| 2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 26 – June 26, 2006[1] |
| Number of teams | 293 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Texas[2] |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 2–26, 2006 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (8) |
| College World Series | |
| Duration | June 16–26, 2006 |
| Champions | Oregon State (1st title) |
| Runners-up | North Carolina |
| MOP | Jonah Nickerson |
| Seasons | |
The following polls make up the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Currently, only the final poll from the 2006 season is available.[3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State |
| 2 | North Carolina |
| 3 | Rice |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 5 | Clemson |
| 6 | Miami (FL) |
| 7 | Georgia Tech |
| 8 | Georgia |
| 9 | Alabama |
| 10 | Ole Miss |
| 11 | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Texas |
| 13 | College of Charleston |
| 14 | Virginia |
| 15 | Kentucky |
| 16 | Stanford |
| 17 | South Carolina |
| 18 | Nebraska |
| 19 | Oral Roberts |
| 20 | Florida State |
| 21 | Missouri |
| 22 | Arkansas |
| 23 | Arizona State |
| 24 | Houston |
| 25 | Pepperdine |
| Preseason | Week 1 Feb 6[4] | Week 2 Feb 13[5] | Week 3 Feb 20[6] | Week 4 Feb 27[7] | Week 5 Mar 6[8] | Week 6 Mar 13[9] | Week 7 Mar 20[10] | Week 8 Mar 27[11] | Week 9 Apr 3[12] | Week 10 Apr 10[13] | Week 11 Apr 17[14] | Week 12 Apr 24[15] | Week 13 May 1[16] | Week 14 May 8[17] | Week 15 May 15[18] | Week 16 May 22[19] | Week 17 May 29[20] | Week 18 June 6[21] | Week 19 June 13[22] | Week 20 June 29[23] | ||
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| 1. | Texas | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Georgia Tech (13–0) | Georgia Tech (16–1) | Mississippi State (15–0) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Cal State Fullerton (24–7) | Cal State Fullerton (26–8) | Cal State Fullerton (28–9) | Cal State Fullerton (31–10) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (42–10) | Rice (46–10) | Rice (50–10) | Rice (53–10) | Rice (55–11) | Oregon State (50–16) | 1. |
| 2. | Clemson | Florida (0–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Georgia Tech (10–0) | Clemson (7–2) | Clemson (10–3) | Rice (18–6) | Cal State Fullerton (20–7) | South Carolina (26–3) | Rice (28–8) | Rice (32–8) | Rice (35–9) | North Carolina (39–8) | North Carolina (39–8) | Cal State Fullerton (36–12) | Cal State Fullerton (39–13) | Cal State Fullerton (43–13) | Cal State Fullerton (46–13) | Cal State Fullerton (48–13) | North Carolina (54–15) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Georgia Tech (6–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | Rice (13–3) | Rice (15–5) | North Carolina (17–3) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Mississippi State (22–3) | North Carolina (27–7) | North Carolina (31–7) | North Carolina (34–8) | Nebraska (36–6) | Cal State Fullerton (35–12) | Texas (38–15) | Clemson (43–13) | Clemson (47–14) | Clemson (50–14) | Clemson (52–14) | Cal State Fullerton (50–15) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgia Tech | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Rice (10–2) | North Carolina (10–1) | North Carolina (13–2) | Cal State Fullerton (17–6) | Florida State (25–2) | Rice (24–8) | Florida State (31–4) | Nebraska (28–5) | Nebraska (32–6) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Oregon State (34–11) | Clemson (39–13) | North Carolina (45–11) | Texas (40–19) | Oregon State (42–14) | Oregon State (44–14) | Rice (57–13) | 4. |
| 5. | Cal State Fullerton | Rice (1–0) | Rice (4–1) | Rice (6–2) | Florida (8–3) | Tennessee (11–2) | Tennessee (13–2) | Georgia Tech (18–3) | South Carolina (22–3) | North Carolina (23–6) | Clemson (24–8) | Texas (27–12) | Oregon State (28–9) | Oregon State (32–10) | Nebraska (36–8) | North Carolina (41–11) | Oregon State (38–13) | Oregon State (39–14) | Alabama (44–19) | North Carolina (40–13) | Clemson (53–16) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Oregon State (0–0) | Oregon State (2–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (11–0) | Florida State (21–2) | Rice (20–8) | Florida State (27–4) | Nebraska (24–5) | Clemson (27–10) | Alabama (31–12) | Alabama (34–13) | Texas (36–15) | Oregon State (35–13) | Texas (38–18) | Alabama (41–19) | Ole Miss (43–20) | Georgia (47–21) | Georgia (47–23) | 6. |
| 7. | Rice | Texas (0–3) | Texas (3–4) | Texas (5–5) | Cal State Fullerton (8–4) | Cal State Fullerton (10–6) | Cal State Fullerton (14–6) | South Carolina (17–3) | North Carolina (20–5) | Clemson (20–7) | South Carolina (27–6) | South Carolina (29–8) | Texas (28–15) | Texas (31–15) | Clemson (33–13) | Kentucky (40–11) | Virginia (45–11) | Ole Miss (40–20) | Georgia (45–20) | Georgia Tech (50–16) | Georgia Tech (50–18) | 7. |
| 8. | Oregon State | Tennessee (2–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Oregon State (3–3) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Florida State (14–1) | Florida State (18–1) | Nebraska (15–2) | Nebraska (17–3) | Nebraska (20–5) | Texas (24–11) | Florida State (33–6) | Georgia Tech (32–9) | Clemson (33–13) | Kentucky (37–11) | Nebraska (37–12) | Alabama (39–17) | Georgia (41–19) | Georgia Tech (48–16) | Miami (FL) (41–22) | Miami (FL) (42–24) | 8. |
