Rankings Date: 10/30/18
| Rank | School | Conference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Penn State | Big Ten | 146.50 | |
| ↑ 7 | #2 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 86.20 |
| ↑ 2 | #3 | Iowa | Big Ten | 82.00 |
| ↓ 2 | #4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 81.30 |
| ↑ 2 | #5 | Arizona State | PAC 12 | 70.50 |
| ↓ 2 | #6 | Missouri | MAC | 64.80 |
| ↓ 4 | #7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 62.10 |
| ↑ 2 | #8 | Lehigh | EIWA | 51.20 |
| ↑ 9 | #9 | Northern Iowa | Big 12 | 37.70 |
| ↑ 4 | #10 | Cornell | EIWA | 37.50 |
| ↓ 3 | #11 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 36.80 |
| ↓ 6 | #12 | North Carolina State | ACC | 32.60 |
| ↓ 1 | #13 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 32.40 |
| ↑ 3 | #14 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 28.20 |
| ↓ 2 | #15 | South Dakota State | Big 12 | 24.40 |
| ↑ 6 | #16 | Lock Haven | EWL | 24.30 |
| ↑ 9 | #17 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 23.80 |
| ↑ 20 | #18 | Edinboro | EWL | 22.50 |
| ↑ 11 | #19 | Navy | EIWA | 22.00 |
| ↓ 5 | #20 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 20.90 |
| ↑ 4 | #21 | Princeton | EIWA | 18.10 |
| ↑ 8 | #22 | Drexel | EIWA | 17.80 |
| ↑ 13 | #23 | Central Michigan | MAC | 17.00 |
| ↓ 3 | #24 | Virginia | ACC | 15.10 |
| ↑ 16 | #25 | Maryland | Big Ten | 14.90 |
| ↑ 1 | #26 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 14.40 |
| ↓ 12 | #27 | Oregon State | PAC 12 | 11.10 |
| ↑ 15 | #28 | Clarion | EWL | 10.50 |
| ↑ 11 | #29 | Kent State | MAC | 10.40 |
| ↓ 19 | #30 | Illinois | Big Ten | 10.30 |
| ↑ 21 | #31 | Indiana | Big Ten | 8.60 |
| ↓ 13 | #32 | Duke | ACC | 7.60 |
| ↓ 9 | #33 | Wyoming | Big 12 | 7.30 |
| ↑ 12 | #34 | Campbell | SoCon | 6.80 |
| ↓ 1 | #35 | Bucknell | EIWA | 6.50 |
| ↓ 16 | #36 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6.00 |
| ↓ 4 | #37 | North Carolina | ACC | 5.80 |
| ↓ 10 | #38 | Pennsylvania | EIWA | 5.30 |
| ↑ 6 | #39 | Cleveland State | EWL | 4.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #40 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3.80 |
| ↑ 9 | #41 | Ohio | MAC | 3.00 |
| ↓ 1 | #42 | Utah Valley | Big 12 | 2.50 |
| ↑ 5 | #43 | North Dakota State | Big 12 | 2.40 |
| ↓ 12 | #44 | American | EIWA | 2.00 |
| ↑ 13 | #45 | Army | EIWA | 0.70 |
| ↑ 2 | #46 | CSU Bakersfield | PAC 12 | 0.60 |
| ↑ 7 | #46 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0.60 |
| ↑ 4 | #46 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 0.60 |
| ↑ 4 | #49 | Buffalo | MAC | 0.40 |
| ↑ 3 | #50 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0.20 |
| ↑ 8 | #50 | Old Dominion | MAC | 0.20 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Air Force | Big 12 | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Appalachian State | SoCon | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Binghamton | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Bloomsburg | EWL | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Brown | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↓ 9 | #52 | Cal Poly | PAC 12 | 0.00 |
| ↓ 17 | #52 | Chattanooga | SoCon | 0.00 |
| ↓ 13 | #52 | Columbia | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Davidson | SoCon | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Franklin & Marshall | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Gardner-Webb | SoCon | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | George Mason | EWL | 0.00 |
| ↑ 1 | #52 | Harvard | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↓ 23 | #52 | Hofstra | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0.00 |
| ↑ 1 | #52 | Northern Colorado | Big 12 | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 0.00 |
| ↓ 30 | #52 | Rider | EWL | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Sacred Heart | EIWA | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | MAC | 0.00 |
| ↓ 15 | #52 | Stanford | PAC 12 | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | The Citadel | SoCon | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | VMI | SoCon | 0.00 |
| ↑ 6 | #52 | Fresno State | Big 12 | 0.00 |