Top four hold firm in 2018 USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

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Top four hold firm in 2018 USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

                                                    

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  UCLA enters its third week at No. 1 and the top four spots held firm in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bruins (48-3) received 30 first-place votes and 797 points as we head into the final week before the NCAA postseason.

 

The 2018 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 May 6.

 

  

2018 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – May 8 (Week 13)

Rank School Totals 2018 Last Poll
1 UCLA (30) 798 48-3 1
2 Oregon (1) 768 44-7 2
3 Oklahoma (1) 737 47-3 3
4 Florida 702 47-8 4
5 Washington 671 44-8 6
6 Arizona State 616 42-9 8
7 Tennessee 587 44-11 7
8 Georgia 565 43-10 5
9 Arizona 550 38-13 10
10 Florida State 526 44-10 11
11 LSU 475 40-13 13
12 South Carolina 409 43-13 12
13 Alabama 397 32-17 18
14 Texas A&M 383 40-15 9
15 Auburn 365 40-14 16
16 Michigan 312 43-10 14
17 Baylor 271 35-14 19
18 Arkansas 246 37-14 15
19 Kentucky 240 31-18 20
20 Long Beach State 224 40-11 17
21 Louisiana 160 36-13 21
22 James Madison 139 40-10 22
23 Texas State 62 39-13 23
24 California 47 34-16 24
25 Mississippi State 41 35-20 24

 

New to Poll: None

Dropped Out: None

 

Receiving Votes: Ohio State (25), Minnesota (18), Hofstra (16), Drake (15), Boise State (9), Oklahoma State (8), USF (8), Ole Miss (4), Houston (2), Kennesaw State (2), Pittsburgh (2).

 

The 2018 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 play through May 6, 2018

Rank School Totals 2018 Last Poll

1 UCLA (30) 798 48-3 1

2 Oregon (1) 768 44-7 2

3 Oklahoma (1) 737 47-3 3

4 Florida 702 47-8 4

5 Washington 671 44-8 6

6 Arizona State 616 42-9 8

7 Tennessee 587 44-11 7

8 Georgia 565 43-10 5

9 Arizona 550 38-13 10

10 Florida State 526 44-10 11

11 LSU 475 40-13 13

12 South Carolina 409 43-13 12

13 Alabama 397 32-17 18

14 Texas A&M 383 40-15 9

15 Auburn 365 40-14 16

16 Michigan 312 43-10 14

17 Baylor 271 35-14 19

18 Arkansas 246 37-14 15

19 Kentucky 240 31-18 20

20 Long Beach State 224 40-11 17

21 Louisiana 160 36-13 21

22 James Madison 139 40-10 22

23 Texas State 62 39-13 23

24 California 47 34-16 24

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