| # | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | UW-Whitewater (25) | 14-1 | 625 | 2 |
| 2 | Mount Union | 14-1 | 594 | 1 |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 12-2 | 579 | 4 |
| 4 | Bethel | 12-2 | 534 | 9 |
| 5 | Wesley | 11-2 | 507 | 6 |
| 6 | Central | 12-1 | 503 | 3 |
| 7 | St. John Fisher | 11-2 | 475 | 5 |
| 8 | Muhlenberg | 11-1 | 402 | 13 |
| 9 | St. John's | 10-2 | 380 | 8 |
| 10 | Wabash | 11-2 | 377 | 12 |
| 11 | North Central (Ill.) | 9-3 | 332 | 20 |
| 12 | UW-Eau Claire | 9-3 | 324 | 17 |
| 13 | Capital | 8-3 | 316 | 14 |
| 14 | Salisbury | 9-2 | 273 | 10 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 9-3 | 218 | 21 |
| 16 | Trinity (Texas) | 9-2 | 188 | 11 |
| 17 | Washington and Jefferson | 10-1 | 184 | 7 |
| 18 | Franklin | 9-2 | 181 | 16 |
| 19 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 9-3 | 173 | -- |
| 20 | Wartburg | 8-2 | 143 | 15 |
| 21 | Ithaca | 8-3 | 140 | -- |
| 22 | Case Western Reserve | 11-1 | 111 | 25 |
| 23 | Curry | 12-1 | 104 | -- |
| 24 | Whitworth | 8-2 | 91 | 18 |
| 25 | Redlands | 8-2 | 85 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: RPI 48, St. Norbert 45, Montclair State 40, St. Olaf 28, UW-Oshkosh 26, Wheaton (Ill.) 15, Mississippi College 13, Millsaps 11, Ohio Northern 11, Linfield 11, Hobart 10, Hampden-Sydney 9, Widener 7, Dickinson 5, Mount St. Joseph 3, Concordia-Moorhead 3, Pacific Lutheran 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.