| 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
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| Duration | February 15, 2019–June 2019 |
| Number of teams | 299 |
| Preseason No. 1 | LSU (CB, Coaches), Vanderbilt (BA, D1, NCBWA) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | May 31, 2019 – June 26, 2019 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (10) |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Vanderbilt (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Michigan |
| MOP | Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2019 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 24[1] | Week 3 Mar 4[2] | Week 4 Mar 11[3] | Week 5 Mar 18[4] | Week 6 Mar 25[5] | Week 7 Apr 1[6] | Week 8 Apr 8[7] | Week 9 Apr 15[8] | Week 10 Apr 22[9] | Week 11 Apr 29[10] | Week 12 May 6[11] | Week 13 May 13[12] | Week 14 May 20[13] | Week 15 May 27[14] | Final June 27[15] | ||
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| 1. | LSU 14 | Vanderbilt (19) (9–2) | Oregon State (11) (12–1–1) | UCLA (19) (14–4) | UCLA (20) (17–4) | UCLA (20) (20–5) | UCLA (29) (23–6) | UCLA (29) (27–6) | UCLA (28) (30–7) | UCLA (28) (34–7) | UCLA (23) (37–8) | UCLA (28) (41–8) | UCLA (26) (45–8) | UCLA (21) (47–8) | Vanderbilt (30) (59–12) | 1. |
| 2. | Vanderbilt 10 | Oregon State (8) (10–1) | Vanderbilt (15) (13–3) | Oregon State (1) (14–3–1) | Mississippi State (2) (22–3) | Stanford (3) (18–3) | Georgia (1) (27–6) | Mississippi State (1) (31–6) | Oregon State (28–8–1) | Vanderbilt (2) (34–9) | Vanderbilt (7) (38–9) | Vanderbilt (3) (41–10) | Vanderbilt (4) (45–10) | Vanderbilt (9) (49–10) | Michigan (50–22) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida 1 | North Carolina (1) (11–1) | UCLA (2) (11–3) | Stanford (1) (12–3) | Stanford (15–3) (1) (15–3) | NC State (27–2) | Oregon State (23–6–1) | Stanford (24–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Stanford (31–7) | Stanford (34–8) | Stanford (37–9) | Mississippi State (45–11) | Stanford (41–11) | Louisville (51–18) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas Tech | UCLA (2) (9–2) | Stanford (1) (12–3) | Mississippi State (4) (18–2) | NC State (23–1) (1) (23–1) | Vanderbilt (2) (22–6) | NC State (1) (29–4) | Oregon State (25–8–1) | Vanderbilt (1) (31–9) | Oregon State (31–10–1) | Arkansas (37–12) | Arkansas (39–13) | Stanford (39–10) | Mississippi State (46–13) | Mississippi State (52–15) | 4. |
| 5. | Oregon State | Stanford (9–2) | Mississippi State (15–1) | NC State (19–1) | Vanderbilt (4) (19–5) | Arizona State (5) (25–1) | Stanford (20–5) | Vanderbilt (1) (27–9) | Georgia (1) (33–8) | Louisville (35–9) | Louisville (1) (39–9) | Mississippi State (42–10) | Arkansas (40–15) | Arkansas (41–17) | Texas Tech (46–20) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Florida (9–4) | Florida State (13–1) | Vanderbilt (1) (15–5) | Georgia (21–3) | Oregon State (1) (19–5–1) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Georgia (29–8) | Louisville (31–9) | Arkansas (34–11) | Mississippi State (38–10) | Georgia Tech (35–15) | Georgia (42–14) | Georgia (44–15) | Arkansas (46–20) | 6. |
| 7. | UCLA | Florida State (10–0) | Florida (13–5) | Louisville (16–4) | Oregon State (1) (16–4–1) | Georgia (23–5) | Vanderbilt (24–8) | Louisville (28–8) | Arkansas (30–10) | Mississippi State (1) (36–9) | Georgia (37–12) | Georgia (39–14) | Louisville (43–13) | Georgia Tech (41–17) | Florida State (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | Mississippi State (10–1) | Ole Miss (12–3) | Georgia (18–2) | Arkansas (20–4) | Mississippi State (24–5) | LSU (23–10) | NC State (29–8) | Mississippi State (32–9) | Georgia (33–12) | Georgia Tech (33–14) | East Carolina (39–12) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | Louisville (43–15) | UCLA (52–11) | 8. |
| 9. | Stanford | LSU (8–3) | Texas Tech (11–3) | Arkansas (1) (17–2) | Arizona State (2) (22–1) | Arkansas (22–6) | Arizona State (26–4) | Texas A&M (27–10–1) | UC Santa Barbara (30–5) | Georgia Tech (30–14) | East Carolina (36–11) | Louisville (40–12) | East Carolina (42–13) | East Carolina (43–15) | Auburn (38–28) | 9. |
| 10. | Ole Miss | Arkansas (9–1) | Arkansas (12–2) | Arizona State (4) (19–0) | Louisville (18–6) | Louisville (22–6) | Arkansas (24–8) | Arkansas (26–10) | Texas A&M (29–12–1) | East Carolina (33–11) | Texas Tech (33–14) | Texas Tech (34–14) | Texas Tech (36–15) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Stanford (45–14) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida State | Texas (10–3) | Georgia (14–2) | LSU (15–5) | Texas A&M (21–5) | Texas A&M (23–6–1) | East Carolina (24–7) | UC Santa Barbara (27–5) | Arizona State (30–8) | North Carolina (33–12) | Oregon State (31–14–1) | UC Santa Barbara (40–7) | UC Santa Barbara (44–7) | Oklahoma State (36–18) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 11. |
| 12. | Arkansas | Texas Tech (6–3) | NC State (15–0) | Auburn (18–2) | Auburn (20–4) | LSU (19–9) | Texas A&M (25–8–1) | Arizona State (27–7) | East Carolina (29–10) | Texas Tech (29–13) | North Carolina (34–12) | Oregon State (33–15–1) | Oregon State (35–16–1) | North Carolina (42–17) | East Carolina (47–18) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | Ole Miss (8–2) | LSU (11–4) | North Carolina (16–5) | Texas Tech (15–6) | North Carolina (22–7) | Texas Tech (21–9) | North Carolina (27–10) | Georgia Tech (27–13) | UC Santa Barbara (32–7) | UC Santa Barbara (36–7) | Baylor (32–13) | Oklahoma State (32–17) | UC Santa Barbara (45–9) | North Carolina (46–19) | 13. |
| 14. | East Carolina | Louisville (8–3) | Louisville (11–4) | Florida (15–7) | Coastal Carolina (18–5–1) | Texas Tech (18–7) | Louisville (24–8) | LSU (24–13) | NC State (31–10) | LSU (29–16) | Ole Miss (32–17) | NC State (39–14) | NC State (41–15) | Oregon State (36–18–1) | Ole Miss (41–27) | 14. |
| 15. | Mississippi State | Georgia (9–2) | North Carolina (12–4) | Texas (15–7) | LSU (17–7) | Auburn (22–6) | Ole Miss (23–10) | East Carolina (25–10) | North Carolina (30–11) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Baylor (32–13) | North Carolina (36–15) | Texas A&M (36–19–1) | West Virginia (37–20) | Georgia (46–17) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | Coastal Carolina (13–3–1) | Coastal Carolina (16–4–1) | Texas (17–10) | East Carolina (21–6) | Clemson (24–8) | Georgia Tech (24–12) | LSU (26–15) | Arizona State (32–10) | NC State (37–12) | Ole Miss (32–20) | Miami (FL) (38–17) | NC State (42–17) | LSU (40–26) | 16. |
| 17. | TCU | NC State (11–0) | Auburn (14–2) | Texas Tech (12–5) | North Carolina (18–7) | Texas (20–11) | Texas (21–13) | Ole Miss (25–12) | Texas Tech (25–13) | Texas A&M (30–15–1) | LSU (30–18) | Miami (FL) (36–15) | LSU (34–22) | LSU (37–24) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | 17. |
