| # | School (1st votes) | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (25) | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | St. John's | 590 | 2 |
| 3 | Linfield | 569 | 3 |
| 4 | Wartburg | 519 | 5 |
| 5 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 511 | 4 |
| 6 | Baldwin-Wallace | 501 | 6 |
| 7 | UW-La Crosse | 482 | 8 |
| 8 | Springfield | 468 | 7 |
| 9 | Bethel | 426 | 9 |
| 10 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 395 | 10 |
| 11 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 325 | 12 |
| 12 | UW-Stevens Point | 312 | 13 |
| 13 | Brockport State | 261 | 16 |
| 14 | Montclair State | 239 | 18 |
| 15 | Hampden-Sydney | 227 | 15 |
| 16 | East Texas Baptist | 198 | 23 |
| 17 | Hardin-Simmons | 187 | 24 |
| 18 | Lycoming | 179 | 19 |
| 19 | St. Norbert | 169 | 17 |
| 20 | Christopher Newport | 167 | 11 |
| 21 | Ithaca | 165 | 14 |
| 22 | Waynesburg | 153 | 21 |
| 23 | Capital | 83 | -- |
| 24 | Johns Hopkins | 73 | -- |
| 25 | Simpson | 72 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Trinity (Texas) 43, UW-Whitewater 37, Trinity (Conn.) 29, Rowan 26, Concordia (Wis.) 23, Allegheny 23, Augustana 15, Curry 10, Washington and Jefferson 9, RPI 5, Muhlenberg 5, Wilkes 2, Pacific Lutheran 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.