Note: through games of Sept. 14
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1. Indiana | 5-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. Maryland | 4-0-1 | 2 |
| 3. St. John’s | 4-0-1 | 4 |
| 4. Washington | 3-0-2 | 7 |
| 5. SMU | 3-1-0 | 13 |
| 6. Creighton | 4-1-1 | 6 |
| 7. Duke | 4-1-0 | 9 |
| 8. Virginia | 2-1-2 | 11 |
| 9. California | 4-0-1 | 12 |
| 10. South Carolina | 3-1-1 | 10 |
| 11. UCLA | 4-1-0 | 5 |
| 12. Cal State Fullerton | 4-1-0 | nr |
| 13. Central Florida | 4-0-0 | nr |
| 14. Virginia Tech | 4-0-0 | 17 |
| 15. San Diego | 4-0-1 | nr |
| 16. James Madison | 5-0-0 | 18 |
| 17. Stanford | 4-0-0 | nr |
| 18. UNC Charlotte | 3-1-1 | nr |
| 19. Boston Univ. | 4-1-1 | 8 |
| 20. Loyola (Md.) | 2-0-2 | 20 |