Note: Through games of Oct. 12
| Rank/Team | Record | Points |
| 1. Lindsey Wilson | 11-1-1 | 448 |
| 2. William Carey | 10-1-0 | 425 |
| 3. Rockhurst | 10-2-0 | 405 |
| 4. Illinois-Springfield | 11-3-0 | 397 |
| 5. Seattle | 11-1-1 | 359 |
| 6. Birmingham-Southern | 10-2-0 | 336 |
| 7. Life | 11-3-0 | 330 |
| 8. Azusa Pacific | 10-2-0 | 327 |
| 9. Mobile | 10-4-0 | 308 |
| 10. Geneva | 12-1-0 | 267 |
| 11. Simon Fraser | 6-3-0 | 230 |
| 12. Belhaven | 11-3-0 | 219 |
| 13. Westmar | 8-2-1 | 217 |
| 14. Harris-Stowe St. | 12-1-0 | 200 |
| 15. Nova Southeastern | 8-6-0 | 187 |
| 16. Fresno Pacific | 10-1-0 | 170 |
| 17. Dominican | 11-1-0 | 163 |
| 18. Houghton | 8-3-0 | 146 |
| 19. Incarnate Word | 8-2-1 | 140 |
| 20. Auburn-Montgomery | 8-6-1 | 105 |
| 21. Bellevue | 10-4-0 | 84 |
| 22. Green Mountain | 11-1-0 | 60 |
| 23. Point Loma Nazarene | 9-4-1 | 46 |
| 24. Puget Sound | 7-2-3 | 44 |
| 25. Park | 9-5-1 | 35 |