2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

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Four polls make up the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings, the NSCAA Coaches Poll, the Soccer America Poll, the Top Drawer Soccer Poll, and the Hero Sports soccer poll. They represent the ranking system for the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.

Legend[edit]

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#–#)   Win–loss–tie record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NSCAA Coaches[edit]

Preseason
Aug. 2[1]
Week 1
Aug. 23[2]
Week 2
Aug. 30[3]
Week 3
Sept. 6[4]
Week 4
Sept. 13[5]
Week 5
Sept. 20[6]
Week 6
Sept. 27[7]
Week 7
Oct. 4[8]
Week 8
Oct. 11[9]
Week 9
Oct. 18[10]
Week 10
Oct. 25[11]
Week 11
Nov. 1[12]
Week 12
Nov. 8[13]
Final
Dec. 6[14]
1.Florida State (18)Florida State (22) (1–0–0)Florida State (24) (3–0–0)Florida State (22) (3–1–0)Stanford (16) (6–0–1)Stanford (28) (7–0–1)Stanford (27) (8–0–1)Stanford (29) (10–0–1)West Virginia (17) (12–1–1)West Virginia (22) (13–1–1)West Virginia (22) (15–1–1)West Virginia (22) (16–1–1)West Virginia (23) (19–1–1)USC (30) (19–4–2)1.
2.Penn State (10)Duke (2) (2–0–0)Stanford (5) (3–0–0)Stanford (8) (5–0–0)West Virginia (6) (6–0–1)Virginia (1) (8–1–0)Florida State (1) (8–1–1)Florida State (1) (9–1–1)South Carolina (6) (13–0–1)South Carolina (5) (14–0–1)South Carolina (4) (16–0–1)South Carolina (3) (17–0–1)Stanford (5) (17–1–1)West Virginia (23–2–2)2.
3.Duke (2)Stanford (5) (2–0–0)Virginia (1) (4–0–0)Virginia (1) (6–0–0)Florida State (8) (5–1–0)Florida State (2) (7–1–0)BYU (3) (9–1–0)West Virginia (10–1–1)Stanford (6) (11–1–1)Stanford (2) (12–1–1)Stanford (3) (14–1–1)Stanford (4) (16–1–1)South Carolina (18–1–1)Georgetown (20–3–3)3.
4.VirginiaVirginia (1) (1–0–0)West Virginia (1) (3–0–1)West Virginia (5–0–1)Florida (1) (5–1–0)BYU (7–1–0)West Virginia (8–1–1)South Carolina (1) (11–0–1)Duke (10–2–2)Duke (11–2–2)USC (1) (13–3–0)BYU (1) (15–2–1)BYU (2) (16–2–1)North Carolina (1) (17–4–4)4.
5.StanfordPenn State (1) (1–0–1)Florida (3–1–0)Florida (4–1–0)Virginia (7–1–0)West Virginia (7–1–1)South Carolina (10–0–1)BYU (9–1–1)Virginia (10–2–2)USC (11–3–0)BYU (13–2–1)USC (14–3–1)Georgetown (16–2–3)South Carolina (21–2–1)5.
6.West VirginiaFlorida (2–0–0)Clemson (3–1–0)Duke (4–1–1)BYU (6–1–0)Georgetown (8–1–0)Georgetown (8–1–1)Georgetown (9–1–1)USC (10–3–0)BYU (1) (12–2–1)Duke (12–3–2)Notre Dame (13–2–4)North Carolina (13–3–4)Stanford (18–2–1)6.
7.FloridaWest Virginia (1–0–1)Duke (3–1–0)BYU (4–1–0)North Carolina (5–1–1)Duke (6–2–1)Virginia (8–2–1)USC (9–2–0)Georgetown (9–2–2)Georgetown (12–1–2)Virginia (12–3–2)Georgetown (14–2–2)USC (14–4–1)Duke (15–5–3)7.
8.Texas A&MClemson (2–0–0)North Carolina (3–0–0)North Carolina (4–0–1)Texas A&M (5–2–0)South Carolina (8–0–1)Minnesota (9–2–1)Virginia (8–2–2)BYU (1) (11–2–1)Virginia (10–3–2)Florida State (12–2–2)Minnesota (14–3–3)Minnesota (16–3–3)Auburn (17–7–0)8.
9.North CarolinaNorth Carolina (2–0–0)Minnesota (4–0–0)UCLA (3–1–0)Duke (5–2–1)Minnesota (7–2–1)USC (7–2–0)Duke (8–2–2)Florida State (9–2–2)Florida State (10–2–2)UCLA (12–3–1)Clemson (13–3–3)Florida (15–4–1)BYU (18–3–1)9.
10.RutgersConnecticut (2–0–0)BYU (2–1–0)Minnesota (5–1–0)Minnesota (6–2–0)USC (6–2–0)Duke (7–2–2)UCLA (9–2–0)Cal (11–2–1)Cal (12–2–1)Georgetown (13–2–2)North Carolina (12–3–3)Florida State (13–3–4)Florida (17–5–1)10.
11.USCTexas A&M (1–1–0)UCLA (2–1–0)Texas A&M (4–2–0)UCLA (4–2–0)UCLA (6–2–0)UCLA (7–2–0)Arkansas (12–1–0)North Carolina (8–2–3)Auburn (11–4–0)Minnesota (12–3–3)Auburn (13–5–0)Notre Dame (13–3–4)Virginia (15–5–2)11.
