2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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DurationFebruary 13, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Number of teams302
Preseason No. 1Cal State Fullerton (CB, Coaches, NCBWA)
Virginia (BA)
Virginia (BA)
DurationMay 30 – June 25, 2014
| 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 13, 2014 – June 25, 2014 |
| Number of teams | 302 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Cal State Fullerton (CB, Coaches, NCBWA) Virginia (BA) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | May 30 – June 25, 2014 |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Vanderbilt (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Virginia |
| MOP | Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2014 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 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 |
ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll
| Preseason Jan 30[1] | Week 3 Mar 3[2] | Week 4 Mar 10[3] | Week 5 Mar 17[4] | Week 6 Mar 24[5] | Week 7 Mar 31[6] | Week 8 Apr 7[7] | Week 9 Apr 14[8] | Week 10 Apr 21[9] | Week 11 Apr 28[10] | Week 12 May 5[11] | Week 13 May 12[12] | Week 14 May 19[13] | Week 15 May 26[14] | Week 16 June 26[15] | ||
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| 1. | Cal State Fullerton 18 | South Carolina 13 (10–0) | South Carolina 17 (15–0) | Florida State 14 (17–2) | Florida State 24 (19–4) | Virginia 13 (23–4) | Florida State 19 (26–5) | Virginia 28 (30–6) | Virginia 25 (33–7) | Virginia 26 (37–8) | Virginia 17 (37–9) | Virginia (41–9) | Oregon State 25 (41–9) | Louisiana–Lafayette 19 (53–7) | Vanderbilt 31 (51–21) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU 6 | Florida State 7 (8–1) | Florida State 7 (12–2) | South Carolina 15 (18–1) | Virginia 5 (18–4) | Florida State 11 (22–5) | Virginia 10 (26–5) | Louisiana-Lafayette 1 (34–4) | Louisiana-Lafayette 1 (36–5) | Louisiana-Lafayette (39–6) | Oregon State 12 (34–8) | Oregon State (38–8) | Louisiana–Lafayette 4 (49–7) | Oregon State 8 (42–12) | Virginia (53–16) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon State | Virginia 7 (9–2) | Vanderbilt 2 (15–2) | Vanderbilt 2 (18–3) | South Carolina 1 (19–3) | South Carolina 7 (24–3) | Louisiana-Lafayette 1 (30–3) | Oregon State 1 (27–7) | Cal Poly 4 (34–5) | Oregon State 3 (31–8) | Louisiana-Lafayette 1 (43–7) | Louisiana–Lafayette (46–7) | Virginia 2 (43–11) | Florida State (43–15) | Texas (46–21) | 3. |
| 4. | Mississippi State 4 | Vanderbilt 2 (10–2) | Oregon State (14–3) | Oregon State (18–3) | LSU (20–4) | Vanderbilt (23–6) | South Carolina 1 (26–5) | Cal Poly 1 (30–5) | Oregon State 1 (27–7) | Florida State (33–11) | Florida State (36–11) | Florida State (39–12) | Cal Poly (45–10 | Virginia 1 (44–13) | Ole Miss (48–21) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State | Cal State Fullerton 1 (7–3) | Virginia 5 (11–3) | Virginia (15–3) | Vanderbilt (20–5) | Louisiana–Lafayette (26–3) | Oregon State (25–6) | Florida State (27–8) | Florida State (30–9) | Cal Poly (36–7) | Cal Poly (38–9) | Cal Poly (41–10) | Florida State (41–14 | LSU 1 (44–14) | TCU (48–18) | 5. |