| 9. | Tennessee | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | Cal State Fullerton (3–3) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | South Carolina (8–1) | South Carolina (9–2) | South Carolina (13–2) | Florida (17–7) | Clemson (16–6) | Texas (21–11) | Alabama (25–10) | Oregon State (25–9) | Clemson (29–13) | Oklahoma (35–11) | Oklahoma (37–13) | Virginia (41–11) | Georgia (38–17) | Nebraska (42–15) | North Carolina (48–13) | Oklahoma (45–22) | Oklahoma (45–22) | 9. |
| 10. | Missouri | Missouri (0–0) | Tulane (2–1) | Tulane (6–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Arkansas (13–1) | Arkansas (16–1) | Clemson (11–6) | Texas (19–10) | Georgia Tech (22–6) | Mississippi State (25–6) | Arizona State (27–11) | Oklahoma (32–10) | Notre Dame (35–9) | Arkansas (34–15) | Alabama (36–17) | Kentucky (42–13) | Georgia Tech (45–16) | Oklahoma (44–20) | Alabama (44–21) | Alabama (44–22) | 10. |
| 11. | Pepperdine | Pepperdine (2–1) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Arkansas (9–0) | Oregon State (8–4) | LSU (16–3) | Arkansas (17–2) | Tulane (17–9) | Oregon State (19–8) | Oregon State (21–9) | Alabama (27–12) | Arkansas (30–12) | Kentucky (34–11) | Notre Dame (37–11) | Georgia (35–16) | Georgia Tech (42–14) | North Carolina (45–13) | Texas (41–210 | Ole Miss (44–22) | Ole Miss (44–22) | 11. |
| 12. | Tulane | Tulane (0–0) | Missouri (2–2) | Missouri (4–2) | Pepperdine (8–6) | Tulane (10–4) | Nebraska (11–2) | Tennessee (14–5) | Oregon State (15–7) | Arkansas (23–6) | Arkansas (25–8) | Arkansas (27–10) | Notre Dame (32–8) | South Carolina (32–12) | Alabama (34–16) | Georgia Tech (39–13) | Oklahoma State (39–15) | Virginia (46–13) | College of Charleston (46–15) | Texas (41–21) | Texas (41–21) | 12. |
| 13. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | South Carolina (2–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | Oregon State (6–4) | LSU (13–2) | Oregon State (11–5) | Wichita State (20–3) | Arkansas (20–5) | Arizona State (23–9) | Arizona State (25–10) | Georgia Tech (28–9) | Kentucky (30–10) | Virginia (38–10) | Virginia (39–10) | Arizona State (32–17) | Oklahoma (39–17) | Kentucky (42–15) | Miami (FL) (39–21) | South Carolina (48–17) | South Carolina (41–25) | 13. |
| 14. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Texas (9–6) | Nebraska (8–2) | Tulane (12–6) | Tulane (14–8) | Arizona State (21–7) | Alabama (22–9) | Georgia Tech (25––8) | NC State (30–10) | South Carolina (31–11) | Arkansas (31–14) | Houston (34–17) | Oklahoma (37–16) | Arkansas (38–17) | Houston (39–20) | Nebraska (42–17) | College of Charleston (46–17) | College of Charleston (46–17) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida State | Florida State (3–0) | San Diego (5–1) | San Diego (7–2) | Tulane (8–3) | Florida (9–6) | Florida (14–6) | LSU (17–5) | Florida (17–11) | Old Dominion (29–3) | Old Dominion (31–4) | Oklahoma (28–10) | Florida State (33–10) | Houston (31–16) | Georgia Tech (36–12) | Arkansas (35–17) | Nebraska (39–14) | Notre Dame (45–15) | South Carolina (40–23) | Nebraska (40–23) | Nebraska (40–23) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona State | Arizona State (5–1) | Pepperdine (3–3) | Pepperdine (6–4) | Long Beach State (9–4) | Stanford (10–5) | Arizona State (17–5) | Oregon State (12–7) | LSU (19–7) | Vanderbilt (19–9) | NC State (27–9) | Vanderbilt (25–12) | Arizona State (28–14) | Georgia Tech (33–12) | Georgia (31–16) | Houston (35–19) | Houston (36–19) | Arizona State (36–19) | Virginia (47–15) | Virginia (47–15) | Virginia (47–15) | 16. |
| 17. | Southern California | Long Beach State (3–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Arkansas (6–0) | LSU (10–1) | Arizona State (14–5) | Stanford (11–7) | Stanford (11–7) | Wichita State (21–5) | NC State (25–8) | Oklahoma (24–10) | Mississippi State (26–9) | College of Charleston (33–8) | Florida State (35–11) | Florida State (37–12) | Oklahoma State (36–14) | Ole Miss (36–20) | Oklahoma (40–19) | Stanford (33–25) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Arkansas | San Diego (3–0) | TCU (2–1) | Long Beach State (6–4) | NC State (12–1) | Missouri (8–5) | Texas (13–9) | Texas (15–10) | Oklahoma (20–6) | Tulane (18–12) | Vanderbilt (21–11) | Notre Dame (27–8) | NC State (31–13) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Arizona State (30–16) | Ole Miss (33–19) | Notre Dame (41–14) | Pepperdine (40–19) | Missouri (46–25) | Missouri (36–25) | Missouri (36–25) | 18. |
| 19. | TCU | Stanford (3–0) | Long Beach State (4–2) | LSU (6–1) | Stanford (9–4) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Washington (15–5) | Arizona State (18–7) | Pepperdine (18–11) | Oklahoma (21–9) | Kentucky (25–8) | College of Charlesotn (30–7) | Houston (28–15) | College of Charleston (33–10) | South Carolina (32–16) | Notre Dame (38–13) | Arizona State (33–19) | Fresno State (43–16) | Oral Roberts (41–14) | Stanford (33–27) | Stanford (33–27) | 19. |
| 20. | LSU | Arkansas (0–0) | LSU (2–1) | NC State (8–1) | Missouri (5–4) | Texas A&M (13–2) | Georgia (11–2) | NC State (21–4) | Kentucky (20–5) | Wake Forest (23–7) | Southern California (20–14) | Old Dominion (33–6) | Virginia (34–10) | Arizona State (29–16) | Peppedine (33–17) | Pepperdine (36–18) | Pepperdine (38–18) | Oklahoma State (38–19) | Kentucky (43–17) | Kentucky (43–17) | Kentucky (43–17) | 20. |