12.AuburnNotre Dame (2–0–0)Rutgers (3–0–1)Cal (5–1–0)USC (5–2–0)Florida (6–2–0)Arkansas (11–1–0)Clemson (8–2–2)Arkansas (13–2–0)UCLA (10–3–1)Notre Dame (11–2–4)Duke (12–4–3)Clemson (13–4–3)Clemson (14–5–4)12.
13.Notre DameSanta Clara (2–0–0)Penn State (1–1–1)Clemson (3–2–0)Clemson (5–2–0)Clemson (7–2–0)Clemson (8–2–1)Penn State (8–2–2)Auburn (10–4–0)Minnesota (12–3–2)Auburn (12–5–0)Florida State (12–3–3)Connecticut (18–2–1)UCLA (15–5–2)13.
14.ClemsonBYU (1–0–0)Texas A&M (2–2–0)South Florida (5–0–0)South Carolina (6–0–1)Texas A&M (7–2–0)Penn State (7–2–2)Cal (10–2–0)UCLA (9–3–1)Notre Dame (10–3–2)Clemson (12–3–2)Virginia (13–4–2)Duke (12–4–3)Florida State (14–4–4)14.
15.ConnecticutUCLA (1–0–0)Texas Tech (3–0–1)South Carolina (4–0–2)South Florida (7–0–0)Arkansas (9–1–0)South Florida (8–0–0)North Carolina (6–2–3)Minnesota (11–3–1)Arkansas (13–3–0)Pepperdine (11–3–3)Florida (13–4–0)Virginia (13–4–2)Minnesota (16–3–4)15.
16.BYUTexas Tech (2–0–0)Virginia Tech (4–0–0)Penn State (2–2–1)Penn State (4–2–1)Penn State (5–2–2)North Carolina (6–2–2)Florida (8–3–0)Penn State (9–2–3)Penn State (10–2–4)North Carolina (10–3–3)Connecticut (16–2–1)Auburn (14–6–0)Utah (13–4–5)16.
17.Virginia TechMinnesota (2–0–0)Arkansas (4–0–0)Connecticut (5–1–0)Virginia Tech (7–1–0)South Florida (7–0–0)Cal (8–2–0)Minnesota (9–3–1)Florida (10–3–0)Clemson (10–3–2)Florida (12–4–0)Northwestern (14–1–4)Arkansas (17–5–0)Santa Clara (12–7–4)17.
18.CalVirginia Tech (2–0–0)Connecticut (3–1–0)Virginia Tech (5–1–0)Georgetown (6–1–0)North Carolina (5–2–1)Florida (7–3–0)Auburn (8–4–0)Clemson (9–3–2)North Carolina (8–3–3)Cal (12–2–2)UCLA (12–5–1)UCLA (13–5–1)Northwestern (16–3–4)18.
19.Texas TechOle Miss (2–0–0)Cal (3–1–0)Ohio State (5–1–0)Ohio State (6–2–0)Virginia Tech (8–2–0)Rutgers (7–1–2)Michigan (9–1–1)Pepperdine (8–3–3)Pepperdine (9–3–3)Connecticut (14–2–1)Arkansas (15–4–0)Pepperdine (12–4–3)Arkansas (18–5–1)19.
20.ArizonaPepperdine (2–0–0)South Florida (4–0–0)Notre Dame (5–1–0)Notre Dame (5–1–2)Cal (7–2–0)Auburn (7–4–0)Notre Dame (8–1–3)Notre Dame (9–2–3)Florida (10–4–0)Northwestern (13–1–3)Pepperdine (11–4–3)Colorado (14–5–1)Connecticut (19–3–1)20.
21.Santa ClaraCal (1–1–0)Auburn (3–1–0)Pepperdine (4–2–0)Cal (6–2–0)Northwestern (9–0–0)Connecticut (8–2–0)Connecticut (10–2–0)Connecticut (11–2–1)Connecticut (13–2–1)Penn State (10–3–4)Cal (13–4–2)Northwestern (14–2–4)Notre Dame (13–3–5)21.
22.Ole MissRutgers (1–0–1)Santa Clara (2–2–0)Texas Tech (4–1–1)Rutgers (5–1–1)Rutgers (6–1–1)Notre Dame (7–1–3)Oklahoma (10–3–1)Northwestern (12–1–1)Colorado (12–3–0)Colorado (12–4–0)Colorado (14–5–0)Rutgers (11–4–6)Pepperdine (12–5–4)22.
23.Ohio StateSouth Florida (2–0–0)Notre Dame (3–1–0)Rutgers (3–1–1)Connecticut (6–2–0)Connecticut (7–2–0)Oklahoma (9–2–1)South Florida (9–1–0)Colorado (10–3–1)Northwestern (13–1–2)Arkansas (14–4–0)Utah (11–3–4)Utah (11–3–5)Colorado (15–6–1)23.
24.South CarolinaAuburn (1–1–0)Northwestern (3–0–0)Northwestern (5–0–0)Texas Tech (6–1–1)Notre Dame (6–1–2)Northwestern (10–1–0)Rutgers (8–2–2)Virginia Tech (10–4–1)Baylor (11–4–1)Oklahoma (12–4–2)Kansas (10–4–4)Cal (13–5–2)NC State (11–9–2)24.
25.Loyola MarymountNorthwestern (2–0–0)Pepperdine (3–1–0)Arkansas (5–1–0)Pepperdine (4–2–1)Texas Tech (7–1–2)Pepperdine (5–3–2)Pepperdine (6–3–3)Michigan (9–3–1)Virginia Tech (10–4–2)Kansas (8–4–5)Rutgers (10–3–6)Oklahoma (13–6–2)Rutgers (12–5–6)25.
