| Rank | School (first place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Bentley, Mass. (6) | 14-0 | 198 | 1 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State, Mich. (2) | 18-0 | 194 | 2 |
| 3 | Winona State, Minn. | 18-1 | 183 | 4 |
| 4 | Rollins, Fla. | 13-1 | 175 | 5 |
| 5 | Cal State-San Bernbardino | 13-1 | 168 | 6 |
| 6 | Drury, Mo. | 13-1 | 156 | 7 |
| 7 | South Carolina-Aiken | 12-1 | 149 | 8 |
| 8 | South Dakota | 14-1 | 146 | 3 |
| 9 | W. Liberty, W. Va. | 11-0 | 137 | 10 |
| 10 | Nebraska-Omaha | 14-1 | 121 | 12 |
| 11 | Florida Tech | 12-0 | 110 | 11 |
| 12 | Northern State, S.D. | 16-1 | 105 | 15 |
| 13 | Gannon, Pa. | 14-1 | 97 | 18 |
| 14 | Alaska-Anchorage | 12-3 | 93 | 19 |
| 15 | Findlay, Ohio | 13-3 | 90 | 9 |
| 16 | Pittsburg State, Kan. | 11-2 | 75 | 14 |
| 17 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 12-3 | 72 | 13 |
| 18 | Augusta State, Ga. | 9-3 | 53 | 22 |
| 19 | St. Cloud State, Minn. | 11-3 | 50 | 20 |
| 20 | Northwest Missouri State | 10-3 | 43 | 16 |
| 21 | Abilene Christian, Texas | 12-2 | 38 | NR |
| 22 | Humbolt State, Calif. | 10-3 | 31 | NR |
| 23 | St. Augustine's, N.C. | 10-2 | 28 | 25 |
| 24 | Seattle Pacific, Wash. | 11-2 | 17 | NR |
| 25 | LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. | 11-2 | 16 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes:Seattle (Wash.) 15, Tarleton State (Texas) 9, Chaminade (Hawaii) 7, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 5, Mount Olive (N.C.) 4, Texas A&M-Kingsville 4, Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) 3, Brigham Young-Hawaii 2, Virginia Union 2, California (Pa.) 1, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 1, Saint Rose (N.Y.) 1, Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 1.