2022 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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Preseason No. 1 | Oklahoma (Unanimous) |
Defending Champions | Oklahoma |
TV partner/s | ESPN |
NCAA Tournament | |
Duration | May 20 – June 9, 2022 |
Most conference bids | SEC, 12 teams |
Women's College World Series | |
Duration | June 2–9, 2022 |
Champions | Oklahoma (6th title) |
Runners-up | Texas (6th WCWS Appearance) |
Winning Coach | Patty Gasso (6th title) |
WCWS MOP | Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma) |
Seasons |
The following human polls make up the 2022 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.
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
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 Feb 1[1] | Week 1 Feb 15[2] | Week 2 Feb 22[3] | Week 3 Mar 1[4] | Week 4 Mar 8[5] | Week 5 Mar 15[6] | Week 6 Mar 22[7] | Week 7 Mar 29[8] | Week 8 Apr 5[9] | Week 9 Apr 12[10] | Week 10 Apr 19[11] | Week 11 Apr 26[12] | Week 12 May 3[13] | Week 13 May 10[14] | Week 14 May 17[15] | Final Jun 14[16] | ||
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1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (5–0) (32) | Oklahoma (10–0) (32) | Oklahoma (15–0) (32) | Oklahoma (15–0) (32) | Oklahoma (20–0) (32) | Oklahoma (25–0) (32) | Oklahoma (32) (29–0) | Oklahoma (32–0) (32) | Oklahoma (36–0) (32) | Oklahoma (38–1) | Oklahoma (42–1) (32) | Oklahoma (45–1) (32) | Oklahoma (48–1) (32) | Oklahoma (49–2) (31) | Oklahoma (59–3) (32) | 1. |
2. | Alabama | Alabama (4–0) | Alabama (9–0) | Alabama (15–0) | Alabama (20–0) | Florida State (23–1) | Florida State (27–2) | Florida State (30–2) | Florida State (35–2) | Virginia Tech (29–5) | Alabama (36–6) | Virginia Tech (36–6) | Virginia Tech (39–6) | Virginia Tech (40–6) | Florida State (52–5) (1) | Texas (47–22–1) | 2. |
3. | UCLA | UCLA (4–1) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (15–0) | Florida State (19–1) | Alabama (21–2) | UCLA (24–3) | UCLA (28–3) | UCLA (31–3) | Alabama (33–5) | Virginia Tech (32–6) | UCLA (36–5) | Florida State (45–5) | Florida State (49–5) | Virginia Tech (41–7) | UCLA (51–10) | 3. |
4. | Florida State | Florida (4–0) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (16–0) | Florida (21–1) | UCLA (22–3) | Alabama (24–4) | Alabama (28–4) | Virginia Tech (27–3) | Florida State (37–4) | UCLA (32–5) | Florida State (43–5) | UCLA (39–6) | Arkansas (41–9) | Arkansas (44–9) | Oklahoma State (48–14) | 4. |
5. | Oklahoma State | Florida State (4–0) | Washington (9–1) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (17–3) | Florida (22–2) | Virginia Tech (21–3) | Virginia Tech (25–3) | Alabama (30–5) | UCLA (32–5) | Florida State (39–5) | Alabama (39–8) | Arkansas (39–8) | Alabama (41–10) | UCLA (43–8) | Florida (49–19) | 5. |
6. | Florida | Washington (5–0) | UCLA (7–3) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Virginia Tech (14–3) | Virginia Tech (18–3) | Florida (25–3) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | Oklahoma State (28–6) | Oklahoma State (31–7) | Oklahoma State (34–7) | Oklahoma State (38–7) | Alabama (39–9) | UCLA (40–8) | Oklahoma State (41–12) | Northwestern (45–13) | 6. |
7. | Washington | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Washington (11–4) | Washington (15–5) | Washington (19–5) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Florida (27–5) | Florida (30–6) | Arkansas (28–7) | Arkansas (32–8) | Arkansas (35–8) | Oklahoma State (38–9) | Oklahoma State (38–12) | Alabama (41–11) | Arizona (39–22) | 7. |
8. | Arkansas | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Arizona (7–2) | Oklahoma State (10–4) | Arizona (15–4) | Kentucky (19–2) | Kentucky (20–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | Kentucky (25–8) | Kentucky (27–9) | Florida (34–9) | Northwestern (34–7) | Northwestern (38–7) | Arizona State (37–8) | Arizona State (39–9) | Oregon State (39–22) | 8. |
9. | Arizona | Arizona (3–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Arizona (10–4) | Kentucky (16–2) | Arizona (19–4) | Washington (20–7) | Northwestern (22–4) | Northwestern (24–5) | Florida (30–9) | Kentucky (29–11) | Florida (35–12) | Washington (32–11) | Duke (40–7) | Duke (41–8) | Arkansas (48–11) | 9. |
10. | Texas | Arkansas (3–2) | Arkansas (7–3) | Kentucky (13–1) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Oklahoma State (16–5) | Arkansas (19–5) | Arkansas (21–6) | Arkansas (24–7) | Northwestern (27–6) | Northwestern (30–6) | Washington (28–11) | Florida (38–13) | Washington (34–13) | Northwestern (40–10) | Virginia Tech (46–10) | 10. |
