The Opening Week Of Play Of The 2022 Season Featured Several Unexpected Results.
| RANK | LOGO | SCHOOL | RECORD (W,L,T) | PRIOR RANK |
| #1 |  | Florida State | 1-0-1 | 1 |
| #2 |  | BYU | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| #3 |  | Rutgers | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| #4 |  | Duke | 2-0-0 | 4 |
| #5 |  | Virginia | 2-0-0 | 7 |
| #6 |  | TCU | 1-0-1 | 5 |
| #7 |  | UCLA | 1-0-0 | 11 |
| #8 |  | South Carolina | 1-0-1 | 12 |
| #9 |  | North Carolina | 2-0-0 | 13 |
| #10 |  | Pepperdine | 2-0-0 | 16 |
| #11 |  | Arkansas | 0-1-0 | 8 |
| #12 |  | Michigan | 1-1-0 | 9 |
| #13 |  | Santa Clara | 1-1-0 | 6 |
| #14 |  | Tennessee | 0-1-1 | 10 |
| #15 |  | Penn State | 1-0-1 | 14 |
| #16 |  | Georgetown | 1-0-1 | 17 |
| #17 |  | Notre Dame | 2-0-0 | 18 |
| #18 |  | Stanford | 1-0-0 | 21 |
| #19 |  | Texas | 1-0-0 | 22 |
| #20 |  | SMU | 1-0-1 | 24 |
| #21 |  | USC | 1-1-0 | 15 |
| #22 |  | Mississippi | 2-0-0 | 27 |
| #23 |  | Wake Forest | 2-0-0 | 26 |
| #24 |  | Washington State | 0-1-0 | 19 |
| #25 |  | Clemson | 1-0-1 | 25 |
| #26 |  | Wisconsin | 1-0-1 | 29 |
| #27 |  | Xavier | 1-0-1 | 23 |
| #28 |  | Saint Louis | 2-0-0 | NR |
| #29 |  | Memphis | 1-1-0 | 20 |
| #30 |  | NC State | 2-0-0 | 30 |
| #30 |  | UC Irvine | 1-0-1 | 30 |
Others Receiving Votes: Brown, Auburn, Butler, Vanderbilt, South Florida, Princeton, Purdue
