2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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DurationFebruary 13, 2026 – June 21/22, 2026
Number of teams300
DurationMay 29–June 22, 2026
| 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 13, 2026 – June 21/22, 2026 |
| Number of teams | 300 |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | May 29–June 22, 2026 |
| College World Series | |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2026 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. The USA Today 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 D1Baseball poll and the Perfect Game poll rank the top 25 teams nationally. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rank the top 30 teams nationally.
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| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
USA Today Coaches Poll
| Preseason Feb 3[1] | Week 2 Feb 23[2] | Week 3 Mar 2[3] | Week 4 Mar 9[4] | Week 5 Mar 16[5] | Week 6 Mar 23[6] | Week 7 Mar 30[7] | Week 8 Apr 6[8] | Week 9 Apr 13[9] | Week 10 Apr 20[10] | Week 11 Apr 27[11] | Week 12 May 4 | Week 13 May 11 | Week 14 May 18 | Week 15 May 25 | Final | ||
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| 1. | LSU (15) | LSU (8–0) (14) | UCLA (9–2) (21) | UCLA (13–2) (22) | UCLA (17–2) (26) | UCLA (21–2) (29) | UCLA (25–2) (30) | UCLA (29–2) (30) | UCLA (33–2) (30) | UCLA (36–3) (30) | UCLA (39–4) (29) | 1. | |||||
| 2. | UCLA (14) | UCLA (6–1) (15) | LSU (11–1) (4) | Texas (15–0) (7) | Texas (18–1) (4) | Texas (20–3) | Texas (23–4) | Texas (26–5) | Georgia Tech (30–5) | North Carolina (33–7–1) | North Carolina (36–7–1) | 2. | |||||
| 3. | Texas | Texas (7–0) | Texas (11–0) (5) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | Georgia Tech (19–5) | Georgia Tech (22–5) | Georgia Tech (26–5) | North Carolina (30–6–1) | Georgia Tech (32–7) | Georgia Tech (36–7) (1) | 3. | |||||
| 4. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (8–0) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Auburn (17–2) | Mississippi State (20–4) | Mississippi State (24–4) | Georgia (27–6) | Texas (27–7) | Texas (30–8) | Texas (32–9) | 4. | |||||
| 5. | Arkansas | Mississippi State (8–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (11–1) | Auburn (13–2) | Georgia (17–4) | Auburn (19–4) | Georgia (23–6) | North Carolina (27–5–1) | Georgia (29–8) | Georgia (32–9) | Georgia (34–11) | 5. | |||||
| 6. | Mississippi State (1) | Arkansas (6–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Arkansas (12–4) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Arkansas (18–7) | North Carolina (24–4–1) | Florida State (24–7) | Oregon State (28–7) | Oregon State (30–8) | Oregon State (33–9) | 6. | |||||
| 7. | Coastal Carolina | Auburn (6–1) | Auburn (9–2) | Southern Miss (14–2) | Arkansas (14–6) | Georgia (20–5) | Florida State (21–6) | Oregon State (24–6) | Texas A&M (27–7) | Texas A&M (31–7) | Texas A&M (33–8) | 7. | |||||
| 8. | North Carolina | North Carolina (6–1) | Florida (11–1) | Georgia (15–3) | Oklahoma (17–3) | Florida State (19–4) | USC (26–3) | Mississippi State (25–7) | Coastal Carolina (26–9) | Florida State (28–11) | Auburn (30–13) | 8. | |||||