11. | Missouri | Texas (4–1) | Oklahoma State (6–4) | Arkansas (8–3) | Oregon (16–3) | Oregon (19–3) | Northwestern (19–4) | Washington (20–10) | Washington (22–11) | Washington (27–11) | Washington (25–11) | Kentucky (30–13) | Duke (36–7) | Northwestern (39–9) | Washington (35–15) | Arizona State (43–11) | 11. |
12. | Georgia | Oregon (5–0) | Kentucky (9–1) | Oregon (11–3) | Arkansas (14–4) | Arkansas (17–4) | Oregon (21–4) | Oregon (24–5) | Tennessee (25–10) | Duke (32–5) | Duke (34–5) | Duke (36–7) | Arizona State (35–7) | Florida (41–15) | Florida (43–16) | Duke (44–11) | 12. |
13. | Virginia Tech | Georgia (5–1) | Duke (8–2) | Duke (13–3) | Duke (16–3) | Duke (21–3) | Duke (23–4) | Tennessee (22–9) | Duke (28–5) | Arizona State (28–5) | Arizona State (31–5) | Tennessee (33–13) | Kentucky (33–15) | Tennessee (38–15) | Tennessee (39–16) | Florida State (54–7) | 13. |
14. | LSU | Duke (4–1) | Clemson (6–3) | Clemson (11–3) | Missouri (16–4) | Northwestern (15–4) | Arizona (19–6) | Duke (23–5) | Oregon (24–8) | Georgia (33–8) | Georgia (35–9) | Arizona State (32–7) | Tennessee (35–14) | Kentucky (35–16) | Clemson (39–15) | UCF (49–14) | 14. |
15. | Clemson | Clemson (3–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Missouri (12–4) | Georgia (19–2) | Tennessee (18–6) | Tennessee (20–8) | Georgia (29–5) | Georgia (31–6) | Tennessee (26–12) | Tennessee (29–12) | Georgia (37–11) | Auburn (39–11) | Clemson (37–14) | Kentucky (35–17) | Washington (38–17) | 15. |
16. | Michigan | Kentucky (4–1) | Missouri (8–3) | Georgia (14–2) | Northwestern (15–4) | Georgia (22–3) | Clemson (19–8) | Arizona State (25–5) | Arizona State (25–5) | Clemson (30–10) | Texas (31–12–1) | Auburn (36–10) | Georgia (39–13) | Texas (37–16–1) | Texas (38–17–1) | Clemson (42–17) | 16. |
17. | James Madison | Missouri (3–2) | Tennessee (6–3) | Northwestern (10–4) | Clemson (12–6) | Clemson (16–6) | Georgia (26–4) | Auburn (27–4) | Auburn (29–6) | Oregon (24–11) | Clemson (33–11) | Texas (32–15–1) | Texas (35–15–1) | Auburn (39–14) | Auburn (39–15) | Alabama (44–13) | 17. |
18. | Oregon | Tennessee (4–0) | Northwestern (7–2) | Tennessee (9–6) | Tennessee (15–6) | Missouri (16–6) | Auburn (25–2) | Clemson (21–10) | Clemson (25–10) | Texas (30–10–1) | Auburn (32–9) | Clemson (33–14) | Clemson (37–14) | Georgia (40–15) | UCF (46–12) | Stanford (39–22) | 18. |
19. | Kentucky | Michigan (3–2) | Michigan (5–4) | Michigan (8–5) | Michigan (13–6) | Auburn (24–1) | Michigan (17–6) | Arizona (19–10) | Texas (29–10–1) | Auburn (29–9) | Oregon (25–13) | LSU (30–17) | LSU (32–19) | Notre Dame (39–9) | Georgia (40–16) | Mississippi State (37–27) | 19. |
20. | Duke | Louisiana (5–0) | Louisiana (6–0) | Auburn (15–1) | Auburn (21–1) | LSU (19–7) | Arizona State (22–5) | LSU (22–11) | Arizona (20–12) | UCF (34–10) | UCF (37–10) | Notre Dame (35–9) | Notre Dame (36–9) | LSU (34–20) | Missouri (36–20) | Tennessee (41–18) | 20. |
21. | Arizona State | LSU (4–2) | Auburn (9–1) | Louisiana (10–2) | LSU (17–6) | Michigan (15–6) | Missouri (19–8) | Texas (26–9–1) | LSU (22–15) | LSU (24–16) | LSU (27–16) | UCF (39–11) | UCF (42–11) | UCF (44–12) | Notre Dame (39–10) | Kentucky (37–19) | 21. |
22. | Tennessee | James Madison (0–0) | Arizona State (7–3) | LSU (12–5) | Louisiana (12–4) | Arizona State (18–5) | LSU (20–10) | UCF (29–7) | Michigan (20–11) | Michigan (23–12) | Notre Dame (31–9) | Oregon (26–16) | Oregon (29–16) | Oregon (31–17) | LSU (34–21) | Georgia (41–18) | 22. |
23. | Louisiana | Arizona State (3–2) | Texas (5–6) | Arizona State (9–4) | Arizona State (13–5) | Louisiana (15–5) | UCF (26–7) | Michigan (18–9) | UCF (29–10) | Notre Dame (30–7) | Michigan (26–13) | Michigan (29–14) | Michigan (31–15) | Michigan (34–15) | Oregon (31–17) | Missouri (35–20) | 23. |
24. | Liberty | UCF (3–1) | LSU (6–5) | UCF (10–6) | Notre Dame (16–4) | UCF (22–7) | Texas (21–9–1) | Missouri (19–12) | Missouri (22–13) | Stanford (26–10) | Arizona (23–15) | Stanford (31–13) | Missouri (31–17) | Missouri (33–19) | Michigan (36–16) | Auburn (40–17) | 24. |
25. | Wichita State | Wichita State (4–1) | USF (6–2) | Notre Dame (12–3) | Charlotte (18–3) | South Florida (22–4) | Stanford (22–6) | Notre Dame (23–6) | Notre Dame (27–7) | Arizona (21–14) | Nebraska (33–9) | Arizona (27–16) | Arizona (31–16) | Louisiana (41–11) | Nebraska (40–14) | Oregon (33–19) | 25. |
