2002 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
| 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 286 |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | May 31–June 22, 2002 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (7) |
| College World Series | |
| Duration | June 14–June 22, 2002 |
| Champions | Texas (5th title) |
| Runners-up | South Carolina |
| MOP | Huston Street |
| Seasons | |
The following polls make up the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.
Legend
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll
Currently, only the final poll from the 2002 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Texas |
| 2 | South Carolina |
| 3 | Clemson |
| 4 | Stanford |
| 5 | Georgia Tech |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Nebraska |
| 9 | Florida State |
| 10 | Houston |
| 11 | LSU |
| 12 | Alabama |
| 13 | Wake Forest |
| 14 | Southern California |
| 15 | Florida |
| 16 | Richmond |
| 17 | Wichita State |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic |
| 19 | Arizona State |
| 20 | Miami (FL) |
| 21 | North Carolina |
| 22 | Arkansas |
| 23 | Cal State Northridge |
| 24 | East Carolina |
| 25 | San Jose State |
Baseball America
Currently, only the final poll from the 2002 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Texas |
| 2 | South Carolina |
| 3 | Clemson |
| 4 | Stanford |
| 5 | Rice |
| 6 | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Florida State |
| 8 | Georgia Tech |
| 9 | Nebraska |
| 10 | Houston |
| 11 | LSU |
| 12 | Wake Forest |
| 13 | Alabama |
| 14 | Southern California |
| 15 | Florida |
| 16 | Richmond |
| 17 | North Carolina |
| 18 | Cal State Northridge |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic |
| 20 | Miami (FL) |
| 21 | Long Beach State |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | Wichita State |
| 24 | San Jose State |
| 25 | Arkansas |
Collegiate Baseball
| Preseason Dec 20 |
Week 1 Feb 4 |
Week 2 Feb 11 |
Week 3 Feb 18 |
Week 4 Feb 25 |
Week 5 Mar 4 |
Week 6 Mar 11 |
Week 7 Mar 18 |
Week 8 Mar 25 |
Week 9 Apr 1 |
Week 10 Apr 8 |
Week 11 Apr 15 |
Week 12 Apr 22 |
Week 13 Apr 29 |
Week 14 May 6 |
Week 15 May 13 |
Week 16 May 20 |
Week 17 May 27 |
Week 18 June 3 |
Week 19 June 10 |
Week 20 June 24 |
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| 1. | Stanford | Stanford (2–1) | Stanford (4–2) | Stanford (6–3) | Stanford (9–4) | Stanford (12–4) | Florida State (20–4) | Florida State (24–5) | Clemson (18–1) | Clemson (23–1) | Clemson (27–2) | Clemson (30–4) | Clemson (34–5) | Clemson (38–6) | Clemson (39–7) | Clemson (42–9) | Florida State (51–12) | Florida State (56–12) | Florida State (59–12) | Rice (52–12) | Texas (57–15) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida State | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (7–3) | Florida State (10–3) | Florida State (12–4) | Florida State (17–4) | Clemson (10–0) | Clemson (14–1) | Stanford (17–5) | Stanford (19–6) | Stanford (22–6) | Alabama (32–5) | Rice (35–8) | Rice (39–8) | Rice (39–8) | Alabama (43–9) | Wake Forest (42–9–1) | Rice (47–11) | Rice (50–12) | Texas (53–15) | South Carolina (57–18) | 2. |
| 3. | Tulane | Tulane (0–0) | LSU (3–0) | LSU (6–1) | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (6–0) | Stanford (14–5) | Stanford (14–5) | South Carolina (21–4) | Rice (26–5) | Alabama (28–5) | Stanford (25–8) | Alabama (34–7) | Alabama (38–7) | Wake Forest (38–8) | Wake Forest (39–8) | Rice (44–11) | Texas (48–14) | Texas (51–14) | South Carolina (53–16) | Clemson (54–17) | 3. |
| 4. | Southern California | Southern California (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | South Carolina (9–0) | South Carolina (9–2) | South Carolina (14–2) | South Carolina (18–3) | Rice (23–4) | South Carolina (23–6) | Rice (28–7) | Rice (31–8) | Stanford (27–10) | South Carolina (34–10) | Alabama (40–9) | Rice (41–10) | South Carolina (44–12) | Wake Forest (44–11–1) | South Carolina (51–15) | Clemson (52–15) | Stanford (47–18) | 4. |
