stanford (11–1–1) | BYU (12–2–1) | Duke (12–3–2) | Notre Dame (13–2–4) | South Carolina (18–1–1) | South Carolina (19–1–1) | Auburn (17–6–0) | Duke (15–5–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | Florida (2–0–0) | North Carolina (3–0–0) | North Carolina (4–0–1) | Ohio State (6–1–0) | Duke (6–2–1) | UCLA (7–2–0) | UCLA (9–2–0) | BYU (11–2–1) | Cal (12–2–1) | Virginia (12–3–2) | Florida (13–4–0) | USC (14–4–1) | USC (15–4–1) | North Carolina (16–3–4) | Auburn (17–7–0) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | Connecticut (2–0–0) | Rutgers (3–0–1) | Connecticut (5–1–0) | Duke (5–2–1) | UCLA (6–2–0) | Virginia (8–2–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | Cal (11–2–1) | Virginia (10–3–2) | UCLA (12–3–1) | Connecticut (16–2–1) | Connecticut (18–2–1) | Connecticut (19–2–1) | Santa Clara (12–6–4) | Santa Clara (12–7–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Connecticut | Clemson (2–0–0) | Clemson (3–1–0) | Ohio State (5–1–0) | North Carolina (5–1–1) | Florida (6–2–0) | Arkansas (11–1–0) | Arkansas (12–1–0) | UCLA (9–3–1) | UCLA (10–3–1) | Florida State (12–2–2) | North Carolina (12–3–3) | Florida State (13–3–4) | Florida State (14–3–4) | Stanford (18–2–1) | Stanford (18–2–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Clemson | North Carolina (2–0–0) | Florida (3–1–0) | Cal (5–1–0) | USC (5–2–0) | Georgetown (8–1–0) | South Carolina (10–0–1) | South Carolina (11–0–1) | Georgetown (10–1–2) | Georgetown (11–1–2) | Notre Dame (11–2–4) | Clemson (13–3–3) | Notre Dame (13–3–4) | North Carolina (14–3–4) | BYU (18–3–1) | BYU (18–3–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Rutgers | USC (0–1–0) | Connecticut (3–1–0) | UCLA (3–1–0) | Boston College (7–0–1) | Clemson (7–2–0) | Georgetown (8–1–1) | Georgetown (9–1–1) | Arkansas (13–2–0) | Florida State (10–2–2) | Florida (12–4–0) | Duke (12–4–3) | Minnesota (16–3–3) | Clemson (14–4–3) | Florida (17–5–1) | Florida (17–5–1) | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | Rutgers (1–0–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0–0) | Minnesota (5–1–0) | UCLA (4–2–0) | Minnesota (7–2–1) | Clemson (8–2–1) | Clemson (8–2–2) | Florida (10–3–0) | Notre Dame (10–2–3) | Clemson (12–3–2) | Florida State (12–3–3) | North Carolina (13–3–4) | UCLA (14–5–1) | Connecticut (19–3–1) | Connecticut (19–3–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (1–1–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) | Boston College (5–0–1) | Minnesota (6–2–0) | Arkansas (9–1–0) | North Carolina (6–2–2) | North Carolina (6–2–3) | Florida State (9–2–2) | Florida (10–4–0) | Connecticut (14–2–1) | Virginia (13–4–2) | Clemson (13–4–3) | Duke (13–4–3) | Clemson (14–5–4) | Clemson (14–5–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Auburn | BYU (1–0–0) | USC (1–2–0) | Clemson (3–2–0) | Connecticut (6–2–0) | North Carolina (5–2–1) | Minnesota (9–2–1) | Florida (8–3–0) | North Carolina (8–2–3) | Arkansas (13–3–0) | Georgetown (13–2–2) | Georgetown (14–2–2) | UCLA (13–5–1) | Virginia (14–4–2) | UCLA (15–5–2) | UCLA (15–5–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Cal | Santa Clara (2–0–0) | Auburn (3–1–0) | BYU (3–1–0) | Clemson (5–2–0) | Connecticut (7–2–0) | Florida (7–3–0) | Connecticut (10–2–0) | Clemson (9–3–2) | Clemson (10–3–2) | Cal (12–3–2) | Minnesota (14–3–3) | Duke (12–4–3) | Arkansas (18–5–0) | Virginia (15–5–2) | Virginia (15–5–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Wisconsin | Auburn (1–1–0) | BYU (2–1–0) | USC (2–2–0) | Virginia Tech (7–1–0) | Texas A&M (7–2–0) | Connecticut (8–2–0) | Michigan (9–1–1) | Connecticut (11–2–1) | Connecticut (13–2–1) | North Carolina (10–3–3) | UCLA (12–5–1) | Virginia (13–4–2) | Pepperdine (12–4–4) | Arkansas (18–5–1) | Arkansas (18–5–1) | 16. |