Preseason Feb 1[1] | Week 1 Feb 15[2] | Week 2 Feb 22[3] | Week 3 Mar 1[4] | Week 4 Mar 8[5] | Week 5 Mar 15[6] | Week 6 Mar 22[7] | Week 7 Mar 29[8] | Week 8 Apr 5[9] | Week 9 Apr 12[10] | Week 10 Apr 19[11] | Week 11 Apr 26[12] | Week 12 May 3[13] | Week 13 May 10[14] | Week 14 May 17[15] | Final Jun 14[16] | ||
Dropped: No. 24 Liberty | Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 24 UCF | Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 25 Stanford | Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 24 Missouri | Dropped: No. 24 Stanford | Dropped: No. 25 Nebraska | Dropped: No. 24 Stanford | Dropped: No. 25 Arizona | Dropped: No. 25 Louisiana | Dropped:
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Preseason Jan 25[17] | Week 1 Feb 15[18] | Week 2 Feb 22[19] | Week 3 Mar 1[20] | Week 4 Mar 8[21] | Week 5 Mar 15[22] | Week 6 Mar 22[23] | Week 7 Mar 29[24] | Week 8 Apr 5[25] | Week 9 Apr 12[26] | Week 10 Apr 19[27] | Week 11 Apr 26[28] | Week 12 May 3[29] | Week 13 May 10[30] | Week 14 May 17[31] | Final Jun 14[32] | ||
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1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (5–0) (25) | Oklahoma (10–0) (24) | Oklahoma (15–0) (23) | Oklahoma (15–0) (22) | Oklahoma (20–0) (24) | Oklahoma (25–0) (24) | Oklahoma (29–0) (24) | Oklahoma (32–0) (23) | Oklahoma (36–0) (24) | Oklahoma (38–1) (25) | Oklahoma (42–1) (25) | Oklahoma (45–1) (25) | Oklahoma (48–1) (25) | Oklahoma (49–2) (25) | Oklahoma (59–3) (25) | 1. |
2. | Alabama | Alabama (4–0) | Alabama (9–0) | Alabama (15–0) (1) | Alabama (20–0) (2) | Florida State (23–1) | UCLA (24–3) (1) | UCLA (28–3) (1) | UCLA (31–3) (2) | Alabama (33–5) | Alabama (36–6) | Virginia Tech (36–6) | Virginia Tech (39–6) | Virginia Tech (40–6) | Florida State (52–5) | Texas (47–22–1) | 2. |
3. | UCLA | UCLA (4–1) | Florida State (10–0) (1) | Florida State (15–0) (1) | Florida State (19–1) | UCLA (22–3) (1) | Florida State (27–2) | Florida State (30–2) | Florida State (35–2) | Virginia Tech (29–5) (1) | Virginia Tech (32–6) | UCLA (36–5) | Florida State (45–5) | Florida State (49–5) | Virginia Tech (41–7) | UCLA (51–10) | 3. |
4. | Oklahoma State | Florida (4–0) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (16–0) | Florida (21–1) | Alabama (21–2) | Alabama (24–4) | Alabama (28–4) | Alabama (30–5) | Florida State (37–4) | UCLA (32–5) | Florida State (43–5) | UCLA (39–6) | Arizona State (37–8) | Arkansas (44–9) | Oklahoma State (48–14) | 4. |
5. | Florida | Washington (5–0) | Washington (9–1) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (17–3) (1) | Virginia Tech (18–3) | Virginia Tech (21–3) | Virginia Tech (25–3) | Virginia Tech (27–3) | UCLA (32–5) | Florida State (39–5) | Arkansas (35–8) | Arkansas (39–8) | Arkansas (41–9) | Arizona State (39–9) | Florida (49–19) | 5. |
6. | Florida State | Florida State (4–0) | UCLA (7–3) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Virginia Tech (14–3) | Florida (22–2) | Florida (25–3) | Northwestern (22–4) | Florida (30–6) | Arkansas (28–7) | Arkansas (32–8) | Alabama (39–8) | Northwestern (38–7) | UCLA (40–8) | UCLA (43–8) | Northwestern (45–13) | 6. |
7. | Washington | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Washington (11–4) | Washington (15–5) | Washington (19–5) | Duke (23–4) | Florida (27–5) | Oklahoma State (28–6) | Oklahoma State (31–7) | Oklahoma State (34–7) | Oklahoma State (38–7) | Oklahoma State (38–9) | Alabama (41–10) | Oklahoma State (41–12) | Arizona (39–22) | 7. |
8. | Texas | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Arkansas (7–3) | Missouri (12–4) | Missouri (16–4) | Duke (21–3) | Arkansas (19–5) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | Northwestern (24–5) | Northwestern (27–6) | Northwestern (30–6) | Northwestern (34–7) | Alabama (39–9) | Oklahoma State (38–12) | Alabama (41–11) | Arkansas (48–11) | 8. |
9. | Arkansas | Texas (4–1) | Clemson (6–3) | Clemson (11–3) | Duke (16–3) | Oklahoma State (16–5) | Northwestern (19–4) | Arkansas (21–6) | Arkansas (24–7) | Florida (30–9) | Florida (34–9) | Arizona State (32–7) | Arizona State (35–7) | Northwestern (39–9) | Northwestern (40–10) | Virginia Tech (46–10) | 9. |
10. | Virginia Tech | Arkansas (3–2) | Arizona (7–2) | Oklahoma State (10–4) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Arkansas (17–4) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Duke (23–5) | Duke (28–5) | Arizona State (28–5)т | Arizona State (31–5) | Florida (35–12) | Washington (32–11) | Tennessee (38–15) | Tennessee (39–16) | Oregon State (39–12) | 10. |
