Enjoying its best start to a season in 23 years, South Carolina, a perfect 6-0 with multiple ranked wins is the new No. 1 team in the country. Following the Gamecocks are Akron, Stanford, SMU, and Ohio State to round out the top five.

Elsewhere, Old Dominion continues to climb the ladder to new highs while a handful of new programs break into the top 25.

Check out the rankings here.

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