| Team (First-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1. Montana Grizzlies (53) |
11-1 |
1,468 |
1 |
| 2. Georgia Southern Eagles (3) |
10-1 |
1,398 |
2 |
| 3. Eastern Illinois Panthers |
9-1 |
1,302 |
3 |
| 4. Furman Paladins (2) |
9-2 |
1,300 |
4 |
| 5. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (1) |
10-0 |
1,155 |
5 |
| 6. Northern Iowa Panthers |
9-2 |
1,084 |
7 |
| 7. Grambling State Tigers |
9-1 |
1,013 |
8 |
| 8. Appalachian State Mountaineers |
8-3 |
993 |
9 |
| 9. Hofstra Pride |
9-2 |
971 |
10 |
| 10. McNeese State Cowboys |
8-3 |
920 |
11 |
| 11. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
8-3 |
886 |
12 |
| 12. Youngstown State Penguins |
8-3 |
882 |
6 |
| 13. Sam Houston State Bearkats |
9-2 |
817 |
13 |
| 14. Northwestern State Demons |
8-3 |
707 |
14 |
| 15. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
8-3 |
653 |
16 |
| 16. Maine Black Bears |
8-2 |
575 |
17 |
| 17. William & Mary Tribe |
8-3 |
543 |
20 |
| 18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
8-2 |
488 |
18 |
| 19. Harvard Crimson |
9-0 |
411 |
19 |
| 20. Villanova Wildcats |
8-3 |
325 |
15 |
| 21. Rhode Island Rams |
8-3 |
300 |
22 |
| 22. Florida A&M Rattlers |
7-3 |
229 |
24 |
| 23. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles |
7-3 |
215 |
23 |
| 24. Pennsylvania Quakers |
8-1 |
158 |
25 |
| 25. Tennessee State Tigers |
8-3 |
70 |
NR |