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 798 points as we head into the final week before the NCAA postseason.
UCLA and No. 2 Oregon head into the final week of Pac-12 play tied atop the league standings with 18-3 marks. The Ducks (44-7), who swept their third straight Pac-12 series against Utah, hold the edge with a 2-1 series win earlier in the year. Oregon heads to No. 24 California, while the Bruins hosts No. 6 Arizona state in the final week of the season. UCLA won four games last week, including a road sweep of the Bears.
No. 3 Oklahoma swept Bedlam from RV Oklahoma State. With the sweep, the Sooners (47-3) became just the second program to finish undefeated in Big 12 play, joining the 1998 Nebraska squad as the only undefeated teams in league play.
No. 4 Florida wrapped up its regular season with a road sweep of Missouri. The Gators (47-8) captured their fourth consecutive SEC regular season title and eighth in program history.
Washington and Arizona State improved to No. 5 and No. 6 this week. The Huskies (44-8) snapped a six-game slide with a road sweep of Oregon State. The Sun Devils (42-9) posted four wins, which included a home Pac-12 sweep of Stanford.
No. 7 Tennessee took two-of-three at then-No. 24 Mississippi State, while No. 8 Georgia slipped three spots after dropping two-of-three at RV Ole Miss.
Arizona and Florida State each inched up on spot to No. 9 and 10, respectively. The Wildcats (38-13) stepped out of Pac-12 play, sweeping a three-game home series from Grand Canyon. The Seminoles (44-10), who claimed their sixth straight ACC regular season title last week, closed out league play with a sweep of North Carolina State.
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
