2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2026 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
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Two human polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
The women's basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 teams was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers.[1]
| Preseason Oct 14[2] | Week 2 Nov 10[3] | Week 3 Nov 17[4] | Week 4 Nov 24[5] | Week 5 Dec 1[6] | Week 6 Dec 8[7] | Week 7 Dec 15[8] | Week 8 Dec 22[9] | Week 9 Dec 29[a] | Week 10 Jan 5[10] | Week 11 Jan 12[11] | Week 12 Jan 19[12] | Week 13 Jan 26[13] | Week 14 Feb 2[14] | Week 15 Feb 9[15] | Week 16 Feb 16[16] | Week 17 Feb 23[17] | Week 18 Mar 2[18] | Week 19 Mar 9[19] | Week 20 Mar 16[20] | Final Apr 7 | ||
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| 1. | UConn (27) | UConn (2–0) (30) | UConn (4–0) (28) | UConn (6–0) (30) | UConn (7–0) (22) | UConn (9–0) (23) | UConn (10–0) (24) | UConn (12–0) (25) | UConn (13–0) (25) | UConn (15–0) (28) | UConn (17–0) (32) | UConn (18–0) (30) | UConn (21–0) (31) | UConn (23–0) (31) | UConn (25–0) (31) | UConn (27–0) (31) | UConn (29–0) (31) | UConn (31–0) (31) | UConn (33–0) (28) | UConn (34–0) (28) | 1. | |
| 2. | South Carolina (4) | South Carolina (2–0) (2) | South Carolina (4–0) (3) | South Carolina (6–0) (1) | Texas (8–0) (10) | Texas (10–0) (9) | Texas (12–0) (8) | Texas (14–0) (7) | Texas (15–0) (7) | Texas (17–0) (4) | South Carolina (17–1) | South Carolina (19–1) | UCLA (19–1) | UCLA (21–1) | UCLA (23–1) | UCLA (25–1) | UCLA (27–1) | UCLA (28–1) | UCLA (31–1) (3) | UCLA (31–1) (3) | 2. | |
| 3. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (5–0) (1) | UCLA (6–0) (1) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | South Carolina (12–1) | South Carolina (13–1) | South Carolina (15–1) | UCLA (15–1) | UCLA (17–1) | South Carolina (20–2) | South Carolina (21–2) | South Carolina (24–2) | South Carolina (25–2) | South Carolina (27–2) | South Carolina (29–2) | Texas (31–3) | Texas (31–3) | 3. | |
| 4. | Texas | Texas (2–0) | Texas (4–0) | Texas (5–0) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (11–1) | UCLA (12–1) | UCLA (14–1) | Texas (18–1) | Texas (19–2) | Texas (19–2) | Texas (21–2) | Texas (24–2) | Texas (24–3) | Texas (26–3) | Texas (28–3) | South Carolina (31–3) | South Carolina (31–3) | 4. | |
| 5. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (4–0) | LSU (6–0) | LSU (8–0) | LSU (10–0) | LSU (11–0) | LSU (13–0) | LSU (14–0) | Oklahoma (14–1) | Vanderbilt (17–0) | Vanderbilt (18–0) | Vanderbilt (20–1) | LSU (21–2) | Vanderbilt (22–2) | Vanderbilt (24–3) | Vanderbilt (25–3) | Vanderbilt (27–3) | LSU (27–5) | LSU (27–5) | 5. | |
| 6. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Michigan (6–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Kentucky (15–1) | LSU (16–2) | LSU (17–2) | LSU (18–2) | Louisville (21–3) | LSU (22–3) | Michigan (22–4) | LSU (24–4) | LSU (26–4) | Vanderbilt (27–4) | Vanderbilt (27–4) | 6. | |
| 7. | Duke | Baylor (2–0) | Baylor (4–0) | Maryland (7–0) | Maryland (9–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–0) | Maryland (13–0) | Maryland (13–0) | Vanderbilt (15–0) | Kentucky (16–2) | Michigan (15–2) | Louisville (19–3) | Vanderbilt (21–2) | Michigan (20–4) | LSU (22–4) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Oklahoma (23–6) | Iowa (26–6) | Iowa (26–6) | 7. | |