| 18. | Baylor | Auburn (9–2) | Texas (12–6) | Texas A&M (12–5) | East Carolina (18–6) | Ole Miss (20–9) | North Carolina (23–9) | Texas Tech (23–11) | Tennessee (30–11) | Baylor (30–12) | Texas A&M (32–17–1) | Oklahoma State (30–17) | Baylor (33–15) | Ole Miss (37–25) | Duke (35–27) | 18. |
| 19. | Clemson | Michigan (8–1) | Arizona State (15–0) | Florida State (14–4) | Oklahoma (21–4) | Clemson (22–6) | Auburn (23–9) | Baylor (24–10) | Ole Miss (27–14) | NC State (33–12) | Miami (FL) (34–14) | Texas A&M (34–18–1) | North Carolina (38–17) | Texas A&M (37–21–1) | West Virginia (38–22) | 19. |
| 20. | Auburn | Baylor (9–2) | Clemson (12–3) | Ole Miss (14–6) | TCU (15–7) | Coastal Carolina (20–8–1) | UC Irvine (21–5) | Clemson (25–11) | West Virginia (24–14) | West Virginia (26–15) | Arizona State (33–12) | LSU (31–21) | West Virginia (34–18) | Miami (FL) (39–18) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | 20. |
| 21. | Oklahoma State | Tennessee (12–0) | Tennessee (15–1) | East Carolina (15–6) | Florida State (17–6) | Florida (20–10) | UC Santa Barbara (23–5) | TCU (22–12) | Auburn (26–14) | Miami (FL) (31–14) | Oklahoma State (28–16) | West Virginia (31–18) | Tennessee (38–18) | Baylor (34–17) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Coastal Carolina | Texas A&M (11–2) | Texas A&M (15–3) | Tennessee (17–4) | Ole Miss (17–8) | UC Irvine (18–5) | Georgia Tech (22–10) | Tennessee (26–11) | Baylor (26–12) | Indiana (30–14) | Missouri (33–16–1) | Florida State (34–18)т | Illinois (36–17) | Tennessee (38–19) | UC Santa Barbara (45–11) | 22. |
| 23. | NC State | Arizona State (11–0) | South Carolina (13–3) | Clemson (14–5) | Tennessee (20–5) | Oklahoma (22–7) | TCU (20–10) | Auburn (24–12) | Oklahoma State (25–13) | Tennessee (31–14) | West Virginia (28–17) | Missouri (34–18–1)т | Ole Miss (33–23) | Creighton (38–11) | Oregon State (36–20–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Cal State | South Carolina (9–2) | East Carolina (12–5) | Michigan (13–4) | Florida (16–10) | UC Santa Barbara (19–5) | Baylor (22–8) | West Virginia (22–13) | Miami (FL) (27–14) | UC Irvine (28–10) | Tennessee (32–16) | Illinois (34–16) | Indiana (36–19) | Indiana (36–21) | NC State (42–19) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan | East Carolina (8–4) | Michigan (9–4) | Oklahoma (16–4) | UC Irvine (15–4) | TCU (17–9) | Coastal Carolina (22–11–1) | Texas (23–15) | Indiana (27–13) | Florida State (28–15)т Missouri (30–15–1)т | Florida State (30–16) | Arizona State (35–14) | Dallas Baptist (38–16) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | Creighton (41–13) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 24[1] | Week 3 Mar 4[2] | Week 4 Mar 11[3] | Week 5 Mar 18[4] | Week 6 Mar 25[5] | Week 7 Apr 1[6] | Week 8 Apr 8[7] | Week 9 Apr 15[8] | Week 10 Apr 22[9] | Week 11 Apr 29[10] | Week 12 May 6[11] | Week 13 May 13[12] | Week 14 May 20[13] | Week 15 May 27[14] | Final June 27[15] | ||
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| Preseason Jan 21 | Week 1 Feb 18 | Week 2 Feb 25 | Week 3 Mar 4 | Week 4 Mar 11 | Week 5 Mar 18 | Week 6 Mar 25 | Week 7 Apr 1 | Week 8 Apr 8 | Week 9 Apr 15 | Week 10 Apr 22 | Week 11 Apr 29 | Week 12 May 6 | Week 13 May 13 | Week 14 May 20 | Week 15 May 26 | Final Jun 27 | ||
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| 1. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Vanderbilt (5–1) | Vanderbilt (9–2) | Vanderbilt (13–3) | UCLA (14–4) | UCLA (17–4) | UCLA (20–5) | UCLA (23–6) | UCLA (27–6) | UCLA (30–7) | UCLA (34–7) | UCLA (37–8) | UCLA (41–8) | UCLA (45–8) | UCLA (47–8) | Vanderbilt (59–12) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (7–0) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (11–3) | Mississippi State (18–2) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Stanford (18–3) | Stanford (20–5) | Stanford (24–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Stanford (31–7) | Vanderbilt (38–9) | Vanderbilt (41–10) | Vanderbilt (45–10) | Vanderbilt (49–10) | Michigan (50–22) | 2. |
| 3. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Stanford (12–3) | Stanford (12–3) | Stanford (15–3) | Vanderbilt (22–6) | Georgia (27–6) | Mississippi State (31–6) | Georgia (33–8) | Vanderbilt (34–9) | Stanford (34–8) | Stanford (37–8) | Stanford (39–10) | Stanford (41–11) | Louisville (51–18) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | Stanford (9–2) | Florida (13–5) | Texas (15–7) | Vanderbilt (19–5) | NC State (27–2) | NC State (29–4) | Georgia (29–8) | Oregon State (28–8–1) | Oregon State (31–10–1) | Arkansas (37–12) | Arkansas (39–13) | Arkansas (40–15) | Arkansas (41–17) | Texas Tech (46–20) | 4. |
| 5. | North Carolina | North Carolina (3–0) | Florida (5–3) | Florida (9–4) | Florida State (13–1) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | NC State (23–1) | Mississippi State (24–5) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Oregon State (25–8–1) | Vanderbilt (31–9) | Arkansas (34–11) | Mississippi State (38–10) | Mississippi State (42–10) | Mississippi State (45–11) | Mississippi State (46–13) | Mississippi State (52–15) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida State | Florida State (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Oregon State (12–1–1) | NC State (19–1) | Georgia (21–3) | Georgia (23–5) | Vanderbilt (24–8) | Vanderbilt (27–9) | Arkansas (30–10) | Mississippi State (36–9) | Louisville (39–9) | Georgia (39–14) | Georgia (42–14) | Georgia (44–15) | UCLA (52–11) | 6. |
| 7. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Stanford (6–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | Mississippi State (15–1) | Oregon State (14–3–1) | Texas (17–10) | Oregon State (19–5–1) | Oregon State (23–6–1) | Louisville (28–8) | Louisville (31–9) | Louisville (35–9) | Georgia (37–12) | East Carolina (39–12) | East Carolina (42–13) | Georgia Tech (41–17) | Florida State (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2–1) | Texas Tech (5–1) | Mississippi State (10–1) | North Carolina (11–4) | North Carolina (16–5) | Oregon State (16–4–1) | Texas (20–11) | Arkansas (24–8) | UC Santa Barbara (27–5) | UC Santa Barbara (30–5) | Georgia (33–12) | East Carolina (36–11) | Georgia Tech (35–15) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | East Carolina (43–15) | Arkansas (46–20) | 8. |
