| 2024 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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| Defending Champions | Oklahoma |
| TV partner/s | ESPN |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Duration | May 30 – June 7, 2024 |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2024 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason Jan 30 [1] | Week 1 Feb 13 [2] | Week 2 Feb 20 [3] | Week 3 Feb 27 [4] | Week 4 Mar 5 [5] | Week 5 Mar 12 [6] | Week 6 Mar 19 [7] | Week 7 Mar 26 [8] | Week 8 Apr 2 [9] | Week 9 Apr 9 [10] | Week 10 Apr 15 [11] | Week 11 Apr 23 [12] | Week 12 Apr 30 [13] | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma (32) | Oklahoma (4–0) (32) | Oklahoma (9–0) (32) | Oklahoma (14–0) (32) | Oklahoma (18–1) (24) | Oklahoma (22–1) (23) | Oklahoma (27–1) (26) | Oklahoma (31–1) (32) | Oklahoma (34–1) (32) | Oklahoma (35–3) (12) | Texas (35–6) (24) | Texas (38–6) (28) | Texas (42–6) (30) | 1. | ||||
| 2. | Tennessee | Tennessee (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (12–1) | Texas (17–1) (6) | LSU (22–0) (8) | LSU (24–1) (6) | Texas (28–3) | Duke (29–3) | Texas (31–6) (9) | Oklahoma (38–4) (8) | Oklahoma (42–4) | Oklahoma (45–4) (2) | 2. | ||||
| 3. | Florida Stateт | Texas (5–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Oklahoma State (13–2) | LSU (19–0) (2) | Texas (21–2) (1) | Texas (24–3) | Georgia (27–4) | Georgia (29–5) | Duke (33–3) (10) | Duke (37–4) | Tennessee (34–8) | Tennessee (37–9) | 3. | ||||
| 4. | Stanfordт | Georgia (5–0) | Washington (6–1) | LSU (13–0) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Oklahoma State (20–3) | Oklahoma State (24–3) | Tennessee (25–4) | Texas (29–5) | Tennessee (30–6) | Tennessee (32–7) | Oklahoma State (39–8) | Oklahoma State (42–8) | 4. | ||||
| 5. | Clemson | Washington (3–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Georgia (12–1) | Washington (16–2) | Georgia (20–3) | Georgia (23–4) | Duke (26–3) | LSU (29–4) | Oklahoma State (33–6) (1) | Stanford (34–7) | Duke (39–6) | Duke (44–6) | 5. | ||||
| 6. | Georgia | Oklahoma State (5–0) | LSU (8–0) | Washington (12–2) | Duke (16–1) | Duke (19–1) | Duke (22–2) | LSU (25–4) | Tennessee (28–5) | LSU (31–5) | Oklahoma State (35–8) | LSU (35–10) | Stanford (39–11) | 6. | ||||
| 7. | Washington | Florida State (4–1) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Duke (13–1) | Georgia (15–3) | Washington (18–3) | Tennessee (22–4) | Stanford (25–5) | Oklahoma State (29–6) | Georgia (31–8) | LSU (33–7) | Stanford (36–10) | UCLA (30–10) | 7. | ||||
| 8. | Texas | Clemson (4–1) | Duke (8–1) | Clemson (11–2) | Tennessee (12–4) | Tennessee (18–4) | Washington (20–4) | Oklahoma State (26–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Stanford (31–6) | Washington (28–7) | Washington (30–8) | Texas A&M (39–9) | 8. | ||||
| 9. | Oklahoma State | Stanford (3–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Tennessee (8–4) | Stanford (13–4) | Stanford (18–4) | Stanford (22–5) | Washington (22–5) | Washington (25–5) | Florida (33–6) | Georgia (33–10) | UCLA (27–9) | Washington (31–10) | 9. | ||||
| 10. | UCLA | Duke (3–1) | Alabama (10–0) | Alabama (16–0) | Clemson (12–4) | Florida (21–3) | Florida (25–4) | Florida (29–4) | Florida (31–5) | Washington (26–7) | Florida (35–9) | Texas A&M (37–9) | LSU (36–13) | 10. | ||||
| 11. | Duke | Alabama (5–0) | Missouri (10–0) | Stanford (10–4) | Alabama (19–1) | Missouri (20–3) | Clemson (21–6) | Texas A&M (28–4) | Missouri (29–7) | Texas A&M (31–8) | Texas A&M (32–9) | Georgia (36–11) | Florida (39–12) | 11. | ||||
| 12. | Alabama | LSU (5–0) | Florida State (5–3) | Florida State (11–3) | Missouri (17–2) | Clemson (17–6) | Texas A&M (25–3) | Missouri (25–7) | UCLA (20–8) | Alabama (29–8)т | UCLA (24–9) | Florida (37–10) | Florida State (40–10) | 12. | ||||
