Florida is the unanimous No. 1 in the 2021 CBI Preseason Composite Poll.
The Gators are first in all six national polls.
UCLA sits in second place. The Bruins are second in four polls, third in one and fourth in the other.
Texas Tech takes third. The Red Raiders are third in three polls and fourth in the other three.
Vanderbilt is fourth. The Commodores are second in one poll, third in two, fourth in one and sixth in the other two.
Ole Miss comes in fifth. The Rebels are fourth in one poll, fifth in four polls and sixth in the other.
The SEC has seven teams in the poll, including five of the top eight spots. The ACC is just one behind with six teams. The Big 12 has three, followed by two from the Pac-12, and single entries from the American and the Big West.
| Rank | CBI Composite Poll (3/9/20) | BA | CB | D1 | NCBWA | PG | US | Composite | Last rank |
| 1 | Florida (16-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA (13-2) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Texas Tech (16-3) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt (13-5) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 6 |
| 5 | Ole Miss (16-1) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 8 |
| 6 | Louisville (13-4) | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 5 |
| 7 | Mississippi State (12-4) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 13 |
| 8 | LSU (12-5) | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 19 |
| 9 | Miami (Fla.) (12-4) | 11 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 7 |
| 10 | Virginia (14-4) | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 73 | NR |
| 11 | UCSB (13-2) | 21 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 77 | NR |
| 12 | Arkansas (11-5) | 14 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 80 | 15 |
| 13 | Texas (14-3) | 12 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 82 | NR |
| 14 | NC State (14-3) | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 82 | 11 |
| 15 | TCU (11-4) | 13 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 90 | NR |
| 16 | Arizona (10-5) | 15 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 94 | NR |
| 17 | Florida State (12-5) | 9 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 119 | 17 |
| 18 | East Carolina (13-4) | 26 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 122 | NR |
| 19 | Georgia Tech (11-5) | 22 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 125 | NR |
| 20 | South Carolina (12-4) | 18 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 126 | NR |