LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As Oklahoma maintained the top poll position, Duke elevated to No. 2 in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. Behind a sweep of No. 15 Virginia Tech, the Blue Devils (29-3) leapfrogged three programs for their highest-ever ranking in the NFCA’s national poll.
The Sooners (34-1) took care of business by sweeping RV Kansas on the road and extending their win streak to 16 games, the longest active streak in Division I.
Duke, along with OU, LSU, Washington and Missouri, were the only programs in the top 15 that enjoyed unblemished weeks. The Blue Devils outscored the 15th-ranked Hokies, 25-12, which included a 14-5 game-one win. Duke handed VT its first three Atlantic Coast Conference defeats of 2024 and it also marked the first series sweep of the Hokies.
2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – 4/2/24
| Rank | School
(First Place Votes) |
Points | Record | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 34-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Duke | 727 | 29-3 | 5 |
| 3 | Georgia | 707 | 29-5 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas | 678 | 29-5 | 2 |
| 5 | LSU | 658 | 29-4 | 6 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 652 | 28-5 | 4 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 642 | 29-6 | 8 |
| 8 | Stanford | 599 | 27-6 | 7 |
| 9 | Washington | 560 | 25-5 | 9 |
| 10 | Florida | 524 | 31-5 | 10 |
| 11 | Missouri | 453 | 29-7 | 12 |
| 12 | UCLA | 431 | 20-8 | 14 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 397 | 28-7 | 11 |
| 14 | Alabama | 348 | 26-8 | 13 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 318 | 25-8-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 297 | 25-9 | 17 |
| 17 | Clemson | 275 | 24-10 | 16 |
| 18 | Florida State | 265 | 24-9 | 19 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 261 | 25-9 | 20 |
| 20 | California | 209 | 26-10 | 18 |
| 21 | Arizona | 143 | 22-11-1 | 21 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 139 | 26-10 | 22 |
| 23 | Boston University | 95 | 27-3 | 25 |
| 24 | Oregon | 69 | 20-12 | 24 |
| 25 | Baylor | 46 | 19-12 | 23 |
New to Poll: N/A
Dropped Out: N/A
Receiving Votes: Texas State (38), Kentucky (17), Louisiana (12), Nevada (10), Kansas (9), FAU (8), Miami (8), Virginia (3), Auburn (2).
The 2024 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 March 31. Poll is released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season.