| 9. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (3–0) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Texas (10–3) | Texas Tech (11–3) | Florida (15–7) | North Carolina (18–7) | North Carolina (22–7) | Texas (21–13) | NC State (29–8) | Mississippi State (32–9) | East Carolina (33–11) | Texas Tech (33–14) | Texas Tech (34–14) | Texas Tech (36–15) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Auburn (38–28) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | LSU (8–3) | Texas (12–6) | Louisville (16–4) | Arkansas (20–4) | Arizona State (25–1) | East Carolina (24–7) | Arkansas (26–10) | Texas A&M (29–12–1) | Georgia Tech (30–14) | Georgia Tech (33–14) | Louisville (40–12) | Louisville (43–13) | Oklahoma State (36–18) | Stanford (45–14) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville | East Carolina (3–0) | East Carolina (5–2) | Texas Tech (6–3) | LSU (11–4) | Georgia (14–2) | Texas Tech (15–6) | Texas Tech (18–7) | Texas Tech (21–9) | Texas A&M (27–10–1) | East Carolina (29–10) | Texas Tech (29–13) | Ole Miss (32–17) | Oregon State (33–15–1) | Oregon State (35–16–1) | Louisville (43–13) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 11. |
| 12. | East Carolina | Louisville (1–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Ole Miss (12–3) | LSU (15–5) | Texas A&M (21–5) | Arkansas (22–6) | LSU (23–10) | East Carolina (25–10) | Georgia Tech (27–13) | LSU (29–16) | Oregon State (31–14–1) | UC Santa Barbara (40–7) | UC Santa Barbara (44–7) | Ole Miss (37–22) | East Carolina (47–18) | 12. |
| 13. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (1–1) | Ole Miss (4–2) | Louisville (8–3) | Louisville (11–4) | Texas Tech (12–4) | East Carolina (18–6) | East Carolina (21–6) | Arizona State (26–4) | Georgia Tech (24–12) | Arizona State (30–8) | UC Santa Barbara (32–7) | UC Santa Barbara (36–7) | NC State (39–14) | NC State (41–15) | UC Santa Barbara (45–9) | Ole Miss (41–27) | 13. |
| 14. | Clemson | Clemson (2–1) | Clemson (6–1) | East Carolina (8–4) | East Carolina (12–5) | East Carolina (15–6) | Arizona State (22–1) | Texas A&M (23–6–1) | Texas A&M (25–8–1) | Arizona State (27–7) | LSU (26–15) | North Carolina (33–12) | North Carolina (34–12) | Miami (FL) (36–15) | Miami (FL) (38–17) | North Carolina (42–17) | North Carolina (46–19) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia | Georgia (3–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (14–2) | Arkansas (17–2) | Florida (16–10) | LSU (19–9) | Ole Miss (23–10) | LSU (24–13) | Texas Tech (25–13) | Texas A&M (30–15–1) | Baylor (32–13) | Baylor (32–13) | Oklahoma State (32–17) | LSU (37–24) | LSU (40–26) | 15. |
| 16. | Baylor | Baylor (4–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arkansas (12–2) | Auburn (18–2) | Louisville (18–6) | Florida (20–10) | UC Irvine (21–5) | Texas Tech (23–11) | NC State (31–10) | Baylor (30–12) | LSU (30–18) | Oklahoma State (30–17) | LSU (34–22) | Oregon State (36–18–1) | Georgia (46–17) | 16. |
| 17. | Auburn | Arkansas (3–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Auburn (9–2) | Auburn (14–2) | Texas A&M (17–5) | LSU (17–7) | Louisville (22–6) | Clemson (24–8) | North Carolina (27–10) | North Carolina (30–11) | West Virginia (26–15) | NC State (37–12) | Ole Miss (32–20) | Texas A&M (36–19–1) | West Virginia (37–20) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | 17. |
| 18. | Arkansas | Auburn (2–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Michigan (8–1) | Clemson (12–3) | Ole Miss (14–6) | Auburn (20–4) | Auburn (22–6) | Georgia Tech (22–10) | Ole Miss (25–12) | West Virginia (25–13) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Miami (FL) (34–14) | Texas A&M (34–18–1) | Baylor (33–15) | NC State (42–17) | Duke (35–27) | 18. |
| 19. | Texas | Texas (2–1) | Texas (6–2) | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | Coastal Carolina (13–3–1) | Coastal Carolina (16–4–1) | UC Irvine (15–4) | UC Irvine (18–5) | UC Santa Barbara (23–5) | Baylor (24–10) | UC Irvine (25–9) | UC Irvine (28–10) | Texas A&M (32–17–1) | West Virginia (31–18) | West Virginia (34–18) | Miami (FL) (39–18) | Oregon State (36–20–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (6–0) | South Carolina (9–2) | South Carolina (13–3) | Arizona State (19–0) | Coastal Carolina (18–5–1) | Ole Miss (20–9) | Louisville (24–8) | Texas (23–15) | Auburn (26–14) | Arizona State (32–10) | Missouri (33–16–1) | North Carolina (36–15) | Indiana (36–19) | Texas A&M (37–21–1) | West Virginia (38–22) | 20. |
| 21. | Southern Miss | Southern Miss (3–0) | Coastal Carolina (7–1) | Clemson (8–3) | NC State (15–0) | Florida State (14–4) | Florida State (17–6) | Clemson (22–6) | North Carolina (23–9) | UC Irvine (21–9) | Tennessee (30–11) | NC State (33–12) | West Virginia (28–17) | Missouri (34–18–1) | Ole Miss (33–23) | Fresno State (38–14–1) | Fresno State (40–16–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Duke | Duke (3–0) | Duke (6–1) | Duke (9–2) | UC Irvine (9–4) | UC Irvine (12–4) | Ole Miss (17–8) | UConn (17–9) | Auburn (23–9) | TCU (22–12) | Oklahoma State (25–13) | Indiana (30–14) | Oklahoma State (28–16) | LSU (31–21) | Dallas Baptist (38–16) | Baylor (34–17) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | 22. |
| 23. | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina (3–0) | Southern Miss (4–2) | NC State (11–0) | Michigan (9–4) | Michigan (13–4) | TCU (15–7) | Oklahoma State (18–8) | TCU (20–10) | Clemson (25–11) | Ole Miss (27–14) | Miami (FL) (31–14) | Michigan (34–11) | Dallas Baptist (36–15) | Fresno State (35–14–1) | Creighton (38–11) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Minnesota | TCU (2–1) | TCU (5–2) | UC Irvine (7–3) | Duke (11–5) | South Carolina (14–6) | Clemson (18–6) | UC Santa Barbara (19–5) | Michigan (22–8) | Auburn (24–12) | Baylor (26–12) | Missouri (30–15–1) | Arizona State (33–12) | BYU (33–14) | BYU (36–15) | Indiana (36–21) | UC Santa Barbara (45–11) | 24. |
| 25. | UC Irvine | UC Irvine (2–1) | UC Irvine (5–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Tennessee (15–1) | Clemson (14–5) | Oklahoma (21–4) | Coastal Carolina (20–8–1) | Baylor (22–8) | West Virginia (22–13) | Indiana (27–13) | BYU (29–10) | BYU (31–12) | Fresno State (32–14–1) | Creighton (35–11) | Indiana State (41–16) | Creighton (41–13) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 21 | Week 1 Feb 18 | Week 2 Feb 25 | Week 3 Mar 4 | Week 4 Mar 11 | Week 5 Mar 18 | Week 6 Mar 25 | Week 7 Apr 1 | Week 8 Apr 8 | Week 9 Apr 15 | Week 10 Apr 22 | Week 11 Apr 29 | Week 12 May 6 | Week 13 May 13 | Week 14 May 20 | Week 15 May 26 | Final Jun 27 | ||
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| Preseason Dec 18[17] | Week 1 Feb 18[18] | Week 2 Feb 25[19] | Week 3 Mar 4[20] | Week 4 Mar 11[21] | Week 5 Mar 18[22] | Week 6 Mar 25[23] | Week 7 Apr 1[24] | Week 8 Apr 8[25] | Week 9 Apr 15[26] | Week 10 Apr 22[27] | Week 11 Apr 29[28] | Week 12 May 6[29] | Week 13 May 13[30] | Week 14 May 20[31] | Week 15 May 27[32] | Week 16 Jun 4[33] | Week 17 Jun 10[34] | Final Jun 27[35] | ||
