| Team (First-place votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (41) |
12-3 |
1,120 |
15 |
| 2. McNeese State Cowboys (4) |
13-2 |
1,083 |
1 |
| 3. Georgia Southern Eagles |
11-3 |
1,012 |
2 |
| 4. Villanova Wildcats |
11-4 |
965 |
12 |
| 5. Western Illinois Leathernecks |
11-2 |
954 |
3 |
| 6. Maine Black Bears |
11-3 |
850 |
7 |
| 7. Montana Grizzlies |
11-3 |
848 |
9 |
| 8. Grambling State Tigers |
11-2 |
771 |
4 |
| 9. Furman Paladins |
8-4 |
649 |
6 |
| 10. Appalachian State Mountaineers |
8-4 |
631 |
5 |
| 11. Northeastern Huskies |
10-3 |
624 |
8 |
| 12. Fordham Rams |
10-3 |
619 |
21 |
| 13. Eastern Illinois Panthers |
8-4 |
558 |
10 |
| 14. Wofford Terriers |
9-3 |
542 |
14 |
| 15. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
11-2 |
532 |
11 |
| 16. Northwestern State Demons |
9-4 |
514 |
13 |
| 17. Pennsylvania Quakers |
9-1 |
408 |
16 |
| 18. Idaho State Bengals |
8-3 |
345 |
17 |
| 19. Montana State Bobcats |
7-6 |
273 |
24 |
| 20. Murray State Racers |
7-5 |
225 |
23 |
| 21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
8-4 |
217 |
19 |
| 22. Gardner-Webb Bulldogs |
9-1 |
214 |
18 |
| 23. Nicholls State Colonels |
7-4 |
204 |
20 |
| 24. Southeast Missouri State Indians |
8-4 |
141 |
22 |
| 25. Colgate Raiders |
9-3 |
106 |
25 |
| Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): Massachusetts, Harvard, Illinois State, Youngstown State, William & Mary, Jackson State, South Carolina State, Northern Arizona, Dayton, Eastern Washington, Lehigh, Northern Arizona, Portland State |
