| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Mount Olive | 37-4 | 468 | 3 |
| 2. | Sonoma State | 32-4 | 462 | 2 |
| Southern Arkansas | 33-4 | 462 | 1 | |
| 4. | Tampa | 28-6-1 | 426 | 4 |
| 5. | Emporia State | 32-3 | 422 | 6 |
| 6. | Delta State | 27-8 | 378 | 11 |
| 7. | Columbus State | 29-12 | 374 | 10 |
| 8. | Franklin Pierce | 20-3 | 362 | 7 |
| 9. | St. Joseph's (Ind.) | 29-6 | 346 | 8 |
| 10. | Metro State | 30-6 | 344 | 9 |
| 11. | West Chester | 29-4 | 322 | 5 |
| 12. | UC San Diego | 31-8 | 318 | 12 |
| 13. | USC Aiken | 31-9 | 298 | 13 |
| 14. | Erskine | 33-5 | 280 | 14 |
| 15. | Cal State Chico | 27-9 | 242 | 16 |
| 16. | Grand Valley State | 20-4 | 236 | 18 |
| 17. | Central Missouri | 25-6 | 234 | 17 |
| 18. | Valdosta State | 25-11-1 | 216 | 15 |
| 19. | Abilene Christian | 27-13 | 190 | 19 |
| 20 | West Alabama | 33-8 | 170 | 20 |
| 21. | Ouachita Baptist | 35-7 | 152 | 22 |
| 22. | Mesa State | 27-12 | 132 | RV |
| 23. | Wayne State (Neb.) | 22-6 | 122 | 28 |
| 24. | Ashland | 21-7 | 120 | 30 |
| Armstrong Atlantic State | 22-11 | 120 | 24 | |
| 26. | Catawba | 28-14 | 50 | 26 |
| 27. | Bellarmine | 22-9 | 30 | NR |
| 28. | Lynn | 25-12 | 26 | 27 |
| Southern Indiana | 22-11 | 26 | NR | |
| 30. | St. Edwards (Texas) | 25-10 | 20 | 21 |
| Western Oregon | 24-12 | 20 | RV |
Dropped Out: #23 Francis Marion, #25 St. Mary's (Texas), #29 Cal State Stanislaus
Did Not Report: Pace, Barry, Angelo State, Belmont Abbey, Saginaw Valley State.
Also Receiving Votes: Shippensburg 12, Concord 12, Francis Marion 10, GCSU 10, Mansfield 10, Cal State Stanislaus 8, Carson Newman 8, Nebraska-Omaha 6, North Georgia 4, St. Mary's (Texas) 2, Wayne State (Mich.) 2, Tusculum 2, Nova Southeastern 2, Florida Tech 2, West Virginia State 2, Bryant 1, North Alabama 1, Montevallo 1, Southeastern Oklahoma 1.