| 5. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Rice (10–1) | Rice (12–3) | Rice (15–4) | Rice (18–4) | Alabama (21–3) | Alabama (23–5) | Georgia Tech (27–4) | Wake Forest (28–6) | Wake Forest (33–6) | Texas (37–11) | South Carolina (37–11) | South Carolina (39–12) | Texas (43–13) | South Carolina (48–14) | Clemson (50–14) | Stanford (45–16) | Georgia Tech (52–16) | 5. |
| 6. | Clemson | Clemson (0–0) | Tulane (1–2) | Tulane (4–2) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (11–2) | Florida (13–3) | Florida (18–3) | Georgia Tech (18–3) | Georgia Tech (22–4) | Wake Forest (25–6) | Georgia Tech (30–5) | South Carolina (31–9) | Wake Forest (36–8) | North Carolina (35–15) | North Carolina (37–15) | Clemson (44–12) | Alabama (48–13) | Houston (47–15) | Georgia Tech (51–14) | Notre Dame (50–18) | 6. |
| 7. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Southern California (1–2) | Wichita State (3–0) | Wichita State (5–0) | Wichita State (5–0) | Wichita State (8–1) | Wichita State (10–2) | Florida (21–5) | Florida (24–6) | South Carolina (24–8) | South Carolina (28–8) | Ole Miss (32–9) | North Carolina (32–15) | Florida State (43–12) | Florida State (48–12) | Alabama (44–12) | Clemson (47–14) | Georgia Tech (49–14) | Nebraska (47–19) | Rice (52–14) | 7. |
| 8. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | Wichita State (0–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | LSU (8–3) | LSU (10–4) | LSU (13–5) | Wake Forest (16–2) | Wake Forest (19–4) | Wake Forest (22–5) | Wichita State (20–7) | Wichita State (24–8) | Texas (34–10) | Florida State (41–12) | Texas (39–13) | Texas (39–13) | Houston (41–14) | Houston (44–15) | Stanford (43–16) | Notre Dame (49–16) | Nebraska (47–21) | 8. |
| 9. | Wichita State | Wichita State (0–0) | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Rice (6–1) | Texas (12–2) | Ole Miss (9–2) | Georgia Tech (13–1) | Houston (15–5) | Houston (18–7) | Houston (21–8) | Ole Miss (25–7) | Ole Miss (29–8) | North Carolina (28–14) | Ole Miss (34–11) | Stanford (32–13) | Stanford (35–14) | Georgia Tech (44–12) | Georgia Tech (46–14) | LSU (44–20) | Florida State (60–14) | Florida State (60–14) | 9. |
| 10. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Rice (2–1) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Ole Miss (12–3) | Baylor (17–6) | Nebraska (14–7) | Wichita State (16–6) | Nebraska (21–10) | Houston (27–10) | Florida State (38–12) | Houston (32–12) | Florida (35–13) | Georgia Tech (41–11) | LSU (38–17) | Stanford (40–16) | Nebraska (45–18) | Houston (48–17) | Houston (48–17) | 10. |
| 11. | Fresno State | Rice (0–0) | Nebraska (0–0) | Florida (8–0) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Georgia Tech (9–1) | Wake Forest (13–2) | Alabama (19–2) | Florida State (26–8) | Ole Miss (21–7) | Houston (23–10) | Florida (26–12) | Florida (30–12) | Stanford (29–12) | Georgia Tech (37–10) | Houston (37–14) | North Carolina (39–17) | LSU (40–19) | Notre Dame (47–15) | LSU (44–22) | LSU (44–22) | 11. |
| 12. | Rice | Nebraska (0–0) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Wake Forest (3–1) | Tulane (7–3) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Houston (12–4) | Georgia Tech (14–3) | Baylor (19–8) | North Carolina (19–9) | Florida (24–10) | North Carolina (25–13) | Houston (29–12) | Florida (32–13) | Ole Miss (35–13) | Wichita State (39–12) | Stanford (37–16) | Nebraska (42–18) | Southern California (36–22) | Southern California (36–24) | Southern California (36–24) | 12. |
| 13. | Nebraska | Ole Miss (0–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Nebraska (1–2) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Texas A&M (13–4) | Texas A&M (16–5) | Nebraska (11–5) | Wichita State (13–5) | Nebraska (17–9) | North Carolina (22–11) | Florida State (34–11) | Georgia Tech (32–8) | Georgia Tech (36–9) | Houston (34–14) | Nebraska (35–17) | Nebraska (39–17) | Wichita State (46–15) | Richmond (52–11) | Richmond (53–13) | Richmond (53–13) | 13. |