| 9. | Auburn | Georgia (6–1) | Arkansas (9–3) | Clemson (15–1) | Florida State (16–3) | Oklahoma (19–5) | Oregon State (21–5) | Alabama (25–8) | USC (30–7) | Auburn (27–12) | Mississippi State (34–10) | 9. | |||||
| 10. | TCU | Florida (7–1) | Georgia (10–2) | NC State (14–2) | North Carolina (17–3–1) | USC (24–1) (1) | Oregon (23–5) | USC (27–6) | Florida State (24–11) | Coastal Carolina (28–11) | Coastal Carolina (30–13) | 10. | |||||
| 11. | Louisville | Clemson (7–0) | Southern Miss (10–1) | Oklahoma (14–2) | USC (19–1) | Virginia (20–5) | Auburn (20–7) | Coastal Carolina (23–8) | Auburn (24–11) | Mississippi State (30–10) | Kansas (33–11) | 11. | |||||
| 12. | Oregon State | Southern Miss (6–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Wake Forest (15–1) | Virginia (16–4) | North Carolina (20–4–1) | West Virginia (19–5) | Auburn (22–9) | Virginia (26–11) | Virginia (28–13) | Florida State (29–14) | 12. | |||||
| 13. | Georgia | Coastal Carolina (5–2) | NC State (10–1) | LSU (12–5) | NC State (16–4) | Southern Miss (19–5) | Southern Miss (21–7) | Southern Miss (23–9) | Alabama (26–11) | Oklahoma (27–12) | Southern Miss (31–13) | 13. | |||||
| 14. | Florida State | Oklahoma (7–0) | Oklahoma (10–2) | North Carolina (13–3–1) | Florida (18–3) | Oregon State (17–5) | Virginia (22–7) | Virginia (24–9) | Oklahoma (24–11) | West Virginia (27–9) | Oregon (32–11) | 14. | |||||
| 15. | Tennessee | NC State (5–1) | Florida State (8–2) | Florida State (13–2) | Southern Miss (16–4) | NC State (18–6) | Oklahoma (19–8) | Texas A&M (25–6) | West Virginia (24–11) | Alabama (28–13) | Oklahoma (29–14) | 15. | |||||
| 16. | Florida | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Wake Forest (11–1) | Virginia (13–3) | Oregon State (14–4) | West Virginia (16–4) | Arkansas (19–10)т | UCF (20–9) | Mississippi State (26–10) | Nebraska (31–9)т | Nebraska (33–11) | 16. | |||||
| 17. | Clemson | Florida State (4–2) | Coastal Carolina (7–4) | Oregon State (10–4) | Clemson (16–4) | Oregon (19–4) | Alabama (22–7)т | Nebraska (26–6) | Arkansas (24–13) | Kansas (29–11)т | USC (34–11) | 17. | |||||
| 18. | Vanderbilt | Oregon State (4–3) | Oregon State (6–4) | Florida (14–3) | Kentucky (18–2) | Kentucky (19–4)т | Coastal Carolina (20–7) | Oklahoma (21–10) | Florida (27–10) | Ole Miss (29–12) | Ole Miss (31–14) | 18. | |||||
| 19. | NC State | Tennessee (5–2) | Tennessee (8–3) | USC (15–0) (1) | Oregon (17–3) | Ole Miss (19–6)т | Florida (23–6) | West Virginia (21–7) | Oregon (26–10) | Southern Miss (28–12) | Boston College (33–14) | 19. | |||||
| 20. | Southern Miss | Wake Forest (6–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Coastal Carolina (13–6) | Coastal Carolina (16–7) | Texas A&M (22–5) | Oregon (24–8) | Southern Miss (25–11) | Boston College (31–12) | West Virginia (28–12) | 20. | |||||
| 21. | Miami (FL) | Ole Miss (8–0) | TCU (6–5)т | Tennessee (12–4) | Texas A&M (16–3) | Tennessee (17–7) | Nebraska (22–6) | Arizona State (23–9) | Kansas (26–10) | Oregon (28–11) | Arizona State (31–14) | 21. | |||||
