2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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DurationFebruary 16, 2018–June 2018
Number of teams300
Preseason No. 1Florida (CB)
DurationJune 1, 2018 to June 28, 2018
| 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 16, 2018–June 2018 |
| Number of teams | 300 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Florida (CB) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 1, 2018 to June 28, 2018 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (10) |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Oregon State (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Arkansas |
| MOP | Adley Rutschman, Oregon State |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2018 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of 31 Division I baseball coaches. The Baseball America poll is voted on by staff members of the Baseball America magazine. These polls, along with the Perfect Game USA poll, rank the top 25 teams nationally. Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rank the top 30 teams nationally.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
| Preseason Jan 29[1] | Week 3 Mar 5[2] | Week 4 Mar 12[3] | Week 5 Mar 19[4] | Week 6 Mar 26[5] | Week 7 Apr 2[6] | Week 8 Apr 9[7] | Week 9 Apr 16[8] | Week 10 Apr 23[9] | Week 11 Apr 30[10] | Week 12 May 7[11] | Week 13 May 14[12] | Week 14 May 21[13] | Week 15 May 28[14] | Final June 28[15] | ||
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| 1. | Florida 26 | Florida (12–1) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (18–1) | Oregon State (20–2) | Florida (25–5) | Florida (28–6) | Florida (32–6) | Florida (34–8) | Florida (36–10) | Florida (38–11) | Florida (41–12) | Stanford (43–8) | Florida (42–17) | Oregon State (55–12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State 4 | Oregon State (12–0) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (18–4) | Florida (21–5) | Stanford (20–3) | Stanford (23–5) | Stanford (27–5) | Stanford (30–5) | Stanford (33–6) | Stanford (37–6) | Oregon State (38–8–1) | Oregon State (42–9–1) | Oregon State (44–10–1) | Arkansas (48–21) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas Tech 1 | Texas Tech (13–0) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Arkansas (24–9) | Arkansas (27–10) | NC State (31–8) | Oregon State (32–7) | Oregon State (35–7–1) | Stanford (39–8) | Florida (41–15) | Stanford (44–10) | Florida (49–21) | 3. |
| 4. | TCU | Florida State (11–0) | Kentucky (14–3) | Arkansas (16–4) | Ole Miss (22–3) | Oregon State (21–4) | Ole Miss (27–6) | NC State (28–7) | Texas Tech (32–9) | Arkansas (32–13) | North Carolina (32–13) | North Carolina State (39–12) | Ole Miss (42–14) | Ole Miss (46–15) | North Carolina (44–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State | Stanford (11–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Ole Miss (19–2) | Florida State (20–5) | Texas Tech (23–6) | Texas Tech (26–7) | Texas Tech (29–8) | Oregon State (29–6) | Mississippi (34–11) | NC State (34–12) | Ole Miss (39–13) | Clemson (42–13) | Florida State (43–17) | Texas Tech (45–20) | 5. |