| 8. | Tennessee | USC (2–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | TCU (6–0) | TCU (8–0) | TCU (10–0) | Oklahoma (11–1) | TCU (13–0) т | TCU (13–0) т | Maryland (15–1) | Michigan (14–2) | Louisville (18–3) | Iowa (18–2) | Michigan (19–3) | Ohio State (22–3) | Louisville (24–4) | Michigan (22–5) | Michigan (24–5) | Duke (24–8) | Duke (24–8) | 8. | |
| 9. | NC State | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | TCU (11–0) | Oklahoma (11–1) т | Oklahoma (11–1) т | Michigan (11–2) | Louisville (16–3) | TCU (18–1) | Michigan (17–3) | Ohio State (20–3) | Louisville (22–4) | Duke (19–6) | Iowa (22–5) | Iowa (24–5) | Michigan (25–6) | Michigan (25–6) | 9. | |
| 10. | Maryland | NC State (1–1) | TCU (4–0) | Iowa State (7–0) | Iowa State (9–0) | Iowa State (10–0) | Iowa State (12–0) | Iowa State (13–0) | Iowa State (13–0) | Louisville (14–3) | TCU (16–1) | Iowa (16–2) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Iowa (18–4) | Oklahoma (17–5) | Ohio State (22–4) | Louisville (24–5) | TCU (27–4) | Oklahoma (24–7) | Oklahoma (24–7) | 10. | |
| 11. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0) | USC (2–1) | Iowa (6–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | Iowa (9–0) | Iowa (11–1) | Kentucky (12–1) | Kentucky (13–1) | Iowa State (14–1) | Iowa (14–2) | Kentucky (17–3) | Ohio State (18–3) | Oklahoma (17–5) | Duke (18–6) | Oklahoma (19–6) | TCU (25–4) | Ohio State (24–6) | Ohio State (26–7) | West Virginia (27–6) | 11. | |
| 12. | Ole Miss | Tennessee (2–1) | Iowa State (5–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Iowa (8–0) | North Carolina (9–2) | Kentucky (11–1) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Vanderbilt (13–0) | LSU (14–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Ohio State (16–2) | TCU (19–2) | Michigan State (19–3) | Baylor (21–4) | TCU (23–4) | Duke (20–7) | Louisville (25–6) | West Virginia (27–6) | Ohio State (26–7) | 12. | |
| 13. | Michigan | Ole Miss (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Baylor (9–1) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Louisville (12–3) | Louisville (12–3) | TCU (14–1) | Oklahoma (14–3) | Michigan State (17–2) | Michigan State (18–2) | Ole Miss (18–4) | Michigan State (20–4) | Iowa (19–5) | Ohio State (23–5) | Duke (21–8) | Louisville (27–7) | Louisville (27–7) | 13. | |
| 14. | Iowa State | Michigan (2–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Baylor (7–1) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Iowa (10–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Iowa (12–2) | Ohio State (15–2) | Baylor (17–3) | Baylor (18–3) | TCU (20–3) | Ole Miss (19–5) | Maryland (21–6) | Maryland (22–6) | Maryland (23–7) | TCU (29–5) | TCU (29–5) | 14. | |
| 15. | Notre Dame | Duke (1–1) | Tennessee (3–1) | Baylor (5–1) | Vanderbilt (8–0) | Kentucky (10–1) | Baylor (10–2) | Ole Miss (12–1) | Ole Miss (13–2) | Michigan State (14–1) | Michigan State (16–1) | Maryland (17–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | Baylor (19–4) | Iowa (18–5) | Baylor (22–5) | Michigan State (22–6) | West Virginia (24–6) | North Carolina (26–7) | North Carolina (26–7) | 15. | |
