| Team (First-place votes) |
2004 Record |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1. James Madison Dukes (49) |
13-2 |
2,333 |
1 |
| 2. Furman Paladins (21) |
10-3 |
2,251 |
5 |
| 3. Montana Grizzlies (14) |
12-3 |
2,215 |
2 |
| 4. Eastern Washington Eagles (11) |
9-4 |
2,053 |
8 |
| 5. Southern Illinois Salukis (3) |
10-2 |
1,842 |
9 |
| 6. Georgia Southern Eagles |
9-3 |
1,841 |
10 |
| 7. New Hampshire Wildcats |
10-3 |
1,731 |
6 |
| 8. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
9-3 |
1,698 |
11 |
| 9. William & Mary Tribe (1) |
11-3 |
1,547 |
3 |
| 10. Delaware Blue Hens |
9-4 |
1,538 |
7 |
| 11. Northwestern State Demons |
8-4 |
1,431 |
17 |
| 12. Northern Iowa Panthers |
7-4 |
1,102 |
25 |
| 13. Hampton Pirates |
10-2 |
1,076 |
13 |
| 14. Lehigh Mountain Hawks |
9-3 |
963 |
15 |
| 15. Massachusetts Minutemen (1) |
6-5 |
869 |
NR |
| 16. Sam Houston State Bearkats |
11-3 |
712 |
4 |
| 17. Cal Poly Mustangs |
9-2 |
681 |
16 |
| 18. Montana State Bobcats |
6-5 |
671 |
NR |
| 19. Harvard Crimson (1) |
10-0 |
661 |
13 |
| 20. Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
9-2 |
658 |
14 |
| 21. Wofford Terriers |
8-3 |
502 |
18 |
| 22. North Dakota State Bison |
8-3 |
421 |
23 |
| 23. Texas State Bobcats |
5-6 |
308 |
NR |
| 24. Hofstra Pride |
5-6 |
299 |
NR |
| 25. Grambling State Tigers |
6-5 |
293 |
NR |
| Others receiving votes: Lafayette (268), Appalachian State
(261), South Carolina State (256), Alabama State (242),
Villanova (191), Portland State (167), Coastal Carolina
(149), Penn (140), Stephen F. Austin (96), Southern (88), UC
Davis (85), Bethune-Cookman (80), McNeese State (57), Brown
(54), Western Illinois (47), Eastern Kentucky (44),
Northeastern (39), Northern Arizona (35), Maine (28),
Western Carolina (15), Murray State (12), Eastern Illinois
(10), Alabama A&M (9), Northern Colorado (7), Florida A&M
(7), Gardner-Webb (6), Drake (5).
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