Final AP Poll
- poll for Oct 18, 2021
| Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 1 | - | WCC |
| 2 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 3 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | - | Big Ten |
| 5 | Alabama | 6 | 1 | SEC |
| 6 | Houston | 7 | 1 | AAC |
| 7 | Ohio State | 9 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 8 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | Big Ten |
| 9 | Texas | 13 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | SEC |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 12 | Kansas | 11 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 10 | 3 | Big 12 |
| 14 | Florida State | 15 | 1 | ACC |
| 15 | Virginia | 16 | 1 | ACC |
| 16 | San Diego State | 19 | 3 | MWC |
| 17 | Loyola (IL) | 18 | 1 | MVC |
| 18 | Villanova | 14 | 4 | Big East |
| 19 | Creighton | 17 | 2 | Big East |
| 20 | Purdue | 20 | - | Big Ten |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 20 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 22 | Colorado | 23 | 1 | Pac-12 |
| 23 | Brigham Young | WCC | ||
| 24 | Southern California | 24 | - | Pac-12 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 3 | ACC |
AP Polls
| Week Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 1/25 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 2/15 | 2/22 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
| Alabama | SEC | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Arizona State | Pac-12 | 18 | 25 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | SEC | 24 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| BYU | WCC | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Clemson | ACC | 24 | 19 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | Pac-12 | 24 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Creighton | Big East | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Drake | MVC | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duke | ACC | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||
| Florida | SEC | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | ACC | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Gonzaga | WCC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Houston | AAC | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
| Kentucky | SEC | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Louisville | ACC | 25 | 23 | 16 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | MVC | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 1/25 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 2/15 | 2/22 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 25 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 21 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Missouri | SEC | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 24 | ||||||
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Purdue | Big Ten | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Richmond | A-10 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | Big Ten | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 25 | |||||||||
| Saint Louis | A-10 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | MWC | 24 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | SEC | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 25 | |||
| Texas | Big 12 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| UConn | Big East | 25 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| UNC | ACC | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| USC | Pac-12 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Villanova | Big East | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Virginia | ACC | 4 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 16 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 25 | ||
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | ||
| Xavier | Big East | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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