11. | Arizona | Arizona (3–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Arkansas (8–3) | Arkansas (14–4) | Kentucky (19–2) | Washington (20–7) | Tennessee (22–9) | Tennessee (25–10) | Duke (32–5)т | Duke (34–5) | Washington (28–11) | Florida (38–13) | Washington (34–13) | Washington (35–15) | Arizona State (43–11) | 11. |
12. | Missouri | Clemson (3–1) | Oklahoma State (6–4) | Duke (13–3) | Kentucky (16–2) | Northwestern (15–4) | Oregon (21–4) | Kentucky (22–7) | Kentucky (25–8) | Kentucky (27–9) | Kentucky (29–11) | Tennessee (33–13) | Tennessee (35–14) | Duke (40–7) | Duke (41–8) | Duke (44–11) | 12. |
13. | Michigan | Oregon (5–0) | Duke (8–2) | Kentucky (13–1) | Northwestern (15–4) | Oregon (19–3) | Kentucky (20–5) | Oregon (24–5) | Arizona State (25–5) | Georgia (33–8) | Georgia (35–9) | Duke (36–7) | Duke (36–7) | Florida (41–15) | Clemson (39–15) | Florida State (54–7) | 13. |
14. | Clemson | Duke (4–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Northwestern (10–4) | Oregon (16–3) | Tennessee (18–3) | Tennessee (20–8) | Washington (20–10) | Oregon (24–8) | Tennessee (26–12) | Tennessee (29–12) | Kentucky (30–13) | Texas (35–15–1) | Kentucky (35–16) | Florida (43–16) | Clemson (42–17) | 14. |
15. | LSU | Tennessee (4–0) | Northwestern (7–2) | Oregon (11–3) | Clemson (12–6) | Clemson (16–6) | Clemson (19–8) | Arizona State (25–5) | Washington (22–11) | Washington (22–11) | Washington (25–11) | Georgia (37–11) | Kentucky (33–15) | Clemson (37–14) | Kentucky (35–17) | Stanford (39–22)т | 15. |
16. | Tennessee | Michigan (3–2) | Michigan (5–4) | Arizona (10–4) | Arizona (15–4) | Arizona (19–4) | Michigan (17–6) | Clemson (21–10) | Georgia (31–6) | Clemson (30–10) | Texas (31–12–1) | Texas (32–15–1) | Auburn (39–11) | Texas (37–16–1) | UCF (46–12)т | UCF (46–14)т | 16. |
17. | Oregon | Missouri (3–2) | Tennessee (6–3) | Tennessee (9–6) | Michigan (13–6) | Missouri (16–6) | Arizona (19–6) | Auburn (27–4) | Auburn (29–6)т | Oregon (24–11) | Clemson (33–11) | Clemson (33–14) | Clemson (37–14) | UCF (44–12) | Missouri (36–20)т | Alabama (44–13) | 17. |
18. | Duke | Georgia (5–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (14–2) | Tennessee (15–6) | LSU (19–7) | Auburn (25–2) | Georgia (29–5) | Clemson (25–10)т | Texas (30–10–1) | Auburn (32–9) | Auburn (36–10) | Georgia (39–13) | LSU (34–20) | Texas (38–17–1) | Washington (38–17) | 18. |
19. | Georgia | Kentucky (4–1) | Missouri (8–3) | Michigan (8–5) | Georgia (19–2) | Michigan (15–6) | Missouri (19–9) | Texas (26–9–1) | Texas (29–10–1) | Auburn (29–9) | UCF (37–10) | LSU (30–17) | UCF (42–11) | Georgia (40–15) | Georgia (40–16) | Tennessee (41–18) | 19. |
20. | Kentucky | Louisiana (5–0) | Louisiana (6–0) | Auburn (15–1) | Auburn (21–1) | Auburn (24–1) | Arizona State (22–5) | UCF (29–7) | UCF (29–10) | UCF (34–10) | Oregon (25–13) | UCF (39–11) | LSU (32–19) | Auburn (39–14) | LSU (34–21) | Mississippi State (37–27) | 20. |
21. | Arizona State | Arizona State (3–2) | Auburn (9–1) | LSU (12–5)т | LSU (17–6) | Georgia (22–3) | Georgia (26–4) | LSU (22–11) | Michigan (20–11) | Oregon State (31–9) | LSU (27–16) | Stanford (31–13) | Notre Dame (36–9) | Notre Dame (39–9) | Auburn (39–15) | Kentucky (37–19) | 21. |
22. | James Madison | LSU (4–2) | Arizona State (7–3) | Louisiana (10–2)т | South Florida (17–3) | Arizona State (18–5) | LSU (20–10) | Michigan (18–9) | Oregon State (29–8) | Michigan (23–12) | Michigan (26–13) | Michigan (29–14) | Michigan (31–15) | Missouri (33–19) | Michigan (36–16) | Missouri (38–22) | 22. |
23. | Louisiana | Northwestern (4–1) | LSU (6–5) | Arizona State (9–4) | Arizona State (13–5) | South Florida (22–4) | Texas (21–9–1) | Oregon State (25–8) | LSU (22–15) | LSU (24–16) | Oregon State (31–12) | Notre Dame (35–9) | Missouri (32–17) | Michigan (34–15) | Notre Dame (39–10) | Georgia (43–18) | 23. |
24. | Northwestern | UCF (3–1) | Texas (5–6) | South Florida (10–3) | Oregon State (17–3) | Oregon State (22–4) | UCF (26–7) | Arizona (19–9) | Arizona (20–12) | Stanford (26–10) | Nebraska (33–9) | Oregon (26–16) | Stanford (32–16) | Oregon (31–17) | Oregon (31–17) | Michigan (38–18) | 24. |
25. | Wichita State | Auburn (5–0) | South Florida (6–2) | UCF (10–6) | Louisiana (12–4) | UCF (22–7) | Stanford (20–6) | Missouri (19–12) | Missouri (22–13) | Notre Dame (30–7) | Notre Dame (31–9) | Missouri (27–17) | Oregon (29–16) | Arizona (32–18) | Nebraska (40–14) | Oregon (33–19) | 25. |
