| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Linfield (25) | 8-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater | 10-0 | 580 | 2 |
| 3 | St. John's | 10-0 | 567 | 3 |
| 4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 8-1 | 538 | 4 |
| 5 | Mount Union | 9-1 | 531 | 5 |
| 6 | Occidental | 9-0 | 512 | 6 |
| 7 | Delaware Valley | 10-0 | 467 | 7 |
| 8 | Trinity (Texas) | 9-0 | 400 | 9 |
| 9 | Concordia-Moorhead | 9-1 | 398 | 10 |
| 10 | Augustana | 9-1 | 370 | 11 |
| 11 | Rowan | 8-1 | 292 | 14 |
| 12 | North Central (Ill.) | 9-1 | 273 | 15 |
| 13 | Washington and Jefferson | 9-1 | 268 | 16 |
| 14 | Thiel | 10-0 | 256 | 17 |
| 15 | Wabash | 10-0 | 240 | 19 |
| 16 | Capital | 8-2 | 234 | 21 |
| 17 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 8-1 | 221 | 18 |
| 18 | Central | 9-1 | 218 | 20 |
| 19 | Union | 10-0 | 197 | 24 |
| 20 | Ohio Northern | 8-2 | 186 | 22 |
| 21 | Coe | 9-1 | 160 | 23 |
| 22 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-2 | 141 | 8 |
| 23 | Ithaca | 8-2 | 94 | 13 |
| 24 | Wesley | 9-1 | 92 | 25 |
| 25 | St. John Fisher | 8-2 | 84 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Trinity (Conn.) 59, Monmouth 37, Cortland State 24, Hobart 20, RPI 10, Hampden-Sydney 9, John Carroll 6, UW-Eau Claire 4, Alfred 4, Cal Lutheran 3, UW-Oshkosh 2, Ferrum 2, Howard Payne 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.