| 6. | Virginia | Oregon State (9–3) | LSU (14–2) | LSU (17–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (22–2) | Oregon State (21–6) | Cal Poly (26–5) | South Carolina (28–7) | LSU (30–10–1) | LSU (33–11–1) | LSU (35–13) | Louisville (40–12) | South Carolina (42–14) | Cal Poly (45–10) | Louisville (50–17) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon | LSU (9–2) | NC State (13–2) | Oregon (14–5) | Oregon State (19–5) | Cal Poly (23–4) | Vanderbilt (25–8) | LSU (27–9–1) | Oregon (31–10) | South Carolina (34–11) | Louisville (37–11) | Oklahoma State (38–13) | Louisville (43–13) | Oklahoma State (45–16) | UC Irvine (41–25) | 7. |
| 8. | Vanderbilt | NC State (9–2) | Cal State Fullerton (8–5) | Louisiana–Lafayette (17–2) | Oregon (17–5) | Louisville (21–6) | LSU (24–8–1) | Texas (29–8) | South Carolina (30–10) | Louisville (33–11) | Florida 1 (33–15) | South Carolina (39–13) | Oklahoma State (41–14) | Florida (40–21) | Texas Tech (45–21) | 8. |
| 9. | NC State | Oregon (8–3) | Oregon (11–4) | Louisville (15–4) | Ole Miss (21–4) | LSU (20–8) | Texas (26–7) | Louisville (27–8) | Washington (27–8–1) | Vanderbilt (33–12) | Oklahoma State (35–13) | Vanderbilt (38–14) | LSU (40–14–1) | Louisville (45–15) | Louisiana–Lafayette (58–10) | 9. |
| 10. | UCLA | Mississippi State (10–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (13–2) | NC State (14–5) | Cal Poly (19–4) | Oregon (19–8) | Houston (25–6) | Ole Miss (29–9) | Texas (30–11) | Oklahoma State (31–13) | Vanderbilt (36–12) | LSU (36–14) | Vanderbilt (40–16) | TCU (42–15) | Oklahoma State (48–18) | 10. |
| 11. | Indiana | UCLA (7–4) | Louisville (10–4) | Cal Poly (17–3) | Rice (19–6) | Texas (22–7) | Louisville (23–8) | Oregon (27–10) | Rice (29–13) | Texas (32–13) | South Carolina (35–13) | Washington (36–11–1) | Miami (FL) (40–15) | Indiana (42–13) | Houston (48–18) | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | Oklahoma State (10–2) | Ole Miss (14–2) | North Carolina (14–5) | Cal State Fullerton (13–8) | Mississippi State (20–10) | Oregon (22–10) | Vanderbilt (27–10) | Florida (27–13) | Florida (30–15) | Oregon (34–13) | Miami (FL) (38–14) | Florida (37–19) | Rice (41–18) | Oregon State (45–14) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | Louisville (8–3) т | North Carolina (10–4) | Cal State Fullerton (10–7) | Louisville (17–6) | Houston (22–5) | Ole Miss (25–8) | Washington (24–7–1) | Ole Miss (30–11) | Washington (29–10–1) | Washington (32–11–1) | Florida (34–18) | Washington (38–13–1) | South Carolina (43–16) | Maryland (40–23) | 13. |
| 14. | South Carolina | Louisiana–Lafayette (10–2) т | Cal Poly (11–3) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Texas (19–6) | Rice (21–9) | Clemson (20–10) | Rice (26–12) | Vanderbilt (29–12) | Oregon (31–13) т | Ole Miss (35–14) | Ole Miss (37–15) | Ole Miss (40–16) | Vanderbilt (41–18) | Pepperdine (43–18) | 14. |
| 15. | Rice | Ole Miss (11–1) | Texas (13–4) | Rice (15–6) | UCLA (14–8) | Clemson (17–9) | Kentucky (22–10) | Houston (26–9) | Oklahoma State (29–11) | Miami (FL) (32–13) т | Miami (FL) (34–14) | Rice (34–16) | Oregon (40–16) | Houston (44–15) | Stanford (35–26) | 15. |
| 16. | Clemson | Cal Poly (8–2) | Oklahoma State (11–4) | Tennessee (17–2) | Mississippi State (17–9) | Ole Miss (21–8) | Alabama (22–9) | Oklahoma State (26–10) | Houston (29–10) | Ole Miss (33–12) | Rice (31–15) | Houston (39–13) | Rice (37–17) | Miami (FL) (41–17) | LSU (46–16) | 16. |
