| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   UConn | LW 1 --- 26. Indiana LW 27 |
| 2 |  Houston | LW 2 --- 27. Texas LW 37 |
| 3 |  Tennessee | LW 3 --- 28. Michigan LW 32 |
| 4 |  Arizona | LW 6 --- 29. Penn St LW 39 |
| 5 |  Kansas | LW 5 --- 30. Auburn LW 26 |
| 6 |  Purdue | LW 7 --- 31. Iowa St LW 29 |
| 7 |  Alabama | LW 8 --- 32. Oklahoma St LW 31 |
| 8 |  UCLA | LW 9 --- 33. Rutgers LW 40 |
| 9 |  Wisconsin | LW 11 --- 34. Charleston LW UR |
| 10 |  Virginia | LW 4 --- 35. Missouri LW UR |
| 11 |  Gonzaga | LW 14 --- 36. Saint. Mary's LW 38 |
| 12 |  Arkansas | LW 13 --- 37. Texas Tech LW UR |
| 13 |  Baylor | LW 15 --- 38. UCF LW UR |
| 14 |  Marquette | LW 10 --- 39. New Mexico LW UR |
| 15 |  Kentucky | LW 19 --- 40. Miss St LW 24 |
| 16 |  Maryland | LW 10 |
| 17 |  Memphis | LW 20 |
| 18 |  Duke | LW 16 |
| 19 |  Virginia Tech | LW 21 |
| 20 |  Ohio State | LW 23 |
| 21 |  Xavier | LW 22 |
| 22 |  West Virginia | LW 25 |
| 23 |  USC | LW 33 |
| 24 |  Miami (FL) | LW 35 |
| 25 |  North Carolina | LW 28 --- Dropped from top 40: Illinois, Iowa, Arizona St, San Diego St, St. John’s |
