The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records as of Mar. 20, 2011 are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 29-1 | 744 | 3 |
| 2 | Florida | 30-1 | 723 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 23-4 | 664 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 29-2 | 659 | 5 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 30-2 | 620 | 6 |
| 6 | Washington | 22-2 | 609 | 4 |
| 7 | UCLA | 20-5 | 529 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 24-3 | 524 | 12 |
| 9 | Arizona | 26-6 | 516 | 7 |
| 10 | California | 21-3 | 460 | 10 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 23-4 | 443 | 11 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 26-7 | 437 | 9 |
| 13 | Stanford | 17-3 | 391 | 13 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 24-3 | 361 | 14 |
| 15 | Oregon | 22-4 | 337 | 15 |
| 16 | Missouri | 22-3 | 303 | 17 |
| 17 | Baylor | 24-4 | 259 | 18 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 25-6 | 218 | 20 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 24-5 | 208 | 19 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 35-1 | 180 | 21 |
| 21 | Hawai'i | 22-9 | 143 | 16 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 26-7 | 133 | 22 |
| 23 | Auburn | 25-4 | 113 | 23 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 19-6 | 56 | 24 |
| 25 | LSU | 17-12 | 29 | 25 |
Georgia Tech 14, Syracuse 10, Kansas 9, Fresno St. 8, BYU 5, S.C. Upstate 2, Long Beach St. 1, North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 1
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