| 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 13, 2017–June 29, 2017 |
| Number of teams | 301 |
| Preseason No. 1 | TCU (Unanimous) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 2–June 29 |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Florida (1 title) |
| Runners-up | LSU |
| MOP | Alex Faedo, Florida |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2017 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of 31 Division I baseball coaches. The Baseball America poll is voted on by staff members of the Baseball America magazine. These polls, along with the Perfect Game USA poll, rank the top 25 teams nationally. Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rank the top 30 teams nationally.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason Jan 26[1] | Week 3 Mar 6[2] | Week 4 Mar 13[3] | Week 5 Mar 20[4] | Week 6 Mar 27[5] | Week 7 Apr 3[6] | Week 8 Apr 10[7] | Week 9 Apr 17[8] | Week 10 Apr 24[9] | Week 11 May 1[10] | Week 12 May 8[11] | Week 13 May 15[12] | Week 14 May 22[13] | Week 15 May 29[14] | Final Jun 28[15] | ||
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| 1. | TCU 24 | TCU 30 (10–1) | Louisville 12 (15–0) | Louisville 19 (19–0) | Oregon State 30 (20–1) | Oregon State 30 (24–1) | Oregon State 30(28–1) | Oregon State 27 (30-2) | Oregon State 31 (32-3) | Oregon State 29 (34-4) | Oregon State 31 (38-4) | Oregon State 28 (45-4) | Oregon State 31 (45-4) | Oregon State 29 (49-4) | Florida 27 (52–19) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida 4 | Florida 1 (10–2) | Oregon State 5 (14–1) | Oregon State 12 (17–1) | Texas Tech (22–4) | Louisville (24–3) | Louisville (27–4) | Louisville 3 (31-4) | Louisville (33-6) | Louisville 1 (38-6) | Louisville (42-6) | Louisville 3 (46-6) | North Carolina (44-11) | North Carolina (47-12) | LSU (52–20) | 2. |
| 3. | LSU 2 | Florida State (9–2) | Florida State 5 (13–3) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Louisville 1 (21–2) | TCU (22–5) | TCU (26–5) | North Carolina (29-7) | Clemson (33-8) | North Carolina (36-9) | North Carolina (37-9) | North Carolina (41-10) | Texas Tech (42-13) | LSU (43-17) | Oregon State (56–6) | 3. |
| 4. | South Carolina | Oregon State (10–1) | TCU 7 (12–3) | LSU (16–5) | TCU (17–5) | Clemson (24–5) | Clemson (28–5) | Clemson (30-6) | North Carolina (31-9) | Texas Tech (36-12) | Texas Tech (39-13) | Texas Tech (39-13) | Florida (40-15) | Florida (42-16) | TCU (50–18) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State | Louisville (11–0) | Florida 1 (12–5) | TCU (14–5) | Clemson (20–4) | North Carolina (22–6) | North Carolina (26–6) | Texas Tech (31-8) | TCU (30-8) | Kentucky (31-14) | Florida (35-13) | Florida (38-14) | Louisville (46-9) | Texas Tech (43-15) | Louisville (53–12) | 5. |
| 6. | Vanderbilt | Arizona (10–1) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Arizona (15–4) | South Carolina (17–6) | Texas Tech (25–6) | Texas Tech (28–70 | TCU (28-7) | Texas Tech (33-10) | Clemson (34-11) | TCU (35-11) | LSU (35-17) | LSU (39-17) | Louisville (47-10) | Florida State (46–23) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon State | LSU (9–3) | LSU (12–4) | Clemson (16–4) | North Carolina (18–6) | Florida (20–9) | Arizona (23–8) | Arizona (26-9) | Kentucky (28-13) | Florida (30-13) | Clemson (35-12) | Kentucky (36-16) | TCU (39-14) | TCU (42-16) | Cal State Fullerton (39–24) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | Virginia (11–1) | Arizona (13–2) | South Carolina (14–5) | LSU (18–7) | Arizona (20–7) | LSU (22–11) | LSU (25-12) | Florida (27-13) | TCU (31-11) | Kentucky (32-16) | TCU (36-13) | Stanford (37-14) | Stanford (40-14) | Texas A&M (41–23) | 8. |
| 9. | Coastal Carolina 1 | Texas Tech (11–2) | North Carolina (10–4) | North Carolina (15–5) | Florida (16–9) | South Carolina (19–8) | Cal State Fullerton (21–10) | Cal State Fullerton (23-11) | Auburn (30-12) | Auburn (32-14) | Mississippi State (32-17) | Virginia (38-12) | Kentucky (38-18) | Long Beach State (37-17-1) | Long Beach State (42–20–1) | 9. |
| 10. | East Carolina | North Carolina (9–3) | Clemson (12–3) | Cal State Fullerton (14–5) | Florida State (18–7) | Kentucky (21-8) | Florida (21–11) | Florida (24-12) | Virginia (33-10) | Virginia (35-11) | Virginia (36-11) | Stanford (33-13) | Virginia (41-13) | Kentucky (39-20) | Kentucky (43–23) | 10. |
| 11. | Cal State Fullerton | Clemson (8–3) | Virginia (13–1) | Florida State (14–7) | Arizona (16–7) | Auburn (23–7) | South Carolina (21–10) | Virginia (29-9) | LSU (27-14) | LSU (30-15) | LSU (32-16) | Long Beach State (32-16-1) | Long Beach State (35-16-1) | Virginia (42-14) | Wake Forest (43–20) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson | Texas A&M (9–3) | South Carolina (11–5) | Florida (13–8) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–3) | St. John's (21–2) | Virginia (26–8) | Auburn (27-11) | Arizona (26-12) | Long Beach State (28-14) | Long Beach State (30-15-1) | Clemson (37-15) | Southern Mississippi (44-12) | Arkansas (42-17) | Mississippi State (40–27) | 12. |
| 13. | North Carolina | South Carolina (7–5) | Texas A&M (14–3) | Stanford (11–5) | St. John's (18–2) | LSU (19–10) | Auburn (24–10) | Kentucky (25-12) | Mississippi State (28-14) | Mississippi State (30-16) | Stanford (30-13) | Mississippi State (33-19) | Arkansas (39-15) | Southern Mississippi (48-14) | North Carolina (49–14) | 13. |
| 14. | NC State | Stanford (9–3) | Baylor (14–2) | Ole Miss (14–6) | Stanford (13–6) | Oklahoma (25–6) | Kentucky (22–11) | Arkansas (29-8) | Arkansas (32-10) | Stanford (27-12) | Auburn (32-17) | Cal State Fullerton (31-17) | Clemson (39-17) | Wake Forest (39-18) | Missouri State (43–20) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona | Baylor (11–1) | Cal State Fullerton (9–5) | St. John's (14–2) | Cal State Fullerton (15–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | Arkansas (25–8) | Michigan (29-7) | Long Beach State (25-13) | Arkansas (34-12) | Cal State Fullerton (28-16) | Michigan (39-12) | Michigan (42-13) | Clemson (39-19) | Texas Tech (45–17) | 15. |