| 14. | Ole Miss | Texas (0–0) | Florida (5–0) | Cal State Fullerton (6–3) | Cal State Fullerton (9–4) | Baylor (9–5) | Baylor (12–6) | LSU (14–8) | Texas (24–6) | Florida State (28–10) | Florida State 930–11) | Texas (31–10) | Wichita State (27–10) | Wichita State (32–10) | Wichita State (36–11) | Florida (37–15) | Florida (40–15) | North Carolina (40–19) | Wake Forest (47–13–1) | Wake Forest (47–13–1) | Wake Forest (47–13–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Wake Forest (0–0) | Wake Forest (0–0) | Arizona State (7–3) | Georgia Tech (8–1) | Texas (14–4) | Arizona State (15–5) | Texas (20–6) | Ole Miss (16–7) | Texas (25–8) | Texas (28–9) | Oklahoma State (25–9) | Nebraska (26–14) | Nebraska (30–15) | Nebraska (32–17) | South Alabama (36–14) | Wichita State (42–14) | Florida (43–17) | Florida Atlantic (46–19) | Florida Atlantic (46–21) | Florida Atlantic (46–21) | 15. |
| 16. | Wake Forest | Cal State Fullerton (1–2) | Cal State Fullerton (3–3) | Miami (FL) (5–4) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Houston (9–4) | Oklahoma State (10–3) | Ole Miss (13–6) | Texas A&M (20–10) | Texas A&M (23–10) | Texas A&M (26–11) | Texas A&M (28–13) | Oklahoma State (29–11) | Southern California (28–17) | Cal State Northridge (35–13) | Ole Miss (35–16) | Cal State Northridge (40–15) | Cal State Northridge (40–15) | Alabama (51–15) | Alabama (51–15) | Alabama (51–15) | 16. |
| 17. | Cal State Fullerton | Fresno State (1–2) | Miami (FL) (2–4) | Georgia Tech (5–0) | Texas A&M (10–2) | Nebraska (6–3) | Alabama (14–2) | Texas A&M (17–9) | Oklahoma (16–7) | Oklahoma (18–9) | Oklahoma State (22–8) | Baylor (27–12) | Cal State Fullerton (27–12) | Cal State Northridge (32–13) | Baylor (34–17) | Cal State Northridge (36–15) | Texas Tech (40–16) | Notre Dame (44–15) | Miami (FL) (33–27) | Miami (FL) (34–29) | Miami (FL) (34–29) | 17. |
| 18. | Baylor | Baylor (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Texas (7–2) | Arizona State (8–5) | Arizona State (11–5) | East Carolina (13–1) | Oklahoma (15–5) | Cal State Fullerton (16–9) | Baylor (20–11) | Baylor (22–12) | Florida Atlantic (32–6) | Baylor (29–14) | Baylor (31–16) | Southern California (28–18) | Baylor (34–18) | Notre Dame (41–14) | Southern California (34–22) | Arkansas (34–26) | Arkansas (35–28) | Arkansas (51–15) | 18. |
| 19. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Nebraska (3–3) | Miami (FL) (9–6) | Texas (16–6) | Cal State Fullerton (13–9) | Arizona State (18–9) | Cal State Fullerton (18–10) | Cal State Fullerton (21–10) | Cal State Fullerton (23–12) | Texas A&M (31–15) | Notre Dame (30–120 | Notre Dame (34–13) | LSU (35–17) | South Alabama (38–16) | Texas Tech (41–18) | North Carolina (43–210 | North Carolina (43–21) | North Carolina (43–21) | 19. |
| 20. | Arizona State | Arizona State (4–0) | Texas (3–2) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Alabama (8–0) | Cal State Fullerton (10–6) | Cal State Fullerton (11–8) | Arizona State (16–8) | North Carolina (15–8) | Arizona State (20–10) | Florida Atlantic (29–6) | Nebraska (23–13) | Florida Atlantic (34–7) | South Alabama (31–12) | South Alabama (33–13) | Southern California (30–19) | Richmond (48–8) | South Alabama (41–17) | Florida (46–19) | Florida (46–19) | Florida (46–19) | 20. |
| 21. | Florida | Florida (2–0) | Long Beach State (2–1) | Long Beach State (4–2) | Long Beach State (6–3) | Alabama (11–1) | Nebraska (8–5) | East Carolina (14–3–1) | Ohio State (12–3–1) | Oklahoma State (20–7) | Long Beach State (20–9) | Long Beach State (23–10) | Richmond (35–6) | Richmond (36–7) | Richmond (41–8) | Richmond (46–8) | Cal State Fullerton (34–17) | Arizona State (35–19) | Oral Roberts (48–19) | Oral Roberts (48–19) | Oral Roberts (48–19) | 21. |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (0–0) | San Diego (9–0) | Louisiana–Lafayette (5–1) | Texas Tech (13–4) | East Carolina (10–0) | Ohio State (6–1–1) | Texas Tech (20–10) | San Diego (24–6) | Florida Atlantic (26–6) | Arizona State (22–12) | Arizona State (24–13) | Long Beach State (25–12) | Texas Tech (34–16) | Texas Tech (34–16) | Texas Tech (37–16) | Southern California (31–22) | San Jose State (45–15) | Wichita State (47–17) | Wichita State (47–17) | Wichita State (47–17) | 22. |