| 22. | Virginia | Vanderbilt (6–2)т | Miami (FL) (10–2)т | Kentucky (14–2) | West Virginia (13–4) | Arizona State (17–6) | Kentucky (21–6) | Arkansas (20–13) | Arizona State (26–11) | Florida (28–13) | Arkansas (29–16) | 22. | |||||
| 23. | Oregon | Texas A&M (7–0)т | Oregon (10–1) | TCU (9–6) | Tennessee (14–6) | Alabama (18–7) | NC State (18–10) | NC State (21–11) | Ole Miss (26–11) | USC (30–11) | Alabama (29–16) | 23. | |||||
| 24. | Arizona | Oregon (8–0) | Kentucky (9–2) | Ole Miss (15–2) | Ole Miss (16–5) | Texas A&M (18–5) | Arizona State (20–8) | Florida (24–9) | Boston College (26–12) | Arkansas (26–15) | Virginia (29–16) | 24. | |||||
| 25. | Wake Forest | TCU (2–5) | USC (11–0) | Coastal Carolina (9–6) | Wake Forest (15–5) | Florida (19–6) | Boston College (20–9) | Boston College (22–11) | Nebraska (27–9) | Arizona State (28–13) | Florida (29–16) | 25. | |||||
| Preseason Feb 3[12] | Week 2 Feb 23[13] | Week 3 Mar 2[14] | Week 4 Mar 9[15] | Week 5 Mar 16[16] | Week 6 Mar 23[17] | Week 7 Mar 30[18] | Week 8 Apr 6[19] | Week 9 Apr 13[20] | Week 10 Apr 20[21] | Week 11 Apr 27[22] | Week 12 May 4 | Week 13 May 11 | Week 14 May 18 | Week 15 May 25 | Final | ||
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Baseball America
| Preseason Jan 19[23] | Week 1 Feb 16[23] | Week 2 Feb 23[23] | Week 3 Mar 2[23] | Week 4 Mar 9[23] | Week 5 Mar 16[23] | Week 6 Mar 23[23] | Week 7 Mar 30[23] | Week 8 Apr 6[23] | Week 9 Apr 13[23] | Week 10 Apr 20[23] | Week 11 Apr 27[23] | Week 12 May 4 | Week 13 May 11 | Week 14 May 18 | Final | ||
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| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (2–1) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (13–2) | UCLA (17–2) | UCLA (21–2) | UCLA (25–2) | UCLA (29–2) | UCLA (33–2) | UCLA (36–3) | UCLA (39–4) | 1. | ||||
| 2. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (8–0) | LSU (11–1) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Texas (18–1) | Texas (20–3) | Texas (23–4) | Texas (26–5) | Georgia Tech (30–5) | North Carolina (33–7–1) | North Carolina (36–8–1) | 2. | ||||
| 3. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (3–0) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Texas (15–0) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | Georgia Tech (19–5) | Georgia Tech (22–5) | Georgia Tech (26–5) | North Carolina (30–6–1) | Texas (30–8) | Texas (32–9) | 3. | ||||
| 4. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Georgia Tech (8–0) | Georgia Tech (11–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Auburn (17–2) | Georgia (20–5) | Georgia (23–6) | Georgia (27–6) | Texas (27–7) | Georgia Tech (32–7) | Georgia Tech (36–7) | 4. | ||||
| 5. | Auburn | Auburn (3–0) | Auburn (6–1) | Texas (11–0) | Auburn (13–2) | Arkansas (14–6) | Arkansas (18–7) | Mississippi State (24–4) | Florida State (24–7) | Oregon State (28–7) | Oregon State (30–8) | Oregon State (33–9) | 5. | ||||
| 6. | Georgia | North Carolina (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Auburn (9–2) | Georgia (15–3) | Georgia (17–4) | Auburn (19–4) | Florida State (21–6) | North Carolina (27–5–1) | Auburn (24–11) | Auburn (27–12) | Auburn (30–13) | 6. | ||||