| 17. | BYU | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Cal (3–1–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1–0) | Texas A&M (5–2–0) | Boston College (8–1–1) | Rutgers (7–1–2) | Penn State (8–2–2) | Penn State (9–2–3) | Penn State (10–2–4) | Minnesota (12–3–3) | Northwestern (14–1–4) | Arkansas (17–5–0) | Rutgers (12–4–6) | Pepperdine (12–5–4) | Pepperdine (12–5–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Arizona | Virginia Tech (2–0–0) | Texas A&M (2–2–0) | Texas A&M (4–2–0) | Penn State (4–2–1) | Rutgers (6–1–1) | South Florida (8–0–0) | Cal (10–2–0) | Minnesota (11–3–1) | North Carolina (8–3–3) | Northwestern (13–1–3) | Auburn (13–5–0) | Pepperdine (12–4–3) | Auburn (15–6–0) | Rutgers (12–5–6) | Rutgers (12–5–6) | 18. |
| 19. | Minnesota | Cal (1–1–0) | Ohio State (4–0–0) | Penn State (2–2–1) | Rutgers (5–1–1) | South Florida (7–0–0) | Penn State (7–2–2) | Notre Dame (8–1–3) | Notre Dame (9–2–3) | Minnesota (12–3–2) | Pepperdine (11–3–3) | Arkansas (15–4–0) | Rutgers (11–4–6) | Kansas (11–5–4) | Florida State (14–4–4) | Florida State (14–4–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | Wisconsin (1–1–0) | Santa Clara (2–2–0) | Rutgers (3–1–1) | South Florida (7–0–0) | Penn State (5–2–2) | Cal (8–2–0) | Minnesota (9–3–1) | Northwestern (12–1–1) | Northwestern (13–1–2) | Arkansas (14–4–0) | Pepperdine (11–4–3) | Auburn (14–6–0) | Minnesota (16–3–4) | Kansas (11–6–4) | Kansas (11–6–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1–0–0) | UCLA (2–1–0) | South Florida (5–0–0) | Cal (6–2–0) | Cal (7–2–0) | Notre Dame (7–1–3) | South Florida (9–1–0) | Michigan (9–3–1) | Michigan (9–3–3) | Penn State (10–3–4) | Kansas (10–4–4) | Kansas (10–5–4) | Notre Dame (13–3–5) | Minnesota (16–3–4) | Minnesota (16–3–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Santa Clara | Ole Miss (2–0–0) | Boston College (3–0–1) | South Carolina (4–0–1) | South Carolina (6–0–1) | South Carolina (8–0–1) | Michigan (7–1–0) | Rutgers (8–2–2) | Utah (9–2–2) | Utah (10–2–2) | Kansas (9–4–4) | Utah (11–3–4) | Utah (11–3–5) | Utah (12–3–5) | Notre Dame (13–3–5) | Notre Dame (13–3–5) | 22. |
| 23. | Ole Miss | Boston College (1–0–1) | Long Beach St (3–0–1) | Arizona (2–1–1) | Arizona (5–1–1) | Ohio State (6–3–1) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | Princeton (8–1–1) | Pepperdine (8–3–3) | Pepperdine (9–3–3) | Utah (10–3–3) | Cal (13–4–2) | Northwestern (14–2–4) | Northwestern (15–2–4) | Utah (13–4–5) | NC State (11–9–2) | 23. |
| 24. | FGCU | Pepperdine (2–0–0) | South Florida (4–0–0) | Georgetown (4–1–0) | Georgetown (6–1–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2–0) | Boston College (9–2–1) | Oklahoma (10–3–1) | South Florida (9–1–1) | Auburn (11–4–0) | Oklahoma (12–4–2) | Rutgers (10–3–6) | Harvard (10–3–3) | Colorado (15–5–1) | Northwestern (16–3–4) | Northwestern (16–3–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Boston College | Arizona (0–1–0) | Arizona (1–1–1) | Notre Dame (5–1–0) | Notre Dame (5–1–2) | Northwestern (9–0–0) | Northwestern (10–1–0) | Northwestern (10–1–1) | Rutgers (9–2–3) | Colorado (12–3–0) | Colorado (13–4–0) | Penn State (11–4–4) | Penn State (11–4–4) | Penn State (12–4–4) | Colorado (15–6–1) | Colorado (15–6–1) | 25. |
| | Preseason June 22 | 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 | Week 13 Nov. 14 | Week 14 Nov. 21 | Final Dec. 5 | |
