Rank	School	Record	Comments	Previous
1	Limestone College	30-0	Won Conference Carolinas Tourney; No. 1 seed in SE Region	2
2	Lubbock Christian	29-0	Won Heartland Tourney; No. 1 seed in South Central Region	3
3	Ashland (Ohio)	30-1	Won GLIAC Tourney; No. 1 seed in Midwest Region	4
4	Lewis	28-2	23-game win streak ended in GLVC semifinals; No. 2 in Midwest	1
5	Azusa Pacific	27-3	Won PacWest Tourney; No. 1 seed in West Region	16
6	Alaska Anchorage	33-2	Won GNAC Tourney; No. 2 seed in West Region	9
7	Virginia Union	25-2	Won CIAA championship; No. 1 seed in Atlantic Region	8
8	Union (Tenn.)	28-3	Lost in OT in GSC championship; No. 1 seed in South Region	7
9	Benedict College	27-2	Won SIAC Tourney; No. 2 seed in South Region	13
10	California Baptist	28-2	Lost in PacWest championship game; No. 3 seed in West Regional	5
11	Bellarmine	24-3	Won GLVC Tourney; No. 3 seed in Midwest	NR
12	Emporia State	26-5	Won 4th straight MIAA Tourney; No. 1 seed in Central Region	NR
13	West Texas A&M	26-4	Lost in 2 OT in Lone Star championship; No. 3 seed in S. Central	11
14	Winona State	29-3	Third trip to Division II Tournament; No. 4 seed in Central	12
15	Pittsburg State	26-5	15-game win streak snapped in MIAA championship	14
16	West Liberty	27-4	Lost in MEC Championship; No. 3 seed in Atlantic Region	15