The Season Is Still Young But Relative Standing Between Teams Begins To Come Into Focus As Conference Play Creates Huge Head To Head Matchups Between Ranked Teams.
| RANK | LOGO | SCHOOL | RECORD (W,L,T) | PRIOR RANK |
| #1 |  | UCLA | 8-0-0 | 1 |
| #2 |  | Rutgers | 9-0-0 | 3 |
| #3 |  | Virginia | 8-0-1 | 4 |
| #4 |  | North Carolina | 7-2-0 | 2 |
| #5 |  | Florida State | 5-0-2 | 5 |
| #6 |  | Duke | 6-2-0 | 7 |
| #7 |  | Alabama | 8-1-1 | 18 |
| #8 |  | Stanford | 7-1-1 | 9 |
| #9 |  | Saint Louis | 9-1-0 | 15 |
| #10 |  | Mississippi | 7-0-2 | 10 |
| #11 |  | Notre Dame | 7-1-0 | 8 |
| #12 |  | South Carolina | 5-1-3 | 6 |
| #13 |  | Penn State | 5-1-2 | 13 |
| #14 |  | Pepperdine | 6-1-2 | 12 |
| #15 |  | Texas | 6-1-2 | 14 |
| #16 |  | Harvard | 6-0-1 | 21 |
| #17 |  | Arkansas | 5-2-1 | 11 |
| #18 |  | Wake Forest | 6-1-2 | 16 |
| #19 |  | Clemson | 5-1-2 | 26 |
| #20 |  | Georgetown | 4-1-3 | 20 |
| #21 |  | USC | 4-1-1 | 23 |
| #22 |  | Northwestern | 7-1-1 | RV |
| #23 |  | SMU | 5-1-3 | 17 |
| #24 |  | TCU | 5-2-2 | 24 |
| #25 |  | Washington | 6-0-2 | 29 |
| #26 |  | Auburn | 4-1-4 | 19 |
| #27 |  | Ohio State | 5-2-1 | 25 |
| #28 |  | Tennessee | 5-2-1 | 27 |
| #29 |  | BYU | 4-2-3 | 22 |
| #30 |  | Mississippi State | 7-0-2 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado, Washington State, NC State, Pittsburgh, Xavier, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Michigan, Portland, Texas A and M, Wisconsin
