2025 NCAA Division I softball rankings
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| 2025 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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| Duration | Feb 8 – June 6, 2025 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Texas (USA Today & ESPN) Florida (D1Softball & Softball America) |
| Defending Champions | Oklahoma |
| TV partner/s | ESPN |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| Duration | May 16 – June 6, 2025 |
| Most conference bids | 14 – SEC |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Duration | May 29 – June 6, 2025 |
| Champions | Texas (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Texas Tech (1st WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Mike White (1st title) |
| WCWS MOP | Teagan Kavan (Texas) |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2025 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
NFCA/USA Today
| Preseason Jan 28[1][2] | Week 1 Feb 11[3][4] | Week 2 Feb 18[5][6] | Week 3 Feb 25[7][8] | Week 4 Mar 4[9][10] | Week 5 Mar 11[11][12] | Week 6 Mar 18[13][14] | Week 7 Mar 25[15][16] | Week 8 Apr 1[17][18] | Week 9 Apr 8[19][20] | Week 10 Apr 15[21][22] | Week 11 Apr 22[23][24] | Week 12 Apr 29[25][26] | Week 13 May 6[27] | Week 14 May 13[28][29] | Final Jun 10[30][31] | ||
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| 1. | Texas (15) | Texas (6–0) (24) | Texas (11–0) (30) | Texas (15–1) (15) | Texas (20–1) (22) | Oklahoma (22–0) (18) | Oklahoma (26–0) (23) | Texas (31–2) (16) | Texas (34–3) (29) | Texas (37–3) (30) | Texas A&M (37–5) (24) | Texas A&M (39–6) (16) | Oklahoma (42–5) (30) | Texas A&M (43–9) (17) | Texas A&M (45–9) (27) | Texas (56–12) (31) | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma (10) | Florida (6–0) (6) | Oklahoma (10–0) (1) | Oklahoma (12–0) (9) | Oklahoma (19–0) (5) | Texas (24–1) (13) | Texas (28–1) (8) | Oklahoma (29–1) (14) | Oklahoma (31–3) | Oklahoma (34–3) | Oklahoma (36–4) (2) | Texas (41–6) (5) | Texas A&M (41–8) | Oklahoma (43–7) (10) | Oklahoma (45–7) (4) | Texas Tech (54–14) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (6) | Oklahoma (6–0) (1) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) (6) | Florida (23–1) (4) | Florida (26–2) | LSU (27–1) | LSU (29–2) | Florida (33–5) | Texas A&M (34–5) (1) | Texas (39–5) (5) | Oklahoma (39–5) | Oregon (44–5) (1) | Texas (45–9) (2) | Texas (46–10) | Oklahoma (52–9) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | LSU (18–1) | LSU (23–1) | Florida (27–4) | Florida (30–4) | Texas A&M (31–5) (1) | Oregon (35–3) | Tennessee (34–9) | Tennessee (37–9) | Texas (42–9) | Oregon (47–6) (1) | Arkansas (40–12) | Tennessee (47–17) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | Texas A&M (5–0) | Tennessee (10–1) | LSU (14–0) (1) | Texas A&M (20–2) | Texas A&M (21–4) | Texas A&M (24–4) | Texas A&M (26–5) | LSU (31–4) | LSU (34–5) | Oregon (38–4) | Oregon (41–5) | Tennessee (39–11) | Tennessee (40–13) | Florida State (46–9) | Oregon (54–10) | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | Texas A&M (15–1) | UCLA (18–4) | UCLA (23–4) | UCLA (27–4) | Oregon (29–3) | Oregon (31–3) | Florida (34–8) | UCLA (40–5) | Florida State (40–6) | UCLA (44–7) | Florida State (44–8) | Oregon (47–7) | UCLA (55–13) | 6. |