| 16. | Louisiana–Lafayette | St. John's (10–1) | St. John's (12–2) | Virginia (15–5) | Virginia (19–6) | Cal State Fullerton (17–10) | Oklahoma (27–8) | Mississippi State (25-13) | Cal State Fullerton (24-14) | Cal State Fullerton (26-15) | Arkansas (35-13) | Arkansas (37-14) | Wake Forest (38-17) | Arizona (37-19) | Vanderbilt (36–25–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Miami (FL) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) т | East Carolina (12–4) | Florida Gulf Coast (18–3) | Auburn (20–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–5) | Michigan (25–7) | Wake Forest (28-10) | Michigan (31-9) | Texas A&M (32-13) | Michigan (35-11) | Southern Mississippi (40-12) | Arizona (36-17) | Florida State (39-20) | Stanford (42–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia | East Carolina (8–3) т | Stanford (11–5) | Baylor (16–4) | Oklahoma (23–5) | Virginia (21–8) | Southern Miss (26–7) | South Carolina (22-13) | St. John's (29-5) | Michigan (33-10) | Arizona (31-15) | Wake Forest (35-16) | Cal State Fullerton (33-19) | Mississippi State (36-24) | Arkansas (45–19) | 18. |
| 19. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma (13–1) | Ole Miss (11–5) | Oklahoma (21–3) | Kentucky (18–7) | Florida State (18–11) | Stanford (17–10) | Long Beach State (22-12) | Wake Forest (29-13) | Arizona (27-15) | Texas A&M (34-15) | Arizona (33-17) | Mississippi State (34-22) | Cal State Fullerton (34-21) | Sam Houston State (44–23) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | Ole Miss (7–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (9–4) | Missouri (19–1) | Arkansas (20–5) | Southern Miss (24–5) | St. John's (22–5) | St. John's (26-5) | Stanford (23-12) | Wake Forest (30-13) | Wake Forest (32-14) | St. John's (37-8) | St. John's (40-9) | Houston (40-19) | Southern Miss (50–16) | 20. |
| 21. | Stanford | Louisiana–Lafayette (6–4) | Oklahoma (17–2) | Michigan (15–4) | Baylor (18–6) | Michigan (22–6) | Mississippi State (22–12) | Southern Mississippi (28-9) | South Carolina (24-15) | St. John's (31-7) | Southern Mississippi (37-12) | Missouri State (36-14) | Missouri State (37-15) | Michigan (42-15) | Virginia (43–16) | 21. |
| 22. | Oklahoma State | Coastal Carolina (9–5) | Michigan (12–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (11–6) | Ole Miss (15–9) | Wake Forest (21–8) | Wake Forest (23–10) | Oklahoma (27-12) | Texas A&M (28-13) | Southern Mississippi (34-12) | St. John's (34-8) | Texas A&M (35-17) | UCF (38-18) | Missouri State (40-17) | Clemson (42–21) | 22. |
| 23. | UC Santa Barbara | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Vanderbilt (11–6) | Texas A&M (14–7) | Missouri (21–3) | Stanford (14–9) | Houston (23–8) | Houston (25-10) | Houston (27-12) | South Florida (34-10) | South Florida (37-10) | Auburn (32-21) | Nebraska (34-18-1) | St. John's (42-11) | Davidson (35–26) | 23. |
| 24. | Ole Miss | Louisiana Tech (11–1) т | Louisiana Tech (13–2) | Auburn (17–5) | Louisiana–Lafayette (13–9) | San Diego (19–6) | Long Beach State (20–11) | San Diego (25-9) | Maryland (28-11) | Missouri State (30-13) | Missouri State (33-14) | Oklahoma (34-18) | Auburn (34-22) | UCF (40-20) | Houston (42–21) | 24. |
| 25. | Rice | Vanderbilt (7–5) т | Missouri (15–1) | Kentucky (15–6) | Houston (18–5) | Mississippi State (19–10) | Florida State (21–13) | West Virginia (21-13) | Southern Mississippi (30-12) | Maryland (29-13) | Florida State (31-18) | South Florida (39-12) | Texas A&M (36-20) | Texas (37-22) | Texas (39–24) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 26[1] | Week 3 Mar 6[2] | Week 4 Mar 13[3] | Week 5 Mar 20[4] | Week 6 Mar 27[5] | Week 7 Apr 3[6] | Week 8 Apr 10[7] | Week 9 Apr 17[8] | Week 10 Apr 24[9] | Week 11 May 1[10] | Week 12 May 8[11] | Week 13 May 15[12] | Week 14 May 22[13] | Week 15 May 29[14] | Final Jun 28[15] | ||
| Dropped: 14. NC State 17. Miami (FL) 22. Oklahoma State 23. UC Santa Barbara 25. Rice | Dropped: 22. Coastal Carolina 23. Georgia Tech | Dropped: 17. East Carolina 23. Vanderbilt 24. Louisiana Tech | Dropped: 21. Michigan 23. Texas A&M | Dropped: 21. Baylor 22. Ole Miss 23. Missouri 24. Louisiana–Lafayette 25. Houston | Dropped: 17. Florida Gulf Coast 24. San Diego | Dropped: 19. Stanford 25. Florida State | Dropped: 22. Oklahoma 24. San Diego 25. West Virginia | Dropped: 21. South Carolina 23. Houston | Dropped: 25. Maryland | Dropped: 25. Florida State | Dropped: 24. Oklahoma 25. South Florida | Dropped: 23. Nebraska 24. Auburn 25. Texas A&M | Dropped:
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| Preseason Jan 23[16] | Week 1 Feb 20[17] | Week 2 Feb 27[18] | Week 3 Mar 6[19] | Week 4 Mar 13[20] | Week 5 Mar 20[21] | Week 6 Mar 27[22] | Week 7 Apr 3[23] | Week 8 Apr 10[24] | Week 9 Apr 17[25] | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final Jun 28[26] | ||
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| 1. | TCU | TCU (3–0) | TCU (6–1) | TCU (10–1) | Louisville (15–0) | Louisville (19–0) | Oregon State (20–1) | Oregon State (24–1) | Oregon State (28–1) | Oregon State (30–2) | Florida (52-19) | 1. | ||||||
| 2. | Florida State | Florida State (2–1) | Florida State (5–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Florida State (13–3) | Oregon State (17–1) | Louisville (21–2) | Louisville (24–3) | Louisville (27–4) | Louisville (31–4) | Louisiana State (52-20) | 2. | ||||||
| 3. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (10–2) | TCU (12–3) | TCU (14–5 | TCU (17–5) | TCU (22–5) | TCU (26–5) | North Carolina (29–7) | Oregon State (56-6) | 3. | ||||||