| 16. | Baylor | Iowa State (3–0) | NC State (2–2) | Kentucky (7–0) | USC (5–2) | USC (7–2) | Louisville (10–3) | North Carolina (11–3) | North Carolina (11–3) | Baylor (13–3) | Ole Miss (16–3) | Oklahoma (14–4) | Maryland (17–4) | Kentucky (18–5) | Texas Tech (22–3) | Kentucky (20–7) | Kentucky (20–8) | North Carolina (25–6) | Kentucky (23–10) | Kentucky (23–10) | 16. | |
| 17. | TCU | TCU (2–0) | Vanderbilt (3–0) | Vanderbilt (6–0) | Kentucky (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | USC (9–3) | USC (9–3) | Texas Tech (16–0) | Texas Tech (18–0) | Tennessee (13–3) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Duke (16–6) | TCU (21–4) | Ole Miss (20–6) | West Virginia (22–6) | Kentucky (21–9) | Maryland (23–8) | Maryland (23–8) | 17. | |
| 18. | USC | Notre Dame (2–0) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | USC (3–2) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Tennessee (6–2) | North Carolina (9–3) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Ole Miss (14–3) | Baylor (15–3) | Ole Miss (16–4) | Kentucky (17–5) | Texas Tech (21–3) | Kentucky (18–6) | Michigan State (20–6) | Baylor (23–6) | Michigan State (22–7) | Minnesota (22–8) | Minnesota (22–8) | 18. | |
| 19. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (1–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Tennessee (5–2) | Notre Dame (6–2) | USC (7–3) | Ohio State (10–1) | Ohio State (11–2) | Ohio State (13–2) | Iowa State (14–3) | Texas Tech (19–1) | Princeton (17–1) | Tennessee (14–5) | West Virginia (20–5) | West Virginia (21–6) | Ole Miss (21–8) | Minnesota (22–7) | Ole Miss (23–11) | Ole Miss (23–11) | 19. | |
| 20. | Louisville | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Michigan State (8–0) | Washington (8–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Nebraska (12–0) | Nebraska (12–0) | Tennessee (10–3) | Tennessee (12–3) | Princeton (15–1) | Duke (14–6) | West Virginia (18–5) | Maryland (19–6) | Texas Tech (23–4) | Texas Tech (24–5) | Baylor (24–7) | Michigan State (22–8) | Michigan State (22–8) | 20. | |
| 21. | Iowa | Iowa (2–0) | Louisville (3–1) | West Virginia (5–0) | Washington (7–0) | Ohio State (7–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Texas Tech (14–0) | Texas Tech (14–0) | USC (10–4) | Alabama (16–1) | Duke (13–6) | Texas Tech (20–2) | Alabama (19–4) | North Carolina (20–5) | Tennessee (16–7) | North Carolina (23–6) | Texas Tech (25–6) | Baylor (24–8) | Baylor (24–8) | 21. | |
| 22. | Oklahoma State | Louisville (1–1) | Michigan State (4–0) | Washington (5–0) | Louisville (7–2) | Louisville (8–3) | Washington (9–1) | Baylor (11–3) | Baylor (11–3) | North Carolina (13–4) | Princeton (14–1) | West Virginia (15–4) | West Virginia (17–4) | Maryland (17–6) | Tennessee (15–6) | North Carolina (21–6) | Minnesota (21–7) | Georgia (22–8) | Notre Dame (22–10) | Notre Dame (22–10) | 22. | |
| 23. | Michigan State | Kentucky (3–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Ohio State (6–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Nebraska (11–0) | Tennessee (7–3) | Tennessee (8–3) | Washington (12–2) | Notre Dame (12–4) | Alabama (17–3) | Georgia (18–3) | Princeton (18–2) | Alabama (20–5) | Minnesota (20–6) | Georgia (20–7) | Princeton (22–3) | Princeton (24–3) | Princeton (24–3) | 23. | |