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| 1. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (7–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (13–1) | NC State (19–1) | NC State (23–1) | NC State (27–2) | UCLA (23–6) | UCLA (27–6) | UCLA (30–7) | UCLA (34–7) | UCLA (37–8) | UCLA (41–8) | UCLA (45–8) | UCLA (47–8) | UCLA (51–9) | Vanderbilt (54–11) | Vanderbilt (59–12) | 1. |
| 2. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Vanderbilt (5–1) | Vanderbilt (9–2) | NC State (15–0) | Mississippi State (18–2) | UCLA (17–4) | Arizona State (25–1) | NC State (29–4) | Stanford (24–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Vanderbilt (34–9) | Vanderbilt (38–9) | Vanderbilt (41–10) | Vanderbilt (45–10) | Vanderbilt (49–10) | Vanderbilt (52–10) | Arkansas (46–18) | Michigan (50–22) | 2. |
| 3. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | Oregon State (12–1–1) | UCLA (14–4) | Arizona State (22–1) | UCLA (20–5) | Stanford (20–5) | Mississippi State (31–6) | Oregon State (28–8–1) | Stanford (31–7) | Louisville (39–9) | Stanford (37–9) | Stanford (39–10) | Stanford (41–11) | Stanford (45–12) | Mississippi State (51–13) | Louisville (51–18) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2–1) | Texas Tech (5–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Vanderbilt (13–3) | Oregon State (14–3–1) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Stanford (18–3) | Georgia (27–6) | Oregon State (25–8–1) | Georgia (33–8) | Louisville (35–9) | Stanford (34–8) | Arkansas (39–13) | UC Santa Barbara (44–7) | Arkansas (41–17) | Arkansas (44–17) | Louisville (49–16) | Texas Tech (46–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | NC State (11–0) | Mississippi State (15–1) | Arizona State (19–0) | Vanderbilt (19–5) | Vanderbilt (22–6) | Oregon State (23–6–1) | Georgia (29–8) | Vanderbilt (31–9) | Oregon State (31–10–1) | Arkansas (37–12) | Mississippi State (42–10) | Arkansas (40–15) | Mississippi State (46–13) | Mississippi State (49–13) | Texas Tech (44–18) | Mississippi State (52–15) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (11–3) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Stanford (15–3) | Oregon State (19–5–1) | Vanderbilt (24–8) | Vanderbilt (27–9) | UC Santa Barbara (30–5) | Arkansas (34–11) | Mississippi State (38–10) | UC Santa Barbara (40–7) | Mississippi State (45–11) | Georgia (44–15) | Louisville (47–16) | Florida State (41–21) | Florida State (42–23) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Texas (10–3) | Texas Tech (11–3) | LSU (15–5) | Oregon State (16–4–1) | Georgia (23–5) | Arkansas (24–8) | UC Santa Barbara (27–5) | Louisville (31–9) | Mississippi State (36–9) | UC Santa Barbara (36–7) | Louisville (40–12) | Louisville (43–13) | Louisville (43–15) | Oklahoma State (39–19) | Auburn (38–26) | Arkansas (46–20) | 7. |
| 8. | North Carolina | North Carolina (3–0) | Stanford (6–1) | Mississippi State (10–1) | Stanford (12–3) | Stanford (12–3) | Georgia (21–3) | Arkansas (22–6) | LSU (23–10) | Louisville (28–8) | Arkansas (30–10) | UC Santa Barbara (32–7) | Georgia (37–12) | East Carolina (39–12) | Georgia (42–14) | UC Santa Barbara (45–9) | East Carolina (47–16) | Michigan (46–20) | Auburn (38–28) | 8. |
| 9. | Louisville | Florida State (4–0) | Georgia (6–0) | LSU (8–3) | Arizona State (15–0) | Georgia (18–2) | Arkansas (20–4) | LSU (19–9) | Arizona State (26–4) | Arkansas (26–10) | Mississippi State (32–9) | Georgia (33–12) | East Carolina (36–11) | Georgia (39–14) | East Carolina (42–13) | Oklahoma State (36–18) | Texas Tech (42–17) | UCLA (52–11) | UCLA (52–11) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Coastal Carolina (3–0) | NC State (7–0) | Texas Tech (6–3) | LSU (11–4) | Arkansas (17–2) | Coastal Carolina (18–5–1) | Mississippi State (24–5) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Texas A&M (27–10–1) | Arizona State (30–8) | East Carolina (33–11) | North Carolina (34–12) | Oregon State (33–15–1) | Oregon State (35–16–1) | East Carolina (43–15) | North Carolina (45–17) | Stanford (45–14) | Stanford (45–14) | 10. |
| 11. | Ole Miss | Georgia (3–0) | Coastal Carolina (7–1) | Stanford (9–2) | Coastal Carolina (13–1–1) | Coastal Carolina (16–4–1) | Texas A&M (21–5) | Texas A&M (23–6–1) | East Carolina (24–7) | NC State (29–8) | East Carolina (29–10) | North Carolina (33–12) | Oregon State (31–14–1) | Georgia Tech (35–15) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | Georgia Tech (41–17) | LSU (40–24) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 11. |
| 12. | Coastal Carolina | Louisville (1–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | Clemson (12–3) | Auburn (18–2) | LSU (17–7) | East Carolina (21–6) | Texas A&M (25–8–1) | Arizona State (27–7) | North Carolina (30–11) | Arizona State (32–10) | Georgia Tech (33–14) | Miami (FL) (36–15) | Texas Tech (36–15) | Oregon State (36–18–1) | Florida State (39–21) | North Carolina (46–19) | North Carolina (46–19) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | Ole Miss (1–1) | Florida (5–3) | Louisville (8–3) | Georgia (14–2) | Florida (15–7) | Auburn (20–4) | Clemson (22–6) | Clemson (24–8) | East Carolina (25–10) | Texas A&M (29–12–1) | LSU (29–16) | Ole Miss (32–17) | North Carolina (36–15) | Oklahoma State (32–17) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Ole Miss (40–25) | Ole Miss (41–27) | Ole Miss (41–27) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas | Texas (2–1) | Baylor (7–0) | Florida (9–4) | North Carolina (12–4) | Florida State (14–4) | Texas Tech (15–5) | Auburn (22–6) | UC Santa Barbara (23–5) | North Carolina (27–10) | NC State (31–10) | Georgia Tech (30–14) | Baylor (32–13) | Baylor (32–13) | NC State (41–15) | North Carolina (42–17) | Auburn (36–25) | LSU (40–26) | LSU (40–26) | 14. |
| 15. | Clemson | Clemson (2–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Louisville (11–4) | Louisville (16–4) | Clemson (18–6) | Texas Tech (18–7) | UC Irvine (21–5) | LSU (24–13) | LSU (26–15) | Baylor (30–12) | Texas Tech (33–14) | Texas Tech (34–14) | Miami (FL) (38–17) | NC State (42–17) | Duke (34–25) | East Carolina (47–18) | East Carolina (47–18) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma State | TCU (2–1) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Florida (13–5) | North Carolina (16–5) | East Carolina (18–6) | Louisville (22–6) | Ole Miss (23–10) | Clemson (25–11) | Oklahoma State (23–15) | Texas Tech (29–13) | Oklahoma State (28–16) | Oklahoma State (30–17) | Baylor (33–15) | Central Michigan (46–12) | Michigan (44–19) | Duke (35–27) | Duke (35–27) | 16. |
