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