Note: through games of Oct. 26
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. North Carolina | 17-0-1 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame | 16-0-1 | 2 |
| 3. Santa Clara | 14-1-1 | 3 |
| 4. Portland | 11-3-0 | 4 |
| 5. Connecticut | 16-2-0 | 5 |
| 6. Texas A&M | 15-2-0 | 8 |
| 7. Nebraska | 15-2-0 | 10 |
| 8. Florida | 14-2-1 | 9 |
| 9. Virginia | 12-2-2 | 6 |
| 10. Minnesota | 16-1-1 | 11 |
| 11. Duke | 13-3-0 | 7 |
| 12. William & Mary | 13-4-0 | 12 |
| 13. Hartford | 13-1-1 | 13 |
| 14. SMU | 13-4-0 | 14 |
| 15. Massachusetts | 15-2-0 | 15 |
| 16. Maryland | 9-5-2 | 16 |
| 17. Clemson | 11-5-0 | 17 |
| 18. UCLA | 13-2-0 | 20 |
| 19. Penn State | 13-4-1 | nr |
| 20. Michigan | 15-2-1 | nr |