| 13. | Utah | Utah (4–1) | Stanford (5–4) | Florida (15–2) | Florida (19–2) | Texas A&M (23–2) | Alabama (22–5) | Alabama (25–6) | Texas A&M (28–7) | UCLA (22–9)т | Missouri (33–11) | Virginia Tech (35–9–1) | Missouri (37–13) | 13. | ||||
| 14. | LSU | Missouri (5–0) | Florida (8–1) | Missouri (13–2) | Florida State (11–4) | Alabama (19–3) | UCLA (17–6) | UCLA (18–8) | Alabama (26–8) | Missouri (30–10) | Alabama (30–9) | Missouri (35–13) | Georgia (37–13) | 14. | ||||
| 15. | Oregon | Arkansas (4–1) | Arkansas (8–2) | Arkansas (13–3) | California (19–2) | UCLA (14–6) | Missouri (22–6) | Virginia Tech (25–5–1) | Virginia Tech (25–8–1) | Virginia Tech (28–9–1) | Virginia Tech (31–9–1) | Arkansas (32–12) | Arkansas (34–13) | 15. | ||||
| 16. | Arkansas | Florida (4–1) | Kentucky (6–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | UCLA (11–6) | Florida State (15–5) | Virginia Tech (21–4–1) | Clemson (22–9) | Mississippi State (25–9) | Mississippi State (28–10) | Arkansas (30–11) | Florida State (36–10) | Virginia Tech (38–11–1) | 16. | ||||
| 17. | Florida | Oregon (4–2) | South Carolina (8–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Texas A&M (19–2) | California (21–4) | Florida State (18–8) | Mississippi State (24–7) | Clemson (24–10) | Arkansas (28–10) | Mississippi State (29–12) | Alabama (31–12) | Alabama (32–14) | 17. | ||||
| 18. | Nebraska | Kentucky (4–1) | Texas A&M (9–0) | UCLA (7–5) | Arkansas (17–4) | Virginia Tech (18–3–1) | Arkansas (22–6) | California (24–8) | Florida State (24–9) | Florida State (28–10) | Florida State (31–10) | Mississippi State (30–13) | Arizona (32–15–1) | 18. | ||||
| 19. | Auburn | UCLA (2–3) | UCLA (3–4) | Arizona (16–1) | Baylor (11–3) | Baylor (14–5) | California (21–7) | Florida State (21–9) | Arkansas (22–11–1) | Clemson (27–11) | Arizona (28–13–1) | Arizona (31–13–1) | California (33–15) | 19. | ||||
| 20. | Northwestern | South Carolina (5–0) | Utah (5–4) | California (15–1) | Virginia Tech (15–3–1) | Arkansas (20–5) | Mississippi State (21–6) | Arkansas (24–8) | California (26–10) | California (29–11) | California (29–12) | California (31–14) | Mississippi State (30–16) | 20. | ||||
| 21. | Louisiana | Virginia Tech (4–0–1) | California (10–1) | Baylor (8–3) | Arizona (17–3–1) | Mississippi State (19–4) | Arizona (20–7–1) | Arizona (21–9–1) | Arizona (22–11–1) | Arizona (24–12–1) | Clemson (28–14) | Kentucky (29–15) | Louisiana (38–14) | 21. | ||||
| 22. | Baylor | Northwestern (4–1) | Arizona (10–1) | South Carolina (13–1) | South Carolina (18–2) | Arizona (19–5–1) | Baylor (16–8) | South Carolina (22–9) | South Carolina (26–10) | Oregon (22–13) | Oregon (24–15) | Clemson (31–15) | Boston University (45–4–1) | 22. | ||||
| 23. | South Carolina | Louisiana (4–1) | Oregon (6–5) | Virginia Tech (12–3–1) | Kentucky (13–4) | South Carolina (18–5) | South Carolina (21–7) | Baylor (17–11) | Boston University (27–3) | South Carolina (28–12) | Boston University (35–4) | Boston University (40–4) | Clemson (33–16) | 23. | ||||
| 24. | San Diego State | Baylor (0–2) | Northwestern (5–2) | Mississippi State (11–3) | Mississippi State (17–3) | Boston University (17–1) | Boston University (20–3) | Oregon (19–10) | Oregon (20–12) | Boston University (29–4) | Kentucky (26–15) | Oregon (26–16) | Kentucky (30–18) | 24. | ||||
| 25. | Kentucky | Auburn (1–1–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Oregon (9–7) | Auburn (12–2–1) | Auburn (13–4–1) | Auburn (14–6–1) | Boston University (25–3) | Baylor (19–12) | Texas State (32–9) | Louisiana (29–14) | Louisiana (33–15) | Oregon (27–16) | 25. | ||||
