USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll leaders OU off to record start
No. 24 Stanford returns to the poll for the first time since 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Off to a NCAA DI-record 36-0 start, Oklahoma continues its strong hold on the No. 1 spot in this week’s 2022 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners, who picked up four run-rule victories last week, broke the previous record of 35-0 held by three other programs, the last being Oregon in 2017.
The record-setting victory came in style as Jordy Bahl and Nicole May combined on a no-hitter in a 21-0 triumph at Texas Tech, completing a three-game Big 12 sweep of the Red Raiders. Along with a 9-0 mid-week win over Tulsa, OU blanked its opposition 52-0 last week. Along with Oregon, the previous record holders were Canisius (1993) and UCLA (1999 & 2001).
2022 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – April 12 (Week 9)
Rank School (First Place Votes) Points 2022 Record Prev. Ranking
1 Oklahoma (32) 800 36-0 1
2 Virginia Tech 740 29-5 4
3 Alabama 734 33-5 5
4 Florida State 713 37-4 2
5 UCLA 683 32-5 3
6 Oklahoma State 621 31-7 6
7 Arkansas 581 28-7 10
8 Kentucky 560 27-9 8
9 Florida 549 30-9 7
10 Northwestern 517 27-6 9
11 Washington 458 22-11 11
12 Duke 456 32-5 13
13 Arizona State 405 28-5 16
14 Georgia 386 33-8 15
15 Tennessee 381 26-12 12
16 Clemson 310 30-10 18
17 Oregon 260 24-11 14
18 Texas 224 30-10-1 19
19 Auburn 217 29-9 17
20 UCF 168 34-10 23
21 LSU 149 24-16 21
22 Michigan 118 23-12 22
23 Notre Dame 100 30-7 25
24 Stanford 92 26-10 RV
25 Arizona 78 21-14 20
New to Poll: No. 24 Stanford
Dropped Out: No. 24 Missouri
Receiving Votes: Oregon State (38), Missouri (29), USC Upstate (17), Mississippi State (4), Nebraska (4), USF (4), Louisiana (2), San Diego State (2).
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 April 10, 2022.
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