| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | St. John's (25) | 14-0 | 625 | 2 |
| 2 | Mount Union | 13-1 | 595 | 1 |
| 3 | Linfield | 11-1 | 575 | 3 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 11-1 | 489 | 4 |
| 5 | RPI | 11-2 | 483 | -- |
| 6 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 12-1 | 475 | 5 |
| 7 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 12-2 | 453 | 10 |
| 8 | UW-La Crosse | 10-2 | 441 | 7 |
| 9 | Baldwin-Wallace | 10-2 | 399 | 6 |
| 10 | Ithaca | 10-3 | 355 | 21 |
| 11 | Lycoming | 9-2 | 353 | 18 |
| 12 | Bethel | 9-2 | 342 | 9 |
| 13 | Springfield | 10-1 | 336 | 8 |
| 14 | East Texas Baptist | 9-3 | 259 | 16 |
| 15 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 9-1 | 234 | 11 |
| 16 | St. Norbert | 11-1 | 218 | 19 |
| 17 | Montclair State | 9-2 | 189 | 14 |
| 18 | UW-Stevens Point | 8-2 | 176 | 12 |
| 19 | Christopher Newport | 8-3 | 175 | 20 |
| 20 | Brockport State | 9-2 | 163 | 13 |
| 21 | Hampden-Sydney | 9-1 | 140 | 15 |
| 22 | Waynesburg | 9-2 | 103 | 22 |
| 23 | Simpson | 9-2 | 81 | 25 |
| 24 | Trinity (Texas) | 8-3 | 66 | -- |
| 25 | Johns Hopkins | 10-1 | 60 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Capital 50, Hardin-Simmons 47, Allegheny 42, Trinity (Conn.) 38, Redlands 22, Hope 21, UW-Whitewater 19, Hanover 19, Curry 18, Concordia (Wis.) 16, Washington and Jefferson 12, Muhlenberg 9, Rowan 7, Augustana 7, Delaware Valley 6, Menlo 3, Willamette 2, New Jersey 1, Shenandoah 1.
The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.