| # | School (1st votes) | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (25) | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | St. John's | 589 | 2 |
| 3 | UW-La Crosse | 542 | 4 |
| 4 | Linfield | 507 | 6 |
| 5 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 488 | 5 |
| 6 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 472 | 3 |
| 7 | Rowan | 450 | 7 |
| 8 | UW-Stevens Point | 445 | 10 |
| 9 | Wartburg | 395 | 9 |
| 10 | Baldwin-Wallace | 360 | 11 |
| 11 | UW-Stout | 338 | 13 |
| 12 | Hampden-Sydney | 310 | 14 |
| 13 | Lycoming | 308 | 15 |
| 14 | Ithaca | 265 | 12 |
| 15 | Wittenberg | 249 | 16 |
| 16 | Brockport State | 238 | 19 |
| 17 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 209 | 8 |
| 18 | John Carroll | 188 | 18 |
| 19 | Wooster | 156 | 20 |
| 20 | Washington and Jefferson | 153 | 17 |
| 21 | Springfield | 152 | 24 |
| 22 | Bethel | 149 | 23 |
| 23 | Hardin-Simmons | 117 | 21 |
| 24 | Trinity (Texas) | 87 | 22 |
| 25 | Christopher Newport | 61 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Capital 57, Johns Hopkins 49, Olivet 26, Salisbury 22, St. Norbert 22, UW-Eau Claire 20, Millikin 13, Wabash 12, East Texas Baptist 10, Pacific Lutheran 10, Hanover 7, Adrian 4, Western Connecticut 4, Kalamazoo 3, Augustana 2, Curry 2, New Jersey 2, Simpson 2, Kings Point 1, Loras 1, Montclair State 1, Trinity (Conn.) 1, Widener 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.