Oklahoma maintains firm hold on No. 1 2022 USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma ran through its opposition as it maintained a firm hold on No. 1 in this week’s 2022 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners (25-0), new-No. 3 UCLA and new-No. 5 Virginia Tech (21-3) were the only top 10 programs to come out of last week without a defeat.
Hosting the Hall of Fame Classic, OU picked five more run-rule victories, three via the shutout, outscoring Sam Houston State, Indiana, San Diego, Houston and Iowa 64-2. The Sooners have now run-ruled their opponents 21 times and recorded 15 shutouts.
Returning to the rankings at No. 24 is Texas. The Longhorns (21-9-1) posted five top-25 wins, taking both games of a twinbill at then-No. 23 Louisiana and sweeping a three-game set against then-No. 20 LSU. Stanford (22-6) makes its first appearance in 2022 at No. 25.
The 2022 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 March 20.
2022 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – March 22 (Week 6)
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | 2022 Record | Prev. Ranking |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 25-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State | 749 | 27-2 | 2 |
| 3 | UCLA | 742 | 24-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Alabama | 689 | 24-4 | 3 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 677 | 21-3 | 6 |
| 6 | Florida | 660 | 25-3 | 5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 525 | 21-6 | 10 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 522 | 20-5 | 8 |
| 9 | Washington | 504 | 20-7 | 7 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 486 | 19-5 | 12 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 477 | 19-4 | 14 |
| 12 | Oregon | 462 | 21-4 | 11 |
| 13 | Duke | 459 | 23-4 | 13 |
| 14 | Arizona | 443 | 19-6 | 9 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 340 | 20-8 | 15 |
| 16 | Clemson | 304 | 19-8 | 17 |
| 17 | Georgia | 288 | 26-4 | 16 |
| 18 | Auburn | 255 | 25-2 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan | 221 | 17-6 | 21 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 202 | 22-5 | 22 |
| 21 | Missouri | 166 | 19-8 | 18 |
| 22 | LSU | 104 | 20-10 | 20 |
| 23 | UCF | 93 | 26-7 | 24 |
| 24 | Texas | 88 | 21-9-1 | RV |
| 25 | Stanford | 50 | 22-6 | RV |
New to Poll: No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Stanford
Dropped Out: No. 23 Louisiana, No. 25 USF
Receiving Votes: Louisiana (37), Notre Dame (31), USF (9), Ohio State (4), Boise State (3), Western Kentucky (3), Georgia Tech (2), Oregon State (2), USC Upstate (2), California 1.
The 2022 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 March 20, 2022.
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