| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Houston | LW 1 --- 26. Alabama LW UR |
| 2 |  Baylor | LW 2 --- 27. West Virginia LW 35 |
| 3 |  Texas | LW 4 --- 28. Utah LW UR |
| 4 |  Kansas | LW 3 --- 29. Saint Mary's LW UR |
| 5 |  Indiana | LW 6 --- 30. Virginia LW 32 |
| 6 |  Purdue | LW 10 --- 31. Tennessee LW 7 |
| 7 |  Kentucky | LW 20 --- 32. Maryland LW 36 |
| 8 |  Iowa | LW 12 --- 33. Florida LW 18 |
| 9 |  North Carolina | LW 8 --- 34. Michigan LW 19 |
| 10 |  Illinois | LW 13 --- 35. Miss St LW UR |
| 11 |  UCLA | LW 5 --- 36. Oklahoma St LW 22 |
| 12 |  Gonzaga | LW 9 --- 37. St. John's LW UR |
| 13 |  Ohio State | LW 16 --- 38. Cincinnati LW 37 |
| 14 |  Arkansas | LW 30 ---39. Dayton LW UR |
| 15 |  Michigan State | LW UR --- 40. TCU LW 14 |
| 16 |  Texas A&M | LW 15 |
| 17 |  UConn | LW 28 |
| 18 |  Duke | LW 31 |
| 19 |  Virginia Tech | LW 21 |
| 20 |  Creighton | LW 11 |
| 21 |  San Diego State | LW 25 |
| 22 |  Auburn | LW 27 |
| 23 |  Texas Tech | LW 33 |
| 24 |  Iowa State | LW 24 |
| 25 |  Arizona | LW 39 --- Dropped from top 40: USC , Notre Dame, Oregon, Xavier, Miami, Memphis, Florida St |
