Texas still No.1; UCLA, Texas A&M join Top 10 in USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Texas tightened its hold on No. 1, while UCLA and Texas A&M climbed into the top 10 in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Following a three-game Big 12 road sweep of then-RV Kansas, the Longhorns (38-6) extended their win streak to nine games. UT has also won its last 23 games over the Jayhawks in Lawrence, dating back to 2008.
Second-ranked Oklahoma (42-4) posted four wins to become one of two Division I programs – No. 23 Boston University (40-4) was the other – to reach the 40-win mark over the weekend.
With Duke and Stanford stumbling last week, Tennessee and Oklahoma State elevated to No. 3 and 4, respectively with the Blue Devils (39-6) and Cardinal (36-10) dropping to No. 5 and No. 7, respectively.
The Lady Vols (34-8) knocked off LSU, who is now No. 6, in Southeastern Conference play, sandwiching a pair of 3-0 shutouts around a 1-0 blanking by the Tigers (35-10). The Cowgirls (39-8) won four contests last week, rallying past Wichita State in mid-week action and sweeping Texas Tech in Big 12 action.
Duke dropped two-of-three at home to Virginia in an Atlantic Coast Conference series, which witnessed three one-run games, the final two going to the Cavaliers on April 20. No. 8 Washington stood pat after a Pac-12 series win at No. 20 California.
Newcomers to the top 10 – No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Texas A&M – were a combined 8-0 last week. The Bruins (27-9), who have won 10 of their last 11, went the Farm and swept then-No. 5 Stanford, blanking the Cardinal twice in games one and three. The Aggies (37-9) opened the week with a 9-4 SEC series-clinching win at Alabama, followed by a road win at North Texas and a league series sweep of Ole Miss.
Three teams – No. 13 Virginia Tech, No. 16 Florida State and No. 21 Kentucky – all moved up multiple spots this week.
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. Results are through April 21. The poll is revealed each Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season.
2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – 4/23/24
Rank School
(First Place Votes) Points Record Previous Ranking
1 Texas (28) 791 38-6 1
2 Oklahoma (4) 772 42-4 2
3 Tennessee 720 34-8 4
4 Oklahoma State 666 39-8 6
5 Duke 652 39-6 3
6 LSU 592 35-10 7
7 Stanford 590 36-10 5
8 Washington 566 30-8 8
9 UCLA 554 27-9 12
10 Texas A&M 536 37-9 11
11 Georgia 516 36-11 9
12 Florida 466 37-10 10
13 Virginia Tech 403 35-9-1 15
14 Missouri 377 35-13 13
15 Arkansas 360 32-12 16
16 Florida State 294 36-10 18
17 Alabama 291 31-12 14
18 Mississippi State 240 30-13 17
19 Arizona 235 31-13-1 19
20 California 163 31-14 20
21 Kentucky 120 29-15 24
22 Clemson 117 31-15 21
23 Boston University 110 40-4 23
24 Oregon 100 26-16 22
25 Louisiana 74 33-15 25
New to Poll: N/A
Dropped Out: N/A
Receiving Votes: Northwestern (25), South Carolina (21), Texas State (19), Virginia (9), Miami (6), Auburn (4), Grand Canyon (3), Baylor (2), Eastern Kentucky (1).
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 April 21. Poll is released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season.
