Note: Through games of Oct. 12
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Indiana | 13-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. SMU | 9-1-0 | 2 |
| 3. UCLA | 11-1-0 | 3 |
| 4. Maryland | 9-1-1 | 7 |
| 5. Duke | 10-2-0 | 9 |
| 6. Virginia | 9-2-2 | 11 |
| 7. Stanford | 10-0-2 | 12 |
| 8. N.C. State | 8-2-0 | 4 |
| 9. Florida International | 9-3-1 | 5 |
| 10. American | 8-2-2 | 13 |
| 11. Washington | 9-2-2 | 10 |
| 12. South Carolina | 6-2-1 | 6 |
| 13. Creighton | 8-3-1 | 14 |
| 14. St. John’s | 9-2-2 | 8 |
| 15. Marquette | 9-2-2 | 17 |
| 16. Wake Forest | 7-4-0 | nr |
| 17. Central Florida | 8-3-0 | nr |
| 18. Georgia Southern | 10-1-2 | 19 |
| 19. Dartmouth | 4-1-3 | 18 |
| 20. Clemson | 6-4-2 | nr |