| 24. | Kentucky т | Michigan State (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Nebraska (9–0) | Michigan State (9–1) | Michigan State (10–1) | Michigan State (12–1) | Princeton (13–1) | Nebraska (14–3) | Nebraska (14–4) | Alabama (18–3) | Washington (17–5) | Princeton (19–2) | Georgia (20–6) | Alabama (21–7) | Ole Miss (21–10) | Georgia (22–9) | Georgia (22–9) | 24. | |
| 25. | Richmond т | Washington (1–0) | Washington (3–0) | NC State (3–3) | West Virginia (6–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Princeton (10–1) | Princeton (11–1) | Princeton (12–1) | Nebraska (13–2) | Illinois (14–3) | Washington (14–4) | Washington (15–4) | North Carolina (17–5) | Washington (18–6) | Alabama (20–6) | Princeton (21–3) | Fairfield (25–4) | Texas Tech (25–7) | Texas Tech (25–7) | 25. | |
| Preseason Oct 14[2] | Week 2 Nov 10[3] | Week 3 Nov 17[4] | Week 4 Nov 24[5] | Week 5 Dec 1[6] | Week 6 Dec 8[7] | Week 7 Dec 15[8] | Week 8 Dec 22[9] | Week 9 Dec 29[a] | Week 10 Jan 5[10] | Week 11 Jan 12[11] | Week 12 Jan 19[12] | Week 13 Jan 26[13] | Week 14 Feb 2[14] | Week 15 Feb 9[15] | Week 16 Feb 16[16] | Week 17 Feb 23[17] | Week 18 Mar 2[18] | Week 19 Mar 9[19] | Week 20 Mar 16[20] | Final Apr 7 | ||
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a The AP Poll skipped Week 9, so Week 8 rankings were carried over.
USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
| Preseason Oct 23[21] | Week 2 Nov 11[22] | Week 3 Nov 18[23] | Week 4 Nov 25[24] | Week 5 Dec 2[25] | Week 6 Dec 9[26] | Week 7 Dec 16[27] | Week 8 Dec 23[28] | Week 9 Dec 30[29] | Week 10 Jan 6[30] | Week 11 Jan 13[31] | Week 12 Jan 20[32] | Week 13 Jan 27[33] | Week 14 Feb 3[34] | Week 15 Feb 10[35] | Week 16 Feb 17[36] | Week 17 Feb 24[37] | Week 18 Mar 3[38] | Week 19 Mar 10[39] | Week 20 Mar 16[40] | Final Apr 7 | ||
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| 1. | UConn (28) | UConn (2–0) (29) | UConn (4–0) (28) | UConn (6–0) (29) | UConn (7–0) (28) | UConn (9–0) (28) | UConn (10–0) (28) | UConn (12–0) (28) | UConn (13–0) (28) | UConn (15–0) (28) | UConn (17–0) (31) | UConn (19–0) (31) | UConn (21–0) (31) | UConn (23–0) (31) | UConn (25–0) (31) | UConn (27–0) (31) | UConn (29–0) (31) | UConn (31–0) (31) | UConn (34–0) (30) | UConn (34–0) (30) | 1. | |
| 2. | South Carolina (3) | South Carolina (2–0) (2) | South Carolina (4–0) (3) | South Carolina (6–0) (2) | Texas (8–0) (3) | Texas (10–0) (3) | Texas (12–0) (3) | Texas (14–0) (3) | Texas (15–0) (3) | Texas (17–0) (3) | South Carolina (17–1) | South Carolina (19–1) | UCLA (19–1) | UCLA (21–1) | UCLA (23–1) | UCLA (25–1) | UCLA (27–1) | UCLA (28–1) | UCLA (31–1) (1) | UCLA (31–1) (1) | 2. | |
| 3. | Texas | Texas (3–0) | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (6–0) | South Carolina (7–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | South Carolina (12–1) | South Carolina (13–1) | South Carolina (15–1) | UCLA (15–1) | UCLA (17–1) | South Carolina (20–2) | South Carolina (22–2) | South Carolina (24–2) | South Carolina (25–2) | South Carolina (27–2) | South Carolina (29–2) | Texas (31–3) | Texas (31–3) | 3. | |
