The D3football.com Top 25, entering the 2018 season. This is the 16th season of the D3football.com Top 25.
| Rank | School (No. 1 votes) | 2018 record | Points |
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| 1 | Mount Union (24) | 15-0 | 623 | |
| 2 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (1) | 14-1 | 587 | |
| 3 | St. Thomas | 11-2 | 549 | |
| 4 | UW-Oshkosh | 12-1 | 548 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 9-2 | 488 | |
| 6 | Brockport | 13-1 | 453 | |
| 7 | North Central (Ill.) | 10-2 | 442 | |
| 8 | Frostburg State | 11-2 | 419 | |
| 9 | Wesley | 10-2 | 397 | |
| 10 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-2 | 353 | |
| 11 | St. John's | 9-2 | 351 | |
| 12 | UW-Whitewater | 7-3 | 322 | |
| 13 | Wartburg | 12-1 | 284 | |
| 14 | Wittenberg | 10-1 | 263 | |
| 15 | Washington and Jefferson | 11-1 | 224 | |
| 16 | UW-Platteville | 7-3 | 210 | |
| 17 | Delaware Valley | 12-1 | 208 | |
| 18 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 8-2 | 195 | |
| 19 | Johns Hopkins | 9-2 | 181 | |
| 20 | Trine | 11-1 | 175 | |
| 21 | Illinois Wesleyan | 9-2 | 146 | |
| 22 | Berry | 11-1 | 137 | |
| 23 | Case Western Reserve | 11-1 | 102 | |
| 24 | Franklin and Marshall | 10-1 | 52 | |
| 25 | RPI | 8-3 | 49 |
Others receiving votes: Springfield 41; John Carroll 41; Concordia-Moorhead 39; East Texas Baptist 27; UW-La Crosse 27; Alfred 23; Huntingdon 21; Franklin 20; Washington & Lee 16; Wabash 15; Ohio Northern 14; Centre 13; Ithaca 13; Framingham State 11; George Fox 11; Salisbury 8; Baldwin Wallace 8; DePauw 7; Millikin 3; Redlands 3; Whitworth 3; St. John Fisher 2; 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. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.