Top four remain unscathed in 2022 USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma survived a couple of close calls to remain undefeated and the unanimous No. 1 in this week’s 2022 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners (15-0), along with Alabama, Florida State and Florida are a combined 61-0.
OU posted a 5-0 mark at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, which included a pair of one-run victories over then-No. 17 Tennessee (9-8), courtesy of a Jayda Coleman walk-off homer in the 10th, and Utah (2-1). They also registered three run-rule victories over Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State and then-No. 8 Arizona.
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 Feb. 27.
2022 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – March 1 (Week 1)
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | 2022 Record | Prev. Ranking |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 15-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 768 | 15-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State | 734 | 15-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida | 704 | 16-0 | 4 |
| 5 | UCLA | 669 | 12-3 | 6 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 639 | 11-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Washington | 526 | 11-4 | 5 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 504 | 10-4 | 11 |
| 9 | Arizona | 492 | 10-4 | 8 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 488 | 13-1 | 12 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 466 | 8-3 | 10 |
| 12 | Oregon | 449 | 11-3 | 9 |
| 13 | Duke | 424 | 13-3 | 13 |
| 14 | Clemson | 416 | 11-3 | 14 |
| 15 | Missouri | 374 | 12-4 | 16 |
| 16 | Georgia | 348 | 14-2 | 15 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 296 | 10-4 | 18 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 247 | 9-6 | 17 |
| 19 | Michigan | 231 | 8-5 | 19 |
| 20 | Auburn | 214 | 15-1 | 21 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 182 | 10-2 | 20 |
| 22 | LSU | 133 | 12-5 | 24 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 106 | 9-4 | 22 |
| 24 | UCF | 50 | 10-6 | RV |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 39 | 12-3 | RV |
New to Poll: NO. 24 UCF, No. 25 Notre Dame
Dropped Out: No. 22 Texas, No. 25 USF
Receiving Votes: Texas (36), Stanford (25), USF (13), Charlotte (6), Iowa State (6), Liberty (5), James Madison (3), Texas A&M (2), Wisconsin (2), Fullerton (1), Georgia Tech (1), Illinois (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 Feb. 27, 2022.
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