| 4. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | Texas (4–0) | Texas (5–0) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (11–1) | UCLA (12–1) | UCLA (14–1) | Texas (18–1) | Vanderbilt (19–0) | Texas (19–2) | Texas (21–2) | Texas (23–2) | Texas (24–3) | Texas (26–3) | Texas (28–3) | South Carolina (31–3) | South Carolina (31–3) | 4. | |
| 5. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (5–0) | LSU (6–0) | LSU (8–0) | LSU (10–0) | LSU (11–0) | LSU (13–0) | LSU (14–0) | Oklahoma (14–1) | Vanderbilt (17–0) | Texas (19–2) | LSU (19–2) | LSU (21–2) | Vanderbilt (23–2) | Michigan (22–4) | Vanderbilt (25–3) | Vanderbilt (27–3) | LSU (27–5) | LSU (27–5) | 5. | |
| 6. | Duke | Oklahoma (1–1) | Maryland (5–0) | Maryland (7–0) | Maryland (9–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–0) | Maryland (13–0) | Maryland (14–0) | Vanderbilt (15–0) | LSU (16–2) | LSU (17–2) | Vanderbilt (20–1) | Louisville (21–3) | LSU (22–3) | Vanderbilt (24–3) | LSU (24–4) | LSU (26–4) | Vanderbilt (27–4) | Vanderbilt (27–4) | 6. | |
| 7. | Oklahoma | Maryland (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | TCU (6–0) | TCU (8–0) | TCU (10–0) | TCU (11–0) | TCU (13–0) | TCU (13–0) | Kentucky (15–1) | Michigan (14–2) | Michigan (15–3)т | Louisville (19–3) | Michigan (19–3) | Michigan (20–4) | LSU (22–4) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Michigan (24–5) | Iowa (26–6) | Iowa (26–6) | 7. | |
| 8. | NC State | North Carolina (2–0) | TCU (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Michigan (6–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–1)т | Michigan (11–1) | Maryland (15–1) | TCU (16–1) | Louisville (18–3)т | Iowa (18–2) | Vanderbilt (21–2) | Ohio State (22–3) | Louisville (22–4) | Michigan (22–5) | Oklahoma (23–6) | Michigan (25–6) | Michigan (25–6) | 8. | |
| 9. | Tennessee | NC State (1–1) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Michigan (10–1)т | Oklahoma (12–1) | Michigan (12–2) | Kentucky (16–2) | TCU (18–2) | Michigan (17–3) | Ohio State (20–3) | Louisville (22–4) | Oklahoma (19–6) | Iowa (22–5) | Iowa (24–5) | Oklahoma (24–7) | Oklahoma (24–7) | 9. | |
| 10. | Maryland | USC (2–0) | Baylor (4–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | North Carolina (8–1) | Iowa State (10–0) | Iowa State (12–0) | Iowa State (13–0) | Iowa State (13–0) | TCU (14–1) | Louisville (16–3) | Iowa (16–2) | TCU (19–2) | Iowa (18–4) | Oklahoma (17–6) | Ohio State (22–4) | TCU (25–4) | TCU (27–4) | Duke (24–8) | Duke (24–8) | 10. | |
| 11. | North Carolina | Duke (1–1) | USC (2–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Iowa State (9–0) | North Carolina (9–2) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Vanderbilt (13–0) | Louisville (14–3) | Maryland (16–2) | Ohio State (17–2) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Oklahoma (17–5) | Baylor (21–4) | TCU (23–4) | Louisville (24–5) | Ohio State (24–6) | Ohio State (26–7) | Ohio State (26–7) | 11. | |
| 12. | TCU | Tennessee (2–1)т | North Carolina (3–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | Iowa (8–0) | Iowa (9–0) | Iowa (10–1) | Kentucky (12–1) | Kentucky (13–1) | LSU (14–2) | Oklahoma (14–3) | Kentucky (17–3) | Ohio State (18–3) | TCU (20–3) | Iowa (18–5) | Iowa (20–5) | Ohio State (23–5) | Louisville (25–6) | TCU (29–5) | TCU (29–5) | 12. | |
