AP Rankings - 2021-2022
19 polls from October 19, 2021 to March 14, 2022; 39 schools ranked. South Carolina finished No. 1, holding it for 19 polls.
| School | Oct 19 | Nov 15 | Nov 23 | Nov 29 | Dec 6 | Dec 13 | Dec 20 | Dec 27 | Jan 3 | Jan 10 | Jan 17 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | Feb 7 | Feb 14 | Feb 21 | Feb 28 | Mar 7 | Mar 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 |
| Baylor | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| BYU | - | - | - | 21 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
| Colorado | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Duke | - | - | - | - | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 17 | 15 | 23 | - | - |
| Florida Gulf Coast | - | - | 25 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Florida State | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | - | - | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24 | - | - |
| Georgia Tech | 17 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 25 | - | - |
| Indiana | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Iowa | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | - | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Iowa State | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Kansas State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 15 |
| Louisville | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| LSU | - | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Maryland | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Michigan | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Mississippi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NC State | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| North Carolina | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 20 | - | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Notre Dame | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Ohio State | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | - | - | - | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Oklahoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Oregon | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | 24 | - | 25 | - | - | - |
| Oregon State | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Princeton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 25 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| South Florida | 21 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stanford | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Texas | 25 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UCF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 24 |
| UCLA | 20 | 20 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Tech | 24 | 25 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 19 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |