| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern State (39) | 1166 | 21-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Nebraska-Kearney (4) | 1116 | 24-1 | 3 |
| 3 | Concordia-St. Paul | 1042 | 19-4 | 4 |
| 4 | Western Washington (1) | 1006 | 17-3 | 6 |
| 5 | Cal State San Bernardino (3) | 988 | 18-2 | 1 |
| 6 | Tampa | 953 | 20-1 | 8 |
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 940 | 19-4 | 7 |
| 8 | Drury | 810 | 20-3 | 12 |
| 9 | Ferris State | 800 | 18-4 | 5 |
| 10 | Cal State L.A. | 696 | 18-1 | 14 |
| 11 | Washburn | 661 | 22-1 | 9 |
| 12 | West Florida | 645 | 19-4 | 13 |
| 13 | Tarleton State | 589 | 20-2 | 15 |
| 14 | Rockhurst | 516 | 22-3 | 10 |
| 15 | Central Oklahoma | 481 | 21-4 | 17 |
| 16 | Southwest Minnesota State | 433 | 15-7 | 11 |
| 17 | Central Missouri | 404 | 17-6 | 16 |
| 18 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 371 | 19-3 | 18 |
| 19 | Cal Poly Pomona | 339 | 17-3 | 24 |
| 20 | Wheeling Jesuit | 329 | 21-3 | 20 |
| 21 | Gannon | 221 | 21-1 | 23 |
| 22 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 209 | 18-5 | 22 |
| 23 | Lewis | 144 | 16-6 | 19 |
| 24 | Michigan Tech | 127 | 18-4 | 25 |
| 25 | Barry | 107 | 20-2 | NR |
- Where Final Four teams have been ranked in preseason basketball AP Top 25
- AAC basketball predictions and power rankings for the 2018-19 season
- Volleyball rankings: Penn State rises with top-five win, Kansas ranked after beating Texas
- Field hockey: No. 16 Wake Forest scores four unanswered to drop No. 9 Cuse
- The 7 most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks in DII football
- 20 named to Jerry West Award preseason watch list
- 7 outcomes from Week 7 that could affect the CFP picture