| 17. | Miami (FL) | North Carolina (7–3) | Tennessee (14–1) | UCLA (12–7) | Houston 1 (19–4) | Cal State Fullerton (14–10) т | Washington (22–6) | Miami (FL) (25–12) | Louisville (28–11) | Rice (31–15) | Texas (34–15) | Oregon (36–16) | Houston (41–14) | Ole Miss (41–18) | Indiana (45–15) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | Texas (9–3) | Clemson (9–5) | Clemson (12–6) | North Carolina (15–8) | UCLA (16–10) т | Cal State Fullerton (16–11) | Florida (23–13) | Alabama (28–12) | Houston (31–12) | Houston (35–13) | Indiana (35–12) | Indiana (38–13) | Oregon (42–18) | Cal Poly (47–12) | 18. |
| 19. | Arizona State | Rice (7–5) | Rice (10–6) т | Mississippi State (15–8) | NC State (14–8) т | Kentucky (19–9) | Oklahoma State (22–10) | Alabama (24–11) | Miami (FL) (27–13) | Texas Tech (35–13) | TCU (34–13) | TCU (36–14) | TCU (38–15) | Washington (39–15–1) | College of Charleston (44–19) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida | Clemson (6–4) | Mississippi State (12–7) т | Texas (15–6) | Kentucky (17–7) т | Florida (19–9) | Rice (22–12) | Clemson (21–14) | Clemson (24–15) | Alabama (29–15) | Indiana (32–12) | Texas (34–15) | Texas (36–16) | Texas (38–18) | Kennesaw State (40–24) | 20. |
| 21. | Kansas State | Tennessee (10–0) | Kentucky (13–3) | San Diego (14–4) | Tennessee (19–4) | Alabama (19–8) | Mississippi State (20–13) | UC Santa Barbara (22–8) | Texas Tech (32–11) | TCU (30–13) | Mississippi State (31–18) | Mississippi State (33–19) | Texas Tech (40–16) | Mississippi State (37–22) | Florida State (43–17) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas | Kentucky (9–2) | UCLA (8–7) | Oklahoma State (14–6) | Clemson (14–9) | Washington (20–5) | UCLA (18–12) | Kentucky (23–13) | Mississippi State (26–15) | Indiana (28–12) | Alabama (30–18) | Alabama (32–19) | Mississippi State (35–20) | Nebraska (40–19) | South Carolina (44–28) | 22. |
| 23. | TCU | Miami (FL) (5–5) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | UC Santa Barbara (17–3) | Oklahoma State (19–9) | Tennessee (21–9) | Cal State Fullerton (18–13) | Kentucky (26–14) | Pepperdine (30–9) | Texas Tech (36–16) | Texas Tech (37–16) | Nebraska (37–18) | Texas Tech (40–18) | Miami (FL) (44–19) | 23. |
| 24. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Sam Houston State (10–2) т | Miami (FL) (10–5) | Houston (15–3) | Texas Tech (19–7) | UC Santa Barbara (19–5) | Miami (FL) (21–12) | Texas Tech (28–11) | Indiana (25–11) | Mississippi State (28–17) | Clemson (28–19) т | Liberty (38–11) | Sam Houston State (40–15) | Pepperdine (39–16) | Florida (40–23) | 24. |
| 25. | Stanford | Arkansas (7–2) т | San Diego (10–4) | Texas Tech (16–5) | VCU (20–3) | Texas Tech (22–9) | Florida (20–12) | Pepperdine (27–8) | Pepperdine (30–9) | Liberty (35–10) | UC Irvine (32–14) т / Liberty (35-10) т | UC Irvine (34–16) | Alabama (34–21) | Kentucky (35–23) | Rice (42–20) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 30[16] | Week 3 Mar 3[17] | Week 4 Mar 10[18] | Week 5 Mar 17[19] | Week 6 Mar 24[20] | Week 7 Mar 31[21] | Week 8 Apr 7[22] | Week 9 Apr 14[23] | Week 10 Apr 21[24] | Week 11 Apr 28[25] | Week 12 May 5[26] | Week 13 May 12[27] | Week 14 May 19[28] | Week 15 May 26[29] | Week 16 June 26[30] | ||
