| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Mount Olive | 49-5 | 472 | 1 |
| Delta State | 45-9 | 472 | 2 | |
| 3. | Tampa | 38-9-1 | 448 | 3 |
| 4. | Sonoma State | 45-13 | 432 | 6 |
| 5. | Emporia State | 48-8 | 404 | 4 |
| 6. | Abilene Christian | 43-15 | 390 | 5 |
| Cal State Chico | 39-15 | 390 | T11 | |
| 8. | Columbus State | 41-17 | 370 | 8 |
| 9. | Southern Arkansas | 44-10 | 366 | 7 |
| 10. | USC Aiken | 44-15 | 316 | 10 |
| 11. | UC San Diego | 41-16 | 312 | 9 |
| 12. | Nebraska Omaha | 42-11 | 300 | 18 |
| 13. | Tusculum | 40-13 | 294 | 14 |
| 14. | North Georgia | 41-19 | 278 | 25 |
| 15. | Valdosta State | 36-18-1 | 254 | T11 |
| 16. | West Alabama | 45-11 | 248 | 13 |
| 17. | Catawba | 40-16 | 222 | T19 |
| 18. | St. Joseph's (Ind.) | 44-15 | 204 | 17 |
| 19. | Wayne State (Neb.) | 40-11 | 178 | T15 |
| 20. | West Virginia State | 36-12 | 174 | 22 |
| 21. | Franklin Pierce | 39-12-1 | 156 | T29 |
| 22. | Grand Valley State | 34-11 | 148 | RV |
| 23. | Central Missouri | 41-15 | 136 | 23 |
| 24. | West Chester | 41-14 | 112 | 24 |
| 25. | Western Oregon | 39-17 | 84 | 27 |
| 26. | Ouachita Baptist | 43-14 | 80 | 21 |
| 27. | Francis Marion | 34-20 | 64 | RV |
| 28. | Mesa State | 42-17 | 30 | T15 |
| 29. | Erskine | 44-11 | 24 | T19 |
| St. Edwards (Texas) | 40-16 | 24 | RV | |
| Cal State Stanislaus | 37-21 | 24 | RV |
Dropped Out: #26 Southern Indiana, #28 Bryant, #T-29 Wayne State (Mich.).
Did Not Report: Incarnate Word, Angelo State, Saginaw Valley State, St. Mary's (Texas), Southern Connecticut State, Bryant, Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Also Receiving Votes: Wayne State (Mich) 14, Belmont Abbey 6, Bellarmine 2, Ashland 2, Northern Kentucky 2, Montevallo 2, Carson-Newman 2, Metro State 1, Southern Indiana 1, Florida Southern 1, Florida Tech 1, Lynn 1, GCSU 1, UNC Pembroke 1, Concord 1, Shippensburg 1.