| RANK | SCHOOL | 2018 RECORD | POINTS | 2018 FINAL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State (23) | 15-0 | 644 | 1 |
| 2 | James Madison (1) | 9-4 | 597 | 10 |
| 3 | Eastern Washington (2) | 12-3 | 588 | 2 |
| 4 | South Dakota State | 10-3 | 579 | 3 |
| 5 | UC Davis | 10-3 | 537 | 8 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 9-4 | 500 | 13 |
| 7 | Maine | 10-4 | 473 | 5 |
| 8 | Wofford | 9-4 | 437 | 12 |
| 9 | Weber State | 10-3 | 432 | 6 |
| 10 | Kennesaw State | 11-2 | 404 | 4 |
| 11 | Nicholls | 9-4 | 385 | 14 |
| 12 | Towson | 7-5 | 349 | 22 |
| 13 | Illinois State | 6-5 | 290 | NR |
| 14 | Colgate | 10-2 | 272 | 7 |
| 15 | Montana State | 8-5 | 271 | 17 |
| 16 | Indiana State | 7-4 | 192 | 25 |
| 17 | Furman | 6-4 | 183 | NR |
| 18 | Southeast Missouri State | 9-4 | 178 | 16 |
| 19 | North Carolina A&T | 10-2 | 158 | 11 |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | 7-6 | 157 | NR |
| 21 | Elon | 6-5 | 155 | 19 |
| 22 | Sam Houston State | 6-5 | 117 | NR |
| 23 | Delaware | 7-5 | 87 | 23 |
| 24 | Princeton | 10-0 | 85 | 9 |
| 25 | Central Arkansas | 6-5 | 66 | NR |
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