The Waves received 9 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Oklahoma who received five first-place votes, and Vanderbilt who received three first-place votes. Texas climbs all the way up to fourth, followed by Georgia to round out the top five.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Pepperdine (9) | 480 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (5) | 440 | 2 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt (3) | 380 | 12 |
| 4 | Texas | 360 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 342 | 21 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 304 | 24 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 272 | NR |
| 8 | Auburn | 260 | 13 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 255 | 3 |
| 10 | Arizona State (3) | 240 | 7 |
| 11 | Florida | 228 | 23 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 224 | 8 |
| 13 | Baylor | 216 | 9 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 208 | NR |
| 15 | UAB | 195 | NR |
| 16 | Alabama | 180 | NR |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 165 | 6 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 120 | NR |
| 19 | SMU | 98 | 14 |
| T-20 | Arkansas State | 96 | NR |
| T-20 | Georgia Tech | 96 | 5 |
| 22 | Stanford | 91 | NR |
| 23 | LSU | 84 | NR |
| 24 | North Carolina | 80 | 16 |
| T-25 | Duke | 72 | 11 |
| T-25 | San Diego | 72 | NR |
| T-25 | Clemson | 72 | 20 |
| T-25 | Illinois | 72 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame, 64; Georgia Southern, 63; Washington, 63; Louisville, 60; Arizona, 56; Kansas, 56; Mississippi, 50; Florida State, 48; TCU, 28; Valparaiso, 24; Ohio State, 22; North Texas, 20; Saint Marys College, 20; BYU, 18; Mississippi State, 18; Kansas State, 18; Southern California, 18; UCLA, 18; California, 16; Arkansas-Little Rock, 15; Northwestern, 15; North Florida, 14; Alabama State, 10; Colorado State, 10; Loyola Marymount, 10; Tennessee Tech, 10; USC, 8; East Tennessee State, 6; Middle Tennessee State, 6; Purdue, 6; Louisiana-Monroe, 5; Oregon, 4; Kentucky, 3; Minnesota, 2; Oregon State, 2; South Florida, 2; Marquette, 1; Missouri, 1; NC State, 1.