The Mountaineers (11-1, 2-0) first earned the program-best ranking last week.
Nineteen points separate WVU and Virginia (8-1-1, 2-1 ACC), the No. 3-ranked team. UVA earned two first-place votes.
North Carolina (11-0-1, 4-0 ACC) continues to rank No. 1, having secured the remaining 29 first-place votes. Florida State (10-1-1, 3-0 ACC) sits at No. 2. BYU (10-1-1, 2-0) is up one spot to No. 5.
Stanford (9-2, 3-0 Pac-12) ranks No. 6 and is followed by Clemson (9-1-1, 3-1 ACC) at No. 7, Auburn (11-1, 4-1 SEC) at No. 8 and Virginia Tech (11-1-1, 3-1 ACC) and South Carolina (10-1-1, 4-0-1 SEC) at No.