| 21. | Fresno State | TCU (0–0) | NC State (6–0) | TCU (4–3) | TCU (6–4) | Texas (10–8) | Pepperdine (12–10) | Pepperdine (14–11) | Tennessee (17–7) | Creighton (18–6) | College of Charleston (27–6) | Kentucky (26–10) | Vanderbilt (25–16) | Pepperdine (30–16) | College of Charleston (33–11) | College of Charleston (38–12) | Fresno State (39–16) | Arkansas (38–19) | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | 21. |
| 22. | Long Beach State | LSU (0–0) | Cal Poly (7–2) | Cal Poly (9–3) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Long Beach State (10–7) | Baylor (12–4) | Baylor (14–6) | Georgia (17–5) | Pepperdine (20–13) | Creighton (20–8) | Southern California (22–16) | UCLA (23–16) | Washington (30–16) | Ole Miss (31–18) | Miami (FL) (34–17) | Tulane (39–17) | Kansas (42–23) | Fresno State (45–18) | Fresno State (45–18) | Fresno State (45–18) | 22. |
| 23. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (0–0) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Nebraska (5–2) | Pepperdine (9–9) | Wichita State (17–2) | Oklahoma (18–5) | Virginia (22–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | San Diego (21–12) | Winthrop (29–10) | Ole Miss (26–15) | Vanderbilt (27–18) | Miami (FL) (32–16) | Winthrop (41–12) | San Francisco (37–19) | Tulane (41–19) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 23. |
| 24. | NC State | NC State (3–0) | Stanford (4–2) | Southern California (7–4) | Winthrop (9–2) | Cal Poly (12–6) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Virginia (19–4) | Winthrop (21–5) | Kansas (18–11) | Baylor (22–11) | Miami (FL) (23–13) | Mississippi State (29–11) | Miami (FL) (29–16) | Oklahoma State (33–13) | Tulane (37–16) | Hawaii (40–13) | College of Charleston (43–15) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | 24. |
| 25. | California | Cal Poly (5–1) | Southern California (4–3) | Nebraska (3–1) | San Diego (7–6) | Kansas (13–4) | Kansas (15–6) | Georgia (14–5) | Miami (FL) (23–7) | Winthrop (23–7) | Winthrop (26–9) | San Diego (23–14) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Old Dominion (37–9) | Baylor (33–19) | Elon (42–14) | San Francisco (38–21) | Wichita State (46–22) | Wichita State (46–22) | Wichita State (46–22) | 25. |
| Preseason | Week 1 Feb 6[4] | Week 2 Feb 13[5] | Week 3 Feb 20[6] | Week 4 Feb 27[7] | Week 5 Mar 6[8] | Week 6 Mar 13[9] | Week 7 Mar 20[10] | Week 8 Mar 27[11] | Week 9 Apr 3[12] | Week 10 Apr 10[13] | Week 11 Apr 17[14] | Week 12 Apr 24[15] | Week 13 May 1[16] | Week 14 May 8[17] | Week 15 May 15[18] | Week 16 May 22[19] | Week 17 May 29[20] | Week 18 June 6[21] | Week 19 June 13[22] | Week 20 June 29[23] | ||
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| Preseason Dec 23[24] | Week 1 Feb 6[25] | Week 2 Feb 13[26] | Week 3 Feb 20[27] | Week 4 Feb 27[28] | Week 5 Mar 6[29] | Week 6 Mar 13[30] | Week 7 Mar 20[31] | Week 8 Mar 27[32] | Week 9 Apr 3[33] | Week 10 Apr 10[34] | Week 11 Apr 17[35] | Week 12 Apr 24[36] | Week 13 May 1[37] | Week 14 May 8[38] | Week 15 May 15[39] | Week 16 May 22[40] | Week 17 May 29[41] | Week 18 June 6[42] | Week 19 June 12[43] | Week 20 June 27[44] | ||
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| 1. | Texas | Florida (0–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Georgia Tech (13–0) | Florida State (18–1) | Florida State (21–2) | Florida State (25–2) | South Carolina (26–3) | Cal State Fullerton (26–8) | North Carolina (31–7) | North Carolina (34–8) | North Carolina (39–8) | North Carolina (39–8) | Rice (42–10) | Rice (46–10) | Rice (50–10) | Rice (53–10) | Rice (55–11) | Oregon State (50–16) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida | Oregon State (0–0) | Oregon State (2–1) | Clemson (3–0) | Rice (10–2) | Florida State (14–1) | Georgia Tech (16–1) | Nebraska (15–2) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Cal State Fullerton (24–7) | North Carolina (27–7) | Cal State Fullerton (28–9) | Cal State Fullerton (31–10) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (39–9) | Cal State Fullerton (36–12) | Cal State Fullerton (39–13) | Cal State Fullerton (43–13) | Cal State Fullerton (46–13) | Cal State Fullerton (48–13) | North Carolina (54–15) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon State | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | North Carolina (7–0) | Clemson (7–2) | Nebraska (11–2) | Mississippi State (15–0) | Nebraska (17–3) | North Carolina (23–6) | Florida State (31–4) | Rice (32–8) | Rice (35–9) | Nebraska (36–6) | Cal State Fullerton (35–12) | Texas (38–15) | Clemson (43–13) | Clemson (47–14) | Clemson (50–14) | Clemson (52–14) | Rice (57–13) | 3. |
| 4. | Nebraska | Rice (1–0) | Rice (4–1) | Rice (6–2) | Nebraska (5–2) | Rice (13–3) | Clemson (10–3) | Georgia Tech (18–3) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Florida State (27–4) | Nebraska (24–5) | Nebraska (28–5) | Nebraska (32–6) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Texas (36–15) | Kentucky (40–11) | North Carolina (45–11) | Oregon State (39–14) | Oregon State (42–14) | Oregon State (44–14) | Cal State Fullerton (50–15) | 4. |
| 5. | Rice | Clemson (0–0 | Clemson (0–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Georgia Tech (10–0) | North Carolina (10–1) | Rice (15–5) | Rice (18–6) | South Carolina (22–3) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Rice (28–8) | Texas (27–12) | Georgia Tech (32–9) | Alabama (34–130 | Oregon State (34–11) | Clemson (39–13) | Oregon State (38–13) | Texas (40–19) | North Carolina (48–13) | North Carolina (50–13) | Clemson (53–16) | 5. |