| 17. | Georgia Tech | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Ole Miss (4–2) | Arizona State (11–0) | Arkansas (12–2) | Texas (15–7) | UC Santa Barbara (17–3) | North Carolina (22–7) | Baylor (22–8) | Ole Miss (25–12) | Georgia Tech (27–13) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Arizona State (33–12) | Florida State (34–18) | North Carolina (38–17) | Baylor (34–17) | Georgia (46–17) | Georgia (46–17) | Georgia (46–17) | 17. |
| 18. | Cal State Fullerton | Oklahoma State (2–1) | Texas (6–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | South Carolina (13–3) | Texas Tech (12–5) | UC Irvine (15–4) | Coastal Carolina (20–8–1) | Georgia Tech (22–10) | Baylor (24–10) | Louisiana Tech (27–12) | UC Irvine (28–10) | LSU (30–18) | Ole Miss (32–20) | Central Michigan (43–12) | Miami (FL) (39–18) | UC Santa Barbara (45–11) | UC Santa Barbara (45–11) | UC Santa Barbara (45–11) | 18. |
| 19. | TCU | Georgia Tech (2–1) | TCU (5–2) | South Carolina (9–2) | Ole Miss (12–3) | Texas A&M (17–5) | Florida (16–10) | UC Santa Barbara (19–5) | Texas Tech (21–9) | Georgia Tech (24–12) | UC Irvine (25–9) | Texas A&M (30–15–1) | Michigan (34–11) | Arizona State (35–14) | Florida State (35–20) | LSU (37–24) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | 19. |
| 20. | Duke | Duke (3–0) | Cal State Fullerton (4–2) | Clemson (8–3) | Texas (12–6) | Clemson (14–5) | Florida State (17–6) | Florida (20–10) | Louisville (24–8) | TCU (22–12) | UT-Arlington (28–13) | NC State (33–12) | NC State (37–12) | LSU (31–21) | Arizona State (36–15) | Florida State (36–21) | Oregon State (36–20–1) | Oregon State (36–20–1) | Oregon State (36–20–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Baylor | Baylor (4–0) | Duke (6–1) | Baylor (9–2) | Texas A&M (15–3) | East Carolina (15–6) | Louisville (18–6) | UC Irvine (18–5) | North Carolina (23–9) | Louisiana Tech (24–11) | Texas Tech (25–13) | Oklahoma State (25–16) | Texas A&M (32–17–1) | Indiana (33–18) | LSU (34–22) | Arizona State (37–17) | NC State (42–19) | NC State (42–19) | NC State (42–19) | 21. |
| 22. | NC State | NC State (3–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Duke (9–2) | Tennessee (15–1) | UC Santa Barbara (14–3) | North Carolina (18–7) | Baylor (20–7) | TCU (20–10) | Miami (FL) (25–12) | Ole Miss (27–14) | Michigan (31–11) | Miami (FL) (34–14) | Michigan (37–13) | Indiana (36–19) | West Virginia (37–20) | Central Michigan (47–14) | Central Michigan (47–14) | Central Michigan (47–14) | 22. |
| 23. | Auburn | Arkansas (3–0) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Texas A&M (11–2) | Auburn (14–2) | Illinois (13–3) | Illinois (17–4) | Oklahoma State (18–8) | Auburn (23–9) | Texas Tech (23–11) | Baylor (26–12) | Indiana (30–14) | Florida State (30–16) | Texas A&M (34–18–1) | Texas A&M (36–19–1) | Fresno State (38–14–1) | Baylor (35–19) | Baylor (35–19) | Baylor (35–19) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri State | Arizona (4–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Tennessee (12–0) | San Diego (12–4) | UC Irvine (12–4) | Oklahoma (21–4) | BYU (21–5) | Florida Atlantic (23–9) | UC Irvine (21–9) | Indiana (27–13) | Miami (FL) (31–14) | Florida Atlantic (32–15) | Central Michigan (39–12) | West Virginia (34–18) | Indiana (36–21) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | 24. |
| 25. | Arkansas | Mississippi State (3–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oklahoma (11–1) | UC Santa Barbara (11–2) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Baylor (16–6) | TCU (17–9) | Coastal Carolina (22–11–1) | Florida (24–14) | Duke (24–16) | Florida State (28–15) | Indiana (31–16) | NC State (39–14) | Fresno State (35–14–1) | Texas A&M (37–21–1) | Fresno State (40–16–1) | Fresno State (40–16–1) | Fresno State (40–16–1) | 25. |
| 26. | Arizona | Auburn (2–1) | Illinois (6–0) | Michigan (8–1) | Alabama (15–2) | Baylor (13–5) | Washington (14–5) | Texas (20–11) | Texas (21–13) | Florida State (22–13) | Miami (FL) (27–14) | Duke (27–17) | Iowa (29–17) | West Virginia (31–18) | Tennessee (38–18) | Cal (32–18) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | 26. |
| 27. | Mississippi State | UConn (2–1) | Sam Houston State (5–1) | Auburn (9–2) | Baylor (10–4) | San Diego (14–6) | Southern Miss (15–6) | Georgia Tech (19–9) | Michigan (22–8) | Florida Atlantic (24–11) | Florida State (24–14) | BYU (29–10) | Duke (28–18) | Dallas Baptist (36–15) | Cal (30–18) | Creighton (38–11) | West Virginia (38–22) | West Virginia (38–22) | West Virginia (38–22) | 27. |
| 28. | Minnesota | Texas A&M (3–0) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Miami (FL) (12–3) | Ole Miss (14–6) | TCU (15–7) | Ball State (17–9) | Central Michigan (23–8) | Miami (OH) (29–6) | Florida Atlantic (27–12) | West Virginia (26–15) | Central Michigan (34–12) | Fresno State (32–14–1) | Dallas Baptist (38–16) | Southern Miss (38–19) | Southern Miss (40–21) | Southern Miss (40–21) | Southern Miss (40–21) | 28. |
| 29. | Texas A&M | Southern Miss (3–0) | Auburn (6–2) | Washington (7–2) | Illinois (10–3) | Miami (FL) (15–5) | Georgia Tech (16–8) | Arkansas State (19–9) | Sam Houston State (20–9) | UT-Arlington (24–13) | BYU (26–10) | Southern Miss (29–13) | Fresno State (30–13–1) | Florida Atlantic (34–17) | Florida Atlantic (37–18) | Ole Miss (37–25) | Arizona State (38–19) | Arizona State (38–19) | Arizona State (38–19) | 29. |
| 30. | Southern Miss | Miami (FL) (3–0) | South Carolina (6–1) | Illinois (7–2) | East Carolina (12–5) | Michigan (13–4) | San Diego (17–7) | Florida Atlantic (19–9) | Southern Miss (20–9) | Nebraska (20–10) | West Virginia (24–14) | Texas State (31–13) | BYU (31–12) | BYU (33–14) | BYU (36–15) | Indiana State (41–16) | Creighton (41–13) | Creighton (41–13) | Creighton (41–13) | 30. |
| Preseason Dec 18[17] | Week 1 Feb 18[18] | Week 2 Feb 25[19] | Week 3 Mar 4[20] | Week 4 Mar 11[21] | Week 5 Mar 18[22] | Week 6 Mar 25[23] | Week 7 Apr 1[24] | Week 8 Apr 8[25] | Week 9 Apr 15[26] | Week 10 Apr 22[27] | Week 11 Apr 29[28] | Week 12 May 6[29] | Week 13 May 13[30] | Week 14 May 20[31] | Week 15 May 27[32] | Week 16 Jun 4[33] | Week 17 Jun 10[34] | Final Jun 27[35] | ||
| Dropped: No. 24 Missouri State No. 28 Minnesota | Dropped: No. 21 Baylor No. 24 Arizona No. 27 UConn No. 29 Southern Miss No. 30 Miami (FL) | Dropped: No. 19 TCU No. 20 Cal State Fullerton No. 27 Sam Houston State No. 28 Oklahoma State | Dropped: No. 22 Duke No. 25 Oklahoma No. 26 Michigan No. 29 Washington | Dropped:
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The Preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. Oregon; 32. UConn; 33. Miami (FL); 34. Illinois; 35. East Carolina; 36. Arizona State; 37. Stetson; 38. Louisiana; 39 Michigan; 40. Sam Houston State.
