(Final Regular-Season Rankings)
| Rank/Team | Record | Last Week | |
| 1. | Virginia | 18-0-2 | 1 |
| 2. | UCLA | 17-2-1 | 2 |
| 3. | SMU | 14-3-1 | 4 |
| 4. | South Carolina | 15-3-0 | 5 |
| 5. | Clemson | 15-5-1 | 6 |
| 6. | Creighton | 14-2-1 | 7 |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 15-4-2 | 10 |
| 8. | Indiana | 14-4-2 | 15 |
| 9. | Santa Clara | 13-2-2 | 12 |
| 10. | Rhode Island | 19-1-2 | 13 |
| 11. | Duke | 12-6-1 | 11 |
| 12. | Penn State | 15-4-0 | 8 |
| 13. | Cornell | 15-1-1 | nr |
| 14. | Portland | 13-2-3 | 16 |
| 15. | Maryland | 12-6-1 | 9 |
| 16. | Saint Louis | 15-5-1 | 19 |
| 17. | William & Mary | 17-5-0 | nr |
| 18. | Brown | 14-3-0 | 3 |
| 19. | Charleston | 14-6-1 | nr |
| 20. | Bowling Green | 16-2-2 | nr |