| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Purdue | LW 1 --- 26. Oklahoma LW 34 |
| 2 |  Kansas | LW 2 --- 27. Xavier LW UR |
| 3 |  Alabama | LW 5 --- 28. Florida LW UR |
| 4 |  Houston | LW 3 --- 29. TCU LW 21 |
| 5 |  Marquette | LW 6 --- 30. Ohio St LW 29 |
| 6 |  Arizona | LW 4 --- 31. Clemson LW 30 |
| 7 |  UConn | LW 10 --- 32. Michigan St LW 35 |
| 8 |  Creighton | LW 7 --- 33. Washington LW UR |
| 9 |  Tennessee | LW 8 --- 34. UCLA LW 31 |
| 10 |  Kentucky | LW 14 --- 35. Miss St LW UR |
| 11 |  Baylor | LW 13 --- 36. Colorado LW 38 |
| 12 |  Virginia | LW 16 --- 37. Nebraska LW UR |
| 13 |  Illinois | LW 12 --- 38. Rutgers LW UR |
| 14 |  Miami (FL) | LW 17 --- 39. Wisconsin LW 11 |
| 15 |  Auburn | LW 18 --- 40. Providence LW UR |
| 16 |  Iowa State | LW 20 |
| 17 |  Gonzaga | LW 27 |
| 18 |  Iowa | LW 15 |
| 19 |  Texas A&M | LW 18 |
| 20 |  Memphis | LW 22 |
| 21 |  North Carolina | LW 23 |
| 22 |  BYU | LW 24 |
| 23 |  Oregon | LW 32 |
| 24 |  Duke | LW 26 |
| 25 |  San Diego State | LW 33 --- Dropped from Top 40: Arkansas, USC, Northwestern, Dayton, St. John’s, Butler, Texas |
