| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Mount Olive | 44-5 | 476 | 1 |
| 2. | Emporia State | 42-3 | 468 | 4 |
| 3. | Southern Arkansas | 39-6 | 432 | T2 |
| Tampa | 34-7-1 | 432 | 5 | |
| 5. | Delta State | 37-8 | 424 | 6 |
| 6. | Sonoma State | 37-7 | 408 | T2 |
| 7. | UC San Diego | 36-11 | 382 | 8 |
| 8. | Columbus State | 36-14 | 370 | 7 |
| 9. | USC Aiken | 40-11 | 348 | T11 |
| 10. | Abilene Christian | 36-13 | 326 | 13 |
| St. Joseph's (Ind.) | 37-8 | 326 | 17 | |
| 12. | Metro State | 36-9 | 298 | 9 |
| 13. | Franklin Pierce | 29-7-1 | 288 | 16 |
| 14. | West Chester | 36-9 | 286 | T11 |
| 15. | Valdosta State | 32-15 | 248 | 18 |
| 16. | Cal State Chico | 32-12 | 244 | 21 |
| 17. | West Alabama | 37-9 | 226 | 19 |
| 18. | Wayne State (Neb.) | 31-7 | 206 | 22 |
| 19. | Tusculum | 38-12 | 192 | 29 |
| 20 | Erskine | 40-8 | 160 | T14 |
| 21. | Southern Indiana | 30-13 | 156 | 25 |
| 22. | Catawba | 37-16 | 144 | 23 |
| 23. | Nebraska Omaha | 30-9 | 142 | NR |
| 24. | North Georgia | 32-17 | 90 | RV |
| 25. | Ouachita Baptist | 38-12 | 86 | 24 |
| 26. | Concord | 33-9 | 82 | 27 |
| 27. | Wayne State (Mich.) | 23-12 | 30 | NR |
| 28. | Western Oregon | 30-14 | 26 | 28 |
| 29. | Lynn | 30-15 | 16 | 26 |
| St. Edwards (Texas) | 31-13 | 16 | RV | |
| Ashland | 28-10 | 16 | RV | |
| Francis Marion | 32-18 | 16 | 30 |
Dropped Out: #10 Grand Valley State, #T14 Central Missouri, #20 Mesa State.
Did Not Report: Incarnate Word, Angelo State, Indiana (Pa.), Pittsburgh-Johnstown, Pace.
Also Receiving Votes: Bryant 12, Central Missouri 10, California (Pa.) 8, Mesa State 6, Belmont Abbey 6, Shippensburg 6, Mansfield 4, Bellarmine 4, Cal State Stanislaus 4, Nova Southeastern 2, West Virginia State 2, Carson-Newman 1, Montevallo 1, Southeastern Oklahoma 1, Grand Valley State 1.