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