Preseason
Aug. 2[1]
Week 1
Aug. 23[2]
Week 2
Aug. 30[3]
Week 3
Sept. 6[4]
Week 4
Sept. 13[5]
Week 5
Sept. 20[6]
Week 6
Sept. 27[7]
Week 7
Oct. 4[8]
Week 8
Oct. 11[9]
Week 9
Oct. 18[10]
Week 10
Oct. 25[11]
Week 11
Nov. 1[12]
Week 12
Nov. 8[13]
Final
Dec. 6[14]
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Arizona
  • Ohio State
  • South Carolina
  • Loyola Marymount
Dropped:
Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Santa Clara
Dropped:
  • Northwestern
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Pepperdine
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Virginia Tech
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
Northwestern
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma
  • South Florida
  • Rutgers
Dropped:
Michigan
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • Virginia Tech
Dropped:
  • Penn State
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
Kansas
Dropped:
Cal
Oklahoma

Soccer America[edit]

Preseason
Aug. 18[15]
Week 1
Aug. 21[16]
Week 2
Aug. 28[17]
Week 3
Sept. 4[18]
Week 4
Sept. 11[19]
Week 5
Sept. 18[20]
Week 6
Sept. 25[21]
Week 7
Oct. 2[22]
Week 8
Oct. 9[23]
Week 9
Oct. 16[24]
Week 10
Oct. 23[25]
Week 11
Oct. 30[26]
Final
Nov. 6[27]
1.StanfordStanford (2–0–0)Stanford (3–0–0)Stanford (5–0–0)West Virginia (6–0–1)Stanford (7–0–1)Stanford (8–0–1)Stanford (10–0–1)West Virginia (12–1–1)West Virginia (13–1–1)West Virginia (15–1–1)West Virginia (16–1–1)West Virginia (19–1–1)1.
2.DukeDuke (2–0–0)Florida State (3–0–0)West Virginia (5–0–1)Stanford (6–0–1)Florida State (7–1–0)Florida State (8–1–1)Florida State (9–1–1)Georgetown (10–1–2)Georgetown (12–1–2)South Carolina (16–0–1)South Carolina (17–0–1)Stanford (17–1–1)2.
3.Florida StateFlorida State (1–0–0)West Virginia (3–0–1)Virginia (6–0–0)Florida (5–1–0)Georgetown (8–1–0)Georgetown (8–1–1)Georgetown (9–1–1)South Carolina (13–0–1)South Carolina (14–0–1)Stanford (14–1–1)Stanford (16–1–1)Florida (15–4–1)3.
4.West VirginiaWest Virginia (1–0–1)Virginia (4–0–0)Florida (4–1–0)Florida State (5–1–0)Virginia (8–1–0)West Virginia (8–1–)West Virginia (10–1–1)Stanford (11–1–1)Stanford (12–1–1)USC (13–3–0)USC (14–3–1)South Carolina (18–1–1)4.
5.Penn StatePenn State (1–0–1)Florida (3–1–0)North Carolina (4–0–1)Virginia (7–1–0)West Virginia (7–1–1)BYU (9–1–0)South Carolina (11–0–1)USC (10–3–0)USC (11–3–0)Florida State (12–2–2)Georgetown (14–2–2)Georgetown (16–2–3)5.
6.FloridaFlorida (2–0–0)Clemson (3–1–0)Duke (4–1–1)North Carolina (5–1–1)Duke (6–2–1)South Carolina (10–0–1)USC (9–2–0)North Carolina (8–2–3)Duke (11–2–2)Duke (12–3–2)BYU (15–2–1)BYU (16–2–1)6.
7.VirginiaVirginia (1–0–1)Rutgers (3–0–1)UCLA (3–1–0)Duke (5–2–1)BYU (7–1–0)USC (7–2–0)UCLA (9–2–0)Virginia (10–2–2)Florida State (10–2–2)Georgetown (13–2–2)Notre Dame (13–2–4)Florida State (13–3–4)7.
8.USCSanta Clara (2–0–0)North Carolina (3–0–0)Florida State (3–1–0)BYU (5–1–0)South Carolina (8–0–1)UCLA (7–2–0)BYU (9–1–1)Duke (10–2–2)Cal (12–2–1)BYU (13–2–1)North Carolina (12–3–3)North Carolina (13–3–4)8.
9.Texas A&MClemson (2–0–0)Arkansas (3–0–0)BYU (4–1–0)Georgetown (6–1–0)USC (6–2–0)Arkansas (11–1–0)Arkansas (12–1–0)Florida State (9–2–2)BYU (12–2–1)Virginia (12–3–2)Clemson (13–3–3)USC (14–4–1)9.
10.ClemsonConnecticut (2–0–0)Duke (3–1–0)South Carolina (5–0–1)South Carolina (5–0–1)UCLA (6–2–0)North Carolina (6–2–2)North Carolina (6–2–3)Cal (11–2–1)Virginia (10–3–2)Notre Dame (11–2–4)Florida State (12–3–3)Notre Dame (13–3–4)10.
11.ConnecticutNorth Carolina (2–0–0)UCLA (2–1–0)Cal (5–1–0)USC (5–2–0)Arkansas (9–1–0)Virginia (8–2–1)Virginia (8–2–2)BYU (11–2–1)Notre Dame (10–2–3)North Carolina (10–3–3)Duke (12–4–3)Clemson (13–4–3)11.
12.North CarolinaTexas A&M (1–1–0)BYU (2–1–0)Penn State (2–2–1)UCLA (4–2–0)Florida (6–2–0)Duke (7–2–2)Duke (8–2–2)Arkansas (13–2–0)North Carolina (8–3–3)UCLA (12–3–1)Virginia (13–4–2)Connecticut (18–2–1)12.