| 6. | Clemson | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | Florida State (7–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | North Carolina (14–2) | North Carolina (17–3) | Cal State Fullerton (20–7) | Nebraska (20–5) | Texas (24–11) | Florida State (33–6) | Alabama (31–12) | Oregon State (32–10) | Nebraska (36–8) | North Carolina (41–11) | Alabama (39–17) | North Carolina (45–13) | Alabama (44–19) | Georgia (47–21) | Miami (FL) (42–24) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | FLorida State (3–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Georgia Tech (6–0) | Florida (8–3) | Tennessee (11–2) | Tennessee (13–2) | South Carolina (17–3) | Rice (20–8) | Rice (24–8) | Clemson (24–8) | NC State (30–10) | Oregon State (28–9) | Texas (31–15) | Kentucky (37–11) | Oregon State (35–13) | Kentucky (42–13) | Alabama (41–19) | Georgia (45–20) | Georgia Tech (50–16) | Georgia (47–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida State | Stanford (3–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | San Diego (7–2) | LSU (10–1) | LSU (13–2) | LSU (16–3) | Cal State Fullerton (17–6) | North Carolina (20–5) | Clemson (20–7) | Alabama (25–10) | Georgia Tech (28–9) | Notre Dame (32–8) | Notre Dame (35–9–1) | Alabama (34–16) | Alabama (36–17) | Virginia (45–11) | Kentucky (42–15) | Georgia Tech (48–16) | Miami (FL) (41–22) | Georgia Tech (50–18) | 8. |
| 9. | Cal State Fullerton | Georgia Tech (0–0) | San Diego (5–1) | Pepperdine (6–3) | Tennessee (7–2) | South Carolina (9–2) | South Carolina (13–2) | Florida (17–7) | Clemson (16–6) | Texas (21–11) | South Carolina (27–6) | Clemson (27–10) | Texas (28–15) | Clemson (33–13) | Clemson (33–13) | Virginia (41–11) | Texas (38–18) | Virginia (46–13) | Ole Miss (43–20) | Alabama (44–21) | Alabama (44–21) | 9. |
| 10. | Georgia Tech | Arizona State (5–1) | Texas (3–4) | Oregon State (3–3) | Stanford (9–4) | Arkansas (13–1) | Arkansas (16–1) | Arkansas (17–3) | Texas (19–10) | Alabama (22–9) | Mississippi State (25–6) | Arizona state (27–11) | Florida State (33–10) | Houston (31–16) | Houston (34–17) | Nebraska (37–12) | Georgia (38–17) | Georgia (41–19) | Oklahoma (44–20) | Oklahoma (45–22) | Oklahoma (45–22) | 10. |
| 11. | Miami (FL) | Pepperdine (2–1) | Stanford (4–2) | Texas (5–5) | Texas (9–6) | Stanford (10–5) | Arizona State (17–5) | Wichita State (20–3) | Miami (FL) (23–7) | Georgia Tech (22–6) | Georgia Tech (25–8) | Miami (FL) (26–13) | NC State (31–13) | Oklahoma (35–11) | Oklahoma (37–13) | Houston (35–19) | Houston (36–19) | Houston (39–20) | Miami (FL) (39–21) | Ole Miss (44–22) | Ole Miss (44–22) | 11. |
| 12. | Arizona State | Long Beach State (3–0) | Cal State Fullerton (3–3) | Stanford (5–3) | Pepperdine (8–6) | Oregon State (9–4) | Mississippi State (11–0) | Miami (FL) (21–6) | Arizona State (21–7) | Vanderbilt (19–9) | NC State (27–9) | Alabama (27–12) | Clemson (29–13) | Virginia (38–10) | Virginia (39–10) | Georgia (35–16) | Oklahoma State (39–15) | Nebraska (42–15) | South Carolina (40–23) | South Carolina (41–25) | South Carolina (41–25) | 12. |
| 13. | Pepperdine | San Diego (3–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Cal State Fullerton (8–4) | Arizona State (14–5) | Cal State Fullerton (14–6) | Clemson (11–6) | Wichita State (21–5) | Arizona State (23–9) | Arizona State (25–10) | South Carolina (29–8) | Houston (28–15) | Florida State (35–11) | Arkansas (34–15) | Oklahoma State (36–14) | Oklahoma (39–17) | Oklahoma (40–19) | College of Charleston (46–15) | College of Charleston (46–17) | College of Charleston (46–17) | 13. |
| 14. | Missouri | Texas (0–3) | Pepperdine (3–3) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | Oregon State (6–4) | Cal State Fullerton (10–6) | Oregon State (11–5) | LSU (17–5) | Virginia (22–5) | Miami (FL) (23–10) | Miami (FL) (24–12) | Oregon State (25–9) | Oklahoma (32–10) | Georgia Tech (33–12) | Notre Dame (37–11) | Arizona State (32–17) | Nebraska (39–14) | Oklahoma State (39–18) | Oral Roberts (41–14) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | 14. |
| 15. | LSU | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | Long Beach State (4–2) | LSU (6–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | Texas A&M (13–2) | Florida (14–6) | Tennessee (14–5) | LSU (19–7) | NC State (25–8) | Arkansas (25–8) | Mississippi State (26–9) | Virginia (34–10) | Kentucky (34–11) | Florida State (37–12) | Oklahoma (37–16) | Arkansas (38–17) | Arkansas (38–19) | Stanford (33–25) | Stanford (33–27) | Stanford (33–27) | 15. |
| 16. | Long Beach State | Missouri (0–0) | LSU (2–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | Long Beach State (9–4) | Florida (9–6) | Texas (13–9) | Texas (15–10) | Alabama (19–8) | Oregon State (19–8) | Vanderbilt (21–11) | Notre Dame (27–8) | Arizona State (28–14) | Miami (FL) (29–16) | Georgia Tech (36–12) | Tulane (37–16) | Georgia Tech (42–14) | Georgia Tech (45–16) | Missouri (35–26) | Missouri (35–28) | Missouri (35–28) | 16. |