| 4. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (7–1) | Louisville (11–0) | Oregon State (14–1) | LSU (17–5) | Texas Tech (22–4) | North Carolina (22–6) | North Carolina (26–6) | Texas Tech (31–8) | TCU (50-18) | 4. | ||||||
| 5. | South Carolina | South Carolina (2–1) | South Carolina (5–3) | Oregon State (10–1) | Florida (12–5) | Cal State Fullerton (14–5) | Clemson (20–4) | Clemson (24–5) | Clemson (28–5) | Clemson (30–6) | Louisville (53-12) | 5. | ||||||
| 6. | East Carolina | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (7–0) | LSU (9–3) | LSU (12–4) | Clemson (16–4) | South Carolina (17–6) | Texas Tech (25–6) | Texas Tech (28–7) | Arizona (26–9) | Florida State (46-23) | 6. | ||||||
| 7. | Louisville | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Cal State Fullerton (4–3) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | Cal State Fullerton (9–5) | South Carolina (14–5) | North Carolina (18–6) | Auburn (23–7) | Arizona (23–8) | TCU (26–5) | Cal State Fullerton (39-24) | 7. | ||||||
| 8. | Cal State Fullerton | Oregon State (3–0) | Oregon State (7–1) | East Carolina (8–3) | East Carolina (12–4) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Florida (16–9) | Florida (20–9) | Cal State Fullerton (21–10) | Cal State Fullerton (23–11) | Long Beach State (42-20) | 8. | ||||||
| 9. | Oregon State | Vanderbilt (2–1) | East Carolina (4–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Clemson (12–3) | Arizona (15–4) | LSU (18–7) | Oklahoma (25–6) | LSU (22–11) | LSU (25–12) | Kentucky (43-23) | 9. | ||||||
| 10. | Clemson | Washington (2–1) | NC State (4–2) | South Carolina (7–5) | South Carolina (11–5) | North Carolina (15–5) | Cal State Fullerton (15–8) | Arizona (20–7) | Auburn (24–10) | Auburn (27–11) | Texas A&M (41-23) | 10. | ||||||
| 11. | Vanderbilt | East Carolina (0–3) | Washington (4–3) | Arizona (10–1) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Ole Miss (14–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–3) | South Carolina (19–8) | Oklahoma (27–8) | Mississippi State (25–13) | North Carolina (49-14) | 11. | ||||||
| 12. | Washington | NC State (2–1) | Virginia (7–0) | Washington (7–4) | Arizona (13–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (18–3) | Florida State (18–7) | Cal State Fullerton (17–10) | Long Beach State (20–11) | Long Beach State (20–11) | Texas Tech (45-17) | 12. | ||||||
| 13. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Virginia (3–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Virginia (11–1) | North Carolina (12–4) | Florida (13–8) | Arizona (16–7) | Kentucky (21–8) | Mississippi State (22–12) | Virginia (29–9) | Wake Forest (43-20) | 13. | ||||||
| 14. | NC State | North Carolina (3–0) | Vanderilt (2–2) | Texas Tech (11–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (9–4) | Florida State (14–7) | St. John's (18–2) | St. John's (21–2) | Virginia (26–8) | Kentucky (25–12) | Mississippi Statte (40-27) | 14. | ||||||
| 15. | Coastal Carolina | Clemson (1–2) | Clemson (5–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (6–4) | Virginia (13–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (11–6) | Stanford (13–6) | LSU (19–10) | Kentucky (22–11) | Florida (24–12) | Stanford (42-16) | 15. | ||||||
| 16. | Virginia | Louisiana–Lafayette (1–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (3–3) | Stanford (9–3) | Baylor (14–2) | St. John's (14–2) | Kentucky (18–7) | Arkansas (22–6) | Florida (21–11) | Arkansas (29–8) | Southern Mississippi (50-16) | 16. | ||||||
| 17. | North Carolina | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | North Carolina (9–3) | Stanford (11–5) | Stanford (11–5) | Oklahoma (23–5) | Wake Forest (21–8) | South Carolina (21–10) | Wake Forest (28–10) | Missouri State (43-20) | 17. | ||||||
| 18. | Oklahoma State | Coastal Carolina (1–2) | Coastal Carolina (4–4) | Coastal Carolina (9–5) | Ole Miss (11–5) | Missouri (19–1) | Auburn (20–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–5) | Stanford (17–10) | Michigan (29–7) | Vanderbilt (36-25) | 18. | ||||||
| 19. | UC Santa Barbara | Arizona (3–0) | Arizona (8–0) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | St. John's (12–2) | Virginia (15–5) | Virginia (19–6) | Long Beach State (16–11) | Arkansas (25–8) | Oklahoma (27–12) | Arkansas (45-19) | 19. | ||||||
| 20. | Long Beach State | Oklahoma State (1–1) | Ole Miss (7–0) | NC State (6–5) | Coastal Carolina (11–7) | Baylor (16–) | Ole Miss (15–9) | Stanford (14–9) | Wake Forest (23–10) | Southern Miss (28–9) | Sam Houston State (44-23) | 20. | ||||||
| 21. | Georgia Tech | Texas Tech (3–1) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Ole Miss (7–4) | Florida Gulf Coast (14–3) | Oklahoma State (14–6) | Arkansas (20–5) | Southern Miss (24–5) | Southern Miss (26–7) | West Virginia (21–13) | Virginia (43-16) | 21. | ||||||
| 22. | Arizona | Ole Miss (3–0) | Stanford (5–2) | St. John's (10–1) | Texas A&M (14–3) | Washington (12–6) | Baylor (18–6) | Mississippi State (19–10) | Oregon (21–8) | St. John's (26–5) | Houston (42-21) | 22. | ||||||
| 23. | Stanford | Stanford (1–2) | UC Santa Barbara (4–3) | Oklahoma State (6–5) | Oklahoma State (9–6) | Michigan (15–4) | Houston (18–5) | Virginia (21–8) | Michigan (25–7) | Texas A&M (26–11) | Clemson (42-21) | 23. | ||||||
| 24. | Maryland | UC Santa Barbara (1–2) | Oklahoma State (4–3) | Baylor (11–1) | Michigan (12–3) | Oklahoma (21–3) | Wake Forest (18–7) | Florida State (18–11) | St. John's (22–5) | Houston (25–10) | Texas (39-24) | 24. | ||||||
| 25. | Texas Tech | Wright State (2–1) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Texas A&M (9–3) | Washington (9–6) | East Carolina (13–7) | East Carolina (17–8) | Maryland (18–8) | Connecticut (19–10) | Oregon (23–10) | Auburn (37-26) | 25. | ||||||