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| Preseason Jan 27[31] | Week 1 Feb 17[32] | Week 2 Feb 24[33] | Week 3 Mar 3[34] | Week 4 Mar 10[35] | Week 5 Mar 17[36] | Week 6 Mar 24[37] | Week 7 Mar 31[38] | Week 8 Apr 7[39] | Week 9 Apr 14[40] | Week 10 Apr 21[41] | Week 11 Apr 28[42] | Week 12 May 5[43] | Week 13 May 12[44] | Week 14 May 19[45] | Week 15 May 26[46] | Week 16 June 26[47] | ||
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| 1. | Virginia | Virginia (2–1) | Virginia (6–1) | Virginia (9–2) | South Carolina (15–0) | South Carolina (18–1) | Florida State (19–4) | Florida State (22–5) | Florida State (26–5) | Virginia (30–6) | Virginia (33–7) | Virginia (37–8) | Virginia (37–9) | Virginia (41–9) | Oregon State (41–9) | Louisiana–Lafayette (53–7) | Vanderbilt (51–21) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Florida State (6–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Florida State (12–2) | Florida State (17–2) | South Carolina (19–3) | South Carolina (24–3) | Virginia (27–5) | Louisiana-Lafayette (34–4) | Cal Poly (34–5) | Oregon State (31–8) | Oregon State (34–8) | Oregon State (38–8) | Louisiana–Lafayette (49–7) | Oregon State (42–12) | Virginia (53–16) | 2. |
| 3. | Indiana | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | South Carolina (7–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Virginia (11–3) | Virginia (15–3) | Virginia (18–4) | Virginia (23–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (30–3) | Cal Poly (30–5) | Louisiana-Lafayette (36–5) | Louisiana-Lafayette (39–6) | Louisiana-Lafayette (43–7) | Louisiana–Lafayette (46–7) | Virginia (43–11) | Florida (40–21) | Ole Miss (48–21) | 3. |
| 4. | Cal State Fullerton | Florida State (3–0) | Oregon State (5–2) | Cal State Fullerton (7–3) | Oregon State (14–3) | Oregon State (18–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (22–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (26–3) | Cal Poly (26–5) | Florida State (27–8) | Florida State (30–9) | Cal Poly (36–7) | Florida (33–15) | Florida State (39–12) | Florida State (41–14) | Florida State (43–15) | Texas (46–21) | 4. |
| 5. | NC State | South Carolina (3–0) | Cal State Fullerton (4–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | NC State (13–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (17–2) | Cal Poly (19–4) | Cal Poly (22–4) | South Carolina (26–5) | Oregon State (27–7) | Oregon State (27–7) | Florida (30–15) | Florida State (36–11) | Washington (36–11) | Cal Poly (45–10) | Cal Poly (45–10) | TCU (48–18) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida State | NC State (0–1) | NC State (5–1) | NC State (9–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette (13–2) | Vanderbilt (18–3) | Oregon State (19–4) | Oregon State (21–6) | Oregon State (25–6) | Texas 29–8) | Florida (27–13) | Florida State (33–11) | Washington (32–11) | Cal Poly (41–10) | Miami (FL) (40–15) | Indiana (42–13) | Louisville (50–17) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | Mississippi State (2–1) | LSU (7–0) | Louisiana–Lafayette (10–2) | Vanderbilt (15–2) | Cal Poly (17–3) | Vanderbilt (20–5) | Vanderbilt (23–6) | Texas (26–7) | Washington (24–7) | Washington (27–8) | Washington (29–10) | Cal Poly (38–9) | Miami (FL) (38–14) | Florida (37–19) | LSU (44–14) | Louisiana–Lafayette (58–10) | 7. |