Preseason Jan 25[17] | Week 1 Feb 15[18] | Week 2 Feb 22[19] | Week 3 Mar 1[20] | Week 4 Mar 8[21] | Week 5 Mar 15[22] | Week 6 Mar 22[23] | Week 7 Mar 29[24] | Week 8 Apr 5[25] | Week 9 Apr 12[26] | Week 10 Apr 19[27] | Week 11 Apr 26[28] | Week 12 May 3[29] | Week 13 May 10[30] | Week 14 May 17[31] | Final Jun 14[32] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 24 UCF | Dropped: No. 24 Texas | Dropped: No. 25 UCF | Dropped: No. 25 Louisiana | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 25 Stanford | Dropped: None | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 24 Stanford | Dropped:
| Dropped: None | Dropped: No. 24 Stanford | Dropped: No. 25 Arizona | Dropped:
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Preseason Jan 17[33] | Week 1 Feb 14[34] | Week 2 Feb 21[35] | Week 3 Feb 28[36] | Week 4 Mar 7[37] | Week 5 Mar 14[38] | Week 6 Mar 20[39] | Week 7 Mar 28[40] | Week 8 Apr 3[41] | Week 9 Apr 11[42] | Week 10 Apr 18[43] | Week 11 Apr 25[44] | Week 12 May 2[45] | Week 13 May 9[46] | Final Jun 14[47] | ||
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1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (5–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Oklahoma (15–0) | Oklahoma (15–0) | Oklahoma (20–0) | Oklahoma (25–0) | Oklahoma (29–0) | Oklahoma (32–0) | Oklahoma (36–0) | Oklahoma (38–1) | Oklahoma (42–1) | Oklahoma (45–1) | Oklahoma (48–1) | Oklahoma (59–3) | 1. |
2. | Alabama | Alabama (4–0) | Alabama (9–0) | Alabama (15–0) | Alabama (20–0) | Florida State (23–1) | UCLA (24–3) | UCLA (28–3) | UCLA (31–3) | Alabama (33–5) | Alabama (36–6) | Virginia Tech (36–6) | Virginia Tech (39–6) | Virginia Tech (40–6) | UCLA (51–10) | 2. |
3. | Oklahoma State | Florida (4–0) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (15–0) | Florida (21–1) | UCLA (22–3) | Florida State (27–2) | Florida State (30–2) | Florida State (35–2) | Virginia Tech (29–5) | Virginia Tech (32–6) | Florida State (43–5) | Florida State (45–5) | Florida State (49–5) | Oklahoma State (48–14) | 3. |
4. | UCLA | UCLA (4–1) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (15–0) | Florida State (19–1) | Alabama (21–2) | Alabama (24–4) | Alabama (28–4) | Virginia Tech (27–3) | Florida State (37–4) | Florida State (39–5) | UCLA (36–5) | Arkansas (39–8) | Arkansas (41–9) | Texas (47–22–1) | 4. |
5. | Florida | Florida State (4–0) | Washington (9–1) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (17–3) | Florida (22–2) | Virginia Tech (21–3) | Virginia Tech (25–3) | Alabama (30–5) | UCLA (32–5) | UCLA (32–5) | Arkansas (35–8) | UCLA (39–6) | Arizona State (37–8) | Florida (49–19) | 5. |
6. | Florida State | Washington (5–0) | UCLA (7–3) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Virginia Tech (14–3) | Virginia Tech (18–3) | Florida (25–3) | Northwestern (22–4) | Northwestern (24–5) | Arkansas (28–7) | Arkansas (32–8) | Oklahoma State (38–7) | Oklahoma State (38–9) | Alabama (41–10) | Northwestern (45–13) | 6. |
7. | Washington | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Duke (13–3) | Duke (16–3) | Duke (21–3) | Duke (23–4) | Florida (27–5) | Oklahoma State (28–6) | Northwestern (27–6) | Northwestern (30–6) | Alabama (39–8) | Northwestern (38–7) | Duke (40–7) | Virginia Tech (46–10) | 7. |
8. | Arkansas | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Arkansas (7–3) | Arkansas (8–3) | Arkansas (14–4) | Arkansas (17–4) | Northwestern (19–4) | Duke (23–5) | Florida (30–6) | Oklahoma State (31–7) | Oklahoma State (34–7) | Northwestern (34–7) | Alabama (39–9) | UCLA (40–8) | Arkansas (48–11) | 8. |
9. | Texas | Arkansas (3–2) | Duke (8–2) | Oklahoma State (10–4) | Northwestern (15–4) | Northwestern (15–4) | Arkansas (19–5) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | Duke (28–5) | Duke (32–5) | Duke (34–5) | Washington (28–11) | Washington (32–11) | Oklahoma State (38–12) | Arizona (39–22) | 9. |
10. | Missouri | Texas (4–1) | Northwestern (7–2) | Washington (11–4) | Missouri (16–4) | Washington (19–5) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Arkansas (21–6) | Arkansas (24–7) | Florida (30–9) | Florida (34–9) | Duke (36–7) | Duke (36–7) | Northwestern (39–9) | Oregon State (39–22) | 10. |
