| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (25) | 15-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater | 13-2 | 600 | 4 |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 12-2 | 563 | 5 |
| 4 | Willamette | 11-1 | 508 | 6 |
| 5 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 11-3 | 482 | 25 |
| 6 | Cortland State | 11-2 | 445 | 16 |
| 7 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-2 | 422 | 8 |
| 8 | Franklin | 11-2 | 418 | 18 |
| 9 | North Central (Ill.) | 11-1 | 390 | 2 |
| 10 | Wartburg | 10-3 | 374 | -- |
| 11 | Washington and Jefferson | 11-2 | 342 | 19 |
| 12 | Millsaps | 11-1 | 341 | 3 |
| 13 | Wesley | 9-2 | 336 | 7 |
| 14 | UW-Stevens Point | 9-2 | 278 | 9 |
| 15 | Occidental | 9-1 | 274 | 13 |
| 16 | Monmouth | 11-1 | 213 | 22 |
| 17 | Hobart | 9-2 | 211 | 23 |
| 18 | Wabash | 10-2 | 192 | 15 |
| 19 | Otterbein | 9-2 | 182 | 10 |
| 20 | Trine | 10-1 | 153 | 20 |
| 21 | Case Western Reserve | 10-1 | 133 | 11 |
| 22 | Curry | 10-2 | 126 | -- |
| 23 | Ithaca | 9-2 | 121 | 12 |
| 24 | Salisbury | 9-2 | 114 | 17 |
| 25 | Muhlenberg | 9-2 | 103 | 14 |
Dropped out: No. 21 Christopher Newport; No. 24 St. John's.
Others receiving votes: Christopher Newport 59, St. John's 48, DePauw 19, Montclair State 14, Thomas More 8, Trinity (Conn.) 7, RPI 6, Moravian 5, Plymouth State 3, Cal Lutheran 3, Carleton 3, Catholic 2, LaGrange 1, UW-Eau Claire 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.