| 7. | Duke | LSU (5–0) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Tennessee (13–3) | Tennessee (19–3) | Tennessee (21–4) | Tennessee (25–4) | Florida State (29–5)т | Tennessee (29–7) | Tennessee (32–8) | Florida State (40–6) | UCLA (41–7) | Florida State (42–7) | Arkansas (38–11) (1)т | Tennessee (40–14) | Florida (48–17) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas A&M | Florida State (4–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | Oregon (23–2) | Oregon (26–3) | UCLA (28–5)т | Florida State (33–5) | UCLA (36–4) | Florida (37–9) | Florida (39–10) | Arkansas (36–10) | Florida (43–13)т | Florida (43–14) | Ole Miss (42–21) | 8. |
| 9. | Florida State | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Georgia (9–0) | Florida State (11–3) | Arizona (21–2) | South Carolina (20–3) | Florida State (25–5) | Tennessee (26–6) | UCLA (32–5) | Florida State (36–6) | LSU (35–8) | Arkansas (34–9) | Florida (42–11) | UCLA (47–9) | UCLA (49–10) | Arkansas (44–14) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU | Georgia (5–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Georgia (14–0) | Arkansas (19–1) | Florida State (20–6) | Arizona (26–4) | South Carolina (24–6) | South Carolina (27–7) | South Carolina (30–8) | Virginia Tech (36–5) | LSU (36–10) | LSU (38–11) | LSU (40–13) | Texas Tech (45–12) | Florida State (49–12) | 10. |
| 11. | Alabama | Texas Tech (5–1) | Duke (7–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | South Carolina (19–0) | Arizona (22–4) | South Carolina (22–5) | Arizona (29–5) | Arizona (31–6) | Virginia Tech (32–5) | Arkansas (31–9) | Texas Tech (36–10) | Texas Tech (36–10) | Texas Tech (39–11) | LSU (41–14) | Clemson (48–14) | 11. |
| 12. | Georgia | Duke (3–2) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Arizona (15–2) | Oregon (20–1) | Arkansas (20–3) | Texas Tech (23–7) | Arkansas (23–6) | Arkansas (26–7) | Arkansas (28–8) | Arizona (36–7) | Arizona (37–9) | Arizona (40–10) | Arizona (43–10) | Arizona (45–11) | South Carolina (44–17) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas Tech | Arkansas (5–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Texas Tech (13–3) | Georgia (18–2) | Georgia (19–4) | Georgia (21–6) | Stanford (23–3) | Virginia Tech (28–5) | Arizona (33–7) | South Carolina (32–10) | South Carolina (34–11) | Virginia Tech (39–8) | Virginia Tech (40–10) | Clemson (44–12) | Nebraska (43–15) | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | Alabama (4–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Oregon (15–1) | Duke (14–6) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Arkansas (20–6) | Texas Tech (24–9) | Texas Tech (27–9) | Texas Tech (31–9) | Texas Tech (34–9) | Virginia Tech (37–7) | South Carolina (36–13) | South Carolina (39–14) | South Carolina (40–15) | Texas A&M (48–11) | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri | Arizona (5–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Oklahoma State (17–6) | Georgia (23–8) | Stanford (24–6) | Stanford (26–8) | Stanford (29–8) | Stanford (32–9) | Clemson (41–12) | Clemson (41–12) | Virginia Tech (41–11) | Alabama (40–23) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona | Missouri (4–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Duke (17–7) | Virginia Tech (23–5) | Virginia Tech (25–5) | Georgia (25–10) | Mississippi State (31–10) | Mississippi State (33–11) | Ole Miss (33–12) | Stanford (35–10) | Stanford (39–10) | Stanford (40–11) | Arizona (48–13) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | Virginia Tech (19–5) | Stanford (20–3) | Oklahoma State (19–7) | Mississippi State (29–8) | Oklahoma State (23–11) | Ole Miss (31–11) | Mississippi State (33–14) | Ole Miss (34–14) | Mississippi State (35–15) | Ole Miss (37–17) | Liberty (50–15) | 17. |