| 7. | North Carolina | Texas (3–0) | North Carolina (6–1–1) | North Carolina (11–1–1) | Oklahoma (14–2) | Oklahoma (17–3) | Oklahoma (19–5) | North Carolina (24–4–1) | Oregon State (24–6) | Florida (27–10) | Georgia (32–9) | Georgia (34–11) | 7. | ||||
| 8. | Texas | TCU (2–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Arkansas (12–4) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Mississippi State (20–4) | Oregon State (21–5) | Alabama (26–8) | Georgia (29–8) | Texas A&M (31–7) | Texas A&M (33–8) | 8. | ||||
| 9. | TCU | Georgia (2–1) | Arkansas (6–1) | Arkansas (9–3) | Virginia (13–3) | Virginia (16–4) | Virginia (20–5) | USC (26–3) | Mississippi State (25–7) | Texas A&M (27–7) | Oklahoma (27–12) | Coastal Carolina (30–13) | 9. | ||||
| 10. | Arkansas | Arkansas (2–1) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Southern Miss (14–2) | Florida State (16–3) | Florida State (19–4) | Alabama (22–7) | Auburn (22–9) | USC (30–7) | Coastal Carolina (28–11) | Mississippi State (34–10) | 10. | ||||
| 11. | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina (3–0) | Ole Miss (8–0) | Virginia (10–1) | North Carolina (13–3–1) | North Carolina (17–3–1) | North Carolina (20–4–1) | Auburn (20–7) | USC (27–6) | Oklahoma (24–11) | Florida State (28–11) | Kansas (33–11) | 11. | ||||
| 12. | Florida State | Florida State (2–0) | Virginia (6–1) | Southern Miss (10–1) | Clemson (15–1) | NC State (16–4) | USC (24–1) | Oklahoma (19–8) | Southern Miss (23–9) | Coastal Carolina (26–9) | Florida (28–13) | Oklahoma (29–14) | 12. | ||||
| 13. | Tennessee | Tennessee (3–0) | TCU (2–5) | TCU (6–5) | LSU (12–5) | USC (19–1) | Oregon State (17–5) | West Virginia (19–5) | Oklahoma (21–10) | Florida State (24–11) | Mississippi State (30–10) | Southern Miss (31–13) | 13. | ||||
| 14. | Virginia | Virginia (3–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Florida (11–1) | TCU (9–6) | Clemson (16–4) | NC State (18–6) | Florida (23–6) | Coastal Carolina (23–8) | Arkansas (24–13) | West Virginia (27–9) | Boston College (33–14) | 14. | ||||
| 15. | Oregon State | Oklahoma (3–0) | NC State (5–1) | Clemson (10–1) | NC State (14–2) | Oregon State (14–4) | West Virginia (16–4) | Arkansas (19–10) | NC State (21–11) | NC State (24–12) | Kansas (29–11) | Florida (29–16) | 15. | ||||
| 16. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (3–0) | Coastal Carolina (5–2) | NC State (10–1) | Ole Miss (15–2) | Southern Miss (16–4) | Southern Miss (19–5) | Southern Miss (21–7) | Texas A&M (25–6) | Alabama (26–11) | Southern Miss (28–12) | Arkansas (29–16) | 16. | ||||
| 17. | Vanderbilt | Oregon State (2–1) | Florida State (4–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Florida State (13–2) | Florida (18–3) | Ole Miss (19–6) | Oregon (23–5) | UCF (20–9) | Mississippi State (26–10) | Boston College (31–12) | Florida State (29–14) | 17. | ||||
| 18. | Louisville | Clemson (3–0) | Southern Miss (6–1) | Florida State (8–2) | Wake Forest (15–1) | West Virginia (13–4) | Arizona State (17–6) | Coastal Carolina (20–7) | West Virginia (21–7) | West Virginia (24–8) | Arkansas (26–15) | Nebraska (33–11) | 18. | ||||