| 6. | Arkansas | Kentucky (11–1) | Texas A&M (16–1) | Auburn (19–2) | Arkansas (17–7) | Florida State (22–7) | NC State (25–6) | Oregon State (26–6) | Ole Miss (32–9) | North Carolina (31–13) | Clemson (35–12) | Arkansas (36–15) | North Carolina (37–17) | Arkansas (39–18) | Mississippi State (39–29) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | Arkansas (9–3) | Florida State (14–2) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Texas Tech (21–5) | NC State (23–5) | Oregon State (24–6) | Ole Miss (29–8) | Arkansas (28–13) | UCLA (29–10) | Arkansas (33–15) | Clemson (39–13) | Arkansas (37–17) | Clemson (45—14) | Texas (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | Texas A&M (11–1) | Ole Miss (15–1) | Florida State (16–4) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | Arkansas (19–9) | Clemson (25–7) | Duke (30–7) | East Carolina (30–9) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Ole Miss (36–13) | North Carolina (34–16) | Georgia (37–17) | North Carolina (38–18) | Washington (35–26) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Ole Miss (10–1) | Clemson (15–1) | Texas Tech (17–5) | NC State (20–4) | Clemson (22–6) | East Carolina (24–7) | Kentucky (25–11) | UCLA (25–10) | Clemson (34–11) | Southern Miss (35–12) | Duke (38–12) | NC State (40–14) | Georgia (37–19) | Auburn (43–23) | 9. |
| 10. | Vanderbilt | Louisville (11–0) | Arkansas (11–4) | NC State (18–3) | Kentucky (17–7) | Kentucky (19–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Indiana (26–6) | Clemson (29–11) | NC State (31–11) | Texas Tech (35–14) | East Carolina (37–13) | Florida State (39–17) | Minnesota (41–13) | Duke (45–18) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas A&M | Clemson (10–1) | Louisville (14–1) | Kentucky (14–6) | Auburn (20–5) | Indiana (20–5) | Kentucky (22–10) | East Carolina (26–9) | Duke (31–10) | Southern Miss (32–11) | Duke (35–11) | Texas Tech (35–15) | Texas Tech (38–15) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Minnesota (44–15) | 11. |
| 12. | Cal State Fullerton | TCU (7–3) | TCU (9–4) | Texas A&M (17–4) | Clemson (18–6) | Duke (24–5) | Duke (27–6) | Vanderbilt (22–14) | North Carolina (27–13) | Duke (33–11) | East Carolina (33–12) | Florida State (37–16) | Minnesota (37–13) | East Carolina (43–16) | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | UCLA (9–2) | Vanderbilt (12–4) | UCLA (13–4) | UCLA (15–5) | East Carolina (20–6) | Indiana (22–6) | UCLA (22–9) | Southern Miss (28–11) | Kentucky (29–15) | Florida State (32–15) | Georgia (35–16) | Texas (37–18) | Stetson (45–11) | Stetson (48–13) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Auburn (15–1) | Louisville (16–4) | Southern Miss (17–5) | Southern Miss (19–7) | UCLA (19–8) | Texas A&M (27–9) | Florida State (29–12) | East Carolina (30–12) | UCLA (30–13) | Southern Miss (36–14) | Duke (39–14) | NC State (40–16) | Stanford (46–12) | 14. |
| 15. | Mississippi State | Auburn (12–0) | UCLA (10–4) | Clemson (16–4) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Auburn (22–7) | Southern Miss (22–9) | Clemson (26–10) | Kentucky (26–14) | Florida State (31–14) | Georgia (33–14) | Minnesota (34–13) | East Carolina (39–15) | Coastal Carolina (42–17) | Ole Miss (48–17) | 15. |
| 16. | Stanford | Southern Miss (8–3) | Southern Miss (11–4) | Indiana (15–4) | Indiana (16–5) | Vanderbilt (17–11) | Vanderbilt (19–13) | Southern Miss (24–11) | Indiana (29–8) | Coastal Carolina (31–14) | Minnesota (32–12) | Texas (33–18) | Stetson (41–11) | Texas (37–20) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | 16. |