| 13. | Notre Dame | TCU (2–0)т | Tennessee (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Kentucky (11–1) | Louisville (12–3) | Louisville (12–3) | Iowa State (14–1) | Iowa (14–2) | Maryland (17–3) | Michigan State (18–2) | Michigan State (19–3) | Michigan State (20–4) | Duke (19–6) | Maryland (22–6) | Maryland (23–7) | West Virginia (27–6) | West Virginia (27–6) | 13. | |
| 14. | Ole Miss | Baylor (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) | Vanderbilt (8–0) | Baylor (9–1) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Iowa (10–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Iowa (13–2) | Michigan State (16–1) | Baylor (17–3) | Baylor (18–3) | Ole Miss (19–4) | TCU (21–4) | Baylor (22–5) | Duke (20–7) | Duke (21–8) | Louisville (27–7) | Louisville (27–7) | 14. | |
| 15. | Michigan | Michigan (2–0) | Iowa State (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Baylor (7–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Baylor (10–2) | North Carolina (11–3) | North Carolina (12–3) | Michigan State (14–1) | Ohio State (15–2) | Michigan State (17–2) | Tennessee (14–3) | Baylor (19–4) | Duke (18–6) | Maryland (21–6) | Michigan State (22–6) | West Virginia (24–6) | North Carolina (26–7) | North Carolina (26–7) | 15. | |
| 16. | USC | Ole Miss (2–0) | NC State (2–2) | Baylor (5–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | North Carolina (9–3) | USC (9–3) | USC (10–3) | Baylor (13–3) | Ole Miss (16–3) | Oklahoma (14–4) | Maryland (17–4) | Kentucky (18–5) | Ole Miss (19–5) | Michigan State (20–6) | Baylor (24–6) | North Carolina (25–6) | Maryland (23–8) | Maryland (23–8) | 16. | |
| 17. | Iowa State | Notre Dame (2–0) | Vanderbilt (3–0) | Vanderbilt (6–0) | Tennessee (5–2) | USC (7–2) | Louisville (10–3) | Ole Miss (12–2) | Ole Miss (13–2) | Ole Miss (14–3) | Baylor (15–3) | Tennessee (13–3) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Tennessee (14–5) | Maryland (19–6) | Ole Miss (20–6) | West Virginia (22–6) | Michigan State (22–7) | Kentucky (23–10) | Kentucky (23–10) | 17. | |
| 18. | Baylor | Iowa State (3–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | USC (3–2) | USC (5–2) | Tennessee (6–2) | Tennessee (7–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | North Carolina (13–4) | Texas Tech (18–0) | Ole Miss (16–4) | Kentucky (17–5) | Texas Tech (21–3) | Texas Tech (22–3) | Kentucky (20–7) | Kentucky (20–8) | Baylor (24–7) | Michigan State (22–8) | Michigan State (22–8) | 18. | |
| 19. | Louisville | Vanderbilt (2–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | USC (7–3) | Ohio State (11–1) | Michigan State (12–1) | Ohio State (13–2) | Iowa State (14–3) | Texas Tech (19–1) | Princeton (17–1) | Maryland (17–6) | Kentucky (18–7) | West Virginia (21–6) | North Carolina (23–6) | Kentucky (21–9) | Minnesota (22–8) | Minnesota (22–8) | 19. | |
| 20. | Kentucky | Kentucky (3–0) | Iowa (4–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Michigan State (8–0) | Louisville (8–3) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Baylor (11–3) | Ohio State (11–2) | Texas Tech (16–0) | Tennessee (12–3) | Princeton (16–1) | Texas Tech (20–2) | West Virginia (18–5) | West Virginia (20–5) | Texas Tech (23–4) | Ole Miss (21–8) | Minnesota (22–7) | Ole Miss (23–11) | Ole Miss (23–11) | 20. | |
