The first NWCA coaches poll was released on Tuesday and the Cowboys came in fourth behind Penn State, Iowa and Ohio State.
| 9 | Missouri | (16-1) | 235 | 5 |
| 11 | Lehigh | (9-9) | 211 | 20 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | (13-3) | 141 | 16 |
| 15 | Princeton | (9-6) | 131 | 19 |
| 18 | Cornell | (13-3) | 113 | 9 |
| 19 | Michigan | (13-1) | 105 | 4 |
| 22 | Wyoming | (16-4) | 76 | 11 |
| 24 | Virginia | (12-10) | 39 | 22 |
The Cowboys have eleven teams in the top 25 on their schedule this season.