| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|
| 1. Amherst (MA) Lord Jeffs (25) | 30-2 | 625 | 2 |
| 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) Crusaders | 27-6 | 589 | NR |
| 3. North Central (IL) Cardinals | 28-4 | 564 | 3 |
| 4. St. Thomas (MN) Tommies | 30-2 | 548 | 1 |
| 5. Williams (MA) Ephs | 26-5 | 491 | 8 |
| 6. Middlebury (VT) Panthers | 25-4 | 485 | 7 |
| 7. Calvin (MI) Knights | 26-4 | 438 | 12 |
| 8. St Mary's (MD) Seahawks | 27-4 | 402 | 11 |
| 9. Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 23-6 | 397 | 10 |
| 10. Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks | 24-5 | 388 | 5 |
| 11. Whitworth (WA) Pirates | 26-4 | 378 | 6 |
| 12. Catholic (DC) Cardinals | 25-4 | 373 | 9 |
| 13. Cabrini (PA) Cavaliers | 25-6 | 307 | NR |
| 14. Wooster (OH) Fighting Scots | 24-6 | 259 | 20 |
| 15. Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers | 22-6 | 234 | 14 |
| 16. Virginia Wesleyan Marlins | 23-8 | 205 | 25 |
| 17. Randolph-Macon (VA) Yellow Jackets | 21-10 | 194 | NR |
| 18. WPI (MA) Engineers | 26-3 | 153 | 4 |
| 19. Ithaca (NY) Bombers | 21-9 | 144 | NR |
| 20. Morrisville State (NY) Mustangs | 23-6 | 140 | NR |
| 21. Rhode Island College Anchormen | 26-4 | 133 | 13 |
| 22. Washington (MO) Bears | 21-6 | 131 | 17 |
| 23. Rochester (NY) Yellowjackets | 22-5 | 100 | 18 |
| 24. Wheaton (IL) Thunder | 21-7 | 91 | 22 |
| 25. Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops | 23-6 | 90 | 21 |
