| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (25) | 10-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | North Central (Ill.) | 10-0 | 587 | 2 |
| 3 | Millsaps | 10-0 | 553 | 4 |
| 4 | UW-Whitewater | 9-1 | 545 | 5 |
| 5 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 9-1 | 495 | 8 |
| 6 | Willamette | 10-0 | 481 | 10 |
| 7 | Wesley | 8-1 | 472 | 9 |
| 8 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-1 | 441 | 11 |
| 9 | UW-Stevens Point | 9-1 | 426 | 13 |
| 10 | Otterbein | 9-1 | 372 | 14 |
| 11 | Case Western Reserve | 10-0 | 371 | 12 |
| 12 | Ithaca | 9-1 | 321 | 17 |
| 13 | Occidental | 9-0 | 309 | 15 |
| 14 | Muhlenberg | 9-1 | 295 | 6 |
| 15 | Wabash | 9-1 | 279 | 3 |
| 16 | Cortland State | 9-1 | 260 | 7 |
| 17 | Salisbury | 8-2 | 192 | 16 |
| 18 | Franklin | 9-1 | 168 | 20 |
| 19 | Washington and Jefferson | 9-1 | 163 | 19 |
| 20 | Trine | 10-0 | 153 | 21 |
| 21 | Christopher Newport | 8-1 | 130 | 23 |
| 22 | Monmouth | 10-0 | 106 | 22 |
| 23 | Hobart | 8-1 | 100 | 24 |
| 24 | St. John's | 8-2 | 59 | -- |
| 25 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 8-2 | 51 | -- |
Others receiving votes: DePauw 41, Trinity (Conn.) 39, Montclair State 38, Plymouth State 12, Catholic 10, Moravian 10, Wartburg 5, St. Thomas 3, Rowan 3, Carleton 3, Cal Lutheran 3, Trinity (Texas) 2, Curry 1, Thomas More 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.