Note: through games of Oct. 26
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Indiana | 16-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Stanford | 13-0-2 | 4 |
| 3. UCLA | 13-2-0 | 5 |
| 4. Virginia | 10-2-3 | 6 |
| 5. SMU | 12-2-0 | 2 |
| 6. Duke | 13-3-0 | 3 |
| 7. Washington | 11-2-2 | 7 |
| 8. South Carolina | 9-2-1 | 10 |
| 9. St. John’s | 13-2-2 | 13 |
| 10. Creighton | 11-3-1 | 12 |
| 11. American | 9-3-3 | 11 |
| 12. Dartmouth | 7-1-3 | 15 |
| 13. Maryland | 11-3-1 | 9 |
| 14. Clemson | 8-4-3 | 16 |
| 15. N.C. State | 10-4-0 | 8 |
| 16. William & Mary | 11-2-1 | 18 |
| 17. Air Force | 11-2-0 | 17 |
| 18. New Mexico | 11-5-0 | nr |
| 19. Gonzaga | 12-3-0 | nr |
| 20. James Madison | 10-3-2 | 20 |