Through games of Nov. 3:
| Rank | School (No. 1 votes) | W-L | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Union (20) | 9-0 | 619 | 1 |
| 2 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (5) | 9-0 | 605 | 2 |
| 3 | Brockport | 9-0 | 546 | 3 |
| 4 | St. John's | 9-0 | 544 | 4 |
| 5 | UW-Whitewater | 8-0 | 539 | 5 |
| 6 | Frostburg State | 8-0 | 516 | 6 |
| 7 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-1 | 442 | 8 |
| 8 | John Carroll | 8-1 | 423 | 9 |
| 9 | St. Thomas | 8-1 | 415 | 7 |
| 10 | North Central (Ill.) | 8-1 | 393 | 10 |
| 11 | Berry | 9-0 | 342 | 11 |
| 12 | Whitworth | 8-0 | 338 | 12 |
| 13 | Trine | 9-0 | 298 | 14 |
| 14 | RPI | 8-0 | 258 | 15 |
| 15 | Delaware Valley | 8-1 | 247 | 16 |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins | 8-1 | 230 | 17 |
| 17 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7-2 | 164 | 13 |
| 18 | Washington and Jefferson | 8-1 | 151 | 19 |
| 19 | Case Western Reserve | 8-1 | 142 | 20 |
| 20 | Wabash | 8-1 | 141 | 21 |
| 21 | Wittenberg | 8-1 | 138 | 22 |
| 22 | Bethel | 8-1 | 99 | 25 |
| 23 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 7-2 | 97 | 24 |
| 24 | Linfield | 6-2 | 92 | 23 |
| 25 | Baldwin Wallace | 8-1 | 64 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 18 Salisbury.
Others receiving votes: Centre 57; Washington U. 48; Muhlenberg 42; Salisbury 40; UW-La Crosse 26; Monmouth 23; Ithaca 17; Wesley 17; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5; Central 2; Cortland 2; Texas Lutheran 2; Franklin 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.
Baldwin Wallace seniors on senior day.
Baldwin Wallace athletics photo