11. | Virginia Tech | Oregon (5–0) | Oklahoma State (6–4) | Northwestern (10–4) | Washington (15–5) | Oklahoma State (16–5) | Oregon (21–4) | Tennessee (22–9) | Kentucky (25–8) | Arizona State (28–5) | Arizona State (31–5) | Florida (35–12) | Arizona State (35–7) | Tennessee (38–15) | Arizona State (43–11) | 11. |
12. | Michigan | Duke (4–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Missouri (12–4) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Oregon (19–3) | Kentucky (20–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | Tennessee (25–10) | Kentucky (27–9) | Washington (25–11) | Arizona State (32–7) | Florida (38–13) | Washington (34–13) | Florida State (54–7) | 12. |
13. | Duke | Clemson (3–1) | Clemson (6–3) | Clemson (10–3) | Oregon (16–3) | Kentucky (19–2) | Michigan (17–6) | Oregon (24–5) | Arizona State (25–5) | Georgia (33–8) | Kentucky (29–11) | Tennessee (33–13) | Tennessee (35–14) | Florida (41–15) | UCF (49–14) | 13. |
14. | Clemson | Missouri (3–2) | Missouri (8–3) | Kentucky (13–1) | Kentucky (16–2) | Tennessee (18–6) | Tennessee (20–8) | Arizona State (25–5) | Georgia (31–6) | Texas (30–10–1) | Texas (31–12–1) | Kentucky (30–13) | Texas (35–15–1) | Kentucky (35–16) | Duke (44–11) | 14. |
15. | Arizona | Tennessee (4–0) | Kentucky (9–1) | Oregon (11–3) | Michigan (13–6) | Michigan (15–6) | Washington (20–7) | Texas (26–9–1) | Texas (29–10–1) | Washington (22–11) | Georgia (35–9) | Texas (32–15–1) | Kentucky (33–15) | Texas (37–16–1) | Clemson (42–17) | 15. |
16. | Oregon | Arizona (3–1) | Arizona (7–2) | Michigan (8–5) | Tennessee (15–6) | Missouri (16–6) | Texas (21–9–1) | Washington (20–10) | Washington (22–11) | Tennessee (26–12) | Tennessee (29–12) | Georgia (37–11) | Clemson (37–14) | Clemson (37–14) | Stanford (39–22) | 16. |
17. | LSU | Michigan (3–2) | Michigan (5–4) | Tennessee (9–6) | Clemson (12–6) | Auburn (24–1) | Arizona State (22–5) | Auburn (27–4) | Oregon (24–8) | Clemson (30–10) | Clemson (33–11) | UCF (39–11) | Auburn (39–11) | UCF (44–12) | Mississippi State (37–27) | 17. |
18. | Tennessee | Kentucky (4–1) | Louisiana (6–0) | Arizona (10–4) | Georgia (19–2) | Clemson (16–6) | Auburn (25–2) | Georgia (29–5) | Auburn (29–6) | UCF (34–10) | UCF (37–10) | Clemson (33–14) | Georgia (39–13) | Notre Dame (39–9) | Alabama (44–13) | 18. |
19. | Georgia | Georgia (5–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (13–3) | Auburn (21–1) | LSU (19–7) | Clemson (19–8) | Clemson (21–10) | Clemson (25–10) | Oregon State (31–9) | Auburn (32–9) | Auburn (36–10) | UCF (42–11) | Auburn (39–14) | Kentucky (37–19) | 19. |
20. | Kentucky | Louisiana (5–0) | Tennessee (6–3) | Auburn (15–1) | Arizona (15–4) | Arizona (19–4) | Missouri (19–9) | UCF (29–7) | Oregon State (29–8) | Oregon (24–11) | Oregon State (31–12) | Notre Dame (35–9) | Notre Dame (36–9) | Michigan (34–15) | Tennessee (41–18) | 20. |
21. | Arizona State | Northwestern (4–1) | Auburn (9–1) | Louisiana (10–2) | LSU (17–6) | Georgia (22–3) | Georgia (26–4) | Michigan (18–9) | Ohio State (23–7) | Michigan (23–12) | Nebraska (33–9) | Oregon State (31–15) | Michigan (31–15) | Georgia (40–15) | Washington (38–17) | 21. |
22. | Louisiana | Arizona State (3–2) | South Florida (6–2) | LSU (12–5) | South Florida (17–3) | South Florida (22–4) | Arizona (19–6) | LSU (22–11) | Michigan (20–11) | Auburn (29–9) | Michigan (26–13) | Michigan (29–14) | San Diego State (33–12) | Louisiana (42–11) | Missouri (38–22) | 22. |
23. | Northwestern | LSU (4–2) | Arizona State (7–3) | South Florida (10–3) | Oregon State (17–3) | Oregon State (22–4) | UCF (26–7) | Oregon State (25–8) | UCF (29–10) | Notre Dame (30–7) | San Diego State (29–12) | Stanford (31–13) | Louisiana (39–11) | LSU (34–20) | Georgia (43–18) | 23. |
24. | Liberty | UCF (3–1) | BYU (8–1) | Arizona State (9–4) | Charlotte (18–3) | Arizona State (18–5) | Ohio State (17–5) | Ohio State (20–6) | Missouri (22–13) | San Diego State (27–11) | Notre Dame (31–9) | San Diego State (30–12) | Wichita State (31–13) | San Diego State (35–13) | Louisiana (47–13) | 24. |
25. | James Madison | Illinois (4–1) | LSU (6–5) | Oregon State (12–3) | Arizona State (13–5) | Texas (16–9–1) | LSU (20–10) | Boise State (27–5) | San Diego State (25–10) | Stanford (26–10) | Illinois (26–14) | LSU (30–17) | LSU (32–19) | Ole Miss (38–16) | San Diego State (39–16) | 25. |
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Preseason Jan 25[49] | Week 1 Feb 15[50] | Week 2 Feb 22[51] | Week 3 Mar 1[52] | Week 4 Mar 8[53] | Week 5 Mar 15[54] | Week 6 Mar 22[55] | Week 7 Mar 29[56] | Week 8 Apr 5[57] | Week 9 Apr 12[58] | Week 10 Apr 19[59] | Week 11 Apr 26[60] | Week 12 May 3[61] | Week 13 May 10[62] | Week 14 May 17[63] | Week 15 May 24[64] | Final June 14[65] | ||