| 17. | Dallas Baptist | Indiana (9–2) | East Carolina (12–3) | Southern Miss (14–4) | East Carolina (18–5) | Georgia (21–7) | Oklahoma (23–11) | North Carolina (24–12) | Vanderbilt (24–16) | Indiana (31–10) | Auburn (34–14) | Stetson (40–11) | Southern Miss (39–15) | Southern Miss (43–16) | South Carolina (37–26) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia | LSU (8–4) | Indiana (11–4) | East Carolina (16–4) | Louisville (18–6) | UCLA (16–7) | Georgia (23–9) | Florida State (24–12) | Texas A&M (29–11) | Texas A&M (32–12) | Texas (33–18) | UCLA (31–16) | UCLA (35–17) | Duke (40–15) | Clemson (47–16) | 18. |
| 19. | Ole Miss | Virginia (8–4) | LSU (11–6) | Duke (16–4) | Duke (20–5) | Texas A&M (21–8) | Texas A&M (23–9) | Georgia (25–11) | Coastal Carolina (28–14) | Oklahoma State (27–14–1) | Kentucky (30–17) | Kentucky (33–18) | Coastal Carolina (38–17) | Auburn (39–21) | Cal State Fullerton (36–25) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas | Texas (8–4) | NC State (13–3) | LSU (14–7) | TCU (14–7) | LSU (18–11) | Wichita State (22–7) | Oklahoma (26–13) | Georgia (27–13) | Georgia (30–14) | Texas A&M (34–14) | Coastal Carolina (36–16) | Tennessee Tech (46–7) | UCLA (36–19) | Georgia (39–21) | 20. |
| 21. | Clemson | North Carolina (7–5) | Virginia (10–6) | UCF (17–4) | LSU (16–9) | Louisville (19–8) | Coastal Carolina (23–11) | LSU (24–13) | Texas (28–15) | Vanderbilt (25–18) | Connecticut (27–14–1) | Tennessee Tech (44–6) | Auburn (37–19) | Connecticut (35–20–1) | Florida State (43–19) | 21. |
| 22. | Houston | NC State (10–2) | UCF (13–3) | TCU (10–7) | Coastal Carolina (19–7) | Missouri (21–7) | North Carolina (21–11) | Coastal Carolina (26–12) | Auburn (29–12) | Minnesota (28–12) | Oklahoma State (28–17–1) | Auburn (35–17) | Connecticut (32–18–1) | Louisville (43–17) | NC State (42–18) | 22. |
| 23. | South Alabama | East Carolina (8–3) | Duke (12–3) | UNLV (18–3) | Wichita State (17–4) | Oklahoma (20–10) | Auburn (23–10) | Texas (24–14) | Oklahoma (27–15) | Connecticut (25–13–1) | Coastal Carolina (32–16) | Connecticut (30–16–1) | Houston (33–21) | Tennessee Tech (48–9) | East Carolina (44–18) | 23. |
| 24. | Miami (FL) | Coastal Carolina (10–3) | UNLV (15–2) | Virginia (13–7) | Georgia (18–6) | Coastal Carolina (21–9) | LSU (20–13) | Wichita State (24–9) | Connecticut (22–12–1) | Texas (30–17) | Tennessee Tech (40–6) | Oklahoma State (29–19–1) | South Carolina (32–22) | Houston (36–23) | Southern Miss (44–18) | 24. |
| 25. | NC State | St. John's (8–1) | Mississippi State (10–6) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | UNLV (20–5) | Wichita State (19–6) | Missouri State (22–7) | Auburn (25–12) | Tennessee Tech (34–5) | Tennessee Tech (37–6) | Stetson (37–11) | Houston (31–20) | Louisville (40–16) | Texas A&M (39–20) | Louisville (45–19) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 29[16] | Week 3 Mar 5[17] | Week 4 Mar 12[18] | Week 5 Mar 19[19] | Week 6 Mar 26[20] | Week 7 Apr 2[21] | Week 8 Apr 9[22] | Week 9 Apr 16[23] | Week 10 Apr 23[24] | Week 11 Apr 30[25] | Week 12 May 7[26] | Week 13 May 14[27] | Week 14 May 21[28] | Week 15 May 28[29] | Final June 28[30] | ||
| Dropped: 12. Cal State Fullerton 15. Mississippi State 17. Dallas Baptist 22. Houston 23. South Alabama 24. Miami (FL) | Dropped: 20. Texas 21. North Carolina 24. Coastal Carolina 25. St. John's | Dropped: 25. Mississippi State | Dropped: 21. UCF 24. Virginia 25. Sam Houston State | Dropped: 20. TCU 23. UNLV | Dropped: 21. Louisville 22. Missouri | Dropped: 25. Missouri State | Dropped: 21. LSU 24. Wichita State | Dropped: 22. Auburn 23.Oklahoma | Dropped: 17. Indiana 21. Vanderbilt | Dropped: 20. Texas A&M | Dropped: 19. Kentucky 24. Oklahoma State | Dropped: 24. South Carolina | Dropped: No. 15 Coastal Carolina No. 19 UCLA No. 21 Connecticut No. 24 Houston No. 25 Texas A&M |