| 23. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Baylor (4–3) | Baylor (7–4) | Tulane (8–5) | Mississippi State (9–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Auburn (20–6) | Long Beach State (18–9) | Richmond (28–3) | Richmond (32–4) | Southern California (24–16) | Texas A&M (32–18) | Texas A&M (32–18) | Notre Dame (36–14) | San Jose State (42–15) | Richmond (49–10) | Cal State Northridge (41–17) | Cal State Northridge (41–17) | Cal State Northridge (41–17) | 23. |
| 24. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0) | Ohio State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Notre Dame (1–2) | Notre Dame (4–3) | Miami (FL) (10–8) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Northwestern State (20–3) | Richmond (24–2) | Oklahoma (19–12) | Stetson (31–5) | South Alabama (28–11) | Cal State Fullerton (29–15) | Cal State Fullerton (31–16) | Texas A&M (34–19) | Arizona State (32–19) | Long Beach State (37–19) | Texas Tech (42–20) | Texas Tech (42–20) | Texas Tech (42–20) | 24. |
| 25. | Rutgers | Rutgers (0–0) | Rutgers (0–0) | FIU (7–1) | Ohio State (3–0–1) | Ohio State (4–0–1) | Stetson (15–2) | San Diego (21–5) | Richmond (19–2) | Ohio State (15–5–1) | Ohio State (18–6–1) | Southwest Missouri State (24–6) | James Madison (33–9) | Florida Atlantic (36–9) | LSU (33–16) | Cal State Fullerton (34–17) | Louisville (39–14) | Cal State Fullerton (36–20) | South Alabama (42–19) | South Alabama (42–19) | South Alabama (42–19) | 25. |
| 26. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (4–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Ohio State (0–0) | East Carolina (7–0) | Mississippi State (6–1–1) | Tulane (11–6) | Rutgers (8–4) | Texas Tech (21–12) | San Diego (25–8) | Stetson (27–5) | James Madison (30–8) | Cal State Northridge (29–13) | Long Beach State (26–15) | San Jose State (39–13) | James Madison (40–10) | Long Beach State (34–19) | UCF (40–20) | Arizona State (37–21) | Arizona State (37–21) | Arizona State (37–21) | 26. |
| 27. | Purdue | Purdue (0–0) | Purdue (0–0) | Rutgers (0–0) | Mississippi State (1–1–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (10–3) | San Diego (18–4) | Auburn (17–5) | Oklahoma State (15–7) | Auburn (21–8) | Southwest Missouri State (20–5) | LSU (24–13) | San Diego State (33–13) | James Madison (36–10) | James Madison (36–10) | San Jose State (41–15) | Oklahoma (33–23) | East Carolina (41–18–1) | Long Beach State (39–21) | Long Beach State (39–21) | Long Beach State (39–21) | 27. |
| 28. | Ball State | Ball State (0–0) | Ball State (0–0) | Purdue (0–0) | Louisiana–Lafayette (7–3) | Arizona (17–4) | Auburn (15–4) | Long Beach State (13–6) | Florida Atlantic (22–6) | Texas Tech (23–13) | Southern Miss (21–11) | San Diego State (29–12) | San Jose State (33–12) | LSU (30–15) | Oklahoma State (33–15) | Louisville (35–13) | James Madison (41–12) | Southwest Missouri State (41–19) | Cal State Fullerton (37–22) | Cal State Fullerton (37–22) | Cal State Fullerton (37–22) | 28. |
| 29. | East Carolina | East Carolina (0–0) | East Carolina (0–0) | East Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (14–4) | Stetson (10–1) | Long Beach State (10–6) | Vanderbilt (13–4) | Georgia (12–5) | Georgia (15–7) | East Carolina (23–7–1) | South Alabama (23–11) | Louisville (25–10) | San Jose State (35–13) | Kent State (30–13) | Oklahoma State (34–17) | Baylor (34–22) | Oklahoma (35–25) | San Jose State (45–17) | San Jose State (45–17) | San Jose State (35–17) | 29. |