| 17. | South Carolina | LSU (0–0) | South Carolina (2–1) | Long Beach State (6–4) | NC State (12–1) | Texas (10–8) | Stanford (11–7) | Arizona State (18–7) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | Arkansas (23–6) | Old Dominion (31–4) | Vanderbilt (25–12) | Miami (FL) (27–15) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Miami (FL) (32–16) | Georgia Tech (39–13) | Tulane (39–17) | Arizona State (36–19) | Texas (41–21) | Texas (41–21) | Texas (41–21) | 17. |
| 18. | Florida Atlantic | South Carolina (0–0) | Miami (FL) (5–3) | NC State (8–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Baylor (12–4) | Stanford (11–7) | Oregon State (15–7) | Old Dominion (29–3) | Southern California (20–14) | Virginia (31–9) | Kentucky (30–10) | NC State (32–15) | NC State (33–15) | Miami (FL) (34–17) | Arizona State (33–19) | Ole Miss (40–20) | Kentucky (44–17) | Kentucky (44–17) | Kentucky (44–17) | 18. |
| 19. | Tennessee | Tennessee (2–1) | NC State (6–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Arkansas (9–0) | Baylor (9–3) | Wichita State (17–2) | Oregon State (12–7) | Georgia (17–5) | Wake Forest (23–7) | Oregon State (21–9) | Houston (24–15) | South Carolina (30–11) | South Carolina (32–12) | Wake Forest (31–15) | Ole Miss (33–19) | Ole Miss (36–20) | Tulane (41–19) | Evansville (43–22) | Evansville (43–22) | Evansville (43–22) | 19. |
| 20. | Ole Miss | Florida Atlantic (1–2) | Missouri (2–2) | Baylor (4–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Wichita State (13–2) | Miami (FL) (16–6) | NC State (21–5) | Arkansas (20–5) | Virginia (24–8) | Virginia (27–9) | Arkansas (27–10) | Mississippi State (29–11) | Arizona State (29–16) | Arizona State (30–16) | Arkansas (35–17) | Miami (FL) (35–19) | Notre Dame (45–15–1) | Virginia (47–15) | Virginia (47–15) | Virginia (47–15) | 20. |
| 21. | Southern California | Miami (FL) (3–2) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Tulane (6–1) | Tulane (8–3) | Miami (FL) (12–6) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Virginia (19–4) | Kentucky (20–5) | Fresno State (24–9) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Old Dominion (33–6) | Wake Forest (30–14) | Wake Forest (30–14) | Tulane (34–16) | Notre Dame (38–13–1) | Notre Dame (41–14–1) | Miami (FL) (36–21) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | 21. |
| 22. | Notre Dame | Ole Miss (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Arizona State (10–5) | Tulane (10–4) | NC State (18–4) | Oklahoma (18–5) | Tennessee (17–7) | College of Charleston (23–6) | College of Charleston (27–6) | Southern California (22–16) | Ole Miss (26–15) | Washington (30–16) | Southern Miss (34–16) | Wake Forest (33–17) | Florida State (39–17) | Fresno State (43–16) | Nebraska (42–17) | Nebraska (42–17) | Nebraska (42–17) | 22. |
| 23. | Baylor | Notre Dame (0–0) | Baylor (3–0) | Missouri (4–2) | Baylor (6–2) | Oklahoma (12–4) | Georgia (11–2) | Baylor (14–6) | Oklahoma (20–6) | Creighton (18–6) | Fresno State (26–10) | Oklahoma (28–10) | Arkansas (30–12) | Arkansas (31–14) | Ole Miss (31–18) | NC State (34–17) | Michigan (38–18) | Michigan (42–19) | Oklahoma State (41–20) | Oklahoma State (41–20) | Oklahoma State (41–20) | 23. |
| 24. | Tulane | Baylor (0–0) | Tulane (2–1) | Arkansas (6–0) | Hawaii (11–3) | Pepperdine (9–9) | Tulane (12–6) | Kansas State (16–1) | Baylor (16–8) | Ohio State (15–6) | Ohio State (19–7) | Wake Forest (28–12) | Vanderbilt (25–16) | Vanderbilt (27–18) | South Carolina (32–16) | Baylor (33–19) | San Francisco (37–19) | Florida State (42–19) | Florida State (44–21) | Florida State (44–21) | Florida State (44–21) | 24. |
| 25. | Stanford | Tulane (0–0) | Wichita State (4–1) | Cal Poly (9–3) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Long Beach State (10–7) | Washington (15–5) | James Madison (16–4) | James Madison (19–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | Kentucky (25–8) | College of Charleston (30–7) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Georgia (31–16) | Florida State (37–15) | Pepperdine (38–18) | Pepperdine (40–19) | Arkansas (39–21) | Arkansas (39–21) | Arkansas (39–21) | 25. |
| 26. | Wichita State | Winthrop (2–1) | Winthrop (3–2) | Winthrop (7–2) | Winthrop (10–2) | NC State (13–4) | Pepperdine (12–10) | Kentucky (17–4) | Winthrop (21–5) | Texas Tech (22–10) | Baylor (22–11) | Kentucky (26–10) | College of Charleston (33–9) | Troy (34–12) | Oklahoma State (33–13) | South Carolina (34–18) | NC State (35–19) | NC State (38–21) | Baylor (37–26) | Baylor (37–26_ | Baylor (37–26) | 26. |
| 27. | TCU | Wichita State (0–0) | Cal Poly (7–2) | Miami (FL) (6–6) | Miami (FL) (9–6) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Long Beach State (12–9) | Creighton (15–3) | Old Dominion (25–3) | Tennessee (18–10) | Creighton (20–8) | LSU (26–12) | Washington (27–15) | Pepperdine (30–16) | Old Dominion (37–9) | Michigan (33–18) | Wake Forest (33–20) | Troy (45–14) | Tulane (43–210 | Tulane (43–21) | Tulane (43–21) | 27. |
| 28. | Winthrop | TCU (0–0) | TCU (2–1) | Southern California (7–4) | Wichita State (9–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Winthrop (15–4) | Cal Poly (15–8) | Washington State (20–6) | Oklahoma (21–9) | Georgia (21–10) | San Diego (24–14) | Pepperdine (27–16) | Tulane (30–16) | Pepperdine (33–17) | Pepperdine (36–18) | Hawaii (40–13) | Kansas (42–23) | Fresno State (45–18) | Fresno State (45–18) | Fresno State (45–18) | 28. |