Baseball America
| Preseason Jan 23[31] | Week 1 Feb 19[32] | Week 2 Feb 26[33] | Week 3 Mar 5[34] | Week 4 Mar 12[35] | Week 5 Mar 19[36] | Week 6 Mar 26[37] | Week 7 Apr 2[38] | Week 8 Apr 9[39] | Week 9 Apr 16[40] | Week 10 Apr 23[41] | Week 11 Apr 30[42] | Week 12 May 7[43] | Week 13 May 14[44] | Week 14 May 21[45] | Week 15 May 28[46] | Final June 29[47] | ||
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| 1. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (12–1) | Oregon State (15–1) | Oregon State (18–1) | Oregon State (20–2) | Florida (25–5) | Florida (28–6) | Florida (32–6) | Florida (34–8) | Florida (36–10) | Florida (38–11) | Florida (41–12) | Florida (41–15) | Florida (42–17) | Oregon State (55–12–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Oregon State | Oregon State (3–0) | Oregon State (8–0) | Oregon State (12–0) | Florida (15–3) | Florida (18–4) | Florida (21–5) | Stanford (20–3) | NC State (25–6) | NC State (28–7) | NC State (31–8) | Stanford (33–6) | Stanford (37–6) | Oregon State (38–8–1) | Oregon State (42–9–1) | Oregon State (44–10–1) | Arkansas (48–21) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida State | Florida State (3–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Stanford (14-2) | Stanford (14–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Stanford (23–5) | Stanford (27–5) | Stanford (30–5) | Ole Miss (34–11) | North Carolina (32–13) | Stanford (38–8) | Stanford (43–8) | Stanford (43–10) | Florida (49–21) | 3. |
| 4. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | Stanford (8–0) | Stanford (11–1) | Kentucky (14–3) | Arkansas (16–4) | Ole Miss (22–3) | Florida State (22–7) | Arkansas (24–9) | Arkansas (27–10) | Texas Tech (32–9) | Arkansas (32–13) | Oregon State (35–7–1) | Ole Miss (39–13) | Ole Miss (42–14) | Ole Miss (46–15) | North Carolina (44–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (4–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Texas Tech (13–0) | Clemson (15–1) | Florida State (16–4) | Florida State (20–5) | Oregon State (21–4) | Ole Miss (27–6) | Texas Tech (29–8) | Ole Miss (32–9) | North Carolina (31–13) | Ole Miss (36–13) | Arkansas (36–15) | North Carolina (37–17) | Florida State (43–17) | Texas Tech (45–20) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–1) | Arkansas (5–2) | Arkansas (9–3) | Florida State (14–2) | Auburn (19–2) | Arkansas (17–7) | NC State (23–5) | Texas Tech (26–7) | Vanderbilt (22–14) | Oregon State (29–6) | Oregon State (32–7) | Arkansas (33–15) | North Carolina (34–16) | Clemson (43–13) | North Carolina (38–18) | Mississippi State (39–29) | 6. |
| 7. | TCU | TCU (2–1) | TCU (4–2) | TCU (7–3) | Arkansas (11–4) | Ole Miss (19–2) | Kentucky (17–7) | Texas Tech (23–6) | Clemson (25–7) | Ole Miss (29–8) | East Carolina (30–9) | NC State (31–11) | NC State (34–12) | NC State (39–12) | Texas Tech (38-15) | Clemson (45–14) | Texas (42–23) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | Kentucky (4–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (11–1) | Texas Tech (15–2) | Kentucky (14–6) | Vanderbilt (17–7) | Clemson (22–6) | East Carolina (24–7) | Duke (30–7) | Arkansas (28–13) | UCLA (29–10) | Clemson(35–12) | Duke (38–12) | Georgia (37–17) | Arkansas (39–18) | Minnesota (44–15) | 8. |