| 18. | Stanford | Nebraska (3–2) | Stanford (9–0) | Nebraska (12–4) | Auburn (19–1) | Stanford (17–3) | Mississippi State (24–5) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Oklahoma State (21–9) | Georgia (25–13) | Nebraska (31–10) | Nebraska (33–11) | Mississippi State (33–14) | Ole Miss (35–16) | Mississippi State (37–17) | Virginia Tech (43–13) | 18. |
| 19. | Nebraska | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | South Carolina (15–0) | Stanford (14–3) | Mississippi State (21–3) | Duke (19–9) | Ole Miss (26–6) | Ole Miss (28–6) | Ole Miss (29–9) | Duke (31–13) | Clemson (37–12) | Alabama (35–18) | Nebraska (38–12) | Nebraska (39–13) | LSU (42–16) | 19. |
| 20. | Baylor | Stanford (4–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Auburn (14–1) | Nebraska (15–6) | Auburn (20–3) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Nebraska (23–8) | Nebraska (26–8) | Duke (29–12) | Clemson (34–11) | Alabama (31–18) | Nebraska (35–12) | Alabama (36–20) | Alabama (37–21) | Stanford (42–13) | 20. |
| 21. | Northwestern | Oregon (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Nebraska (19–6) | Nebraska (20–8) | Duke (21–12) | Ohio State (29–6–1) | Nebraska (28–10) | Oklahoma State (24–14) | Duke (34–14) | Ohio State (41–10–1) | Duke (37–15) | Duke (38–16) | Mississippi State (39–19) | 21. |
| 22. | Washington | Northwestern (3–2) | Missouri (6–5) | Alabama (10–6) | Alabama (15–6) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Florida Atlantic (27–4) | Ohio State (25–6–1) | Duke (25–12) | Ohio State (30–9–1) | Alabama (29–16) | Ohio State (37–10–1) | Duke (37–15) | Ohio State (43–11–1) | Ohio State (43–12–1) | Georgia (35–23) | 22. |
| 23. | Oregon | Kentucky (4–1) | Alabama (5–6) | San Diego State (12–3) | Kentucky (14–6) | Kentucky (17–6) | Auburn (20–8) | Florida Atlantic (29–5) | Florida Atlantic (32–5) | Alabama (28–15) | Georgia (27–15) | Oklahoma State (27–15) | Oklahoma State (29–17) | Oklahoma State (33–17) | Grand Canyon (46–6) | Duke (41–18) | 23. |
| 24. | Mississippi State | Baylor (3–2) | Kentucky (6–4) | Kentucky (10–5) | Florida Atlantic (19–4) | Florida Atlantic (24–4) | Grand Canyon (22–3) | Virginia (24–8) | Alabama (25–13) | Clemson (30–11) | Ohio State (33–10–1) | Georgia (28–17) | Grand Canyon (40–6) | Grand Canyon (43–6) | Oklahoma State (33–18) | Ohio State (45–14–1) | 24. |
| 25. | Clemson | Washington (2–3) | San Diego State (8–2) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Ole Miss (18–3) | Alabama (19–7) | Ohio State (20–6–1) | Auburn (21–11) | Virginia (25–10) | Florida Atlantic (34–7) | Virginia (30–13) | Virginia (33–14) | Virginia (35–16) | Virginia (36–16) | Virginia (37–17) | Oklahoma State (35–20) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 28[32][33] | Week 1 Feb 11[34][35] | Week 2 Feb 18[36][37] | Week 3 Feb 25[38][39] | Week 4 Mar 4[40][41] | Week 5 Mar 11[42][43] | Week 6 Mar 18[44][45] | Week 7 Mar 25[46][47] | Week 8 Apr 1[48][49] | Week 9 Apr 8[50][51] | Week 10 Apr 15[52][53] | Week 11 Apr 22[54][55] | Week 12 Apr 29[56][57] | Week 13 May 6[58] | Week 14 May 13[59][60] | Final Jun 10[61][62] | ||
