Conference Play Between Ranked Teams And Several High Profile Non-Conference Matchups Resulted In Some Shuffling Of The Rankings. Strenth Of Schedule and The Body Of Work To Date Factor into The Rankings.
| Rank | Logo | School | Record (W,L,T) | Prior Rank |
| #1 |  | Florida State | 8-0-0 | 1 |
| #2 |  | Duke | 7-0-0 | 2 |
| #3 |  | UCLA | 8-0-0 | 4 |
| #4 |  | North Carolina | 7-1-0 | 2 |
| #5 |  | Pepperdine | 9-1-0 | 10 |
| #6 |  | Virginia | 8-1-0 | 7 |
| #7 |  | TCU | 7-1-0 | 5 |
| #8 |  | Auburn | 7-1-0 | 8 |
| #9 |  | Stanford | 6-2-0 | 9 |
| #10 |  | LSU | 8-0-0 | 11 |
| #11 |  | Penn State | 6-2-0 | 6 |
| #12 |  | Georgetown | 4-0-4 | 13 |
| #13 |  | South Carolina | 6-2-0 | 14 |
| #14 |  | West Virginia | 6-2-1 | 16 |
| #15 |  | Clemson | 6-2-0 | 17 |
| #16 |  | Arkansas | 6-2-0 | 19 |
| #17 |  | Hofstra | 8-1-0 | 23 |
| #18 |  | Tennessee | 7-1-0 | 18 |
| #19 |  | Rutgers | 6-2-0 | 25 |
| #20 |  | Arizona State | 8-1-0 | 22 |
| #21 |  | Michigan | 7-1-1 | 26 |
| #22 |  | Pittsburgh | 7-2-0 | 21 |
| #23 |  | Santa Clara | 3-3-2 | 12 |
| #24 |  | Texas A and M | 5-3-1 | 15 |
| #25 |  | SMU | 6-1-0 | RV |
| #26 |  | Memphis | 7-1-1 | 30 |
| #27 |  | Xavier | 7-0-1 | 28 |
| #28 |  | BYU | 5-3-1 | 24 |
| #29 |  | Southern California | 5-2-0 | RV |
| #30 |  | Texas Tech | 7-1-1 | RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Rice, UCF, Princeton, Harvard, Oregon State, Mississippi, South Florida, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Houston