13.RutgersBYU (1–0–0)Penn State (1–1–1)Ohio State (5–1–0)Penn State (4–2–1)North Carolina (5–2–1)Penn State (7–2–2)Penn State (8–2–2)UCLA (9–3–1)UCLA (10–3–1)Clemson (12–3–2)Connecticut (16–2–1)Minnesota (16–3–3)13.
14.AuburnUCLA (1–0–0)Auburn (3–1–0)Connecticut (5–1–0)Ohio State (6–1–0)Texas A&M (7–2–0)Clemson (8–2–1)Notre Dame (8–1–3)Penn State (9–2–3)Penn State (10–2–4)Connecticut (14–2–1)Florida (13–4–0)Duke (12–4–3)14.
15.CalNotre Dame (2–0–0)Cal (3–1–0)Texas A&M (4–2–0)Texas A&M (5–2–0)Penn State (5–2–2)Notre Dame (7–1–3)Clemson (8–2–2)Notre Dame (9–2–3)Clemson (10–3–2)Florida (12–4–0)Colorado (14–5–0)Virginia (13–4–2)15.
16.BYURutgers (1–0–1)Virginia Tech (4–0–0)Boston College (5–0–1)Boston College (7–0–1)Clemson (7–2–0)Connecticut (8–2–0)Connecticut (10–2–0)Clemson (9–3–2)Connecticut (13–2–1)Colorado (13–4–0)Auburn (13–5–0)Colorado (14–5–1)16.
17.UCLAUSC (0–1–0)Ohio State (4–0–0)Virginia Tech (5–1–0)Virginia Tech (7–1–0)Boston College (8–1–1)Michigan (7–1–1)Michigan (9–1–1)Connecticut (11–2–1)Auburn (11–4–0)Cal (12–3–2)Arkansas (15–4–0)Arkansas (17–5–0)17.
18.WisconsinAuburn (1–1–0)Long Beach St (2–0–1)Clemson (3–2–0)Clemson (5–2–0)Virginia Tech (8–2–0)Louisville (7–2–2)Auburn (7–4–0)Auburn (10–4–0)Arkansas (13–3–0)Penn State (10–3–4)Minnesota (14–3–3)Auburn (14–6–0)18.
19.Notre DameCal (1–1–0)Connecticut (3–1–0)George Washington (5–0–0)Notre Dame (5–1–2)Notre Dame (5–1–3)Auburn (7–4–0)Florida (9–3–0)Florida (10–3–0)Florida (10–3–0)Auburn (12–5–0)Utah (11–3–4)Utah (11–3–5)19.
20.Virginia TechVirginia Tech (2–0–0)Texas A&M (2–2–0)Georgetown (4–1–0)Connecticut (6–2–0)Connecticut (7–2–0)Florida (7–3–0)Cal (10–2–0)Minnesota (11–3–1)Minnesota (12–3–2)Arkansas (14–4–0)Northwestern (14–1–4)UCLA (13–5–1)20.
21.Texas TechTexas Tech (2–0–0)Texas Tech (3–0–1)Rutgers (3–1–1)Rutgers (5–1–1)Rutgers (6–1–1)Rutgers (7–1–2)Louisville (7–3–2)Northwestern (12–1–1)Northwestern (13–1–2)Minnesota (12–3–3)Rutgers (10–3–6)Rutgers (11–4–6)21.
22.Ohio StateOhio State (1–0–0)South Carolina (3–0–1)Arkansas (5–1–0)Arkansas (7–1–0)Minnesota (7–2–1)Minnesota (9–2–1)Rutgers (8–2–2)Colorado (11–3–0)Colorado (12–3–0)Northwestern (13–1–3)UCLA (12–5–1)Northwestern (14–2–4)22.
23.South CarolinaPepperdine (2–0–0)Boston College (3–0–1)Texas Tech (4–1–1)Texas Tech (6–1–1)NC State (7–2–0)Cal (8–2–0)Minnesota (9–3–1)Rutgers (9–2–3)Utah (10–2–2)Pepperdine (11–3–3)Cal (13–4–2)Cal (13–5–2)23.
24.ArizonaSouth Carolina (1–0–1)Minnesota (4–0–0)Minnesota (5–1–0)South Florida (7–0–0)Cal (7–2–0)South Florida (8–0–0)NC State (9–3–0)Virginia Tech (10–4–1)Pepperdine (10–3–3)Utah (10–3–3)Penn State (11–4–4)Penn State (11–4–4)24.
25.Boston CollegeBoston College (1–0–1)Santa Clara (2–2–0)South Florida (5–0–0)Cal (6–2–0)South Florida (7–0–0)Boston College (9–2–1)Oklahoma (10–3–1)Boston College (10–4–1)Virginia Tech (10–4–2)
  • Kansas (9–4–4)
  • Oklahoma (12–4–2)
  • Kansas (10–4–4)
  • Loyola Marymount (11–4–3)
Pepperdine (12–4–3)25.