| Preseason Jan 23[16] | Week 1 Feb 20[17] | Week 2 Feb 27[18] | Week 3 Mar 6[19] | Week 4 Mar 13[20] | Week 5 Mar 20[21] | Week 6 Mar 27[22] | Week 7 Apr 3[23] | Week 8 Apr 10[24] | Week 9 Apr 17[25] | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final Jun 28[26] | ||
| Dropped: 20. Long Beach State 24. Maryland | Dropped: 25. Wright State | Dropped: 14. Vanderbilt 23. UC Santa Barbara | Dropped: 19. Georgia Tech 20. NC State | Dropped: 20. Coastal Carolina 22. Texas A&M | Dropped: 15. Louisiana–Lafayette 18. Missouri 21. Oklahoma State 22. Washington 23. Michigan | Dropped: 20. Ole Miss 22. Baylor 23. Houston 25. East Carolina | Dropped: 18. Florida Gulf Coast 24. Florida State 25. Maryland | Dropped: 17. South Carolina 18. Stanford 25. Connecticut | None | None | None | None | None | None | Dropped: Arizona Central Florida Florida Gulf Coast Nebraska |
| Preseason Dec 19[27] | Week 1 Feb 20[28] | Week 2 Feb 27[29] | Week 3 Mar 6[30] | Week 4 Mar 13[31] | Week 5 Mar 20[32] | Week 6 Mar 27[33] | Week 7 Apr 3[34] | Week 8 Apr 10[35] | Week 9 Apr 17[36] | Week 10 Apr 24[37] | Week 11 May 1[38] | Week 12 May 8[39] | Week 13 May 15[40] | Week 14 May 22[41] | Week 15 May 29[42] | Week 16 June 6[43] | Week 17 June 12[44] | Final June 28[45] | ||
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| 1. | TCU | TCU (3–0) | TCU (6–1) | TCU (10–1) | Oregon State (14–1) | Oregon State (17–1) т | Oregon State (20–1) | Oregon State (24–1) | Oregon State (28–1) | Oregon State (30–2) | Oregon St. (32–3) | Oregon State (34–4) | Oregon State (38–4) | Oregon State (41–4) | Oregon State (45–4) | Oregon State (49-4) | Oregon State (52–4) | Oregon State (54–4) | Florida (52–19) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (10–2) | Louisville (15–0) | Louisville (19–0) т | Louisville (21–2) | Louisville (24–3) | TCU (26–5) | Louisville (31–4) | TCU (30–8) | Louisville (38–6) | Louisville (42–6) | Louisville (46–6) | Florida (40–15) | LSU (43-17) | LSU (46–17) | LSU (48–17) | LSU (52–20) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | LSU (7–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | TCU (12–3) | TCU (14–5) | TCU (17–5) | TCU (22–5) | Louisville (27–4) | TCU (28–7) | Louisville (33–6) | North Carolina (36–9) | North Carolina (37–9) | North Carolina (41–10) | LSU (39–17) | Florida (42-16) | Florida (45–17) | Florida (47–18) | Oregon State (56–6) | 3. |
| 4. | South Carolina | South Carolina (2–1) | Oregon State (7–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Texas Tech (12–3) | Texas Tech (17–4) | Texas Tech (22–4) | St. John's (21–2) | Clemson (28–5) | North Carolina (29–7) | North Carolina (31–9) | Texas Tech (36–12) | TCU (35–11) | Florida (38–14) | Louisville (46–9) | North Carolina (47-12) | Louisville (50–10) | Louisville (52–10) | TCU (50–18) | 4. |
| 5. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Arizona (8–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Arizona (13–2) | Missouri (19–1) | St. John's (18–2) | Clemson (24–5) | North Carolina (26–6) | Clemson (30–6) | Clemson (33–8) | Auburn (32–14) | Texas Tech (39–13) | LSU (35–17) | North Carolina (44–11) | Louisville (47-10) | TCU (45–16) | TCU (47–16) | Louisville (53–12) | 5. |
| 6. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Louisville (7–0) | LSU (9–3) | Florida State (13–3) | Cal State Fullerton (14–5) | Clemson (20–4) | North Carolina (22–6) | Texas Tech (28–7) | Texas Tech (31–8) | Texas Tech (33–10) | Kentucky (31–14) | Mississippi State (32–17) | TCU (36–13) | Texas Tech (42–13) | Stanford (40-14) | Long Beach State (41–18–1) | Florida State (45–21) | Florida State (46–23) | 6. |
| 7. | Arizona | Arizona (3–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | Virginia (11–1) | LSU (12–4) | Arizona (15–4) | North Carolina (18–6) | Texas Tech (25–6) | Arizona (23–8) | Arizona (26–9) | Mississippi State (28–14) | Mississippi State (30–16) | Florida (35–13) | Texas Tech (39–13) | TCU (39–14) | Texas Tech (43-15) | Kentucky (43–21) | Cal State Fullerton (39–22) | Cal State Fullerton (39–24) | 7. |
| 8. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Virginia (7–0) | Florida State (9–2) | Florida (12–5) | LSU (16–5) | South Carolina (17–6) | Auburn (23–7) | Cal State Fullerton (21–10) | Cal State Fullerton (23–11) | Auburn (30–12) | TCU (31–11) | Kentucky (32–16) | Kentucky (36–16) | Stanford (37–14) | TCU (42-16) | Missouri State (43–18) | Texas A&M (41–21) | Texas A&M (41–23) | 8. |
| 9. | Florida State | Florida State (2–1) | Ole Miss (7–0) | St. John's (10–1) | St. John's (12–2) | St. John's (14–2) | Florida Gulf Coast (22–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–5) | Auburn (24–10) | Arkansas (29–8) | Kentucky (28–13) | Clemson (34–11) | Clemson (35–12) | Mississippi State (33–19) | Long Beach State (35–16–1) | Long Beach State (37-17-1) | Wake Forest (42–18) | Long Beach State (42–20–1) | Long Beach State (42–20–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Florida State (5–2) | Baylor (11–1) | Baylor (14–2) | Oklahoma (21–3) | Auburn (20–6) | Florida (20–9) | LSU (22–11) | Auburn (27–11) | Arkansas (32–10) | Florida (30–13) | LSU (32–16) | Stanford (33–13) | Kentucky (38–18) | Kentucky (39-20) | Florida State (43–21) | Kentucky (43–23) | Kentucky (43–23) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville | Louisville (3–0) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Texas A&M (9–3) | Texas A&M (14–3) | North Carolina (15–5) | Florida (16–9) | South Carolina (19–8) | Arkansas (25–8) | Kentucky (25–12) | St. John’s (29–5) | LSU (30–15) | Stanford (30–13) | Long Beach State (32–16–1) | Virginia (41–13) | Virginia (42-14) | Mississippi State (40–25) | Missouri State (43–20) | Missouri State (43–20) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson | North Carolina (3–0) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Texas Tech (11–2) | Oklahoma (17–2) | Clemson (16–4) | Florida State (18–7) | Oklahoma (25–6) | St. John's (22–5) | LSU (25–12) | Virginia (33–10) | Long Beach State (28–14) | Long Beach State (30–15–1) | Missouri State (36–14) | Missouri State (37–15) | Missouri State (40-17) | Cal State Fullerton (37–21) | Wake Forest (43–20) | Wake Forest (43–20) | 12. |