| 21. | Vanderbilt | Louisville (1–1) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Louisville (7–2) | Ohio State (7–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Tennessee (8–3)т | Baylor (11–3) | USC (10–4) | Alabama (17–1) | North Carolina (15–5) | West Virginia (17–4) | North Carolina (18–5) | North Carolina (20–5) | Tennessee (16–7) | Texas Tech (24–5) | Texas Tech (25–6) | Baylor (24–8) | Baylor (24–8) | 21. | |
| 22. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (4–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Washington (8–0) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Washington (9–1) | Michigan State (11–1)т | Tennessee (8–3) | Tennessee (10–3) | Notre Dame (12–4) | West Virginia (15–4) | Alabama (18–3) | Duke (16–6) | Tennessee (15–6) | North Carolina (21–6) | Minnesota (21–7) | Georgia (22–8) | Texas Tech (25–7) | Texas Tech (25–7) | 22. | |
| 23. | Iowa | Iowa (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Washington (5–0) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Washington (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | Texas Tech (14–0) | Texas Tech (14–0) | Washington (12–2) | North Carolina (13–5) | Alabama (17–3) | North Carolina (17–5) | Alabama (19–4) | Alabama (20–5) | Minnesota (20–6) | Alabama (21–7) | Ole Miss (21–10) | Princeton (24–3) | Princeton (26–3) | 23. | |
| 24. | Ohio State | Michigan State (2–0) | Duke (3–2) | NC State (3–3) | Ohio State (6–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Alabama (11–0) | Nebraska (12–0) | Alabama (14–0) | Alabama (15–1) | Princeton (14–1) | Iowa State (14–5) | Washington (16–4) | Princeton (18–2) | Princeton (19–2) | Alabama (20–6) | Georgia (21–7) | Princeton (23–3) | Georgia (22–9) | Georgia (22–9) | 24. | |
| 25. | Kansas State | Ohio State (1–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | NC State (5–3) | Alabama (10–0) | Nebraska (11–0) | Alabama (14–0) | Nebraska (12–1) | Notre Dame (10–4) | West Virginia (14–3) | Washington (14–4) | Georgia (18–3) | Washington (17–5) | Iowa State (19–5) | Georgia (20–6) | Iowa State (21–7) | Alabama (21–9) | Notre Dame (22–10) | Notre Dame (22–10) | 25. | |
| Preseason Oct 23[21] | Week 2 Nov 11[22] | Week 3 Nov 18[23] | Week 4 Nov 25[24] | Week 5 Dec 2[25] | Week 6 Dec 9[26] | Week 7 Dec 16[27] | Week 8 Dec 23[28] | Week 9 Dec 30[29] | Week 10 Jan 6[30] | Week 11 Jan 13[31] | Week 12 Jan 20[32] | Week 13 Jan 27[33] | Week 14 Feb 3[34] | Week 15 Feb 10[35] | Week 16 Feb 17[36] | Week 17 Feb 24[37] | Week 18 Mar 3[38] | Week 19 Mar 10[39] | Week 20 Mar 16[40] | Final Apr 7 | ||
| Dropped: No. 25 Kansas State (3–0) | Dropped: No. 25 Ohio State (2–1) | Dropped: No. 24 Duke (3–3) | Dropped: No. 20 West Virginia (6–2) | Dropped: No. 25 NC State (6–4) | Dropped: No. 22 Oklahoma State (11–2) | Dropped: No. 22 Washington (10–2) | None | Dropped: No. 25 Nebraska (13–2) | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 22 Notre Dame (12–6) | Dropped: No. 24 Iowa State (16–5) | Dropped: No. 25 Georgia (18–4) | Dropped: No. 25 Washington (18–6) | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 21 Tennessee (16–10) | Dropped: No. 25 Iowa State (22–8) | Dropped: No. 25 Alabama (23–10) | None | None |
See also
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