| 30. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (0–0) | Texas A&M (2–1) | Ball State (0–0) | Stetson (8–0) | Rutgers (5–1) | Texas Tech (17–8) | Stetson (19–4) | Stetson (21–5) | Stetson (23–5) | James Madison (26–7) | San Jose State (29–12) | Arizona State (25–15) | East Carolina (33–10–1) | Florida Atlantic (37–11) | Southern Miss (35–17) | Minnesota (30–24) | Ohio State (36–18–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (39–23) | Louisiana–Lafayette (39–23) | Louisiana–Lafayette (39–23) | 30. |
| Preseason Dec 20 |
Week 1 Feb 4 |
Week 2 Feb 11 |
Week 3 Feb 18 |
Week 4 Feb 25 |
Week 5 Mar 4 |
Week 6 Mar 11 |
Week 7 Mar 18 |
Week 8 Mar 25 |
Week 9 Apr 1 |
Week 10 Apr 8 |
Week 11 Apr 15 |
Week 12 Apr 22 |
Week 13 Apr 29 |
Week 14 May 6 |
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NCBWA
| Preseason Jan 18 |
Week 1 Feb 5 |
Week 2 Feb 12 |
Week 3 Feb 19 |
Week 4 Feb 26 |
Week 5 Mar 5 |
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Week 8 Mar 26 |
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| 1. | Stanford | Stanford (2–1) | Stanford ( 4–2) | Stanford (6–3) | Stanford (9–4) | Stanford (12–4) | Florida State (20–4) | Florida State (24–5) | Clemson (18–1) | Clemson (23–1) | Clemson (27–2) | Clemson (30–4) | Clemson (34–5) | Clemson (38–6) | Clemson (39–7) | Clemson (42–9) | Florida State (51–12) | Florida State (56–12) | Texas (57–15) | 1. |
| 2. | Miami (FL) | Tulane (0–0) | LSU (3–0) | Florida State (10–3) | South Carolina (9–0) | Clemson (6–0) | Clemson (10–0) | Clemson (14–1) | Stanford (27–5) | Stanford (19–6) | Stanford (22–6) | Alabama (32–5) | Rice (35–8) | Rice (39–8) | Rice (39–8) | Alabama (43–9) | Rice (44–11) | Rice (47–11) | South Carolina (57–18) | 2. |
| 3. | Southern California | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (7–3) | LSU (6–1) | Clemson (3–0) | South Carolina (9–2) | Stanford (14–5) | Stanford (14–5) | Rice (23–4) | Rice (26–5) | Rice (28–7) | Rice (31–8) | Wake Forest (33–6) | Alabama (38–7) | Wake Forest (38–8) | Florida State (48–12) | South Carolina (44–12) | Texas (48–14) | Clemson (54–17) | 3. |
| 4. | Clemson | Southern California (0–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Florida State (12–4) | Florida State (17–4) | Rice (15–4) | Rice (18–4) | South Carolina (21–4) | South Carolina (23–6) | Alabama (28–5) | Stanford (25–8) | Stanford (27–10) | Wake Forest (36–8) | Alabama (40–9) | Wake Forest (39–8) | Wake Forest (42–9) | Alabama (48–13) | Georgia Tech (52–16) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (11–2) | Georgia Tech (13–1) | South Carolina (18–3) | Georgia Tech (18–3) | Florida (24–6) | Georgia Tech (27–4) | Wake Forest (28–5) | Alabama (34–7) | Florida State (41–12) | Florida State (43–12) | South Carolina (39–12) | Texas (43–13) | South Carolina (48–14) | Stanford (47–18) | 5. |
| 6. | Tulane | Clemson (0–0) | Southern California (1–2) | Rice (6–1) | Rice (10–1) | Wichita State (5–0) | Wichita State (8–1) | Wichita State (10–2) | Florida State (26–8) | Georgia Tech (22–4) | Wake Forest (25–6) | South Carolina (28–8) | South Carolina (31–9) | South Carolina (34–10) | South Carolina (37–11) | Rice (41–10) | Houston (41–14) | Clemson (47–14) | Rice (52–14) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | LSU (0–0) | Tulane (1–2) | Wichita State (3–0) | Wichita State (5–0) | Georgia Tech (9–1) | South Carolina (14–2) | Florida (18–3) | Florida (21–5) | Wake Forest (22–5) | South Carolina (24–8) | Georgia Tech (30–5) | Ole Miss (32–9) | Texas (37–11) | North Carolina (35–15) | North Carolina (37–15) | Clemson (44–12) | Wake Forest (44–11) | Notre Dame (50–18) | 7. |