| 9. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Texas A&M (11–1) | TCU (8–4) | Vanderbilt (15–5) | Auburn (21–5) | Arkansas (19–9) | Florida State (24–9) | Kentucky (25–11) | UCLA (25–10) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Duke (35–11) | Clemson (39–13) | Arkansas (37–17) | Minnesota (41–13) | Washington (35–26) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (3–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Clemson (10–1) | Texas A&M (16–1) | NC State (18–3) | NC State (20–4) | Duke (24–5) | Duke (27–6) | Oregon State (26–6) | North Carolina (27–13) | Clemson (34–11) | Texas Tech (35–14) | Texas Tech (35–15) | NC State (40–14) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Duke (45–18) | 10. |
| 11. | Cal State Fullerton | Clemson (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (9–2) | Ole Miss (15–1) | Texas Tech (17–5) | Texas Tech (21–5) | East Carolina (20–6) | Oregon State (24–6) | East Carolina (26–9) | Vanderbilt (24–16) | Duke (33–11) | UCLA (30–13) | Minnesota (34–13) | Minnesota (37–13) | Georgia (37–19) | Tennessee Tech (53–12) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson | UCLA (3–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Louisville (14–1) | Clemson (16–4) | Clemson (18–6) | Southern Miss (19–7) | Southern Miss (22–9) | Indiana (26–6) | Duke (31–10) | Kentucky (29–15) | Georgia (33–14) | Georgia (35–16) | Duke (39–14) | East Carolina (43–16) | Stetson (48–13) | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | North Carolina (3–5) | North Carolina (7–5) | Auburn (15–1) | Texas A&M (17–4) | Duke (20–5) | Kentucky (19–9) | Kentucky (22–10) | Southern Miss (24–11) | Kentucky (26–14) | Southern Miss (32–11) | Southern Miss (35–12) | East Carolina (37–13) | Florida State (39–17) | Coastal Carolina (42–17) | Auburn (43–23) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas | Texas (2–1) | Virginia (4–3) | Virginia (8–4) | Vanderbilt (12–4) | Duke (16–4) | Southern Miss (17–5) | Vanderbilt (17–11) | Vanderbilt (19–13) | Clemson (26–10) | Clemson (29–11) | East Carolina (30–12) | East Carolina (33–12) | Florida State (37–16) | Texas (37–18) | Texas (37–20) | Stanford (45–12) | 14. |
| 15. | Virginia | Virginia (2–1) | Southern Miss (5–2) | Southern Miss (8–3) | Southern Miss (11–4) | Southern Miss (14–4) | UCLA (15–5) | Auburn (22–7) | Oklahoma (23–11) | UCLA (22–9) | Southern Miss (28–11) | Coastal Carolina (31–14) | Minnesota (32–12) | Texas (33–18) | Coastal Carolina (38–17) | NC State (40–16) | Ole Miss (48–17) | 15. |
| 16. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (3–0) | LSU (4–3) | LSU (8–4) | UCLA (10–4) | UCLA (13–4) | Texas A&M (19–6) | Indiana (20–5) | Indiana (22–6) | Coastal Carolina (26–12) | Coastal Carolina (28–14) | Florida State (31–14) | Florida State (32–15) | Coastal Carolina (36–16) | UCLA (35–17) | Duke (40–15) | South Carolina (37–26) | 16. |
| 17. | LSU | Southern Miss (3–0) | Texas (4–3) | Texas (8–4) | LSU (11–6) | Louisville (16–4) | East Carolina (18–5) | LSU (18–11) | Coastal Carolina (23–11) | Florida State (24–12) | Florida State (29–12) | Vanderbilt (25–18) | Texas (33–18) | UCLA (31–16) | Southern Miss (39–15) | Southern Miss (43–16) | Vanderbilt (35–27) | 17. |
| 18. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2–1) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | Indiana (9–2) | Indiana (11–4) | LSU (14–7) | Indiana (16–5) | Coastal Carolina (21–9) | UCLA (19–8) | LSU (24–13) | Indiana (29–8) | Indiana (31–10) | Auburn (34–14) | Southern Miss (36–14) | Houston (33–21) | Stetson (45–11) | Cal State Fullerton(36–25) | 18. |