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1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (5–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Oklahoma (15–0) | Oklahoma (16–0) | Oklahoma (20–0) | Oklahoma (25–0) | Oklahoma (29–0) | Oklahoma (32–0) | Oklahoma (36–0) | Oklahoma (38–1) | Oklahoma (42–1) | Oklahoma (45–1) | Oklahoma (48–1) | Oklahoma (49–2) | Oklahoma (52–2) | Oklahoma (59–3) | 1. |
2. | Oklahoma State | Alabama (4–0) | Alabama (9–0) | Alabama (15–0) | Alabama (20–0) | Florida State (23–1) | Florida State (27–2) | Florida State (30–2) | Florida State (35–2) | Alabama (33–6) | Alabama (36–6) | Virginia Tech (36–6) | Virginia Tech (39–6) | Virginia Tech (40–6) | Florida State (52–5) | Virginia Tech (45–8) | Texas (47–22–1) | 2. |
3. | Alabama | UCLA (4–1) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (15–0) | Florida State (19–1) | UCLA (22–3) | UCLA (25–3) | UCLA (28–3) | UCLA (31–3) | Virginia Tech (29–5) | Virginia Tech (32–6) | Florida State (43–5) | Florida State (45–5) | Florida State (49–5) | Virginia Tech (41–7) | Arkansas (47–9) | Oklahoma State (48–14) | 3. |
4. | UCLA | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (16–0) | Florida (21–1) | Florida (23–2) | Florida (25–3) | Alabama (28–4) | Alabama (31–5) | Florida State (37–4) | Florida State (39–5) | UCLA (36–5) | Arkansas (39–8) | Arkansas (41–9) | Arkansas (44–9) | UCLA (46–8) | UCLA (51–10) | 4. |
5. | Florida State | Florida State (4–0) | Washington (9–1) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (17–3) | Alabama (21–2) | Alabama (24–4) | Virginia Tech (25–3) | Virginia Tech (27–4) | UCLA (32–5) | UCLA (32–5) | Arkansas (35–8) | UCLA (39–6) | Arizona State (37–8) | UCLA (43–8) | Oklahoma State (44–12) | Florida (49–19) | 5. |
6. | Florida | Florida (4–0) | UCLA (7–3) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Virginia Tech (14–3) | Virginia Tech (18–3) | Virginia Tech (21–3) | Northwestern (22–4) | Oklahoma State (28–6) | Arkansas (28–7) | Arkansas (32–8) | Oklahoma State (38–7) | Oklahoma State (38–9) | Alabama (41–10) | Alabama (41–11) | Arizona State (42–9) | Arizona (39–22) | 6. |
7. | Arizona | Washington (5–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Washington (11–4) | Northwestern (15–4) | Northwestern (15–4) | Northwestern (19–4) | Florida (27–5) | Northwestern (24–5) | Northwestern (27–6) | Northwestern (30–6) | Alabama (39–8) | Northwestern (38–7) | UCLA (40–8) | Oklahoma State (41–12) | Northwestern (43–10) | Northwestern (45–13) | 7. |
8. | Washington | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Oklahoma State (6–4) | Oklahoma State (10–4) | Duke (16–3) | Duke (21–3) | Duke (23–4) | Duke (23–5) | Florida (30–6) | Oklahoma State (31–7) | Oklahoma State (34–7) | Northwestern (34–7) | Alabama (39–9) | Duke (40–7) | Arizona State (39–9) | Clemson (42–15) | Oregon State (39–22) | 8. |
9. | Missouri | Duke (4–1) | Northwestern (7–2) | Duke (13–3) | Oregon (16–3) | Oregon (19–3) | Arkansas (20–5) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | Duke (28–5) | Duke (32–5) | Duke (34–5) | Washington (28–11) | Washington (33–11) | Oklahoma State (38–12) | Northwestern (40–10) | Duke (44–9) | Virginia Tech (46–10) | 9. |
10. | Arkansas | Arizona (3–1) | Duke (8–2) | Northwestern (10–4) | Washington (15–5) | Washington (19–5) | Oregon (22–4) | Arkansas (22–6) | Arkansas (24–7) | Arizona State (28–5) | Arizona State (31–5) | Duke (36–7) | Duke (36–7) | Northwestern (39–9) | Clemson (39–15) | Florida (46–16) | Arkansas (48–11) | 10. |
11. | Texas | Texas (4–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Clemson (11–3) | Missouri (16–4) | Arkansas (17–4) | Washington (20–7) | Oregon (24–5) | Kentucky (25–8) | Florida (31–9) | Florida (34–9) | Arizona State (32–7) | Arizona State (35–7) | Tennessee (38–15) | Tennessee (39–16) | UCF (49–12) | Arizona State (43–11) | 11. |
12. | Virginia Tech | Oregon (5–0) | Clemson (6–3) | Missouri (12–4) | Arkansas (14–4) | Oklahoma State (16–5) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Tennessee (22–9) | Tennessee (25–10) | Kentucky (27–9) | Texas (31–12–1) | Florida (35–12) | Texas (35–15–1) | Washington (34–13) | Duke (41–8) | Texas (41–18–1) | Clemson (42–17) | 12. |
