Despite suffering their first loss of the season last week, the Washington Huskies held on to the top spot in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll for the third consecutive poll. Arizona, Florida and Michigan maintained their respective positions at two, three and four, while UCLA moved into the top five for the first time this season.
Baylor, who came in at No. 25 last week, was the only team to drop from the poll and was replaced by the lone newcomer, Texas A&M at No. 24.
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. 2010 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
The next USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll will be released Tuesday, March 2.
| RANK | TEAM | Record | TOTALS | Last Poll |
| 1 | Washington (23) | 7-1 | 735 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona (4) | 7-1 | 712 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida (3)) | 8-1 | 672 | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 6-2 | 642 | 4 |
| 5 | UCLA | 9-1 | 626 | 7 |
| 6 | Missouri | 3-2 | 588 | 6 |
| 7 | Arizona St. | 7-2 | 575 | 5 |
| 8 | Georgia | 8-1 | 555 | 8 |
| 9 | Alabama | 7-2 | 525 | 9 |
| 10 | Stanford | 8-1 | 470 | 11 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 464 | 10 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 436 | 13 |
| 13 | California | 7-3 | 362 | 12 |
| 14 | Texas | 11-0 | 340 | 20 |
| 15 | Louisville | 9-2 | 297 | 15 |
| 16 | LSU | 7-4 | 238 | 19 |
| 17 | Ohio St. | 6-4 | 233 | 14 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8-2 | 211 | 16 |
| 19 | Fresno St. | 7-1 | 204 | 17 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 4-1 | 172 | 18 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 5-2 | 137 | 22 |
| 22 | Florida St. | 10-1 | 130 | 23 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 4-5 | 107 | 21 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 10-1 | 96 | RV |
| 25 | North Carolina | 6-3 | 56 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Illinois 43, Baylor 29, Kentucky 24, Hawaii 21, Oklahoma St. 13, Southern Mississippi 9, BYU 8, Cal St. Fullerton 7, San Diego St. 6, Cal Poly 3, Southern Illinois 3, Mississippi St. 1
