NFCA.org | March 2, 2021

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma and its high-octane offense took over the No. 1 spot in this week’s 2021 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners (12-0), who earned 27 first-place votes and 792 points, return to the top for the first time since May 6, 2019.

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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. 28. Programs not competing in 2021 will not be eligible for ranking consideration.

Rank	School	Points	Record	Last Week
1	Oklahoma (27)	792	12-0	2
2	Arizona	736	10-0	3
3	Alabama (3)	732	14-0	4
4	UCLA (2)	730	6-1	1
5	Florida	664	12-0	6
6	Oregon	636	9-0	8
7	Texas	598	8-0	7
8	Washington	576	13-2	5
9	Oklahoma State	549	13-1	10
10	Kentucky	475	14-0	12
11	Arizona State	445	10-1	13
12	Louisiana	441	9-3	9
13	LSU	432	10-5	11
14	Duke	356	12-1	16
15	Virginia Tech	355	7-2	14
16	Florida State	336	10-3	15
17	South Carolina	244	8-2	18
18	Missouri	243	12-2	20
19	Georgia	204	9-2	19
20	Arkansas	191	11-2	21
21	Michigan	149	4-2	17
22	UCF	127	9-2	22
23	Iowa State	110	13-2	25
24	Auburn	82	10-1	NR
25	Tennessee	49	12-1	NR

Dropped Out: No. 23 Baylor, No. 24 Minnesota.

Receiving Votes: Clemson (31), Illinois (25), Northwestern (24), Baylor (22), Southern Illinois (11), Stanford (7), James Madison (5), Liberty (4), Ole Miss (4), Mississippi State (4), Utah (4), Minnesota (3), Notre Dame (3), Troy (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. 28.