Key: Pts - Total points. LW - Last week's ranking. t - tie. nr - no ranking

Dropped out: No. 22t Southern California, No. 24 South Carolina

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 23, Tennessee 22, Minnesota 20, Long Beach State 18, Colorado 15, Memphis 11, Virginia Tech 11, Arizona State 9, Georgia 7, Loyola Marymount 7, William & Mary 6, Boston University 5, Denver 5, Pepperdine 5, Texas 5, Dayton 4, Central Florida 1, Missouri 1, Southern California 1.

Voting panel: Kevin Boyd, Arizona State; Anson Dorrance, North Carolina; Carin Gabarra, Navy; G Guerrieri, Texas A&M; Steve Holeman, Georgia; Angela Kelly, Tennessee; Ali Khosroshahin, Southern California; Brian Lee, Lousiana State; Jeff Leightman, San Jose State; Chris Petrucelli, Texas; Matt Potter, Washington State; Jennifer Rockwood, Brigham Young; Len Tsantiris, Connecticut; Mike Tucker, Dayton; Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame, Mikki Denney Wright, Minnesota.

Voting method: On each ballot, 25 points is awarded for first place, 24 for second place, 23 for third, etc., to 1 point for 25th place.