| Dropped: No. 25 Clemson | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | Dropped: No. 23 San Diego State | None | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 24 Grand Canyon | Dropped: No. 25 Auburn | Dropped: No. 25 Virginia | Dropped: No. 25 Florida Atlantic | None | Dropped: No. 24 Georgia | None | None | Dropped:
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ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
Source:[63]
| Preseason Jan 21[64] | Week 1 Feb 11[65] | Week 2 Feb 18[66] | Week 3 Feb 25[67] | Week 4 Mar 4[68] | Week 5 Mar 11[69] | Week 6 Mar 18[70] | Week 7 Mar 25[71] | Week 8 Apr 1[72] | Week 9 Apr 8[73] | Week 10 Apr 15[74] | Week 11 Apr 22[75] | Week 12 Apr 29[76] | Week 13 May 6[77] | Week 14 May 13[78] | Final Jun 10[79] | ||
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| 1. | Texas (15) | Texas (6–0) (17) | Texas (11–0) (25) | Oklahoma (14–0) (11) | Oklahoma (19–0) (16) | Oklahoma (22–0) (20) | Oklahoma (26–0) (17) | Texas (31–2) (17) | Texas (34–3) (25) | Texas (37–3) (25) | Texas A&M (37–5) (21) | Tennessee (37–9) (16) | Oklahoma (42–5) (21) | Texas A&M (43–9) (12) | Texas A&M (45–9) (21) | Texas (56–12) (25) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida (4) | Florida (6–0) (6) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Texas (15–1) (7) | Texas (20–1) (5) | Texas (24–1) (5) | Texas (28–1) (8) | Oklahoma (29–1) (8) | Florida (33–5) | Oklahoma (34–3) | Tennessee (34–9) (4) | Texas A&M (39–6) (8) | Tennessee (39–11) (3) | Oklahoma (43–7) (6) | Oklahoma (45–7) (4) | Texas Tech (54–14) | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma (6) | Oklahoma (6–0) (2) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) (6) | Florida (23–1) (4) | Florida (26–2) | LSU (27–1) | LSU (29–2) | Oklahoma (31–3) | Texas A&M (34–5) | Texas (39–5) | Texas (41–6) (1) | Oregon (44–5) (1) | Tennessee (40–13) | Arkansas (40–12) | Oklahoma (52–9) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Texas A&M (20–2) | LSU (23–1) | Florida (27–4) | Florida (30–4) | Texas A&M (31–5) | Oregon (35–3) | Oklahoma (36–4) | Oklahoma (39–5) | Texas A&M (41–8) | Florida (43–13) (1) | Texas (46–10) | Tennessee (47–14) | 4. |
| 5. | Tennessee | Texas A&M (6–0) | LSU (10–0) | Texas A&M (15–1) | LSU (18–1) | UCLA (23–4) | UCLA (27–4) | Texas A&M (26–5) | Oregon (31–3) | Tennessee (32–8) | UCLA (40–5) | Oregon (41–5) | Texas (42–9) | Texas (45–9) (3) | Florida (43–14) | UCLA (55–13) | 5. |
| 6. | UCLA | Tennessee (5–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | LSU (14–0) (1) | UCLA (18–4) | Texas A&M (21–4) | Texas A&M (24–4) | Oregon (29–3) | Tennessee (29–7) | LSU (34–5) | Oregon (38–4) | Florida (39–10) | Arkansas (36–10) | Arkansas (38–11) (2) | Tennessee (40–14) | Oregon (54–10) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | LSU (5–0) | Tennessee (10–1) | Tennessee (13–3) | Arizona (21–2) | Tennessee (21–4) | Tennessee (25–4) | UCLA (28–5) | LSU (31–4) | UCLA (36–5) | Florida (37–9) | Florida State (40–6) | Florida (41–11) | Oregon (47–6) (1) | Florida State (46–9) | Florida (48–17) | 7. |