| 19. | Louisville | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Louisville (11–0) | UCF (13–3) | Indiana (15–4) | TCU (13–7) | Oklahoma (20–10) | LSU (20–13) | North Carolina (24–12) | Texas (28–15) | Oklahoma State (27–14) | Coastal Carolina (32–16) | Kentucky (33–18) | East Carolina (39–15) | Houston (36–23) | Clemson (47–16) | 19. |
| 20. | Indiana | Indiana (2–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Auburn (12–0) | Duke (12–3) | UCF (17–4) | Louisville (18–6) | UCLA (16–7) | North Carolina (21–11) | Texas (24–14) | South Florida (26–14) | Texas (30–17) | Oklahoma State (28–17) | Houston (31–20) | Stetson (41–11) | UCLA (36–19) | Florida State (43–19) | 20. |
| 21. | Southern Miss | South Alabama (3–1) | South Alabama (7–1) | Vanderbilt (10–3) | East Carolina (12–3) | East Carolina (16–4) | LSU (16–9) | Georgia (21–7) | Georgia (23–9) | Oklahoma (26–13) | Tennessee Tech (34–5) | Houston (28–16) | Kentucky (30–17) | Stetson (40–11) | Tennessee Tech (46–7) | Connecticut (35–20–1) | Georgia (39–21) | 21. |
| 22. | UCF | LSU (1–2) | St. John's (7–0) | St. John's (8–1) | Sam Houston State (12–4) | Sam Houston State (16–4) | Illinois (15–5) | UCF (20–9) | Texas A&M (23–9) | Texas A&M (27–9) | Oklahoma (27–15) | Minnesota (28–12) | Stetson (37–11) | Tennessee Tech (44–6) | South Carolina (32–22) | Auburn (39–21) | NC State (42–18) | 22. |
| 23. | Mississippi State | St. John's (3–0) | UCF (4–3) | UCF (8–3) | NC State(13–3) | TCU (10–7) | San Diego State (16–7) | Texas A&M (21–8) | Auburn (23–10) | Dallas Baptist (23–10) | Minnesota (25–11) | South Florida (29–15) | South Florida (29–15) | South Carolina (30–21) | Auburn (37–19) | Missouri State (39–15) | East Carolina (44–18) | 23. |
| 24. | South Alabama | UCF (1–2) | Connecticut (4–2) | Coastal Carolina (10–3) | Illinois (8–4) | Illinois (11–5) | Coastal Carolina (19–7) | Louisville (19–8) | Texas (22–12) | Georgia (25–11) | Georgia (27–13) | Georgia (30–14) | Tennessee Tech (40–6) | Auburn (35–17) | Missouri State (35–15) | Louisville (43–16) | Coastal Carolina (43–19) | 24. |
| 25. | St. John's | Connecticut (2–1) | Auburn (8–0) | San Diego State (8–3) | San Diego State (10–5) | San Diego State (13–6) | UCF (18–8) | Dallas Baptist (16–9) | Dallas Baptist (19–10) | Illinois (23–8) | Jacksonville (28–13) | Tennessee Tech (37–6) | Connecticut (27–14) | Oklahoma State (29–19–1) | Mississippi State (31–24) | Tennessee Tech (48–9) | Houston (38–25) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 23[48] | Week 1 Feb 19[49] | Week 2 Feb 26[50] | Week 3 Mar 5[51] | Week 4 Mar 12[52] | Week 5 Mar 19[53] | Week 6 Mar 26[54] | Week 7 Apr 2[55] | Week 8 Apr 9[56] | Week 9 Apr 16[57] | Week 10 Apr 23[58] | Week 11 Apr 30[59] | Week 12 May 7[60] | Week 13 May 14[61] | Week 14 May 21[62] | Week 15 May 28[63] | Final June 29[64] | ||
| Dropped: 23. Mississippi State | Dropped: 13. Cal State Fullerton | Dropped: 21. South Alabama 24. Connecticut | Dropped: 13. North Carolina 14. Virginia 17. Texas 22. St. John's 24. Coastal Carolina | None | Dropped: 22. Sam Houston State | Dropped: 19. TCU 22. Illinois 23. San Diego State | Dropped: 22. UCF 24. Louisville | Dropped: 25. Auburn | Dropped: 18. LSU 22. Texas A&M 23. Dallas Baptist 25. Illinois | Dropped: 22. Oklahoma 25. Jacksonville | Dropped: 17. Vanderbilt 18. Indiana 21. Houston | Dropped: 23. South Florida 25. Connecticut | Dropped: 19. Kentucky 25. Oklahoma State | Dropped: 22. South Carolina 25. Mississippi State | Dropped: No. 17 Southern Miss No. 20 UCLA No. 21 Connecticut No. 23 Missouri State No. 24 Louisville |