| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (21) | 4-0 | 621 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater (4) | 4-0 | 596 | 2 |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 4-0 | 579 | 3 |
| 4 | Capital | 4-0 | 537 | 4 |
| 5 | Muhlenberg | 4-0 | 485 | 5 |
| 6 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 4-0 | 484 | 6 |
| 7 | Wabash | 4-0 | 458 | 7 |
| 8 | UW-Eau Claire | 3-1 | 406 | 9 |
| 9 | North Central (Ill.) | 4-0 | 405 | 8 |
| 10 | Washington and Jefferson | 5-0 | 332 | 11 |
| 11 | Wesley | 2-1 | 317 | 12 |
| 12 | Millsaps | 5-0 | 315 | 13 |
| 13 | Delaware Valley | 3-1 | 296 | 16 |
| 14 | Cortland State | 4-0 | 288 | 15 |
| 15 | Case Western Reserve | 4-0 | 266 | 14 |
| 16 | Hardin-Simmons | 4-1 | 238 | 21 |
| 17 | Salisbury | 4-1 | 225 | 17 |
| 18 | Redlands | 3-0 | 214 | 20 |
| 19 | Trinity (Texas) | 4-0 | 193 | 19 |
| 20 | St. John Fisher | 3-2 | 168 | 10 |
| 21 | Willamette | 5-0 | 138 | 23 |
| 22 | Augsburg | 4-0 | 90 | -- |
| 23 | Concordia-Moorhead | 3-1 | 82 | 25 |
| 24 | Hampden-Sydney | 5-0 | 66 | -- |
| 25 | Otterbein | 4-0 | 49 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Ithaca 42, Franklin 38, Curry 36, Montclair State 35, RPI 29, Trine 23, Hobart 20, Linfield 18, St. John's 10, Carleton 10, Monmouth 6, Christopher Newport 3, Carthage 3, St. Norbert 3, Hartwick 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.