The D3football.com Top 25, entering the 2017 season. This is the 15th season of the D3football.com Top 25.
| Rank | School (No. 1 votes) | 2016 rec. | Points |
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| 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (16) | 15-0 | 606 | |
| 2 | Mount Union (3) | 12-2 | 570 | |
| 3 | UW-Whitewater (4) | 12-1 | 561 | |
| 4 | UW-Oshkosh (2) | 13-2 | 556 | |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 12-1 | 507 | |
| 6 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 11-2 | 456 | |
| 7 | North Central (Ill.) | 11-1 | 452 | |
| 8 | John Carroll | 12-2 | 409 | |
| 9 | Linfield | 9-2 | 401 | |
| 10 | St. John's | 10-2 | 392 | |
| 11 | Wesley | 9-3 | 365 | |
| 12 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-2 | 315 | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins | 11-1 | 261 | |
| 14 | Hobart | 9-2 | 247 | |
| 15 | UW-Platteville | 8-3 | 220 | |
| 16 | Wittenberg | 10-2 | 204 | |
| 17 | Frostburg State | 10-1 | 195 | |
| 18 | Stevenson | 9-2 | 172 | |
| 19 | Thomas More | 9-2 | 145 | |
| 20 | Delaware Valley | 9-2 | 129 | |
| 21 | Alfred | 12-1 | 104 | |
| 22 | Case Western Reserve | 9-1 | 103 | |
| 23 | St. John Fisher | 8-3 | 101 | |
| 24 | Western New England | 11-1 | 100 | |
| 25 | Redlands | 8-2 | 86 |
Others receiving votes: Coe 80; Wabash 71; Whitworth 44; Monmouth 40; Washington & Jefferson 39; St. Lawrence 30; Berry 24; Huntingdon 18; Franklin 13; Salisbury 12; Westminster (Pa.) 12; Ohio Northern 11; Cortland 10; Illinois Wesleyan 10; Muhlenberg 10; Washington U. 8; East Texas Baptist 7; Bridgewater State 5; Rose-Hulman 5; Albright 4; Kean 4; UW-La Crosse 4; Carthage 2; Trinity (Conn.) 2; Bethel 2; Maryville (Tenn.) 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.