| Preseason Feb 4[36] | Week 1 Feb 18[37] | Week 2 Feb 25[38] | Week 3 Mar 4[39] | Week 4 Mar 11[40] | Week 5 Mar 18[41] | Week 6 Mar 25[42] | Week 7 Apr 1[43] | Week 8 Apr 8[44] | Week 9 Apr 15[45] | Week 10 Apr 22[46] | Week 11 Apr 29[47] | Week 12 May 6[48] | Week 13 May 13[49] | Week 14 May 20[50] | Week 15 May 27[51] | Final Jun 27[52] | ||
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| 1. | Vanderbilt | LSU (3–0) | LSU (7–0) | Vanderbilt (9–2) | Vanderbilt (13–3) | UCLA (14–4) | UCLA (17–4) | UCLA (20–5) | UCLA (23–6) | UCLA (27–6) | UCLA (30–7) | UCLA (34–7) | UCLA (37–8) | UCLA (41–8) | UCLA (45–8) | UCLA (47–8) | Vanderbilt (59–12) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Vanderbilt (5–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | Oregon State (12–1–1) | Mississippi State (18–2) | Stanford (15–3) | Stanford (18–3) | Oregon State (23–6–1) | Stanford (24–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Stanford (31–7)т | Vanderbilt (38–9) | Vanderbilt (41–10) | Vanderbilt (45–10) | Vanderbilt (49–10) | Michigan (50–22) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas Tech | UCLA (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | UCLA (9–2) | Stanford (12–3) | Stanford (12–3) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Vanderbilt (22–6) | Georgia (27–6) | Mississippi State (31–6) | Oregon State (28–8–1) | Vanderbilt (34–9)т | Stanford (34–8) | Stanford (37–9) | Stanford (39–10) | Stanford (41–11) | Louisville (51–18) | 3. |
| 4. | UCLA | Florida (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | UCLA (11–3) | Oregon State (14–3–1) | Vanderbilt (19–5) | Oregon State (19–5–1) | Stanford (20–5) | Oregon State (25–8–1) | Vanderbilt (31–9) | Oregon State (31–10–1) | Louisville (39–9) | Mississippi State (42–10) | Mississippi State (45–11) | Georgia (44–15) | Texas Tech (46–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | Stanford (9–2) | Mississippi State (15–1) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Georgia (21–3) | NC State (27–2) | Mississippi State (27–6)т | Vanderbilt (27–9) | Georgia (33–8) | Louisville (35–9) | Arkansas (37–12) | Arkansas (39–13) | Georgia (42–14) | Mississippi State (46–13) | Mississippi State (52–15) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida | Texas Tech (2–1) | Texas Tech (5–1) | Florida (9–4) | Florida (13–5) | Georgia (18–2) | NC State (23–1) | Arizona State (25–1) | NC State (29–4)т | Georgia (29–8) | Louisville (31–9) | Arkansas (34–11) | Mississippi State (38–10) | East Carolina (39–12) | Arkansas (40–15) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Florida State (42–23) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | North Carolina (3–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Mississippi State (10–1) | Florida State (13–1) | Louisville (16–4) | Oregon State (16–4–1) | Georgia (23–5) | Vanderbilt (24–8) | Louisville (28–8) | Arkansas (30–10) | Mississippi State (36–9) | Georgia (37–12) | Georgia Tech (35–15) | Texas Tech (36–15) | Georgia Tech (41–17) | Arkansas (46–20) | 7. |
| 8. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Texas Tech (11–3) | Arkansas (17–2) | Arkansas (20–4) | Louisville (22–6) | LSU (23–10) | Arkansas (26–10) | UC Santa Barbara (30–5) | East Carolina (33–11) | East Carolina (36–11) | Texas Tech (34–14) | East Carolina (42–13) | Arkansas (41–17) | Auburn (38–28) | 8. |
| 9. | Louisville | Florida State (4–0) | Florida (5–3) | LSU (8–3) | Georgia (14–2) | LSU (15–5) | Arizona State (22–1) | Mississippi State (24–5) | Arkansas (24–8) | Texas A&M (27–10–1) | Texas A&M (29–12–1) | Georgia (33–12) | Texas Tech (33–14) | Georgia (39–14) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | Oklahoma State (36–18) | UCLA (52–11) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Georgia (3–0) | Stanford (6–1) | Georgia (9–2) | LSU (11–4) | NC State (19–1) | Louisville (18–6)т | Arkansas (22–6) | East Carolina (24–7) | UC Santa Barbara (27–5) | Mississippi State (32–9) | Texas Tech (29–13) | Georgia Tech (33–14) | Louisville (40–12) | Louisville (43–13) | Louisville (43–15) | Stanford (45–14) | 10. |
| 11. | Ole Miss | East Carolina (3–0) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Texas Tech (6–3) | Louisville (11–4) | Texas (15–7) | Texas Tech (15–6)т | LSU (19–9) | Texas Tech (21–9) | NC State (29–8) | East Carolina (29–10) | North Carolina (33–12) | North Carolina (34–12) | UC Santa Barbara (40–7) | UC Santa Barbara (44–7) | East Carolina (43–15) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 11. |
| 12. | Georgia | Mississippi State (3–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Texas (10–3) | Ole Miss (12–3) | Arizona State (19–0) | Texas A&M (21–5) | Texas Tech (18–7) | Louisville (24–8) | North Carolina (27–10) | North Carolina (30–11) | Georgia Tech (30–14) | Oregon State (31–14–1) | Oregon State (33–15–1) | Oregon State (35–16–1) | Oregon State (36–18–1) | Ole Miss (41–27) | 12. |
| 13. | Mississippi State | Arkansas (3–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Louisville (8–3) | Arkansas (12–2) | Texas Tech (12–5) | Auburn (20–4) | Texas (20–11) | Texas A&M (25–8–1) | LSU (24–13) | Arizona State (30–8) | UC Santa Barbara (32–7) | UC Santa Barbara (36–7) | Baylor (32–13) | Oklahoma State (32–17) | North Carolina (42–17) | East Carolina (47–18) | 13. |
| 14. | East Carolina | Louisville (1–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Arkansas (9–1) | North Carolina (12–4) | Auburn (18–2) | LSU (17–7) | North Carolina (22–7) | Arizona State (26–4) | East Carolina (25–10) | LSU (26–15) | LSU (29–16) | Baylor (32–13) | Oklahoma State (30–17) | Texas A&M (36–19–1) | UC Santa Barbara (45–9) | North Carolina (46–19) | 14. |
| 15. | Arkansas | Baylor (4–0) | East Carolina (5–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Texas (12–6) | North Carolina (16–5) | North Carolina (18–7) | East Carolina (21–6) | Ole Miss (23–10) | Arizona State (27–7) | NC State (31–10) | Baylor (30–12) | Ole Miss (32–17) | Miami (FL) (36–15) | NC State (41–15) | West Virginia (37–20) | LSU (40–26) | 15. |
| 16. | Baylor | Ole Miss (1–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Coastal Carolina (13–3–1) | Florida (15–7) | Coastal Carolina (18–5–1) | Texas A&M (23–6–1) | UC Irvine (21–5) | Texas Tech (23–11) | Georgia Tech (27–13) | Ole Miss (30–15) | LSU (30–18) | Texas A&M (34–18–1) | Miami (FL) (38–17) | LSU (37–24) | Georgia (46–17) | 16. |
| 17. | Clemson | Clemson (2–1) | Ole Miss (4–2) | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | Auburn (14–2) | Florida State (14–4) | Texas (17–10) | Auburn (22–6) | Clemson (24–8) | Ole Miss (25–12) | Texas Tech (25–13) | Texas A&M (30–15–1) | Miami (FL) (34–14) | North Carolina (36–15) | Baylor (33–15) | Ole Miss (37–25) | Duke (35–27) | 17. |
| 18. | Texas | TCU (2–1) | Michigan (6–0) | Auburn (9–2) | NC State (15–0) | Coastal Carolina (16–4–1) | East Carolina (18–6) | Florida (20–10) | Texas (21–13) | Georgia Tech (24–12) | Baylor (26–12) | Arizona State (32–10) | Texas A&M (32–17–1) | NC State (39–14) | West Virginia (34–18) | Texas A&M (37–21–1) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | 18. |
| 19. | Auburn | Coastal Carolina (3–0) | Coastal Carolina (7–1) | East Carolina (8–4) | East Carolina (12–5) | Texas A&M (17–5) | Florida State (17–6) | Ole Miss (20–9) | North Carolina (23–9) | Baylor (24–10) | Ole Miss (27–14) | West Virginia (26–15) | NC State (37–12) | Ole Miss (32–20) | LSU (34–22) | NC State (42–17) | West Virginia (38–22) | 19. |