Preseason
Aug. 18[15]
Week 1
Aug. 21[16]
Week 2
Aug. 28[17]
Week 3
Sept. 4[18]
Week 4
Sept. 11[19]
Week 5
Sept. 18[20]
Week 6
Sept. 25[21]
Week 7
Oct. 2[22]
Week 8
Oct. 9[23]
Week 9
Oct. 16[24]
Week 10
Oct. 23[25]
Week 11
Oct. 30[26]
Final
Nov. 6[27]
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Arizona
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • USC
  • Pepperdine
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Long Beach State
  • Santa Clara
Dropped:
  • George Washington
  • Minnesota
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Virginia Tech
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • South Florida
  • Boston College
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Louisville
  • NC State
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • Rutgers
  • Boston College
Dropped:
Virginia Tech
Dropped:
  • Pepperdine
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • Loyola Marymount

Top Drawer[edit]

Preseason
June 22
Week 1
Aug. 22
Week 2
Aug. 29
Week 3
Sept. 5
Week 4
Sept. 12
Week 5
Sept. 19
Week 6
Sept. 26
Week 7
Oct. 3
Week 8
Oct. 10
Week 9
Oct. 17
Week 10
Oct. 24
Week 11
Oct. 31
Week 12
Nov. 7
Week 13
Nov. 14
Week 14
Nov. 21
Final
Dec. 5
1.StanfordStanford (2–0–0)Stanford (3–0–0)Stanford (5–0–0)West Virginia (6–0–1)Stanford (7–0–1)Stanford (8–0–1)Stanford (10–0–1)West Virginia (12–1–1)West Virginia (13–1–1)West Virginia (15–1–1)West Virginia (16–1–1)West Virginia (19–1–1)West Virginia (20–1–1)West Virginia (21–1–2)USC (19–4–2)1.
2.Florida StateFlorida State (1–0–0)Florida State (3–0–0)Florida State (3–0–0)Stanford (6–0–1)Virginia (8–1–0)BYU (9–1–0)West Virginia (10–1–1)South Carolina (13–0–1)South Carolina (14–0–1)South Carolina (16–0–1)South Carolina (17–0–1)Stanford (17–1–1)Stanford (18–1–1)Georgetown (19–2–3)West Virginia (23–2–2)2.
3.DukeDuke (2–0–0)Virginia (4–0–0)Virginia (6–0–0)Florida (5–1–0)Florida State (7–1–0)West Virginia (8–1–1)BYU (9–1–1)Duke (10–2–2)Duke (11–2–2)USC (13–3–0)Stanford (16–1–1)BYU (16–2–1)BYU (17–2–1)USC (16–4–2)Georgetown (20–3–3)3.
4.Penn StateVirginia (2–0–0)West Virginia (3–0–1)West Virginia (5–0–1)Florida State (5–1–0)West Virginia (7–1–1)Florida State (8–1–1)Florida State (9–1–1)Virginia (10–2–2)USC (11–3–0)Stanford (14–1–1)USC (14–3–1)Florida (15–4–1)Florida (16–4–1)South Carolina (21–1–1)North Carolina (17–4–4)4.
5.West VirginiaPenn State (1–0–1)Duke (3–1–0)Duke (4–1–1)Virginia (7–1–0)BYU (7–1–0)USC (7–2–0)USC (9–2–0)USC (10–3–0)Stanford (12–1–1)BYU (13–2–1)BYU (15–2–1)Georgetown (16–2–3)Georgetown (17–2–3)Duke (15–4–3)South Carolina (21–2–1)5.
6.VirginiaWest Virginia (1–0–1)Penn State (1–1–1)Florida (4–1–0)BYU (5–1–0)USC (6–2–0)Duke (7–2–2)Duke (8–2–2)Stanford (11–1–1)BYU (12–2–1)Duke (12–3–2)Notre Dame (13–2–4)South Carolina (18–1–1)South Carolina (19–1–1)Auburn (17–6–0)Duke (15–5–3)6.
7.FloridaFlorida (2–0–0)North Carolina (3–0–0)North Carolina (4–0–1)Ohio State (6–1–0)Duke (6–2–1)UCLA (7–2–0)UCLA (9–2–0)BYU (11–2–1)Cal (12–2–1)Virginia (12–3–2)Florida (13–4–0)USC (14–4–1)USC (15–4–1)North Carolina (16–3–4)Auburn (17–7–0)7.
8.USCConnecticut (2–0–0)Rutgers (3–0–1)Connecticut (5–1–0)Duke (5–2–1)UCLA (6–2–0)Virginia (8–2–1)Virginia (8–2–2)Cal (11–2–1)Virginia (10–3–2)UCLA (12–3–1)Connecticut (16–2–1)Connecticut (18–2–1)Connecticut (19–2–1)Santa Clara (12–6–4)Santa Clara (12–7–4)8.
9.ConnecticutClemson (2–0–0)Clemson (3–1–0)Ohio State (5–1–0)North Carolina (5–1–1)Florida (6–2–0)Arkansas (11–1–0)Arkansas (12–1–0)UCLA (9–3–1)UCLA (10–3–1)Florida State (12–2–2)North Carolina (12–3–3)Florida State (13–3–4)Florida State (14–3–4)Stanford (18–2–1)Stanford (18–2–1)9.
10.ClemsonNorth Carolina (2–0–0)Florida (3–1–0)Cal (5–1–0)USC (5–2–0)Georgetown (8–1–0)South Carolina (10–0–1)South Carolina (11–0–1)Georgetown (10–1–2)Georgetown (11–1–2)Notre Dame (11–2–4)Clemson (13–3–3)Notre Dame (13–3–4)North Carolina (14–3–4)BYU (18–3–1)BYU (18–3–1)10.
11.RutgersUSC (0–1–0)Connecticut (3–1–0)UCLA (3–1–0)Boston College (7–0–1)Clemson (7–2–0)Georgetown (8–1–1)Georgetown (9–1–1)Arkansas (13–2–0)Florida State (10–2–2)Florida (12–4–0)Duke (12–4–3)Minnesota (16–3–3)Clemson (14–4–3)Florida (17–5–1)Florida (17–5–1)11.
