| Rank | Team | September 23 Poll | Total |
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | 1 | 97 |
| 2 | Michigan State University | 3 | 93 |
| 3 | Florida International University | 2 | 90 |
| 4 | University of Southern California | NR | 82 |
| 5 | University of Texas | 6 | 78 |
| 6 | Arizona State University | 4 | 77 |
| 7 | University of California | 5 | 74 |
| 8 | California State University-Chico | 19 | 65 |
| 9 | Lindenwood University | 8 | 54 |
| 10 | University of Miami (Fla.) | 15 | 50 |
| 11 | California Polytechnic State University | 11 | 49 |
| 12 | University of Michigan | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | University of Colorado | RV | 34 |
| 14 (T) | University of Utah | 7 | 27 |
| 14 (T) | Pennsylvania State University | 16 | 27 |
| 16 | University of California-Santa Cruz | NR | 22 |
| 17 | Texas A&M University | RV | 18 |
| 18 | University of Georgia | 18 | 15 |
| 19 | Yale University | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 10 | 12 |
| RV | University of Pennsylvania | NR | 11 |
| RV | University of Arizona | 17 | 7 |
| RV | Amherst College | NR | 6 |
