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