12.North CarolinaRutgers (1–0–1)Virginia Tech (4–0–0)Minnesota (5–1–0)UCLA (4–2–0)Minnesota (7–2–1)Clemson (8–2–1)Clemson (8–2–2)Florida (10–3–0)Notre Dame (10–2–3)Clemson (12–3–2)Florida State (12–3–3)North Carolina (13–3–4)UCLA (14–5–1)Connecticut (19–3–1)Connecticut (19–3–1)12.
13.Texas A&MTexas A&M (1–1–0)Minnesota (4–0–0)Boston College (5–0–1)Minnesota (6–2–0)Arkansas (9–1–0)North Carolina (6–2–2)North Carolina (6–2–3)Florida State (9–2–2)Florida (10–4–0)Connecticut (14–2–1)Virginia (13–4–2)Clemson (13–4–3)Duke (13–4–3)Clemson (14–5–4)Clemson (14–5–4)13.
14.AuburnBYU (1–0–0)USC (1–2–0)Clemson (3–2–0)Connecticut (6–2–0)North Carolina (5–2–1)Minnesota (9–2–1)Florida (8–3–0)North Carolina (8–2–3)Arkansas (13–3–0)Georgetown (13–2–2)Georgetown (14–2–2)UCLA (13–5–1)Virginia (14–4–2)UCLA (15–5–2)UCLA (15–5–2)14.
15.CalSanta Clara (2–0–0)Auburn (3–1–0)BYU (3–1–0)Clemson (5–2–0)Connecticut (7–2–0)Florida (7–3–0)Connecticut (10–2–0)Clemson (9–3–2)Clemson (10–3–2)Cal (12–3–2)Minnesota (14–3–3)Duke (12–4–3)Arkansas (18–5–0)Virginia (15–5–2)Virginia (15–5–2)15.
16.WisconsinAuburn (1–1–0)BYU (2–1–0)USC (2–2–0)Virginia Tech (7–1–0)Texas A&M (7–2–0)Connecticut (8–2–0)Michigan (9–1–1)Connecticut (11–2–1)Connecticut (13–2–1)North Carolina (10–3–3)UCLA (12–5–1)Virginia (13–4–2)Pepperdine (12–4–4)Arkansas (18–5–1)Arkansas (18–5–1)16.
17.BYUMinnesota (2–0–0)Cal (3–1–0)Virginia Tech (5–1–0)Texas A&M (5–2–0)Boston College (8–1–1)Rutgers (7–1–2)Penn State (8–2–2)Penn State (9–2–3)Penn State (10–2–4)Minnesota (12–3–3)Northwestern (14–1–4)Arkansas (17–5–0)Rutgers (12–4–6)Pepperdine (12–5–4)Pepperdine (12–5–4)17.
18.ArizonaVirginia Tech (2–0–0)Texas A&M (2–2–0)Texas A&M (4–2–0)Penn State (4–2–1)Rutgers (6–1–1)South Florida (8–0–0)Cal (10–2–0)Minnesota (11–3–1)North Carolina (8–3–3)Northwestern (13–1–3)Auburn (13–5–0)Pepperdine (12–4–3)Auburn (15–6–0)Rutgers (12–5–6)Rutgers (12–5–6)18.
19.MinnesotaCal (1–1–0)Ohio State (4–0–0)Penn State (2–2–1)Rutgers (5–1–1)South Florida (7–0–0)Penn State (7–2–2)Notre Dame (8–1–3)Notre Dame (9–2–3)Minnesota (12–3–2)Pepperdine (11–3–3)Arkansas (15–4–0)Rutgers (11–4–6)Kansas (11–5–4)Florida State (14–4–4)Florida State (14–4–4)19.
20.Virginia TechWisconsin (1–1–0)Santa Clara (2–2–0)Rutgers (3–1–1)South Florida (7–0–0)Penn State (5–2–2)Cal (8–2–0)Minnesota (9–3–1)Northwestern (12–1–1)Northwestern (13–1–2)Arkansas (14–4–0)Pepperdine (11–4–3)Auburn (14–6–0)Minnesota (16–3–4)Kansas (11–6–4)Kansas (11–6–4)20.
21.Ohio StateOhio State (1–0–0)UCLA (2–1–0)South Florida (5–0–0)Cal (6–2–0)Cal (7–2–0)Notre Dame (7–1–3)South Florida (9–1–0)Michigan (9–3–1)Michigan (9–3–3)Penn State (10–3–4)Kansas (10–4–4)Kansas (10–5–4)Notre Dame (13–3–5)Minnesota (16–3–4)Minnesota (16–3–4)21.
22.Santa ClaraOle Miss (2–0–0)Boston College (3–0–1)South Carolina (4–0–1)South Carolina (6–0–1)South Carolina (8–0–1)Michigan (7–1–0)Rutgers (8–2–2)Utah (9–2–2)Utah (10–2–2)Kansas (9–4–4)Utah (11–3–4)Utah (11–3–5)Utah (12–3–5)Notre Dame (13–3–5)Notre Dame (13–3–5)22.
23.Ole MissBoston College (1–0–1)Long Beach St (3–0–1)Arizona (2–1–1)Arizona (5–1–1)Ohio State (6–3–1)Oklahoma (9–2–1)Princeton (8–1–1)Pepperdine (8–3–3)Pepperdine (9–3–3)Utah (10–3–3)Cal (13–4–2)Northwestern (14–2–4)Northwestern (15–2–4)Utah (13–4–5)NC State (11–9–2)23.
