| Latest Rankings (Preseason 2008-2009) | ||
| Coed (#) = previous rank | ||
| 01. Boston Coll. (1) | 11. MIT (9) | |
| 02. St. Mary’s (3) | 12. Stanford (12) | |
| 03. Yale (10) | 13. Navy (17) | |
| 04. Georgetown (2) | 14. USC (20) | |
| 05. Charleston (4) | 15. Connecticut Col. (8) | |
| 06. Vermont (11) | 16. Hobart/Wm. Smith (15) | |
| 07. Roger Williams (6) | 17. Tufts (–) | |
| 08. South Florida (13) | 18. Old Dominion (–) | |
| 09. Harvard (7) | 19. NY Maritime (16) | |
| 10. Brown (5) | 20. Hawaii (–) | |
| Also receiving votes: Boston Univ., Washington Coll., Dartmouth | ||
| Women (#) = previous rank | ||
| 01. Charleston (5) | 09. Harvard (15) | |
| 02. St. Mary’s (6) | 10. Dartmouth (13) | |
| 03. Brown (2) | 11. South Florida (10) | |
| 04. Yale (3) | 12. Old Dominion (–) | |
| 05. Boston Coll. (1) | 13. Rhode Island (–) | |
| 06. Georgetown (7) | 14. Hobart/ Wm. Smith (14) | |
| 07. Boston Univ. (9) | 15. Tufts (8) | |
| 08. Stanford (4) | ||
| Also receiving votes: Coast Guard, Hawaii, Connecticut Coll., Eckerd |
