teams had trouble putting together two wins during the opening week of play. Stamina may have been a factor. There were plenty of surprises during the first week of the 2021 season.
| Rank | Logo | School | Record (W,L,T) | Prior Rank |
| #1 |  | Indiana | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| #2 |  | Pittsburgh | 1-0-0 | 3 |
| #3 |  | Marshall | 1-1-0 | 1 |
| #4 |  | North Carolina | 1-0-1 | 4 |
| #5 |  | Clemson | 2-0-0 | 5 |
| #6 |  | Georgetown | 2-0-0 | 7 |
| #7 |  | Washington | 2-0-0 | 9 |
| #8 |  | Missouri State | 2-0-0 | 11 |
| #9 |  | Penn State | 1-0-1 | 12 |
| #10 |  | Wake Forest | 1-1-0 | 6 |
| #11 |  | Virginia Tech | 1-0-1 | 14 |
| #12 |  | Stanford | 0-1-0 | 8 |
| #13 |  | Seton Hall | 0-0-1 | 10 |
| #14 |  | Marquette | 2-0-0 | 15 |
| #15 |  | Loyola Marymount | 1-0-0 | 16 |
| #16 |  | Oregon State | 1-0-0 | 20 |
| #17 |  | Kentucky | 0-0-1 | 17 |
| #18 |  | VCU | 1-0-1 | NR |
| #19 |  | FIU | 2-0-0 | NR |
| #20 |  | UCF | 1-1-0 | 13 |
| #21 |  | New Hampshire | 2-0-0 | 24 |
| #22 |  | Grand Canyon | 2-0-0 | 25 |
| #23 |  | Maryland | 2-0-0 | 29 |
| #24 |  | Charlotte | 1-1-0 | 18 |
| #25 |  | James Madison | 1-1-0 | 19 |
| #26 |  | Saint Mary’s | 1-0-0 | 27 |
| #27 |  | SMU | 1-0-0 | NR |
| #28 |  | Saint Louis | 2-0-0 | NR |
| #29 |  | Davidson | 2-0-0 | NR |
| #30 |  | High Point | 1-1-0 | 21 |
| #30 |  | Yale | 0-0-0 | 26 |
Others Receiving Votes: Providence, Virginia, Coastal Carolina, UNCG, Tulsa, American, Michigan, UC Santa Barbara, Bowling Green, Milwaukee