| 8. | Duke | Texas Tech (5–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Florida State (11–3) | Tennessee (19–3) | Oregon (22–2) | Oregon (26–3) | Florida State (29–5) | UCLA (32–5) | Florida (34–8) | Florida State (40–6) | UCLA (41–7) | UCLA (44–7) | Florida State (44–8) | LSU (41–14) | Ole Miss (42–21) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Florida State (4–1) | Georgia (9–0) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | South Carolina (20–3) | Florida State (25–5) | Arizona (29–5) | South Carolina (27–7) | Florida State (36–6) | LSU (35–8) | Arkansas (34–9) | Florida State (42–7) | LSU (40–13) | UCLA (49–10) | Florida State (49–12) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arizona (15–2) | Arkansas (19–1)т | Florida State (20–5) | Arizona (26–4)т | Tennessee (26–6) | Florida State (33–5) | Arkansas (28–8) | Arkansas (31–9) | LSU (36–10) | LSU (38–11) | UCLA (47–9) | Texas Tech (45–12) | South Carolina (44–17) | 10. |
| 11. | Alabama | Georgia (5–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Georgia (14–0) | South Carolina (19–0)т | Arizona (22–4) | South Carolina (22–5)т | South Carolina (24–6) | Virginia Tech (28–5) | South Carolina (30–8) | Virginia Tech (36–5) | South Carolina (34–11) | Texas Tech (39–11) | Texas Tech (42–12) | Oregon (47–7) | Clemson (48–14) | 11. |
| 12. | Florida State | Alabama (4–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | Oregon (20–1) | Texas Tech (20–7) | Texas Tech (23–7) | Virginia Tech (25–5) | Arizona (31–6) | Virginia Tech (32–5) | South Carolina (32–10) | Texas Tech (36–10) | South Carolina (36–13) | South Carolina (39–14) | South Carolina (40–15) | Nebraska (43–15) | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas | Arkansas (5–0) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Georgia (19–4) | Oklahoma State (17–6) | Texas Tech (24–9) | Arkansas (27–9) | Arizona (33–7) | Arizona (36–7) | Arizona (37–9) | Arizona (40–10) | Arizona (43–10) | Clemson (44–12) | Arkansas (44–14) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | Duke (3–2) | Duke (7–3) | Oregon (15–1) | Georgia (18–2) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Virginia Tech (23–5) | Arkansas (23–6) | Texas Tech (27–9) | Texas Tech (31–9) | Texas Tech (34–9) | Virginia Tech (37–7) | Alabama (35–18) | Virginia Tech (40–10)т | Arizona (45–11) | Alabama (40–23) | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri | Arizona (5–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Arkansas (20–3) | Georgia (21–6) | Oklahoma State (19–7) | Mississippi State (29–8) | Mississippi State (31–10) | Mississippi State (33–11) | Alabama (31–18) | Virginia Tech (39–8) | Clemson (41–12)т | Virginia Tech (41–11) | Texas A&M (48–11) | 15. |
| 16. | Nebraska | Missouri (4–1) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Nebraska (12–4) | Duke (14–6) | Virginia Tech (19–5) | Arkansas (20–6) | Stanford (23–3) | Georgia (25–10) | Duke (29–12) | Stanford (29–8) | Stanford (32–9) | Clemson (41–12) | Alabama (36–20) | Alabama (37–21) | Liberty (50–15) | 16. |
| 17. | Arizona | Nebraska (3–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Auburn (19–1) | Duke (17–7) | Stanford (20–3) | Georgia (23–8) | Stanford (24–6) | Stanford (26–8) | Alabama (29–16)т | Mississippi State (33–14) | Stanford (35–10) | Stanford (39–10) | Duke (38–16) | Georgia (35–23) | 17. |
