| Rank
| Team
| Record
| Points
| Previous
|
| 1.
| Central
Missouri
| 39-5
| 470
| 2
|
| 2.
| UC San
Diego
| 41-6
| 468
| 3
|
| 3.
| Tampa
| 42-8
| 454
| 6
|
| 4.
| Southern
Arkansas
| 39-6
| 426
| 1
|
| 5.
| Francis
Marion
| 38-11
| 422
| 5
|
| 6.
| Mount
Olive
| 40-9
| 400
| 8
|
| 7.
| Florida
Southern
| 37-10
| 376
| 4
|
| 8.
| Georgia
College & State
| 33-12
| 370
| T10
|
| 9.
| Emporia
State
| 34-11
| 348
| 12
|
| 10.
| Columbus
State
| 36-10
| 342
| 13
|
| 11.
| Abilene
Christian
| 42-13
| 316
| 9
|
| 12.
| New
Mexico Highlands
| 33-9
| 302
| 7
|
| 13.
| West
Chester
| 35-10
| 294
| 15
|
| 14.
| Valdosta
State
| 36-13
| 270
| 14
|
| 15.
| Kutztown
| 34-11
| 256
| NR
|
| 16.
| Southern
Indiana
| 35-12
| 246
| 16
|
| 17.
| Northern
Kentuckky
| 36-12
| 212
| T18
|
| 18.
| Delta
State
| 33-14-1
| 206
| 20
|
| 19.
| North
Georgia
| 31-15
| 202
| 17
|
| 20.
| Erskine
| 38-14
| 174
| 22
|
| 21.
| UNC
Pembroke
| 32-13
| 138
| T18
|
| 22.
| Southern
Connecticut St.
| 31-9-1
| 126
| 26
|
| 23.
| Cal State
Dominguez Hills
| 34-15
| 118
| T10
|
| 24.
| Franklin
Pierce
| 31-11-1
| 86
| T30
|
| 25.
| USC
Aiken
| 31-16
| 82
| RV
|
| 26.
| Catawba
| 38-10
| 76
| 24
|
| 27.
| Florida
Tech
| 38-13
| 74
| RV
|
| 28.
| St.
Mary's (Texas)
| 36-14
| 70
| 29
|
| 29.
| St. Cloud
State
| 33-9
| 30
| RV
|
| 30.
| West
Florida
| 33-16
| 14
| RV
|
|
| Winona
State
| 29-9
| 14
| RV
|
|
| Cal State
San Bernardino
| 28-14
| 14
| RV
|
|
| Cal State
Chico
| 30-16
| 14
| RV
|
|
| S.E.
Oklahoma
| 32-19
| 14
| RV
|
Also
Receiving Votes: Adelphi
6, Wayne State (Mich.) 4, Indianapolis 2, Rollins 2, Barry 1,
Western Oregon 1, Mansfield 1, West Virginia State 1, Concord 1,
Nebraska - Omaha 1, Incarnate Word 1, St. Edward's (Texas) 1,
Cameron 1, UT Permian Basin 1, Grand Valley State 1, Ashland 1,
Minnesota State Mankato 1, Mesa State 1, Nebraska - Kearney
1.