| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota St. (25) | 16-0 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | James Madison | 14-2 | 600 | 2 |
| 3 | Weber St. | 11-4 | 7-22 | 4 |
| 4 | Montana St. | 11-4 | 7-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 10-5 | 5-19 | 6 |
| 6 | Montana | 10-4 | 5-9 | 8 |
| 7 | Illinois St. | 10-5 | 3-26 | 14 |
| 8 | Kennesaw St. | 11-3 | 2-8 | 9 |
| 9 | Sacramento St. | 9-4 | 1-30 | 3 |
| 10 | Austin Peay | 11-4 | 1-28 | 17 |
| 11 | Central Arkansas | 9-4 | 12-28 | 7 |
| 12 | South Dakota St. | 8-5 | 12-24 | 12 |
| 13 | Monmouth (N.J.) | 11-3 | 12-3 | 11 |
| 14 | Nicholls | 9-5 | 9-21 | 19 |
| 15 | Villanova | 9-4 | 9-12 | 10 |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri St. | 9-4 | 8-31 | 13 |
| 17 | Wofford | 8-4 | 8-2 | 15 |
| 18 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8-5 | 7-1 | 24 |
| 19 | Furman | 8-5 | 6-2 | 16 |
| 20 | Albany | 9-5 | 5-16 | NR |
| 21 | Dartmouth | 9-1 | 5-4 | 20 |
| 22 | Central Connecticut St. | 11-2 | 4-30 | 18 |
| 23 | North Carolina A&T | 9-3 | 4-28 | 22 |
| 24 | Yale | 9-1 | 3-19 | 23 |
| 25 | Florida A&M | 9-2 | 3-1 | 21 |
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