| 13. | East Carolina | Virginia (3–0) | South Carolina (5–3) | Oklahoma (13–1) | North Carolina (12–4) | South Carolina (14–5) | LSU (18–7) | Arizona (20–7) | South Carolina (21–10) | St. John's (26–5) | Florida (27–13) | Stanford (27–12) | Missouri State (33–14) | Virginia (38–12) | Arkansas (39–15) | Arkansas (42-17) | Sam Houston State (44–21) | Mississippi State (40–27) | Mississippi State (40–27) | 13. |
| 14. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Ole Miss (3–0) | Vanderbilt (4–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | Clemson (12–3) | Michigan (15–4) | Cal State Fullerton (15–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | Oklahoma (27–8) | Mississippi State (25–13) | LSU (27–14) | Virginia (35–11) | Virginia (36–11) | Clemson (37–15) | Southern Miss (44–12) | Southern Miss (48-14) | Vanderbilt (36–23–1) | Sam Houston State (44–23) | Sam Houston State (44–23) | 14. |
| 15. | North Carolina | Texas A&M (3–0) | Cal State Fullerton (4–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Virginia (13–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (18–3) | Oklahoma (23–5) | Kentucky (21–8) | Mississippi State (22–12) | Virginia (29–9) | Maryland (28–11) | St. John's (31–7) | Arkansas (35–13) | Arkansas (37–14) | Arizona (36–17) | Arizona (37-19) | Texas A&M (39–21) | Vanderbilt (36–25–1) | Vanderbilt (36–25–1) | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia | Louisiana–Lafayette (1–1) | St. John's (7–0) | Dallas Baptist (8–3) | South Carolina (11–5) | Auburn (17–5) | Arizona (16–7) | Cal State Fullerton (17–10) | Kentucky (22–11) | Florida (24–12) | Long Beach St. (25–13) | Missouri State (30–13) | Auburn (32–17) | Kent State (33–14) | Wake Forest (38–17) | Wake Forest (39-18) | Davidson (35–24) | Davidson (35–26) | Davidson (35–26) | 16. |
| 17. | Long Beach State | Washington (2–1) | Baylor (8–0) | Stanford (9–3) | Michigan (12–3) | Florida (13–8) | Arkansas (20–5) | Southern Miss (24–5) | Virginia (26–8) | Wake Forest (28–10) | Arizona (26–12) | Arkansas (34–12) | Kent State (31–13) | Southern Mississippi (40–12) | Clemson (39–17) | Clemson (39-19) | North Carolina (49–14) | North Carolina (49–14) | North Carolina (49–14) | 17. |
| 18. | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Houston State (2–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | South Carolina (7–5) | East Carolina (12–4) | Florida State (14–7) | Missouri (21–3) | Maryland (18–8) | Florida (21–11) | Maryland (24–11) | Cal State Fullerton (24–14) | Maryland (29–13) | BYU (29–14) | BYU (32–15) | Coastal Carolina (37–18–1) | Florida State (39-20) | Stanford (42–16) | Stanford (42–16) | Stanford (42–16) | 18. |
| 19. | Coastal Carolina | Arizona State (3–0) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan (9–3) | Vanderbilt (11–6) | Baylor (16–4) | Stanford (13–6) | Mississippi State (19–10) | Southern Miss (26–7) | San Diego (25–9) | Gonzaga (24–14) | Cal State Fullerton (26–15) | Arizona (31–15) | Arizona (33–17) | Kent State (35–16) | South Alabama (39-19) | Texas Tech (45–17) | Texas Tech (45–17) | Texas Tech (45–17) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | Texas Tech (3–1) | UCLA (4–2) | East Carolina (8–3) | Stanford (11–5) | Stanford (11–5) | Kentucky (18–7) | San Diego (19–6) | Vanderbilt (21–12) | Michigan (29–7) | Louisiana-Lafayette (26–14–1) | Wake Forest (30–13) | St. John's (34–8) | St. John's (37–8) | St. John's (40–9) | Dallas Baptist (40-19) | Dallas Baptist (42–21) | Dallas Baptist (42–21) | Dallas Baptist (42–21) | 20. |
| 21. | Washington | Long Beach State (1–2) | Miami (FL) (2–4) | Vanderbilt (7–5) | Cal State Fullerton (9–5) | Kentucky (15–6) | Virginia (19–6) | Wake Forest (21–8) | Maryland (20–10) | South Carolina (22–13) | South Carolina (24–15) | Kent State (27–13) | Southern Mississippi (37–12) | Cal State Fullerton (31–17) | Mississippi State (34–22) | St. John’s (42-11) | Virginia (43–16) | Virginia (43–16) | Virginia (43–16) | 21. |
| 22. | Ole Miss | Clemson (1–2) | Clemson (5–2) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | Florida Gulf Coast (14–3) | Virginia (15–5) | Vanderbilt (16–9) | LSU (19–10) | Wake Forest (23–10) | Southern Miss (28–9) | Vanderbilt (25–16) | BYU (25–14) | Cal State Fullerton (28–16) | Wake Forest (35–16) | Gonzaga (31–17) | Mississippi State (36-24) | Arkansas (45–19) | Arkansas (45–19) | Arkansas (45–19) | 22. |
| 23. | Sam Houston State | Dallas Baptist (2–1) | Dallas Baptist (5–2) | Coastal Carolina (9–5) | Missouri (15–1) | Ole Miss (14–6) | Southern Miss (19–5) | Virginia (21–8) | Oregon (21–8) | McNeese State (26–9) | Wake Forest (29–13) | Texas-Arlington (26–17) | Wake Forest (32–14) | Nebraska (32–17–1) | Nebraska (34–18–1) | Cal State Fullerton (34-21) | Southern Miss (50–16) | Southern Mississippi (50–16) | Southern Mississippi (50–16) | 23. |
| 24. | Stanford | Rice (2–2) | Texas (5–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (10–2) | Tennessee (11–2) | Vanderbilt (13–8) | Oregon (15–6) | Vanderbilt (18–11) | San Diego (21–9) | Long Beach State (22–12) | San Diego (27–11) | Vanderbilt (26–17) | Texas-Arlington (29–18) | Coastal Carolina (34–17–1) | Michigan (42–13) | Houston (40-19) | Arizona (38–21) | Arizona (38–21) | Arizona (38–21) | 24. |
| 25. | Arizona State | Texas (2–2) | Stanford (5–2) | Tennessee (9–1) | UC Irvine (9–5) | Southern Miss (16–4) | Houston (18–5) | Michigan (22–6) | Michigan (25–7) | West Virginia (21–13) | Michigan (31–9) | South Carolina (25–17) | Vanderbilt (29–18) | South Alabama (34–18) | Cal State Fullerton (33–19) | Florida Gulf Coast (42-18) | Clemson (42–21) | Clemson (42–21) | Clemson (42–21) | 25. |