| 29. | Oklahoma | Cal Poly (5–1) | Gonzaga (6–1) | Wichita State (6–2) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Cal Poly (12–6) | Kansas State (12–1) | Winthrop (18–5) | Missouri (15–8) | LSU (20–10) | Oklahoma (24–10) | Winthrop (29–10) | Baylor (25–16) | Southern Miss (31–16) | Hawaii (37–12) | Hawaii (37–12) | Troy (41–14) | Evansville (40–20) | NC State (40–23) | NC State (40–23) | NC State (40–23) | 29. |
| 30. | Southern Miss | Southern Miss (0–0) | Kansas (6–2) | Arizona State (8–4) | Cal Poly (10–5) | Alabama (12–3) | James Madison (11–4) | Old Dominion (22–3) | Tulane (17–9) | Winthrop (23–7) | LSU (23–11) | James Madison (25–14) | Winthrop (31–12) | Winthrop (33–120 | Winthrop (37–12) | Winthrop (41–12) | Vanderbilt (33–23) | Vanderbilt (36–25) | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | 30. |
| Preseason Dec 23[24] | Week 1 Feb 6[25] | Week 2 Feb 13[26] | Week 3 Feb 20[27] | Week 4 Feb 27[28] | Week 5 Mar 6[29] | Week 6 Mar 13[30] | Week 7 Mar 20[31] | Week 8 Mar 27[32] | Week 9 Apr 3[33] | Week 10 Apr 10[34] | Week 11 Apr 17[35] | Week 12 Apr 24[36] | Week 13 May 1[37] | Week 14 May 8[38] | Week 15 May 15[39] | Week 16 May 22[40] | Week 17 May 29[41] | Week 18 June 6[42] | Week 19 June 12[43] | Week 20 June 27[44] | ||
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The preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams. Remaining teams not listed were: 31. Arizona 32. Houston 33. Arkansas 34. Mississippi State 35. San Francisco 36. San Diego 37. Stetson 38. Washington 39. Georgia 40. Fresno State
| Preseason Jan 17[45] | Week 1 Feb 6[46] | Week 2 Feb 13[47] | Week 3 Feb 20[48] | Week 4 Feb 27[49] | Week 5 Mar 6[50] | Week 6 Mar 13[51] | Week 7 Mar 20[52] | Week 8 Mar 27[53] | Week 9 Apr 3[54] | Week 10 Apr 10[55] | Week 11 Apr 17[56] | Week 12 Apr 24[57] | Week 13 May 1[58] | Week 14 May 8[59] | Week 15 May 15[60] | Week 16 May 22[61] | Week 17 May 29[62] | Week 18 June 6[63] | Week 19 June 13[64] | Week 20 June 27[65] | ||
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| 1. | Texas | Florida (0–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Rice (10–2) | Rice (13–3) | Georgia Tech (16–1) | Florida State (21–2) | Florida State (25–2) | South Carolina (26–3) | North Carolina (27–7) | Rice (32–8) | Rice (35–9) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (42–10) | Rice (46–10) | Rice (50–10) | Rice (53–10) | Rice (55–11) | Oregon State (50–16) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida | Rice (1–0) | Rice (4–1) | Rice (6–2) | North Carolina (7–0) | Georgia Tech (13–0) | Florida State (18–1) | North Carolina (17–3) | Nebraska (17–3) | North Carolina (23–6) | Rice (28–8) | North Carolina (31–7) | North Carolina (34–8) | North Carolina (39–8) | North Carolina (39–8) | Clemson (39–13) | Clemson (43–13) | Clemson (47–14) | Clemson (50–14) | Clemson (52–14) | North Carolina (54–15) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon State | Oregon State (0–0) | Oregon State (2–1) | Clemson (3–0) | Georgia Tech (10–0) | North Carolina (10–1) | North Carolina (13–2) | Nebraska (15–2) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Rice (24–8) | Florida State (31–4) | Nebraska (28–5) | Nebraska (32–6) | Nebraska (36–6) | Cal State Fullerton (35–12) | Cal State Fullerton (36–12) | Cal State Fullerton (39–13) | Cal State Fullerton (43–13) | Cal State Fullerton (46–13) | Cal State Fullerton (48–13) | Rice (57–13) | 3. |
| 4. | Rice | Nebraska (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Clemson (7–2) | Rice (15–5) | Rice (18–6) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Florida State (27–4) | Nebraska (24–5) | Cal State Fullerton (28–9) | Cal State Fullerton (31–10) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Clemson (33–13) | Texas (38–15) | North Carolina (45–11) | Alabama (41–19) | Alabama (44–19) | Oregon State (44–14) | Cal State Fullerton (50–15) | 4. |
| 5. | Nebraska | Clemson (0–0) | Nebraska (0–0) | Georgia Tech (6–0) | Florida (8–3) | Florida State (14–1) | Clemson (10–3) т | Georgia Tech (18–3) | South Carolina (22–3) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Cal State Fullerton (26–8) | Florida State (33–6) | Georgia Tech (32–9) | Clemson (33–13) | Texas (36–15) | North Carolina (41–11) | Virginia (45–11) | Oregon State (39–14) | Oregon State (42–14) | North Carolina (50–13) | Clemson (53–16) | 5. |
| 6. | Clemson | Florida State (3–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | Florida State (7–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Nebraska (11–2) т | Mississippi State (15–0) | North Carolina (20–5) | Cal State Fullerton (24–7) | Clemson (24–8) | Clemson (27–10) | Oregon State (28–9) | Oregon State (32–10) | Oregon State (34–11) | Virginia (41–11) | Alabama (39–17) т | Virginia (46–13) | North Carolina (48–13) | Georgia Tech (50–16) | Miami (FL) (42–24) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | North Carolina (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Nebraska (5–2) | Arkansas (13–1) | Arkansas (16–1) | South Carolina (17–3) | Rice (20–8) | Nebraska (20–5) | South Carolina (27–6) | Texas (27–12) | Clemson (29–13) | Alabama (34–13) | Nebraska (36–8) | Georgia Tech (39–13) | Oregon State (38–13) т | North Carolina (45–13) | Georgia Tech (48–16) | Georgia (47–21) | Georgia Tech (50–18) | 7. |
