| Rank | University | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Methodist (12) | 324 | 1 |
| 2 | Emory | 297 | 3 |
| 3 | Huntingdon | 290 | 4 |
| 4 | Guilford (1) | 287 | 2 |
| 5 | Oglethorpe | 255 | 8 |
| 6 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 250 | 7 |
| 7 | Saint John's (Minn.) | 241 | 6 |
| 8 | Rhodes | 231 | 5 |
| 9 | La Grange | 185 | 11 |
| 10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 177 | T9 |
| 11 | Skidmore | 154 | T9 |
| T12 | Gustavus Adolphus | 128 | 14 |
| T12 | Ohio Wesleyan | 128 | 13 |
| T12 | Transylvania | 128 | 17 |
| 15 | LaVerne | 121 | 16 |
| 16 | Allegheny | 106 | 18 |
| 17 | Otterbein | 103 | 15 |
| 18 | Central (Iowa) | 94 | NR |
| T19 | Salem State | 88 | 22 |
| T19 | Texas Lutheran | 88 | 12 |
| 21 | Washington & Lee | 77 | 21 |
| 22 | St. John Fisher | 71 | 23 |
| 23 | Illinois Wesleyan | 64 | 20 |
| 24 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 43 | 19 |
| 25 | Greensboro | 40 | 25 |
Dropped from Rankings: Redlands (#25)
Others Receiving Votes: Whitworth 33, Redlands 32, Linfield 30, Hope 28, McMurray 24, Rochester 21, Washington & Jefferson 16, Olivet 16, Claremont McKenna-Mudd-Scripps 10, Texas-Dallas 10, DePauw 9, California Lutheran 7, Randolph-Macon 7, Saint Thomas 7, Wesley 2, New York 1