| Preseason Jan 30 [14] | Week 1 Feb 13 [15] | Week 2 Feb 20 [16] | Week 3 Feb 27 [17] | Week 4 Mar 5 [18] | Week 5 Mar 12 [19] | Week 6 Mar 19 [20] | Week 7 Mar 26 [21] | Week 8 Apr 2 [22] | Week 9 Apr 9 [23] | Week 10 Apr 15 [24] | Week 11 Apr 23 [25] | Week 12 Apr 30 [26] | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 25 Oregon | Dropped: No. 23 Kentucky | None | Dropped: No. 25 Auburn | None | Dropped: No. 25 Baylor | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None |
Source: [27]
| Preseason Jan 23 [28] | Week 1 Feb 13 | Week 2 Feb 20 | Week 3 Feb 27 | Week 4 Mar 5 | Week 5 Mar 12 | Week 6 Mar 19 | Week 7 Mar 26 | Week 8 Apr 2 | Week 9 Apr 9 | Week 10 Apr 16 | Week 11 Apr 23 | Week 12 Apr 30 | Week 13 May 7 | Week 14 May 14 | Final June 11 | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (4–0) (25) | Oklahoma (9–0) (21) | Oklahoma (14–0) (25) | Texas (17–1) (11) | Oklahoma (22–1) (19) | Oklahoma (27–1) (25) | Oklahoma (31–1) (25) | Oklahoma (34–1) (25) | Texas (31–6) (12) | Texas (35–6) (25) | Texas (38–6) (25) | Texas (42–6) (25) | 1. | |||
| 2. | Tennessee | Tennessee (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (12–1) | Oklahoma (18–1) (13) | LSU (22–0) (6) | Texas (24–3) | Texas (28–3) | Duke (29–3) | Oklahoma (35–3) (5) | Oklahoma (38–4) | Oklahoma (42–4) | Oklahoma (45–4) | 2. | |||
| 3. | Stanford | Texas (5–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Georgia (12–1) | LSU (19–0) (1) | Texas (21–2) | LSU (24–1) | Georgia (27–4) | Georgia (29–5) | Duke (33–3) (6) | Duke (37–4) | Tennessee (34–8) | Tennessee (37–9) | 3. | |||
| 4. | Florida State | Georgia (5–0) | Washington (6–1) | Washington (12–2) | Duke (16–1) | Duke (19–1) | Duke (22–2) | Tennessee (25–4) | Tennessee (28–5) | Tennessee (30–6) (1) | Tennessee (32–7) | Oklahoma State (39–8) | Oklahoma State (42–8) | 4. | |||
| 5. | Texas | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | LSU (13–0) | Washington (16–2) | Georgia (20–3) | Georgia (23–4) | Duke (26–3) | Texas (29–5) | Oklahoma State (33–6) (1) | Stanford (34–7) | Duke (39–6) | Duke (44–6) | 5. | |||
| 6. | Georgia | Washington (3–1) | Duke (8–1) | Duke (13–1)т | Georgia (15–3) | Stanford (18–4) | Oklahoma State (24–3) | Stanford (25–5) | Oklahoma State (29–6) | LSU (31–5) | Oklahoma State (35–8) | UCLA (27–9) | UCLA (30–10) | 6. | |||
| 7. | Clemson | Clemson (4–1) | LSU (8–0) | Oklahoma State (13–2)т | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Oklahoma State (20–3) | Tennessee (22–4) | LSU (25–4) | LSU (29–4) | Stanford (31–6) | LSU (33–8) | LSU (35–10) | Stanford (39–11) | 7. | |||
| 8. | UCLA | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Tennessee (8–4) | Stanford (13–4) | Washington (18–3) | Stanford (22–5) | Washington (22–5) | Stanford (27–6) | Georgia (31–8) | Washington (28–7) | Stanford (36–10) | Texas A&M (39–9) | 8. | |||
| 9. | Duke | Stanford (3–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Clemson (11–2) | Tennessee (12–4) | Tennessee (18–4) | Washington (20–4) | Florida (29–4) | Washington (25–5) | Florida (33–6) | Georgia (33–10) | Georgia (36–11) | Florida (39–12) | 9. | |||
| 10. | Washington | Duke (3–1) | Alabama (10–0) | Stanford (10–4) | Alabama (19–1) | Florida (21–3) | Florida (25–4) | Oklahoma State (26–5) | Florida (31–5) | Washington (26–7) | Florida (36–9) | Washington (30–8) | Washington (31–10) | 10. | |||
| 11. | Oklahoma State | Alabama (5–0) | Florida State (5–3) | Alabama (16–0) | Clemson (13–4) | Missouri (20–3) | Clemson (21–6) | Virginia Tech (25–5–1) | Missouri (29–7) | UCLA (22–9) | UCLA (24–9) | Texas A&M (37–9) | Arkansas (34–13) | 11. | |||
| 12. | Arkansas | LSU (5–0) | Stanford (5–4) | Florida State (11–3) | Missouri (17–2) | Virginia Tech (18–3–1) | Virginia Tech (21–4–1) | Texas A&M (28–4) | UCLA (20–8) | Texas A&M (31–8) | Texas A&M (32–9) | Florida (37–10) | Georgia (37–13) | 12. | |||
| 13. | Oregon | Arkansas (4–1) | Missouri (10–0) | Missouri (13–2) | Florida (19–3) | Baylor (14–5) | UCLA (17–6) | Missouri (25–7) | Virginia Tech (25–8–1) | Alabama (29–8) | Missouri (33–11) | Arkansas (32–12) | LSU (36–13) | 13. | |||