| 8. | Nebraska | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (0–0 | Florida (8–0) | LSU (8–3) | LSU (10–4) | LSU (13–5) | Georgia Tech (14–3) | Alabama (21–3) | Alabama (23–5) | Ole Miss (25–7) | Florida State (34–11) | Florida State (38–12) | Houston (32–12) | Texas (39–13) | Texas (39–13) | Georgia Tech (44–12) | Houston (44–15) | Nebraska (47–21) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Rice (0–0) | Rice (2–1) | Tulane (4–2) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Miami (FL) (9–6) | Florida (13–3) | Wake Forest (16–2) | Wake Forest (19–4) | Houston (21–8) | Wichita State (20–7) | Houston (27–10) | Texas (34–10) | Stanford (29–12) | Stanford (32–13) | Stanford (35–14) | Alabama (44–12) | Florida (43–17) | Houston (48–17) | 9. |
| 10. | Rice | Wichita State (0–0) | Wichita State (0–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Georgia Tech (8–1) | Cal State Fullerton (10–6) | Ole Miss (12–3) | Baylor (17–6) | Nebraska (14–7) | Wichita State (16–6) | Texas (28–9) | Wichita State (24–8) | Houston (29–12) | Georgia Tech (36–9) | Georgia Tech (37–10) | Georgia Tech (41–11) | LSU (38–17) | LSU (40–19) | Florida State (60–14) | 10. |
| 11. | Wichita State | Ole Miss (0–0) | Ole Miss (0–0 | Wake Forest (3–1) | Texas (12–2) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Wake Forest (13–2) | Alabama (19–2) | Houston (18–7) | Florida State (28–10) | Houston (23–10) | Ole Miss (29–8) | Florida (30–12) | Wichita State (32–10) | Florida (35–13) | Houston (37–14) | Florida (40–15) | Stanford (40–16) | Richmond (53–13) | 11. |
| 12. | Cal State Fullerton | Wake Forest (0–0) | Wake Forest (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Tulane (7–3) | Ole Miss (9–2) | Arizona State (15–5) | Nebraska (11–5) | Baylor (19–8) | Ole Miss (21–7) | Florida State (30–11) | Texas (31–10) | Cal State Fullerton (27–12) | East Carolina (33–10) | Houston (34–14) | Florida (37–15) | Stanford (37–16) | Georgia Tech (46–14) | LSU (44–22) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas | Texas (0–0) | Florida (5–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Cal State Fullerton (9–4) | Baylor (9–5) | Baylor (12–6) | Houston (15–5) | Wichita State (13–5) | Texas (25–8) | Nebraska (21–10) | Florida (26–12) | Georgia Tech (32–8) | Ole Miss (34–11) | Ole Miss (35–13) | Wichita State (39–12) | North Carolina (39–17) | North Carolina (40–19) | Southern California (36–24) | 13. |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Texas (7–2) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Nebraska (6–3) | Houston (12–4) | Texas (20–6) | Texas (24–6) | Cal State Fullerton (18–10) | North Carolina (22–11) | Baylor (27–12) | East Carolina (29–10) | North Carolina (32–15) | Wichita State (36–11) | Nebraska (35–17) | Nebraska (39–17) | Nebraska (42–18) | Wake Forest (47–13) | 14. |
| 15. | Oklahoma State | Arizona State (4–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Georgia Tech (5–0) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Rice (12–3) | Alabama (14–2) | LSU (14–8) | Cal State Fullerton (16–9) | Nebraska (17–9) | Oklahoma State (22–8) | Arizona State (24–13) | Baylor (29–14) | Nebraska (30–15) | Nebraska (32–17) | LSU (35–17) | Wichita State (42–13) | Wichita State (46–14) | Florida Atlantic (46–21) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona State | Florida (2–0) | Texas (3–2) | Miami (FL) (5–4) | Alabama (8–0) | Arizona State (11–5) | Nebraska (8–5) | Arizona State (16–8) | Arizona State (18–9) | Arizona State (20–10) | Florida (24–10) | Oklahoma State (25–9) | Florida Atlantic (32–6) | Florida (32–13) | Cal State Northridge (35–13) | Baylor (34–18) | Cal State Fullerton (34–17) | Cal State Northridge (40–15) | Alabama (51–15) | 16. |
| 17. | Ole Miss | Notre Dame (0–0) | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Nebraska (1–2) | Baylor (7–4) | Houston (9–4) | Miami (FL) (10–8) | Cal State Fullerton (13–9) | Ole Miss (16–7) | Oklahoma (18–9) | Richmond (28–3) | Florida Atlantic (32–9) | Nebraska (26–14) | Cal State Northridge (32–13) | Notre Dame (34–13) | Notre Dame (36–14) | Notre Dame (41–14) | Notre Dame (44–15) | North Carolina (43–21) | 17. |