| 18. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Stanford (12–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | Nebraska (19–6) | Duke (19–9) | Mississippi State (27–6) | Oklahoma State (21–9) | Oklahoma State (23–11) | Duke (31–13)т | Duke (34–14) | Mississippi State (35–15) | Mississippi State (37–16) | Mississippi State (37–17) | Arizona (48–13) | 18. |
| 19. | Baylor | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Auburn (14–1) | Nebraska (15–6) | Mississippi State (22–3) | Mississippi State (24–5) | Duke (21–12) | Duke (25–12) | Ole Miss (29–9) | Clemson (34–11) | Clemson (37–12) | Ole Miss (34–14) | Nebraska (38–12) | Stanford (40–11) | LSU (42–16) | 19. |
| 20. | Northwestern | Oregon (5–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Stanford (14–3) | Stanford (17–3) | Ole Miss (25–4) | Nebraska (23–8) | Ole Miss (28–6) | Georgia (25–13) | Ole Miss (31–11) | Ole Miss (33–12) | Duke (37–15) | Duke (37–15) | Nebraska (39–13) | Virginia Tech (43–13) | 20. |
| 21. | California | Northwestern (3–2) | Alabama (5–5) | South Carolina (15–0) | Alabama (15–6) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Nebraska (20–8) | Ole Miss (26–6) | Nebraska (26–8) | Clemson (30–11) | Nebraska (31–10) | Nebraska (33–11) | Nebraska (35–12)т | Ole Miss (35–16) | Ole Miss (37–17) | Duke (41–18) | 21. |
| 22. | Michigan | Stanford (4–0) | Missouri (6–5) | Alabama (10–6) | Mississippi State (18–3) | Auburn (20–3) | Liberty (23–4) | Virginia (24–8) | Ohio State (29–6–1) | Alabama (28–15) | Oklahoma State (24–14) | Ohio State (37–10–1) | Ohio State (41–10–1)т | Ohio State (43–11–1) | Ohio State (43–12–1) | Stanford (42–13) | 22. |
| 23. | Stanfordт | Baylor (3–2) | San Diego State (8–2) | San Diego State (12–3) | Virginia (15–5) | Alabama (19–7) | Virginia (21–7) | Ohio State (25–6–1) | Alabama (25–13) | Nebraska (28–10) | Georgia (27–15) | Oklahoma State (27–15) | Oklahoma State (29–17) | Oklahoma State (33–17) | Oklahoma State (33–18) | Mississippi State (39–19) | 23. |
| 24. | Oregonт | Kentucky (4–1) | South Carolina (10–0) | Liberty (12–3) | Liberty (16–4) | Liberty (16–4) | Alabama (21–9) | Liberty (27–6) | Liberty (31–6) | Ohio State (30–9–1) | Ohio State (33–10–1) | Georgia (28–17) | Georgia (29–17)т | Grand Canyon (43–6) | Grand Canyon (46–6) | Ohio State (45–14–1) | 24. |
| 25. | Mississippi State | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Virginia (9–5) | Ole Miss (18–3) | Virginia (17–7) | Ohio State (21–6–1) | Alabama (22–12) | Clemson (27–10) | Liberty (33–8) | Liberty (36–9) | Grand Canyon (37–6) | Grand Canyon (40–6)т | Virginia (36–16) | Michigan (38–19) | Oklahoma State (35–20) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 21[80] | Week 1 Feb 11[81] | Week 2 Feb 18[82] | Week 3 Feb 25[83] | Week 4 Mar 4[84] | Week 5 Mar 11[85] | Week 6 Mar 18[86] | Week 7 Mar 25[87] | Week 8 Apr 1[88] | Week 9 Apr 8[89] | Week 10 Apr 15[90] | Week 11 Apr 22[91] | Week 12 Apr 29[92] | Week 13 May 6[93] | Week 14 May 13[94] | Final Jun 10[95] | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | Dropped: No. 23 San Diego State | None | Dropped: No. 22 Auburn | None | Dropped: No. 22 Virginia | None | None | Dropped: No. 25 Liberty | None | Dropped: No. 24т Georgia | Dropped: No. 25 Virginia | Dropped:
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