13. | Michigan | Arkansas (3–2) | Arizona (7–2) | Oregon (11–3) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Arizona (19–4) | Kentucky (20–5) | Arizona State (22–5) | Arizona State (25–5) | Texas (30–10–1) | Kentucky (29–11) | Tennessee (33–13) | Tennessee (35–15) | Florida (41–15) | Washington (35–15) | Mississippi State (37–25) | Duke (44–11) | 13. |
14. | Clemson | Clemson (3–1) | Arkansas (7–3) | Arkansas (9–4) | Arizona (15–4) | Kentucky (19–2) | Tennessee (20–8) | Texas (26–9–1) | Texas (29–10–1) | Clemson (30–10) | Clemson (33–11) | Kentucky (30–14) | Florida (38–13) | Texas (37–16–1) | Florida (43–16) | Stanford (39–20) | UCF (49–14) | 14. |
15. | Duke | Louisiana (5–0) | Louisiana (6–0) | Kentucky (13–1) | Kentucky (16–2) | Tennessee (18–6) | Arizona (19–7) | Kentucky (22–7) | Oregon (24–8) | Georgia (33–8) | Washington (25–11) | Texas (32–15–1) | UCF (42–11) | Kentucky (35–16) | Missouri (35–15) | Oregon State (37–20) | Mississippi State (37–27) | 15. |
16. | LSU | Georgia (5–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Arizona (10–4) | Michigan (13–6) | LSU (19–7) | Texas (21–9–1) | Washington (20–10) | Washington (22–11) | Washington (22–11) | Georgia (35–9) | Georgia (37–11) | Kentucky (33–15) | Clemson (37–14) | UCF (46–12) | Arizona (36–20) | Stanford (39–22) | 16. |
17. | Oregon | Missouri (3–2) | Michigan (5–4) | Michigan (9–5) | Clemson (12–6) | Missouri (16–6) | Michigan (17–6) | Auburn (27–4) | Georgia (31–7) | Tennessee (26–12) | Tennessee (30–12) | UCF (39–11) | Clemson (37–14) | UCF (44–12) | Texas (38–17–1) | Florida State (54–7) | Florida State (54–7) | 17. |
18. | Georgia | Michigan (3–2) | Missouri (8–3) | Tennessee (9–6) | Tennessee (15–6) | Michigan (15–6) | Auburn (26–2) | UCF (29–7) | Auburn (29–6) | UCF (34–10) | UCF (37–10) | Clemson (33–14) | Georgia (39–13) | Notre Dame (39–9) | Kentucky (35–17) | Alabama (44–13) | Alabama (44–13) | 18. |
19. | Louisiana | LSU (4–2) | Tennessee (6–3) | Georgia (14–2) | Georgia (19–2) | Clemson (17–6) | Missouri (16–6) | Georgia (29–5) | Clemson (25–10) | Oregon State (31–9) | Auburn (32–9) | Auburn (36–10) | Auburn (39–11) | Auburn (39–14) | Notre Dame (39–10) | Tennessee (41–18) | Tennessee (41–18) | 19. |
20. | Kentucky | Kentucky (4–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Louisiana (10–2) | Auburn (21–1) | Auburn (24–1) | Arizona State (22–5) | LSU (22–12) | UCF (30–10) | Oregon (24–11) | Notre Dame (31–9) | Notre Dame (35–9) | Notre Dame (36–9) | Georgia (40–15) | Nebraska (40–14) | Washington (38–17) | Washington (38–17) | 20. |
21. | Arizona State | Tennessee (4–0) | LSU (6–5) | LSU (12–5) | USF (17–3) | Georgia (22–3) | Clemson (19–8) | Clemson (21–10) | Ohio State (23–7) | Notre Dame (30–7) | Oregon State (31–12) | Oregon State (31–15) | San Diego State (33–12) | Michigan (34–15) | Michigan (36–16) | Missouri (38–22) | Missouri (38–22) | 21. |
22. | James Madison | James Madison (0–0) | Auburn (9–1) | Auburn (15–1) | LSU (17–6) | South Florida (22–4) | Georgia (26–4) | Missouri (19–12) | Missouri (22–13) | Auburn (29–9) | Nebraska (33–9) | Michigan (29–14) | Louisiana (38–11) | Louisiana (41–11) | Auburn (39–15) | Kentucky (37–19) | Kentucky (37–19) | 22. |
23. | Tennessee | Arizona State (3–2) | USF (6–2) | Notre Dame (12–3) | Oregon State (19–3) | Oregon State (22–4) | LSU (20–10) | Michigan (18–9) | Michigan (20–11) | Michigan (23–12) | Oregon (25–13) | Stanford (31–13) | LSU (32–19) | LSU (34–20) | Louisiana (45–11) | Michigan (38–18) | Michigan (38–18) | 23. |
24. | Liberty | Illinois (4–1) | Notre Dame (7–3) | USF (10–3) | Charlotte (18–3) | Arizona State (18–5) | UCF (26–7) | Notre Dame (23–6) | Notre Dame (27–7) | Stanford (26–10) | Michigan (26–13) | LSU (30–17) | Michigan (31–15) | Ole Miss (38–16) | Georgia (40–16) | Louisiana (47–13) | Louisiana (47–13) | 24. |
25. | Wichita State | UCF (3–1) | Arizona State (7–3) | Arizona State (9–4) | Arizona State (13–5) | Texas (16–9–1) | Ohio State (17–5) | Ohio State (20–6) | LSU (22–15) | LSU (24–16) | LSU (27–16) | San Diego State (30–12) | Wichita State (31–13) | San Diego State (35–13) | Ole Miss (39–17) | Georgia (43–18) | Georgia (43–18) | 25. |
Preseason Jan 25[49] | Week 1 Feb 15[50] | Week 2 Feb 22[51] | Week 3 Mar 1[52] | Week 4 Mar 8[53] | Week 5 Mar 15[54] | Week 6 Mar 22[55] | Week 7 Mar 29[56] | Week 8 Apr 5[57] | Week 9 Apr 12[58] | Week 10 Apr 19[59] | Week 11 Apr 26[60] | Week 12 May 3[61] | Week 13 May 10[62] | Week 14 May 17[63] | Week 15 May 24[64] | Final June 14[65] | ||
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