| | | Dropped: FGCU | Dropped: WisconsinOle MissPepperdine | Dropped: AuburnSanta ClaraLong Beach State | None | Dropped: ArizonaNotre Dame | Dropped: Texas A&MOhio StateVirginia Tech | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: PrincetonOklahoma | Dropped: South FloridaRutgers | Dropped: MichiganAuburn | Dropped: OklahomaColorado | Dropped: Cal | Dropped: Harvard | Dropped: Penn State | Dropped: Utah | |

## Hero Sports

| | Preseason Aug. 13 | 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 | Week Postseason | Final | |
| 1. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0–1) | Penn State (1–1–1) | Florida (4–1–0) | Virginia (7–1–0) | Virginia (8–1–0) | USC (7–2–0) | USC (9–2–0) | USC (10–3–0) | USC (11–3–0) | USC (13–3–0) | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford | Florida State (1–0–0) | Florida State (3–0–0) | Virginia (6–0–0) | Stanford (6–0–1) | BYU (7–1–0) | BYU (9–1–0) | Stanford (10–0–1) | Stanford (11–1–1) | BYU (12–2–1) | Stanford (14–1–1) | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Florida State | Stanford (2–0–0) | Stanford (3–0–0) | Stanford (5–0–0) | Florida (5–1–0) | Stanford (7–0–1) | Stanford (8–0–1) | BYU (9–1–1) | BYU (11–2–1) | Stanford (12–1–1) | BYU (13–2–1) | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Duke | Duke (2–0–0) | Duke (3–1–0) | Cal (5–1–0) | South Carolina (6–0–1 | South Carolina (8–0–1) | South Carolina (10–0–1) | South Carolina (11–0–1) | South Carolina (13–0–1) | South Carolina (14–0–1) | South Carolina (16–0–1) | | | | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia | Clemson (2–0–0) | Clemson (3–1–0) | USC (3–2–0) | USC (5–2–0) | USC (6–2–0) | Virginia (8–2–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | Virginia (10–2–2) | Virginia (10–3–2) | Virginia (12–3–2) | | | | 5. |
| 6. | USC | Florida (2–0–0) | Florida (3–1–0) | Florida State (3–1–0) | BYU (5–1–0) | Florida (6–2–0) | UCLA (7–2–0) | UCLA (9–2–0) | West Virginia (12–1–1) | West Virginia (13–1–1) | West Virginia (15–1–1) | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Virginia | Virginia (2–0–0) | Virginia (4–0–0) | West Virginia (5–0–1) | Georgetown (6–1–0) | UCLA (6–2–0) | Clemson (8–2–1) | West Virginia (10–1–1) | UCLA (9–3–1) | UCLA (10–3–1) | Florida (12–4–0) | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | West Virginia (1–0–1) | West Virginia (3–0–1) | Penn State (2–2–1) | Clemson (5–2–0) | Georgetown (8–1–0) | Georgetown (8–1–1) | Clemson (8–2–2) | Minnesota (11–3–1) | Cal (12–2–1) | UCLA (12–3–1) | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Clemson | Virginia Tech (2–0–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0–0) | BYU (3–1–0) | UCLA (4–2–0) | Clemson (7–2–0) | Minnesota (9–2–1) | Georgetown (9–1–1) | Florida (10–3–0) | Duke (11–2–2) | Clemson (12–3–2) | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | BYU (1–0–0) | BYU (2–1–0) | South Carolina (5–0–1) | Oklahoma (5–2–1) | Oklahoma (7–2–1) | Penn State (7–2–2) | Duke (8–2–2) | Duke (10–2–2) | Florida (10–4–0) | Minnesota (12–3–3) | | | | 10. |
| 11. | Texas A&M | USC (0–1–0) | USC (1–2–0) | Clemson (3–2–0) | West Virginia (6–0–1) | West Virginia (7–1–1) | West Virginia (10–1–1) | Florida (8–3–0) | Cal (11–2–1) | Georgetown (12–1–2) | Cal (12–2–2) | | | | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0–0) | North Carolina (3–0–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1–0) | Long Beach State (4–2–1) | Minnesota (7–2–1) | Florida (7–3–0) | North Carolina (6–2–3) | Clemson (9–3–2) | Minnesota (12–3–2) | Duke (12–3–2) | | | | 12. |
| 13. | BYU | Santa Clara (2–0–0) | Santa Clara (2–2–0) | Duke (4–1–1) | Minnesota (6–2–0) | Penn State (5–2–2) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | Penn State (8–2–2) | Georgetown (10–1–2) | Clemson (10–3–2) | Georgetown (13–2–2) | | | | 13. |