| 19. | Oklahoma | NC State (2–0) | Tennessee (5–2) | Tennessee (8–3) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Ole Miss (16–5) | Oregon (19–4) | Virginia (22–7) | Arizona State (23–9) | Kansas (26–10) | Alabama (28–13) | USC (34–11) | 19. | ||||
| 20. | Clemson | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (5–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | USC (15–0) | Kentucky (18–2) | Tennessee (17–7) | NC State (18–10) | Nebraska (26–6) | Southern Miss (25–11) | Nebraska (31–9) | West Virginia (28–12) | 20. | ||||
| 21. | West Virginia | Southern Miss (2–1) | Texas A&M (7–0) | West Virginia (8–2) | Tennessee (12–4) | Texas A&M (16–3) | Kentucky (19–4) | Boston College (20–9) | Florida (21–10) | Arizona State (26–11) | USC (30–11) | Arizona State (31–14) | 21. | ||||
| 22. | Florida | Texas A&M (3–0) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | USC (11–0) | West Virginia (10–3) | Arkansas State (15–6) | Alabama (18–7) | Arizona State (20–8) | Arkansas (20–13) | Boston College (26–12) | Ole Miss (29–12) | Ole Miss (31–14) | 22. | ||||
| 23. | Southern Miss | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Florida (7–1) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Oregon State (10–4) | Tennessee (14–6) | Coastal Carolina (15–8) | Texas A&M (22–5) | Boston College (22–11) | Virginia (26–11) | Arizona State (28–13) | Cincinnati (28–17) | 23. | ||||
| 24. | East Carolina | Florida (2–1) | Oregon State (4–3) | Coastal Carolina (7–4) | UTSA (13–2) | Arizona State (14–5) | Clemson (18–7) | Nebraska (22–6) | Jacksonville State (27–6) | Ole Miss (26–11) | Virginia (28–13) | Tennessee (29–15) | 24. | ||||
| 25. | Miami (FL) | Kentucky (3–0) | Vanderbilt (6–2) | Oregon State (6–4) | Florida (14–3) | Oregon (17–3) | Cincinnati (19–7) | Kentucky (21–6) | Virginia (24–9) | Liberty (25–10) | Liberty (28–11) | Alabama (29–16) | 25. | ||||
| Preseason Jan 19[23] | Week 1 Feb 16[23] | Week 2 Feb 23[23] | Week 3 Mar 2[23] | Week 4 Mar 9[23] | Week 5 Mar 16[23] | Week 6 Mar 23[23] | Week 7 Mar 30[23] | Week 8 Apr 6[23] | Week 9 Apr 13[23] | Week 10 Apr 20[23] | Week 11 Apr 27[23] | Week 12 May 4 | Week 13 May 11 | Week 14 May 18 | Final | ||
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Perfect Game
| Preseason Jan 8[24] | Week 1 Feb 16[25] | Week 2 Feb 23[26] | Week 3 Mar 2[27] | Week 4 Mar 9[28] | Week 5 Mar 16[29] | Week 6 Mar 23[30] | Week 7 Mar 30[31] | Week 8 Apr 6[32] | Week 9 Apr 13[33] | Week 10 Apr 20[34] | Week 11 Apr 27[35] | Week 12 May 4 | Week 13 May 11 | Week 14 May 18 | Week 15 May 25 | Final | ||
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| 1. | LSU | LSU (3–0) | LSU (8–0) | UCLA (9–2) | UCLA (13–2) | UCLA (17–2) | UCLA (21–2) | UCLA (25–2) | UCLA (29–2) | UCLA (33–2) | UCLA (36–3) | UCLA (39–4) | 1. | |||||
| 2. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Georgia Tech (8–0) | LSU (11–1) | Texas (15–0) | Texas (18–1) | Texas (20–3) | Texas (23–4) | Georgia Tech (26–5) | Georgia Tech (30–5) | North Carolina (33–7–1) | North Carolina (36–8–1) | 2. | |||||