24.FGCUPepperdine (2–0–0)South Florida (4–0–0)Georgetown (4–1–0)Georgetown (6–1–0)Virginia Tech (8–2–0)Boston College (9–2–1)Oklahoma (10–3–1)South Florida (9–1–1)Auburn (11–4–0)Oklahoma (12–4–2)Rutgers (10–3–6)Harvard (10–3–3)Colorado (15–5–1)Northwestern (16–3–4)Northwestern (16–3–4)24.
25.Boston CollegeArizona (0–1–0)Arizona (1–1–1)Notre Dame (5–1–0)Notre Dame (5–1–2)Northwestern (9–0–0)Northwestern (10–1–0)Northwestern (10–1–1)Rutgers (9–2–3)Colorado (12–3–0)Colorado (13–4–0)Penn State (11–4–4)Penn State (11–4–4)Penn State (12–4–4)Colorado (15–6–1)Colorado (15–6–1)25.
Preseason
June 22
Week 1
Aug. 22
Week 2
Aug. 29
Week 3
Sept. 5
Week 4
Sept. 12
Week 5
Sept. 19
Week 6
Sept. 26
Week 7
Oct. 3
Week 8
Oct. 10
Week 9
Oct. 17
Week 10
Oct. 24
Week 11
Oct. 31
Week 12
Nov. 7
Week 13
Nov. 14
Week 14
Nov. 21
Final
Dec. 5
Dropped:
FGCU
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Ole Miss
  • Pepperdine
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Santa Clara
  • Long Beach State
NoneDropped:
  • Arizona
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Ohio State
  • Virginia Tech
Dropped:
Boston College
Dropped:
  • Princeton
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • South Florida
  • Rutgers
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Auburn
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma
  • Colorado
Dropped:
Cal
Dropped:
Harvard
Dropped:
Penn State
Dropped:
Utah

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Hero Sports[edit]

Preseason
Aug. 13
Week 1
Aug. 22[29]
Week 2
Aug. 29[30]
Week 3
Sept. 5[31]
Week 4
Sept. 12[32]
Week 5
Sept. 19[33]
Week 6
Sept. 26[34]
Week 7
Oct. 3[35]
Week 8
Oct. 10[36]
Week 9
Oct. 17[37]
Week 10
Oct. 24[38]
Week 11
Week Postseason
Final
1.Penn StatePenn State (1–0–1)Penn State (1–1–1)Florida (4–1–0)Virginia (7–1–0)Virginia (8–1–0)USC (7–2–0)USC (9–2–0)USC (10–3–0)USC (11–3–0)USC (13–3–0)1.
2.StanfordFlorida State (1–0–0)Florida State (3–0–0)Virginia (6–0–0)Stanford (6–0–1)BYU (7–1–0)BYU (9–1–0)Stanford (10–0–1)Stanford (11–1–1)BYU (12–2–1)Stanford (14–1–1)2.
3.Florida StateStanford (2–0–0)Stanford (3–0–0)Stanford (5–0–0)Florida (5–1–0)Stanford (7–0–1)Stanford (8–0–1)BYU (9–1–1)BYU (11–2–1)Stanford (12–1–1)BYU (13–2–1)3.
4.DukeDuke (2–0–0)Duke (3–1–0)Cal (5–1–0)South Carolina (6–0–1South Carolina (8–0–1)South Carolina (10–0–1)South Carolina (11–0–1)South Carolina (13–0–1)South Carolina (14–0–1)South Carolina (16–0–1)4.
5.West VirginiaClemson (2–0–0)Clemson (3–1–0)USC (3–2–0)USC (5–2–0)USC (6–2–0)Virginia (8–2–1)Virginia (8–2–2)Virginia (10–2–2)Virginia (10–3–2)Virginia (12–3–2)5.
6.USCFlorida (2–0–0)Florida (3–1–0)Florida State (3–1–0)BYU (5–1–0)Florida (6–2–0)UCLA (7–2–0)UCLA (9–2–0)West Virginia (12–1–1)West Virginia (13–1–1)West Virginia (15–1–1)6.
7.VirginiaVirginia (2–0–0)Virginia (4–0–0)West Virginia (5–0–1)Georgetown (6–1–0)UCLA (6–2–0)Clemson (8–2–1)West Virginia (10–1–1)UCLA (9–3–1)UCLA (10–3–1)Florida (12–4–0)7.
8.FloridaWest Virginia (1–0–1)West Virginia (3–0–1)Penn State (2–2–1)Clemson (5–2–0)Georgetown (8–1–0)Georgetown (8–1–1)Clemson (8–2–2)Minnesota (11–3–1)Cal (12–2–1)UCLA (12–3–1)8.
9.ClemsonVirginia Tech (2–0–0)Virginia Tech (4–0–0)BYU (3–1–0)UCLA (4–2–0)Clemson (7–2–0)Minnesota (9–2–1)Georgetown (9–1–1)Florida (10–3–0)Duke (11–2–2)Clemson (12–3–2)9.
10.Virginia TechBYU (1–0–0)BYU (2–1–0)South Carolina (5–0–1)Oklahoma (5–2–1)Oklahoma (7–2–1)Penn State (7–2–2)Duke (8–2–2)Duke (10–2–2)Florida (10–4–0)Minnesota (12–3–3)10.
11.Texas A&MUSC (0–1–0)USC (1–2–0)Clemson (3–2–0)West Virginia (6–0–1)West Virginia (7–1–1)West Virginia (10–1–1)Florida (8–3–0)Cal (11–2–1)Georgetown (12–1–2)Cal (12–2–2)11.