| 20. | Oklahoma State | Texas (2–1) | Texas (6–2) | NC State (11–0) | Arizona State (15–0) | Ole Miss (14–6) | UC Irvine (15–4) | Clemson (22–6) | UC Santa Barbara (23–5) | TCU (22–12) | West Virginia (24–14) | Miami (FL) (31–14) | Oklahoma State (28–16) | West Virginia (31–18) | North Carolina (38–17) | Miami (FL) (39–18) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | 20. |
| 21. | TCU | Michigan (3–0) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Clemson (12–3) | East Carolina (15–6) | TCU (15–7) | UC Irvine (18–5) | TCU (20–10) | Clemson (25–11) | Tennessee (30–11) | NC State (33–12) | West Virginia (28–17) | LSU (31–21) | Tennessee (38–18) | Baylor (34–17) | Oregon State (36–20–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Coastal Carolina | Auburn (2–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Tennessee (12–0) | Texas A&M (15–3) | Michigan (13–4) | Florida (16–10) | Coastal Carolina (20–8–1) | Auburn (23–9) | Tennessee (26–11) | Miami (FL) (27–14) | UC Irvine (28–10) | Arizona State (33–12)т | Florida State (34–18) | Illinois (36–17) | Creighton (38–11) | UC Santa Barbara (45–11) | 22. |
| 23. | Michigan | Oklahoma State (2–1) | TCU (5–2) | Arizona State (11–0) | Tennessee (15–1) | UC Irvine (12–4) | Oklahoma (21–4) | TCU (17–9) | Baylor (22–8) | West Virginia (22–13) | Auburn (26–14) | Indiana (30–14) | Missouri (33–16–1)т | Tennessee (35–17) | Dallas Baptist (38–16) | Fresno State (38–14–1) | Tennessee (40–21) | 23. |
| 24. | Cal State | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Cal State Fullerton (4–2) | Clemson (8–3) | South Carolina (13–3) | TCU (12–6) | Clemson (18–6) | UC Santa Barbara (19–5) | Georgia Tech (22–10) | Miami (FL) (25–12) | UC Irvine (25–9) | Tennessee (31–14) | Michigan (34–11) | Missouri (34–18–1) | Ole Miss (33–23) | Cal (32–18) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | 24. |
| 25. | Duke | Duke (3–0) | Duke (6–1) | Duke (9–2) | TCU (9–5) | Clemson (14–5) | Ole Miss (17–8) | Oklahoma State (18–8) | Michigan (22–8) | Texas (23–15) | Oklahoma State (25–13) | BYU (29–10) | Florida State (30–16) | Illinois (34–16) | Indiana (36–19) | Tennessee (38–19) | Baylor (35–19)т | 25. |
| 26. | Southern Miss | Southern Miss (3–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Texas A&M (11–2) | Michigan (9–4) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Illinois (17–4) | Baylor (20–7) | Coastal Carolina (22–11–1) | Auburn (24–12) | Indiana (27–13) | Michigan (31–11) | BYU (31–12) | Arizona State (35–14) | BYU (36–15) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | Creighton (41–13)т | 26. |
| 27. | Minnesota | Wake Forest (2–1) | Tennessee (7–0) | South Carolina (9–2) | UC Irvine (9–4) | Tennessee (17–4) | UC Santa Barbara (17–3) | Florida State (18–9) | Florida Atlantic (23–9) | Missouri (25–12–1) | TCU (23–15) | Florida State (28–15) | Tennessee (32–16) | Dallas Baptist (36–15)т | Creighton (35–11) | Arizona State (37–17) | Fresno State (40–16–1) | 27. |
| 28. | Wake Forest | UC Irvine (2–1) | Illinois (6–0) | TCU (6–4) | Baylor (10–4) | UC Santa Barbara (14–3) | Tennessee (20–5) | Tennessee (21–8) | Florida (21–13) | Florida (24–14) | Creighton (22–8) | Auburn (27–17) | Illinois (31–16) | Michigan (37–13)т | Arizona State (36–15) | Indiana State (41–16) | Dallas Baptist (43–20)т | 28. |
| 29. | UC Irvine | NC State (3–0) | NC State (7–0) | UC Irvine (7–3) | Miami (FL) (12–3) | Baylor (13–5) | Baylor (16–6) | Michigan (19–7) | Tennessee (23–10) | UC Irvine (21–9) | BYU (26–10) | Missouri (30–15–1) | Auburn (29–18) | BYU (33–14) | Florida State (35–20) | Southern Miss (38–19) | NC State (42–19)т | 29. |
| 30. | NC State | Arizona (4–0) | UC Irvine (5–2) | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Oregon (10–4) | Illinois (13–3) | Washington (14–5) | UConn (17–9) | Southern Miss (20–9) | Coastal Carolina (23–13–1) | Michigan (28–11) | Oklahoma State (25–16) | UC Irvine (29–13) | Indiana (33–18) | Cal (30–18) | Indiana (36–21) | Indiana State (43–18) | 30. |
| Preseason Feb 4[36] | Week 1 Feb 18[37] | Week 2 Feb 25[38] | Week 3 Mar 4[39] | Week 4 Mar 11[40] | Week 5 Mar 18[41] | Week 6 Mar 25[42] | Week 7 Apr 1[43] | Week 8 Apr 8[44] | Week 9 Apr 15[45] | Week 10 Apr 22[46] | Week 11 Apr 29[47] | Week 12 May 6[48] | Week 13 May 13[49] | Week 14 May 20[50] | Week 15 May 27[51] | Final Jun 27[52] | ||
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The Preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. Georgia Tech; 32. Arizona; 33. Florida Atlantic; 34. Washington; 35. UConn; 36. Missouri State; 37. Indiana; 38. Tennessee Tech; 39 San Diego State; 40. Houston.
| Preseason Jan 14[53] | Week 1 Feb 18[54] | Week 2 Feb 25[55] | Week 3 Mar 4[56] | Week 4 Mar 11[57] | Week 5 Mar 18[58] | Week 6 Mar 25[59] | Week 7 Apr 1[60] | Week 8 Apr 8[61] | Week 9 Apr 15[62] | Week 10 Apr 22[63] | Week 11 Apr 29[64] | Week 12 May 6[65] | Week 13 May 13[66] | Week 14 May 20[67] | Week 15 May 28[68] | Final June 27[69] | ||
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| 1. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Vanderbilt (5–1) | Vanderbilt (9–2) | Vanderbilt (13–3) | UCLA (13–4) | UCLA (17–4) | UCLA (20–5) | UCLA (23–6) | UCLA (27–6) | UCLA (30–7) | UCLA (34–7) | UCLA (37–8) | UCLA (41–8) | UCLA (45–8) | UCLA (47–8) | Vanderbilt (59–12) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (7–0) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (11–3) | Mississippi State (18–2) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Stanford (18–3) | Georgia (27–6) | Oregon State (25–8–1) | Oregon State (28–8–1) | Stanford (31–7) | Stanford (34–8) | Vanderbilt (41–10) | Vanderbilt (45–10) | Vanderbilt (49–10) | Michigan (50–22) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (2–1) | Texas Tech (5–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Oregon State (12–1–1) | Stanford (12–3) | Stanford (15–3) | NC State (27–2) | NC State (29–4) | Mississippi State (31–6) | Stanford (27–6) | Oregon State (31–10–1) | Vanderbilt (38–9) | Stanford (37–9) | Mississippi State (45–11) | Mississippi State (46–13) | Louisville (51–18) | 3. |
| 4. | Louisville | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | Stanford (12–3) | Louisville (16–4) | Georgia (21–3) | Georgia (23–5) | Oregon State (23–6–1) | Stanford (24–5) | Georgia (33–8) | Vanderbilt (34–9) | Arkansas (37–12) | Arkansas (39–13) | Stanford (39–10) | Stanford (41–11) | Texas Tech (46–20) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | Florida (3–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | Florida (9–4) | Florida (13–5) | Georgia (18–2) | NC State (23–1) | Vanderbilt (22–6) | Stanford (20–5) | Georgia (29–8) | Vanderbilt (31–9) | Arkansas (34–11) | Mississippi State (38–10) | Mississippi State (42–10) | Arkansas (40–15) | Arkansas (41–17) | Mississippi State (52–15) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida | North Carolina (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | Stanford (9–2) | Mississippi State (15–1) | NC State (19–1) | Vanderbilt (19–5) | Oregon State (19–5–1) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Vanderbilt (27–9) | Texas A&M (29–12–1) | Mississippi State (36–9) | Louisville (39–9) | Georgia Tech (35–15) | Georgia Tech (38–16) | Georgia Tech (41–17) | Arkansas (46–20) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | Oregon State (3–0) | Florida (5–3) | Mississippi State (10–1) | Louisville (11–4) | Oregon State (14–3–1) | Oregon State (16–4–1) | Arizona State (25–1) | Vanderbilt (24–8) | Texas A&M (27–10–1) | Louisville (31–9) | Louisville (35–9) | Georgia Tech (33–14) | Georgia (39–14) | Georgia (42–14) | Georgia (44–15) | UCLA (52–11) | 7. |