| 14. | Alabama | Oregon (4–2) | Arkansas (8–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | Baylor (11–3) | Clemson (17–6) | Texas A&M (25–3) | Alabama (25–6) | Texas A&M (28–7) | Arkansas (28–10) | Arkansas (30–11) | Missouri (35–13) | Florida State (40–10) | 14. | |||
| 15. | LSU | Missouri (5–0) | Kentucky (6–2) | Florida (15–2) | Virginia Tech (15–3–1) | Alabama (19–3) | Alabama (22–5) | UCLA (18–8) | Alabama (26–8) | Missouri (30–10) | Alabama (30–9) | Virginia Tech (35–9–1) | Missouri (37–13) | 15. | |||
| 16. | Utah | Utah (4–1) | Florida (8–1) | Arkansas (13–3) | Florida State (11–4) | UCLA (14–6) | Missouri (22–6) | Clemson (22–9) | Mississippi State (25–9) | Virginia Tech (28–9–1) | Virginia Tech (31–9–1) | Florida State (36–10) | Alabama (32–14) | 16. | |||
| 17. | Nebraska | Virginia Tech (4–0–1) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Baylor (8–3) | California (19–2) | Texas A&M (23–2) | Arkansas (22–6) | Mississippi State (24–7) | Clemson (23–10) | Mississippi State (28–10) | Mississippi State (29–12) | Alabama (31–12) | Louisiana (38–15) | 17. | |||
| 18. | Florida | Kentucky (4–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | UCLA (11–6) | Florida State (15–5) | Florida State (18–8) | Florida State (21–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Florida State (28–10) | Florida State (31–10) | Mississippi State (30–13) | Virginia Tech (38–11–1) | 18. | |||
| 19. | Baylor | Florida (4–1) | UCLA (3–4) | UCLA (7–5) | Texas A&M (19–2) | California (21–4) | Baylor (16–8) | California (24–8) | Arkansas (25–9) | Clemson (27–11) | Louisiana (29–14) | Louisiana (33–15) | Mississippi State (30–16) | 19. | |||
| 20. | Auburn | UCLA (2–3) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Virginia Tech (12–3–1) | Arkansas (18–4) | Arkansas (20–5) | Mississippi State (21–6) | Arkansas (24–8) | California (26–10) | Oregon (22–13) | Clemson (28–13)т | Arizona (31–13–1) | Arizona (32–15–1) | 20. | |||
| 21. | Louisiana | South Carolina (5–0) | Virginia Tech (7–2–1) | Arizona (16–1) | Kentucky (13–4) | Mississippi State (19–4) | California (21–7) | Baylor (17–11)т | Baylor (19–12) | Louisiana (27–13) | Oregon (24–15)т | Clemson (31–15) | Oregon (27–16) | 21. | |||
| 22. | South Carolina | Baylor (0–2) | Baylor (3–3) | South Carolina (13–2) | South Carolina (18–2) | South Carolina (18–5) | Oregon (16–10) | Oregon (19–10)т | Oregon (20–12) | Texas State (32–9) | Arizona (28–13–1) | Kentucky (29–15) | Clemson (33–16) | 22. | |||
| 23. | Virginia Tech | Louisiana (4–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Mississippi State (11–3) | Mississippi State (17–3) | Kentucky (14–7) | Kentucky (19–8) | Texas State (26–7) | Texas State (29–8) | California (29–11) | Kentucky (26–15) | Oregon (26–16) | Northwestern (31–9) | 23. | |||
| 24. | Texas A&M | Auburn (1–1–1) | Auburn (4–1–1) | California (15–1) | Arizona (17–3–1) | Oregon (14–9) | Arizona (20–7–1) | Kansas (22–8–1) | Louisiana (24–13) | Baylor (21–14) | California (29–12) | Texas State (37–12) | Kentucky (30–18) | 24. | |||
| 25. | Northwestern | Texas A&M (4–0) | Oregon (6–5) | Auburn (7–2–1) | Auburn (12–2–1) | Arizona (19–5–1) | South Carolina (21–7) | Louisiana (21–13) | South Carolina (26–10) |
| Texas State (33–12) | California (31–14) | Miami (OH) (40–7) | 25. | |||
| Preseason Jan 23 [29] | Week 1 Feb 13 | Week 2 Feb 20 | Week 3 Feb 27 | Week 4 Mar 5 | Week 5 Mar 12 | Week 6 Mar 19 | Week 7 Mar 26 | Week 8 Apr 2 | Week 9 Apr 9 | Week 10 Apr 16 | Week 11 Apr 23 | Week 12 Apr 30 | Week 13 May 7 | Week 14 May 14 | Final June 11 | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 25 Oregon | None | Dropped: No. 25 Auburn | None | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 24 Kansas | None | Dropped:
| None | Dropped:
| None | None | None |