| 26. | Dallas Baptist | UC Santa Barbara (1–2) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | Missouri (10–1) | San Diego (10–3) | San Diego (13–4) | Maryland (17–6) | Coastal Carolina (19–10) | Coastal Carolina (20–11–1) | Tennessee Tech (29–9) | West Virginia (23–15) | Michigan (33–10) | Nebraska (29–16–1) | Oklahoma (34–18) | South Alabama (36–19) | BYU (37-19) | South Alabama (40–21) | South Alabama (40–21) | South Alabama (40–21) | 26. |
| 27. | Rice | Coastal Carolina (1–2) | Arizona State (4–3) | Missouri State (10–1) | Texas (12–6) | UC Irvine (11–6) | Michigan (17–6) | UCF (22–7) | Connecticut (19–10) | Vanderbilt (22–5) | McNeese State (28–11) | Southern Mississippi (34–12) | Loyola Marymount (30–14) | Baylor (32–17) | Loyola Marymount (37–16) | Sam Houston State (40-20) | Houston (42–21) | Houston (42–21) | Houston (42–21) | 27. |
| 28. | Oklahoma State | Stanford (1–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (3–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (6–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (9–4) | Oregon (13–5) | Wake Forest (18–7) | Oregon (17–8) | Missouri State (21–10) | Oregon (23–10) | Missouri State (27–13) | Florida Atlantic (29–13–1) | UCLA (24–20) | McNeese State (34–16) | Baylor (34–19) | Iowa (38-20) | Texas (39–24) | Texas (39–24) | Texas (39–24) | 28. |
| 29. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State (1–1) | Washington (4–3) | Washington (7–4) | Oregon (11–4) | Arkansas (17–4) | Baylor (18–6) | Kent State (17–8) | Sam Houston State (23–9) | Coastal Carolina (22–13–1) | Stanford (23–12) | Texas A&M (32–13) | Coastal Carolina (30–16–1) | Michigan (39–12) | Dallas Baptist (36–19) | Nebraska (35-20-1) | Auburn (37–26) | Auburn (37–26) | Auburn (37–26) | 29. |
| 30. | Texas | NC State (2–1) | NC State (4–2) | Ole Miss (7–4) | Ole Miss (11–5) | Washington (12–6) | Long Beach State (13–9) | Connecticut (16–9) | Washington (18–12) | Washington (20–14) | Southern Miss (30–12) | Washington (24–17) | South Carolina (27–19) | South Carolina (30–21) | UCLA (28–23) | UCLA (30-25) | NC State (36–25) | NC State (36–25) | NC State (36–25) | 30. |
| Preseason Dec 19[27] | Week 1 Feb 20[28] | Week 2 Feb 27[29] | Week 3 Mar 6[30] | Week 4 Mar 13[31] | Week 5 Mar 20[32] | Week 6 Mar 27[33] | Week 7 Apr 3[34] | Week 8 Apr 10[35] | Week 9 Apr 17[36] | Week 10 Apr 24[37] | Week 11 May 1[38] | Week 12 May 8[39] | Week 13 May 15[40] | Week 14 May 22[41] | Week 15 May 29[42] | Week 16 June 6[43] | Week 17 June 12[44] | Final June 28[45] | ||
| Dropped: 13. East Carolina | Dropped: 18. Sam Houston State 21. Long Beach State 24. Rice 26. UC Santa Barbara 27. Coastal Carolina | Dropped: 19. Virginia Tech 20. UCLA 21. Miami (FL) 24. Texas 26. Oklahoma State 27. Arizona State 30. NC State | Dropped: 16. Dallas Baptist 23. Coastal Carolina 27. Missouri State 29. Washington | Dropped: 11. Texas A&M 18. East Carolina 24. Tennessee 27. Texas 28. Louisiana–Lafayette | Dropped: 23. Ole Miss 26. San Diego 27. UC Irvine 30.Washington | Dropped: 12. Florida State 18. Missouri 19. Stanford 25. Houston 29. Baylor 30. Long Beach State | Dropped: 9. Florida Gulf Coast 27. UCF 29. Kent State | Dropped: 14. Oklahoma 27. Connecticut 28. Missouri State 29. Sam Houston State | Dropped: 26. Tennessee Tech 28. Oregon 29. Coastal Carolina 30. Washington | Dropped: 17. Arizona 19. Gonzaga 20. Louisiana-Lafayette 24. San Diego 26. West Virginia 27. McNeese State | Dropped: 18. Maryland 26. Michigan 28. Florida Atlantic 29. Texas A&M 30. Washington | Dropped: 16. Auburn 24. Texas-Arlington 25. Vanderbilt 27. Loyola Marymount 28. UCLA | Dropped: 18. BYU 26. Oklahoma 28. McNeese State 30. South Carolina | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None | None |
The Preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. NC State; 32. Michigan; 33. Nebraska; 34. Tulane; 35. Houston; 36. Southeastern Louisiana; 37. Gonzaga; 38. Georgia Tech; 39 Kent State; 40. Florida Atlantic.
| Preseason Jan 31[46] | Week 1 Feb 20[47] | Week 2 Feb 27[48] | Week 3 Mar 6[49] | Week 4 Mar 13[50] | Week 5 Mar 20[51] | Week 6 Mar 27[52] | Week 7 Apr 3[53] | Week 8 Apr 10[54] | Week 9 Apr 17[55] | Week 10 Apr 24[56] | Week 11 May 1[57] | Week 12 May 8[58] | Week 13 May 15[59] | Week 14 May 22[60] | Week 15 May 29[61] | Week 16 Jun 7[62] | Final Jun 28[63] | ||
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| 1. | TCU | TCU (3–0) | TCU (6–1) | TCU (10–1) | Louisville (15–0) | Louisville (19–0) | Oregon State (20–1) | Oregon State (24–1) | Oregon State (28–1) | Oregon State (30–2) | Oregon State (32–3) | Oregon State (34–4) | Oregon State (38–4) | Oregon State (41–4) | Oregon State (45–4) | Oregon State (49–4) | Oregon State (52–4) | Florida (52–19) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (10–2) | Oregon State (14–1) | Oregon State (17–1) | Louisville (21–2) | Louisville (24–3) | Louisville (27–4) | Louisville (31–4) | Louisville (33–6) | Louisville (38–6) | Louisville (42–6) | Louisville (46–6) | North Carolina (44–11) | North Carolina (47–12) | LSU (45–17) | LSU (52–20) | 2. |
| 3. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (7–1) | Florida State (9–2) | TCU (12–3) | TCU (14–5) | Texas Tech (22–4) | TCU (22–5) | TCU (26–5) | North Carolina (29–7) | TCU (30–8) | North Carolina (36–9) | North Carolina (37–9) | North Carolina (41–10) | Florida (40–15) | LSU (42–17) | Louisville (50–10) | Oregon State (56–6) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida State | Florida State (2–1) | Oregon State (7–1) | Louisville (11–0) | Florida State (13–3) | Texas Tech (17–4) | TCU (17–5) | Clemson (24–5) | Clemson (28–5) | Clemson (30–6) | Clemson (33–8) | Texas Tech (36–12) | Texas Tech (39–13) | Texas Tech (39–13) | Texas Tech (42–13) | Florida (42–16) | Florida (45–17) | TCU (50–18) | 4. |