| 14. | Cal | South Carolina (1–0–1) | South Carolina (3–0–1) | North Carolina (4–0–1) | Penn State (4–2–1) | Michigan (6–1–1) | North Carolina (6–2–2) | Cal (10–2–0) | North Carolina (8–2–3) | North Carolina (8–3–3) | North Carolina (10–3–3) | | | | 14. |
| 15. | South Carolina | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) | Minnesota (5–1–0) | Utah (4–2–0) | Long Beach State (4–4–1) | Duke (7–2–2) | Minnesota (9–3–1) | Penn State (9–2–3) | Notre Dame (10–3–2) | Notre Dame (11–2–4) | | | | 15. |
| 16. | Texas Tech | Texas A&M (1–1–0) | Texas A&M (2–2–0) | Texas A&M (4–2–0) | Texas A&M (5–2–0) | Utah (5–2–1) | Utah (6–2–1) | Notre Dame (8–1–3) | Notre Dame (9–2–3) | Auburn (11–4–0) | Oklahoma (12–4–2) | | | | 16. |
| 17. | Santa Clara | Cal (1–1–0) | Cal (3–1–0) | Ohio State (5–1–0) | Notre Dame (5–1–2) | NC State (7–2–0) | Cal (8–2–0) | Oklahoma (10–3–1) | Auburn (10–4–0) | Penn State (10–2–4) | Pepperdine (11–3–3) | | | | 17. |
| 18. | Minnesota | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | Notre Dame (3–1–0) | Notre Dame (5–1–0) | Loyola Marymount (4–2–1) | Duke (6–2–1) | Long Beach State (4–5–1) | Utah (7–2–2) | Pepperdine (8–3–3) | Oklahoma (11–4–1) | Auburn (12–5–0) | | | | 18. |
| 19. | Connecticut | Oklahoma (1–0–1) | Oklahoma (2–1–1) | UCLA (3–1–0) | Pepperdine (4–2–1) | North Carolina (5–2–1) | Notre Dame (7–1–3) | Michigan (9–1–1) | Oklahoma (10–4–1) | Pepperdine (9–3–3) | Utah (11–3–3) | | | | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Connecticut (2-0-0) | Connecticut (3–1–0) | Northwestern (5–0–0) | Missouri (5–2–0) | Cal (7–2–0) | Michigan (7–1–1) | Long Beach State (5–5–2) | Utah (9–2–2) | Utah (11–2–2) | Florida State (12–2–2) | | | | 20. |
| 21. | Arizona | Texas Tech (2–0–0) | Texas Tech (4–1–1) | Washington (3–1–0) | Michigan (4–1–1) | Texas A&M (7–2–0) | Auburn (7–4–0) | NC State (9–2–0) | Colorado (11–3–0) | Colorado (12–3–0) | Colorado (12–4–0) | | | | 21. |
| 22. | Auburn | Ohio State (1–0–0) | Ohio State (4–0–0) | Michigan (3–1–1) | Ohio State (6–1–0) | Wake Forest (8–1–0) | Florida State (8–1–1) | Auburn (8–4–0) | Loyola Marymount (8–3–3) | Loyola Marymount (10–3–3) | Penn State (10–3–4) | | | | 22. |
| 23. | Washington State | Northwestern (2–0–0) | Northwestern (3–0–0) | Santa Clara (2–2–2) | NC State (6–2–0) | Washington State (5–2–1) | Santa Clara (3–4–3) | Florida State (9–1–1) | Santa Clara (5–5–4) | Santa Clara (6–6–4) | Santa Clara (6–6–4) | | | | 23. |
| 24. | Ohio State | Auburn (1–1–0) | Auburn (3–1–0) | Arizona (2–1–1) | North Carolina (5–1–1) | Notre Dame (5–1–3) | Nebraska (8–3–0) | Santa Clara (3–4–4) | Arkansas (13–2–0) | Arkansas (13–3–0) | Long Beach State (7–6–3) | | | | 24. |
| 25. | Rutgers | William & Mary (1–0–0) | William & Mary (2–1–0) | Boston College (5–0–1) | Washington State (3–2–1) | Santa Clara (2–4–3) | NC State (8–2–0) | Loyola Marymount (7–2–3) | Long Beach State (6–6–2) | Florida State (10–2–2) | Nebraska (10–5–3) | | | | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug. 13 | 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 | Week Postseason | Final | |
| | | Dropped: ArizonaWashington StateRutgers | None | Dropped: OklahomaConnecticutTexas TechAuburnWilliam & Mary | Dropped: CalFlorida StateVirginia TechDukeNorthwesternWashingtonSanta ClaraArizonaBoston College | Dropped: Loyola MarymountPepperdineMissouriOhio State | Dropped: Texas A&MWake ForestWashington State | Dropped: Nebraska | Dropped: MichiganNC StateFlorida State | Dropped: Long Beach State | Dropped: Loyola MarymountArkansas | None | None | None | |