| 8. | Mississippi State | LSU (3–0) | Vanderbilt (7–0) | Vanderbilt (10–2) | LSU (14–2) | LSU (17–4) | LSU (20–4) | Texas (22–7) | Houston (25–6) | Alabama (24–11) | Alabama (28–12) | LSU (33–11) | Miami (FL) (34–14) | Florida (34–18) | Washington (38–13) | Virginia (44–13) | UC Irvine (41–25) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Vanderbilt (3–0) | Oregon (7–0) | LSU (9–2) | Cal State Fullerton (8–5) | Cal State Fullerton (10–7) | Cal State Fullerton (13–8) | Mississippi State (20–10) | Washington (22–6) | Florida (23–13) | LSU (30–10) | South Carolina (34–11) | Indiana (32–12) | Indiana (35–12) | Indiana (38–13) | TCU (42–15) | Texas Tech (45–21) | 9. |
| 10. | Vanderbilt | Indiana (1–3) | Louisiana–Lafayette (7–1) | Texas (9–3) | Texas (13–4) | NC State (14–5) | Rice (19–6) | Houston (22–5) | Alabama (22-9) | Louisville (27–8) | Texas (30–11) | Miami (FL) (32–13) | Louisville (37–11) | Louisville (40–12) | Ole Miss (40–16) | Oklahoma State (45–16) | Oklahoma State (48–18) | 10. |
| 11. | Oregon | Oregon (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Cal Poly (8–2) | Cal Poly (11–3) | Rice (15–6) | Oregon (17–5) | Louisville (21–6) | Vanderbilt (25–8) | South Carolina (28–7) | South Carolina (30–12) | Ole Miss (33–12) | Ole Miss (35–14) | Ole Miss (37–15) | Oklahoma State (41–14) | Miami (FL) (41–17) | Houston (48–18) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | UCLA (2–1) | Rice (6–2) | Mississippi State (10–4) | Oregon (12–4) | Oregon (14–5) | Texas (19–6) | Rice (21–9) | Kentucky (22–10) | LSU (27–9) | Rice (29–13) | Alabama (29–15) | TCU (34–13) | Oklahoma State (38–13) | Louisville (43–13) | Ole Miss (41–18) | Pepperdine (43–18) | 12. |
| 13. | Clemson | Clemson (2–1) | Cal Poly (6–1) | UCLA (7–4) | Miami (FL) (10–5) | Clemson (12–6) | Ole Miss (21–4) | Florida (19–9) | Louisville (23–8) | Ole Miss (29–9) | Louisville (28–11) | Louisville (33–11) | Oklahoma State (35–13) | TCU (36–14) | TCU (38–15) | Louisville (45–15) | Oregon State (45–14) | 13. |
| 14. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette (3–1) | Miami (FL) (4–3) | Oregon (8–3) | Clemson (9–5) | Louisville (15–4) | Louisville (17–6) | Washington (20–5) | Clemson (20–10) | Houston (26–9) | Houston (29–10) | Rice (31–15) | Rice (31–15) | Rice (34–16) | LSU (40–14) | Washington (39–15) | Maryland (40–23) | 14. |
| 15. | Rice | Rice (2–1) | Texas (5–3) | Clemson (6–4) | Rice (10–6) | Texas (15–6) | UC Santa Barbara (17–3) | Alabama (19–8) | Florida (20–12) | Miami (FL) (25–12) | Miami (FL) (27–13) | Indiana (28–12) | LSU (35–13) | LSU (36–14) | South Carolina (42–14) | Houston (44–15) | Stanford (35–26) | 15. |
| 16. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | TCU (6–1) | Miami (FL) (5–5) | Indiana (7–6) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | Mississippi State (17–9) | Clemson (17–9) | LSU (24–8) | Rice (26–12) | Ole Miss (30–11) | Houston (31–12) | Houston (35–13) | Houston (39–13) | Houston (41–14) | Rice (41–18) | Kennesaw State (40–24) | 16. |
| 17. | North Carolina | North Carolina (1–1) | Indiana (2–5) | Indiana (4–5) | Louisville (10–4) | North Carolina (14–5) | Houston (19–4) | UC Santa Barbara (19–5) | Mississippi State (20–13) | UC Santa Barbara (22–8) | Kentucky (26–14) | TCU (30–13) | South Carolina (35–13) | South Carolina (39–13) | Rice (37–17) | Mississippi State (37–22) | College of Charleston (44–19) | 17. |
