| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (23) | 3-0 | 623 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater (2) | 3-0 | 600 | 2 |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 3-0 | 576 | 3 |
| 4 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 3-0 | 524 | 4 |
| 5 | Wesley | 4-0 | 523 | 5 |
| 6 | St. John's | 4-0 | 482 | 6 |
| 7 | Washington and Jefferson | 4-0 | 396 | 8 |
| 8 | Linfield | 3-0 | 380 | 13 |
| 9 | Case Western Reserve | 3-0 | 378 | 10 |
| 10 | Central | 4-0 | 377 | 15 |
| 11 | Monmouth | 4-0 | 367 | 11 |
| 12 | Wabash | 3-0 | 344 | 14 |
| 13 | Otterbein | 3-0 | 319 | 18 |
| 14 | North Central (Ill.) | 2-1 | 293 | 12 |
| 15 | St. Thomas | 3-0 | 255 | 17 |
| 16 | Ohio Northern | 1-2 | 199 | 9 |
| 17 | UW-La Crosse | 3-0 | 178 | 19 |
| 18 | Willamette | 3-1 | 131 | 21 |
| 19 | Cortland State | 2-1 | 126 | 7 |
| 20 | Ithaca | 3-1 | 119 | 20 |
| 21 | Redlands | 2-0 | 116 | 23 |
| 22 | Capital | 3-0 | 102 | 25 |
| 23 | Franklin | 2-1 | 80 | -- |
| 24 | Occidental | 1-1 | 75 | 24 |
| 25 | Thomas More | 3-0 | 66 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Dickinson 63, Bethel 61, Wilkes 57, Hampden-Sydney 39, Delaware Valley 37, Mississippi College 31, Centre 31, UW-Eau Claire 30, Trine 26, Alfred 26, UW-Stevens Point 21, St. Norbert 18, Millsaps 17, Wartburg 10, Rowan 6, Illinois Wesleyan 5, Wittenberg 4, Mount St. Joseph 3, Elmhurst 3, Carthage 2, DePauw 2, Union 2, Hardin-Simmons 1, Trinity (Conn.) 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.