| Rank | School | Record** | Games |
| 1 | Notre Dame |
9-0-0 |
Sept 22 Abandoned at Cincinnati
Sept 24 Win* Louisville 2-0
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| 2 | Florida State |
7-1-0 |
Sept 21 Loss at [4] North Carolina 2-1
Sept 24 Win at North Carolina State 2-0
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| 3 | UCLA |
7-2-0 |
Sept 22 Loss at [5] Santa Clara 3-0
Sept 24 Win* Pepperdine 3-0
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| 4 | North Carolina |
10-1-0 |
Sept 21 Win* [2] Florida State 2-1
Sept 24 Win* Miami (Fla.) 6-1
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| 5 | Santa Clara |
8-2-0 |
Sept 22 Win* [3] UCLA 3-0
Sept 24 Win* [21] Calif. St.-Fullerton 2-0
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| 6 | Portland |
7-2-1 |
Sept 22 Win at Arizona 2-0
Sept 24 Win at Northern Arizona 4-0
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| 7 | West Virginia |
8-0-2 |
Sept 22 Win* Syracuse 5-0
Sept 24 Tie at St. John's 0-0
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| 8 | Tennessee |
4-3-2 |
Sept 22 Tie at Mississippi 1-1
Sept 24 Loss at Mississippi State 3-2
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| 9 | Penn State |
6-2-2 |
Sept 22 Win* Michigan State 3-2 (OT)
Sept 24 Win* Michigan 4-1
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| 10 | Wake Forest |
9-2-0 |
Sept 21 Loss at [11] Virginia 2-1
Sept 24 Win at Virginia Tech 3-1
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| 11 | Virginia |
7-2-1 |
Sept 21 Win* [10] Wake Forest 2-1
Sept 24 Win* [22] Duke 1-0
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| 12 | Texas A&M |
6-3-1 |
Sept 22 Win at Baylor 1-0
Sept 24 Win at Texas Tech 4-2
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| 13 | California |
7-1-2 |
Sept 22 Win* Boise State 2-1
Sept 24 Win* San Francisco 4-0
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| 14 | Missouri |
8-3-0 |
Sept 22 Loss* Nebraska 2-0
Sept 24 Win* Illinois State 3-2 (OT)
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| 15 | Connecticut |
5-5-1 |
Sept 19 Loss at Massachusetts 2-1
Sept 22 Loss at Marquette 1-0 (2OT)
Sept 24 Win* South Florida 3-0
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| 16 | Southern California |
7-2-1 |
Sept 22 Win* San Diego 2-0
Sept 24 Loss at Loyola Marymount 2-1
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| 17 (tie) | Colorado |
6-2-1 |
Sept 22 Win* Oklahoma 2-1
Sept 24 Loss at Oklahoma State 2-1
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| 17 (tie) | Texas |
8-2-0 |
Sept 22 Win at Texas Tech 2-0
Sept 24 Win at Baylor 2-1
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| 19 | Florida |
6-3-1 |
Sept 22 Win at [23] Auburn 3-1
Sept 24 Win at Alabama 4-1
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| 20 | Brigham Young |
7-1-1 |
Sept 21 Win at Washington 1-0
Sept 22 Tie Washington State 1-1 (neutral)
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| 21 | California State-Fullerton |
4-4-1 |
Sept 22 Loss at San Francisco 2-1
Sept 24 Loss at [5] Santa Clara 2-0
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| 22 | Duke |
5-4-1 |
Sept 21 Win at Virginia Tech 3-1
Sept 24 Loss at [11] Virginia 1-0
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| 23 | Auburn |
6-3-0 |
Sept 22 Loss* [19] Florida 3-1
Sept 24 Loss* South Carolina 1-0
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| 24 (tie) | Fresno State |
6-4-1 |
Sept 19 Loss* Pacific 2-1
Sept 22 Loss* California-Riverside 1-0 (2OT)
Sept 24 Loss at California Poly 1-0 (OT)
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| 24 (tie) | Villanova |
10-0-1 |
Sept 19 Win* Colagte 3-0
Sept 22 Win* Seton Hall 1-0
Sept 24 Tie at Rutgers 1-1
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