| 3. | Tennessee | Tennessee (3–0) | UCLA (6–1) | Georgia Tech (11–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | Georgia Tech (19–5) | Georgia Tech (22–5) | Texas (26–5) | North Carolina (30–6–1) | Texas (30–8) | Georgia Tech (36–7) | 3. | |||||
| 4. | Arkansas | Arkansas (2–1) | Arkansas (6–1) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Auburn (17–2) | Arkansas (18–7) | Mississippi State (24–4) | Georgia (27–6) | Texas (27–7) | Georgia Tech (32–7) | Texas (32–9) | 4. | |||||
| 5. | UCLA | UCLA (2–1) | Mississippi State (8–0) | Texas (11–0) | Auburn (13–2) | Arkansas (14–6) | USC (24–1) | Georgia (23–6) | Florida State (24–7) | Georgia (29–8) | Georgia (32–9) | Georgia (34–11) | 5. | |||||
| 6. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Auburn (9–2) | Southern Miss (14–2) | Georgia (17–4) | Mississippi State (20–4) | Florida State (22–5) | North Carolina (27–5–1) | Oregon State (28–7) | Oregon State (30–8) | Oregon State (33–9) | 6. | |||||
| 7. | Oregon State | Oregon State (2–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Florida (11–1) | Arkansas (12–4) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Auburn (19–4) | USC (26–3) | Alabama (25–8) | Coastal Carolina (26–9) | Auburn (27–12) | Auburn (30–13) | 7. | |||||
| 8. | Texas | Texas (3–0) | Florida (7–1) | Southern Miss (10–1) | Georgia (15–3) | Oklahoma (17–3) | Georgia (20–5) | North Carolina (24–4–1) | Mississippi State (25–7) | Alabama (26–11) | Florida State (28–11) | Texas A&M (33–8) | 8. | |||||
| 9. | Florida State | Florida State (2–0) | Oregon (8–0) | Arkansas (9–3) | Oklahoma (14–2) | Virginia (16–4) | Virginia (20–5) | Oregon State (21–5) | Oregon State (24–6) | USC (30–7) | Texas A&M (31–7) | Mississippi State (34–10) | 9. | |||||
| 10. | Auburn | Auburn (3–0) | Southern Miss (6–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Virginia (13–3) | USC (19–1) | Florida State (19–4) | Oregon (23–5) | Coastal Carolina (23–8) | Auburn (24–11) | Coastal Carolina (28–11) | Coastal Carolina (30–13) | 10. | |||||
| 11. | TCU | TCU (2–1) | Georgia (6–1) | North Carolina (11–1–1) | Clemson (15–1) | Florida State (16–3) | Oklahoma (19–5) | West Virginia (19–5) | USC (27–6) | Florida (27–10) | West Virginia (27–9) | Oregon (32–11) | 11. | |||||
| 12. | Florida | Florida (2–1) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Georgia (10–2) | USC (15–0) | Southern Miss (16–4) | Southern Miss (19–5) | Virginia (22–7) | Auburn (22–9) | Florida State (24–11) | Mississippi State (30–10) | Kansas (33–11) | 12. | |||||
| 13. | Oregon | Oregon (4–0) | Tennessee (5–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | NC State (14–2) | Oregon (17–3) | Oregon (19–4) | Southern Miss (21–7) | UCF (20–9) | West Virginia (24–8) | Boston College (31–12) | Boston College (33–14) | 13. | |||||
| 14. | Virginia | Virginia (3–0) | Virginia (6–1) | NC State (10–1) | Oregon (12–3) | NC State (16–4) | North Carolina (20–4–1) | Coastal Carolina (20–7) | Nebraska (26–6) | Texas A&M (27–7) | Nebraska (31–9) | Nebraska (33–11) | 14. | |||||
| 15. | Georgia | Georgia (2–1) | Florida State (4–2) | Virginia (10–1) | Florida State (13–2) | North Carolina (17–3–1) | Oregon State (17–5) | Alabama (22–7) | Southern Miss (23–9) | Mississippi State (26–10) | Alabama (28–13) | Southern Miss (31–13) | 15. | |||||
