| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | 3WT | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (60) | SEC | 7-0 | 1524 | 0 | *1 | W 49-10 A #9 Tennessee |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1457 | 0 | *2 | W 30-23 (1OT) A #8 Wisconsin |
| 3 | < | 4 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1368 | +1 | 4 | DNP |
| 4 | < | 3 | Clemson | ACC | 7-0 | 1337 | -1 | *3 | W 24-17 (1OT) H NC State |
| 5 | < | 5 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-0 | 1304 | 0 | 5 | DNP |
| 6 | < | 6 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-0 | 1218 | +2 | 6 | DNP |
| 7 | < | 7 | Louisville | ACC | 5-1 | 1168 | 0 | 7 | W 24-14 H Duke |
| 8 | < | 10 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1037 | +4 | 9 | W 27-22 A Indiana |
| 9 | < | 11 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1021 | +4 | 8 | W 49-7 H Kansas |
| 10 | < | 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-2 | 935 | +1 | 10 | L 30-23 (1OT) H #2 Ohio State |
| 11 | < | 13 | Houston | AAC | 6-1 | 766 | -5 | 11 | W 38-31 H Tulsa |
| 12 | < | 20 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-0 | 744 | +10 | 13 | W 48-17 A Texas Tech |
| 13 | < | 14 | Florida State | ACC | 5-2 | 733 | +10 | 15 | W 17-6 H Wake Forest |
| 14 | < | 15 | Boise State | MWC | 6-0 | 694 | +5 | 14 | W 28-23 H Colorado State |
| 15 | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 626 | +3 | 12 | W 40-14 H Missouri |
| 16 | < | 19 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-2 | 612 | +4 | 16 | W 38-17 H Kansas State |
| 17 | < | 22 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-2 | 584 | -1 | 17 | W 34-30 H #12 Mississippi |
| 18 | < | 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-2 | 550 | -9 | 19 | L 49-10 H #1 Alabama |
| 19 | < | 21 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 479 | +5 | 18 | W 19-14 A Oregon State |
| 20 | < | 24 | Western Michigan | MAC | 7-0 | 285 | +6 | 20 | W 41-0 A Akron |
| 21 | < | 23 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2 | 277 | +5 | 24 | DNP |
| 22 | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 5-2 | 254 | -5 | 21 | W 20-13 A #16 Miami (FL) |
| 23 | < | 12 | Mississippi | SEC | 3-3 | 188 | -9 | 22 | L 34-30 A #22 Arkansas |
| 24 | < | 25 | Navy | AAC | 4-1 | 163 | +2 | 25 | DNP |
| 25 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 4-2 | 123 | +1 | 23 | W 45-10 H Southern Miss |
| RV | < | NR | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 110 | -5 | RV | W 40-16 H Arizona State |
| RV | < | 16 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 4-2 | 69 | -16 | RV | L 20-13 H North Carolina |
| RV | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 47 | 0 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 39 | 0 | RV | W 27-21 H UCLA |
| RV | < | 17 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 38 | -1 | RV | L 31-17 A Syracuse |
| RV | < | NR | South Florida | AAC | 6-1 | 31 | 0 | RV | W 42-27 H Connecticut |
| RV | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 15 | -11 | RV | W 17-10 A Notre Dame |
| RV | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-2 | 7 | 0 | RV | W 49-35 A Purdue |
| RV | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 6 | 0 | RV | L 40-16 A Colorado |
| RV | < | NR | USC | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 5 | 0 | RV | W 48-14 A Arizona |
| RV | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 4-2 | 4 | 0 | RV | L 24-17 (1OT) A #3 Clemson |
| RV | < | NR | San Diego State | MWC | 5-1 | 3 | 0 | RV | W 17-3 A Fresno State |
| RV | < | NR | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-2 | 2 | 0 | RV | W 45-31 A Virginia |
| RV | < | NR | TCU | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1 | 0 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | RV | W 31-21 H Georgia State |
| NR | < | NR | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | RV | W 24-0 A Louisiana-Lafayette |
| NR | < | NR | BYU | Ind | 4-3 | 0 | 0 | RV | W 28-21 (2OT) H Mississippi State |
| NR | < | NR | Memphis | AAC | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | RV | W 24-14 A Tulane |
| NR | < | NR | Tulsa | AAC | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | RV | L 38-31 A #13 Houston |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 8 | 15.8 | 5090 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 5.8 | 4797 |
| ACC | 4 | 11.5 | 3492 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 12.3 | 2377 |
| Pac-12 | 2 | 12.0 | 1783 |
| AAC | 2 | 17.5 | 929 |
| MWC | 1 | 14.0 | 694 |
| MAC | 1 | 20.0 | 285 |
Last Appearances:
- Baylor makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/22/2015 poll (10 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Michigan's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Ohio State's Top 10 streak reaches 30
Total Appearances:
- Baylor ties California and Syracuse for #41
- Florida State ties Georgia for #13
- Houston ties Maryland for #44
- LSU reaches 580 appearances
- Navy reaches 130 appearances
- North Carolina ties BYU for #35
- Oklahoma reaches 790 appearances
- Western Michigan ties 9 others for #142
Miscellaneous:
- With 60 first-place votes, Alabama is just the second team to have 60 or more in the regular season since 2012. #1 Progression
- Wisconsin remained in the Top 10 despite a second straight regular season loss (with a bye week in between). This has happened five times before:
1959 Northwestern 11/9 and 11/16 1961 Michigan State 11/6 and 11/13 1965 Texas 10/18 and 10/25 1991 Florida State 11/18 and 12/2 (with bye week) 1999 Florida 11/21 and 12/5 (with bye week)