| Rank | Team | September 30 Poll | Total |
| 1 | Michigan State University | 2 | 96 |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles | 1 | 94 |
| 3 | Florida International University | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of Southern California | 4 | 86 |
| 5 | University of Texas | 5 | 79 |
| 6 | Arizona State University | 6 | 65 |
| 7 | University of California | 7 | 63 |
| 8 | California State University-Chico | 8 | 62 |
| 9 | Lindenwood University | 9 | 59 |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 12 | 52 |
| 11 | California Polytechnic State University | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | University of Miami (Fla.) | 10 | 49 |
| 13 | University of Arizona | RV | 32 |
| 14 | University of Colorado | 13 | 30 |
| 15 | Texas A&M University | 17 | 24 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University | 14 (T) | 23 |
| 17 | Yale University | 19 | 22 |
| 18 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 16 | 18 |
| 19 | University of Utah | 14 (T) | 14 |
| 20 | University of Pennsylvania | RV | 13 |
| RV | University of Georgia | 18 | 8 |
| RV | University of Illinois-Chicago | NR | 8 |
| RV | University of Oregon | NR | 8 |
| RV | University of Florida | NR | 6 |
| RV | University of California-Santa Barbara | 20 | 5 |
| RV | Amherst College | RV | 3 |
| RV | University of California-Davis | NR | 2 |