| Preseason Jan 16 [30] | Week 1 Feb 12 [31] | Week 2 Feb 19 [32] | Week 3 Feb 26 [33] | Week 4 Mar 4 [34] | Week 5 Mar 12 [35] | Week 6 Mar 19 [36] | Week 7 Mar 26 [37] | Week 8 Apr 2 [38] | Week 9 Apr 9 [39] | Week 10 Apr 16 [40] | Week 11 Apr 23 [41] | Week 12 Apr 30 [42] | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (4–0) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Oklahoma (14–0) | Texas (17–1) | Oklahoma (22–1) | Oklahoma (27–1) | Oklahoma (31–1) | Oklahoma (34–1) | Texas (31–6) | Texas (35–6) | Texas (38–6) | Texas (42–6) | 1. | ||||
| 2. | Stanford | Texas (5–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (12–1) | Oklahoma (18–1) | LSU (22–0) | Texas (24–3) | Texas (28–3) | Stanford (27–6) | Oklahoma (35–3) | Oklahoma (38–4) | Oklahoma (42–4) | Oklahoma (45–4) | 2. | ||||
| 3. | Tennessee | Tennessee (3–0) | Georgia (9–0) | LSU (13–0) | LSU (19–0) | Texas (21–2) | Oklahoma State (24–3) | Stanford (25–5) | Oklahoma State (29–6) | Stanford (31–6) | Stanford (34–7) | Tennessee (34–8) | Tennessee (37–9) | 3. | ||||
| 4. | Florida State | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Washington (6–1) | Georgia (12–1) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Oklahoma State (20–3) | Stanford (22–5) | Georgia (27–4) | Texas (29–5) | Oklahoma State (33–6) | Duke (37–4) | Oklahoma State (39–8) | Oklahoma State (42–8) | 4. | ||||
| 5. | Texas | Georgia (5–0) | Tennessee (4–2) | Duke (12–1) | Duke (15–1) | Stanford (18–4) | LSU (24–1) | Tennessee (26–4) | Duke (29–3) | Duke (33–3) | Tennessee (32–7) | UCLA (27–9) | Stanford (40–11) | 5. | ||||
| 6. | Georgia | Washington (3–1) | LSU (8–0) | Oklahoma State (13–2) | Stanford (13–4) | Duke (19–1) | Duke (22–2) | Duke (26–3) | LSU (29–4) | Tennessee (30–6) | Washington (28–7) | Stanford (36–10) | UCLA (30–10) | 6. | ||||
| 7. | Clemson | Duke (3–1) | Duke (7–1) | Stanford (10–4) | Washington (16–2) | Georgia (20–3) | Georgia (23–4) | Washington (22–5) | Tennessee (28–5) | Florida (34–6) | Oklahoma State (35–8) | Duke (39–6) | Duke (44–6) | 7. | ||||
| 8. | Duke | Florida State (4–1) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Washington (12–2) | Georgia (15–3) | Washington (18–3) | Tennessee (22–4) | LSU (25–4) | Washington (25–5) | LSU (31–6) | LSU (33–8) | LSU (35–10) | Arkansas (34–13) | 8. | ||||
| 9. | UCLA | LSU (5–0) | Stanford (5–4) | Tennessee (8–4) | Tennessee (12–4) | Tennessee (19–4) | Washington (20–4) | Oklahoma State (26–5) | Georgia (29–6) | Georgia (31–8) | Florida (35–9) | Texas A&M (37–9) | Washington (31–10) | 9. | ||||
| 10. | Washington | Clemson (4–1) | Clemson (6–2) | Baylor (8–3) | Baylor (11–3) | Baylor (14–5) | Florida (25–4) | Florida (29–4) | Florida (31–5) | Washington (27–7) | Missouri (33–11) | Georgia (36–11) | Texas A&M (39–9) | 10. | ||||
| 11. | Alabama | Missouri (5–0) | Missouri (10–0)т | Clemson (11–2) | Clemson (13–4) | Florida (21–4) | Clemson (21–6) | Texas A&M (28–4) | Missouri (29–7) | Arkansas (28–10) | Texas A&M (33–9) | Washington (30–8) | Florida State (40–10) | 11. | ||||
| 12. | Oklahoma State | Alabama (5–0) | Alabama (10–0)т | Alabama (16–0) | Alabama (19–1) | Missouri (20–3) | Texas A&M (25–3) | Virginia Tech (25–5–1) | UCLA (20–8) | UCLA (22–9) | UCLA (24–9) | Arkansas (32–12) | Florida (39–12) | 12. | ||||
| 13. | Nebraska | Stanford (3–2) | Kentucky (6–2) | Florida State (11–3) | Missouri (17–2) | Clemson (17–6) | Virginia Tech (21–4–1) | Missouri (25–7) | Virginia Tech (25–8–1) | Texas A&M (31–8) | Arkansas (30–11) | Florida (37–10) | LSU (36–13) | 13. | ||||
| 14. | Oregonт | Kentucky (4–1) | Florida State (5–3) | Kentucky (11–2) | Florida (19–3) | Virginia Tech (18–3–1) | UCLA (17–6) | UCLA (18–8) | Arkansas (26–9) | Virginia Tech (28–9–1) | Georgia (33–10) | Missouri (35–13) | Georgia (37–13) | 14. | ||||