| 8. | Oregon State | Louisville (1–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Louisville (8–3) | Georgia (14–2) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Arkansas (20–4) | Mississippi State (24–5) | East Carolina (24–7) | Louisville (28–8) | Arkansas (30–10) | Georgia Tech (30–14) | Georgia (37–12) | East Carolina (39–12) | East Carolina (42–13) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Florida State (42–23) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgia | Georgia (3–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Georgia (9–2) | Ole Miss (12–3) | Texas (15–7) | Arizona State (22–1) | Texas A&M (23–6–1) | LSU (23–10) | NC State (29–8) | Mississippi State (32–9) | Georgia (33–12) | East Carolina (36–11) | Louisville (40–12) | Louisville (43–13) | Oklahoma State (36–18) | Auburn (38–28) | 9. |
| 10. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (1–1) | Ole Miss (4–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Florida State (13–1) | LSU (15–5) | Texas A&M (21–5) | Louisville (22–6) | Texas A&M (25–8–1) | UC Santa Barbara (27–5) | UC Santa Barbara (30–5) | East Carolina (33–11) | Texas Tech (33–14) | Texas Tech (34–14) | Texas Tech (36–15) | East Carolina (43–15) | Stanford (45–14) | 10. |
| 11. | East Carolina | East Carolina (3–0) | Stanford (6–1) | Florida State (10–0) | Texas Tech (11–3) | Arkansas (17–2) | Louisville (18–6) | East Carolina (21–6) | Ole Miss (23–10) | Georgia Tech (24–12) | Georgia Tech (27–13) | Texas Tech (29–13) | Ole Miss (32–17) | Oregon State (33–15–1) | Oklahoma State (32–17) | Louisville (43–15) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 11. |
| 12. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Texas (10–3) | Texas (12–6) | Auburn (18–2) | Coastal Carolina (18–5–1) | Texas (20–11) | Arkansas (24–8) | Arkansas (26–10) | East Carolina (29–10) | LSU (29–16) | Oregon State (31–14–1) | Baylor (32–13) | Oregon State (35–16–1) | LSU (37–24) | Ole Miss (41–27) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida State | Florida State (4–0) | Florida State (7–0) | LSU (8–3) | LSU (11–4) | Texas A&M (17–5) | Texas (17–10) | LSU (19–9) | Arizona State (26–4) | East Carolina (25–10) | LSU (26–15) | Ole Miss (30–15) | North Carolina (34–12) | Oklahoma State (30–17) | Texas A&M (36–19–1) | West Virginia (37–20) | East Carolina (47–18) | 13. |
| 14. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (3–0) | East Carolina (5–2) | Texas Tech (6–3) | Arkansas (12–2) | Florida (15–7) | East Carolina (18–6) | Arkansas (22–6) | Texas (21–13) | LSU (24–13) | NC State (31–10) | Texas A&M (30–15–1) | Baylor (32–13) | UC Santa Barbara (40–7) | UC Santa Barbara (44–7) | Ole Miss (37–25) | LSU (40–26) | 14. |
| 15. | Baylor | Baylor (4–0) | Baylor (7–0) | Arkansas (9–1) | North Carolina (12–4) | Arizona State (19–0) | Auburn (20–4) | Auburn (22–6) | Texas Tech (21–9) | Ole Miss (25–12) | Arizona State (30–8) | North Carolina (33–12) | LSU (30–18) | Ole Miss (32–20) | NC State (41–15) | North Carolina (42–17) | North Carolina (46–19) | 15. |
| 16. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Coastal Carolina (13–3–1) | North Carolina (16–5) | North Carolina (18–7) | North Carolina (22–7) | Clemson (24–8) | Arizona State (27–7) | North Carolina (30–11) | Baylor (30–12) | UC Santa Barbara (36–7) | Texas A&M (34–18–1) | LSU (34–22) | Oregon State (36–18–1) | Duke (35–27) | 16. |
| 17. | Michigan | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Coastal Carolina (10–2) | East Carolina (12–5) | Coastal Carolina (16–4–1) | LSU (17–7) | Texas Tech (18–7) | Georgia Tech (22–10) | North Carolina (27–10) | West Virginia (24–14) | West Virginia (26–15) | Texas A&M (32–17–1) | NC State (39–14) | Miami (FL) (38–17) | Miami (FL) (39–18) | Georgia Tech (43–19) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | TCU (2–1) | TCU (5–2) | East Carolina (8–4) | Auburn (14–2) | Ole Miss (14–6) | Texas Tech (15–6) | Ole Miss (20–9) | UC Irvine (21–5) | Baylor (24–10) | Texas Tech (25–13) | UC Santa Barbara (32–7) | Oklahoma State (28–16) | Miami (FL) (36–15) | Baylor (33–15) | Texas A&M (37–21–1) | Georgia (46–17) | 18. |
| 19. | TCU | Oklahoma State (2–1) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Texas A&M (15–3) | Texas Tech (12–5) | TCU (15–7) | Coastal Carolina (20–8–1) | TCU (20–10) | TCU (22–12) | Ole Miss (27–14) | Indiana (30–14) | NC State (37–12) | LSU (31–21) | West Virginia (34–18) | UC Santa Barbara (45–9) | Miami (FL) (41–20) | 19. |
| 20. | Wake Forest | Wake Forest (2–1) | Coastal Carolina (7–1) | Texas A&M (11–2) | NC State (15–0) | East Carolina (15–6) | Florida State (17–6) | UC Irvine (18–5) | Louisville (24–8) | West Virginia (22–13) | Tennessee (30–11) | NC State (33–12) | Miami (FL) (34–14) | North Carolina (36–15) | Illinois (36–17) | NC State (42–17) | Texas A&M (39–23–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina (3–0) | Auburn (6–2) | Baylor (9–2) | TCU (9–5) | Florida State (14–4) | UC Irvine (15–4) | Florida (20–10) | North Carolina (23–9) | Missouri (25–12–1) | Baylor (26–12) | Miami (FL) (31–14) | Missouri (33–16–1) | West Virginia (31–18) | Indiana (36–19) | Baylor (34–17) | West Virginia (38–22) | 21. |
| 22. | Auburn | Auburn (2–1) | Texas (6–2) | NC State (11–0) | South Carolina (13–3) | TCU (12–6) | Oklahoma (21–4) | UConn (17–9) | Auburn (23–9) | Texas Tech (23–11) | Oklahoma State (25–13) | Arizona State (32–10) | West Virginia (28–17) | Florida State (34–18) | Ole Miss (33–23) | Creighton (38–11) | Creighton (41–13) | 22. |
| 23. | Texas | Texas (2–1) | Clemson (6–1) | TCU (6–4) | Tennessee (15–1) | UC Irvine (12–4) | Florida (16–10) | Clemson (22–6) | UC Santa Barbara (23–5) | Miami (FL) (25–12) | Indiana (27–13) | Florida State (28–15) | Florida State (30–16) | Illinois (34–16) | North Carolina (38–17) | Indiana State (41–16) | Indiana State (43–18) | 23. |
| 24. | Clemson | Clemson (2–1) | Cal State Fullterton (4–2) | South Carolina (9–2) | Clemson (12–3) | Michigan (13–4) | Ole Miss (17–8) | Oklahoma State (18–8) | Baylor (22–8) | Clemson (25–11) | Miami (FL) (27–14) | Missouri (30–15–1) | Iowa (29–17) | Missouri (34–18–1) | Dallas Baptist (38–16) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | Dallas Baptist (43–20) | 24. |
| 25. | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Illinois (6–0) | Tennessee (12–0) | Arizona State (15–0) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Illinois (17–4) | TCU (17–9) | Coastal Carolina (22–11–1) | Tennessee (26–11) | Auburn (26–14) | UC Irvine (28–10) | Illinois (31–16) | Indiana (33–18) | Creighton (35–11) | Cal (32–18) | Fresno State (40–16–1) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 14[53] | Week 1 Feb 18[54] | Week 2 Feb 25[55] | Week 3 Mar 4[56] | Week 4 Mar 11[57] | Week 5 Mar 18[58] | Week 6 Mar 25[59] | Week 7 Apr 1[60] | Week 8 Apr 8[61] | Week 9 Apr 15[62] | Week 10 Apr 22[63] | Week 11 Apr 29[64] | Week 12 May 6[65] | Week 13 May 13[66] | Week 14 May 20[67] | Week 15 May 28[68] | Final June 27[69] | ||
| None | Dropped: No. 20 Wake Forest | Dropped: No. 19 Oklahoma State No. 23 Clemson No. 24 Cal State Fullerton No. 25 Illinois | Dropped: No. 16 Michigan No. 21 Baylor | Dropped:
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