| 16. | Louisville | Coastal Carolina (3–0) | Oregon State (4–3) | Florida State (8–2) | Wake Forest (15–1) | Kentucky (18–2) | NC State (18–6) | Florida (23–6) | West Virginia (21–7) | Virginia (26–11) | Oregon (28–11) | Florida State (29–14) | 16. | |||||
| 17. | Coastal Carolina | North Carolina (3–0) | North Carolina (6–1–1) | Tennessee (8–3) | LSU (12–5) | Florida (18–3) | Arizona State (17–6) | Auburn (20–7) | Virginia (24–9) | Oregon (26–10) | Virginia (28–13) | West Virginia (28–12) | 17. | |||||
| 18. | North Carolina | Southern Miss (2–1) | Coastal Carolina (5–2) | UTSA (10–1) | UTSA (13–2) | Oregon State (14–4) | West Virginia (16–4) | Arizona State (20–8) | Arizona State (23–9) | Arizona State (26–11) | Kansas (29–11) | Arizona State (31–14) | 18. | |||||
| 19. | Vanderbilt | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Clemson (10–1) | Tennessee (12–4) | Clemson (16–4) | Ole Miss (19–6) | Arkansas (19–10) | Texas A&M (25–6) | Boston College (26–10) | Ole Miss (29–12) | USC (34–11) | 19. | |||||
| 20. | Clemson | NC State (2–0) | NC State (5–1) | USC (11–0) | North Carolina (13–3–1) | West Virginia (13–4) | Kentucky (19–4) | Nebraska (22–6) | Oregon (24–8) | Miami (FL) (27–9) | Florida (28–13) | Miami (FL) (32–12) | 20. | |||||
| 21. | UC Santa Barbara | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Oregon State (6–4) | Oregon State (10–4) | Tennessee (14–6) | Tennessee (17–7) | Oklahoma (19–8) | Jacksonville State (27–6) | Kansas (26–10) | Arizona State (28–13) | Alabama (29–16) | 21. | |||||
| 22. | NC State | Oklahoma (3–0) | Vanderbilt (6–2) | UC Santa Barbara (8–2) | UC Santa Barbara (12–2) | Louisiana (15–5) | Nebraska (18–6) | UCF (18–8) | Florida (24–9) | Nebraska (27–9) | Southern Miss (28–12) | Ole Miss (31–14) | 22. | |||||
| 23. | Southern Miss | Louisville (1–2) | UTSA (7–0) | Wake Forest (11–1) | Florida (14–3) | Wake Forest (15–5) | South Florida (20–4) | Jacksonville State (24–5) | Missouri State (21–9) | Missouri State (24–10) | Missouri State (26–11) | Florida (29–16) | 23. | |||||
| 24. | Miami (FL) | Vanderbilt (1–2) | UC Santa Barbara (4–2) | West Virginia (8–2) | Kentucky (14–2) | Kansas State (15–5) | Coastal Carolina (16–7) | Boston College (20–9) | Miami (FL) (24–8) | UCF (20–12) | USC (30–11) | Virginia (29–16) | 24. | |||||
| 25. | East Carolina | UC Santa Barbara (1–2) | USC (7–0) | Kentucky (9–2) | West Virginia (10–3) | South Florida (17–3) | Jacksonville State (21–4) | Texas A&M (22–5) | Boston College (22–11) | Ole Miss (26–11) | Miami (FL) (29–11) | Liberty (31–13) | 25. | |||||
| Preseason Jan 8[36] | Week 1 Feb 16[37] | Week 2 Feb 23[38] | Week 3 Mar 2[39] | Week 4 Mar 9[40] | Week 5 Mar 16[41] | Week 6 Mar 23[42] | Week 7 Mar 30[43] | Week 8 Apr 6[44] | Week 9 Apr 13[45] | Week 10 Apr 20[46] | Week 11 Apr 27[47] | Week 12 May 4 | Week 13 May 11 | Week 14 May 18 | Week 15 May 25 | Final | ||
| Dropped: No. 25 East Carolina | Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 24 UCF | Dropped: No. 23 Missouri State | None | None | None | None | None |