| 18. | Texas | Texas (2–2) | Mississippi State (4–4) | Rice (7–5) | Sam Houston State (13–3) | Tennessee (17–2) | UCLA (14–8) | Cal State Fullerton (14–10) | Cal State Fullerton (16–11) | Vanderbilt (27–10) | Indiana (25–11) | Oklahoma State (31–13) | Vanderbilt (36–12) | Vanderbilt (38–14) | Mississippi State (35–20) | South Carolina (42–16) | Florida (40–23) | 18. |
| 19. | TCU | TCU (2–1) | UCLA (4–3) | Louisville (8–3) | North Carolina (10–4) | UC Santa Barbara (13–3) | Kentucky (17–7) | Oregon (19–8) | Ole Miss (25–8) | Kentucky (23–13) | Oregon (31–10) | Texas (32–13) | Alabama (30–18) | Alabama (32–19) | Vanderbilt (40–16) | Nebraska (40–19) | Florida State (43–17) | 19. |
| 20. | Louisville | Louisville (2–1) | Louisville (5–2) | Sam Houston State (10–2) | Kentucky (13–3) | Ole Miss (17–4) | Clemson (14–9) | LSU (20–8) | UNLV (22–9) | UNLV (25–11) | Mississippi State (26–15) | Vanderbilt (33–12) | Texas A&M (30–19) | Mississippi State (33–19) | Nebraska (37–18) | Vanderbilt (41–18) | Cal Poly (47–12) | 20. |
| 21. | Alabama | Alabama (2–1) | Alabama (4–2) | North Carolina (7–3) | Ole Miss (14–2) | Mississippi State (15–8) | Auburn (17–8) | UCLA (16–10) | Rice (22–12) | Indiana (21–11) | Oklahoma State (29–11) | Texas Tech (35–12) | Mississippi State (31–18) | Liberty (38–11) | Kansas (34–22) | Texas (38–18) | Indiana (44–15) | 21. |
| 22. | Kansas State | Cal Poly (3–0) | North Carolina (3–3) | TCU (7–4) | Tennessee (14–1) | UCLA (12–7) | Tennessee (19–4) | Kentucky (19–9) | UC Santa Barbara (20–7) | Clemson (21–14) | Clemson (24–15) | Liberty (35–10) | Liberty (35–10) | Kansas (33–21) | Texas (36–16) | Kentucky (35–23) | LSU (46–16–1) | 22. |
| 23. | Florida | Florida (2–1) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Kentucky (9–2) | UC Santa Barbara (10–2) | Houston (15–3) | Georgia Tech (15–9) | Ole Miss (21–8) | Indiana (17–10) | Oregon (27–10) | TCU (26–13) | UCF (28–16) | UC Irvine (32–14) | Pepperdine (34–14) | Texas Tech (40–16) | Pepperdine (39–16) | Miami (FL) (44–19) | 23. |
| 24. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (3–0) | Arkansas (6–0) | Fresno State (9–2) | Mississippi State (12–7) | San Diego (14–4) | North Carolina (15–8) | Indiana (15–10) | Miami (21–12) | Mississippi State (22–15) | Arkansas (25–16) | Mercer (34–11) | Mercer (34–11) | UC Irvine (34–16) | Alabama (34–21) | Arkansas (38–23) | Washington (41–17–1) | 24. |
| 25. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | Florida (5–3) | Ole Miss (11–1) | UCLA (8–7) | Miami (FL) (11–9) | NC State (14–8) | UNLV (19–8) | Oregon (22–10) | Georgia Tech (23–14) | Vanderbilt (29–12) | Kentucky (27–17) | Texas (34–15) | Texas (34–15) | Sam Houston State (40–15) | Georgia Tech (36–25) | South Carolina (44–18) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 27[48] | Week 1 Feb 17[49] | Week 2 Feb 24[50] | Week 3 Mar 3[51] | Week 4 Mar 10[52] | Week 5 Mar 17[53] | Week 6 Mar 24[54] | Week 7 Mar 31[55] | Week 8 Apr 7[56] | Week 9 Apr 14[57] | Week 10 Apr 21[58] | Week 11 Apr 28[59] | Week 12 May 5[60] | Week 13 May 12[61] | Week 14 May 19[62] | Week 15 May 26[63] | Week 16 June 26[64] | ||
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