LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following an opening weekend during which Mother Nature did not cooperate, UCLA remained atop and Duke shot up the ranks of this week’s 2021 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bruins (1-0) captured 31 first-place votes and 799 points, while the Blue Devils jolted to No. 18 after a 4-0 start to their 2021 campaign.
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The 2021 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through Feb. 14.
| Rank | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | LAST WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA (31) | 799 | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Washington | 749 | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (1) | 732 | 4-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Arizona | 704 | 0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Alabama | 639 | 4-0 | 8 |
| 6 | Florida | 620 | 2-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Texas | 602 | 0-0 | 6 |
| 8 | LSU | 559 | 2-1 | 5 |
| 9 | Louisiana | 539 | 0-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Oregon | 504 | 5-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 484 | 2-0 | 11 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 418 | 3-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Florida State | 408 | 3-1 | 12 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 351 | 3-0 | 15 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 336 | 4-0 | 16 |
| 16 | Georgia | 283 | 2-1 | 14 |
| 17 | Michigan | 261 | 0-0 | 17 |
| 18 | Duke | 223 | 4-0 | 25 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 221 | 0-0 | 19 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 212 | 0-1 | 18 |
| 21 | Missouri | 181 | 3-1 | 23 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 174 | 2-0 | 20 |
| 23 | Baylor | 127 | 0-0 | 22 |
| 24 | UCF | 100 | 3-1 | 21 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 60 | 0-0 | 24 |
Receiving Votes: Utah (32) Tennessee (24), Stanford (22), Liberty (7), Northwestern (7), Oregon State (7), Texas Tech (7), Clemson (6), James Madison (1), Notre Dame (1).
The 2021 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect games played through Feb. 14.
*Programs not competing in 2021 will not be eligible for ranking consideration.