| 5. | South Carolina | Oregon State (4–0) | Florida State (5–2) | Oregon State (10–1) | Florida (12–5) | LSU (15–5) | Clemson (15–9) | North Carolina (22–6) | North Carolina (26–6) | Texas Tech (31–8) | North Carolina (31–9) | Kentucky (31–14) | TCU (35–11) | Florida (38–14) | Louisville (46–9) | Louisville (47–10) | TCU (45–16) | Louisville (53–12) | 5. |
| 6. | Vanderbilt | South Carolina (2–1) | Louisville (7–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Arizona (13–2) | Arizona (15–4) | South Carolina (17–6) | Texas Tech (25–6) | Texas Tech (28–7) | Arizona (26–9) | Texas Tech (33–10) | TCU (31–11) | Florida (35–13) | Kentucky (36–16) | LSU (39–17) | Texas Tech (43–15) | Long Beach State (41–18–1) | Florida State (46–23) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon State | Vanderbilt (2–1) | South Carolina (5–3) | LSU (9–3) | LSU (12–4) | South Carolina (14–5) | LSU (17–7) | Florida (20–9) | Arizona (23–8) | TCU (28–7) | Kentucky (28–13) | Clemson (34–11) | Clemson (35–12) | TCU (36–13) | TCU (39–14) | TCU (42–16) | Kentucky (43–21) | Cal State Fullerton (39–24) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | Louisville (3–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | South Carolina (7–5) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Clemson (16–4) | North Carolina (18–6) | Arizona (20–7) | LSU (21–11) | LSU (24–12) | Virginia (33–10) | Auburn (32–14) | Virginia (36–11) | Virginia (38–12) | Kentucky (38–18) | Kentucky (39–20) | Wake Forest (42–18) | Texas A&M (41–23) | 8. |
| 9. | East Carolina | North Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (8–0) | Texas Tech (11–2) | South Carolina (11–5) | Cal State Fullerton (14–5) | Florida (15–9) | South Carolina (19–8) | Cal State Fullerton (21–10) | Cal State Fullerton (23–11) | Auburn (30–12) | Virginia (35–11) | Mississippi State (32–17) | LSU (34–17) | Virginia (41–13) | Stanford (40–14) | Cal State Fullerton (37–21) | Long Beach State (42–20–1) | 9. |
| 10. | NC State | NC State (2–1) | Virginia (7–0) | Clemson (8–3) | Baylor (14–2) | North Carolina (15–5) | Florida State (18–7) | Oklahoma (25–6) | Oklahoma (27–8) | Arkansas (29–8) | Arizona (26–12) | Florida (30–13) | Kentucky (32–16) | Long Beach State (32–16–1) | Long Beach State (35–16–1) | Virginia (42–14) | Florida State (43–21) | Kentucky (43–23) | 10. |
| 11. | Coastal Carolina | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Virginia (11–1) | Clemson (12–3) | Florida (13–8) | Arizona (16–7) | St. John's (21–2) | South Carolina (21–10) | Virginia (29–9) | Florida (27–13) | Long Beach State (28–14) | LSU (31–16) | Stanford (33–13) | Stanford (37–14) | Arkansas (42–17) | Missouri State (43–18) | Wake Forest (43–20) | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | Arizona (4–0) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Texas A&M (9–3) | Cal State Fullerton (9–5) | Florida State (14–7) | Florida Gulf Coast (14–10) | Kentucky (21–8) | Florida (21–11) | Kentucky (25–12) | Arkansas (32–10) | LSU (29–15) | Long Beach State (30–15–1) | Clemson (37–15) | Arkansas (39–15) | Long Beach State (37–17–1) | Mississippi State (40–25) | Missouri State (43–20) | 12. |
| 13. | Clemson | Virginia (3–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Stanford (9–3) | North Carolina (12–4) | St. John's (14–2) | St. John's (18–2) | Auburn (23–7) | Arkansas (25–8) | Florida (24–12) | Mississippi State (28–14) | Mississippi State (30–16) | Arizona (31–15) | Mississippi State (33–19) | Southern Miss (44–12) | Southern Miss (48–14) | Vanderbilt (36–23–1) | Mississippi State (40–27) | 13. |
| 14. | Cal State Fullerton | Alabama (2–1) | Cal State Fullerton (4–3) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | Texas A&M (14–3) | Baylor (16–4) | Cal State Fullerton (12–12) | Cal State Fullerton (17–10) | Virginia (26–8) | Auburn (27–11) | Long Beach State (25–13) | Arkansas (34–12) | Stanford (30–13) | Cal State Fullerton (31–17) | Arizona (36–17) | Wake Forest (39–18) | Sam Houston State (44–21) | North Carolina (49–14) | 14. |
| 15. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Texas A&M (3–0) | Vanderbilt (4–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | Virginia (13–3) | Oklahoma (21–3) | Oklahoma (23–5) | Arkansas (22–6) | Kentucky (22–11) | Michigan (29–7) | LSU (26–14) | Stanford (27–12) | Auburn (32–17) | Arizona (33–17) | Clemson (39–17) | Houston (40–19) | North Carolina (49–14) | Vanderbilt (36–25) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona | Louisiana–Lafayette (1–1) | Stanford (5–2) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Stanford (11–5) | Florida Gulf Coast (18–3) | Virginia (19–6) | LSU (18–10) | Auburn (24–10) | Mississippi State (25–13) | St. John's (29–5) | Cal State Fullerton (26–15) | Cal State Fullerton (28–16) | Arkansas (37–14) | Cal State Fullerton (33–19) | Arizona (37–19) | Davidson (35–24) | Sam Houston State (44–23) | 16. |
| 17. | Texas Tech | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Clemson (5–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (6–4) | St. John's (12–2) | Ole Miss (14–6) | Stanford (13–6) | Florida Gulf Coast (24–5) | Southern Miss (26–7) | Long Beach State (22–12) | Cal State Fullerton (24–14) | Arizona (27–15) | Arkansas (35–13) | Southern Miss (40–12) | Wake Forest (38–17) | Clemson (39–19) | Texas A&M (39–21) | Southern Miss (50–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Miami (FL) | Texas Tech (3–1) | St. John's (7–0) | Ole Miss (7–4) | East Carolina (12–4) | Missouri (19–1) | Kentucky (18–7) | Southern Miss (24–5) | Michigan (25–7) | Wake Forest (28–10) | Michigan (31–9) | Texas A&M (32–13) | St. John's (34–8) | Michigan (39–12) | Michigan (42–13) | Florida State (39–20) | Texas Tech (45–17) | Texas Tech (45–17) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia | Coastal Carolina (1–3) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | East Carolina (8–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (9–4) | Stanford (11–5) | Auburn (20–6) | Michigan (22–6) | St. John's (22–5) | St. John's (26–5) | Wake Forest (29–13) | Michigan (33–10) | Wake Forest (32–14) | St. John's (37–8) | St. John's (40–9) | Cal State Fullerton (34–21) | Stanford (42–16) | Davidson (35–26) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | Clemson (1–2) | Arkansas (6–0) | St. John's (10–1) | Oklahoma (17–2) | Virginia (15–5) | Arkansas (20–5) | Florida State (18–11) | Long Beach State (20–11) | Southern Miss (28–9) | Stanford (23–12) | Wake Forest (30–13) | Michigan (35–11) | Wake Forest (35–16) | Mississippi State (34–22) | Mississippi State (36–24) | Texas (39–24) | Stanford (42–16) | 20. |
