Today’s rankings are the best season-ending positions for the Mountaineers in 21 seasons. The 2016 National Runner-Up, WVU (23-2-2, 8-0) entered the postseason ranked No. 1 in both polls. The team was ranked No. 1 nationally for eight straight weeks. The Mountaineers earned their first national No. 1 ranking on Sept. 12.
USC (19-4-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12), the 2016 NCAA National Champion, sits atop both polls.
The top five is the same in both polls, with Georgetown (20-3-3, 5-1-2 Big East) sitting at No. 3 and North Carolina (17-4-4, 6-2-2 ACC) and South Carolina (21-2-1, 11-0 SEC) following at No.