| 8. | Cal State Fullerton | Arizona State (5–1) | Florida State (4–1) | Tulane (6–1) | Arkansas (9–0) | Tennessee (11–2) | Mississippi State (11–0) | Arkansas (17–3) | Cal State Fullerton (20–7) | Clemson (20–7) | Mississippi State (25–6) | South Carolina (29–8) | Alabama (31–12) | Texas (31–15) | Georgia Tech (36–12) | Kentucky (40–11) | Kentucky (42–13) | Georgia Tech (45–16) т | Georgia (45–20) | Miami (FL) (41–22) | Georgia (47–23) | 8. |
| 9. | Florida State | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Tulane (2–1) | Arkansas (6–0) | Tulane (8–3) | Tulane (10–4) | Tennessee (13–2) | Cal State Fullerton (17–6) | Clemson (16–6) | Georgia Tech (22–6) | Texas (24–11) | Georgia Tech (28–9) | Texas (28–15) | Oklahoma (35–11) | Virginia (39–10) | Oregon State (35–13) | Georgia Tech (42–14) | Nebraska (42–15) т | Oklahoma (44–20) | Alabama (44–21) | Alabama (44–21) | 9. |
| 10. | Arizona State | Texas (0–3) | Texas (3–4) | Oregon State (3–3) | Tennessee (7–2) | Oregon State (9–4) | LSU (16–3) | Florida (17–7) | Arkansas (20–5) | Arkansas (23–6) | Georgia Tech (25–8) | Arizona State (27–11) | Oklahoma (32–10) | Georgia Tech (33–12) | Arkansas (34–15) | Alabama (36–17) | Texas (38–18) | Texas (40–19) | Ole Miss (43–20) | Oklahoma (45–22) | Oklahoma (45–22) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | Long Beach State (3–0) | Long Beach State (4–2) | Tennessee (6–1) | Texas (9–6) | LSU (13–2) | Oregon State (11–5) | Clemson (11–6) | Arizona State (21–7) | Texas (21–11) | Arkansas (25–8) | Oregon State (25–9) | Arkansas (30–12) | Virginia (38–10) | Alabama (34–16) | Nebraska (37–12) | Nebraska (39–14) т | Kentucky (42–15) | College of Charleston (46–15) | Ole Miss (44–22) | Ole Miss (44–22) | 11. |
| 12. | Pepperdine | Pepperdine (2–1) | Cal State Fullerton (3–3) | Texas (5–5) | Oregon State (6–4) | Mississippi State (6–0) | South Carolina (13–2) | Wichita State (20–3) | Oregon State (15–7) | Arizona State (23–9) | Alabama (25–10) | Arkansas (27–10) | Florida State (33–10) | South Carolina (32–12) | Florida State (37–12) | Arizona State (32–17) | Tulane (39–17) т | Houston (39–20) | Miami (FL) (39–210 | College of Charleston (46–17) | College of Charleston (46–17) | 12. |
| 13. | Miami (FL) | Tulane (0–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | Cal State Fullerton (8–4) | Florida (9–6) | Arizona State (17–5) т | LSU (17–5) | Texas (19–10) | Oregon State (19–8) | Arizona State (25–10) | NC State (30–10) | South Carolina (30–11) | Florida State (35–11) | Oklahoma (37–13) | Tulane (37–16) | Houston (36–19) | Georgia (41–19) | Virginia (47–15) | South Carolina (41–25) | South Carolina (41–25) | 13. |
| 14. | Tulane | Stanford (3–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | San Diego (7–2) | LSU (10–1) | Arizona State (14–5) | Florida (14–6) т | NC State (21–5) | Tulane (17–9) | NC State (25–8) | NC State (27–9) | Alabama (27–12) | Virginia (34–10) | Notre Dame (35–9–1) | Kentucky (37–11) | Houston (35–19) | Oklahoma (39–17) | Tulane (41–19) | Texas (41–21) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | Virginia (47–15) | 14. |
| 15. | LSU | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | Stanford (4–2) | Long Beach State (6–4) | Long Beach State (9–4) | South Carolina (9–2) | Tulane (12–6) т | Oregon State (12–7) | Oklahoma (20–6) | Alabama (22–9) | Oregon State (21–9) | Mississippi State (26–9) | Notre Dame (32–8) | Arkansas (31–14) | Houston (34–17) | Florida State (37–15) | Georgia (38–17) | Oklahoma (40–19) | South Carolina (40–23) | Virginia (47–15) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | 15. |
| 16. | Missouri | LSU (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | LSU (6–1) | NC State (12–1) | Cal State Fullerton (10–6) | Cal State Fullerton (14–6) | Tennessee (14–5) | Wichita State (21–5) | Old Dominion (29–3) | Old Dominion (31–4) | Oklahoma (28–10) | Arizona State (28–14) | Houston (31–16) | Notre Dame (37–11–1) | Winthrop (41–12) | Arizona State (33–19) | Notre Dame (45–15–1) | Kentucky (44–17) | Texas (41–21) | Texas (41–21) | 16. |
| 17. | Long Beach State | Missouri (0–0) | LSU (2–1) | Stanford (5–3) | Stanford (9–4) | Stanford (10–5) | Wichita State (17–2) | Arizona State (18–7) | LSU (19–7) | Oklahoma (21–9) | College of Charleston (27–6) | College of Charleston (30–7) | College of Charleston (33–9) | Tulane (30–16) | Tulane (34–16) | Arkansas (35–17) | Arkansas (38–17) | Ole Miss (40–20) | Nebraska (42–17) | Kentucky (44–17) | Kentucky (44–17) | 17. |
| 18. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | San Diego (5–1) | Pepperdine (6–4) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Wichita State (13–2) | Texas (13–9) | Tulane (14–8) | Florida (17–11) | Tulane (18–12) | Oklahoma (24–10) | Virginia (31–9) | NC State (31–13) | Arizona State (29–16) | Arizona State (30–16) | Oklahoma (37–16) | Oklahoma State (39–15) | Arizona State (36–19) | Oral Roberts (41–14) | Stanford (33–27) | Stanford (33–27) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Tennessee (2–1) | Pepperdine (3–3) | Mississippi State (0–0) | South Carolina (8–1) | Texas (10–8) | NC State (18–4) | Oklahoma (18–5) т | Miami (FL) (23–7) | Florida (19–13) | Virginia (27–9) | Old Dominion (33–6) | Mississippi State (29–11) | Kentucky (34–11) | South Carolina (32–16) | Notre Dame (38–13–1) | Notre Dame (41–14–1) | Arkansas (38–19) | Stanford (33–25) | Missouri (35–28) | Nebraska (42–17) | 19. |
| 20. | Tennessee | Arkansas (0–0) | Miami (FL) (5–3) | NC State (8–1) | Pepperdine (8–6) | Long Beach State (10–7) | Southern Miss (13–4) | Texas (15–10) т | Southern Miss (20–6) | College of Charleston (23–6) | Winthrop (26–9) | LSU (26–12) | Tulane (27–15) | College of Charleston (33–10) | Old Dominion (37–9) | College of Charleston (38–12) т | Florida State (39–17) | Florida State (42–19) | Tulane (43–21) | Nebraska (42–17) | Missouri (35–28) | 20. |
| 21. | TCU | Miami (FL) (3–2) | NC State (6–0) | South Carolina (5–1) | Arizona State (10–5) | Texas A&M (13–2) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Miami (FL) (21–6) | NC State (21–8) | Wichita State (22–9) | LSU (23–11) | Winthrop (29–10) | Houston (28–15) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Winthrop (37–12) | Miami (FL) (34–17) т | Winthrop (42–14) | Oklahoma State (39–18) | Missouri (35–26) | Tulane (43–21) | Tulane (43–21) | 21. |
| 22. | Notre Dame | TCU (0–0) | TCU (2–1) | Arizona State (8–4) | Ole Miss (6–1) | NC State (13–4) | Miami (FL) (16–6) | Southern Miss (16–5) | Tennessee (17–7) | Virginia (24–8) | Southern Miss (24–10) | Notre Dame (27–8) | Old Dominion (35–8) | NC State (32–15) | NC State (33–15) | South Carolina (34–18) | Ole Miss (36–20) т | Pepperdine (40–19) | Oklahoma State (41–20) | Oklahoma State (41–20) | Florida State (44–21) | 22. |
| 23. | Ole Miss | San Diego (3–0) | Arizona State (5–4) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Winthrop (10–2) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Stanford (11–7) | Stanford (11–7) | Virginia (22–5) | Winthrop (23–7) | Tulane (20–14) | Tulane (23–15) | Wichita State (31–14) | Wichita State (34–15) | Miami (FL) (32–16) | Georgia (35–16) | Wichita State (43–18) т | College of Charleston (43–15) | Florida State (44–21) | Florida State (44–21) | Oklahoma State (41–20) | 23. |
| 24. | Wichita State | Notre Dame (0–0) | Missouri (2–2) | Winthrop (7–2) | Wichita State (9–2) | Southern Miss (9–3) | Baylor (12–4) т | Baylor (14–6) | Winthrop (21–5) | Tennessee (18–10) | Wichita State (24–11) | Southern Miss (26–12) т | Winthrop (31–12) | Miami (FL) (29–16) | College of Charleston (33–11) | Oklahoma State (36–14) | Miami (FL) (35–19) | Winthrop (44–16) | Pepperdine (42–210 | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | 24. |
| 25. | Southern California | Ole Miss (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Missouri (4–2) | Georgia (6–0) | Miami (FL) (12–6) | Long Beach State (12–9) т | Winthrop (18–5) т | Georgia (17–5) | LSU (20–10) | Georgia (21–10) | Miami (FL) (26–13) т | Troy (32–10) | Winthrop (33–12) | LSU (32–17) | Wichita State (40–18) | Pepperdine (38–18) | Hawaii (43–15) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | 25. |
| 26. | Winthrop | South Carolina (0–0) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Wichita State (6–2) | Hawaii (11–3) | Oklahoma (12–4) | Georgia (11–2) | Virginia (19–4) т | Alabama (19–8) | Miami (FL) (23–10) | Ohio State (19–7) | Vanderbilt (25–12) | Kentucky (30–10) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Mississippi State (33–16) | Old Dominion (38–12) | South Carolina (36–20) | Miami (FL) (36–21) | Arizona State (37–21) | Winthrop (46–18) | Winthrop (46–18) | 26. |
| 27. | NC State | Winthrop (2–1) | South Carolina (2–1) | Notre Dame (0–0) | San Diego (7–6) | Baylor (9–3) | Winthrop (15–4) | Kansas State (16–1) | Old Dominion (25–3) | Southern Miss (21–9) | Florida (20–16) | Houston (24–15) | Miami (FL) (27–15) | Mississippi State (30–15) | Wake Forest (31–15) | NC State (34–17) | Elon (42–14) | NC State (38–21) | Winthrop (46–18) | Arizona State (37–21) | Arkansas (39–21) | 27. |
| 28. | Oklahoma | NC State (3–0) | Wichita State (4–1) | TCU (4–3) | Southern Miss (6–2) | Pepperdine (9–9) | Pepperdine (12–10) | College of Charleston (17–4) | College of Charleston (20–5) | Vanderbilt (19–9) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Wichita State (27–13) | Wake Forest (30–14) | LSU (29–17) | Oklahoma State (33–13) | Wake Forest (33–17) | College of Charleston (39–15) | Kansas (42–23) | Arkansas (39–21) т | Evansville (43–22) т | Arizona State (37–21) | 28. |
| 29. | Stanford | Wichita State (0–0) | Winthrop (3–2) | Miami (FL) 6–6) | Miami (FL) (9–6) | Winthrop (12–4) | Ole Miss (10–6) | Georgia (14–4) | Baylor (16–8) | West Virginia (23–4) | Miami (FL) (24–12) | Troy (27–10) | LSU (26–16) | Wake Forest (30–14) | Wichita State (36–17) | Elon (39–13) | Hawaii (40–13) | Michigan (42–19) | Notre Dame (45–17–1) т | Arkansas (39–21) т | Evansville (43–22) | 29. |
| 30. | Southern Miss | Southern Miss (0–0) | Kansas (6–2) | Baylor (4–0) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Wake Forest (10–3) | Hawaii (17–6) | Old Dominion (22–3) | Kentucky (20–5) | Wake Forest (23–7) | Kentucky (25–8) | Wake Forest (28–12) |
| Troy (34–12) | Georgia (31–16) | Ole Miss (33–19) | NC State (35–19) | Wichita State (44–20) | Wichita State (46–22) | Baylor (37–26) | Baylor (37–26) | 30. |
| Preseason Jan 17[45] | Week 1 Feb 6[46] | Week 2 Feb 13[47] | Week 3 Feb 20[48] | Week 4 Feb 27[49] | Week 5 Mar 6[50] | Week 6 Mar 13[51] | Week 7 Mar 20[52] | Week 8 Mar 27[53] | Week 9 Apr 3[54] | Week 10 Apr 10[55] | Week 11 Apr 17[56] | Week 12 Apr 24[57] | Week 13 May 1[58] | Week 14 May 8[59] | Week 15 May 15[60] | Week 16 May 22[61] | Week 17 May 29[62] | Week 18 June 6[63] | Week 19 June 13[64] | Week 20 June 27[65] | ||
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