| 15. | Utahт | Utah (4–1) | Arkansas (8–2) | Missouri (13–2) | Virginia Tech (15–3–1) | Alabama (20–3) | Alabama (22–5) | Clemson (22–9) | Clemson (24–10) | Mississippi State (28–10) | Virginia Tech (31–9–1) | Virginia Tech (35–9–1) | Missouri (37–14) | 15. | ||||
| 16. | Baylor | Virginia Tech (4–0–1) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Arkansas (13–3) | Florida State (11–4) | UCLA (14–6) | Missouri (22–6) | Mississippi State (24–7) | Mississippi State (25–9) | Missouri (30–10) | Florida State (31–10) | Florida State (36–10) | Arizona (32–15–1) | 16. | ||||
| 17. | LSU | Baylor (0–2) | Arizona (10–1) | Arizona (16–1) | Mississippi State (17–3) | Texas A&M (23–2) | Arkansas (22–6) | Alabama (25–6) | Texas A&M (28–7) | Alabama (29–8) | Mississippi State (29–12) | Mississippi State (30–13) | Louisiana (38–15) | 17. | ||||
| 18. | Arkansas | Arkansas (4–1) | South Carolina (8–1) | Florida (15–2)т | UCLA (11–6) | Mississippi State (19–4) | Mississippi State (21–6) | California (24–8) | Alabama (26–8) | Florida State (28–10) | Alabama (30–10) | Arizona (31–13–1) | Virginia Tech (38–11–1) | 18. | ||||
| 19. | Auburn | Oregon (4–2) | Baylor (3–3) | Virginia Tech (12–3–1)т | California (19–2) | Arkansas (20–5) | Baylor (16–8) | Arkansas (24–8) | Florida State (24–9) | Clemson (27–11) | Arizona (28–13–1) | Alabama (31–12) | Mississippi State (31–16) | 19. | ||||
| 20. | Florida | South Carolina (5–0) | Florida (8–1) | UCLA (7–5) | South Carolina (18–2) | Arizona (19–5–1) | Arizona (20–7–1) | Arizona (21–9–1) | Texas State (28–8) | Texas State (31–9) | Louisiana (29–14) | Louisiana (33–15) | Boston University (44–4–1) | 20. | ||||
| 21. | Louisiana | Indiana (4–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Texas A&M (14–1)т | Arizona (17–3–1) | California (21–4) | Charlotte (16–9) | Kansas (22–8–1) | Boston University (27–3) | Boston University (30–4) | Northwestern (26–8) | Northwestern (29–9) | Northwestern (31–9) | 21. | ||||
| 22. | South Carolina | UCLA (2–3) | California (10–1) | Mississippi State (11–3)т | Arkansas (17–4) | Boston University (17–1) | California (21–7) | Florida State (21–9) | Arizona (22–11–1) | Northwestern (22–8) | Clemson (28–14) | Boston University (39–4) | Alabama (32–14) | 22. | ||||
| 23. | San Diego State | Florida (4–1) | Northwestern (5–2) | South Carolina (13–2) | Texas A&M (19–2) | South Carolina (18–5) | Florida State (18–8) | Texas State (25–7) | California (26–10) | Arizona (24–12–1) | Boston University (35–4) | Kentucky (29–16) | Oregon (27–16) | 23. | ||||
| 24. | Northwestern | Northwestern (4–1) | UCLA (3–4) | California (15–1) | Boston University (13–1) | Florida State (15–5) | Boston University (20–3) | Baylor (17–11) | Northwestern (19–8) | Louisiana (27–13) | Kentucky (26–15) | Oregon (26–16) | South Carolina (32–18) | 24. | ||||
| 25. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (4–0) | Boston University (10–0) | Boston University (13–1) | Kentucky (13–4) | Texas State (20–6) | Texas State (22–7) | Boston University (25–3) | Charlotte (20–13) | Oregon (22–13) | Oregon (24–15) | Texas State (37–12) | California (33–15) | 25. | ||||
| Preseason Jan 16 [43] | Week 1 Feb 12 [44] | Week 2 Feb 19 [45] | Week 3 Feb 26 [46] | Week 4 Mar 4 [47] | Week 5 Mar 12 [48] | Week 6 Mar 19 [49] | Week 7 Mar 26 [50] | Week 8 Apr 2 [51] | Week 9 Apr 9 [52] | Week 10 Apr 16 [53] | Week 11 Apr 23 [54] | Week 12 Apr 30 [55] | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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| Preseason Jan 18 [56] | Week 1 Feb 12 [57] | Week 2 Feb 19 [58] | Week 3 Feb 26 [59] | Week 4 Mar 4 [60] | Week 5 Mar 11 [61] | Week 6 Mar 18 [62] | Week 7 Mar 25 [63] | Week 8 Apr 1 [64] | Week 9 Apr 8 [65] | Week 10 Apr 15 [66] | Week 11 Apr 22 [67] | Week 12 Apr 29 [68] | Week 13 May 6 [69] | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (4–0) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Oklahoma (14–0) | Oklahoma (18–1) | Oklahoma (22–1) | Oklahoma (27–1) | Oklahoma (31–1) | Oklahoma (34–1) | Duke (33–3) | Texas (35–6) | Texas (38–6) | Texas (42–6) | Texas (45–6) | 1. | |||