| 21. | UC Santa Barbara | Ole Miss (3–0) | Coastal Carolina (4–4) | Coastal Carolina (9–5) | Coastal Carolina (11–7) | Michigan (15–4) | Baylor (18–6) | Wake Forest (21–8) | Mississippi State (22–12) | Oklahoma (27–12) | Houston (27–12) | St. John's (31–7) | Southern Miss (37–12) | Missouri State (36–14) | Missouri State (37–15) | Missouri State (40–17) | Southern Miss (50–16) | Arkansas (45–19) | 21. |
| 22. | Oklahoma State | Stanford (1–2) | Houston (5–2) | NC State (6–5) | Michigan (12–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (11–6) | Missouri (21–3) | Virginia (21–8) | Stanford (17–10) | Houston (25–10) | Mercer (35–7) | Southern Miss (34–12) | Texas A&M (34–15) | Oklahoma (34–18) | Houston (36–19) | Michigan (42–15) | Arkansas (45–19) | Virginia (43–16) | 22. |
| 23. | Stanford | UNC Wilmington (3–0) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Baylor (11–1) | Louisiana Tech (13–2) | South Florida (19–1) | Ole Miss (15–9) | Stanford (14–9) | Houston (23–8) | South Carolina (22–13) | Texas A&M (28–13) | USF (34–10) | USF (37–10) | USF (39–12) | Nebraska (34–18–1) | St. John's (42–11) | Virginia (43–16) | Texas (39–24) | 23. |
| 24. | Rice | Washington (2–1) | Utah (5–2) | Houston (7–3) | Florida Gulf Coast (14–3) | Auburn (17–5) | Houston (18–5) | San Diego (19–6) | Wake Forest (23–10) | West Virginia (21–13) | Maryland (28–11) | Maryland (29–13) | Missouri State (33–14) | Texas A&M (35–17) | Oklahoma (34–20) | UCF (40–20) | Clemson (42–21) | Clemson (42–21) | 24. |
| 25. | Maryland | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Mississippi State (6–3) | Louisiana Tech (11–1) | San Diego (10–3) | San Diego (13–4) | South Florida (22–3) | Houston (20–7) | South Florida (27–5) | Texas A&M (26–11) | West Virginia (23–15) | Missouri State (30–13) | Houston (30–17) | Auburn (32–21) | UCF (38–18) | Texas (37–22) | Houston (42–21) | Houston (42–21) | 25. |
| 26. | Washington | Rice (2–2) | UCF (7–0) | Vanderbilt (7–5) | Ole Miss (11–5) | UCF (17–4) | Michigan (17–6) | South Florida (24–5) | Oregon (21–8) | San Diego (25–9) | USF (32–8) | Texas (30–16) | Oklahoma (32–17) | Houston (33–18) | Auburn (34–22) | Nebraska (35–20–1) | Arizona (38–21) | Arizona (38–21) | 26. |
| 27. | Ole Miss | Mississippi State (2–1) | Texas (5–3) | Dallas Baptist (8–3) | UCF (14–3) | Kentucky (15–6) | Southern Miss (19–5) | Long Beach State (16–11) | San Diego (21–9) | Mercer (32–6) | South Carolina (24–15) | West Virginia (25–17) | Loyola Marymount (30–14) | Baylor (32–17) | Florida State (35–20) | Auburn (35–24) | Auburn (37–26) | Auburn (37–26) | 27. |
| 28. | Long Beach State | UCLA (2–0) | Washington (4–3) | Washington (7–4) | Missouri (15–1) | Arkansas(17–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (13–9) | Maryland (18–8) | Florida State (21–13) | Oregon (23–10) | Southern Miss (30–12) | Houston (28–15) | Maryland (31–15) | Nebraska (32–17–1) | Texas A&M (36–20) | Oklahoma (34–22) | Dallas Baptist (42–21) | Dallas Baptist (42–21) | 28. |
| 29. | Georgia Tech | Houston (3–0) | UC Santa Barbara (4–3) | Oklahoma (13–1) | Vanderbilt (11–6) | Texas A&M (14–7) | Wake Forest (18–7) | Baylor (19–9) | Florida Gulf Coast (25–9) | Stanford (19–12) | San Diego (27–11) | Loyola Marymount (30–14) | Vanderbilt (29–18) | UCF (36–16) | Coastal Carolina (37–18) | Florida Gulf Coast (42–18) | NC State (36–25) | NC State (36–25) | 29. |
| 30. | UNC Wilmington | Oklahoma State (1–1) | Oklahoma State (4–3) | Arkansas (8–3) | Tennessee (11–2) | Oklahoma State (14–6) | San Diego (15–6) | Mississippi State (19–10) | Vanderbilt (21–12) | USF (29–7) | Louisiana (26–14–1) | Florida Atlantic (29–13–1) | Texas (31–19) | Old Dominion (35–16) | Baylor (34–19) | Dallas Baptist (40–19) | Bethune-Cookman (36–25) | Bethune-Cookman (36–25) | 30. |
| Preseason Jan 31[46] | Week 1 Feb 20[47] | Week 2 Feb 27[48] | Week 3 Mar 6[49] | Week 4 Mar 13[50] | Week 5 Mar 20[51] | Week 6 Mar 27[52] | Week 7 Apr 3[53] | Week 8 Apr 10[54] | Week 9 Apr 17[55] | Week 10 Apr 24[56] | Week 11 May 1[57] | Week 12 May 8[58] | Week 13 May 15[59] | Week 14 May 22[60] | Week 15 May 29[61] | Week 16 Jun 7[62] | Final Jun 28[63] | ||
| Dropped: 9. East Carolina 21. UC Santa Barbara 25. Maryland 28. Long Beach State | Dropped: 10. NC State 14. Alabama 16. Louisiana–Lafayette 17. Miami (FL) 23. UNC Wilmington 26. Rice 28. UCLA | Dropped: 24. Utah 25. Mississippi State 26. UCF 27. Texas 28. Rice 30. UC Santa Barbara | Dropped: 16. Georgia Tech 22. NC State 24. Houston 27. Dallas Baptist 28. Washington 30. Arkansas | Dropped: 18. East Carolina 21. Coastal Carolina 23. Louisiana Tech 29. Vanderbilt 30. Tennessee | Dropped: 26. UCF 29. Texas A&M 30. Oklahoma State | Dropped: 22. Missouri 23. Ole Miss 28. Louisiana–Lafayette | Dropped: 28. Maryland 29. Baylor | Dropped:
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The Preseason poll ranked the top 35 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. Dallas Baptist; 32. Mississippi State; 33. Tulane; 34. Houston; 35. Arizona State.