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