| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (25) | 9-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | North Central (Ill.) | 9-0 | 582 | 2 |
| 3 | Wabash | 9-0 | 533 | 3 |
| 4 | Millsaps | 9-0 | 521 | 4 |
| 5 | UW-Whitewater | 8-1 | 507 | 5 |
| 6 | Muhlenberg | 9-0 | 504 | 6 |
| 7 | Cortland State | 9-0 | 465 | 7 |
| 8 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 8-1 | 464 | 8 |
| 9 | Wesley | 7-1 | 421 | 9 |
| 10 | Willamette | 9-0 | 420 | 10 |
| 11 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-1 | 383 | 11 |
| 12 | Case Western Reserve | 9-0 | 359 | 13 |
| 13 | UW-Stevens Point | 8-1 | 320 | 14 |
| 14 | Otterbein | 8-1 | 289 | 12 |
| 15 | Occidental | 8-0 | 275 | 15 |
| 16 | Salisbury | 7-2 | 223 | 17 |
| 17 | Ithaca | 8-1 | 190 | 18 |
| 18 | Montclair State | 8-1 | 145 | 21 |
| 19 | Washington and Jefferson | 8-1 | 144 | 19 |
| 20 | Franklin | 8-1 | 143 | 22 |
| 21 | Trine | 9-0 | 133 | 23 |
| 22 | Monmouth | 10-0 | 97 | 25 |
| 23 | Christopher Newport | 7-1 | 60 | -- |
| 24 | Hobart | 7-1 | 58 | -- |
| 25 | Redlands | 7-1 | 44 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Catholic 42, Hampden-Sydney 34, RPI 32, St. John's 25, Trinity (Conn.) 21, Carleton 20, Wheaton (Ill.) 10, St. John Fisher 9, Thomas More 8, Wartburg 6, Plymouth State 6, Trinity (Texas) 5, Moravian 1, Rowan 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.