| 18. | Baylor | Baylor (0–0) | Miami (FL) (2–4) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Nebraska (3–3) | Ohio State (4–0) | Cal State Fullerton (11–8) | Auburn (17–5) | Auburn (20–6) | Richmond (24–2) | Texas A&M (26–11) | Richmond (32–4) | Wichita State (27–10) | Baylor (31–16) | Baylor (34–17) | Cal State Fullerton (34–17) | Cal State Northridge (40–15) | San Jose State (45–15) | Arkansas (35–28) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Cal State Fullerton (6–3) | Arizona State (8–5) | Texas A&M (13–4) | Texas A&M (16–5) | FIU (20–4) | Richmond (19–2) | Texas A&M (23–10) | Cal State Fullerton (21–10) | Cal State Fullerton (23–12) | Richmond (35–6) | Richmond (36–7) | Richmond (41–8) | Richmond (46–8) | Richmond (48–8) | Southern California (34–22) | Miami (FL) (34–29) | 19. |
| 20. | UCF | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Ohio State (0–0) | Texas Tech (13–4) | Alabama (11–1) | East Carolina (13–1) | Oklahoma (15–5) | Texas A&M (20–10) | Long Beach State (18–9) | Long Beach State (20–9) | Texas A&M (28–13) | Texas A&M (31–15) | Cal State Fullerton (29–15) | Cal State Fullerton (31–16) | South Alabama (36–14) | Texas Tech (40–16) | Richmond (49–10) | Oral Roberts (48–19) | 20. |
| 21. | Mississippi State | Ohio State (0–0) | Ohio State (0–0) | Baylor (4–3) | Ohio State (3–0) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Rutgers (8–4) | North Carolina (15–8) | Baylor (20–11) | Baylor (22–12) | Long Beach State (23–10) | Oklahoma State (29–11) | South Alabama (31–12) | South Alabama (33–13) | Texas Tech (37–16) | South Alabama (38–16) | Texas Tech (41–18) | Florida (46–19) | 21. |
| 22. | Wake Forest | Rutgers (0–0) | Rutgers (0–0) | Rutgers (0–0) | Texas A&M (10–2) | Texas (14–4) | Oklahoma State (10–3) | Texas A&M (17–9) | San Diego (24–6) | Oklahoma State (20–7) | Florida Atlantic (29–6) | Nebraska (23–13) | South Alabama (28–11) | Florida Atlantic (36–9) | East Carolina (35–13) | Ole Miss (35–16) | Arizona State (32–19) | South Alabama (41–17) | Wichita State (47–17) | 22. |
| 23. | Rutgers | Texas Tech (5–1) | Purdue (0–0) | Purdue (0–0) | Mississippi State (1–1) | East Carolina (10–0) | Texas (16–6) | Northwestern State (17–2) | Oklahoma (16–7) | Florida Atlantic (26–6) | East Carolina (23–7) | Southwest Missouri State (24–6) | Arizona State (25–15) | Southern California (28–17) | Southern California (28–18) | Southern California (30–19) | Southern California (31–22) | Arizona State (35–19) | Arizona State (37–21) | 23. |
| 24. | Ohio State | Purdue (0–0) | Cal State Fullerton (3–3) | Arizona State (7–3) | East Carolina (7–0) | Notre Dame (4–3) | Auburn (15–4) | East Carolina (14–3) | Ohio State (12–3) | Ohio State (15–5–1) | Ohio State (18–6) | Stetson (31–5) | North Carolina (18–14) | Arizona State (26–16) | Arizona State (27–16) | East Carolina (36–15) | San Jose State (42–15) | Long Beach State (37–19) | Cal State Northridge (41–17) | 24. |
| 25. | Minnesota | Cal State Fullerton (1–2) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Texas Tech (8–4) | Notre Dame (1–2) | Arizona (17–4) | Northwestern State (13–2) | San Diego (21–5) | Northwestern State (20–3) | North Carolina (19–9) | Arizona State (22–12) | James Madison (30–8) | Cal State Northridge (29–13) | Texas Tech (34–16) | James Madison (36–10) | James Madison (40–10) | Louisville (39–14) | Cal State Fullerton (36–20) | Texas Tech (42–20) | 25. |
| 26. | Purdue | Fresno State (1–2) | Long Beach State (2–1) | Alabama (4–0) | Arizona (14–4) | Louisiana–Lafayette (10–3) | Tulane (11–6) | Long Beach State (13–6) | FIU (23–5) | San Diego (25–8) | Stetson (27–5) | East Carolina (26–9) | San Diego State (33–13) |
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Texas Tech (34–16) | Texas A&M (34–19) | Mississippi State (33–22) | Louisville (39–16) | South Alabama (42–19) | 26. |