| 2. | Tennessee | Texas (5–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (12–1) | Texas (17–1) | LSU (22–0) | LSU (24–1) | Texas (28–3) | Duke (29–3) | Oklahoma (35–3) | Oklahoma (38–4) | Oklahoma (42–4) | Oklahoma (45–4) | Tennessee (40–9) | 2. | |||
| 3. | Florida State | Tennessee (3–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Georgia (12–1) | Duke (16–1) | Duke (19–1) | Duke (22–2) | Georgia (27–4) | Georgia (29–5) | Oklahoma State (33–6) | Duke (37–4) | Tennessee (34–8) | Tennessee (37–9) | Oklahoma State (44–9) | 3. | |||
| 4. | Stanford | Georgia (5–0) | Washington (6–1) | Duke (13–1) | LSU (19–0) | Texas (21–2) | Texas (24–3) | Duke (26–3) | Oklahoma State (29–6) | Texas (31–6) | Tennessee (32–7) | Texas A&M (37–9) | Texas A&M (39–9) | Oklahoma (46–6) | 4. | |||
| 5. | Clemson | Duke (3–1) | Duke (8–1) | LSU (13–0) | Stanford (13–4) | Stanford (18–4) | Georgia (23–4) | Stanford (25–5) | Tennessee (28–5) | Tennessee (30–6) | Stanford (34–7) | Oklahoma State (39–8) | Oklahoma State (42–8) | Duke (44–6) | 5. | |||
| 6. | Georgia | Clemson (4–1) | LSU (8–0) | Oklahoma State (13–2) | Georgia (15–3) | Georgia (20–3) | Stanford (22–5) | Tennessee (25–4) | Texas (29–5) | Stanford (31–6) | Oklahoma State (35–8) | Duke (39–6) | Duke (44–6) | UCLA (34–10) | 6. | |||
| 7. | Texas | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Stanford (10–4) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Oklahoma State (20–3) | Oklahoma State (24–3) | Oklahoma State (26–5) | Stanford (27–6) | LSU (31–5) | Texas A&M (32–9) | UCLA (27–9) | UCLA (30–10) | Stanford (42–12) | 7. | |||
| 8. | Arkansas | Washington (3–1) | Missouri (10–0) | Washington (12–2) | Washington (16–2) | Washington (18–3) | Tennessee (22–4) | Washington (22–5) | LSU (29–4) | Florida (33–6) | Arkansas (30–11) | Arkansas (32–12) | Arkansas (34–13) | Missouri (40–14) | 8. | |||
| 9. | Duke | Stanford (3–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Clemson (11–2) | Alabama (19–1) | Tennessee (18–4) | Washington (20–4) | Florida (29–4) | Washington (25–5) | Georgia (31–8) | Missouri (33–11) | Stanford (36–10) | Stanford (39–11) | Florida (43–12) | 9. | |||
| 10. | UCLA | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Stanford (5–4) | Alabama (16–0) | Clemson (13–4) | Virginia Tech (18–3–1) | Virginia Tech (21–4–1) | Virginia Tech (25–5–1) | Florida (31–5) | Texas A&M (31–8) | LSU (33–8) | Georgia (36–11) | Missouri (37–13) | Texas A&M (39–12) | 10. | |||
| 11. | Baylor | LSU (5–0) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Tennessee (7–4) | Virginia Tech (15–3–1) | Missouri (20–3) | Florida (25–4) | Texas A&M (28–4) | Missouri (29–7) | Mississippi State (28–10) | Georgia (33–10) | LSU (35–10) | Florida State (40–10) | Arkansas (36–15) | 11. | |||
| 12. | LSU | Arkansas (4–1) | Alabama (10–0) | Baylor (8–3) | Tennessee (12–4) | Florida (21–3) | Texas A&M (25–3) | Missouri (25–7) | UCLA (20–8) | Washington (26–7) | Florida (35–9) | Washington (30–8) | Florida (39–12) | Louisiana (40–16) | 12. | |||
| 13. | Utah | Missouri (5–0) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Missouri (13–2) | Baylor (11–3) | Texas A&M (23–2) | Clemson (21–6) | LSU (25–4) | Virginia Tech (25–8–1) | Arkansas (28–10) | Alabama (30–9) | Missouri (35–13) | Georgia (37–13) | LSU (38–14) | 13. | |||
| 14. | Oklahoma State | Utah (4–1) | Arkansas (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Missouri (17–2) | Baylor (14–5) | UCLA (17–6) | Alabama (25–6) | Texas A&M (28–7) | UCLA (22–9) | Washington (28–7) | Florida (37–10) | Washington (31–10) | Georgia (38–15) | 14. | |||
