| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (20) | 1-0 | 620 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater (4) | 1-0 | 576 | 2 |
| 3 | Wesley (1) | 0-0 | 553 | 3 |
| 4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 0-0 | 552 | 4 |
| 5 | Bethel | 1-0 | 496 | 5 |
| 6 | Capital | 1-0 | 443 | 7 |
| 7 | St. John's | 1-0 | 434 | 6 |
| 8 | Muhlenberg | 1-0 | 391 | 8 |
| 9 | Wabash | 0-0 | 364 | 11 |
| 10 | Central | 1-0 | 361 | 9 |
| 11 | Salisbury | 1-0 | 335 | 12 |
| 12 | UW-Eau Claire | 1-0 | 324 | 14 |
| 13 | St. John Fisher | 0-1 | 268 | 10 |
| 14 | Washington and Jefferson | 1-0 | 254 | 13 |
| 15 | North Central (Ill.) | 0-0 | 248 | 15 |
| 16 | Ohio Northern | 0-0 | 215 | 16 |
| 17 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 0-0 | 211 | 17 |
| 18 | Case Western Reserve | 1-0 | 150 | 19 |
| 19 | Franklin | 1-0 | 143 | 21 |
| 20 | Wartburg | 1-0 | 137 | 23 |
| 21 | Ithaca | 1-0 | 135 | 18 |
| 22 | Trinity (Texas) | 1-0 | 125 | 20 |
| 23 | Cortland State | 1-0 | 108 | 22 |
| 24 | Millsaps | 1-0 | 98 | -- |
| 25 | Redlands | 0-0 | 91 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Curry 76, Whitworth 52, Linfield 52, Hardin-Simmons 44, Rowan 37, Montclair State 26, St. Olaf 22, RPI 22, Wittenberg 18, Mississippi College 18, Hobart 17, Christopher Newport 17, Hampden-Sydney 12, Carnegie Mellon 12, Albright 12, New Jersey 10, Willamette 9, DePauw 8, Hartwick 7, Dickinson 6, Augsburg 6, Carthage 4, Illinois Wesleyan 2, North Carolina Wesleyan 1, Mount St. Joseph 1, Moravian 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.