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 June 10. Programs that did not compete in 2021 were not eligible for ranking consideration.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 56-4 | 800 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State | 49-13-1 | 764 | 8 |
| 3 | Alabama | 52-9 | 731 | 3 |
| 4 | James Madison | 41-4 | 688 | 22 |
| 5 | UCLA | 47-7 | 683 | 2 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 48-12 | 636 | 7 |
| 7 | Arizona | 41-15 | 617 | 9 |
| 8 | Georgia | 34-23 | 546 | |
| 9 | Florida | 45-11 | 509 | 4 |
| 10 | Washington | 45-14 | 489 | 6 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 43-11 | 475 | 5 |
| 12 | Texas | 43-14 | 438 | 11 |
| 13 | Missouri | 42-17 | 398 | 14 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 37-15 | 370 | 21 |
| 15 | LSU | 35-22 | 346 | 16 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 43-16 | 306 | 19 |
| 17 | Oregon | 40-17 | 301 | 10 |
| 18 | Clemson | 44-8 | 225 | 13 |
| 19 | Michigan | 38-8 | 194 | 20 |
| 20 | Duke | 44-12 | 177 | 17 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 33-16 | 159 | 12 |
| 22 | Louisiana | 47-12 | 146 | 15 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 42-15 | 113 | 18 |
| 24 | Wichita State | 41-13-1 | 91 | 23 |
| 25 | Liberty | 44-15 | 57 | 25 |
Minnesota (37), UCF (28), Fresno State (18), Notre Dame (15), Ole Miss (14), USF (10), Auburn (5), Iowa State (5), Mississippi State (3), Miami (Ohio) (2), Stanford (2), Texas A&M (2).
No. 24 Minnesota