| 27. | Texas Tech | Tennessee (1–2) | Baylor (0–3) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (7–3) | Stetson (10–1) | Stetson (15–2) | Texas Tech (20–10) | Oklahoma State (15–7) | FIU (26–7) | Auburn (24–10) | North Carolina (25–13) | San Jose State (33–12) | LSU (30–15) | San Jose State (39–13) | San Jose State (41–15) | Baylor (34–22) | UCF (40–20) | Cal State Fullerton (37–22) | 27. |
| 28. | Cal State Northridge | Ball State (0–0) | Ball State (0–0) | East Carolina (3–0) | Stetson (8–0) | San Diego (15–3) | San Diego (18–4) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Stetson (21–5) | Louisiana–Lafayette (20–10) | Southwest Missouri State (20–5) | Auburn (25–13) | James Madison (33–9) | Texas A&M (32–18) | LSU (33–16) | Cal State Northridge (36–15) | Texas A&M (34–22) | Baylor (34–24) | Baylor (36–26) | 28. |
| 29. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Jacksonville (0–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Louisiana–Lafayette (5–1) | Houston (6–4) | Tulane (8–5) | FIU (15–4) | Ohio State (8–2) | LSU (15–11) | Texas Tech (23–13) | James Madison (26–7) | Northwestern State (28–8) | Northwestern State (32–9) | Northwestern State (29–15) | Texas A&M (32–18) | Louisville (35–13) | James Madison (41–22) | East Carolina (41–19) | Long Beach State (39–21) | 29. |
| 30. | Long Beach State | UCF (0–0) | Texas A&M (2–1) | FIU (7–1) | Long Beach State (6–3) | Long Beach State (7–6) | Long Beach State (10–6) | Vanderbilt (13–4) | Texas Tech (21–12) | Stetson (23–5) | Northwestern State (24–8) | LSU (24–13) | Auburn (27–15) | Oklahoma State (29–15) | Northwestern State (38–9) | Southern Miss (35–17) | Oklahoma (33–23) | Oklahoma (35–25) | San Jose State (45–17) | 30. |
| 31. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (0–0) | Jacksonville (0–0) | Long Beach State (4–2) | San Diego (13–3) | Kansas (8–0) | Oklahoma (11–4) | Southern Miss (14–5) | South Alabama (16–9) | East Carolina (19–6–1) | FIU (26–10) | San Jose State (29–12) | Louisville (29–10) | San Jose State (35–13) | Oklahoma State (33–15) | Oklahoma State (34–17) | Oklahoma State (37–19) | Ohio State (36–18) | Louisiana–Lafayette (39–23) | 31. |
| 32. | Oral Roberts | Loyola Marymount (2–0) | UCF (0–0) | Arizona (10–4) | Rutgers (2–1) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Pittsburgh (10–3) | College of Charleston (16–5) | College of Charleston (18–6) | College of Charleston (20–7) | Oklahoma (19–12) | Oral Roberts (23–9) | Southern California (24–16) | Ohio State (25–13) | Florida Atlantic (37–11) | Arizona State (28–18) | Southern Miss (35–20) | Southwest Missouri State (41–19) | Southwest Missouri State (45–22 | 32. |
| 33. | Nevada | Long Beach State (0–0) | San Diego (9–0) | Georgia (0–0) | Kansas (8–0) | Southern Miss (9–2) | Middle Tennessee (8–3) | Stetson (19–4) | Louisville (16–4) | Southern Miss (18–10) | College of Charleston (22–9) | Southern Miss (24–13) | Notre Dame (27–12) | Long Beach State (26–15) | Southern Miss (33–16) | California (29–16) | East Carolina (37–18) | New Mexico State (37–23) | Louisville (39–19) | 33. |
| 34. | California | Minnesota (0–0) | TCU (2–1) | Southern California (2–4) | Auburn (7–4) | Rutgers (5–1) | Texas Tech (17–8) | Richmond (15–2) | Southern Miss (17–7) | Georgia (15–7) | LSU (20–13) | Notre Dame (21–12) | LSU (26–15) | Southwest Missouri State (30–10) | Louisville (31–13) | Northwestern State (39–13) | Northwestern State (40–15) | Northwestern State (43–17) | Northwestern State (45–18) | 34. |
| 35. | Ball State | California (0–0) | Minnesota (0–0) | Auburn (6–1) | Southern California (5–5) | NC State (11–3) | Notre Dame (6–4) | Tulane (13–8) | Long Beach State (15–9) | LSU (17–12) | Oregon State (19–11) | South Alabama (23–11) | Steston (32–8) | Auburn (27–18) | Oregon State (30–15) | Oregon State (30–18) | Ohio State (33–17) | Maine (40–15) | Southeast Missouri State (38–20) | 35. |
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Week 11 Apr 16 |
Week 12 Apr 23 |
Week 13 Apr 30 |
Week 14 May 7 |
Week 15 May 14 |
Week 16 May 21 |
Week 17 May 28 |
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