March 19, 1997
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona (25) | 25-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 19-2 | 595 | 2 |
| 3 | UCLA | 22-4 | 577 | 3 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 24-2 | 553 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington | 16-5 | 482 | 5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 13-3 | 458 | 7 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 26-4 | 447 | 8 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 25-5 | 438 | 16 |
| 9 | Michigan | 21-7-1 | 432 | 6 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 19-5 | 398 | 9 |
| 11 | Long Beach State | 20-8 | 378 | 10 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 21-7 | 365 | 11 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 19-7 | 329 | 12 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 28-9 | 300 | 13 |
| 15 | Missouri | 19-6 | 274 | 15 |
| 16 | USF | 25-8 | 253 | 14 |
| 17 | California | 17-12 | 196 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech | 23-10 | 180 | 20 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 21-8 | 150 | |
| 20 | Pacific (California) | 16-7 | 138 | 19 |
| 21 | Florida State | 22-11 | 129 | 18 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 15-8 | 101 | 23 |
| 23 | Hawai'i | 21-12-1 | 79 | |
| 24 | CSUN | 10-9-2 | 75 | 21 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 20-3 | 72 | 24 |
Baylor (41), San Diego State (34), Cal State Sacramento (24), Louisiana State (20), Utah (20), Tennessee (17), DePaul (13), Indiana (10), Kansas (7), Drake (4), Texas (4), UNLV (4), Wisconsin (4), Notre Dame (3), Iowa State (2), Nicholls State (2), East Carolina (1), Florida A&M (1), Southern Illinois (1).
Baylor (22), San Diego State (25).