12.North CarolinaNorth Carolina (2–0–0)North Carolina (3–0–0)Virginia Tech (5–1–0)Long Beach State (4–2–1)Minnesota (7–2–1)Florida (7–3–0)North Carolina (6–2–3)Clemson (9–3–2)Minnesota (12–3–2)Duke (12–3–2)12.
13.BYUSanta Clara (2–0–0)Santa Clara (2–2–0)Duke (4–1–1)Minnesota (6–2–0)Penn State (5–2–2)Oklahoma (9–2–1)Penn State (8–2–2)Georgetown (10–1–2)Clemson (10–3–2)Georgetown (13–2–2)13.
14.CalSouth Carolina (1–0–1)South Carolina (3–0–1)North Carolina (4–0–1)Penn State (4–2–1)Michigan (6–1–1)North Carolina (6–2–2)Cal (10–2–0)North Carolina (8–2–3)North Carolina (8–3–3)North Carolina (10–3–3)14.
15.South CarolinaMinnesota (2–0–0)Minnesota (4–0–0)Minnesota (5–1–0)Utah (4–2–0)Long Beach State (4–4–1)Duke (7–2–2)Minnesota (9–3–1)Penn State (9–2–3)Notre Dame (10–3–2)Notre Dame (11–2–4)15.
16.Texas TechTexas A&M (1–1–0)Texas A&M (2–2–0)Texas A&M (4–2–0)Texas A&M (5–2–0)Utah (5–2–1)Utah (6–2–1)Notre Dame (8–1–3)Notre Dame (9–2–3)Auburn (11–4–0)Oklahoma (12–4–2)16.
17.Santa ClaraCal (1–1–0)Cal (3–1–0)Ohio State (5–1–0)Notre Dame (5–1–2)NC State (7–2–0)Cal (8–2–0)Oklahoma (10–3–1)Auburn (10–4–0)Penn State (10–2–4)Pepperdine (11–3–3)17.
18.MinnesotaNotre Dame (2–0–0)Notre Dame (3–1–0)Notre Dame (5–1–0)Loyola Marymount (4–2–1)Duke (6–2–1)Long Beach State (4–5–1)Utah (7–2–2)Pepperdine (8–3–3)Oklahoma (11–4–1)Auburn (12–5–0)18.
19.ConnecticutOklahoma (1–0–1)Oklahoma (2–1–1)UCLA (3–1–0)Pepperdine (4–2–1)North Carolina (5–2–1)Notre Dame (7–1–3)Michigan (9–1–1)Oklahoma (10–4–1)Pepperdine (9–3–3)Utah (11–3–3)19.
20.Notre DameConnecticut (2-0-0)Connecticut (3–1–0)Northwestern (5–0–0)Missouri (5–2–0)Cal (7–2–0)Michigan (7–1–1)Long Beach State (5–5–2)Utah (9–2–2)Utah (11–2–2)Florida State (12–2–2)20.
21.ArizonaTexas Tech (2–0–0)Texas Tech (4–1–1)Washington (3–1–0)Michigan (4–1–1)Texas A&M (7–2–0)Auburn (7–4–0)NC State (9–2–0)Colorado (11–3–0)Colorado (12–3–0)Colorado (12–4–0)21.
22.AuburnOhio State (1–0–0)Ohio State (4–0–0)Michigan (3–1–1)Ohio State (6–1–0)Wake Forest (8–1–0)Florida State (8–1–1)Auburn (8–4–0)Loyola Marymount (8–3–3)Loyola Marymount (10–3–3)Penn State (10–3–4)22.
23.Washington StateNorthwestern (2–0–0)Northwestern (3–0–0)Santa Clara (2–2–2)NC State (6–2–0)Washington State (5–2–1)Santa Clara (3–4–3)Florida State (9–1–1)Santa Clara (5–5–4)Santa Clara (6–6–4)Santa Clara (6–6–4)23.
24.Ohio StateAuburn (1–1–0)Auburn (3–1–0)Arizona (2–1–1)North Carolina (5–1–1)Notre Dame (5–1–3)Nebraska (8–3–0)Santa Clara (3–4–4)Arkansas (13–2–0)Arkansas (13–3–0)Long Beach State (7–6–3)24.
25.RutgersWilliam & Mary (1–0–0)William & Mary (2–1–0)Boston College (5–0–1)Washington State (3–2–1)Santa Clara (2–4–3)NC State (8–2–0)Loyola Marymount (7–2–3)Long Beach State (6–6–2)Florida State (10–2–2)Nebraska (10–5–3)25.
Preseason
Aug. 13
Week 1
Aug. 22[29]
Week 2
Aug. 29[30]
Week 3
Sept. 5[31]
Week 4
Sept. 12[32]
Week 5
Sept. 19[33]
Week 6
Sept. 26[34]
Week 7
Oct. 3[35]
Week 8
Oct. 10[36]
Week 9
Oct. 17[37]
Week 10
Oct. 24[38]
Week 11
Week Postseason
Final
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Washington State
  • Rutgers
NoneDropped:
  • Oklahoma
  • Connecticut
  • Texas Tech
  • Auburn
  • William & Mary
Dropped:
  • Cal
  • Florida State
  • Virginia Tech
  • Duke
  • Northwestern
  • Washington
  • Santa Clara
  • Arizona
  • Boston College
Dropped:
  • Loyola Marymount
  • Pepperdine
  • Missouri
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Wake Forest
  • Washington State
Dropped:
Nebraska
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • NC State
  • Florida State
Dropped:
Long Beach State
Dropped:
  • Loyola Marymount
  • Arkansas
NoneNoneNone

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