| 15. | Nebraska | Alabama (5–0) | Florida (8–1) | Arizona (16–1) | California (19–2) | UCLA (14–6) | Alabama (22–5) | Mississippi State (24–7) | Mississippi State (25–9) | Alabama (29–8) | Mississippi State (29–12) | Virginia Tech (35–9–1) | Louisiana (38–15) | Washington (31–12) | 15. | |||
| 16. | Oregon | Baylor (0–2) | Florida State (5–3) | Florida (15–2) | Florida (19–3) | Clemson (17–6) | Missouri (22–6) | UCLA (18–8) | Alabama (26–8) | Virginia Tech (28–9–1) | UCLA (24–9) | Florida State (36–10) | LSU (36–13) | Florida State (41–13) | 16. | |||
| 17. | South Carolina | Virginia Tech (4–0–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Florida State (11–3) | Arizona (17–3–1) | Alabama (19–3) | Arkansas (22–6) | Texas State (26–7) | Arkansas (25–9) | Louisiana (27–13) | Louisiana (29–14) | Mississippi State (30–13) | Texas State (39–13) | Texas State (42–13) | 17. | |||
| 18. | Virginia Tech | Kentucky (4–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Arkansas (13–3) | Mississippi State (17–3) | Mississippi State (19–4) | Mississippi State (21–6) | Kansas (22–8–1) | Texas State (29–8) | Missouri (30–10) | Virginia Tech (31–9–1) | Alabama (31–12) | Virginia Tech (38–11–1) | Virginia Tech (39–11–1) | 18. | |||
| 19. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (5–0) | Kentucky (6–2) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Texas A&M (19–2) | California (21–4) | Texas State (22–7) | California (24–8) | Louisiana (24–13) | Texas State (32–9) | Florida State (31–10) | Louisiana (33–15) | Alabama (32–14) | Mississippi State (33–17) | 19. | |||
| 20. | Auburn | Oregon (3–2) | South Carolina (8–1) | Kentucky (11–2) | South Carolina (18–2) | Arkansas (20–5) | Kansas (19–7–1) | Arkansas (24–8) | Clemson (24–10) | Florida State (28–10) | Northwestern (26–8) | Texas State (37–12) | Northwestern (31–9) | Northwestern (33–10) | 20. | |||
| 21. | Alabama | South Carolina (5–0) | California (10–1) | Mississippi State (11–3) | Arkansas (18–4) | Arizona (19–5–1) | California (21–7) | Clemson (22–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Northwestern (22–8) | Texas State (33–12) | Arizona (31–13–1) | Miami (OH) (40–7) | Miami (OH) (45–7) | 21. | |||
| 22. | Washington | Florida (4–1) | Baylor (3–3) | California (15–1) | UCLA (11–6) | South Carolina (18–5) | Baylor (16–8) | Penn State (23–6) | Penn State (26–7) | Penn State (28–8) | Arizona (28–13–1) | Northwestern (29–9) | Arizona (32–15–1) | Arizona (33–15–1) | 22. | |||
| 23. | Louisiana | Louisiana (4–1) | Virginia Tech (7–2–1) | UCLA (7–5) | Boston University (13–1) | Boston University (17–1) | Louisiana (18–12) | Louisiana (21–13) | California (26–10) | Kansas (25–12–1) | Penn State (30–9) | Kentucky (29–15) | Mississippi State (30–17) | Boston University (49–4–1) | 23. | |||
| 24. | Florida | Indiana (4–1) | Auburn (4–1–1) | South Carolina (13–2) | Auburn (12–2–1) | Texas State (20–6) | Arizona (20–7–1) | Northwestern (16–7) | Northwestern (19–8) | Virginia (26–11) | Miami (OH) (32–6) | Boston University (40–4) | Boston University (45–4–1) | Alabama (33–16) | 24. | |||
| 25. | San Diego State | Auburn (1–1–1) | Penn State (7–0) | Boston University (13–1) | Kentucky (13–4) | Georgia Tech (18–7) | South Carolina (21–7) | Florida Atlantic (27–7) | South Carolina (26–10) | Clemson (27–11) | Kentucky (26–15) | Miami (OH) (36–7) | Michigan (37–14) | Charlotte (36–16) | 25. | |||
| Preseason Jan 18 [70] | Week 1 Feb 12 [71] | Week 2 Feb 19 [72] | Week 3 Feb 26 [73] | Week 4 Mar 4 [74] | Week 5 Mar 11 [75] | Week 6 Mar 18 [76] | Week 7 Mar 25 [77] | Week 8 Apr 1 [78] | Week 9 Apr 8 [79] | Week 10 Apr 15 [80] | Week 11 Apr 22 [81] | Week 12 Apr 29 [82] | Week 13 May 6 [83] | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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